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American English Vocabulary - Letter
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Words - Letter I |
- I
- pro. the person speaking
- ice
- n. frozen water
- idea
- n. a thought or picture in the mind; a belief
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identify - v. to recognize someone or
something and to say who or what they are
- if
- conj. on condition; provided that ("I will go if
you go.")
- ignore
- v. to pay no attention to or refuse to consider
("The president ignored the protesters outside his
office.")
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illegal - ad. not legal; in violation of a
law
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imagine - v. to make a picture in the mind;
to form an idea
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immediate - ad. without delay; very near in
time or place
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immigrant - n. a person who arrives in a
country to live there
- import
- v. to bring from another country; n. something
brought from another country, usually for sale
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important - ad. having great meaning, value
or power
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improve - v. to make better; to become better
- in
- prep. inside; held by; contained by; surrounded
by; during
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incident - n. an event or something that
happens
- incite
- v. to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually
something bad or violent
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include - v. to have; to make a part of
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increase - v. to make more in size or amount
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independent - ad. not influenced by or
controlled by another or others; free; separate
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individual - n. one person
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industry - n. any business that produces
goods or provides services; the work and related
activity in factories and offices; all organizations
involved in manufacturing
- infect
- v. to make sick with something that causes disease
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inflation - n. a continuing rise in prices
while the value of money goes down
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influence - v. to have an effect on someone
or something; to cause change
- inform
- v. to tell; to give knowledge to
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information - n. knowledge; facts
- inject
- v. to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine
or drugs into the body through the skin
- injure
- v. to cause harm or damage to a person or animal
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innocent - ad. not guilty of a crime; not
responsible for a bad action
- insane
- ad. mentally sick
- insect
- n. a very small creature, usually with many legs
and sometimes with wings
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inspect - v. to look at something carefully;
to examine, especially by an expert
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instead - ad. in the place of; taking the
place of
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instrument - n. a tool or device designed to
do something or to make something
- insult
- v. to say something or to do something that makes
another person angry or dishonored
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intelligence - n. the ability to think or
learn; information gathered by spying
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intelligent - ad. quick to understand or
learn
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intense - ad. very strong; extremely serious
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interest - n. what is important to someone
("He acted to protect his interests." "She had a
great interest in painting."); a share in owning a
business; money paid for the use of money borrowed
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interfere - v. to get in the way of; to work
against; to take part in the activities of others,
especially when not asked to do so
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international - ad. of or about more than one
nation or many nations; of the whole world
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Internet - n. the extensive communications
system that connects computers around the world
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intervene - v. to come between; to come
between in order to settle or solve
- invade
- v. to enter an area or country by force with an
army
- invent
- v. to plan and make something never made before;
to create a new thing or way of doing something
- invest
- v. to give money to a business or organization
with the hope of making more money
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investigate - v. to study or examine all
information about an event, situation or charge; to
search for the truth
- invite
- v. to ask someone to take part in or join an
event, organization or gathering
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involve - v. to take part in; to become a
part of; to include
- iron
- n. a strong, hard metal used to make machines and
tools
- island
- n. a land area with water all around it
- issue
- n. an important problem or subject that people are
discussing or arguing about
- it
- pro. a thing, place, event or idea that is being
spoken about ("The sky is blue, but it also has a
few white clouds.")
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News
Words - Letter I
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Incarcerated |
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Incredible |
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Incubator |
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Indefinitely |
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Indictment |
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Inequality |
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Inevitable |
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Infiltrate |
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Infrastructure |
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Insurgency |
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Integration |
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Interact |
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Investigation |
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Investment |
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Irreversible |
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