Note that, in the passages below, the emboldened and same-coloured parts of words listed immediately after the phrase ‘Pronunciation tip’, are pronounced in the same way. For example, ‘Pronunciation tip: impudent, yearn’ means the ‘u‘ in the word ‘impudent’ sounds just like the ‘ye’ in the word ‘yearn’.
impudent
‘Impudent’ means ‘offensively disrespectful‘.
Pronunciation tip: impudent, yearn.
incite
‘Incite’ means ‘stir up, provoke, urge on, or cause to act‘.
infamy
‘Infamy’ means ‘extreme dishonour‘.
Pronunciation tip: infamy, about.
insatiable
‘Insatiable’ means ‘impossible to satisfy‘.
Pronunciation tip: insatiable, grey, show, about.
instigate
‘Instigate’ means ‘stir up, provoke, urge on, or cause to act‘.
integral
Pronunciation tip: integral, integrity, bet, integrate, about.
inundate
Pronunciation tip: inundate, about.
irk
‘Irk’ means ‘vex or irritate‘.
Pronunciation tip: irk, burn.
is
Note that, in the following sentence, ‘is’ (not ‘was’) is used although ‘told’ is a past-tense verb: ‘I just told you who John is; he is a policeman.‘