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icy
/ˈaɪsi/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Frozen and dangerously slippery, or extremely cold.
ideal
/aɪˈdɪəl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
The best possible for a purpose.
identical
/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Exactly the same in every detail.
idle
/ˈaɪd(ə)l/
adjective
B2
4 meanings
Not working, not running, not being used.
ignorant
/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/
adjective
B2
Knowing nothing about something.
ill
/ɪl/
adjective
A2
4 meanings
Not healthy; suffering from a disease.
ill-fitting
adjective
B2
Not the right size or shape for what it covers.
ill-tempered
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Easily annoyed and often angry.
immeasurable
/ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/
adjective
B2
Too great to be measured or counted.
immediate
/ɪˈmiː.dɪət/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Happening at once, without any delay.
immoral
/ɪˈmɒɹəl/
adjective
B2
Contrary to accepted principles of right and wrong.
immortal
/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Never dying.
immune
/ɪˈmjuːn/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Protected from an illness so it cannot take hold.
impatient
/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Annoyed by waiting or by someone else's slowness.
impossible
/ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/
adjective
A2
2 meanings
Unable to happen or to be done, whatever anyone tries.
impractical
/ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Not sensible or realistic to carry out.
improper
/ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Not right or not suitable for the occasion.
impulsive
/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Acting on sudden feeling, without thinking about what follows.
inbound
/ˈɪnbaʊnd/
adjective
B2+
3 meanings
Travelling towards a place rather than away from it.
incapable
/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/
adjective
B1+
3 meanings
Not able to do something, because the ability is not there.
incidental
/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/
adjective
B2
Happening as a minor side effect of something else.
incompetent
/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
Lacking the skill or ability to do something properly.
inconsiderate
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdəɹɪt/
adjective
B2
Not thinking about how others are affected.
inconsistent
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Not staying the same over time.
independent
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Not needing anybody's control or help.
indulgent
/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Richly pleasurable, especially in a way that is not good for you.
industrial
/ɪnˈdʌs.tɹi.əl/
adjective
B2
3 meanings
To do with factories and the making of goods.
inevitable
/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/
adjective
B2
Certain to happen; impossible to avoid.
inferior
/ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/
adjective
B2
Lower in quality or in rank.
infinite
/ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
adjective
B2
Without any end or limit.
inflatable
/ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/
adjective
B2
Able to be filled with air to take its shape.
initial
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Happening at the beginning; first.
inland
/ˈɪnlənd/
adverb
B2+
3 meanings
In the direction of the middle of a country, away from the coast.
inner
/ˈɪnə/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
On the inside.
innocent
/ˈɪnəsənt/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Not guilty of a crime or a wrong.
insecure
/ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/
adjective
C1
3 meanings
Lacking confidence in yourself and needing reassurance.
insistent
/ɪnˈsɪstənt/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Demanding something firmly and repeatedly.
instant
/ˈɪnstənt/
noun
B2
3 meanings
An extremely short point in time.
instrumental
/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/
adjective
B2
Playing a key part in something, or played without singing.
intellectual
/ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
To do with serious thought and study.
intense
/ɪnˈtɛns/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Extremely strong in degree.
interest-free
adjective
B2
Borrowed without any charge for the credit.
interesting
/ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/
adjective
A1
2 meanings
Holding your attention and making you want to know more.
internal
/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
On or from the inside.
international
/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
adjective
A2+
3 meanings
Involving two or more countries.
intolerant
/ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Refusing to accept views or people unlike your own.
invalid
/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
adjective
B2
4 meanings
Not acceptable, because it breaks a rule or fails a legal requirement.
inventive
/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/
adjective
B2
Good at thinking up new things.
invisible
/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Impossible to see.
iron
/ˈaɪ.ən/
noun
A2+
4 meanings
The common grey metal that rusts, used for tools, gates and machines.
irrational
/ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Not based on reason or logic.
irrelevant
/ɪˈɹɛləvənt/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Having no connection with the subject being discussed.
irresistible
/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/
adjective
B2
So tempting that you cannot say no.
irresponsible
/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/
adjective
B2
Not taking proper care of duties.
irritable
/ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Easily annoyed; quick to lose patience over small things.
irritated
/ˈɪɹɪteɪtɪd/
adjective
B1
2 meanings
Mildly angry or annoyed.