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Usage

• impecunious

  Someone who is impecunious has very little money, especially over a long period of time.

• immutable

  Something that is immutable is always the same and cannot be changed.

• impervious

  If you are impervious to things, such as someone's actions or words, you are not affected by them or do not notice them.

• impunity

  If you say that someone does something with impunity, you dislike the fact that they are not being punished for doing something illegal.

• impudence

  If someone demonstrates impudence, they behave in a very rude or disrespectful way.

• importunate

  If you describe someone as importunate, you think that he is annoying and unreasonable because he keeps trying to get something from you.

• implacable

  If someone is implacable, they very stubbornly react to situations or the opinions of others because of strong feelings that make them unwilling to change their mind.

• impassive

  If someone is impassive, they are not showing any emotion.

• imperturbable

  If someone is imperturbable, they are always calm and not easily upset or disturbed by any situation, even dangerous ones.

• impregnable

  An impregnable opinion or feeling is very difficult to change.

• imprecation

  An imprecation is a rude, offensive phrase or word that is said to someone or about someone especially when one is angry.

• impeccable

  If you describe someone's appearance or behavior as impeccable, you mean that it is perfect and therefore impossible to criticize.

• impertinent

  If someone behaves in an impertinent way, they behave rudely and disrespectfully.

• impasse

  An impasse is a difficult situation in which progress is not possible, usually because none of the people involved are willing to agree.

• immaculate

  Something that is immaculate is very clean, pure, or completely free from error.

• impenetrable

  Something impenetrable cannot be gotten through by any means; for example, an impenetrable problem cannot be understood, and an impenetrable door allows nothing to pass through it.

• imperceptible

  Something that is imperceptible is either impossible to be perceived by the mind or is very difficult to perceive.

• implausible

  Something that is implausible is unlikely to be true or hard to believe that it's true.

• impromptu

  An impromptu speech is unplanned or spontaneous—it has not been practiced in any way beforehand.

• improvise

  When you improvise, you have to make something up with no notice ahead of time since you have been surprised by an unexpected situation that has arisen.

• imprudent

  When you act in an imprudent fashion, you do something that is unwise, is lacking in good judgment, or has no forethought.

• immobile

  If something is immobile, it is still, motionless, or incapable of moving.

• immense

  Something immense is huge, very big, or extremely large.

• improvidence

  Someone who is improvident does not think about providing for future events and needs, lacks foresight, and is not cautious or sensible.

• immediately

  Something that happens immediately happens right away or instantly.