| A | B |
| infamous | notorious |
| infest | to spread or sworm over |
| inflamation | the act of inflaming or state of being inflamed |
| influential | having or exerting influence |
| initiative | a first step of moving towards something |
| instigate | to urge on, to stir up, to provoke |
| intact | whole, with no missing parts |
| intensive | marked by special effort |
| intervention | intervene |
| intimate | a close friend |
| intimidate | to frighten |
| intonation | the rising and falling pitch of the voice |
| inventory | the stock of goods or merchandise on hand |
| inverse | inverted |
| invigorating | filling with energy |
| irksome | irritating |
| irony | a way of implying the opposite of what words really mean |
| irreducible | not capable of being made smaller |
| irretrievable | unable to be retrieved |
| jaunt | excursion |
| jovial | full of playful good humor |
| jurisdiction | authority or power |
| kindle | to set on fire |
| landlocked | entirely surrounded by land |
| larceny | theft |
| lavish | very generous in giving |
| lax | loose or slack |
| lethal | deadly |
| liability | something for which one is legally responsible |
| maintenance | support or upkeep |