I — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8impudenceImpudence is rude behaviour that shows no respect, especially cheek towards someone older or in charge.4 sentencesimpudentImpudent means rude and cheeky, not showing proper respect.4 sentencesimpulseA sudden wish to do something without thinking about it first.10 sentencesimpulsivelySuddenly and without stopping to think first.8 sentencesimpureMixed with other substances, so not pure or clean: impure water, impure gold.9 sentencesimpurityAn impurity is a small amount of an unwanted substance mixed into something that should be pure, like dirt in water.8 sentencesimputeTo say that something, usually bad, is caused by or belongs to someone: to impute blame.8 sentencesinIn shows that something is inside something else: in the box.24 sentencesinabilityNot being able to do something; a lack of skill, power or means.8 sentencesinaccessibleInaccessible means impossible or very hard to reach or get into.10 sentencesinaccuracyA mistake or wrong fact in something said, written or measured.8 sentencesinaccurateNot correct or not exact; containing mistakes.7 sentencesinactionInaction means not doing anything, especially when something should be done.7 sentencesinactiveInactive means not active; not moving, working or doing anything.12 sentencesinadequateNot enough, or not good enough for what is needed: inadequate food.8 sentencesinadvertentlyInadvertently means by accident, without meaning to.8 sentencesinadvisableNot wise or sensible; likely to cause trouble.6 sentencesinanimateNot alive, like a rock, a chair or a toy.9 sentencesinappropriateNot suitable or not right for a particular time, place or person.8 sentencesinattentiveNot paying attention; not listening or watching carefully.8 sentencesinaudibleToo quiet to be heard.7 sentencesinaugurateTo swear a new leader into office at an official ceremony, such as a US president.9 sentencesinaugurationAn inauguration is a formal ceremony to bring a new leader into office, like a president.9 sentencesinauspiciousInauspicious means showing signs that things will go badly; unlucky or not a good start.7 sentencesinbornInborn means present in a person or animal from birth, not learned later, like an inborn talent or an inborn fear.11 sentencesincaThe Incas were a people of the Andes mountains in South America who built a huge empire with its capital at Cusco, in today's Peru.11 sentencesincalculableIncalculable means too great or too many to be counted or measured.4 sentencesincandescenceThe light given off by something because it is very hot, like a glowing metal wire or lava.8 sentencesincandescentGiving out bright light because it is very hot, as in an incandescent light bulb.9 sentencesincantationAn incantation is a set of words chanted or spoken as a magic spell.4 sentencesincapableIf you are incapable of doing something, you cannot do it, because you do not have the ability or power.10 sentencesincapacityNot being able to do something, especially because of illness, injury or weakness.8 sentencesincarnationThe Incarnation is the Christian belief that God the Son became a human being, Jesus, born of Mary.11 sentencesincautiouslyWithout care; carelessly, without thinking about danger or consequences.7 sentencesincenseA substance, often made from tree gum, that gives off a sweet-smelling smoke when it is burned, used in worship.10 sentencesincessantIncessant means never stopping, going on and on without a break.4 sentencesincessantlyWithout stopping, all the time, often in an annoying way.9 sentencesinchAn inch is a small unit of length, about as wide as your thumb; 12 inches make 1 foot. A foot is 12 inches. A yard is 36 inches.16 sentencesincidenceThe incidence of something, like an illness or a crime, is how often it happens.8 sentencesincidentAn incident is something that happens, especially something unusual, unpleasant or dangerous.9 sentencesincinerateTo burn something completely until only ashes are left, especially rubbish or waste.8 sentencesincineratorAn incinerator is a furnace or machine for burning rubbish at very high temperatures until it turns to ash.7 sentencesincipientJust beginning to happen or to show: an incipient cold, incipient baldness.8 sentencesinciseTo cut carefully into a surface, such as stone, wood or skin.7 sentencesincisionAn incision is a careful cut made into something, especially a cut a surgeon makes into the body during an operation.8 sentencesincisorOne of the sharp, flat front teeth used for biting and cutting food.7 sentencesinciteTo stir up or encourage people to do something bad or violent, or to feel angry.7 sentencesincitementThe act of encouraging or stirring people up to do something bad, violent or against the law.9 sentencesinclementOf weather: cold, wet, stormy or unpleasant: inclement weather.8 sentencesinclinationA feeling of wanting to do something; a liking, as in «I had no inclination to go».11 sentencesinclineA slope: a hill or ramp that goes up or down.12 sentencesinclinedInclined to do something means likely to do it or wanting to do it: «I'm inclined to agree».11 sentencesincloseTo inclose something is to shut it in or put it inside a container, a wall or a wrapping.5 sentencesincludeTo include means to have something as one of the parts of a whole.12 sentencesincludedIncluded means put in as part of a whole or a group.12 sentencesinclusionBeing included or making someone part of a group.9 sentencesinclusiveInclusive means including the first and last item named.13 sentencesincomeIncome is the money a person, family or business gets, from work, selling things or other places, usually counted per week, month or year.8 sentencesincommodeTo incommode someone is to cause them trouble, bother or inconvenience.4 sentencesincomparableSo good or great that nothing else can be compared with it: an incomparable view from the hilltop.4 sentencesincomparablyBy so much that there is no real comparison: this book is incomparably better than the last one.4 sentencesincompatibleIncompatible means not able to work together or exist together, like a game that does not work on your console.9 sentencesincompetenceLack of the skill or ability needed to do a job properly; doing something badly because you do not know how.7 sentencesincompleteIncomplete means not finished or with some parts missing.8 sentencesincompletelyIncompletely means not fully or not totally; with some parts missing or not finished.7 sentencesincomprehensibleSo hard to understand that it does not make sense to you: an incomprehensible language.4 sentencesincompressibleNot able to be squashed into a smaller space.8 sentencesinconsequentialNot important; too small to matter.7 sentencesinconsistentNot staying the same; changing in quality or behaviour: an inconsistent player.10 sentencesinconsolableSo sad or upset that nothing can cheer you up: an inconsolable child after losing a toy.4 sentencesinconstantChanging often; not loyal or faithful: an inconstant friend.8 sentencesincontinenceNot being able to control when you pass urine or poo; it is a medical condition.8 sentencesincontrovertiblyIn a way that nobody can argue against or prove wrong, because the facts are completely clear.9 sentencesinconvenienceTrouble or difficulty that stops things going smoothly or easily.14 sentencesinconvenientCausing trouble or getting in the way of what you want to do: an inconvenient time for a visit.4 sentencesinconvenientlyIn a way that causes trouble or difficulty, or at a bad time: «The bus broke down inconveniently in the rain.».7 sentencesincorporateTo include something as part of a bigger thing: incorporate ideas into a story.9 sentencesincorporatedIncorporated means included as part of something bigger.10 sentencesincorporationIncluding something or someone as part of a bigger whole: the incorporation of new ideas.9 sentencesincorrectNot right or not true; wrong.9 sentencesincorrectlyIn a wrong way; not correctly.7 sentencesincorrigibleHaving bad habits or faults that cannot be changed or corrected: «an incorrigible liar».9 sentencesincreaseTo become bigger in number, amount or size; to grow.11 sentencesincreasedIncreased means made bigger or became more.11 sentencesincredibleSo amazing that it is hard to believe: an incredible trick.5 sentencesincrediblyIncredibly means extremely or very, very: «It was incredibly cold».11 sentencesincredulityNot being able to believe something; great surprise and disbelief.9 sentencesincredulousNot able or not willing to believe something; showing that you do not believe it: an incredulous look.9 sentencesincubateTo keep eggs warm so they will hatch, as a bird does by sitting on them or as a machine does.10 sentencesincubationIncubation is keeping eggs warm so they can develop and hatch.9 sentencesincubatorAn incubator is a machine that keeps eggs warm so they can hatch.10 sentencesincumbentThe incumbent is the person who holds an official job right now, such as a president, mayor or member of parliament.10 sentencesincurTo have something bad happen to you because of what you did, such as a cost, a fine, a loss or someone's anger.9 sentencesincurableAn incurable illness cannot be cured: doctors cannot make it go away, though they may help the person feel better.10 sentencesincurablyIn a way that cannot be cured or made better by medicine.8 sentencesincursionA sudden attack on or invasion of a place, often short.8 sentencesindabaAn important meeting or conference to discuss something, originally a gathering of Zulu or Xhosa people.8 sentencesindebtedOwing thanks to someone for help or kindness.6 sentencesindeedIndeed is used to make something stronger, meaning «really» or «truly», as in «very good indeed».15 sentencesindefiniteNot clear or exact: an indefinite answer.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/3/