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GRE Words I
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Undergraduate 4
11/24/2011
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who attacks traditional beliefs
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idiosyncrasy
 Definition
peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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ignoble
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dishonorable, not noble in character
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ignominious
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disgraceful and dishonorable
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ilk
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type of kind
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illimitable
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limitless
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illusory
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unreal, deceptive
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illustrious
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famous, renowned
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immaterial
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extraneous, inconsequential, nonessential; not consisting of matter
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immure
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to imprison
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immutable
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not moveable; still
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impair
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to damage, injure
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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imperious
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arrogantly self-assured, domineering, overbearing
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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impolitic
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unwise
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importune
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to ask repeatedly, beg
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impound
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to seize or confine
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imprecation
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curse
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impregnable
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totally safe from attack; able to resist defeat
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improvident
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without planning or foresight, negligent
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impugn
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to call into question, attack verbally
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inimical
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unfriendly, hostile
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intuit
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to know or receive by intuition
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