Lesson 155
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Lesson 155 - Mask Toggle

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#4621
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inflame
/ɪnˈfleɪm/
verb
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inflamed
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inflamed
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inflames
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inflaming
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to arouse strong feelings or provoke anger; to cause inflammation in the body
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The politician's remarks served to inflame public opinion.

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inflame passions

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to provoke strong emotions such as anger or desire
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provoke, ignite, arouse, irritate, enrage
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calm, soothe, pacify
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inflame emotions, inflame passions, inflame public opinion, inflame the situation
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#4622
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infuriate
/ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt/
verb
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infuriated
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infuriated
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infuriates
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infuriating
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To make someone extremely angry.
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His careless remarks infuriated the entire team.

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anger, enrage, irritate, provoke, madden
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calm, soothe, pacify
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infuriate someone, infuriate the public, infuriate customers
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#4623
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infringe
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
verb
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infringed
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infringed
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infringes
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infringing
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To actively break the terms of a law, agreement, or right.
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Copying this software without permission will infringe copyright laws.

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infringe on rights

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To violate someone's rights
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violate, breach, contravene, disobey, transgress
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respect, obey, uphold
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infringe copyright, infringe rights, infringe on privacy
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#4624
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infrequent
/ɪnˈfriːkwənt/
adjective
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Happening rarely or not often.
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He made infrequent visits to his hometown after moving abroad.

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rare, uncommon, occasional, sporadic
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frequent, regular, common
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infrequent visits, infrequent contact, infrequent events
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#4625
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infrequence
/ɪnˈfriːkwəns/
noun
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The state of occurring rarely or at long intervals.
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The infrequence of their meetings made it hard to maintain close ties.

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rarity, uncommonness, scarcity, unusualness
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frequency, regularity, commonness
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infrequence of meetings, infrequence of events, relative infrequence
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#4626
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infraction
/ɪnˈfrækʃən/
noun
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A violation or breach of a rule, law, or agreement.
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The student was punished for a minor infraction of the school rules.

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violation, breach, offense, transgression, infringement
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obedience, compliance, conformity
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minor infraction, traffic infraction, legal infraction, serious infraction
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#4627
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inform
/ɪnˈfɔːrm/
verb
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informed
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informed
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informs
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informing
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To give someone facts or information.
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Please inform me if there are any changes to the schedule.

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keep someone informed

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to make sure someone stays updated with information
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notify, tell, advise, brief, update
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hide, conceal
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inform someone, inform about, inform of changes
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#4628
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influx
/ˈɪnflʌks/
noun
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A large arrival or flow of people or things.
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The city experienced an influx of tourists during the festival.

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an influx of

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a sudden or large arrival of people or things
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arrival, inflow, surge, flood, stream
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outflow, exodus
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influx of tourists, influx of capital, sudden influx
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#4629
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influential
/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃl/
adjective
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Having great power to change or affect people or things.
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She is one of the most influential leaders of our time.

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influential figure

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a person who has a significant effect on others
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powerful, significant, prominent, impactful, persuasive
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insignificant, powerless
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influential leader, influential role, highly influential
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#4630
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influence
/ˈɪnfluəns/
noun/verb
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influenced
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influenced
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influences
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influencing
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The power to affect how someone thinks or acts.
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Her teacher had a strong influence on her career choice.

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under the influence

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being affected or controlled by something, especially alcohol or drugs
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impact, effect, authority, sway, control
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powerlessness, weakness
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exert influence, political influence, under the influence
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#4631
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inflexible
/ɪnˈflɛksəbl/
adjective
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Not able to bend or change; unwilling to change ideas or behavior.
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His inflexible attitude made negotiations difficult.

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inflexible rules

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rules that cannot be changed or adapted
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rigid, unyielding, stubborn, uncompromising, firm
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flexible, adaptable, yielding
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inflexible attitude, inflexible rules, inflexible schedule
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#4632
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inflated
/ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
adjective
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excessively increased in size, value, or importance; filled with air or gas
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The company faced criticism for its inflated prices.

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inflated ego

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an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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exaggerated, overblown, bloated, swollen
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deflated, modest
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inflated prices, inflated costs, inflated ego, inflated claims
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#4633
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inflammatory
/ɪnˈflæməˌtɔːri/
adjective
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causing inflammation in the body; arousing anger, hostility, or strong emotion
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His inflammatory speech triggered protests across the city.

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inflammatory remarks

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comments that provoke anger or hostility
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provocative, incendiary, irritating, hostile
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soothing, calming
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inflammatory remarks, inflammatory disease, inflammatory response, inflammatory language
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#4634
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inflammation
/ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
noun
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a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes red, swollen, hot, and often painful
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The doctor prescribed medicine to reduce the inflammation in her knee.

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swelling, irritation, soreness, infection
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healing, relief
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chronic inflammation, reduce inflammation, inflammation of the joints, inflammation response
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#4635
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inflammable
/ɪnˈflæməbl/
adjective
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easily set on fire; easily excited or angered
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This material is highly inflammable and should be kept away from heat.

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flammable, combustible, ignitable, volatile
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fireproof, incombustible
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inflammable material, highly inflammable, inflammable liquid, inflammable gas
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#4636
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infelicitous
/ˌɪnfəˈlɪsɪtəs/
adjective
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not suitable or well chosen; awkward or unfortunate
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His infelicitous remark ruined the atmosphere of the meeting.

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awkward, inappropriate, unfortunate, unsuitable, improper
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appropriate, suitable, fortunate
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infelicitous remark, infelicitous choice, infelicitous phrasing
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#4637
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infirmity
/ɪnˈfɜːməti/
noun
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Physical or mental weakness, especially from old age.
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Despite his infirmity, he remained cheerful.

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weakness, frailty, feebleness, debility
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strength, vigor, health
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infirmity of age, mental infirmity, physical infirmity
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#4638
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infirmary
/ɪnˈfɜːməri/
noun
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A hospital or place where the sick or injured are cared for.
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The school had an infirmary for minor injuries.

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hospital, clinic, medical center, sanatorium
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home, outside
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school infirmary, military infirmary, admit to infirmary
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#4639
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infirm
/ɪnˈfɜːm/
adjective
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Weak, especially due to old age or illness.
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The infirm old man needed assistance to walk.

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weak, feeble, frail, delicate
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strong, robust, healthy
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infirm old, infirm patients, infirm and elderly
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#4640
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infinity
/ɪnˈfɪnɪti/
noun
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A concept describing something without any limit or end.
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The universe seems to stretch into infinity.

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to infinity and beyond

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Going as far as possible and even further
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endlessness, boundlessness, eternity, limitlessness
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finiteness, limitation
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stretch into infinity, concept of infinity, beyond infinity
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#4641
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infinitesimal
/ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl/
adjective
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Extremely small in size or amount; so tiny as to be almost negligible.
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The error was so infinitesimal that it didn’t affect the results.

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tiny, minute, microscopic, minuscule, negligible
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huge, vast, immense
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infinitesimal amount, infinitesimal chance, infinitesimal detail
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#4642
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infinite
/ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
adjective
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limitless or endless in space, extent, or number
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The universe is often described as infinite.

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infinite possibilities

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endless options or opportunities
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endless, boundless, limitless, eternal, vast
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finite, limited, restricted
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infinite possibilities, infinite number, infinite space, infinite patience
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#4643
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infiltrate
/ˈɪnfɪltreɪt/
verb
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infiltrated
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infiltrated
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infiltrates
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infiltrating
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to secretly enter or gain access to a place or group
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The spies managed to infiltrate the enemy base.

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infiltrate into

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to secretly penetrate or gain access to something
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penetrate, intrude, invade, sneak in, encroach
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withdraw, retreat, exit
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infiltrate enemy, infiltrate group, infiltrate base, infiltrate network
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#4644
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infidelity
/ˌɪnfɪˈdɛləti/
noun
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the act of being unfaithful to a spouse or partner
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Their marriage ended due to his infidelity.

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commit infidelity

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to be unfaithful in a relationship
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unfaithfulness, betrayal, adultery, disloyalty
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faithfulness, loyalty, fidelity
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marital infidelity, suspected infidelity, infidelity case, emotional infidelity
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#4645
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infidel
/ˈɪnfɪdɛl/
noun
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a person who does not believe in a particular religion or faith
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In medieval times, people often called non-Christians infidels.

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nonbeliever, unbeliever, heathen, pagan
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believer, faithful, devotee
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infidel attack, label as infidel, call someone an infidel
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#4646
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infest
/ɪnˈfɛst/
verb
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infested
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infested
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infests
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infesting
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to overrun in large numbers, especially so as to cause damage or discomfort
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The old house was infested with rats.

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infested with

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to be full of or overrun by something harmful or unpleasant
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overrun, plague, swarm, invade, beset
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cleanse, rid, purify
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infested with rats, infested with insects, infested area, heavily infested
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#4647
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inferno
/ɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ/
noun
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a large, intense fire that is dangerously out of control
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The building turned into an inferno within minutes.

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blaze, conflagration, wildfire, holocaust
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calm, extinguishment
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raging inferno, blazing inferno, inferno of flames
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#4648
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infernal
/ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
adjective
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relating to hell; extremely troublesome or annoying
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The workers complained about the infernal noise from the construction site.

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go to hell

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used to express anger or dismissal
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hellish, demonic, cursed, accursed, abominable
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heavenly, divine, blessed
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infernal noise, infernal machine, infernal heat
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#4649
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inference
/ˈɪnfərəns/
noun
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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
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The detective made an inference based on the evidence he collected.

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deduction, conclusion, reasoning, assumption
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fact, proof, reality
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draw an inference, logical inference, inference from evidence
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#4650
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infer
/ɪnˈfɜːr/
verb
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inferred
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inferred
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infers
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inferring
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to conclude or deduce something from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
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From his silence, I inferred that he was not happy with the decision.

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read between the lines

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to understand an implicit meaning in what is said or written
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deduce, conclude, reason, assume, derive
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state, declare, express
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infer meaning, infer from evidence, infer result
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