Chapter 16

Question 1

induct

Answer 1

admit (someone) formally to a position or organization: each worker, if formally inducted into the Mafia, is known as a “soldier.”.
inaugurate

Question 2

ineffable

Answer 2

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words; indescribable

Question 3

effable

Answer 3

able to be described in words

Question 4

inept

Answer 4

incompetent

Question 5

inert

Answer 5

lacking the ability or strength to move:

lacking vigor

Question 6

infamous

Answer 6

well known for some bad quality or deed

Question 7

deed

Answer 7

action or performance

Question 8

inflame

Answer 8

provoke or intensify strong feelings, especially anger in someone

Question 9

inflexible

Answer 9

unwilling to change or compromise:

Question 10

innocous

Answer 10

nor harmful or offensive

Question 11

inoculate

Answer 11

vaccinate

Question 12

inordinate

Answer 12

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive: a case that had taken up an inordinate amount of time.

Question 13

insofar as

Answer 13

to the extent that

Question 14

insolent

Answer 14

rude

Question 15

insubstantial

Answer 15

lacking strength and solidity

Question 16

insulate

Answer 16

隔热

Question 17

interject

Answer 17

插嘴

Question 18

interminable

Answer 18

endless

Question 19

intractable

Answer 19

hard to control or deal with

(of a person) difficult or stubborn

Question 20

intrepid

Answer 20

fearless

Question 21

intricate

Answer 21

very complicated or detailed: an intricate network of canals.