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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| impending | adj. | Her retirement is impending. | about to take place |
| imperialism | noun | Europeans conquered Africa by imperialism. | extend authority by economic and political hegemony |
| impertinent | adj. | Teenagers at time tend to make impertinent remarks. | exceed the limits of propriety and good manners |
| impetuous | adj. | He tends to be impetuous at times. | impulsive and passionate |
| impetus | noun | That deadline gave impetus to the investigation | am impelling force; an impulse |
| implicate | verb | The evidence seemed to implicate her in the crime. | to involve or connect |
| implicit | adj. | We had an implicit agreement not to discuss that. | implied or understood but not directly stated |
| improvise | verb | We had to improvise the sudden unexpected ceremony. | to invent, compose without preparation |
| impudent | adj. | He tends to be impudent at times. | characterized by offensive boldness; insolent |
| impunity | noun | The felt they could do it with impunity. | exemption from punishment, penalty or harm |