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| infraction |
n. violation, infringement, (impingement)
eg. minor infractions of EU regulations |
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| influx |
n. flowing into, massively arriving
eg. the influx of wealth into the region |
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| inflated |
adj. exaggerated, higher than reasonable
eg. inflated prices / salaries |
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| infirmity |
n. weakness (in a long period), (impuissance)
eg. We all fear disability or infirmity |
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| infinitesimal |
adj. tiny, very small, exiguous, minute
eg. infinitesimal traces of poison |
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| infiltrate |
v. pass through, penetrate
eg. The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies |
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| infidel |
n. unbeliever (esp about religion)
eg. The Saracens made war against the infidels |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:30:44 GMT |
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| infernal |
adj. pertaining to hell, devilish
eg. the infernal regions/monsters |
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| infer |
v. imply, conclude, deduce |
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| infantile |
adj. childish, infantlike
eg. infantile games/behaviors |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:32:17 GMT |
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| infamous |
adj. notorious bad, ignoble, disgrace, shameful
eg. a general who was infamous for his brutality |
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| infallible |
adj. without mistake or fault, inerrable, impeccable
eg. an infallible method of memorizing things |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 05:22:54 GMT |
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| inexorable |
adj. unstoppable or unchangeable, relentless (immutable)
eg. the inexorable rise of crime |
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| inevitable |
adj. unavoidable, unpreventable
eg. A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:34:13 GMT |
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| inert |
adj. inactive, powerless to move, fallow
eg. He lay inert with half-closed eyes |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:34:22 GMT |
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| inerrancy |
n. reliability, infallibility
eg. She disbelieves in the pope's inerrancy |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:34:29 GMT |
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| inept |
adj. lacking skill, incompetent, maladroit, (inapt, infelicitous)
eg. She was left feeling inept and inadequate |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:39:06 GMT |
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| ineluctable |
adj. unavoidable, irresistible
eg. the ineluctable signs of ageing |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:39:20 GMT |
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| ineffectual |
adj. weak, not effective, feckless
eg. an ineffectual attempt to reform the law |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:19:14 GMT |
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| ineffable |
adj. unspeakable, too great or beautiful to describe in words
eg. ineffable joy ever |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:21:01 GMT |
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| inebriated |
adj. drunk
eg. he is very inebriated with alcohol |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:20:30 GMT |
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| indulgent |
adj. excessive generous to Sb
eg. His mother is very indulgent, she bought him everything |
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| inductive |
adj. generalizing from particular facts
eg. a theory derived inductively from the data |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:16:51 GMT |
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| induce |
v. cause, persuade, stimulate
eg. a drug-induced coma |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:45:59 GMT |
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| indubitable |
adj. unquestionable, undoubted
eg. He was, indubitably, the most suitable candidate. |
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| indomitable |
adj. indefatigable, very brave and determined, unyielding
eg. an indomitable campaigner for human rights |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 05:25:47 GMT |
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| indolent |
adj. lazy, slothful, otiose, slow
eg. an indolent infectious disease |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:47:42 GMT |
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| indite |
v. write, compose
eg. Cyrano indited many letters for Christian |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:47:58 GMT |
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| indissoluble |
adj. permanent, unable to be dissolved, indelible
eg. an indissoluble friendship |
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| indisputable |
adj. incontrovertible, absolutely true |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:07:27 GMT |
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| indiscriminate |
adj. acting inattentively or without thinking, inadvertently, improvise
eg. She’s always been indiscriminate in her choice of friends. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:28:54 GMT |
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| indignity |
n. humiliation, insulting treatment
eg. The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting |
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| indignation |
n. anger at injustice or inequality
eg. The rise in train fares has aroused public indignation. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:50:30 GMT |
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| indigent |
adj. very poor, destitute |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:03:05 GMT |
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| indigenous |
adj. native, endemic
eg. The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:51:26 GMT |
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| indigence |
n. poverty, penury, pauperism
eg. eliminate indigence from out society |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:52:30 GMT |
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| indict |
v. charge, impeach
eg. The senator was indicted for murder |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:52:40 GMT |
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| indices |
n. sign, indications
eg. GRE is the best incices of a student's potential |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:52:49 GMT |
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| indicative |
adj. suggestive, implying, implicit
eg. actions indicative of fear |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:54:09 GMT |
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| indeterminate |
adj. uncertain, indefinite |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:53:24 GMT |
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| indenture |
n. contract (servant or apprentice work for few years)
eg. indentured labourers |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:54:51 GMT |
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| indentation |
n. a mark on the surface of sth
eg. the racing horse left many indentations in the mud |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:55:01 GMT |
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| indemnify |
v. compensate for loss, repay, (remunerate, redress)
eg. The contract indemnifies them against loss of earnings. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:56:31 GMT |
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| indelible |
adj. permanent, indissoluble
eg. Her unhappy childhood left an indelible mark. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:56:44 GMT |
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| indefatigable |
adj. tireless, never giving up, indomitable
eg. an indefatigable defender of human rights |
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| incursion |
n. sudden attack or invasion, foray, encroachment
eg. the incursion of television into the American living room |
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| incur |
v. must deal with, obtain, be involved
eg. His parents refused to pay any future debts he might incur |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:58:14 GMT |
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| incumbent |
adj. having an official position, obligatory, prevalent
eg. the incumbent President of the White House |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:58:28 GMT |
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| inculcate |
v. teach
eg. to inculcate a sense of responsibility in sb |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:58:36 GMT |
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| incubus |
n. nightmare, burden, anguish
eg. The incubus of financial worry has threatened the whole company |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:59:10 GMT |
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| incubate |
v. hatch, keep warm for develop
eg. incubate an egg |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:59:18 GMT |
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| incrustation |
n. the process of forming hard outer
eg. the incrustation of of dirt covered the old ship |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:59:25 GMT |
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| incriminate |
v. make sb criminal, accuse, implicate
eg. He was careful not to say anything that might incriminate the others. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:59:32 GMT |
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| incredulous |
adj. skeptical, tending to disbelieve
eg. his incredulous face showed that he did not understand |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:59:43 GMT |
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| incredulity |
n. disbelief
eg. a look of surprise and incredulity |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:59:52 GMT |
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| incorrigible |
adj. incurable, uncorrectable
eg. Her husband is an incorrigible flirt |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:33:23 GMT |
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| incorporeal |
adj. without a body or form
eg. Ghost is an incorporeal being |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMT |
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| incorporate |
v. include, unite
eg. Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:00:08 GMT |
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| incontrovertible |
adj. absolute true, indisputable
eg. incontrovertible evidence / proof |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:00:14 GMT |
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| incontinent |
adj. lacking self-restraint, unsuppressed
eg. Many of our patients are incontinent |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:00:21 GMT |
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| inconsequential |
adj. unimportant, insignificant
eg. inconsequential details |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:00:30 GMT |
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| incongruity |
n. discrepancy, inappropriateness, lack of harmony, discordant, inconsistency
eg. She was struck by the incongruity of the situation. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:36:44 GMT |
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| incommodious |
adj. not spacious, inconvenient
eg. incommodious hotel accommodations |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:02:09 GMT |
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| incoherent |
adj. unorganized, illogical, unclear
eg. She broke off, incoherent with anger |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:02:20 GMT |
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| incognito |
adv. disguised, using an assumed name
eg. Movie stars often prefer to travel incognito. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:19:58 GMT |
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| inclusive |
adj. tending to include all, comprehensive |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:19:58 GMT |
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| incline |
v. slope, tend to do sth
eg. Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:02:33 GMT |
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| inclement |
adj. stormy, not pleasant (weather) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:59:30 GMT |
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| incite |
v. arouse to action, abet, foment, (goad, galvanize)
eg. They were accused of inciting the crowd to violence |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 05:10:57 GMT |
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| incisive |
adj. sharp, piercing, decisive
eg. incisive comments / criticism / teeth |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:04:43 GMT |
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| incipient |
adj. beginning, inchoate, elementary, nascent
eg. signs of incipient unrest |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 05:24:49 GMT |
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| incidental |
adj. not essential, minor
eg. The discovery was incidental to their main research |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:04:57 GMT |
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| incidence |
n. rate of occurrence
eg. high incidence of infant mortality |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:05:03 GMT |
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| inchoate |
adj. recently begun, rudimentary, incipient
eg. inchoate ideas |
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