v. reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
E.g. Well, I think one of the things I'd like this book to impart is a sense of how complex people's lives are.
v. hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
E.g. A series of accidents impede the launching of the space shuttle.
n. incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
E.g. A new federal highway program would create jobs and give added impetus to our economic recovery.
v. put into effect; supply with tools
E.g. The mayor was unwilling to implement the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
a. implied or understood though not directly expressed
E.g. Jack never told Jill he adored her; he believed his love was implicit in his actions.
a. unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.
E.g. Indeed, his example is so inapt that I'm kind of shocked that he wrote it.
v. start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
E.g. The airline decided to inaugurate its new route to the Far East with a special reduced fare offer.
n. rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
E.g. The highest incidence is found in Britain, Australia and Belgium: 30 per 1,000,000 per year.
a. beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
E.g. I will go to sleep early for I want to break an incipient cold.
v. arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
E.g. In a fiery speech, Mario and his fellow students incite audience to go out on strike to protest the government.
n. preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
E.g. I have the greatest inclination to follow up my advantage to purpose.
n. cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical
E.g. The architect recommended that the nursing home's ramp be rebuilt because its incline was too steep for wheelchairs.
a. tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
E.g. The comedian turned down the invitation to join the Players' Club, saying any club that would let him in was too inclusive for him.
a. not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
E.g. Dave saw nothing incongruous about wearing sneakers with his tuxedo; he couldn't understand why his date took one look at him and started to laugh.
v. combine something into a larger whole; unite
E.g. I will provide the template for the website but will need someone in incorporate the matrix along with the members area and a few other aspects to go along with the members area.
n. process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
E.g. The new contract calls for a 10 percent increment in salary for each employee for the next two years.
v. bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
E.g. Today when a corporation loses a court decision the universal punishment they incur is that they are made to pay a fine.
a. unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
E.g. The indefinite, which is born from the human and divine combination of the infinite and the finite, escapes them.
a. impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
E.g. The indelible ink left a permanent mark on my shirt.
n. security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
E.g. It would also offer an indemnity against losses in excess of 0.1 percentage point on all outstanding loans.
n. one who, or that which, shows or points out
E.g. I think the best indicator is simply customer satisfaction.
a. having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
E.g. No one can remain indifferent when an orchestra of Palestinian children comes to play for Holocaust survivors and to bring delight to the old people.
a. affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment
E.g. "Stupid things!" Alice began in a loud, indignant voice, but she stopped hastily.
a. essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted
E.g. It was the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state.
a. inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
E.g. Potential intelligence, like potential, can remain inert forever.
n. property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
E.g. Because of the sheer inertia of the system many badly needed reform is never introduced.
v. deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
E.g. From the students' glazed looks, it was easy for me to infer that they were bored out of their minds.
n. inferring by deduction or induction; truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; conclusion; deduction
E.g. If he is guilty, then by inference so is she; both should be in trouble.
v. overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
E.g. The Kudzu plant does infest much of the South and is spreading to the North.
n. flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
E.g. The influx of refugees into the country has taxed the relief agencies severely.
n. underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system
E.g. Mexican federal aviation officials have indicated a substantial investment in infrastructure is needed for the airline to comply.
v. act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
E.g. I am disgusted at this decision by the government, to once again infringe on the rights of the people of the countryside!
v. live in; occupy; reside in
E.g. Hundreds of whales inhabit near this coast.
n. resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
E.g. The local animal welfare department has been called in to care for the inhabitant of the zoo.
a. firmly established by nature or habit
E.g. Each branch of the federal government has certain inherent powers.
v. restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
E.g. Only two things inhibit him from taking a punch at Mike Tyson: Tyson's left hook, and Tyson's right jab.
v. do harm to; inflict damage; do injustice to
E.g. Generally people who injure limbs have bad arthritis as they mature.
a. within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior
E.g. Beijing is an inland city; water resource is becoming the principle challenge for city development.
v. change or alter by bringing in something new
E.g. For many in our industry, the capacity to innovate is closely tied to developing human resources.
n. introduction of something new
E.g. The United States, a nation that has always led the way in innovation, is now being outpaced in math and science education.