5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 137

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
ignorant adj. He was an ignorant man. uneducated
ignore verb Ignore him and he will go away. disregard
ill adv. The doctor said he was ill. sick
adj. It was an ill conceived idea. poorly
illegal adj. That is an illegal act. unlawful
illiterate adj. We hired an illiterate worker. can't read/write
noun He was a good worker but illiterate. can't read/write
illness noun The illness made him to lose his job. sickness
illuminate verb The room was illuminated by candles. lighted
illusion noun It wasn't there. It was an illusion. delusion
illustrate verb We illustrated our book with pictures. explained
illustration noun The illustration was very clear. picture
noun His illustration helped us to learn. example
image noun The image on the TV was very clear. picture
noun We must be careful of our image. reputation
imaginary adj. It is an imaginary car you have. fictitious
imagination noun Children have good imaginations. fantasies
imagine verb Imagine you are the King of England. pretend
imitate verb You should imitate a good leader. emulate
verb He imitated the President. mimicked
immediate adj. Give this immediate attention. prompt
adj. He was in the immediate vicinity nearby
immense adj. It was an immense sailing ship. huge
immigrant noun Many immigrants come to the U.S.A. aliens
immigrate verb He wanted to immigrate to England. live abroad