Word Collection

idiophone

Any musical instrument that produces sound through its own vibration without requiring any strings, ...

ikigai

immemorial

Very old; beyond memory or recorded history.

immiserate

To impoverish or to make miserable.

immiseration

incandescent

incarnate

1. Embodied in flesh.

indagate

To search into; to investigate.

indefatigable

infame

A person having a bad reputation.

infodemic

A glut of mostly unreliable, rapidly spreading information relating to an event, crisis, disease, et...

insinuendo

An assertion or hint that’s disparaging and suggestive.

instar

A stage in the life of an insect between two molts, prior to reaching maturity.

insufflate

interdigitate

To interlock like the fingers of two hands.

interlard

To mix, insert, or intersperse, especially with something extraneous.

interlope

To intrude or interfere.

interpose

1. To place in between.

interpunction

interrobang or interabang

A punctuation mark (‽) formed by a question mark (?) superimposed on an exclamation point (!).

intertextuality

Interpretation of a text in relation to other texts, rather than in isolation.

intransigence

Unwillingness to compromise, especially from an extreme position.

inveigle

To get something or to persuade someone to do something by deception or flattery.

investiture

A formal ceremony in which someone is given an official title, rank, honors, etc.

involute

1. Intricate; complex.

iron-hearted

Cruel; unfeeling.

ironclad

ironfisted

irredentist

One advocating the restoration of territory that earlier belonged to one’s country.

irrefutable

Impossible to deny or disprove; indisputable.

isochronal

ithyphallic

jackrabbit

Any of various hares having long ears and very long hind legs.

jactation

jamboree

A large rally, assembly, celebration, etc. characterized by festive activities and a sense of commun...

jammy

Janus-faced

jape

A joke or prank.

jasper

jaunty

Jedburgh justice

Punishment before trial.

Jedi

Someone having great skills and powers.

Jell-O

jerry-build

To build cheaply and sloppily.

Jim Crow or jim crow

The systematic practice of discriminating against Black people.

Joe or joe

John Henry

A person’s signature.

John Thomson’s man

A man excessively submissive to his woman.

Jones

1 One’s neighbors or social equals. Typically used in the phrase: keeping up with the Joneses.

journeyman

A worker, athlete, performer, etc. who is competent and reliable, but undistinguished.