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incantation

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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;

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impuissance

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lack of power or effectiveness
[E] In spit of their impuissance the group remains highly active.
[S] impotence
[A] clout;potency;

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incarnate

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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;

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incendiary

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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;

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inception

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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

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inchoate

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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;
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incinerate

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to cause to burn to ashes
[E] The government is trying to stop farmers to incinerating their own waste.
[S] burn;carbonize;
[A] douse

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incipient

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beginning to come into being
[E] an incipient economic recovery
[S] aborning;inchoate;
[A] adult;

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inclement

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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;
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incogitant

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thoughtless;inconsiderate;
[E] an incogitant litterbug.
[S] discourteous;impertinent;ungracious;
[A] considerate;gracious;courteous;

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incorrigible

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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;

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inculpate

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incriminate;
[S] charge;indict;
[A] absolve;acquit;exculpate;exonerate;vindicate;

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indelible

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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;
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indemnity

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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;

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indoctrinate

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to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments.
[E] indoctrinate the students with the notion of egalitarianism;
[S] educate;tutor;

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inducement

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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;

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indulgent

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showing,characterized,or given to indulgence
[E] indulgent aristocrats;
[S] decadent;forbearing;lenient;sybaritic;
[A] ascetic;draconian;

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indurate

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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;

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed
[E] ineffable ecstasy;
[S] indefinable;indescribable;
[A] communicable;expressible;

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ineluctable

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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;

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inexorable

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not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
[E] the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment
[S] inflexible;adamant;obdurate;
[A] flexible;

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infatuate

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to inspire with unreasonable love or attachment
[E] a naive girl infatuate by cajolery
[S] allure;captivate;bewitch
[A] disgust;

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inferno

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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;

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infiltrate

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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;

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infelicitous

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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;
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ingest

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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

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ingratiating

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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;
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inimical

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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;
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iniquity

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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;

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inkling

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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

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inquisitive

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inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others
[E] big sunglasses to frustrate inquisitive journalists
[S] inquiring;investigative;prying
[A] indifferent
[P] inquisitiveness

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insentient

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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;

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insipid

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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
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insolent

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audaciously rude or disrespectful
[E] an insolent child with no respect or regard for anyone
[S] arrogant;audacious;
[A] courteous;

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insouciant

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free from concern, worry, or anxiety
[E] an insouciant shrug
[S] carefree;nonchalant
[A] anxious
[P] insouciance
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insular

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being, having or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint
[E] the insular thinking of peasant communities
[S] parochial;confined
[A] cosmopolitan;ecumenical;catholic;

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insurgent

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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;

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inter

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to place in a grave or tomb
[E] The infamous terrorist leader Bin Laden was interred at sea.
[S] bury;entomb
[A] excavate;

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intercessor

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one that mediates
[E] attend the meeting as the intercessor
[S] buffer;peacemaker;intermediate;
[A] flame-fanner
[P] intercession
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interdict

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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

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