i·o·ta (-t) n. 1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet. 2. A very small amount; a bit: not an iota of truth to that tale.
Archive for the ‘I’ Category
Iota
April 1, 2009Insidious
November 12, 2008in·sid·i·ous play_w2(“I0162500″) (
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impregnable
May 30, 2008im·preg·na·ble 1 play_w2(“I0064900″) (
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Ingrained
March 27, 2008in·grained play_w(“I0139600″)
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Inclement
March 10, 2008in·clem·ent play_w(“I0083000″)
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Impasse
December 19, 2007im·passe play_w(“I0053800″)
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n.
1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac.
2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate: reached an impasse in the negotiations.
Imbecile
December 17, 2007im·be·cile play_w(“I0043500″)
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n.
1. A stupid or silly person; a dolt.
2. A person whose mental acumen is well below par.
3. A person of moderate to severe mental retardation having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
adj. also im·be·cil·ic (
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1. Stupid; silly.
2. Well below par in mental acumen.
Innocuous
December 5, 2007in·noc·u·ous play_w(“I0152600″)
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adj.
1. Having no adverse effect; harmless.
2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid.
Indict
November 15, 2007in·dict play_w(“I0105200″)
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tr.v. in·dict·ed, in·dict·ing, in·dicts
1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge: a book that indicts modern values.
2. Law To make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
inundate
October 30, 2007in·un·date play_w(“I0211500″)
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tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates
1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters.
2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets.
eg:- At one point, I was writing each and every Policy Agent guide that came out, but nowadays I’m inundated and others have come in to help me out. Thank goodness.