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| invert |
v. turn upside down, change to opposite order
eg. Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:06:08 GMT |
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| inverse |
adj. opposite, reversed backward
eg. A person’s wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:01:28 GMT |
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| inveigle |
v. wheedle, entice, coax, cajole, palaver
eg. She was inveigled into joining the club |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:02:40 GMT |
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| inveigh |
v. denounce bitterly, censure strongly, rail, declaim |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:03:27 GMT |
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| invective |
n. censure, verbally abuse, condemnation, vituperation
eg. a speech full of invective against the government |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:04:10 GMT |
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| inured |
adj. accustomed, adapted
eg. She became inured to the Alaskan cold |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:36:09 GMT |
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| inundate |
v. flood, overwhelm
eg. This semester, i have been inundated with homework |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:04:22 GMT |
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| intuition |
n. strong feeling, instinct, suspicion
eg. Intuition told her that he had spoken the truth |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:04:48 GMT |
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| intrude |
v. trespass, enter uninvitedly
eg. The sound of the telephone intruded into his dreams. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:35:20 GMT |
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| introvert |
n. one who is introspective |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:53:44 GMT |
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| introspective |
adj. tending to think about ur own thoughts, self-centered
eg. an introspective piece of writing |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:35:04 GMT |
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| intrinsic |
adj. essential, permanent, inherent, inner
eg. form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing- John Dewey |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:07:19 GMT |
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| intrepid |
adj. fearless, audacious, dauntless
eg. an intrepid explorer |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:34:39 GMT |
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| intransigence |
n. stubbornness |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:49:16 GMT |
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| intractable |
adj. unmanageable, hard to control, stubborn, refractory
eg. intractable pain |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:09:20 GMT |
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| intimidate |
v. frighten, bully, browbeat, cow
eg. She refused to be intimidated by their threats. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:49:16 GMT |
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| intimate |
v. hint, inkling
adj. close, friendly
eg. He has already intimated to us his intention to retire |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:46:14 GMT |
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| intervene |
v. interfere, mediate
eg. She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn’t intervened. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:34:11 GMT |
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| interrogate |
v. question a lot, inquire, pry, grill
eg. He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:10:38 GMT |
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| interregnum |
n. waiting time for a new leader (for organization, nation,...) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:44:53 GMT |
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| interpolate |
v. insert, interrupt
eg. The lines were interpolated into the manuscript at a later date |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:33:49 GMT |
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| internecine |
adj. happening between members of the same group, mutual destructive
eg. internecine struggles / warfare |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 15:25:36 GMT |
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| intermittent |
adj. sporadic, periodic, over a period of time
eg. intermittent bursts of applause |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:12:20 GMT |
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| interminable |
adj. endless
eg. an interminable speech / wait / discussion |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:12:45 GMT |
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| interloper |
n. intruder, alien
eg. She felt like an interloper in her own family. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:12:51 GMT |
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| interim |
n. meantime, meanwhile
eg. Despite everything that had happened in the interim, they had remained good friends |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:13:56 GMT |
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| interdict |
v. prohibit, forbid, proscribe
eg. I interdict you to call me late at night |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:15:09 GMT |
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| inter |
v. bury
eg. The princess was interred on an island in the middle of a lake |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:15:16 GMT |
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| intelligentsia |
n. member in a well-educated nation |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:15 GMT |
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| intellect |
n. logical understanding ability, mental power
eg. a man of considerable intellect |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:15:40 GMT |
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| integrity |
n. unity, morality, (sobriety)
eg. to behave with integrity |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:17:28 GMT |
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| integral |
adj. essential, complete, intrinsic, inherent
eg. Music is an integral part of the school’s curriculum |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:34:56 GMT |
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| intangible |
adj. imperceptible, obscure
eg. he old building had an intangible air of sadness |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:16:56 GMT |
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| insurrection |
n. rebellion, situation that rebels want to take political control |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:10:47 GMT |
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insurmountable
"surmount" -> overcome, to mount |
adj. hard to deal with successfully, insuperable
eg. facing almost insurmountable obstacles |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 15:29:55 GMT |
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insurgent
"in" -> intensify
"surge" -> rise up |
adj. rebellious
n. rebel
eg. an armed insurgent has planned to take over the city |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 15:23:57 GMT |
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| insuperable |
adj. hard to deal with successfully, insurmountable |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:10:47 GMT |
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| insularity |
n. narrow-mindedness, only interested in your own nation/ideas,...
eg. The British are often accused of being insular |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:01 GMT |
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| insubstantial |
adj. insignificant, not very strong or large, unimportant |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:01 GMT |
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| insubordination |
n. disobedience, rebelliousness
eg. Two officers were reported for insubordination. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:31:29 GMT |
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| instigate |
v. initiate, provoke
eg. They were accused of instigating racial violence. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:18:59 GMT |
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| insouciant |
adj. indifferent, unconcerned, (nonchalant, blithe)
eg. showed a casual disregard for cold weather |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:21:04 GMT |
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| insomnia |
n. inability to sleep, wakefulness
eg. to suffer from insomnia |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:31:14 GMT |
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| insolvent |
adj. bankrupt
eg. The company has been declared insolvent |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:21:19 GMT |
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| insolence |
n. rudeness, lack of respect, brazen, impudence, (barefaced)
eg. her insolence irritated many men |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:22:09 GMT |
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| insipid |
adj. flavorless, savorless, bland, vapid
eg. a cup of insipid coffee |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:23:29 GMT |
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| insinuate |
adj. imply, hint
eg. The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend’s wife |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:13:29 GMT |
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| insightful |
adj. discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, sagacious |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 14:44:14 GMT |
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| insidious |
adj. spreading gradually or without being noticed
eg. the insidious effects of polluted water supplies |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:47:06 GMT |
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| insensate |
adj. callous, without human feeling, insentient
eg. She lay there as insensate as a log |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:26:37 GMT |
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| inscrutable |
adj. mysterious, expressionless, obscure
("in" = not, scrutinize = examine/observe)
eg. keep their emotion inscrutable |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 14:49:10 GMT |
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| insatiable |
adj. extremely greedy
eg. an insatiable appetite / hunger / thirst |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:16:03 GMT |
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| insalubrious |
adj. not healthful, not cleaned
eg. The mosquito-ridden swamp was an insalubrious place |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:41:34 GMT |
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| inquisitor |
n. questioner, investigator |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:34:32 GMT |
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inordinate
"in" -> not
"ordin" -> order |
adj. - excessive, exorbitant
- disordered
eg. inordinately high prices |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 15:32:56 GMT |
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| inopportune |
adj. happening at a bad time, inappropriate
eg. They arrived at an inopportune moment |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:34:32 GMT |
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| innuendo |
n. hint, indirect remark, inkling, insinuation
eg. The song is full of sexual innuendo |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:31:24 GMT |
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| innocuous |
adj. harmless
eg. an innocuous substance |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:23:39 GMT |
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| innate |
adj. existing at birth, congenital
eg. He never lost his innate sense of fun. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:23:49 GMT |
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| inkling |
n. hint, suspicion
eg. He had no inkling of what was going on |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:23:55 GMT |
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| injurious |
adj. harmful
eg. cigarette is injurious to health |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:24:21 GMT |
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| initiate |
v. make sth/sb begin
eg. His uncle initiated him into the pleasures of sailing. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 14:50:33 GMT |
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| iniquitous |
adj. wicked, immoral, malicious, heinous
eg. series-killing is an iniquitous deed |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:29:26 GMT |
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| inimitable |
adj. unable to imitate, too good for others to copy
eg. we admire him for his inimitable skills of using language |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:24:36 GMT |
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inimical
"inimic" -> enemy |
adj. hostile, harmful to Sb, injurious
eg. These policies are inimical to the interests of society. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 15:26:55 GMT |
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| inhibit |
v. restrain, prevent
eg. A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:25:50 GMT |
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| inherent |
adj. basic or permanent parts of sth, intrinsic
eg. Violence is inherent in our society |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:26:20 GMT |
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| ingratiate |
adj. become popular with
eg. The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:15:58 GMT |
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| ingrate |
n. ungrateful person |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:15:58 GMT |
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| ingrained |
adj. deep-rooted, existed for a long time and difficult to change, inveterate
eg. The belief that we should do our duty is deeply ingrained in most of us. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:28:24 GMT |
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| ingenuous |
adj. naive and honest
eg. an ingenuous smile |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 11 May 2010 14:58:02 GMT |
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| ingenious |
adj. clever and suitable
eg. His plots are always very ingenious. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:28:39 GMT |
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| infringe |
v. violate, break (a law)
eg. The material can be copied without infringing copyright |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:28:47 GMT |
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