importunate | adj. persistent, esp in making requests or demands |
importune | v. ~ sb (for sth) ask sb persistently (for sth), usu in an annoying manner; beg or demand insistently |
imposture | n. (action of) deliberately deceiving by pretending to be sb else |
impotent | adj. unable to take effective action; powerless or helpless |
impoverish | v. make poor |
imprecation | n. oath or curse |
impregnable | adj. so strong and well-constructed that it cannot be entered orcaptured |
impregnate | v. ~ sth cause (one substance) to be filled in every part with another substance; saturate sth |
impromptu | adj. adv without preparation, rehearsal or thought in advance |
impropriety | n. indecent or unsuitable behaviour; dishonest practice |
improvident | adj. not preparing for future needs; wasteful |
improvise | v. compose or play (music), speak or act without previous preparation |
imprudent | adj. not wise or discreet; not prudent |
impudence | n. being impudent; impudent behaviour or speech |
impugn | v. express doubts about (sth) |
impuissance | n. lack of power or effectiveness; weakness |
impunity | n. with impunity with freedom from punishment or injury |
impute | v. ~ sth to sb/sthput the responsibility for sth on sb/sth; attributesth to sb/sth ; |
inadvertently | adv. by accident; unintentionally |
inalienable | adj. that cannot be taken away |
inamorata | masc. inamorato |
inane | adj. without meaning; silly or stupid |
inanimate | adj. not alive, esp in the way that humans and animals are |
inarticulate | adj. unable to express one's words, ideas or feelings clearly |
inaugurate | v. ~ sb introduce (a new public official or leader) at a special ceremony |
incandescent | adj. glowing or shining when heated |
incantation | n. series of words used as a magic spell or charm |
incapacitate | v. ~ sb make sb unable (to do sth); weaken or disable sb |
incarcerate | v. ~ sb (fml ) put sb in prison |
incarnate | adj. in the physical form of a human being |
incarnation | n. person that prominently displays a particular quality |
incendiary | adj. designed to set buildings, etc on fire |
incense | n. substance that produces a pleasant smell when burnt, used esp in religious ceremonies |
incentive | n. ~ thing that encourages sb to do sth; stimulus |
inception | n. start or beginning of sth |
incessant | adj. not stopping; continual |
inchoate | adj. just begun and therefore not fully formed or developed |
incidence | n. ~ of sth extent to which sth happens or has an effect |
incident | n. event or happening,often of minor importance |
incidental | adj. small and relatively unimportant; minor |
incinerate | v. destroy completely by burning; burn to ashes ; |
incipient | adj. in its early stages; beginning to happen |
incisive | adj. clear and precise; direct or sharp |
incite | v. ~ sb urge or persuade sb to do sth by making him very angry or excited |
inclement | adj. cold and stormy; bad |
incline | v. ~ towards sth lean or slope in the direction of sth |
inclined | adj. ~ wanting to behave in a particular way; disposed |
inclusive | adj. ~ including sth; including much or all |
incognito | adj. , adv with one's true identity hidden; in disguise |
incoherent | adj. not clear or logical |
incommodious | adj. uncomfortable, usu because too small; inconvenient; |
incompatible | adj. ~ not able to live or work happily with sb |
incongruity | n. state of being incongruous |
inconsequential | adj. trivial or irrelevant; not important |
inconsistency | n. quality of being inconsistent |
incontinent | adj. unable to control the bladder or bowels in passing waste matter from the body |
incontrovertible | adj. so obvious and certain that it cannot be disputed or denied |
incorporate | v. ~ sth (in/into sth) make sth part of a whole; include |
incorporeal | adj. without a body or material form |
incorrigible | adj. that cannot be corrected or improved |
incredulity | a tendency to disbelief |
incredulous | adj. not willing or able to believe; showing disbelief |
increment | n. increase, esp in money paid as a salary; added amount |
incriminate | v. make appear to be guilty of wrongdoing |
incrustation | n. formation of a hard outer covering; encrusting ; |
incubate | v. keep (eggs) warm, usu by sitting on them, until they hatch |
incubus | n. male evil spirit formerly supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman |
inculcate | v. ~ sth ~ sb with sth (fml ) fix (ideas, principles, etc) firmly in sb's mind, esp by repetition |
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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