Vocabulary English-English With I Part 3
Insurgency (noun)
a condition of revolt against a government that is less than an organized revolution and that is not recognized as belligerency
- The search for the missing troops went on amid a rash of confrontations between Iraqis and U.S. personnel -- one U.S. military official has called it a "classic phase of insurgency."
Instrumental (adjective)
most important, influential, or significant
- In World War II, penicillin was instrumental in keeping wounds from getting infected and in helping speed the recovery of wounds that did not become infected.
Intact (adjective)
untouched, especially by anything that harms or diminishes: entire or complete
- The first American steam engine was not made in America at all, but imported intact from England.
Integral (adjective)
constituting or forming part of the essence of something
- The years of 1979 and 1980 were integral in defining mainstream R&B dance music of the early 1980's.
Integration (noun)
the act, process, or result of abolishing racial segregation
- The integration of African Americans into White only schools during the early 1960's caused widespread protests among segregationists in the South.
Intelligible (adjective)
capable of being readily understood
- Language is a form of speech distinctly different from others (otherwise, we call them dialects of each other), adding for good measure not, or only partially, intelligible to others without special study.
Intense (adjective)
extreme in degree, strength, or effect
- Intense winter storms, high rainfall amounts, and steep terrain areas are all conducive to land sliding.
Intensive (adjective)
covering all aspects with painstaking accuracy
- At Harvard and in six further years of intensive reading while he taught school and studied law in Worcester and Boston, he mastered the technicalities of his profession and the literature and learning of his day.
Iteration (noun)
the action or a process of iterating or repeating; the repetition of a sequence of computer instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met
- Big Brother Africa is actually the third iteration of the program; the first two featured South African contestants only and the winners were both white men.
Intercept (verb)
to receive a communication or signal directed elsewhere usually secretly
- U.S. intelligence analysts believe Saddam Hussein is more likely to be alive than dead, a conclusion bolstered in recent weeks by intercepted communications among Saddam loyalists, The New York Times reported Friday, citing government officials.
Interchange (noun)
the act, process, or an instance of putting each of (two things) in the place of the other
- Although many food plants had traveled halfway around the globe by 1492, not one food crop had crossed the Atlantic Ocean. That is why 1492 is such a crucial date in the history of the world's food supply: Columbus' voyages initiated the interchange of plants between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, which in effect doubled the food crop resources available to peoples on both sides of the Atlantic.
Interdisciplinary (adjective)
of or between more than one branch of learning
- Cognition and perception graduate students may easily elect to pursue programs of study with an interdisciplinary breadth. For example, a student with strong interests in aging may participate extensively in the developmental area and the Institute of Gerontology; one attracted to problems in social cognition might work with members of the social psychology program at the Institute for Social Research; and an individual who wished to model problem solving behavior may study with artificial intelligence specialists in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department.
Interfere (verb)
to intervene without good judgment in the affairs of others
- His house was bombed, and he was convicted along with other boycott leaders on charges of conspiring to interfere with the bus company's operations.
Interminably (adverb)
so as to be endless or tediously long
- While in France, he would sometimes go to the café that James Joyce would frequent, but the interminably shy Faulkner never mustered the nerve to speak to him.
Intermittently (adverb)
in an irregular and unpredictable manner; at irregular intervals
- To the east of the Armargosa Range is the Armargosa Desert, striated by the wide washes of the Armargosa River which intermittently flows south from Beatty, Nevada, through Death Valley Junction, curving to the west and then north to enter Death Valley below Jubilee Pass.
Internal (adjective)
located farther in, or within something
- Another benefit of exercising is that it increases bone mass. It is important to keep healthy and strong bones because they provide movement and protect our internal organs.
Internship (noun)
a specific length of time in which a worker (often cases a student) works for a company in order to gain experience
- A person should look for an entry level job, gain experience through internships, and watch for opportunities of specialized training or advanced education.
Interpolate (verb)
to insert words into a book
- Part one of Cervantes’s book interpolates peripheral episodes into the main plot.
Intervention (noun)
the act or instance of intruding in other people’s affairs
- With appropriate intervention, many of the associated behaviors can be positively changed, even to the point in some cases, that the child or adult may appear to the untrained person to no longer have autism.
Intricate (adjective)
complexly detailed; difficult to understand due to intricacy
- The entire small intestine is lined with intricate sets of muscles, which are never at complete rest.
Intrigue (noun)
a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end
- In 1768 he composed his first opera, La Finta Semplice, for Vienna, but intrigues prevented its performance, and it was first presented a year later at Salzburg.
Intruder (noun)
a person who goes into a building with a criminal intent
- The rattle is the most distinguishing feature of the snake and is a horny section at the end of the tail, which serves to scare off intruders.
Inversely (adverb)
in an inverted order or manner, as when one quantity is greater or less according as another is less or greater
- In the Pacific Ocean, where the typical water depth is about 4000 m, a tsunami travels at about 200 m/s, or over 700 km/hr. Because the rate at which a wave loses its energy is inversely related to its wave length, tsunamis not only propagate at high speeds, they can also travel great, transoceanic distances with limited energy losses.
Invincible (adjective)
incapable of being conquered, overrun, or subjugated
- Juan Gil obtained Cervantes's freedom in 1580 in exchange for 500 ducats. Once back in Spain, he became a tax collector for the Invincible Armada.
Invoke (verb) bring about, cause
- Our giant impact hypothesis had the advantage of invoking a stochastic catastrophic event that might happen only to one or two planets out of nine.
Inwardly (adverb)
in the mind or heart; privately; secretly
- She inwardly keeps her feelings from the rest of her family.
Irregularity (noun)
lack of smoothness or regularity
- To determine a diamond's clarity, an expert views it under 10 power magnifications. In addition to internal inclusions, surface irregularities are referred to as blemishes.
Irrigate (verb)
to cause a stream to flow over land so as to water it
- These slow moving rivers feed many canals that irrigate farmlands.
Irritate (verb)
to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated, needless trouble
- The latter, at first sympathetic to the Mozart’s, later became irritated by Wolfgang's prolonged absences and stubborn ways.
Isolation (noun)
the quality of state of being alone
- A person who engages in criminal behavior can be differentiated by the quality or quantity of his learning through associations with those who define criminal activity favorable and the relative isolation from lawful social norms.
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