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Indo-European.noun,.plural.Indo-Europeans
a family of languages consisting of most of the
languages of Europe as well as those of Iran, the Indian subcontinent and
other parts of Asia; a member of any of the peoples speaking an Indo-European
language
Indo-European.adjective
inadvisable.adjective
not recommended; unwise
inadvisability.noun,.plural.inadvisabilities
industrious.adjective
assiduous
in work or study; diligent; busy
industriously.adverb
industriousness.noun,.plural.industriousnesses
industrial.adjective
of, relating to or resulting from industry (industrial
development; industrial pollution); having highly developed industries
(an industrial nation); engaged, employed, required or used in industry
(industrial workers; industrial diamonds)
industrial.noun,.plural.industrials
an individual employed in industry; a firm.engaged
in industry
industrially.adverb
industry.noun,.plural.industries
the word industry first came into use in 1475
A.D.
and means diligent sklllful.activity.directed
to some purpose;
the making of goods for people and trade;
a specific.branch
of manufacture and trade (the textile industry); a business;
the sector of an economy that makes things of use to others; energetic.devotion
to a task
or an endeavor;
diligence
(demonstrated great intelligence and industry as a carpenter); a clear
indication
of the way in which human effort has been harnessed as a force for producing
goods and services is the change in meaning of the word industry
ignoble.adjective
not noble
in quality, character
or purpose;
base or mean
ignobility.or.ignobleness.noun
ignobly.adverb
influence.noun
a power affecting a person, thing or course of
events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent
effort (relaxed under the influence of the music; the influence of television
on modern life); power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability
or position (used her parent's influence to get the job); one exercising
such power (my parents considered my friend to be a bad influence on me);
an effect or change produced by such power; a determining factor
believed by some to affect individual tendencies
and characteristics understood
to be caused by the positions of the stars and planets at the time of one's
birth
influence, influenced,
influencing,
influences.transitive
verbs
to produce an effect on by imperceptible
or intangible means; sway;
affect
influenceable.adjective
influencer.noun
insofar.adverb
to such
an extent
insofar as.conjunction
to the extent that
inasmuch as.conjunction
because of the fact that; since; to the extent
that; insofar as
insomuch.adverb
insomuch that (to such a degree.that)
insomuch that.conjunction
with the result that; so
insomuch as.conjunction
to such extent
or degree
as; inasmuch as; since
impalpable.adjective
not perceptible
to the touch; intangible; difficult
to perceive or grasp
by the mind
impalpably.adverb
impalpability.noun
instinct.noun,.plural.instincts
an innate.capability
or aptitude.developed
by learning as one grows into
adulthood.(an
'instinct' for
tact
and diplomacy
is really wisdom); an inborn.pattern
of behavior
that is characteristic of
a species
and is often
a response
to specific.environmental.stimuli
and follows certain mathematical rules
(the spawning
instinct in salmon; altruistic
instincts in social
animals); a powerful motivation
or impulse;
compare intuition
instinct.adjective
instinctive.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.prompted
by instinct; arising from impulse;
spontaneous
and unthinking (an instinctive feeling of caution)
instinctively.adverb
idol.noun,.plural.idols
something
or someone that is adored,
often blindly or excessively
(teenyboppers
making an idol of the popular
singer they love; churchgoers worshiping
the
do's and don'ts required of them; ancient false idols worshipped
by the stupid:.Hosea
10:5; 2Kings 19:37; an image
either
in the mind or otherwise,
used
as an object
of worship; a false God (the ancients
had many false Gods which
they worshiped)
idolatry.noun,.plural.idolatries
worship of idols, of which the ancients had so
many; blind or excessive devotion
to something (it was idolatry
the way he worshipped his car, polishing it weekly and only driving it
in summer and when it wasn't raining; their wild parties were a way of
giving license
to selfish
desires)
idolatrous.adjective
of or having to do with idolatry; given to blind
or excessive devotion to something
idolater.or.idolator.noun,.plural.idolaters.or.idolators
one who worships
idols; one who blindly or excessively admires
or adores
another or something
idolatress.noun,.plural.idolatresses
a woman idolater
idolatrously.adverb
idolatrousness.noun,.plural.idolatrousnesses
idolize, idolized,
idolizing,
idolizes.transitive
verbs
to regard with blind admiration or devotion; revere;
to worship as an idol
(workaholics are idolizing their jobs, caring more for what they can get
from it, rather than what they could give of themselves to their families)
idolization.noun,.plural.idolizations
idolizer.noun,.plural.idolizers
inscrutable.adjective
difficult
to fathom
or comprehend;
impenetrable;
mysterious
inscrutability.or.inscrutableness.noun
inscrutably.adverb
infirmity.noun,.plural.infirmities
a bodily ailment
or weakness; being not well; ill; a condition or dis-ease producing weakness;
a personal failing; a foible ("one
of the besetting infirmities of living creatures is egotism"....A.
J. Toynbee); not solid or stable;
a moral
weakness or failing
infirm.adjective
weak in body; feeble;
lacking firmness of will, character or purpose; irresolute;
not strong or stable; shaky (an infirm support)
infirmly.adverb
infirmary.noun,.plural.infirmaries
a place for the care of the infirm,
sick or injured, especially a small hospital or dispensary
inorganic.adjective
involving neither organic
life nor the products of organic life; not composed of organic
matter (inorganic evolution);
not arising in normal growth; artificial; in chemistry, of or relating
to compounds
not containing hydrocarbon groups
inorganically.adverb
interested.adjective
having or showing curiosity,
fascination
or concern
(I'm interested to hear about your family); if you are interested in something,
you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time
doing it; if you describe someone as self-interested, you disapprove of
them because they always want to do what is best for themselves rather
than for other people (narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately
self-defeating)
interestedly.adverb
interestedness.noun
interest.noun,.plural.interests
a state
of curiosity or concern about or attention to something (his interest in
creating functional home led his to great design and carpentry skills);
something,
such as a quality,
a subject
or an activity, that evokes
this mental state (counts being in nature among his interests); possessing
a right,
claim or stake
(an interested party in the estate (I'm interested in living where it's
warmer in the winter; an interest in a new company); involvement with or
participation in something (intelligent people have an interest in the
quality of their children's education)
in the interest of.or.in
the interests of.idiom
to the advantage
of; for the sake
of (thinking in the interest of the whole family; ate breakfast on the
train in the interest of time)
interest, interested,
interesting,
interests.transitive
verbs
to arouse
the curiosity
or hold the attention of (your opinions are interesting); to cause to become
involved or concerned with (tried to interest her in taking a walk); if
you are interested in something, you think it is important and want to
learn more about it or spend time doing it; giving a lot of attention to
something because you want to find out more about it and/or because you
enjoy
it
interest.noun,.plural.interests
a charge
for a loan one has borrowed,
usually
a punishing
compounding
percentage of the amount loaned
invent, invented,
inventing,
invents.transitive
verbs
to produce or contrive
(something previously.unknown)
by the use of ingenuity
or imagination; to make up;
fabricate
(Nikola Tesla was probably the greatest
inventor of all time; invent a likely excuse)
inventible.adjective
inventor.noun
invention.noun,.plural.inventions
the act
or process
of inventing (used a technique
of her own invention); a new device, method or process developed from study
and experimentation (AC power, wireless communication, the radio and many,
many other helpful inventions attributed
to Nikola Tesla; the phonograph,
an invention attributed to Thomas Edison);
a mental fabrication,
especially
a falsehood
(he invented one excuse
after another); skill in inventing; inventiveness (he possesses prowess
in inventing things)
inventive,
inventional.adjectives
inventive.adjective
of, relating
to or characterized by invention;
adept
or sklllful at inventing; creative
inventively.adverb
inventiveness.noun
inventory.noun,.plural.inventories
a detailed, itemized list,
report or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey
of all goods and materials in stock; the process of making such a list,
report or record (we took inventory of all our household items); the items
listed in such a report or record; the quantity of goods and materials
on hand; stock; an evaluation or a survey, as of abilities, assets or resources
inventory,
inventoried,
inventorying,
inventories.transitive
verbs
to make an itemized report
or record of; to include in an itemized report or record
inventorially.adverb
inventorial.adjective
irradiate,
irradiated,
irradiating,
irradiates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
expose
to radiation; to apply radiation
(irradiate farm produce thus killing
bacteria, a side effect being that of rendering
such products inadequate to
provide optimum nutrition and necessary
because of peoples' haphazard
living in ignorance of maintaining their immune
systems, so fuel is added
to the fire of their health deterioration);
to shed light on; illuminate;
to manifest in a manner.suggesting
the emission of light; radiate
(irradiate goodness)
intransitive verb use.to
send forth rays; radiate; to become
radiant;
to illuminate; to shine
irradiative.adjective
irradiator.noun
itch.noun,.plural.itches
an irritating
skin sensation
causing a desire to scratch; a
restless desire or craving
for something (an itch to travel)
itch, itched,
itching,
itches.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
feel, have or produce an itch; to have a desire to scratch; to have a persistent,
restless craving
transitive verb use.to
cause to itch; to scratch an itch
itchy.adjective
if a part of your body or something you are wearing
is itchy, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want
to scratch
itchiness.noun
an irritating cutaneous
sensation that produces a desire to scratch
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