"I have good news and bad news," the defense lawyer says to his client.
"Whats the bad news?"
The lawyer says, "Your blood matches the DNA found at the murder scene."
"Dammit!" cries the client. "What"s the good news?"
"Well," the lawyer says, "Your cholesterol is down to 140."
- gross injustice. iniquitous adj. [french from latin aequus just]
INITIATE
—v. (-ting) 1 begin; set going; originate.
- a admit (a person) into a society, office, etc., esp. With a ritual. B instruct (a person) in a subject. —n. (esp. Newly) initiated person. initiation n. Initiator n. Initiatory adj. [latin initium beginning]
INKSTAND
n. Stand for one or more ink bottles.
INNOCENT
—adj. - free from moral wrong.
- (usu. Foll. By of) not guilty (of a crime etc.).
- simple; guileless.
- harmless. —n. Innocent person, esp. A young child. innocence n. Innocently adv. [latin noceo hurt]
INNOVATE
v. (-ting) bring in new methods, ideas, etc.; make changes. innovation n. Innovative adj. Innovator n. Innovatory adj. [latin novus new]
INNUENDO
n. (pl. -es or -s) allusive remark or hint, usu. Disparaging or with a double meaning. [latin, = by nodding at: related to *in-2, nuo nod]
INSCRIBE
v. (-bing) 1 a (usu. Foll. By in, on) write or carve (words etc.) On a surface, page, etc. B (usu. Foll. By with) mark (a surface) with characters.
- (usu. Foll. By to) write an informal dedication in or on (a book etc.).
- enter the name of (a person) on a list or in a book.
- geom. Draw (a figure) within another so that points of it lie on the boundary of the other. [latin scribo write]
INSECURE
adj. - a unsafe; not firm. B (of a surface etc.) Liable to give way.
A dog"s sense of smell is one of the keenest in nature. If a pot of stew was cooking on a stove, a human would smell the stew, while the dog could smell the beef, carrots, peas, potatoes, spices, and all the other individual ingredients in the stew.
