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7001 - 8000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 19 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| influenza | noun | Influenza or often called "the flu," has killed millions. | an acute contagious viral infection |
| infuse | verb | We need to infuse more money into the company. | to put into or introduce |
| ingenuous | adj. | Hers was an ingenuous solution to our problem | openly straightforward or frank; candid |
| inhale | verb | When smoking cigars he did not inhale. | to draw (air or smoke) into the lungs |
| diseases | verb | Children should be inoculated for childhood diseases. | to introduce a serum, vaccine into the body |
| inquisitive | adj. | I have a naturally inquisitive mind. | unduly curious and inquiring |
| inscrutable | adj. | At times the Japanese seem inscrutable. | difficult to fathom or understand |
| insidious | adj. | She had acquired a rather insidious disease. | working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner |
| insinuate | verb | She tried to insinuate we did it on purpose. | to introduce or otherwise convey gradually |
| insomnia | noun | Insomnia kept her in a constant state of fatigue. | chronic inability to sleep |
| detached | adj. | He is an exceedingly insular man. | detached in outlook and experience |
| intelligible | adj. | He gave us a intelligible set of directions | capable of being understood. |
| intensify | verb | The search will intensify when the sun comes up. | to increase; to become more active |
| interject | verb | He interjected himself into the discussion. | to insert between other elements; interpose |
| interrogate | verb | We need to interrogate the prisoners. | to examine by questioning formally |
| intestines | noun | He developed cancer in his intestines. | alimentary canal from stomach to the anus |
| intimidate | verb | They tried to intimidate the witness. | to make timid; fill with fear |
| intonation | noun | His intonation reminded us of an old senator. | a manner of producing or uttering tones |
| intrinsic | adj. | Its intrinsic value exceeded its cost. | of or relating to its essential nature |
| intuitive | adj. | The solution became intuitive to her. | marked by a keen insight or perception |
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