| Question |
Answer |
| institution |
instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |
| institutionalize |
make into an institution; put or confine in an institution |
| insubordination |
disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| insubstantial |
lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial |
| insularity |
narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula |
| insuperable |
insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| insurgent |
rebellious; N. |
| insurmountable |
overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable |
| insurrection |
rebellion; uprising |
| intangible |
not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| integral |
complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part |
| integrate |
make whole; combine; make into one unit |
| integrity |
honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness |
| intellect |
higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability |
| intelligentsia |
intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily) |
| inter |
bury; N. interment |
| interdict |
prohibit; forbid; N. |
| interim |
meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper |
| interjection |
exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch'' |
| interloper |
intruder; one who interferes |
| intermediary |
intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between |
| interminable |
endless |
| intermittent |
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals |
| internecine |
mutually destructive |
| interpolate |
insert between |
| interregnum |
period between two successive reigns or governments |
| interrogate |
question closely; cross-examine; cross-question |
| interstice |
narrow space between things |
| intervene |
come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention |
| intimate |
hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy |
| intimidate |
frighten; N. intimidation |
| intolerant |
not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate |
| intoxicate |
make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
| intractable |
unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child |
| intransigence |
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising |
| intrepid |
fearless |
| intrigue |
make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair |
| intrinsic |
essential; inherent; built-in |
| introspective |
looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination |
| introvert |
one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted |
| intrude |
put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
| intuition |
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition |
| inundate |
flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work |
| inured |
accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling |
| invalid |
one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health |
| invalidate |
weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
| invective |
abuse |
| inveigh |
denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink |
| inveigle |
deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly |
| inverse |
opposite |
| invert |
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of |
| inveterate |
deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old |
| invidious |
designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison |
| invincible |
unconquerable |
| inviolable |
secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability |
| invocation |
prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking |
| invoke |
call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
| invulnerable |
incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure |
| iota |
very small quantity |
| irascible |
irritable; easily angered |
| irate |
angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
| iridescent |
exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence |
| irksome |
annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy |
| ironic |
expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner |
| irony |
hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
| irreconcilable |
impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved |
| irrefutable |
indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable |
| irrelevant |
not applicable; unrelated |
| irremediable |
incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
| irreparable |
not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair |
| irrepressible |
unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |
| irreproachable |
beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct |
| irresolute |
uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
| irretrievable |
impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve |
| irreverence |
lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent |
| irrevocable |
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke |
| isotope |
varying from of an element |
| isthmus |
narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| itinerant |
wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher |
| itinerary |
plan of a trip; record of a trip |
| jab |
poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows |
| jabber |
chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| jaded |
tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
| jargon |
language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
| jaundice |
medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias |
| jaundiced |
yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye |
| jaunt |
trip; short journey |
| jaunty |
cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat |
| jeopardize |
endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger |
| jest |
playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
| jetsam |
things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| jettison |
throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |
| jibe |
agree; be in harmony with; gibe |
| jingoist |
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism |
| jocose |
given to(having a tendency of) joking |
| jocular |
said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| jocund |
merry |
| jollity |
gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay |
| jostle |
shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds |
| jovial |
good-natured; merry; cheerful |
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