Vocabulary Word Meanings: From Infamy, Ingenuous to Irreverent
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Infamy
noun- a bad reputation; notoriety
Also used as: Infamous- adj- infamously- adv
Some criminals seek immortality by living on in infamy.
Ingenuous
adj- naïve, unsophisticated; inexperienced
Also used as: Ingenuousness- noun; ingenuously- adv.
Disingenuous (shrewd)
His ingenuous manner led us to believe he was incapable of deceit.
Innate
adj- having a quality that arises from within, rather than learned or acquired from the outside; native; inborn
Also used as: Innateness- noun; innately- adv
Note: be careful not to confuse innate with inane. But do connect it with inherent.
Elephants have an innate tendency to stick together and help each other.
Innocuous
adj- harmless; inoffensive
Also used as: Innocuously- adv; innocusness- noun
The drink looked innocuous, but actually contained a deadly poison.
Inscrutable
adj- mysterious/enigma
Also used as: Inscrutability- noun; inscrutably- adv
People have always longed to understand the inscrutable universe.
Insipid
adj- dull; flat; without sparkle or flavor
Also used as: Insipidly-adv
Amy was surprised that her husband could enjoy such a boring insipid movie.
Insolent
adj- rude; haughty
Also used as: Insolence- noun; insolently- adv
Lenny was suspended from school for his insolent behavior.
Intractable
adj- stubborn; immovable
Also used as: Intractability- noun; intractably- adv
Rita was intractable in her belief that she՚d been abducted by aliens.
Irascible
adj- easily angered
Also used as: Irascibleness- noun; irasciblyadv
he՚s irascible in the morning so don՚t talk to him before noon.
Irresolute
adj- indecisive; unsure
Also used as: Irresoluteness- noun; irresolutely- adv
His irresolute attitude about getting married caused her to call off the wedding.
Irreverent
adj- disrespectful
Also used as: Irreverence- noun; irreverently- adv
Revere (opposite)
Pamela՚s irreverent remarks got her into trouble with her supervisor.