I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words

I.P.O.
I.O.U.2.
I1.
I.O.U. I.P.O.
abbr. signed note acknowledging a debt abbr. first offering to the public of a company's shares on
the stock market

Forms: I owe you (IOU) Forms: Initial Public Offering (IPO)

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i.e.
Inc.4.
3.
Inc. i.e.
abbr. legally established as a corporation abbr. that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance

Forms: incorporated Forms: id est (i.e.)

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ideal
idea6.
5.
idea ideal
n. concept; thought; opinion; intention; plan adj. perfect; imaginary; excellent; best; exemplary

Forms: plural: ideas

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idealize
ideal8.
7.
ideal idealize
n. standard of perfection; pattern; model; person or thing v. to represent as the embodiment of perfection
that embodies a standard of perfection

Forms: plural: ideals Forms: idealized; idealized; idealizing

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identify
identification10.
9.
identification identify
n. verification of a person or thing; recognition v. to recognize; to show to be the same; to sympathize; to
relate

Forms: plural: identifications Forms: identified; identified; identifying

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idle
idle12.
11.
idle idle
adj. lazy; vain; unoccupied; unemployed v. to lounge; to do nothing; to laze around

Forms: idled; idled; idling

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ignore
ignorance14.
13.
ignorance ignore
n. lack of knowledge; illiteracy; lack of education; state of v. to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to
being uninformed reject

Forms: no plural Forms: ignored; ignored; ignoring

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ill
ill16.
15.
ill ill
adj. sick; bad; unfriendly; unsatisfactory; inadequate; adv. with difficulty; barely; scarcely; poorly; improperly
inferior
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illustrate
ill18.
17.
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ill illustrate
n. trouble; misfortune; evil; harm; disease; sickness v. to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate

Forms: plural: ills Forms: illustrated; illustrated; illustrating

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image
illustration20.
19.
illustration image
n. picture in a book or other work; explanation; v. to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in
clarification the mind

Forms: plural: illustrations Forms: imaged; imaged; imaging

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imaginary
image22.
21.
image imaginary
n. figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment adj. not real; fanciful

Forms: plural: images

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imagine
imagination24.
23.
imagination imagine
n. ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do v. to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to
not exist in reality assume

Forms: plural: imaginations Forms: imagined; imagined; imagining

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imagining
imaging26.
25.
imaging imagining
n. forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes n. fantasizing; visualizing

Forms: no plural Forms: plural: imaginings

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immediately
immediate28.
27.
immediate immediately
adj. instantaneous; prompt; direct; close conj. as soon as
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impact
immediately30.
29.
immediately impact
adj. right away; shortly; at once; without delay v. to influence; to affect strongly; to collide; to squeeze in

Forms: impacted; impacted; impacting

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impatient
impact32.
31.
impact impatient
n. influence; effect; colliding of two bodies; touch adj. unable to wait; intolerant; restless

Forms: plural: impacts

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imperative
impede34.
33.
impede imperative
v. to delay; to obstruct; to hinder; to prevent; to thwart adj. necessary; obligatory; commanding

Forms: impeded; impeded; impeding

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implement
imperative36.
35.
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imperative implement
n. necessity; obligation; command; order v. to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to
realize

Forms: plural: imperatives Forms: implemented; implemented; implementing

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implementation
implement38.
37.
implement implementation
n. tool; instrument; piece of equipment n. realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect;
execution

Forms: plural: implements Forms: plural: implementations

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imply
implication40.
39.
implication imply
n. consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; v. to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import
connotation; hint

Forms: plural: implications Forms: implied; implied; implying

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import
import42.
41.
import import
v. to bring from another place; to bring goods from a n. brining in of goods from another country; opposite of
foreign country; to signify; to imply export; meaning; significance

Forms: imported; imported; importing Forms: plural: imports

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impose
important44.
43.
important impose
adj. significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical v. to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to
institute

Forms: imposed; imposed; imposing

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impress
impossible46.
45.
impossible impress
adj. unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured v. to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp

Forms: impressed; impressed; impressing

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impressive
impression48.
47.
impression impressive
n. strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; adj. grand; magnificent; striking
vague memory

Forms: plural: impressions

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improvement
improve50.
49.
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improve improvement
v. to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to n. something which enhances or improves; addition or
develop change which adds value to something

Forms: improved; improved; improving Forms: plural: improvements

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inalienable
impulse52.
51.
impulse inalienable
n. instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy adj. non-transferable
sent via a nerve

Forms: plural: impulses

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inbound
inanimate54.
53.
inanimate inbound
adj. lifeless; spiritless adj. traveling in an inward direction
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incentive
incentive56.
55.
incentive incentive
adj. provocative; stimulating; encouraging n. stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement

Forms: plural: incentives

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incline
incinerator58.
57.
incinerator incline
n. furnace which burns things to ashes v. to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence

Forms: plural: incinerators Forms: inclined; inclined; inclining

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include
incline60.
59.
incline include
n. slope; grade; slant v. to comprise; to contain; to embrace

Forms: plural: inclines Forms: included; included; including

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inclusive
including62.
61.
including inclusive
adj. comprising; containing; embracing adj. containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive;
taking in
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inconvenience
income64.
63.
income inconvenience
n. amount of money received in payment for goods or v. to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb
services or from other sources; revenue; profits

Forms: plural: incomes Forms: inconvenienced; inconvenienced;

inconveniencing
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incorrect
inconvenience66.
65.
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inconvenience incorrect
n. bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort adj. wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper

Forms: plural: inconveniences

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increase
increase68.
67.
increase increase
v. to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify n. growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation

Forms: increased; increased; increasing Forms: plural: increases

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incumbent
incredible70.
69.
incredible incumbent
adj. unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; adj. presently holding an office or position; compulsory;
amazing necessary; resting; lying
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incur
incumbent72.
71.
incumbent incur
n. person who currently holds an office or position v. to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire

Forms: plural: incumbents Forms: incurred; incurred; incurring

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independent
independent74.
73.
independent independent
adj. free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self- n. person who does not belong to any political party
sufficient

Forms: plural: independents

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index
index76.
75.
index index
v. to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance n. list of subjects or other information arranged in
with changes in economic indicators alphabetical order; indicator; sign

Forms: indexed; indexed; indexing Forms: plural: indexes

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indoor
indicate78.
77.
indicate indoor
v. to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to adj. occurring within a building; meant to be used inside
exhibit

Forms: indicated; indicated; indicating

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indulge
induce80.
79.
induce indulge
v. to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence v. to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to
humor

Forms: induced; induced; inducing Forms: indulged; indulged; indulging

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industrialize
indulgence82.
81.
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indulgence industrialize
n. act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; v. to innovate and develop production
luxury; leniency

Forms: plural: indulgences Forms: industrialized; industrialized; industrializing

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infancy
industry84.
83.
industry infancy
n. manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; n. beginning phase of a project; babyhood
tendency to work hard

Forms: plural: industries Forms: plural: infancies

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infant
infant86.
85.
infant infant
adj. pertaining to a minor n. baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor

Forms: plural: infants

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inference
infer88.
87.
infer inference
v. to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint n. act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion

Forms: inferred; inferred; inferring Forms: plural: inferences

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inflict
inflation90.
89.
inflation inflict
n. increase in the supply of money in relation to the v. to impose; to cause something unpleasant
amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices

Forms: plural: inflations Forms: inflicted; inflicted; inflicting

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influence
influence92.
91.
influence influence
n. effect; impact; person or thing which has power to v. to affect; to impact; to impel; to control
affect others

Forms: plural: influences Forms: influenced; influenced; influencing

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inform
influx94.
93.
influx inform
n. inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into v. to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify
another body of water

Forms: plural: influxes Forms: informed; informed; informing

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information
informal96.
95.
informal information
adj. unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back n. knowledge; intelligence; data

Forms: no plural
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inhabit
ingredient98.
97.
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ingredient inhabit
n. component; element; factor; one of the substances v. to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate
which comprises a mixture

Forms: plural: ingredients Forms: inhabited; inhabited; inhabiting

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inherent
inhabitant100.
99.
inhabitant inherent
n. person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; adj. intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part;
occupant natural; inborn

Forms: plural: inhabitants

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initial
initial102.
101.
initial initial
n. beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as v. to sign using the first letter or letters of a name
of a word)

Forms: plural: initials Forms: initialed; initialed; initialing

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initially
initialed104.
103.
initialed initially
adj. signed with initials; marked with the first letter or adv. at first; in the first place; at the beginning
letter of a name
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initiative
initiate106.
105.
initiate initiative
v. to set going; to launch; to begin; to start adj. beginning; introductory

Forms: initiated; initiated; initiating

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injure
initiative108.
107.
initiative injure
n. enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a v. to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage
process; first step

Forms: plural: initiatives Forms: injured; injured; injuring

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injury
injured110.
109.
injured injury
adj. hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged n. hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult

Forms: plural: injuries

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innocent
innocent112.
111.
innocent innocent
adj. not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; n. person who is free from sin or wrongdoing
harmless

Forms: plural: innocents

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innovation
innovate114.
113.
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innovate innovation
v. to make changes; to create something new; to invent n. introduction of something new; change; new method or
practice

Forms: innovated; innovated; innovating Forms: plural: innovations

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inquiry
innovator116.
115.
innovator inquiry
n. person who makes changes; person who introduces n. formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation
new methods or procedures; creative person

Forms: plural: innovators Forms: plural: inquiries

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insert
insert118.
117.
insert insert
v. to place in; to put in; to add to n. something created separately for the purpose of being
added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)

Forms: inserted; inserted; inserting Forms: plural: inserts

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inspect
insist120.
119.
insist inspect
v. to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to v. to check; to look over carefully and critically; to
require; to persevere examine officially; to review

Forms: insisted; insisted; insisting Forms: inspected; inspect; inspecting

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inspector
inspection122.
121.
inspection inspector
n. act of looking over carefully and critically; official n. person whose job it is to supervise and examine;
examination; audit; review police officer ranking below a superintendent

Forms: plural: inspections Forms: plural: inspectors

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inspire
inspiration124.
123.
inspiration inspire
n. stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea v. to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to
encourage

Forms: plural: inspiration Forms: inspired; inspired; inspiring

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install
inspiring126.
125.
inspiring install
adj. motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; v. to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish
inhaling in an office or position

Forms: installed; installed; installing

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instance
instalment128.
127.
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instalment instance
n. one of several separate payments into which a debt v. to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a
has been divided point; to cite; to mention

Forms: plural: instalments Forms: instanced; instanced; instancing

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instant
instance130.
129.
instance instant
n. occurrence; occasion; example; illustration adj. immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current

Forms: plural: instances

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instantaneously
instant132.
131.
instant instantaneously
n. moment; very short space of time; current month adv. immediately; momentarily

Forms: plural: instants

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instinctively
instead134.
133.
instead instinctively
adv. in place of; as a replacement adv. naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically
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institute
institute136.
135.
institute institute
v. to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start n. foundation; organization which provides a certain
service or supports a particular cause

Forms: instituted; instituted; instituting Forms: plural: institutes

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instruct
institution138.
137.
institution instruct
n. organization; custom; convention; law or activity which v. to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to
is accepted in a society educate

Forms: plural: institutions Forms: instructed; instructed; instructing

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instructor
instruction140.
139.
instruction instructor
n. teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; n. educator; teacher; trainer
information

Forms: plural: instructions Forms: plural: instructors

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instrument
instrument142.
141.
instrument instrument
v. to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or n. tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means
controlling

Forms: instrumented; instrumented; instrumenting Forms: plural: instruments

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insult
insulate144.
143.
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insulate insult
v. to separate from others; to segregate n. affront; offense; rude remark or action

Forms: insulated; insulated; insulating Forms: plural: insults

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insurance
insult146.
145.
insult insurance
v. to speak or act in a rude or contemptuous manner; to n. contract by which property or persons are guaranteed
offend; to affront against damage or loss

Forms: insulted; insulted; insulting Forms: plural: insurance

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integrity
insure148.
147.
insure integrity
v. to provide a guarantee against possible damage or n. honesty; uprightness; morality; wholeness; unity
loss; to make certain

Forms: insured; insured; insuring Forms: plural: no plural

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intend
intelligence150.
149.
intelligence intend
n. ability to reason and understand; cleverness; brilliance; v. to plan; to mean; to have in mind do or accomplish; to
information designate for a particular purpose

Forms: plural: no plural Forms: intended; intended; intending

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intensify
intense152.
151.
intense intensify
adj. extreme; great; powerful; strong; profound v. to increase; to strengthen; to heighten

Forms: intensified; intensified; intensifying

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intensive
intensity154.
153.
intensity intensive
n. strength; energy; extreme degree; depth; clarity adj. characterized by a high degree; highly concentrated

Forms: plural: intensities

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intent
intent156.
155.
intent intent
n. plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning adj. concentrated; focused; determined; resolute;
purposeful

Forms: plural: intents

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interchangeable
intention158.
157.
intention interchangeable
n. plan; aim; goal; purpose adj. can be traded; can be substituted by something else

Forms: plural: intentions

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interest
interest160.
159.
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interest interest
n. concern; affair; percentage on a loan which is paid v. to cause to become involved in; to arouse curiosity
over time

Forms: plural: interests Forms: interested; interested; interesting

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interim
interfere162.
161.
interfere interim
v. to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle adj. temporary; provisional

Forms: interfered; interfered; interfering

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interim
interim164.
163.
interim interim
adv. meanwhile; in the meantime n. temporary arrangement; in between period

Forms: plural: interims

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interior
interior166.
165.
interior interior
n. inside a building; inland section of a country adj. inner; inside; inland; of a country's domestic affairs;
of an individual's inner life

Forms: plural: interiors

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intermittent
interject168.
167.
interject intermittent
v. to place between other things; to throw into the center adj. not continuous; sporadic; fitful; alternately stopping
of and starting

Forms: plural: interjected; interjected; interjecting

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internal
internal170.
169.
internal internal
n. inner quality; intrinsic characteristic adj. inner; inside; located within; of a country's domestic
affairs

Forms: plural: internals

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internationalize
international172.
171.
international internationalize
adj. between countries; of relations between two or more v. to globalize; to make worldwide
countries

Forms: internationalized; internationalized;

internationalizing
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interpreter
interpret174.
173.
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interpret interpreter
v. to explain; to clarify; to elucidate; to understand or n. person who translates from one language to another
explain in a particular way (orally); person how clarifies; commentator

Forms: interpreted; interpreted; interpreting Forms: plural: interpreters

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interruption
interrupt176.
175.
interrupt interruption
v. to stop; to discontinue; to disturb; to bring a n. disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off
conversation to a halt

Forms: interrupted; interrupted; interrupting Forms: plural: interruptions

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interview
interview178.
177.
interview interview
n. meeting at which a person is evaluated through v. to question formally; to evaluate through questioning
questioning (as for a job)

Forms: plural: interviews Forms: interviewed; interviewed; interviewing

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interviewer
interviewee180.
179.
interviewee interviewer
n. person who is being asked questions; job candidate n. person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)

Forms: plural: interviewees Forms: plural: interviewers

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introduce
intricate182.
181.
intricate introduce
adj. complex; complicated; involved; entangled v. to present for the first time; to initiate; to establish; to
announce

Forms: introduced; introduced; introducing

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introductory
introduction184.
183.
introduction introductory
n. act of acquainting one person with another; preface adj. preliminary; beginning

Forms: plural: introductions

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invention
invent186.
185.
invent invention
v. to originate; to create; to design; to fabricate; to n. creativity; resourcefulness; fabrication; falsehood
concoct

Forms: invented; invented; inventing Forms: plural: inventions

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inventor
inventive188.
187.
inventive inventor
adj. creative; new; original n. creator; designer

Forms: plural: inventors

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inventory
inventory190.
189.
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inventory inventory
n. stock; list of assets; act of checking stock v. to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to
sum up the worth of

Forms: plural: inventories Forms: inventoried; inventoried; inventorying

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investment
invest192.
191.
invest investment
v. to expend money or effort for future benefits; to grant; n. expenditure of money or effort for future benefits;
to install; to cover; to authorize authorization

Forms: invested; invested; investing Forms: plural: investments

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invisible
investor194.
193.
investor invisible
n. person who puts money into a project adj. impossible to see; imperceptible; hidden; concealed

Forms: plural: investors

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invite
invitation196.
195.
invitation invite
n. request for one's presence; summons; call v. to request the presence of; to solicit; to attract; to
encourage; to promote

Forms: plural: invitations Forms: invited; invited; inviting

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invoice
invoice198.
197.
invoice invoice
n. bill v. to bill; to charge

Forms: plural: invoices Forms: invoiced; invoiced; invoicing

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involvement
involve200.
199.
involve involvement
v. to cause to be concerned with; to engage; to engross n. inclusion; participation; connection; association;
relation

Forms: involved; involved; involving Forms: plural: involvements

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irritate
irrelevant202.
201.
irrelevant irritate
adj. beside the point; unconnected; impertinent; v. to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger
immaterial

Forms: irritated; irritated; irritating

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irritation
irritated204.
203.
irritated irritation
adj. annoyed; aggravated; exasperated n. something which annoys or aggravates

Forms: plural: irritations

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issue
issue206.
205.
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issue issue
n. topic; subject; matter; question; problem; publication v. to publish; to distribute; to circulate; to emit

Forms: plural: issues Forms: issued; issued; issuing

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itemize
item208.
207.
item itemize
n. thing; object; article; news story; piece of information v. to catalog; to list; to enumerate; to set down in full
detail

Forms: plural: items Forms: itemized; itemized; itemizing

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itinerary
209.
itinerary
n. route; travel plans; travel journal

Forms: plural: itineraries

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