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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 24
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| incense | noun | Incense could be smelled at the temple. | aromatic substance burnt |
| incur | verb | You will incur some expenses on your trip. | to acquire or come into |
| infancy | noun | He had been blind from infancy. | earliest period of childhood |
| infection | noun | The wound hurt because of the infection. | invasion by bacteria |
| inflame | verb | That most likely will inflame old hatreds. | arouse passionate feelings |
| inflict | verb | The war will inflict much damage to the city. | cause to happen |
| inheritance | noun | His inheritance from his father made him very rich. | receive money from an ancestor |
| initiation | noun | The organization requires all to have an initiation. | required ceremony to be admitted |
| injunction | noun | We obtained an injunction to stop them. | law to prohibit an action |
| injurious | adj. | Some injurious drugs can cause death. | tending to cause injury or harm |
| insane | adj. | He was considered an insane man. | severe mental disorder |
| adj. | It was an insane idea. | very foolish, absurd | |
| inscribe | verb | They inscribed his name on the memorial. | write, carve or engrave on a surface |
| insolent | adj. | The young man spoke in a most insolent manner. | rude, disrespectful manner |
| installment | noun | She paid us the first installment on the car. | successive payments on a debt |
| insurrection | noun | They quickly put down the insurrection. | civil disobedience against government |
| intellect | noun | Intellect is highly regarded in the academic community. | ability to learn and think |
| intercept | verb | We must intercept any message they try to send. | stop, deflect or interrupt |
| interpose | verb | He tried to interpose his ideas to mine, | to put into, force into |
| intersection | noun | The two cars crashed at that intersection. | place where to roads meet |
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