a. instructive; illustrative; providing or conveying information
E.g. Please write an informative abstract.
a. having much knowledge or education
E.g. The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they provide customers with enough detail to make an informed decision.
v. introduce into the body through a vein; undergo the process of infusion
E.g. Some physiologists infuse sugar solutions into the veins of animals.
ad. in an clever or skillful manner; in an ingenious manner
E.g. Mr. Richter could have focused on the Indians of the Ohio River, who ingeniously played off Britain and France for more than a century.
n. element in a mixture or compound
E.g. Water, the project's key ingredient, will come from the massive artificial lake created by the Aswan High Dam.
a. firmly established by nature or habit
E.g. Each branch of the federal government has certain inherent powers.
a. early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning
E.g. An initial study will look at the terrorist threat to peace-keeping forces in the Balkans.
n. first letter of a proper name; first letter of a word
E.g. Please just tell me initial of your first name.
ad. in the beginning; at first
E.g. The Bush administration initially refused to negotiate, saying the North Korean regime had to first scrap its nuclear weapons program.
n. introduction of something new
E.g. The United States, a nation that has always led the way in innovation, is now being outpaced in math and science education.
a. harmless; innocent; giving no offense
E.g. In recent years public companies have preferred to wish their employees and customers an inoffensive Happy Holidays.
n. investigation; search for knowledge
E.g. On Wednesday he'll hear the findings of a five-month inquiry, investigating British intelligence in the war with Iraq.
v. input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
E.g. The proposal for genetic modification involves to insert a fluorescent protein into the virus.
n. formal or official examination
E.g. Experts among his inspection team can cross-check it with existing intelligence.
n. high ranking police officer; investigator who observes carefully
E.g. A UN weapons inspector is sent to investigate the find, teaming with a space station crew.
v. encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
E.g. The balance performed by the Shaolin monks have insisted to inspire many Hong Kong and Hollywood martial arts movies.
a. instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
E.g. Well might the velocity of light be called instantaneous by the early observers.
v. drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed.
E.g. I wanted Janet to trust me so I could instill new habits into her life.
n. inborn pattern of behavior ; nature
E.g. It often puts EU into conflict with members, such as Germany, whose natural instinct was to protect industries that employed thousands of people.
v. establish, organize, and set in operation
E.g. One of the key reforms that Fox wants to institute is a major reform of the electricity sector.
n. institute; organization; introducing something new
E.g. Police in the South Indian state say 25 patients at an institution for the mentally ill have died after a fire broke out there early on Monday morning.
n. direction; teaching; activities of educating or instructing
E.g. On a military level, Iran provides Hamas fighters with top military training and instruction.
n. act of insulating; separation; state of being detached, from other objects
E.g. The insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel.
n. hormone secreted by the isles
E.g. For common people, they cannot tell the difference in insulin resistance or diabetes.
a. incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
E.g. Though the odds against their survival seemed insuperable, the Apollo 13 astronauts reached earth safely.
a. essential or necessary for completeness; entire
E.g. Despite the ratings agencies' spectacular failures during the recent crisis, their assessments remain integral to the structure of the financial system.
a. formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
E.g. A more closely integrated economic and political system will let us stronger than before.
a. ingenious; wise; bright; having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute
E.g. Professor Hawking says that in the coming millennium genetic engineering will succeed in making human beings more intelligent, with larger brains.
a. extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
E.g. The Israeli and Palestinian girls engage in intense discussions and heated arguments.
v. interplay; act together or towards others or with
E.g. Only two months ago, there was much criticism of the founders who organized the floatation and continued to interact with Wall Street.
n. interconnection; interrelation; dependence between two or more people, groups, or things
E.g. This UBC professor spent 20 years to study the interdependence of economies, although his focus was always on forest of Canada.
v. disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
E.g. Your loud talking would interfere with the other patrons' conversations.
n. inside; inner part; internal; inner
E.g. Although it looks old and worn, the interior is all about contemporary shapes and elegant furnishings.
a. inside; interior; located within the limits or surface
E.g. An internal audit led to Julie Wall's downfall and her vast collection has now been auctioned to pay back some of what she owes.
n. explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
E.g. General Kazantsev said the interpretation of the leaflets air-dropped on Grozny on Monday, telling civilians to leave or face destruction, was all wrong.
n. interference; interfering in some course of events
E.g. The Council decided to allow these nations to view the documents that could dictate the course of military intervention against Iraq.
v. give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
E.g. Did Dick intimate that Jane had bad breath when he asked if she'd like a breath mint?
n. excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
E.g. Instead, the trial court advised the jury that intoxication is not a defense to that crime under any circumstances.
a. fearless; indicating or springing from courage
E.g. For her intrepid conduct nursing the wounded during the war, Florence Nightingale was honored by Queen Victoria.
n. inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
E.g. This newspaper article is a disgraceful intrusion into my private life.