intrinsic ADJ. /内在的;固有的/essential; inherent; built-in. Although my grandmoth er's china has little intrinsic value, I
shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.
introspective ADJ. /内省的;反省的/looking within oneself. Though young Francis of Assisi led a wild and worldly life,
even then he had introspective moments during which he examined his soul.
introvert N. /性格内向的人/one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself. In his poetry, he reveals that
he is an introvert by his intense interest in his own problems. also V.
intrude V. /强挤入，侵入;强加于人/trespass; enter as an uninvited person. She hesitated to intrude on their conversation. intuition N. /直觉/immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning. Even though Tony denied that anything
was wrong, Tina trusted her intuition that something was bothering him. intuitive, ADJ.
inundate V. /淹没;吞并/overwhelm; flood; submerge. This semester I am inundated with work: You should see the
piles of paperwork flooding my desk. Until the great dam was built, the waters of the Nile used to inundate the river valley like clockwork every year.
inured ADJ. /习惯了的，适应了的/accustomed; hardened. She became inured to the Alaskan cold.
invalidate V. /摧毁;使无效;弱化/weaken; destroy. The relatives who received little or nothing sought to invalidate the
will by claiming that the deceased had not been in his right mind when he had signed the document.
invasive ADJ. /入侵的/tending to spread aggressively; intrusive. Giving up our war with the invasive blackberry vines
that had taken over the back yard, we covered the lawn with concrete. invade, V.
invective N. /谩骂;非难;恶言相加/abuse. He had expected criticism but not the invective that greeted his proposal.
inveigh, V.
inverse ADJ. /倒转的/opposite. There is an inverse ratio between the strength of light and its distance. invert V. /倒转，翻转/turn upside down or inside out. When he inverted his body in a handstand, he felt the blood rush to
his head. inveterate ADJ. deep-rooted; habitual. An inveterate smoker, Bob cannot seem to break the habit, no matter how hard he tries.
invidious ADJ. /易招嫉妒的;不公平的/designed to create ill will or envy. We disregarded her invidious remarks because
we realized how jealous she was.
invigorate V. /激发;鼓舞/energize; stimulate. A quick dip in the pool invigorated Meg, and with renewed energy she
got back to work.
Word List 27 invincible-laggard
invincible ADJ. /无敌的/unconquerable. Superman is invincible.
inviolable ADJ. / 无敌的; 神圣不可亵渎的/secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable. Batman considered
his oath to keep the people of Gotham City inviolable: nothing on earth could make him break this promise.
invocation N. /祈祷/prayer for help; calling upon as a reference or support. The service of Morning Prayer opens with
an invocation during which we ask God to hear our prayers.
invoke V. /恳请，借助于，找来，调用/call upon; ask for. She invoked her advisor's aid in filling out her financial aid forms. invulnerable ADJ. /无懈可击的/incapable of injury. Achilles was invulnerable except in his heel. iota N. /极少量的/very small quantity. She hadn't an iota of common sense.
irascible ADJ. /易怒的;暴躁的/irritable; easily angered. Miss Minchin's irascible temper intimidated the younger
schoolgirls, who feared she'd burst into a rage at any moment.
irate ADJ. /愤怒的;生气的/angry. When John's mother found out he had overdrawn his checking account for the third
month in a row, she was so irate she could scarcely speak to him.
ire N. /怒气/anger. The waiter tried unsuccessfully to placate the ire of the diner who had found a cockroach in her
soup.
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