Essential Vocabulary - Noel's ESL eBook Library

I: SAT Words 139
integrate (IN te GRAYT) vt. 1. to make whole or complete by bringing parts
together; 2. to unify; 3. to remove the social barriers of racial segregation; 4. (math)
to calculate the integrals of an equation
• A laptop computer integrates monitor, CPU, and keyboard into a single
compact package.
• The European Union integrates the economic power of Europe into a formidable
force.
• To racially integrate the South was a great undertaking of the 1960s.
• To learn to integrate equations, study calculus.
[-d, integrating, integration n.]
integrity* (in TEG ri tee) n. 1. wholeness; entirety; 2. the quality of being in
perfect condition; soundness; 3. the quality of being morally sound; uprightness;
honesty; sincerity
• The fuel tank’s integrity survived the car crash.
• A plumber checks the integrity of a gas line by spraying it with a soapy
solution and watching for bubbles.
• A person’s integrity can often be measured by the trust of others.
intellectual (IN ti LEK tyoo il) adj. 1. pertaining or appealing to the ability to
reason (intellect); 2. activities of the intellect; 3. having or showing superior reasoning
powers —n. a person of intellect and learning
• The game of chess has often been looked at (incorrectly) as an intellectual
training ground.
• Karen has demonstrated particularly keen intellectual powers when it comes
to solving a mystery.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. intelligent]
QUICK REVIEW #48
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.
1. innovative
2. inordinate
3. inquiry
4. insight
5. insipid
6. insolent
7. instill
8. institution
9. instrument
10. integrate
11. integrity
12. intellectual
a. investigation
b. establishment
c. intelligent
d. drip
e. implement
f. uprightness
g. vapid
h. unify
i. novel
j. intuition
k. impertinent
l. excesssive