GRE Vocab 16
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hypocrisy | The act of professing beliefs, feelings or virtues which one does not practice |
| ignominious | Marked by shame or disgrace; shameful |
| imbue | To permeate or inspire |
| immaculate | Without spot or blemish; impeccably clean |
| impetuous | Impulsive or rash |
| impiety | The quality or state of lacking reverence or piety |
| implacable | Incapable of being pacified or pleased |
| implicate | To show or prove to be involved in or concerned |
| implicit | Implied; not expressly stated |
| incipient | Beginning to exist or to appear |
| incise | To cut into with a sharp instrument; to engrave |
| indigenous | Native; intrinsic |
| indomitable | Unconquerable |
| indulge | To yield to or gratify the desires or whims of |
| inebriated | Drunk |
| innocuous | Harmless |
| inscrutable | Difficult to fathom or understand |
| insensible | Imperceptible |
| insurrection | Open revolt against a civil authority |
| intersperse | To distribute among other things at intervals |
| irate | Extremely angry |
| irresolute | Lacking in resolution; indecisive |
| irrevocable | Impossible to retract or revoke |
| iterate | To repeat |
| latent | Present or potential but not evident or active; hidden or dormant |
| levee | An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing |
| levity | Lightness of manner; frivolity |
| lexicon | A dictionary; a vocabulary |
| lull | To cause to sleep or rest; a relatively calm interval of time |
| luminary | An object, such as a celestial body, that gives off light; a star |
| lustrous | Having a glow; radiant |
| machination | A crafty scheme for the accomplishment of a sinister end |
| malleable | Capable of being shaped, influenced or controlled; pliant |
| manifest | Clearly apparent; to appear clearly |
| manumit | To set free from slavery; to emancipate |
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