Glossary List 10

Advanced English at Rosa Scott

Intimidate

frighten

intolerable

unbearable; too painful or severe to be endured.

intone

say or recite in a dull, unchanging tone.

intravenous

directly into a vein.

intrepid

fearless; brave.

intricate

complicated; elaborately detailed.

invalid

having a long-term illness.

invariable

without exception.

irascible

irritable; easily angered.

jostle

bump or shove.

keel

I. fall over. 2. capsize.

lacerate

tear.

languor

weakness; weariness.

lavish

give generously.

leer

look sideways in an unpleasant way.

legacy

I. money or property left to someone in a will. 2. something handed down from an ancestor or from the past.

litany

repetitive prayer, utterance, or recitation.

literal

actual.

loam

rich, dark soil.

lore

knowledge that is passed from person to person, often without being written down.