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1 insinuate
1 to say something which seems to mean something unpleasant without saying it openly, especially suggesting that someone is being dishonest [= imply]
Are you insinuating that the money was stolen
What are you trying to insinuate?

2 formal : to gradually gain someone's love, trust etc by pretending to be friendly and sincere:
He managed to insinuate his way into her affections.

2 insipid
1food or drink that is insipid does not have much taste [= bland]:
an insipid pasta dish

2 not interesting, exciting, or attractive:
insipid colours

—insipidly adverb
—insipidness, insipidity noun [uncountable]

3 insularity
insular
1 interested in your own group, country, way of life etc and no others - used to show disapproval [↪ parochial]:
the insular world of the law
2 formal : relating to or like an island

insularity noun [uncountable]

4 intractable
1 an intractable problem is very difficult to deal with or solve:
the seemingly intractable problem of human greed

5 intransigence
unwilling to change your ideas or behaviour, in a way that seems unreasonable [= stubborn]:
an intransigent attitude
intransigence noun [uncountable]
He accused the government of intransigence.

6 inundate
1 be inundated (with/by something)to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all [= swamp]:
After the broadcast, we were inundated with requests for more information.

2 formal :to cover an area with a large amount of water [= flood]:
The tidal wave inundated vast areas of cropland.

inundation noun [uncountable and countable]

7 inured
inure somebody to something phrasal verb
to make someone become used to something unpleasant, so that they are no longer upset by it:
Nurses soon become inured to the sight of suffering.

8 invective
rude and insulting words that someone says when they are very angry:
He let out a stream of invective.

9 irascible written
easily becoming angry:
an irascible old man

10 irresolute
unable to decide what to do [= uncertain; ≠ resolute]
irresolution noun [uncountable]