Barron's Word List 26: infringe-invert

Hasan M. (Bangladesh)
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  1. infringe
    advance beyond the usual limit
  2. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  3. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  4. ingrained
    deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
  5. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  6. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  7. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  8. inhibit
    limit the range or extent of
  9. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  10. inimitable
    matchless
  11. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  12. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
  13. injurious
    harmful to living things
  14. inkling
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  15. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  16. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  17. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  18. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  19. inopportune
    not suitable for a purpose
  20. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  21. inquisitor
    a questioner who is excessively harsh
  22. insalubrious
    detrimental to health
  23. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  24. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  25. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  26. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  27. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  28. insightful
    exhibiting clear and deep perception
  29. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  30. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  31. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  32. insolvent
    unable to meet or discharge financial obligations
  33. insomnia
    an inability to sleep
  34. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  35. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  36. insubordination
    defiance of authority
  37. insubstantial
    lacking material form
  38. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  39. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  40. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  41. insurmountable
    not capable of being overcome
  42. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  43. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  44. integral
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  45. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  46. integrity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  47. intellect
    knowledge and mental ability
  48. intelligentsia
    an educated elite
  49. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  50. interdict
    command against
  51. interim
    the time between one event, process, or period and another
  52. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  53. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  54. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  55. internecine
    within a group or organization
  56. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  57. interregnum
    the time between two reigns or governments
  58. interrogate
    pose a series of questions to
  59. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  60. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  61. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
  62. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  63. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  64. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  65. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  66. introspective
    given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
  67. introvert
    a person who tends to shrink from social contacts
  68. intrude
    enter uninvited
  69. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  70. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  71. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  72. invalidate
    make no longer acceptable for use
  73. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  74. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  75. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  76. inverse
    turned backward in order or nature or effect
  77. invert
    turn inside out or upside down
Created on Fri Feb 10 10:47:43 EST 2012

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