| 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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