ISEE Lower Level Vocabulary > Group 13
Instant
Adjective: happening immediately; Noun: a precise moment in time
Instinctive
Adjective: relating to instinct; unconscious or automatic
Intact
Adjective: not damaged in any way; complete
Intelligence
Noun: the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills
Intermediate
Adjective: coming between two things in time, place, character, etc.
Interrupt
Verb: stop the continuous progress of
Interview
Noun: a meeting of two people to pass along information
Intimidate
Verb: frighten or someone to make them do what one wants
Intrude
Verb: put oneself deliberately into a place or where one is unwelcome
Investigate
Verb: carry out a formal inquiry to discover the facts
Irritate
Verb: make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry
Issue
Noun: an important topic or problem for debate; Verb: to distribute something
Ivory
Noun: a hard, creamy-white tusks some animals have
Journal
Noun: a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject
Jovial
Adjective: cheerful and friendly
Jubilant
Adjective: feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph
Judicial
Adjective: relating to a court or judge
Jumble
Noun: a pile of things; Verb: to mix up in a confused way
Keel
Verb: (of a boat) to turn over on its side; capsize
Knack
Noun: an acquired or natural skill at performing a task
Kneel
Verb: to bend down and rest on a knee, or knees
Knock
Verb: strike something noisily to attract attention
Leeway
Noun: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available
Labor
Verb: work hard; Noun: work
Lace
Verb: to fasten; Noun: fine fabric used for trimming garments; cord of a shoe
Layer
Noun: a sheet of material, typically one of several
Leather
Noun: material made from the skin of an animal
Leech
Verb: habitually exploit or rely on
Leer
Verb: to look at something in an unpleasant way
Legend
Noun: a traditional story sometimes regarded as historic but not authentic
