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idiomatic
/ˌɪd.iː.əˈmat.ɪk/
adjective
C2
Sounding natural to somebody who grew up with the language.
idiosyncratic
/ˌɪd.i.əʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/
adjective
C2
Peculiar to one individual and nobody else.
ignominious
/ˌɪɡ.nə(ʊ)ˈmɪ.ni.əs/
adjective
C2
Bringing public shame and humiliation.
immovable
/ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/
adjective
C2
2 meanings
Impossible to move from a position.
impeccable
/ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/
adjective
C2
Faultless in every detail.
imperceptible
adjective
C2
Too slight to be noticed.
imperious
/ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/
adjective
C2
Arrogantly commanding and expecting obedience.
impersonal
/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Cold, and showing no human warmth.
imperturbable
/ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbl̩/
adjective
C2
Impossible to upset or fluster.
implacable
/ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l/
adjective
C2
Impossible to soften or appease.
impregnable
/ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l/
adjective
C2
So strong that it cannot be broken into.
impressionistic
/ɪmˌpɹɛ.ʃəˈnɪ.stɪk/
adjective
C2
Giving a general feel rather than exact detail.
improvisational
/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/
adjective
C2
Belonging to a style of performing in which the players invent the material as they go.
incestuous
/ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Involving sex between close relatives.
inchoate
/ɪnˈkəʊət/
adjective
C2
Only just begun, and not yet properly formed.
incipient
/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/
adjective
C2
In the earliest stage and beginning to appear.
inclement
/ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/
adjective
C2
Unpleasantly cold, wet or stormy.
incongruous
/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/
adjective
C2
Strangely out of place among the rest.
inconsolable
adjective
C2
Unable to be comforted.
incontrovertible
/ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/
adjective
C2
So certain that it cannot be argued against.
incumbent
/ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/
noun
C2
2 meanings
The person who currently holds the post.
indefatigable
/ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/
adjective
C2
Never seeming to tire.
indolent
/ˈɪn.də.lənt/
adjective
C2
Lazy, and unwilling to exert yourself.
ineffable
/ɪˈnɛf.ə.bəl/
adjective
C2
Too great or too fine to be put into words.
inexorable
/ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/
adjective
C2
Impossible to stop or to turn aside.
infallible
/ɪnˈfælɪbəl/
adjective
C2
Never making a mistake.
infernal
/ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/
adjective
C2
Belonging to hell, or thoroughly annoying.
ingenuous
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/
adjective
C2
Innocent and open, without any guile.
inimical
/ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kəl/
adjective
C2
Hostile, or harmful to something.
inimitable
/ɪnˈɪmɪtəbl̩/
adjective
C2
So distinctive that nobody can copy it.
iniquitous
/ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/
adjective
C2
Grossly unfair and wicked.
inscrutable
/ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/
adjective
C2
Giving away nothing of what is thought or felt.
insouciant
/ɪnˈsuːsɪənt/
adjective
C2
Carefree, and untroubled by what should worry you.
instantaneous
/ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/
adjective
C2
Happening in the same instant, with no delay.
insular
/ˈɪnsjələ/
adjective
C2
Narrow in outlook through being cut off from others.
insuperable
/ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/
adjective
C2
Impossible to overcome.
internecine
/ˌɪntəˈniːsaɪn/
adjective
C2
Destructive to both sides within one group.
interrogative
/ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/
adjective
C2
Having the form of a question.
intransigent
/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/
adjective
C2
Refusing absolutely to change a position or compromise.
intrinsic
/ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
adjective
C2
Valuable in itself, not for what it leads to.
inveterate
/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/
adjective
C2
Having a habit so long fixed it will never change.
invidious
/ɪnˈvɪdi.əs/
adjective
C2
Likely to cause resentment however you handle it.
irascible
/ɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/
adjective
C2
Easily provoked to anger.
irreproachable
adjective
C2
So correct that no fault can be found.
irrevocable
/ɪˈɹɛvəkəbəl/
adjective
C2
Impossible to undo or take back.