Special English word list: I

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Parts of speech: n. (noun) - a name word; (verb) - an action word; ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word; prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation; pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun; conj. (conjunction) - a joining word

I

1. I - pro. the person speaking
2. ice - n. frozen water
3. idea - n. a thought or picture in the mind; a belief
4. identify - v. to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are
5. if - conj. on condition; provided that (“I will go if you go.”)
6. illegal - ad. not legal; in violation of a law
7. imagine - v. to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea
8. immediate - ad. without delay; very near in time or place
9. immigrant - n. a person who arrives in a country to live there
10. import - v. to bring from another country; n. something brought from another country, usually for sale
11. important - ad. having great meaning, value or power
12. improve - v. to make better; to become better
13. in - prep. inside; held by; contained by; surrounded by; during
14. incident - n. an event or something that happens
15. incite - v. to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent
16. include - v. to have; to make a part of
17. increase - v. to make more in size or amount
18. independent - ad. not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free; separate
19. individual - n. one person
20. industry - n. any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved in manufacturing
21. infect - v. to make sick with something that causes disease
22. inflation - n. a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down
23. influence - v. to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change
24. inform - v. to tell; to give knowledge to
25. information - n. knowledge; facts
26. inject - v. to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the body through the skin
27. injure - v. to cause harm or damage to a person or animal
28. innocent - ad. not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action
29. insane - ad. mentally sick
30. insect - n. a very small creature, usually with many legs and sometimes with wings
31. inspect - v. to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert
32. instead - ad. in the place of; taking the place of
33. instrument - n. a tool or device designed to do something or to make something
34. insult - v. to say something or to do something that makes another person angry or dishonored
35. intelligence - n. the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying
36. intelligent - ad. quick to understand or learn
37. intense - ad. very strong; extremely serious
38. interest - n. what is important to someone (“He acted to protect his interests.” “She had a great interest in painting.”); a share in owning a business; money paid for the use of money borrowed
39. interfere - v. to get in the way of; to work against; to take part in the activities of others, especially when not asked to do so
40. international - ad. of or about more than one nation or many nations; of the whole world
41. intervene - v. to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve
42. invade - v. to enter an area or country by force with an army
43. invent - v. to plan and make something never made before; to create a new thing or way of doing something
44. invest - v. to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making more money
45. investigate - v. to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth
46. invite - v. to ask someone to take part in or join an event, organization or gathering
47. involve - v. to take part in; to become a part of; to include
48. iron - n. a strong, hard metal used to make machines and tools
49. island - n. a land area with water all around it
50. issue - n. an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about
51. it - pro. a thing, place, event or idea that is being spoken about (“The sky is blue, but it also has a few white clouds.”)