institution | the act of instituting |
institutionalize | to subject to the deleterious effects of confinement in an institution |
insubordinate | adj. disobedient; rebellious ; |
insubordination | n. being insubordinate |
insubstantial | adj. not solid or real; imaginary |
insularity | n. state of being insular |
insuperable | adj. (of difficulties) that cannot be overcome |
insurgent | adj. in revolt; rebellious |
insurmountable | adj. (of obstacles, difficulties, etc) that cannot be overcome |
insurrection | n. sudden,usu violent, action taken by the population to try to remove the government |
intangible | adj. that cannot be clearly or definitely understood or grasped; indefinable |
integral | adj. ~ necessary for completeness |
integrate | v. ~ sth (into sth); ~ A and B/~ A with B combine sth in such a way that it becomes fully a part of sth else |
integrity | n. quality of being honest and morally upright |
intellect | n. power of the mind to reason and acquire knowledge |
intelligentsia | n. the intelligentsia those people within a community who areof high intelligence and concern themselves with mattersof culture, learning, etc; intellectuals as a class ; |
inter | v. (fml ) put (a corpse) in a grave or tomb; bury |
interdict | v. (esp law ) prohibit (an action); forbid the use of (sth) ; |
interim | n. in the interimduring the time that comes between; meantime |
interjection | n. word or phrase used as an exclamation (eg Oh!, Hurray! or For goodness sake!) , !!! |
interloper | n. person who is present in a place where he does not belong, interferes in sth which is not his affair, etc; intruder |
intermediary | n. ~ person who acts as a means of communication between two or more others |
interminable | adj. going on too long, and usu therefore annoying or boring |
intermittent | adj. continually stopping and then starting again; not constant |
internecine | adj. causing destruction to both sides |
interpolate | v. ~ sth (fml ) make (a remark, etc) which interrupts a conversation, speech, etc |
interregnum | n. period when a state has no normal or lawful ruler, esp at the end of a sovereign's reign and before the appointment of a successor |
interrogate | v. ~ sb question sb aggressively or closely and for a long time |
intersperse | v. ~ B among/between/in/throughout A; ~ A with B vary sth by placing other things at irregular intervals among it |
interstice | n. ~ (of/between/in sth) (fml ) very small gap or crack |
intervene | v. (of time) come or be between |
intimate | adj. ~ having or being a very close and friendly relationship |
intimidate | v. ~ sb frighten sb (in order to make him do sth) |
intolerant | adj. not tolerant |
intoxicate | To make drunk. |
intractable | adj. not easily controlled or dealt with; hard to manage |
intransigence | state of stubborn; unwillingness to compromise |
intrepid | adj. fearless; brave |
intrigue | v. ~ (against sb) make and carry out secret plans or plots to do sth bad |
intrinsic | adj. belonging naturally; existing within, not coming from outside |
intrinsically | adv: He is not intrinsically bad |
introspective | adj. inclined to introspect |
introvert | n. person who is more interested in his own thoughts and feelings than in things outside himself, and is often shy and unwilling to speak or join in activities with others |
intrude | v. ~ on/upon sb/sth; ~ (oneself/sth) into sth (esp fml ) put (oneself/sth) into a place or situation where one/it is unwelcome or unsuitable |
intuition | n. (power of) understanding things (eg a situation, sb's feelings) immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning or study |
inundate | v. ~ sth(fml ) cover sth with water by overflowing; flood |
inured | accustomed to/adapted |
invalid | adj. not properly based or able to be upheld by reasoning |
invalidate | v. make invalid |
invective | n. violent attack in words; abusive language |
inveigh | v. ~ against sb/sth attack sb or sth violently in words |
inveigle | v. ~ sb into sth/doing sth persuade sb to go somewhere or do sth by using flattery and deception |
inverse | adj. reversed in position, direction or relation |
invert | v. put upside down or in the opposite order, position or arrangement |
inveterate | adj. (of bad feelings, habits, etc) that have lasted a long time and seem likely to continue |
invidious | adj. likely to cause resentment or unpopularity |
invincible | adj. too strong to be overcome or defeated |
inviolable | adj. that must not be violated or dishonoured |
invocation | => invoke |
invoke | v. use (sth) as a reason for one's action |
invulnerable | adj. ~ that cannot be wounded, hurt or damaged by attack |
iota | n. the Greek letter I, i I, i |
irascible | adj. (of a person) easily made angry |
irate | adj. angry |
iridescent | adj. showing colours like those of the rainbow |
irksome | adj. tiresome; annoying |
ironic | adj. using or expressing irony; full of irony |
irony | n. expression of one's meaning by saying the direct opposite of one's thoughts in order to be emphatic, amusing, sarcastic, etc |
irreconcilable | adj. ~ (with sb/sth) (of people) that cannot be reconciled |
irrefutable | adj. that cannot be proved false |
irrelevant | adj. ~ not connected (with sth); not relevant (to sth) |
irremediable | adj. that cannot be remedied or corrected |
irreparable | adj. that cannot be put right, restored or repaired |
irrepressible | adj. that cannot be held back or controlled |
irreproachable | adj. freefrom blame or fault |
irresolute | adj. feeling or showing uncertainty; hesitating ; |
irretrievable | adj. that cannot be retrieved or remedied |
irreverence | The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things. |
irreverent | adj. feeling or showing no respect for sacred things |
irrevocable | adj. that cannot be changed or revoked; final |
isotope | n. one of two or more forms of a chemical element with different atomic weight and different nuclear properties but the same chemical properties |
isthmus | n. narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land that would otherwise be separated by water |
itinerant | adj. travelling from place to place |
itinerary | n. plan for, or record of, a journey; route |
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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