GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(38)

　　intransigence

　　refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising

　　intrepid

　　fearless

　　intrigue

　　make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair

　　intrinsic

　　essential; inherent; built-in

　　introspective

　　looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination

　　introvert

　　one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted

　　intrude

　　put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude ones own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in

　　intuition

　　immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition

　　inundate

　　flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work

　　inured

　　accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling

　　invalid

　　one incapacitated by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave because of ill-health

　　invalidate

　　weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify

　　invective

　　abuse

　　inveigh

　　denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink

　　inveigle

　　deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle; Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly

　　inverse

　　opposite

　　invert

　　turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of

　　inveterate

　　deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old

　　invidious

　　designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison

　　invincible

　　unconquerable

　　inviolable

　　secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability

　　invocation

　　prayer for help ; calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking

　　invoke

　　call and bring into use ; call on/upon for help; ask for; beg for; conjure ; Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke ones advisor/God

　　invulnerable

　　incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure

　　iota

　　very small quantity

　　irascible

　　irritable; easily angered

　　irate

　　angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath

　　iridescent

　　exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence

　　irksome

　　annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy

　　ironic

　　expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner

　　irony

　　hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

　　irreconcilable

　　impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved

　　irrefutable

　　indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

　　irrelevant

　　not applicable; unrelated

　　irremediable

　　incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy

　　irreparable

　　not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair

　　irrepressible

　　unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back

　　irreproachable

　　beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct

　　irresolute

　　uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution

　　irretrievable

　　impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve

　　irreverence

　　lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent

　　irrevocable

　　unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke

　　isotope

　　varying from of an element

　　isthmus

　　narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land

　　itinerant

　　wandering; traveling from place to place ; Ex. itinerant preacher

　　itinerary

　　plan of a trip; record of a trip