| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 280 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym | 
| industrious | adj. | She is an industrious worker. | hard working | 
| industry | noun | Cotton is a major industry in India. | business | 
| inevitable | adj. | Crime is inevitable if men have money. | unavoidable | 
| infant | noun | The infant was held by her father. | child | 
| infect | verb | You'll infect her with your disease. | poison | 
| infectious | adj. | She has an infectious disease. | contagious | 
| infer | verb | You infer that I can not do that. | imply | 
| inferior | noun | That product is very inferior. | shoddy | 
| adj. | It is an inferior car. | shoddy | |
| infinite | adj. | I've an infinite amount of patience. | unlimited | 
| inflation | noun | Inflation will increase costs. | escalate | 
| influence | noun | Their influence will change opinion. | power |