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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

immigrate
verb come into a new country and change residency; `Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century`

immigration
in-migration noun migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

imminent
impendent adjective close in time; about to occur; `retribution is at hand`; `some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand`; `in imminent danger`; `his impending retirement`

imminent abortion
threatened abortion noun the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception

imminently
adverb in an imminent manner

immiscible
non-miscible adjective (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing

immobile
adjective not capable of movement or of being moved

immobility
noun the quality of not moving

immobilization
immobilisation noun the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; `the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team`

immobilize
immobilise verb cause to be unable to move; `The sudden storm immobilized the traffic`

immobilize
immobilise verb to hold fast or prevent from moving; `The child was pinned under the fallen tree`

immoderate
adjective not within reasonable limits; `immoderate laughter`; `immoderate spending`

immoderately
without moderation adverb in an immoderate manner; `he eats immoderately`

immoderation
immoderateness noun the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation

immodestly
without modesty adverb in an immodest manner; `the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom``

immodesty
noun the trait of being vain and conceited

immolate
verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; `The Aztecs immolated human victims`; `immolate the valuables at the temple`

immolation
noun killing or offering as a sacrifice

immoral
adjective morally unprincipled; `immoral behavior`

immorality
noun the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; `the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction`

immorally
amorally adverb without regard for morality; `he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake`

immortal
adjective not subject to death

immortality
noun the quality or state of being immortal

immortalize
immortalise verb make famous forever; `This melody immortalized its composer`

immotility
noun lacking an ability to move

immovability
immovableness noun not capable of being moved or rearranged

immovable
immoveable adjective not able or intended to be moved; `the immovable hills`

immovable bandage
noun a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied

immovably
adverb so as to be incapable of moving; `the mountains brooded immovably above the river`

immune
resistant adjective relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

immune response
immune reaction noun a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen

immune system
noun a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response

immunity
noun the quality of being unaffected by something; `immunity to criticism`

immunity
noun (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

immunization
immunisation noun the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

immunize
immunise verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; `We vaccinate against scarlet fever`; `The nurse vaccinated the children in the school`

immunized
immunised adjective having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease

immunoassay
immunochemical assay noun identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; `PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay`

immunochemical
adjective of or relating to immunochemistry

immunochemistry
chemoimmunology noun the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)

immunocompetent
adjective capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen; `immunocompetent cells`

immunocompromised
adjective unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy

immunodeficient
adjective incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen; `immunodeficient rodents`

immunofluorescence
noun (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue

immunogen
immunizing agent noun any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body

immunogenic
adjective possessing the ability to elicit an immune response

immunohistochemistry
noun an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)

immunological
immunologic adjective of or relating to immunology

immunologically
adverb from the point of view of immunology

immunology
noun the branch of medical science that studies the body`s immune system

immunopathology
noun the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system

immunosuppressant
immunosuppressor noun a drug that lowers the body`s normal immune response

immunosuppressed
adjective of persons whose immune response is inadequate

immunosuppressive
adjective of or relating to a substance that lowers the body`s normal immune response and induces immunosuppression

immunotherapeutic
adjective of or relating to immunotherapy; `various immunotherapeutic techniques have been employed with AIDS patients`

immunotherapy
noun therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system

immutability
immutableness noun the quality of being incapable of mutation; `Darwin challenged the fixity of species`

immutable
adjective not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature; `the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God`

impact
noun the striking of one body against another

impact printer
noun a printer that prints by mechanical impacts

impacted
wedged adjective wedged or packed in together; `an impacted tooth`

impaction
noun a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

impair
verb make worse or less effective; `His vision was impaired`

impaired
adjective diminished in strength, quality, or utility; `impaired eyesight`

impairment
noun damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

impala
Aepyceros melampus noun African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps

impalement
noun the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture

impalpable
adjective not perceptible to the touch; `an impalpable pulse`

impart
verb tell or deposit (information) knowledge; `give a secret to the Russians`; `leave your name and address here`

impart
verb bestow a quality on; `Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company`; `The music added a lot to the play`; `She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings`; `This adds a light note to the program`

impartial
adjective showing lack of favoritism; `the cold neutrality of an impartial judge`

impartiality
nonpartisanship noun an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

impartially
adverb in an impartial manner; `he smiled at them both impartially`

impassable
unpassable adjective incapable of being passed

impassive
stolid adjective having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; `her impassive remoteness`; `he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight`- Nordhoff & Hall; `a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course`-Virginia Woolf; `her face showed nothing but stolid indifference`

impassively
adverb in an impassive manner; `he submitted impassively to his arrest`

impasto
noun painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible

impatience
noun a dislike of anything that causes delay

impatient
adjective restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; `impatient with the slower students`; `impatient of criticism`

impatient(p)
raring(p) adjective (usually followed by `to`) full of eagerness; `impatient to begin`; `raring to go`

impatiently
with impatience adverb in an impatient manner; `he answered her impatiently`

impeachment
noun a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office

impeccability
noun the quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning

impeccable
adjective not capable of sin

impeccably
adverb flawlessly; `the film was impeccably authentic`

impeccant
innocent adjective free from sin

impede
verb be a hindrance or obstacle to; `She is impeding the progress of our project`

impeded
adjective made difficult or slow; `we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money`

impedimenta
noun the baggage and equipment carried by an army

impel
force verb urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

impellent
adjective forcing forward or onward; impelling; `an impellent power`; `an impellent cause`

impeller
noun the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)

impelling
adjective markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; `impelling skill as a teller of tales`; `an impelling personality`

impend
verb be imminent or about to happen; `Changes are impending`

impenetrability
imperviousness noun the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)

impenetrability
noun incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand

impenetrable
adjective impossible to understand; `impenetrable jargon`

impenetrableness
noun incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand

impenitence
impenitency noun the trait of refusing to repent

impenitent
unrepentant adjective not penitent or remorseful