inordinate
adj. exceeding reasonable limits
insidious
adj. having a gradual and cumulative effect
insouciance
n. lighthearted unconcern
instigate
v. to goad or urge forward : provoke
interlocutor
n. one who takes part in dialogue or conversation
internecine
adj. of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
intimation
n. an indirect, usually subtle suggestion, indication, or hint
intractable
adj. not easily governed, managed, directed, relieved, cured, manipulated, shaped
intransigent
adj. characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude
invective
n. insulting or abusive language
inveterate
adj. firmly established by long persistence : habitual
invigorate
v. to give life and energy to
inviolable
adj. secure from violation or profanation
irascible
adj. marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
irresolute
adj. uncertain how to act or proceed
irreverence
n. an irreverent act or utterance
itinerant
adj. traveling from place to place
jettison
v. to drop (cargo) to lighten a ship's load in time of distress; to drop from an aircraft or spacecraft in flight
juxtapose
v. to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
kindle
v. to start (a fire) burning; to stir up; to cause to glow
knell
n. an indication of the end or the failure of something
labyrinth
n. a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
laceration
n. a torn and ragged wound; the act of causing sharp mental or emotional pain to; the act of tearing or rending roughly : wounding jaggedly
laconic
adj. using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
lampoon
n. a harsh literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
languor
n. weakness or weariness of body or mind
largesse
n. liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; generosity
lassitude
n. a condition of weariness or debility; fatigue; a condition characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
latent
adj. present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
laud
v. praise
levity
n. excessive or unseemly frivolity; lack of steadiness
levy
n. the imposition or collection of an assessment
liability
n. the quality or state of being obligated according to law or equity; something for which one is obligated according to law or equity
libertarian
n. an advocate of the doctrine of free will
libertine
n. a freethinker especially in religious matters; a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality
linchpin
n. a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft); one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit