| A | B |
| inception | the beginning of something |
| indigent | impoverished; needy |
| ingenious | showing remarkable originality; clever |
| inherent | existing as a natural or essential part |
| innovation | something new; a change |
| instigate | to stir up or urge on |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome |
| intervene | to come between; to involve oneself |
| intrepid | fearless and bold |
| inveigh | to protest bitterly or vehemently |
| irony | difference in what is expected and what happens |
| jeopardize | to endanger |
| jettison | to throw overboard; to discard |
| judicious | having or exhibiting sound judgment |
| justify | to show to be just, right, or free of blame |