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Intuitive

(Adjective)

Meaning:Instinctive, untaught
Sounds Like:Into_a_dive
Imagine This:A lifeguard leaps into a dive to save a drowning swimmer in a swimming pool.News reporters question him afterwards, “What were you thinking at that moment you saw the drowning swimmer?�The lifeguard replied, “Nothing, really.It was intuitive for me to leap into a dive to save the swimmer.Anyway, I was trained to do that.�
Remember This:Intuit is a well-known software company that developed the popular financial software tools called “Quicken�.
Other Forms:Intuition (noun); Intuit (verb)

Irascible

(Adjective)

Meaning:Irritable; short-tempered; easily annoyed
Looks Like:Erasable (can be removed)
Imagine This:The teacher gets annoyed at every little mistake her students make, even mistakes that can be erased and corrected.
Other Forms:Irascibleness (noun); Irascibly (adv.)

Irresolute

(Adjective)

Meaning:Hesitant; undetermined; indecisive
Looks Like:Ir(not)_resolute(determined)
Imagine This:The United Nations (UN) hesitate whether to step into the conflict between the United States and Iraq, because the two countries are still fighting and can’t resolve the problem.
Remember This:Ir- → A prefix meaning not; in, on or upon
Irregular → Not regular
Irradiate → Shine upon
Other Forms:Irresoluteness (noun); Irresolutely (adv.)