a. not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
E.g. He does not satisfy his inadequate income.
a. lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
E.g. She was asked to identify the still and inanimate body.
n. rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
E.g. The highest incidence is found in Britain, Australia and Belgium: 30 per 1,000,000 per year.
n. usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
E.g. The most high-profile exercise is planned for central London where a catastrophic incident will be simulated shortly.
a. penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
E.g. His incisive remarks made us see the fallacy in our plans.
n. preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
E.g. I have the greatest inclination to follow up my advantage to purpose.
n. quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
E.g. My other problem with the iPod is that I find them a bit of an incongruity in this age of convergence.
a. not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
E.g. Dave saw nothing incongruous about wearing sneakers with his tuxedo; he couldn't understand why his date took one look at him and started to laugh.
a. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
E.g. It is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen.
v. nick; set in from margin; impress or stamp
E.g. You should indent the paragraphs of a letter.
a. not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others
E.g. Tom decided that he could be independent of Becky Thatcher now.
v. point out; direct to a knowledge of
E.g. Researchers indicate that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.
v. persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
E.g. He was as a dog that had been terribly scorched, and nothing would again induce him to go near the fire.
a. of or relating to or resulting from industry; having highly developed industries
E.g. It is an issue for those that have made large strides in industrial development: the sector of economy consumes the most energy.
v. made industrial; converted to industrialism
E.g. This town now is becoming new industrialized areas.
a. not elastic; lacking elasticity; unyielding or inadaptable
E.g. One of the results of the internet bubble is that certain inelastic inputs had highly inflated prices.
a. not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
E.g. The judge was inexorable and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by law.
n. moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
E.g. The Chinese respondents were quite well informed the three main routes of infection: unprotected sex, dirty needles, and mother-to-child transmission.
a. poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
E.g. After reading these stories, it may appear as if we are, in short, inferior to Cornell.
v. overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
E.g. The Kudzu plant does infest much of the South and is spreading to the North.
v. pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
E.g. They're not going to take any chances to infiltrate from the Afghan side of the border into Pakistan.
v. live in; occupy; reside in
E.g. Hundreds of whales inhabit near this coast.
v. receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
E.g. To be an American today, we must examine the values that we inherit from the pioneers, and how they relate to the future of our nation in the world.
v. put in; infuse ; force or drive fluid into something
E.g. The company will inject over eight hundred million dollars of its own cash to improve the health of its pension fund.
a. possessed at birth; inborn
E.g. Mozart's parents soon recognized young Wolfgang's innate talent for music.
a. most personal; being deepest within the self
E.g. That movie displays people’s innermost feelings.
a. marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
E.g. Without a modern, robust copyright regime, companies are unwilling to invest in innovative new digital services in this country.
n. madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
E.g. She's never ever getting out of jail unless she can prove temporary insanity, which is highly unlikely given her actions.
a. not large enough to consider or notice; lacking in importance; trivial
E.g. At the bottom of the organizational chart is something that is referred to as an insignificant green dot.
v. look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
E.g. Please inspect your father's letter carefully.
n. monthly payment; a part of a published serial
E.g. If a sale qualifies as an installment sale, never refuse it.
a. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
E.g. Our clothing was insufficient to protect us from the severe cold.
v. offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
E.g. You insult me by talking such nonsense!
a. offensive; characterized by insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront
E.g. The Senate Majority Leader is taking some fire from Republicans for insulting comments he made about two top U.S. military leaders.
a. overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
E.g. Faced by almost insurmountable obstacles, the members of the underground maintained their courage and will to resist.
v. make whole; combine; make into one unit
E.g. She tried to integrate all their activities into one program.
n. quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
E.g. Protecting global supply chain integrity is of the utmost importance for manufacturers.
n. of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
E.g. Internationally he's known among finance ministers for his grasp of detail and his intellectual rigor.
n. motive; with respect to marriage; aim that guides action
E.g. The intention is to be a book, and not a radio drama or play, I will rate it here.
a. reciprocally connected; operating as a unit
E.g. UPS shall be added to all new traffic signal and railway interconnected traffic control.