GRE High Freq Words 9

iconoclast

attacking cherished traditions

idolatry

worship of idols; excessive admiration

immutable

unchangeable

impair

injure; hurt

impassive

without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

impede

to hinder; block

Impearmeable

impervious; not permitting passage through its substance

imperturbable

calm, placid

impervious

impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed

implacable

incapable of being pacified

implicit

understood but not stated

implode

burst inward

inadvertently

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

inchoate

recently begun; rudimentary; elementary

incongruity

lack of harmony; absurdity

inconsequential

insignificant; unimportant

incorporate

introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite

indeterminate

uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

indigence

poverty

indolent

lazy

inert

inactive; lacking power to move

ingenuous

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

inherent

firmly established by nature or habit

innocuous

harmless

insensible

unconscious; unresponsive

insinuate

hint; imply; creep in

insipid

lacking in flavor; dull

insularity

narrow-mindedness; isolation

intractable

unruly; stubborn; unyielding

intransigence

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

inundate

overwhelm; flood; submerge

inured

accustomed; hardened

irascible

irritable; easily angered

irresolute

uncertain how to act; weak

itinerary

plan of a trip