imperative n. necessity; obligation; command; order implement v. to perform; to put into effect; to carry out; to execute; to realize Forms: plural: imperatives Forms: implemented; implemented; implementing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––37. implement38. implementation implement n. tool; instrument; piece of equipment implementation n. realization; carrying out; performing; putting into effect; execution Forms: plural: implements Forms: plural: implementations ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––39. implication40. imply implication n. consequence; outcome; result; indirect suggestion; connotation; hint imply v. to suggest indirectly; to hint; to infer; to mean; to import Forms: plural: implications Forms: implied; implied; implying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––41. import42. import import v. to bring from another place; to bring goods from a foreign country; to signify; to imply import n. brining in of goods from another country; opposite of export; meaning; significance Forms: imported; imported; importing Forms: plural: imports ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––43. important44. impose important adj. significant; influential; essential; crucial; critical impose v. to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute Forms: imposed; imposed; imposing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––45. impossible46. impress impossible adj. unbearable; cannot be done; cannot be endured impress v. to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp Forms: impressed; impressed; impressing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––47. impression48. impressive impression n. strong feeling or idea left by an experience; effect; vague memory impressive adj. grand; magnificent; striking Forms: plural: impressions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––49. improve50. improvement I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 106 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net improve v. to make better; to increase in quality; to enhance; to develop improvement n. something which enhances or improves; addition or change which adds value to something Forms: improved; improved; improving Forms: plural: improvements ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––51. impulse52. inalienable impulse n. instinctual urge; sudden desire; whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve inalienable adj. non-transferable Forms: plural: impulses ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––53. inanimate54. inbound inanimate adj. lifeless; spiritless inbound adj. traveling in an inward direction ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––55. incentive56. incentive incentive adj. provocative; stimulating; encouraging incentive n. stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement Forms: plural: incentives ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––57. incinerator58. incline incinerator n. furnace which burns things to ashes incline v. to slope; to bend; to bow; to slant; to influence Forms: plural: incinerators Forms: inclined; inclined; inclining ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––59. incline60. include incline n. slope; grade; slant include v. to comprise; to contain; to embrace Forms: plural: inclines Forms: included; included; including ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––61. including62. inclusive including adj. comprising; containing; embracing inclusive adj. containing; comprehensive; all-embracing; extensive; taking in ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––63. income64. inconvenience income n. amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits inconvenience v. to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb Forms: plural: incomes Forms: inconvenienced; inconvenienced; inconveniencing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––65. inconvenience66. incorrect I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 107 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net inconvenience n. bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort incorrect adj. wrong; erroneous; imprecise; unseemly; improper Forms: plural: inconveniences ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––67. increase68. increase increase v. to enlarge; to add to; to multiply; to raise; to intensify increase n. growth; expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation Forms: increased; increased; increasing Forms: plural: increases ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––69. incredible70. incumbent incredible adj. unbelievable; inconceivable; fabulous; great; amazing incumbent adj. presently holding an office or position; compulsory; necessary; resting; lying ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––71. incumbent72. incur incumbent n. person who currently holds an office or position incur v. to meet with; to bring upon oneself; to acquire Forms: plural: incumbents Forms: incurred; incurred; incurring ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––73. independent74. independent independent adj. free; autonomous; sovereign; self-reliant; self- sufficient independent n. person who does not belong to any political party Forms: plural: independents ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––75. index76. index index v. to register; to adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators index n. list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator; sign Forms: indexed; indexed; indexing Forms: plural: indexes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––77. indicate78. indoor indicate v. to show; to point out; to mark; to signify; to imply; to exhibit indoor adj. occurring within a building; meant to be used inside Forms: indicated; indicated; indicating ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––79. induce80. indulge induce v. to cause; to bring about; to set in motion; to influence indulge v. to give in to desire; to yield to; to satisfy; to spoil; to humor Forms: induced; induced; inducing Forms: indulged; indulged; indulging ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––81. indulgence82. industrialize I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 108 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net indulgence n. act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies; luxury; leniency industrialize v. to innovate and develop production Forms: plural: indulgences Forms: industrialized; industrialized; industrializing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––83. industry84. infancy industry n. manufacturing; trade; diligence; perseverance; tendency to work hard infancy n. beginning phase of a project; babyhood Forms: plural: industries Forms: plural: infancies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––85. infant86. infant infant adj. pertaining to a minor infant n. baby; very young child; toddler; tot; minor Forms: plural: infants ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––87. infer88. inference infer v. to derive; to conclude; to guess; to surmise; to hint inference n. act of deriving; speculation; drawing of a conclusion Forms: inferred; inferred; inferring Forms: plural: inferences ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––89. inflation90. inflict inflation n. increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices inflict v. to impose; to cause something unpleasant Forms: plural: inflations Forms: inflicted; inflicted; inflicting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––91. influence92. influence influence n. effect; impact; person or thing which has power to affect others influence v. to affect; to impact; to impel; to control Forms: plural: influences Forms: influenced; influenced; influencing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––93. influx94. inform influx n. inflow; inward flow; place where a stream flows into another body of water inform v. to communicate data to; to tell; to brief; to notify Forms: plural: influxes Forms: informed; informed; informing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––95. informal96. information informal adj. unofficial; relaxed; casual; easy; laid-back information n. knowledge; intelligence; data Forms: no plural ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––97. ingredient98. inhabit I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 109 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net ingredient n. component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture inhabit v. to occupy; to live in; to dwell in; to reside in; to populate Forms: plural: ingredients Forms: inhabited; inhabited; inhabiting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––99. inhabitant100. inherent inhabitant n. person who lives in a particular place; resident; tenant; occupant inherent adj. intrinsic; existing as a natural and integral part; natural; inborn Forms: plural: inhabitants ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––101. initial102. initial initial n. beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word) initial v. to sign using the first letter or letters of a name Forms: plural: initials Forms: initialed; initialed; initialing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––103. initialed104. initially initialed adj. signed with initials; marked with the first letter or letter of a name initially adv. at first; in the first place; at the beginning ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––105. initiate106. initiative initiate v. to set going; to launch; to begin; to start initiative adj. beginning; introductory Forms: initiated; initiated; initiating ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––107. initiative108. injure initiative n. enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step injure v. to hurt; to wound; to insult; to offend; to damage Forms: plural: initiatives Forms: injured; injured; injuring ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––109. injured110. injury injured adj. hurt; wounded; insulted; offended; damaged injury n. hurt; wound; harm; damage; insult Forms: plural: injuries ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––111. innocent112. innocent innocent adj. not guilty; pure; simple; naive; unsophisticated; harmless innocent n. person who is free from sin or wrongdoing Forms: plural: innocents ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––113. innovate114. innovation I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 110 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net innovate v. to make changes; to create something new; to invent innovation n. introduction of something new; change; new method or practice Forms: innovated; innovated; innovating Forms: plural: innovations ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––115. innovator116. inquiry innovator n. person who makes changes; person who introduces new methods or procedures; creative person inquiry n. formal question; exploration; questioning; investigation Forms: plural: innovators Forms: plural: inquiries ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––117. insert118. insert insert v. to place in; to put in; to add to insert n. something created separately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.) Forms: inserted; inserted; inserting Forms: plural: inserts ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––119. insist120. inspect insist v. to demand; to emphasize firmly; to request firmly; to require; to persevere inspect v. to check; to look over carefully and critically; to examine officially; to review Forms: insisted; insisted; insisting Forms: inspected; inspect; inspecting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––121. inspection122. inspector inspection n. act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination; audit; review inspector n. person whose job it is to supervise and examine; police officer ranking below a superintendent Forms: plural: inspections Forms: plural: inspectors ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––123. inspiration124. inspire inspiration n. stimulus; motivation; revelation; insight; idea inspire v. to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage Forms: plural: inspiration Forms: inspired; inspired; inspiring ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––125. inspiring126. install inspiring adj. motivating; stimulating; encouraging; provoking; inhaling install v. to set up for use; to put in (i.e. machinery); to establish in an office or position Forms: installed; installed; installing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––127. instalment128. instance I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 111 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net instalment n. one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided instance v. to refer to a case or occurrence to explain or prove a point; to cite; to mention Forms: plural: instalments Forms: instanced; instanced; instancing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––129. instance130. instant instance n. occurrence; occasion; example; illustration instant adj. immediate; quick; urgent; pressing; present; current Forms: plural: instances ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––131. instant132. instantaneously instant n. moment; very short space of time; current month instantaneously adv. immediately; momentarily Forms: plural: instants ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––133. instead134. instinctively instead adv. in place of; as a replacement instinctively adv. naturally; spontaneously; intuitively; automatically ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––135. institute136. institute institute v. to establish; to set up; to begin; to initiate; to start institute n. foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause Forms: instituted; instituted; instituting Forms: plural: institutes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––137. institution138. instruct institution n. organization; custom; convention; law or activity which is accepted in a society instruct v. to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate Forms: plural: institutions Forms: instructed; instructed; instructing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––139. instruction140. instructor instruction n. teaching; direction; guidance; training; education; information instructor n. educator; teacher; trainer Forms: plural: instructions Forms: plural: instructors ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––141. instrument142. instrument instrument v. to equip with devices for measuring, recording, or controlling instrument n. tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means Forms: instrumented; instrumented; instrumenting Forms: plural: instruments ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––143. insulate144. insult I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 112 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net . impressions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––49. improve50. improvement I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 106 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net improve v. to make. inconvenienced; inconveniencing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––65. inconvenience66. incorrect I 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words 107 PHOTOCOPIABLE © www.english-test.net inconvenience n. bother;