GRE_3000_List13 Flashcards
incantation
a spoken word or a set of words believed to have magic power
[E] Hovering over the sick child, the witch doctor muttered mysterious incantations.
[S] abracadabra;bewitchment;charm;conjuration;enchantment;glamour;hex;invocation;
impuissance
lack of power or effectiveness
[E] In spit of their impuissance the group remains highly active.
[S] impotence
[A] clout;potency;
incarnate
1 invested with bodily nature and form
[E] He referred to her as devil incarnate.
[S] embodied
2 to constitute an embodiment or type of
[E] the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism.
[S] epitomize;incorporate;
[A] disembody;
incendiary
1 a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent.
[E] behind-the-scenes incendiaries who were intending to overthrow the government.
[S] demagogue;exciter;instigator;provocateur;
2 tending to inflame
[E] an incendiary speech
[S] agitational;instigative;provocative;seditious;
[A] conciliatory;pacific;
inception
an act, process, or instance of beginning.
[E] This seemed like a good program at its inception, but it isn’t working out as planned.
[S] genesis;kickoff
[A] termination;omega
inchoate
1 in an initial or early stage [E] inchoate feelings of affection of a man. [S] aborning;initial;nascent; [A] mature;moribund; 2 imperfectly formed or developed; [E] a vague,inchoate notion [S] amorphous;
incinerate
to cause to burn to ashes
[E] The government is trying to stop farmers to incinerating their own waste.
[S] burn;carbonize;
[A] douse
incipient
beginning to come into being
[E] an incipient economic recovery
[S] aborning;inchoate;
[A] adult;
inclement
1 lacking mildness [E] inclement weather conditions [S] bleak;tempestuous; [A] sunshiny 2 showing no clemency;unmerciful [S] bitter;intemperate;rigorous; [A] charitable;clement;lenient;
incogitant
thoughtless;inconsiderate;
[E] an incogitant litterbug.
[S] discourteous;impertinent;ungracious;
[A] considerate;gracious;courteous;
incorrigible
1 incapable of being corrected;
[E] an incorrigible criminal deserving death;
[S] incurable;irremediable;irretrievable;
[A] curable;
2 difficult to control;
[E] an incorrigible, spoiled child;
[S] headstrong;intractable;refractory;obstinate;
[A] compliant;obedient;tractable;
inculpate
incriminate;
[S] charge;indict;
[A] absolve;acquit;exculpate;exonerate;vindicate;
indelible
1 impossible to remove [E] indelible ink; [S] ineffaceable;ineradicable;inerasable;ingrained; 2 not easily forgotten; [E] most indelible experiences; [S] impressive;memorable; [A] forgettable;
indemnity
compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffering
[E] The widow now lives on a pension and an indemnity from her late husband’s company.
[S] indemnification;quittance;recompense;remuneration;requital;reparation;compensation;
indoctrinate
to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments.
[E] indoctrinate the students with the notion of egalitarianism;
[S] educate;tutor;
inducement
1 a motive or consideration that leads one to action
[E] offer an expensive watch as an inducement to ratify the proposal;
[S] goad;impulse;
[A] deterrent;
2 the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
[E] He gave up smoking only after a prolonged inducement by all the other family members.
[S] conversion;convicting;suasion;
indulgent
showing,characterized,or given to indulgence
[E] indulgent aristocrats;
[S] decadent;forbearing;lenient;sybaritic;
[A] ascetic;draconian;
indurate
1 having or showing a lack of sympathy or render feelings
[E] an indurate heart that admits no love or mercy
[S] callous;heartless;inhumane;
[A] charitable;compassionate;
2 to become physically firm
[E] Great heat indurates clay.
[S] concrete,congeal,firm,freeze
[A] liquefy;soften
3 to make able to withstand physical hardship
[E] Such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others.
[S] fortify;inure;toughen
[A] enfeeble;
ineffable
incapable of being expressed
[E] ineffable ecstasy;
[S] indefinable;indescribable;
[A] communicable;expressible;
ineluctable
not to be avoided, changed, or resisted;
[E] Although death is an ineluctable fate for any and every individual organism, it lays the foundation of the metabolism that perpetuate the planetary ecosystem.
[S] certain;inescapable;inevasible;inevitable;
[A] avoidable;evadable;
inexorable
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
[E] the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment
[S] inflexible;adamant;obdurate;
[A] flexible;
infatuate
to inspire with unreasonable love or attachment
[E] a naive girl infatuate by cajolery
[S] allure;captivate;bewitch
[A] disgust;
inferno
1 an intense fire
[E] A raging inferno posed a serious threat to the downwind village.
[S] conflagration;holocaust;
2 a place or a state that resembles or suggest hell
[E] the inferno of war
[S] hell;underwood;
[A] paradise;nirvana;
infiltrate
to enter or take up position in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover.
[E] The intelligence staff had been infiltrated by spies.
[S] creep;insinuate;sneak;
[A] abscond;
infelicitous
1 not happy;unfortunate; [E] an infelicitous moment; [S] hapless; [A] lucky;happy; 2 not appropriate or well-timed [E] make a very infelicitous remark [S] indecorous;inept;malapropos; [A] becoming; [P] infelicity;
ingest
to take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption
[E] An expert claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable.
[S] devour;
[A] vomit;expel;
[P] ingestion
ingratiating
1 capable of winning favor; [E] They adopted the orphan who had the most ingratiating smile. [S] disarming;endearing;winsome; [A] disagreeable; 2 intended or adopted in order to gain favor. [E] an repulsive ingratiating smile [S] adulatory;deferential;insinuating; [P] ingratiate;
inimical
1 reflecting or indicating hostility [E] a cold, inimical voice [S] antagonistic;hostile; [A] amicable;amiable;amenable; 2 opposed to one's interests [E] Laws were designed to enhance international security but some regard as inimical to cherished freedom. [S] disadvantageous; [A] advantageous;favorable;
iniquity
gross immorality or injustice
[E] The use of illegal narcotics in not only a destroyer for personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society.
[S] debauchery;infamy;corruption;
[A] integrity;rectitude;disinterestedness;
inkling
1 a slight indication or suggestion;
[E] They hadn’t given us a inkling of what was going to happen.
[S] clue;cue;
2 a slight knowledge or vague notion
[E] We don’t have even the faintest inkling of what this project was all about.
[S] glimmer
[A] insight
inquisitive
inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others
[E] big sunglasses to frustrate inquisitive journalists
[S] inquiring;investigative;prying
[A] indifferent
[P] inquisitiveness
insentient
1 lacking perception, consciousness, or animation
[E] He refused to believe that the universe as we know it evolved from the random interactions of insentient particles of matter.
[S] insensate;impassive;
[A] perceiving
2 not having or showing a deep understanding of something
[E] an insentient therapist who failed to see what the teenager’s real problem was
[S] impercipient;unwise;
[A] sagacious;
insipid
1 lacking flavor or zest;not tasty [E] a rather insipid soup; [S] flavorless; [A] piquant 2 lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge [E] an insipid story of the prince and the princess [S] banal;prosaic; [A] enchanting
insolent
audaciously rude or disrespectful
[E] an insolent child with no respect or regard for anyone
[S] arrogant;audacious;
[A] courteous;
insouciant
free from concern, worry, or anxiety [E] an insouciant shrug [S] carefree;nonchalant [A] anxious [P] insouciance
insular
being, having or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint
[E] the insular thinking of peasant communities
[S] parochial;confined
[A] cosmopolitan;ecumenical;catholic;
insurgent
one who breaks with or opposes constituted authority or the established order
[E] Insurgents armed with assault rifles and grenades ambushed a US convoy, resulting in heavy casualties.
[S] rebel;anarchist;antagonist;malcontent;mutineer
[P] insurgency;
inter
to place in a grave or tomb
[E] The infamous terrorist leader Bin Laden was interred at sea.
[S] bury;entomb
[A] excavate;
intercessor
one that mediates [E] attend the meeting as the intercessor [S] buffer;peacemaker;intermediate; [A] flame-fanner [P] intercession
interdict
1 to forbid in usual formal or authoritative manner
[E] Thought not interdicted by law, such an action is morally wrong.
[S] ban;forbid;
[A] authorize
2 to stop, seize or interrupt while in progress or on course
[E] Federal agents are able to interdict only a small part of the narcotic shipments into the country.
[S] bar;block
[A] expedite
