Ch 17 vocabulary

Intimidate To make afraid She tries to intimidate her opponents.

Intonation The rising and falling pitch of the voice. There was a infest of sharks in the swamp water.

Inventory The stock of goods or merchandise on hand; an accounting of goods; any detailed list; to list merchandise or belongings.

Inverse Inverted; reversed; opposite.

Invigoration Filling with energy; giving vigor A brisk walk in the cool morning air always invigorates me.

Irksome Annoying; irritating Kyra does not like the irksome task of mopping the floors.

Irony A result opposite of what is expected. The writer was known for her clever use of irony.

Irreducible Not capable of being made smaller or simpler In math, some fractions are irreducible.

Irretrievable Unable to be recovered, restored, or replaced. After the computer crashed, all the files were irretrievable.

Jaunt A short trip for pleasure. The family took a three day jaunt to the mountains.