Unit 41

Question 1

Inadvertently

Answer 1

(adv) carelessly; unintentionally

e. g. The songwriter says that it is easy to inadvertently use the melody of another song when composing.

Question 2

Incarnate

Answer 2

(adj) having bodily form

e. g. Christians believe that Jesus Christ was God incarnate.

Question 3

Inchoate

Answer 3

(adj) imperfectly formed or formulated
e. g. In his book Chronicles, Bob Dylan describes the process of how some of his songs went from in inchoate state to finished, well-produced songs.

Question 4

Incongruity

Answer 4

(n) state of not fitting
- Incongruous (adj)

e.g. There is an incongruity between the poet’s solemn tone and its light-hearted theme.

Question 5

Inconsequential

Answer 5

(adj) insignificant; unimportant
e. g. The meeting of the two women seemed inconsequential at the time, but in retrospect it led to one of the literature’s great collaborations.

Question 6

Incorporate

Answer 6

(v) introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
e. g. Add the cheeses and butter and process briefly to incorporate them.

Question 7

Incursion

Answer 7

(n) sudden invasion

e. g. Incursions into enemy territory.

Question 8

Indeterminate

Answer 8

(adj) uncertain; indefinite

e. g. The novel describes the main character as “being of an indeterminate age, somewhere between 50 and 60.”

Question 9

Indigence

Answer 9

(n) poverty
- Indigent (adj)

e.g. Most economists believe that the best way to prevent indigence is to expand employment opportunities.

Question 10

Impediment

Answer 10

(n) a hindrance or obstruction in doing something

e. g. A serious impediment to scientific progress.

Question 11

Indolent

Answer 11

(adj) habitually lazy; idle

e. g. An argument against welfare is that it encourages people to be indolent.