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Thinking & knowing

Wondering, deciding, remembering and understanding. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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1 word starting with I

interested
adj.Foundation
wanting to know or learn more about something
Similar:
curious
Opposite:
apathetic

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Core, Stretch, Advanced levels: the first 12 of 35, A to Z.

ignorant
adj.Core
not knowing or not having been told about something
Similar:
unaware
Opposite:
aware
illuminate
verbCore
to light something up or make it clearer
Similar:
light
Opposite:
darken
illusory
adj.Stretch
seeming real or true but not actually so
Similar:
unreal
Opposite:
actual
immerse
verbAdvanced
to dip fully into liquid or become deeply involved
Similar:
plunge
Opposite:
lift out
imperative
adj.Advanced
extremely important and needing action straight away
Similar:
vital
Opposite:
extraneous
implausible
adj.Advanced
not likely to be true or believable
Similar:
unlikely
Opposite:
believable
implicitly
adv.Stretch
in a way that is understood without being said
Similar:
indirectly
Opposite:
directly
imprudent
adj.Advanced
not careful or sensible about what you do
Similar:
unwise
Opposite:
prudent
inaccurate
adj.Core
not correct or exact because of mistakes
Similar:
incorrect
Opposite:
accurate
inadvertently
adv.Stretch
without meaning to or realising what you are doing
Similar:
accidentally
Opposite:
deliberately
incisive
adj.Stretch
clear, sharp and clever in a way that gets to the point
Similar:
sharp
Opposite:
dull
incoherent
adj.Advanced
muddled and hard to understand
Similar:
unclear
Opposite:
clear

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