Intermediate Vocabulary Words

Impossible to explain or understand.

Known for being notorious or evil due to bad actions.

The earliest period of development, especially the first year of life.

A condition caused by harmful organisms invading the body.

Capable of spreading disease; also, causing emotions or behaviors to spread rapidly.

To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning.

A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

Of lower quality or value; lower in rank or importance.

The state or quality of being lower in rank, status, or quality; a feeling of being less worthy or c...

Relating to hell; extremely unpleasant or annoying.

Incapable of producing offspring or incapable of supporting growth, especially in soil.

To invade in large numbers in a harmful or unpleasant way, often used for pests or parasites.

To enter or gain access to an organization or place gradually, especially in a covert way.

Limitless or endless in space, extent, or time; immeasurable.

Extremely small; tiny, often too small to measure.

A room or small hospital in a school, prison, or institution for treating the sick or injured.

To fill with air or gas; to increase excessively in size, volume, or price.

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money over time.

Unwilling to change or compromise; rigid in opinion or method.

To impose something painful, harmful, or unpleasant on someone.

Having the power to affect people's opinions, behavior, or decisions.

A highly contagious viral infection causing fever, respiratory symptoms, and severe aches; commonly ...

A sudden arrival or increase in the number or amount of something.

To give knowledge or facts to someone; to notify or advise.

Not formal or official; casual in tone, manner, or procedure.

Providing useful or interesting information.

Having knowledge or awareness about a particular subject or situation.

To violate a law, rule, or right, especially without permission.

To make someone extremely angry.

To introduce a particular quality or element into something; to steep in liquid to extract flavor or...

The process of introducing a substance into something; or a liquid obtained by steeping a substance ...

Clever, original, and inventive in a way that shows imagination.

In a clever, original, and inventive manner.

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive, especially in solving problems.

Innocent and unsuspecting, often in a way that shows sincerity and frankness; sometimes mistaken for...

To bring oneself into favor with someone through deliberate effort, often using flattery.

Lack of gratitude; failure to appreciate or acknowledge kindness.

A component part or element of a mixture or substance.

To live in or occupy a place.

A person or animal that lives in a particular place.

Existing as a permanent and characteristic feature of something.

To receive money, property, or a title from someone after their death.

Something received from a predecessor, especially property received after someone's death.

To prevent or restrain someone from doing something.

Hostile or harmful to someone or something.

Great immorality or wickedness; a gross injustice.

Existing or occurring at the beginning.

At the beginning; at first.

To begin or start something; to introduce a new process.

The ability to assess and begin things independently; a new plan or process to solve a problem.

To force a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body with a syringe.

A judicial order that requires someone to do or refrain from doing a specific act.

Causing harm or damage; harmful to well-being or reputation.

Physical harm or damage to the body; sometimes used to refer to harm to rights or feelings.

An unfair or unjust action, treatment, or situation.

Situated away from the coast, toward the interior of a country or island.

Present from birth; naturally part of a person's character or qualities.

Deepest or most private, especially referring to feelings or parts of something.

Not harmful, offensive, or likely to cause controversy; inoffensive.

The act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods.