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| ideate | v. tr. 1. To form an idea of; imagine or conceive intr. To conceive mental images; think No origin given. |
| illation | n. 1. The act of inferring or drawing concludions. 2. A conclusion drawn; a deduction. In this sense, also called illative. syns: inference, deduction, ratiocination : judgment, sequitur |
| imitable | adj. 1. That can be imitated. 2. Worthy of imitation. No origin given |
| in camera | adv. 1. In secret; privately. 2. Law. In private with a judge rather than in open court. syns: d1-clandestinely, covertly, furtively |
| incalescent | adj. Growing hotter or more ardent. |
| infarction | n. 1. The formation or development of an infarct. 2. An infarct. No origin given. |
| infrangible | adj. 1. Difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts. 2. Inviolable. syns: unbreakable, bulletproof, inseparable : inalienable, sacrosanct |
| inquiline (IN-kwuh-liin) | n. 1. An animal that characteristically lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. inquiline adj. Being or living as an inquiline. |
| intriguingly (adv of intrigue) | v. 1. To engage in secret or underhand schemes; plot tr. 1. to effect by secret scheming or plotting. 2. To arouse the interest or curiosity of. syns : schemingly, conspiringly : stimulatingly, beguilingly |
| ipsissima verba | pl.n. The very words. |
| iridectomy | n. pl. Surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye. No origin given. |
| jacana (zhah-suh-NAH) | n. Any of several tropical water birds of the family Jacanidae, having long toes adapted for walking on floating vegetaion. Also called lily-trotter. |
| jacaranda, (J) | n . 1. Any of several tropical American trees or shrubs of the genus Jacaranda, having pinnately compound, opposite leaves and panicles of pale purple flowers with funnel-shaped corollas. 2. The wood of this tree or a wood similar to it. [Portugese and American Spanish] |
| japonica | n. An ornamental shrub that is native to Japan and cultivated for its red flowers. [New Latin, species name, from Japonia, Japan] |
| jonquil (JAHNG-kwuhl, JAHN-) | n. A widely cultivated ornamental plant (Narcissus jonquilla) native chiefly to southern Europe, having long, narrow leaves and short-tubed, fragrant yellow flowers. junco-reed. |
| jujube | n. 1. a. Any of several Old World trees of the genus Ziziphus, especially Z. jujuba, having palmately veined leaves, spiny stipules, small yellowish flowers, and dark red fruit. b. The fleshy, edible drupe of this tree. Also called Chinese date. 2. (also joo joo-be) A fruit-flavored, usually chewy candy or lozenge. |
