indifferent
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers' misguided passes,
ill-advised shots and indifferent defense were all symptoms
of the malaise that often hits a team returning home
from a long road trip.
indispensable
No one would question the connection between
insecurity and poverty: conflict resolution,
peacekeeping and something approaching the rule of law
are indispensable preconditions for sustainable development.
indistinct
In recent weeks, two formerly bright lines
of political demarcation have become indistinct,
in both cases to Barack Obama's advantage.
One is the line between his and John McCain's
positions regarding Iraq.
ineptly
Mike Ilvesta, a gardener at the marina,
told NEWSWEEK that he saw Peterson there at midday,
and the cops talked to two men who saw him fumbling
ineptly to get his boat…
inertia
Beacon Power has begun construction in Stephentown, N.Y.,
near Albany, on a plant that stores energy
in flywheels - essentially rotating wheels
or cylinders whose inertia is used to store power
or deliver it quickly.
inevitable
"We make decisions on players, on system,
on scheme and how we do things. Some things stay the same,
and some things change. It's inevitable there
will be change next year," Belichick said.
inexorable
Is there inexorable transition for a paper
dropping through your letter box to the online version,
supplanting all else? Perhaps, but big net boys,
such as the Telegraph and the Mail, don't contemplate
such a transition.
innumerable
At Capetown last week, bearded Boers and other members
of the South African Party struggled througha party
convention, listened to innumerable speeches in Cape
Dutch and English, introduced innumerable resolutions.
roundabout
A: Don't give me your roundabout answer.
I need your straight answer.
B: I'm sorry, I can't.