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I

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the person speaking

ice

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frozen water

idea

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a thought or picture in the mind; a belief

identify

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to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are

if

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on condition; provided that ("I will go if you go.")

illegal

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not legal; in violation of a law

image

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a reproduction of the appearance of a person or thing

imagine

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to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea

immediate

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without delay; very near in time or place

import

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to bring from another country; n. something brought from another country, usually for sale

important

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having great meaning, value or power

improve

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to make better; to become better

in

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inside; held by; contained by; surrounded by; during

incident

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an event or something that happens

incite

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to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent

include

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to have; to make a part of

increase

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to make more in size or amount

independent

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not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free; separate

individual

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one person

industry

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any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved in manufacturing

infect

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to make sick with something that causes disease

inflation

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a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down

influence

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to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change

inform

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to tell; to give knowledge to

information

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knowledge; facts

inject

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to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the body through the skin

injure

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to cause harm or damage to a person or animal

innocent

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not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action

insane

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mentally sick

insect

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a very small creature, usually with many legs and sometimes with wings

inspect

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to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert

instead

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in the place of; taking the place of

instrument

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a tool or device designed to do something or to make something

insult

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to say something or to do something that makes another person angry or dishonored

intelligence

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the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying

intelligent

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quick to understand or learn

intense

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very strong; extremely serious

interest

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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

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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

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of or about more than one nation or many nations; of the whole world

intervene

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to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve

intestines

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tubes through which food passes after it is broken down in the stomach; part of the intestines also remove solid wastes from the body

invade

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to enter an area or country by force with an army

invent

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to plan and make something never made before; to create a new thing or way of doing something

invest

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to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making more money

investigate

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to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth

invite

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to ask someone to take part in or join an event, organization or gathering

involve

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to take part in; to become a part of; to include

iron

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a strong, hard metal used to make machines and tools

island

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a land area with water all around it

issue

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an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about

it

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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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