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inaugurate

commence officially (e.g. "when an American President is sworn into office, it is called the 'inauguration ceremony' -- it is the ceremony in which the President-elect actually becomes the President")

impenetrable

impossible to understand; not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter (e.g. "quantum mechanics tend to be considered impenetrable for non-scientists")

implacable

incapable of being pacified - হৃদয়হীন Mnemonic: Sounds like impleaseable some one who cannot be pleased or appeased.

impotent

lacking power or ability (e.g. "although there is still a traditional queen of England, she is impotent -- she doesn't have the ability to arbitrarily make war on other countries, like the kings and queens did centuries ago")

incense

make furious (e.g. "my argument against child-labor so incensed the pro-child-labor fanatic that he became apoplectic")

impoverish

make poor; take away (e.g. "the formerly affluent man was impoverished by the unfair tax policies of the king")

immigration

migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which one are not a native in order to settle there) (e.g. "in the 1800s, during the Irish potato famine, many immigrated to the United States")

immutable

Unchangeable - অপরিবর্তনীয়

ignoble

adjective: dishonorable

impeccable

adjective: without fault or error

implode

burst inward - কেন্দ্রীভূত করা

imply

express or state indirectly (e.g. "although he didn't say so directly, I got the distinct impression that he was implying that I should burn down kindly old Mr. Jones's barn")

impair

injure; hurt - ভাঙ্গা

imbue

suffuse with color; spread or diffuse through; fill or soak totally (e.g. "staining wood imbues it with dye")

ideology

system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture (e.g. "Hitler's ideology was very provocative; a part of it was that the so-called 'Aryan' race was dominant over all others and should rule the world")

impede

verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to

impromptu

with little or no preparation or forethought; without advance preparation (e.g. "after I was seized with the urge to practice my acting skills, I decided to give an impromptu one-man rendition of Hamlet")

impeccable

without fault or error (e.g. "Santa Claus's credentials are impeccable -- he's been running a non-profit charity and has over two thousand years of job experience")

iconoclastic

Attacking cherished traditions - কালাপাহাড়ী Mnemonic: Icon (Idol) + Clash (বিরোধিতা). Destroy Idols.

ICONOCLAST

ICONOCLAST (y KAHN uh klast) n one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions • Frank always insisted on being the iconoclast; whenever everyone else agreed to "up," he would argue for "down." • In a sense, all great innovators are iconoclasts who challenge the prevailing assumptions of the day. Iconoclastic means attacking cherished beliefs, heretical. • Jill's iconoclastic attitude shocked everyone when she made an impassioned argument to the class in support of the restoration of the British monarchy's rule over America.

IDOLATROUS

IDOLATROUS (y DAHL uh trus) adj given to intense or excessive devotion to something • Jim's family realized his love of football was truly idolatrous when they discovered the Raiders shrine in his closet. Idolatry is the worship of idols and images or blind devotion to something.

IDYLL

IDYLL (Y dul) n a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such • The smell of the ocean always made me nostalgic for our summer idyll on the coast two years ago. • Theocritus is generally credited with originating the poetic form of the idyll, although it is not entirely clear whether he wrote all the bucolic poems we currently associate with him. Idyllic means simple or carefree. • Our once-idyllic house became a nightmare when the family of kazoo players moved in next door.

INALIENABLE

INALIENABLE (in AYL ee uh bul) adj cannot be transferred Generally, we hear this word with the word "rights," as in inalienable rights. • The Declaration of Independence states that man is endowed with certain inalienable rights; unfortunately, the author failed to specify whether those rights were also applicable to woman.

implement

To put into action; execute (e.g. "the city council had refused to implement Jane Doe's plan, because it had cost too much money")

idolatry

Worship of idols; excessive admiration - মূর্তিপূজা

idiosyncrasy

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual (e.g. "one of Melissa's idiosyncrasies was that she would refuse to touch anything which was round")

incendiary

a bomb that is designed to start fires; capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; arousing to action or rebellion; involving deliberate burning of property (e.g. "the newcomer's incendiary remarks about the condition of the current fiscal policy of the country alienated him from everyone else in the room")

ignominious

adjective: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

impartial

free from undue bias or preconceived opinions (e.g. "in court, judges are supposed to be impartial -- they aren't supposed to have decided beforehand who they believe is right")

impervious

impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed - অভেদ্য

implicit

understood but not stated - অন্তর্নিহিত

inadvertently

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly - অনবধানতাবশত

impugn

verb: attack as false or wrong

impute

verb: attribute (responsibility or fault) to something

importuned

verb: beg persistently and urgently

implicate

verb: convey a meaning; imply verb: to indicate in wrongdoing, usually a crime

IMMUTABLE

IMMUTABLE (im Y00 tuh bul) adj not capable of change • Her position on the matter was immutable; no reasoning could convince her that Elvis was not alive and well and working at the car wash down the street. Gravity is an immutable force—what goes up must come down.

IMPASSIVE

IMPASSIVE (im PAS iv) adj revealing no emotion or sensibility • The guards at Buckingham Palace are required to be completely impassive; they can't show any emotion whatsoever. • The principal remained impassive in the face of our most impassioned pleas; even our tears didn't move him to leniency.

IMPECUNIOUS

IMPECUNIOUS (im pek YOON ee us) adj lacking funds; without money • The impecunious actor was so desperate for money that he had to sacrifice his artistic principles and work as a mime for a few months. • The worst thing about the impecunious life of a grad student might be the endless diet of ramen noodles.

IMPERIOUS

IMPERIOUS (im PEER ee us) adj commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty • Her imperious manner was extremely annoying to her employees, who thought her arrogance was unfounded since she wasn't even that bright. • The diva dismissed us from her presence with an imperious wave of her hand.

IMPERTURBABLE

IMPERTURBABLE (im pur TUR buh bul) adj marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness • We were in awe of the teacher's ability to remain imperturbable while chaos erupted in the classroom; even with twenty kindergartners running amuck, she managed to stay calm. • Bo's usually imperturbable nature was put to the test when his roommate spilled cornflakes all over the couch and left without cleaning them up.

IMPETUOUS

IMPETUOUS (im PECH oo us) adj hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement • We regretted our impetuous decision to spend our vacation in Greenland when we realized we hadn't packed any warm clothing. • John's impetuous nature kept him from planning anything in advance, but somehow everything always seemed to work out in the end.

IMPLACABLE

IMPLACABLE (im PLAK uh bul) adj not capable of being appeased or significantly changed • Her anger over her partner's betrayal was implacable; nothing anyone said or did would appease her. • Because I have an implacable fear of dentists, I haven't been to see one in twenty years and now only have two teeth left.

IMPUGN

IMPUGN (im PYOON) v attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny • Although the paper impugned his motives for resigning, claiming that he did it to hide his misdeeds, most people still believed he did it for virtuous reasons. • The candidate's attempt to impugn his opponent's voting record backfired when it merely brought to light his own poor attendance record.

implication

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection; a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) (e.g. "Einstein's theory had startling implications on the scientific world of the time, as it stated that time is relative, and only the speed of light itself is constant")

incarnation

a new personification of a familiar idea; the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. (e.g. "he is the incarnation of intelligence; in fact, I think he's related to Einstein")

impasse

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible (e.g. "in my argument with my friend, we reached an impasse: both of us dogmatically held onto our own views, yet we each sought futilely to convince the other that the other was wrong")

impresario

a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments (e.g. "the impresario is not a philanthropist: he charges an exorbitant fee to all who wish to see the operas and other entertainments which he sponsors")

ignominy

a state of dishonor (e.g. "criminals are typically held in ignominy by the general public")

impregnable

able to withstand attack; impossible to take by storm (e.g. "the castle is impregnable to attack: it is surrounded by a succession of five moats which are continually refilled with boiling oil and three sets of outer walls; additionally, it has the best archers in the land, and dozens of guardsmen patrol the castle at all hours")

impetuous

adjective: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

impending

adjective: close in time; about to occur

illicit

adjective: contrary to or forbidden by law

iconoclastic

adjective: defying tradition or convention

implausible

adjective: describing a statement that is not believable

impermeable

adjective: does not allow fluids to pass through

impartial

adjective: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions

imponderable

adjective: impossible to estimate or figure out

impudent

adjective: improperly forward or bold

incessant

adjective: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

illustrious

adjective: widely known and esteemed; having or conferring glory

impertinent

adjective:being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold

idiom

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up; a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (e.g. "the saying 'he's a wolf in sheep's clothing' is an idiom; it's not meant to be taken literally: one doesn't mean that the person in question is literally a malevolent canine, nor that he is wearing wool clothing")

imperturbable

calm; placid - শান্ত

inane

complacently foolish (e.g. "most of the Bennett children from 'Pride and Prejudice' could be considered inane -- they seem to have no other wish but to be married to a rich husband")

impede

hinder; block - ব্যাহত করা Mnemonic: impede from impedance meaning resistance

improvise

manage in a makeshift way; perform without preparation (e.g. "after I was seized with the urge to practice my acting skills, I decided to improvise something on the spot, so I gave an impromptu one-man rendition of Hamlet")

incense

verb: make furious

imbibe

verb: to drink or absorb as if drinking

immure

verb: to enclose, usually in walls

impassive

without feeling; imperturbable; stoical - অবিচলিত

impermeable

impervious; not permitting passage through its substance - অপ্রবেশ্য Mnemonic: No way to get permission.

IGNOMINIOUS

IGNOMINIOUS (ig nuh MIN ee us) adj shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful • It was an ignominious, though deserved, end to all his boasting when the wheels fell off his car halfway through the race. • The company president made a hasty and ignominious retreat from public life when it was discovered that she had been embezzling money for years. Ignominy is dishonor or humiliation.

IMBROGLIO

IMBROGLIO (im BROHL yo) n difficult or embarrassing situation • We could see a public relations imbroglio developing before our eyes when the food fight started in the senior citizens' home right as the mayor began his speech. • Clare tried to extricate herself from the imbroglio she started at the party by sneaking out the back door.

IMMINENT

IMMINENT (IM uh nunt) adj about to happen; impending • Alfred had a hunch that his luck was going to improve shortly and that good fortune was imminent; little did he know, though, that it would show up in the form of a pink poodle. • They say that a sound like a freight train can be a sign of a tornado's imminent approach. Don't confuse this with eminent, which means prominent or distinguished.

IMPORTUNE

IMPORTUNE (im por TOON) v to ask incessantly, beg, nag • Jerry's constant importuning for time off worked in a way; he had plenty of time off once he was fired for nagging his boss about a vacation. Importunate means persistent in asking. • Leslie is an importunate borrower of clothing; I'm not sure she even owns any of her own clothes since she is always asking to borrow other people's stuff.

IMPUDENT

IMPUDENT (IM pyuh dunt) adj shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent • John's impudent personality on stage enthralled his fans; unfortunately, it also alienated his fellow band members. The characteristic of being impudent is called impudence. • Adonia was frequently punished in school for her impudence.

IMPUNITY

IMPUNITY (im PYOON i tee) n immunity from punishment, penalty or harm • Barry the bully was able to terrorize the schoolyard with impunity because he was always able to look completely innocent whenever any authority figures were around. • It is only possible to lie on a bed of nails with impunity if the nails are close enough together that the force per unit area is not enough to break the skin; in other words, don't try this at home without a physicist handy.

IMPUTE

IMPUTE (im PYOOT) v to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic • The mechanic imputed my car's failure to start to the absence of any gasoline in the tank. • My dance partner kindly imputed my fall to a slippery floor, when in reality my two left feet were the cause.

impending

close in time (e.g. "an aura of impending doom pervaded the room")

incantation

a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect (e.g. "the witchdoctor chanted a few words of hocus-pocus and then announced that his incantation would make the world blow up in four hours")

inadvertent

adjective: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

imperious

adjective: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

impregnable

adjective: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

implacable

adjective: incapable of making less angry or hostile

impecunious

adjective: lacking money; poor

immutable

adjective: not able to be changed

impervious

adjective: not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

improvident

adjective: not given careful consideration

immaterial

adjective: not relevant

imprudent

adjective: not wise

inarticulate

adjective: without or deprived of the use of speech or words

impeach

charge with an offense or misdemeanor (e.g. "after the Watergate debacle, President Nixon was impeached; he later resigned")

idyllic

charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful (e.g. "the bucolic scene before me seemed idyllic")

idiosyncrasy

noun: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

imbroglio

noun: a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation

inanity

noun: total lack of meaning or ideas

iconoclast

noun:somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

imperial

relating to or associated with an empire (e.g. "Napoleon was imperial in the most literal sense of the word -- he literally had control over an empire")

imperative

some duty that is essential and urgent (e.g. "'so therefore, friends, neighbors, and countrymen,' finished the speaker, 'we have a moral imperative to promote the diffusion of knowledge throughout the world!'")