Vocabulary Word Meanings: From Innovation, Insolvent to Infer
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Innovation
Meaning: A new idea or product; a new way of doing something that is so much better, it causes other to copy it
Also used as: Innovation (adj) ; innovate (verb)
Usage example: the twentieth century was the richest period of innovation in history.
Insolvent
Meaning: adj- unable to pay bills; bankrupt
Other form: insolvency (noun)
Example: Morale was low among the works, because they knew the company was facing insolvency
Impair
verb- weaken in strength or value
Also used as: Impairment (noun) ; impaired (adj)
Ed՚s concentration was impaired by alcohol.
Invert
verb- turns upside down or inside out, reverses position
Also used as: Inversion (noun) ; inverted and invertible (adj)
The printer accidentally inverted the image on the poster.
Inaugurate
verb- begin; induct into
Also used as: Inauguration (noun) ; inaugural (adj)
The President of the United States is inaugurated on January 20 following Election Day.
Intrinsic
adj- located within the very nature of an object or person, inherent
Also used as: Intrinsically (adv)
Clean water has intrinsic value, while antique cars have market value.
Incessant
adj- continuous; endless
Also used as: Incessantly (adv) ; incessancy (noun)
The incessant buzzing of mosquitoes drove us crazy.
Incongruous
adj- out of place
Also used as: Incongruity (noun) ; incongruously (adv)
A tuxedo would be incongruous at the beach.
Incompatible
adj – incapable of existing together in peace
Also used as: Incompatibility (noun) ; incompatibly (adv)
Very often, two male animals are incompatible.
Induce
verb- cause to happen; bring about
Also used as: Inducement (noun) ; inducible (adj)
He was a persuasive salesman and could induce his customers to buy almost anything.
Inert
adj – lacking movement; inactive; sluggish
Also used as: Inertness, inertia (noun) ; inertly (adv)
The Dark Ages are typically portrayed as a time of cultural inertness
Infer
verb- to figure out, based on given information; conclude; deduce
Also used as: Inference (noun) ; inferential (adj)
Note: infer doesn՚t mean to imply or to suggest. When you infer something, you take in information.
We can infer from his casual dress that he didn՚t read the invitation carefully.