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American English Vocabulary - Letter I The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book. Use the Fun Easy English dictionary for a more detailed explanation of each word. Quick Links 1500 Words A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Words - Letter I I - pro. the person speaking ice - n. frozen water idea - n. a thought or picture in the mind; a belief identify - v. to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are if - conj. on condition; provided that ("I will go if you go.") ignore - v. to pay no attention to or refuse to consider ("The president ignored the protesters outside his office.") illegal - ad. not legal; in violation of a law imagine - v. to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea immediate - ad. without delay; very near in time or place immigrant - n. a person who arrives in a country to live there import - v. to bring from another country; n. something brought from another country, usually for sale important - ad. having great meaning, value or power improve - v. to make better; to become better in - prep. inside; held by; contained by; surrounded by; during incident - n. an event or something that happens incite - v. to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent include - v. to have; to make a part of increase - v. to make more in size or amount independent - ad. not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free; separate individual - n. one person industry - n. any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved in manufacturing infect - v. to make sick with something that causes disease inflation - n. a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down influence - v. to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change inform - v. to tell; to give knowledge to information - n. knowledge; facts inject - v. to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the body through the skin injure - v. to cause harm or damage to a person or animal innocent - ad. not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action insane - ad. mentally sick insect - n. a very small creature, usually with many legs and sometimes with wings inspect - v. to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert instead - ad. in the place of; taking the place of instrument - n. a tool or device designed to do something or to make something insult - v. to say something or to do something that makes another person angry or dishonored intelligence - n. the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying intelligent - ad. quick to understand or learn intense - ad. very strong; extremely serious 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 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 international - ad. of or about more than one nation or many nations; of the whole world Internet - n. the extensive communications system that connects computers around the world intervene - v. to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve invade - v. to enter an area or country by force with an army invent - v. to plan and make something never made before; to create a new thing or way of doing something invest - v. to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making more money investigate - v. to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth invite - v. to ask someone to take part in or join an event, organization or gathering involve - v. to take part in; to become a part of; to include iron - n. a strong, hard metal used to make machines and tools island - n. a land area with water all around it issue - n. an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about 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.")

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