impertinent
)adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your
comments are so impertinent
that I don’t wish to dignify them
(.with an answer
implacable
)adj.) incapable of being
appeased or mitigated (Watch
out: once you shun
Grandmother’s cooking, she is
totally implacable(.
impudent
)adj.) casually rude, insolent,
impertinent (The impudent
young woman looked her
teacher up and down and told
(.him he was hot
incisive
)adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The
discussion wasn’t going
anywhere until her incisive
comment allowed everyone to
(.see what the true issues were
indolent
)adj.) lazy (Why should my
indolent children, who can’t even
pick themselves up off the sofa
to pour their own juice, be
rewarded with a trip to Burger
(?King
inept
)adj.) not suitable or capable,
unqualified (She proved how
inept she was when she forgot
two orders and spilled a pint of
(.cider in a customer’s lap
infamy
)n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute
(The infamy of his crime will not
(.lessen as time passes
inhibit
)v.) to prevent, restrain, stop
(When I told you I needed the car
last night, I certainly never meant
to inhibit you from going out(.
innate
)adj.) inborn, native, inherent (His
incredible athletic talent is innate,
he never trains, lifts weights, or
(.practices
insatiable
)adj.) incapable of being satisfied
(My insatiable appetite for
blondes was a real problem on
(!my recent holiday in Japan
insular
)adj.) separated and narrow-
minded; tight-knit, closed off
(Because of the sensitive nature
of their jobs, those who work for
MI5 must remain insular and
generally only spend time with
(.each other
intrepid
)adj.) brave in the face of danger
(After scaling a live volcano prior
to its eruption, the explorer was
praised for his intrepid attitude(.
inveterate
)adj.) stubbornly established by
habit (I’m the first to admit that
I’m an inveterate cider drinker—I
(.drink four pints a day
/Part TWO
jubilant
)adj.) extremely joyful, happy (The
crowd was jubilant when the
firefighter carried the woman
(.from the flaming building
knell
)n.) the solemn sound of a bell,
often indicating a death (Echoing
throughout our village, the
funeral knell made the grey day
(.even more grim
lithe
)adj.) graceful, flexible, supple
(Although the dancers were all
outstanding, Joanna’s control of
her lithe body was particularly
(.impressive
lurid
)adj.) ghastly, sensational (Barry’s
story, in which he described a
character torturing his
neighbour's tortoise, was judged
too lurid to be published on the
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