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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 inexuperable insurmountable, unbeatable. infame To defame; to make infamous. infandous Extremely odious infarce To stuff or to swell. infaust Unlucky, unfortunate, ill-omened; unpropitious; sinister. infecundity Lack of fecundity or fruitfulness infelicity The condition of being infelicitous. inferiae Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends. infernal stone lapis infernalis, lunar caustic infero- inferior infestuous Mischievous; harmful; dangerous. infima species The narrowest of species; one that that is not a genus to anything else. in fine Ultimately, in the end; in conclusion. infirmation disconfirmation inflammo- Relating to inflammation. influxion An influx or infusion. in forma pauperis A request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent. informidable Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. informity Absence of regular form; shapelessness. informous Misshapen; having no real form. in foro conscientiae Morally, but not necessarily legally. infortune misfortune infound To pour in; to infuse. infra- below, beneath, inferior infract To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule). infradian Cyclical with a periodicity significantly longer than 24 hours, that is, less frequent than circadian. infra dig Beneath one's dignity. infrigidate To make (something) cold; to chill. infrigidation The act of chilling or making cold; freezing. infructuose Not yielding fruit. infula A fillet of white wool, worn on the head by ancient Roman priests. infumate To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke. infundibulated funnel-shaped infundibuliform having the shape of a funnel or cone. infundibulo- infundibulum infuscate To darken; to make black or obscure. infusible That cannot be fused; unmeltable. ingeminate To say (a statement, word etc.) two or more times; to reiterate, to emphasize through repetition. ingenerate Innate, inborn. ingeniosity The quality of being ingenious. ingenite Innate, inborn. ingeny natural gift or talent; ability; wit; ingenuity ingluvies The crop, or craw, of birds. ingrateful ungrateful; not grateful ingravescent Increasing in severity. ingravidate To impregnate (literal or figurative). inguen The groin or genitalia. inguino- inguen; groin ingurgitate To swallow greedily or in large amounts. ingurgitation The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; gulp. ingustable tasteless; insipid Ingvaeonic Of or relating to the North Sea Germanic languages. inhabile Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable. inhiate To open the jaws; to gape. inhiation A gaping after; eager desire; craving. inhospitality Lack of hospitality. inhumate To inhume; to bury. inhume To bury in a grave. inimic Inimical. inimicable Synonym of inimical (“harmful, hostile”). inimicitious Inimical; unfriendly, hostile. iniquous Synonym of iniquitous. initiatrix A female initiator. iniunctum Synonym of prozeugma injucundity The quality of being unpleasant; disagreeableness. injuria sine damno A legal wrong that causes no actual damage or injury to anyone. in kind In the form of goods and services rather than money. in-kind consisting of goods or commodities (as opposed to money). inlapidate To convert into a stony substance; to petrify. inlibration The fact of God's being invested in a book (the Qur'an), as opposed to in flesh as held by Christianity. in limine At the beginning, as a preliminary matter; specifically, before a particular procedure or proceeding takes place. in loco In the right, proper or natural place. in loco parentis Assuming the place or position of a parent. in malam partem in an unfavorable or evil manner in medias res In the middle of a storyline. in memoriam In memory (of); as a memorial. in mitius Having a retroactive (ex post facto) effect that softens or mitigates a penalty. in mora In default. innavigable Incapable of being navigated; impassable by ships etc. innitency A burden; a dead weight. innixion A leaning or resting upon something; an instance of a thing being supported by another; innitency. innodate (with anathema or interdict) To bind up, as in a knot, with the punishment of anathema or interdict; to anathemize or interdict. innovatrix A woman who innovates; a female innovator. innoxious Having no harmful effect; harmless, innocuous. innubilous Cloudless. innuent Conveying a hint or innuendo. innumerability The state of being innumerable. innumerous Not capable of being counted or numerated; indefinitely numerous. inobservable unobservable inobservant Not observant inofficious Indifferent to obligation or duty. inoperation agency; influence; production of effects inopinable Not to be expected; inconceivable. inopinate Not expected, thought of, or looked for. inopportunity Lack of opportunity or chances to do something inordination Deviation or irregularity from custom, rule, order, or right inosculate To homogenize; to make continuous. in pari materia Dealing with the same matter or subject. in personam In a lawsuit against a specific individual, a summons and complaint to give the court jurisdiction that is served to a person to try a case. In personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is. in posse In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse)