Lesson 26   -   edHelper.com

Word List imminent immobilize immoderate immortal immutable impair impede impending imperative imperil implant implement implicate implore imply import impose impotent impound impoverish improbable impromptu improvise impulse inaccessible

Definitions

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imminent (m-nnt) adjective    a. likely to occur at any moment; impending b. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.

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immobilize (-mb-lz) verb    a. to make immobile or immovable; fix in place. b. to prevent the use, activity, or movement of c. to deprive of the capacity for mobilization

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immoderate (-mdr-t) adjective    beyond reasonable or appropriate limits; excessive.

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immortal (-mô) adjective    a. not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying b. remembered or celebrated through all time c. not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting.

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immutable (-myt-bl) adjective    not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable.

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impair (m-pâ) verb    a. to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage b. to grow or become worse; lessen.

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impede (m-pd) verb    to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder.

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impending (m-pnd) adjective    a. about to occur or appear. b. threatening to occur soon.

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imperative (m-pr-tv) adjective    a. absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable b. of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding. c. Gram. noting or pertaining to the mood of the verb used in commands, requests, etc., as in Listen! Go! Cf. indicative (def. 2),"subjunctive"(def. 1).

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imperil (m-prl) verb    to put at risk; endanger.

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implant (m-plnt) verb    a. to put or fix firmly b. to plant securely. c. Med. to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body.

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implement (mpl-mnt) noun    a. any article used in some activity, esp. an instrument, tool, or utensil b. an article of equipment, as household furniture, clothing, ecclesiastical vestments, or the like. c. a means; agent

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implicate (mpl-kt) verb    a. to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner b. to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood. c. to connect or relate to intimately; affect as a consequence

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implore (m-plô) verb    a. to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat b. to beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.) c. to make urgent or piteous supplication.

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imply (m-pl) verb    a. to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated b. (of words) to signify or mean. c. to involve as a necessary circumstance

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import (m-pô) verb    a. to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services. b. to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another c. to convey as meaning or implication; signify

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impose (m-pz) verb    a. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc. b. to put or set by or as if by authority c. to obtrude or thrust (oneself, one's company, etc.) upon others.

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impotent (mp-tnt) adjective    a. not potent; lacking power or ability. b. utterly unable (to do something). c. without force or effectiveness.

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impound (m-pound) verb    a. to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal. b. to confine within an enclosure or within limits c. to seize and retain in custody of the law, as a document for evidence.

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impoverish (m-pvr-sh) verb    a. to make poor; cause to live in poverty. b. to exhaust the natural richness or strength of.

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improbable (m-prb-bl) adjective    unlikely to occur or to be true.

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impromptu (m-prmpt) adjective    a. made or done without previous preparation b. suddenly or hastily prepared, made, etc. c. improvised; having the character of an improvisation.

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improvise (mpr-vz) verb    a. to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize b. to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment. c. to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available

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impulse (mpls) noun    a. a spontaneous or sudden desire that may move one to action. b. a physical force that causes reactive motion. c. in the nervous system, a transmitting of energy between neurons.

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inaccessible (nk-ss-bl) adjective    hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain.