| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 287 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym | 
| intensity | noun | The intensity of the light was great. | brilliance | 
| intensive | adj. | It was an intensive time of her life. | profound | 
| intention | noun | The intention is to work all day. | aim | 
| intentional | adj. | It was an intentional insult. | deliberate | 
| interaction | noun | The interaction was beneficial. | association | 
| interest | noun | She has an interest in science. | concern | 
| verb | He is interested in automobiles. | absorbed | |
| noun | We own an interest in the company. | stake | |
| interesting | adj. | She had an interesting idea. | fascinating | 
| interfere | verb | We will not interfere in the matter. | intrude | 
| interference | noun | The interference by the man was bad. | intrusion | 
| interior | noun | The interior of America is open. | center | 
| adj. | He had interior motives. | inward | |