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impediment.noun
something that impedes;
a hindrance or an obstruction;
obstacle;
an organic defect preventing clear articulation.(a
speech impediment)
Law.-.something
that obstructs the making of a legal contract; to impede
impedimental.or.impedimentary.adjective
impede, impeded,
impeding,
impedes.transitive
verbs
delay; hinder;
retard or obstruct the progress of; hamper;
impede suggests a slowing up of movement or progress by interfering
with normal action (tight belts impede the normal circulation of blood)
impeder.noun
intervene,
intervened,
intervening,
intervenes.intransitive
verbs
to come, appear, or lie between two things (you
can't see the lake from there because the house intervenes); to come or
occur between two periods or points of time (a year intervened between
the two
dynasties); to occur as
an extraneous
or unplanned circumstance (he would have his degree by now if his laziness
hadn't intervened); to come in or between so as to hinder or alter an action
(intervened to prevent a fight); to interfere, usually through force or
threat of force, in the affairs of another nation
intervenor or intervener,
intervention.nouns
interventional.adjective
infidelity.noun,
plural.infidelities
unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially
a partner one has committed to; an act of sexual unfaithfulness; lack of
fidelity or loyalty (infidelity to the family tradition, infidelity to
the principles of the revolution); lack of religious belief
instil also instill,
instilled,
instilling,
instils
also instills
to introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant
("morality
. . . may be instilled into their minds" ...Thomas
Jefferson); to pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop
instillation, instiller,
instillment.nouns
incense,
incensed,
incensing,
incenses.transitive
verbs
to cause to be extremely angry; infuriate
incense.noun
an aromatic substance, such as wood or a gum,
that is burned to produce a pleasant odor; the smoke or odor produced by
the burning of such a substance
incense (2nd meaning),
incensed,
incensing,
incenses.transitive
verbs
to perfume with incense; to burn incense to, as
a ritual offering
infuriate,
infuriated,
infuriating,
infuriates.transitive
verbs
to make furious;
enrage
infuriate.adjective
infuriatingly.adverb
infuriation.noun
indispensable.adjective
not to be dispensed with; essential; obligatory;
unavoidable (the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state)
indispensable.noun
one that is indispensable
indispensability
or indispensableness.noun
indispensably.adverb
incontrovertible.adjective
impossible to dispute; unquestionable
incontrovertibility
or incontrovertibleness.noun
incontrovertibly.adverb
interact, interacted,
interacting,
interacts.intransitive
verbs
to act on each other
interaction.noun
the act or process of interacting;
the state of undergoing interaction
Physics.-.any
of four fundamental ways in which
elementary
particles and bodies can influence each other, classified as strong,
weak, electromagnetic, and gravitational
immoderate.adjective
exceeding normal or appropriate
bounds; extreme (immoderate eating); excessive
immoderately.adverb
immoderateness.or.immoderation.noun
inexhaustible.adjective
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up (an
inexhaustible supply); never wearying;
tireless (an inexhaustible campaigner) inexhaustibility.or.inexhaustibleness.noun
inexhaustibly.adverb
insensitive.adjective
not sensitive;
numb;
lacking in sensitivity to
the feelings or circumstances
of others; unfeeling; lacking in responsiveness
(insensitive to the needs of customers)
insensitively.adverb
insensitivity.or.insensitiveness.noun
include, included,
including,
includes.transitive
verbs
to take in as a part, an element,
or a member (thanked the host for including us)
includable.or.includible.adjective
involve, involved,
involving,
involves.transitive
verbs
to contain as a part; include.(was
told that the job would involve travel); to engage as a participant
involvement, involver.nouns
instance.noun
an example that is cited
to prove or invalidate a contention
or illustrate a point; example;
an occurrence.(in
all such instances, let conscience
be your guide)
instance, instanced,
instancing,
instances.transitive
verbs
to offer as an example; cite; to demonstrate
or show by an example; exemplify
for instance.idiom
as an example; for example
intransigent.adjective
refusing to moderate a position, especially an
extreme position; uncompromising
intransigence, intransigent.nouns
intransigently.adverb
indebted.adjective
morally,
socially, or legally obligated
to another; beholden
indebtedness.noun
the state
of being indebted; something owed to another
interpersonal.adjective
relating to, occurring
among, or involving several people
interpersonally.adverb
immerse, immersed,
immersing,
immerses.transitive
verbs
to cover completely in a liquid; submerge; to
engage wholly or deeply; absorb (scholars who immerse themselves in their
subjects)
indelicate.adjective
offensive to established standards of propriety;
improper; marked by a lack of good
taste; coarse; lacking in consideration
for the feelings of others; tactless
indelicately.adverb
indelicateness.noun
indelicacy.noun,
plural.indelicacies
the quality or condition of being indelicate;
something indelicate
inconceivable.adjective
impossible to comprehend
or grasp fully; so unlikely or surprising
as to have been thought impossible; unbelievable (an inconceivable victory
against all odds)
inconceivability.or.inconceivableness.noun
inconceivably.adverb
Indic.also
called Sanskritic.adjective
of or relating to India or its peoples or cultures
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