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44 words
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iconoclasm
/aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm/
noun
C2
The attacking of beliefs and images others hold dear.
iconoclast
/aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/
noun
C2
Somebody who attacks cherished beliefs.
ideologue
/ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɒɡ/
noun
C2
Somebody rigidly devoted to a set of political ideas.
idiosyncrasy
/ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/
noun
C2
A personal quirk that belongs to one person alone.
ignominy
/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/
noun
C2
Public disgrace.
ilk
/ɪlk/
noun
C2
A type or class of person, usually mentioned with disapproval.
impairment
/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/
noun
C1
2 meanings
A loss or reduction of a bodily or mental function.
impiety
noun
C2
A lack of proper reverence for what is sacred.
imposition
/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
noun
C2
2 meanings
An unfair demand placed on somebody.
impresario
/ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ/
noun
C2
Somebody who organises and finances shows.
impudence
/ˈɪmpjədəns/
noun
C2
Cheeky disrespect towards somebody.
incantation
/ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/
noun
C1
2 meanings
Words chanted to summon magical power.
inclusion
/ɪnˈkluːʒən/
noun
C1
3 meanings
The act of putting somebody or something into a group, list or set, or the fact of being in it.
incongruity
/ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/
noun
C2
The state of not fitting with the surroundings.
incoterms
noun
C2
The standard terms saying who pays and who bears risk.
incumbency
/ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/
noun
C2
The period during which somebody holds an office.
incumbent
/ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/
noun
C2
2 meanings
The person who currently holds the post.
indiscretion
/ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/
noun
C2
An unwise act or a secret carelessly let out.
individualism
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪ.dʒu.əˌlɪ.zəm/
noun
C2
The belief that the person matters more than the group.
indolence
/ˈɪndəl(ə)ns/
noun
C2
Habitual laziness.
inducement
/ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/
noun
C2
Something offered to persuade you to act.
induction
/ɪnˈdʌkʃən/
noun
C1
4 meanings
The process of being formally brought into a job, a course or an organisation.
indulgence
/ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/
noun
C2
Letting yourself have what you want.
infallibility
/ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/
noun
C2
The state of never being able to be wrong.
informant
/ɪnˈfɔːmənt/
noun
C2
Somebody who quietly passes information on.
ingrate
/ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/
noun
C2
Somebody who shows no thanks for kindness.
innuendo
/ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/
noun
C2
A sly hint at something improper.
insight
/ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/
noun
B2
4 meanings
A sudden clear understanding of how something really works.
inspiration
/ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
noun
B2
2 meanings
Something that fills you with the urge to create or act.
insulation batt
noun
C2
A thick pad of fibre that keeps heat from escaping.
intaglio
/ɪnˈtæl.jəʊ/
noun
C2
A design cut down into a stone rather than raised.
intelligentsia
/ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/
noun
C2
The educated class who shape a country's ideas.
interdict
/ˈɪntɚdɪkt/
noun
C2
2 meanings
An official order forbidding something.
interfacing
noun
C2
A stiffening layer sewn between two pieces of cloth.
interlocking
noun
C2
The system stopping signals and points from conflicting.
interlude
/ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/
noun
C2
A short break between two longer parts.
intermediary
/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/
noun
C2
Somebody who acts between two sides to help them agree.
intervention
/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/
noun
C1
3 meanings
The act of stepping into a situation to change what happens.
intimation
/ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/
noun
C2
A quiet hint that something is so.
intransigence
/ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/
noun
C2
Absolute refusal to shift your position.
invective
/ɪnˈvɛktɪv/
noun
C2
Abusive and violently critical language.
investiture
/ɪnˈvɛstɪt͡ʃə/
noun
C2
The ceremony of granting somebody an office or honour.
ire
/aɪ.ɚ/
noun
C2
Anger, in a formal or literary sense.
issue
/ˈɪʃuː/
noun
B1
6 meanings
A subject that people disagree about and keep arguing over.