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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| influenza | noun | Influenza or often called "the flu," has killed millions. | an acute contagious viral infection |
| infuse | verb | We need to infuse more money into the company. | to put into or introduce |
| ingenuous | adj. | Hers was an ingenuous solution to our problem | openly straightforward or frank; candid |
| inhale | verb | When smoking cigars he did not inhale. | to draw (air or smoke) into the lungs |
| diseases | verb | Children should be inoculated for childhood diseases. | to introduce a serum, vaccine into the body |
| inquisitive | adj. | I have a naturally inquisitive mind. | unduly curious and inquiring |
| inscrutable | adj. | At times the Japanese seem inscrutable. | difficult to fathom or understand |
| insidious | adj. | She had acquired a rather insidious disease. | working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner |
| insinuate | verb | She tried to insinuate we did it on purpose. | to introduce or otherwise convey gradually |
| insomnia | noun | Insomnia kept her in a constant state of fatigue. | chronic inability to sleep |