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beginning to exist or appear
"The incipient tumor was able to be treated effectively." |
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perceptive, penetrating, as in operation or excercise
"Incisive comments." |
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incapable of being corrected
"The incorrigible murderer refused to acknowledge his inhumane actions." |
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skeptical, doubtful
"This is incredlous evidence that we must impugn." |
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to teach; impress in the mind
through repitition
"inculcating sound principles through repitition" |
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to blame, charge with a crime
"The defendent was inculpated for murdering the girl." |
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inexcusable, unforgivable
"Your acts are indefensible and will never be forgotten." |
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permanent, not erasable
"This indelible graffiti will stay on here for years unless we do something about it." |
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bound to another by contract
"He was indentured to pay a million dollars after failing to carry-out his part of the contract." |
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very poor
"The indigent life they live is full of poverty and hunger." |
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very angry, incensed, offended
"I became indignant when I saw what they were doing behind my back." |
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habitually lazy, idle
"The indolent boy would never do any work; all he wanted to do was watch telivision." |
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fearless, unconquerable
"The soldier appeared indomitable, not even questioning the confidence he had that he would not lose." |
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unquestionable
"This indubitable evidence should prove to everyone that I am not 80 years old." |
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to persuade; bring about
"This drug will induce labor, making it easier for her to give birth." |
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unable to move, tending to inactivity
"The inert patient has had her coma for weeks and not moved once in her bed." |
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inflexible, unyielding
"an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom" |
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incable of being disentangled
"This an inextricable maze will never be solved." |
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hellish, diabolical, awful
"the infernal racket of the jackhammers" |
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to pass secretly into enemy territory
"The enemy has infiltraed our fortress." |
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extremely tiny
"The infinitesimal particles will only be theorized about and never seen." |
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disease, ailment; frailment
"The old man was plaged with infirmities that continued to weaken him." |
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originial, cleaver, inventive
"This is an ingenious scheme." |
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straightford, open; naive and unsophisticated
"The ingenuous person was able to talk to anyone about any of his problems - he had no depth." |
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lacking fame or honor, shameful
"The inglorious petafile was disgraced where ever he went." |
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ungrateful person
"Nobody likes to invite ingrate people over to their homes, especially after working so hard to make them comfortable." |
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to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces
"She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration" |
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entrance
"Look for the ingress to enter; the egress to exit." |
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