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immoral.adjective
contrary to established moral
principles
immorally.adverb
immorality.noun,.plural.immoralities
the quality or condition of being immoral;
an immoral act or practice
impure, impurer,
impurest.adjectives
not pure
or clean; contaminated;
unclean;
immoral
or obscene;
mixed with another, usually inferior substance; adulterated;
not consistent
in grammar, vocabulary, idiom or usage (an impure style)
impurely.adverb
impureness.noun,.plural.impurenesses
impurity.noun,.plural.impurities
the quality
or condition
of being impure; contamination
or pollution; lack
of consistency
or homogeneity; adulteration;
a state
of immorality;
sin;
something
that renders
something else impure, such as food being genetically
modified; an inferior component
or additive,
such as artificial
colorings and flavorings, preservatives,
etc.
intergrade,
intergraded,
intergrading,
intergrades.intransitive
verbs
to merge
into each other in a series of stages, forms or types
intergrade.noun,.plural.intergrades
a transitional
stage, form or type
intergradation.noun,.plural.intergradations
indiscreet.adjective
lacking discretion;
injudicious (an indiscreet remark)
indiscreetly.adverb
indiscreetness.noun,.plural.indiscreetnesses
indiscretion.noun,.plural.indiscretions
lack
of discretion;
an indiscreet
act or remark
imprudent.adjective
unwise or indiscreet;
not prudent
iota.noun,.plural.iotas
a very small amount; a bit (not an iota of truth
to that tale)
insult,
insulted,
insulting,
insults.verbs
transitive
verb use.to treat with gross
insensitivity, insolence.or.contemptuous
rudeness; to offend;
to affront
or demean-(an
absurd
speech that insulted the intelligence of the audience)
intransitive verb use.to
behave arrogantly; to give offense
(an offhanded
comment that was not intended
to insult, but nevertheless
did)
insult.noun,.plural.insults
an offensive action or remark
insultingly.adverb
insulter.noun,.plural.insulters
incapacitate,
incapacitated,
incapacitating,
incapacitates.transitive
verbs
to deprive
of strength or ability; disable; to make legally ineligible; disqualify
incapacitation.noun
introspection.noun,.plural.introspections
contemplation
of one's own thoughts, feelings and sensations; self-examination
introspectional.adjective
introspect, introspected,
introspecting,
introspects.
intransitive
verbs
to engage in introspection;
to look into
introspectively.adverb
introspective.adjective
introspectiveness.noun,.plural.introspectivenesses
inutile.adjective.(pronounciation
'in you tul')
lacking in utility or serviceability; not useful
inutilely.adverb
inutility.noun,.plural.inutilities
intreat.also.entreat.noun,.plural.intreats.also.entreats
intreated
(entreated),
intreating
(entreating),
intreats
(entreats).intransitive
verbs
to act from the heart with an accommodating.manner
toward others; to make an earnest
request of; to ask for in kindness;
if you intreat someone to do something, you ask them very politely
and seriously
to do it (she intreated them to delay their departure; he earnestly intreated
that we don't get caught in wintery roads without clothes warm enough for
any emergency); intreat is to ask someone in a concerned
way to do something for you); petition
for
intreatingly (entreatingly).adverb
intreatingly (entreatment).noun
impart, imparted,
imparting,
imparts.transitive
verbs
to grant a share of; bestow.(impart
a subtle flavor); impart some advice;
to make known; to add to
imprecise.adjective
not precise
imprecisely.adverb
imprecision.noun,.plural.imprecisions
incarcerate, incarcerated,
incarcerating,
incarcerates.transitive
verbs
to put into jail; to shut in; confine
incarceration.noun,.plural.incarcerations
incarcerator.noun,.plural.incarcerators
invincible.adjective
incapable
of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable; inviolable
invincibility.or.invincibleness.noun
invincibly.adverb
indomitable.adjective
incapable
of being overcome, subdued.or.vanquished;
unconquerable
indomitability.or.indomitableness.noun
indomitably.adverb
ion.noun,.plural.ions
an atom
or a group of atoms that has acquired
a net electric charge by gaining
or losing one or more electrons;
also explained as an atom which has been given a positive or negative force
by adding or taking away an electron, such as sodium & chlorine, where
sodium when missing a molecule has a positive electric charge and chlorine
when having an extra molecule is negative; Greek for ion
means something that goes
ionize, ionized,
ionizing,
ionizes.transitive
and.intransitive verb
to convert
or be converted totally or partially into ions
ionizer.noun,.plural.ionizers
ionization.noun,.plural.ionizations
the formation
of or separation into ions
by heat, electrical discharge, radiation
or chemical.reaction;
the state of being ionized
ionic.adjective
of, containing or involving ions
ignite, ignited,
igniting,
ignites.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cause to burn; to set fire to; to subject to great heat; to arouse
the passions of; excite
intransitive verb use.to
begin to burn; to begin to glow
ignitable.or.ignitible.adjective
igniter.or.ignitor.noun,.plural.igniters.or.ignitors
ignition.noun,.plural.ignitions
ignition is the process of something starting
to burn; in a car engine, the ignition is the part where the fuel is ignited
(when you turn the key in the ignition switch the engine starts); the raising
of a substance to its ignition point, as by electric
current, friction
or mechanical shock; an electrical system, typically
powered by a battery or magneto,
that provides the spark to ignite the fuel mixture in an internal
combustion engine; a switch that activates this system usually with
a key
inexcusable.adjective
impossible to excuse or justify; unpardonable
(inexcusable behavior for an official supposedly
representing the people who put him in control over them)
inexcusably.adverb
inexcusableness.noun,.plural.inexcusablenesses
inflammation.noun,.plural.inflammations
the act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed;
a localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury or infection,
characterized
by pain, redness, swelling and sometimes loss of function
inflame, inflamed,
inflaming,
inflames.verbs
transitive verb use.to
arouse
to passionate
feeling or action (the mayor's public spending habits inflamed the entire
community);
intensify; to cause
the skin to redden or grow hot, as from strong emotion; to turn red or
make glow (great bonfires inflamed
the night); producing inflammation
in a tissue (his cut in the skin got inflammed) or an organ;
to set on fire (she used newspapers
to begin the bonfire);
kindle
intransitive verb use.to
become excited
or aroused;
to be affected by inflammation
inflamer.noun,.plural.inflamers
intermittent.adjective
stopping and starting at intervals;
periodic;
alternately
containing and empty of water (an intermittent lake; intermittent sunny
periods)
intermittently.adverb
intermittence.noun,.plural.intermittences
introvert, introverted,
introverting,
introverts.transitive
verbs
to turn or direct inward
introvert.noun,.plural.introverts
introversion.noun,.plural.introversions
the act
or process of introverting or
the condition of being
introverted
introversive.adjective
infringe, infringed,
infringing,
infringes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
transgress
or exceed the limits of; violate
(infringe on property); intrude
intransitive verb use.to
encroach
on someone or something; engage in trespassing (an increased workload that
infringed on his personal life); to come within the fringe
infringer.noun,.plural.infringers
infringement.noun,.plural.infringements
a violation,
as of a law, a regulation or an agreement; a breach;
an encroachment,
as of a right
or privilege
indemnify, indemnified,
indemnifying,
indemnifies.transitive
verbs
to protect against damage,
loss or injury; insure;
to make compensation to for
damage, loss or injury suffered
indemnifier.noun,.plural.indemnifiers
indemnity.noun,.plural.indemnities
security
against damage, loss or injury; a legal.exemption
from liability for damages; compensation
for damage, loss or injury suffered; reparation;
word 'indemnity' is from Middle
English 'indempnite' which is from Anglo-Norman
and Late Latin
'indemnits' which is from Latin
'indemnis' meaning 'uninjured'
indemnification.noun,.plural.indemnifications
the act of indemnifying;
the condition of being indemnified; something that indemnifies; a compensation
for loss
indentation.noun,.plural.indentations
the act of indenting; the condition of being indented;
the blank space between a margin
and the beginning of an indented line; a notch
or jagged
cut in an edge; a recess,
as in a border or coastline
indent, indented,
indenting,
indents.verbs
transitive verb use.to
set the first line of a paragraph, for example, in from the margin; to
make notches, grooves or holes in wood, for example, for the purpose of
mortising;
a notch or jagged cut in an edge; a recess,
as in a border or coastline
intransitive verb use.to
make or form an indentation
indent.noun,.plural.indents
the act of indenting or the condition of being
indented; a blank space before the beginning of an indented line (a two-pica
indent) indent, indented,
indenting,
indents.transitive
verbs
to make a dent
in (a bay that indents the southern coast); to impress a design for example;
an indentation
ignorance.noun,.plural.ignorances
the condition
of not knowing something that should have been learnt;
unaware
or uninformed;
(*)
ignorant.adjective
lacking
education or knowledge; unaware or uninformed (we are all ignorant of things
we have not learnt; choose learnings
you feel you want to know and that are helpful to you)
ignorantly.adverb
ignoranceness.noun,.plural.ignorancenesses
ignoramus.noun,.plural.ignoramuses
an ignorant individual;
if you describe someone as an ignoramus, you are being critical of them
because they do not have the knowledge you think they ought to have
interlace, interlaced,
interlacing,
interlaces.verbs
transitive verb use.to
connect by or as if by lacing together;
interweave; to intersperse;
intermix (interlaced the testimony with half-truths)
intransitive verb use.to
intertwine
interlacement.noun,.plural.interlacements
interweave, interwove,
interwoven,
interweaved,
interweaving,
interweaves.verbs
transitive verb use.to
weave
together as plaited hair; to blend
together; intermix; interlace
intransitive verb use.to
intertwine
interweavingly.adverb
interweavement.noun,.plural.interweavements
interweaver.noun,.plural.interweavers
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