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Instead
- adverb - in lieu
- in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
- on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
Insured
- verb - a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc.
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
- covered by insurance; "an insured risk"; "all members of the film cast and crew are insured"
- make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
- protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"
- take out insurance for
Intoned
- verb - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
- speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
- uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking"
Inuloid
- - A substance resembling inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of the dahlia.
Invaded
- verb - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
- occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
- penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"
- to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
Invalid
- adjective - force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
- having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"
- injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
- no longer valid; "the license is invalid"
- null and void
- someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
Invited
- verb - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
- ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
- give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
- have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
- increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
- invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
- request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
Invoked
- verb - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Knapped
- verb - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
- Crest of a hill
- strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"