a. lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
E.g. Calling Mary socially inept is akin to describing Hurricane Katrina as a summer shower.
n. child in the first period of life; young babe
E.g. If the infant is able to clear the virus from their body this will occur within the first 2 years of life.
v. bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
E.g. He had no choice, even though this simple act might signal their presence to an enemy; they could not pick up something that would rot feet or infect skin.
a. contagious; contaminating
E.g. The burden of infectious diseases, including HIV, as well as chronic conditions, coupled with a lack of health care, has led to this situation.
a. poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
E.g. After reading these stories, it may appear as if we are, in short, inferior to Cornell.
a. unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
E.g. With infinite difficulty, for he was stubborn as a stone, I persuaded him to make an exchange in favor of a sober black satin and pearl-grey silk.
n. health facility where patients receive treatment
E.g. The second building houses the charity and infirmary wards of the hospital for students' training.
n. general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
E.g. The owners say inflation in the price of tea, plastic cups, tinned milk and gas to heat the water means they have little choice but to increase the cost if they're to stay in business.
v. impose something unpleasant; cause
E.g. United Nations officials warn that malaria does not only inflict terrible suffering, it's also damaging Africa's economies.
n. element in a mixture or compound
E.g. Water, the project's key ingredient, will come from the massive artificial lake created by the Aswan High Dam.
v. receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
E.g. To be an American today, we must examine the values that we inherit from the pioneers, and how they relate to the future of our nation in the world.
a. early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning
E.g. An initial study will look at the terrorist threat to peace-keeping forces in the Balkans.
v. begin; originate; admit into membership
E.g. The college is about to initiate a program in reducing math anxiety among students.
n. serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; act which originates or begins
E.g. The child displayed great initiative in going to fetch apple from shelf.
v. put in; infuse ; force or drive fluid into something
E.g. The company will inject over eight hundred million dollars of its own cash to improve the health of its pension fund.
v. input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
E.g. The proposal for genetic modification involves to insert a fluorescent protein into the virus.
n. understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
E.g. This insight is then applied to three prominent proposals.
a. strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
E.g. Georgiana, who had a spoiled temper, a very acrid spite, a captious and insolent carriage, was universally indulged.
v. look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
E.g. Please inspect your father's letter carefully.
n. formal or official examination
E.g. Experts among his inspection team can cross-check it with existing intelligence.
v. encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
E.g. The balance performed by the Shaolin monks have insisted to inspire many Hong Kong and Hollywood martial arts movies.
a. stimulating or exalting to the spirit
E.g. This is an inspiring campaign and I would do anything to support this.
n. advance or set forth in court; association organized to promote art or science or education
E.g. The institute for biomedical research is a non-profit, independent research and educational organization known as a world leader in its field.
v. teach; make aware of
E.g. She had to instruct the students to work on their pronunciation.
n. tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; device used to produce music; legal document
E.g. The bond market cheered such a short-term instrument as traders have been looking forward to trading in short-term papers.
v. make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
E.g. I want to insure my residence, or any accident may ruin the life of family.
a. undamaged in any way; integrated; whole
E.g. Ironically, the expensive technical equipment seems intact and the weather conditions are perfect.
n. ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
E.g. In this stage, the intellect is able to grasp all knowledge, and does not need to have recourse to the senses again.
n. of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
E.g. Internationally he's known among finance ministers for his grasp of detail and his intellectual rigor.
v. interplay; act together or towards others or with
E.g. Only two months ago, there was much criticism of the founders who organized the floatation and continued to interact with Wall Street.
n. inside; inner part; internal; inner
E.g. Although it looks old and worn, the interior is all about contemporary shapes and elegant furnishings.
v. explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
E.g. When data is kept under lock and key, as mysterious as a temple secret, only the priests can read and interpret it.
v. get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
E.g. The place to intervene is to slow down the number of children who begin smoking.
v. frighten; make timid; fill with fear
E.g. The group said Eveleth's arrest was designed to intimidate and disrupt its protests during the Earth Summit.
v. captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for: scheme for
E.g. He asks occasional questions, but usually just about how the speaker came to a certain conclusion, it's the thought process more than the answer that seems to intrigue him.
n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
E.g. Even though Tony denied that anything was wrong, Tina trusted her intuition that something was bothering him.
v. move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
E.g. During the one-day visit Hun Sen also accused Thailand of plotting to invade again.
a. of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
E.g. This ticket has passed its expiration date, and so it is now invalid.
a. valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
E.g. He has many invaluable paintings; none care about them actually except himself.
n. check list; a collection of resources
E.g. Less money tied up in inventory is more money in our pockets.