8天攻克8000词汇句子81
1841. infallible : unerring * We must remember that none of us is infallible; we all make mistakes. 1842. infamous : notoriously bad * Jesse James was an infamous outlaw. 1843. infantile : childish; infantlike * When will he outgrow such infantile behavior? 1844. infer : deduce; conclude * We must be particularly cautious when we infer that a person is guilty on the basis of circumstantial evidence. 1845. infernal : pertaining to hell; devilish * They could think of no way to hinder his infernal scheme. 1846. infidel : unbeliever * The Saracens made war against tne infidels. 1847. infiltrate : pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily * In order to infiltrate enemy lines at night without being seen, the scouts darkened their faces and wore black coveralls. 1848. infinitesimal : very small * In the twentieth century, physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of infinitesimal objects like the atom and its parts. 1849. infirmity : weakness * Her greatest infirmity was lack of willpower. 1850. inflated : exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) * His claims about the new product were inflated; it did not work as well as he had promised. 1851. influx : flowing into * The influx of refugees into the country has taxed the relief agencies severely. 1852. infraction : violation * Because of his many infractions of school regulations, he was suspended by the dean. 1853. infringe : violate; encroach * I think your machine infringes on my patent and intend to sue. 1854. ingenious : clever * He came up with a use for Styrofoam packing balls that was so ingenious that his business school professors declared it was marketable. 1855. ingenuous : naive; young and unsophisticated * Although she was over forty, the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ingenuous sweet young thing. 1856. ingrained : deeply established; firmly rooted * Try as they would, the missionaries were unable to uproot the ingrained superstitions of the natives. 1857. ingrate : ungrateful person * That ingrate Bob sneered at the tie I gave him. 1858. ingratiate : become popular with * He tried to ingratiate himself into her parents' good graces. 1859. inherent : firmly established by nature or habit * His inherent love of justice compelled him to come to their aid. 1860. inhibit : prohibit; restrain * The child was not inhibited in her responses. |
