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inīquus
Not the same.
initiālis
(informal) Being the first portion of some extended thing.
initiō
(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
initium
(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
iniūcunditās
(uncountable) The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable.
iniūcundus
Not pleasant.
iniūria
Absence of justice; unjustice.
iniuriosus
Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
iniūrus
Not fair, just or right.
iniūstē
In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; unfairly, unjustly, dishonestly, immorally, wrongfully; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
inlectamentum
The act of seducing.
innocens
Free from blame; without fault; innocent
innocentia
Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
innocuus
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
innuptus
Having no husband or wife.
inoboedio
(transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).
inobservātus
Not seen or observed.
inodōrus
Having no odor.
inolens
Having no odor.
inopia
The state of being helpless.
inops
Unable to defend oneself.
inpavidus
Fearless; bold; brave.
inquam
(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
inquiēs
Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
inquiētūdō
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
inquilīnus
A person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).
inquinō
To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
inquīrō
(transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
Inquisitio
(historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.
inquīsītor
A person who investigates someone or something.
inrītō
(transitive) To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
insanabilis
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
īnsānia
(uncountable) The state of being crazy; madness; derangement
īnsānitās
(uncountable) The state of being crazy; madness; derangement
īnsānus
(slang) Crazy.
inscītus
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
inscius
Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.
inscriptio electronica
(networking, Internet) A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address or URL. [from 1960s]
inscriptus
Not written.
inseco
To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
īnsectātiō
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
insecticida
A substance used to kill insects.
insector
(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
īnsectum
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
īnsectus
Not cut.
insensibilis
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. [from 16th c.]
insequi
(automotive, intransitive, transitive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
insertio
(surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
insexus
Without an associated gender (in any sense); not having a particular gender.
insidiae
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]
insidiātor
One who lurks.
insidiosus
Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
insigne
(idiom, US) An outward sign that signifies some distinction.
insignis
Obvious or easy to notice.
insilia
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
insimul
At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
insipiens
Not wise; lacking wisdom
insitiō
(horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
insitum
(surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
īnsolēns
Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
īnsolentia
The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
insolitus
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
insomnia
(medicine) A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.
insomnietās
(medicine) A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.
insomnis
Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful.
insopor
Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful.
inspicio
(transitive) To look at attentively.
īnspīrō
(archaic, transitive) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
instabilis
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
instabilitas
(uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
instans
Needing urgent attention.
instaurō
(transitive) To do or say again (and again).
instigō
(transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
institor
A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
institūtum
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
īnstō
(transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
īnstructiō
(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
instrumentum
A device used to produce music.
insuētus
Not used to an event or thing, not accustomed.
Īnsula
The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.
īnsula Avallōnis
(Arthurian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
insula imaginaria
An ideal or imaginary place; a dreamworld.
Insula Jeju
An island, province, and city in South Korea.
Insulae Bahamenses
An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
īnsulāris
Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.
insulinum
A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
insulsus
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
insultans
Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
insultō
(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]
insumo
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
insuper
Directly overhead; vertically on top of. [first attested before 1150.]
insuperābilis
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
insurrectiō
(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
intactilis
Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
intactus
Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
intāminātus
Not sullied.
intectus
Not covered or protected from the weather, etc.
integer
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
integritas
Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
integumentum
(countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
intellegens
Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware.
intellegō
(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
intelligens
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
intelligentia
(mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
intelligo
(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
intemperans
Lacking moderation, temper or control.
intemperantia
Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.
intempestus
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tempest; also, of a place: frequently experiencing tempests; (very) stormy.
intentiō
A psychological state of being tense.
intentus
Attentive; awake; on guard.
inter
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
inter se
(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:
interaction
The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
intercapedō
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
intercēdō
(intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.
intercipiō
(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
intercīsē
Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.
intercursō
(transitive) To move back and forth over or through.
intercus
Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.
interdico
(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
interdictum
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
interdictus
Not allowed; specifically disallowed.
interdum
(idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
intereā
During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
intereo
(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
interfeciō
(uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.
interfectiō
An instance of someone being killed.
interfector
A person who commits murder.
interfectrīx
A person who commits murder.
interiectiō
(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
interim
During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
interitus
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.]
intermisceō
(transitive) To mix (things) together.
intermissiō
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
internecīvus
Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
internoscō
(transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.
internuntia
An intermediary or middleman.
internuntius
An intermediary or middleman.
internus
Of the inner nature of a thing.
interpolis
Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to original (or better) working order and appearance.
interpolō
(transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
interpres
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
interpretātiō
(translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
interpreto
(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.
interpretor
(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.
interprex
(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.
interrete
The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.
interrex
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]
interritus
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.
interrumpō
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

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