Webster Essential Vocabulary

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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 integratesmonitor, CPU, and keyboard into a single
    compact package.

  • The European Union integratesthe economic power of Europe into a formi-
    dable force.

  • To racially integratethe South was a great undertaking of the 1960s.

  • To learn to integrateequations, 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 integritysurvived the car crash.

  • A plumber checks the integrityof a gas line by spraying it with a soapy
    solution and watching for bubbles.

  • A person’s integritycan 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 reason-
    ing 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 intellectualpowers 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.


I: SAT Words 139



  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
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