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

insentient
adjective devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; `insentient (or insensate) stone`

inseparable
adjective not capable of being separated; `inseparable pieces of rock`

inseparably
adverb without possibility of separation; `these two are inseparably linked`

insert
noun an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

insertion
introduction noun the act of putting one thing into another

Insessores
order Insessores noun a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists

inset
verb set or place in

inshore
adjective close to a shore; `inshore fisheries`

inside
inner 2 privileged adjective confined to an exclusive group; `privy to inner knowledge`; `inside information`; `privileged information`

inside
adverb on the inside; `inside, the car is a mess`

inside caliper
noun caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward

inside clinch
noun a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop

inside job
noun some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim; `the police decided that the crime was an inside job`

inside loop
noun a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight

inside out
adverb with the inside facing outward; `she turned the shirt inside out`

inside track
noun a favorable position in a competition; `the boss`s son had the inside track for that job`

inside(a)
adjective being or applying to the inside of a building; `an inside wall`

insider information
noun important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal

insider trading
noun buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidential

insidious
pernicious adjective working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; `glaucoma is an insidious disease`; `a subtle poison`

insidiously
adverb in a harmfully insidious manner; `these drugs act insidiously`

insight
sixth sense noun grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

insight
brainwave noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

insightful
adjective exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception; `an insightful parent`; `the chapter is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives`-R.C.Angell

insightfulness
acumen noun shrewdness shown by keen insight

insignia
noun a badge worn to show official position

insignia of rank
noun an insignia worn on a military uniform

insignificance
noun the quality of having little or no significance

insignificant
peanut adjective of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; `a minor, insignificant bureaucrat`; `peanut politicians`

insignificantly
adverb not to a significant degree or amount; `Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts`

insincere
adjective lacking sincerity; `a charming but thoroughly insincere woman`; `their praise was extravagant and insincere`

insincerely
adverb without sincerity; `she congratulated him somewhat insincerely`

insincerity
falseness noun the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

insinuate
verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; `He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table`

insinuatingly
adverb in an insinuating manner; `the art book has art to sell, insinuatingly, and for a purpose, like the American muse, which has in fact a tradition to sell, and one which doesn`t exist, in painting`

insinuation
innuendo noun an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

insipid
jejune adjective lacking interest or significance; `an insipid personality`; `jejune novel`

insipidly
adverb in an insipid manner; `insipidly expressed thoughts`

insist
take a firm stand verb be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; `I must insist!`

insistence
insisting noun continual and persistent demands

insistent
repetitive adjective persistently continual; `the bluejay`s insistent cry`

insistently
adverb in an insistent manner

insofar
in so far adverb to the degree or extent that; `insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man`; `so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice restraint`

insole
innersole noun the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests

insolence
noun an offensive disrespectful impudent act

insolently
adverb in an insolent manner; `he had replied insolently to his superiors`

insolubility
noun the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid

insoluble
adjective without hope of solution; `an insoluble problem`

insoluble
adjective (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved

insolvable
unsoluble adjective not easily solved; `an apparantly insolvable problem`; `public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved`- C.L.Jones

insolvent
adjective unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; `an insolvent person`; `an insolvent estate`

insomniac
sleepless adjective experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; `insomniac old people`; `insomniac nights`; `lay sleepless all night`; `twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights`- Shakespeare

insomuch
adverb to such an extent or degree; so

inspan
verb attach a yoke or harness to; `inspan the draft animals`

inspect
verb look over carefully; `Please inspect your father`s will carefully`

inspect
verb come to see in an official or professional capacity; `The governor visited the prison`; `The grant administrator visited the laboratory`

inspection
noun a formal or official examination; `the platoon stood ready for review`; `we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator`

inspectorate
noun a body of inspectors

inspectorship
noun the office of inspector

inspiration
brainchild noun a product of your creative thinking and work; `he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists`; `after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality`

inspirational
adjective imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul

inspirationally
with inspiration adverb in an inspiring manner, `he talked inspirationally`

inspiratory
adjective pertaining to the drawing in phase respiration

inspire
animate verb heighten or intensify; `These paintings exalt the imagination`

inspire
verb urge on or encourage especially by shouts; `The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers`

inspiring
adjective stimulating or exalting to the spirit

instability
unstableness noun the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute

instal
verb place; `Her manager had set her up at the Ritz`

install
instal verb set up for use; `install the washer and dryer`; `We put in a new sink`

install
verb place; `Her manager had set her up at the Ritz`

installation
installing noun the act of installing something (as equipment); `the telephone installation took only a few minutes`

instant
inst adjective in or of the present month; `your letter of the 10th inst`

instantaneous
instant(a) adjective occurring with no delay; `relief was instantaneous`; `instant gratification`

instantaneously
outright 2 instantly 2 in a flash adverb without any delay; `he was killed outright`

instantaneousness
noun the quickness of action or occurrence; `the immediacy of their response`; `the instancy of modern communication`

instantiate
verb find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); `The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect`

instantiation
noun a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; `how many instantiations were found?`

instar
noun an insect or other arthropod between molts

instep
noun the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot

instigator
inciter noun someone who deliberately foments trouble; `she was the instigator of their quarrel`

instill
transfuse verb impart gradually; `Her presence instilled faith into the children`; `transfuse love of music into the students`

instill
verb fill, as with a certain quality; `The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide`

instillation
instillment noun the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop

instillator
noun medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop

instinct
inherent aptitude noun inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; `the spawning instinct in salmon`; `altruistic instincts in social animals`

instinct(p)
replete(p) adjective (followed by `with`)deeply filled or permeated; `imbued with the spirit of the Reformation`; `words instinct with love`; `it is replete with misery`

instinctively
adverb as a matter of instinct; `he instinctively grabbed the knife`

institute
noun an association organized to promote art or science or education

institution
establishment noun an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

institutional
adjective relating to or constituting or involving an institution; `institutional policy`

institutionalized
institutionalised adjective officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; `had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents`

institutionalize
institutionalise verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; `After the second episode, she had to be committed`; `he was committed to prison`

institutionally
adverb by an institution; `institutionally controlled`

instroke
noun the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft

instruct
verb make aware of; `Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?`

instruction
noun (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

instruction book
noun a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment

instruction manual
instructions noun a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

instructional
adjective of or relating to or used in instruction; `instructional aids`

instructive
adjective serving to instruct of enlighten or inform