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hug (v) /hʌɡ/ :to embrace; to put your arms around somebody
hunch (v) /hʌntʃ/ :raise (one's shoulders)
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immeasurable (adj.)/ɪˈmeʒərəbl/ :too large, great, etc. to be measured
immolate (v) /ˈɪməleɪt/ :to kill somebody by burning them
immunity (n) /ɪˈmjuːnəti/ : the body’s ability to avoid infection and disease
inbox (n) /ˈɪnbɒks/ :the place on a computer where email messages are shown
indifference (n) /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/ :lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
infect (v) /ɪnˈfekt/ :to make a disease or an illness spread to a person
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influential (adj.) /ˌɪnfluˈenʃl/ :having great influence on someone or something
inherently (adv.) /ɪnˈhɪərəntli/ :according to the basic nature of somebody/something
inquisitive (adj.) /ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/ :trying to find out what other people are doing, curious
innocence (n) /ˈɪnəsns/ :lack of knowledge and experience of the world, especially
of evil or unpleasant things
insight (n) /ˈɪnsaɪt/ :an understanding of what something is like
intellectual (n) /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ :a person possessing a highly developed intellect
internalize (v) /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz/ :make a feeling or a belief part of way to think and behave
interrupt (v) /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ :stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process)
intimate (adj) /ˈɪntɪmət/ :having a close and friendly relationship
intoxicant (n) /ɪnˈtɒksɪkənt/ :a substance such as alcohol that produces false feelings of
pleasure and a lack of control
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jealousy (n) /ˈdʒeləsi/ :the state or feeling of being jealous/envy
junction (n) /ˈdʒʌŋkʃn/ :the place where two or more roads meet
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legible (adj.) /ˈledʒəbl/ :clear enough to read
legislative (adj.) /ˈledʒɪslətɪv/ :connected with the act of making and passing laws
legitimate (adj.) /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ :something valid, justifiable
lingua franca (n) /ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/ :a shared language between people with different languages
loathe (v) /ləʊð/ :feel intense dislike or disgust for
longing (n) /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ :a strong feeling of wanting something/somebody
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