loquacious
adj. talkative
literi
n scholarly or learned persons
litany
n. lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
Lilliputian
adj. extremely small
limn
v. to draw; describe
limpid
adj. clear; transparent
levity
n. light manner or attitude
libertine
n. one without moral restraint
laud
v. to praise
latent
adj. present but hidden; potential
lassitutude
n. lethargy; sluggishness
lascivious
adj. lustful
kudos
n. fame; glory; honor
labile
adj. likely to change
laconic
adj. using few words
junta
n. group of people united in political intrigue
jocose
adj. fond of joking; jocular; playful
jibe
v. to be in agreement
itinerant
adj. wandering from place to place; unsettled
irresolute
adj. unsure of how to act; weak
irascible
adj. easily angered
invidious
adj. likely to provoke ill will; offensive
inveterate
adj. confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
inveigle
v. to win over by flattery or coaxing
inveigh
v. to disapprove; protest vehemently
inured
v. hardened; accustomed; used to
invective
n. verbal abuse
intransigence
n. stubbornness; refusal to compromise
intractable
adj. not easily managed
interregnum
n. interval between reigns; gap in continuity
internecine
adj. deadly to both sides
interdict
v. to forbid; prohibit; confront and halt the activities or advance of
insuperable
adj. insurmountable; unconquerable
insularity
n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
insouciant
adj. indifferent; lacking concern or care
insipid
adj. lacking in flavor; dull
innocuous
adj. harmless
ingenous
adj. naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
inert
adj. unable to move; sluggish
ineluctable
adj. not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable
indolent
adj. habitually lazy; idle
indigence
n. poverty
incursion
n. sudden invasion
inchoate
adj. imperfectly formed or formulated
impute
v. to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to;
assign as a characteristic
imprecation
n. curse
impecunious
adj. poor; having no money
immutable
adj. unchangeable
imbroglio
n. complicated situation; an entanglement
igneous
adj. produced by fire; volcanic
idolatry
n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
iconoclastic
adj. attacking cherished traditions
histronic
adj. relating to exaggerated emotional behaviour calculated for
effect; theatrical arts or performances
hirsute
adj. covered with hair
heterodox
adj. unorthodox; not widely accepted
hermetic
adj. tightly sealed; magical
harangue
n. long, pompous speech; tirade
halycon
adj. calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous