Word List 25 Flashcards
Impute (v)
attribute; ascribe
If i wished to impute blame to the officers in charge of this program, I would say so definitely and immediately
Incarcerate (v)
imprison
Inchoate (adj)
recently begun; rudimentary ; elementary
Before the creation, the world was an inchoate mass
Inclement (adj)
stormy; unkind
In inclement weather, i like to curl up on the sofa with a good book and listen to the storm blowing outside
Incontinent (adj)
lacking self-restraint; licentious
His incontinent behaviour off stage so shocked many people that they refused to attend the plays and movies in which he appeared
Incontrovertible (adj)
indisputable; not open to question
Unless you find the evidence against my client absolutely incontrovertible, you must declare her not guilty of this charge
Incorporeal(adj)
lacking a material body; insubstantial
Incorrigible (adj)
uncorrectable
Though Widow Douglass hoped to reform Huck, Miss Watson pronounced him incorrigible and said he would come to no good end
Incredulous (adj)
withholding belief; skeptical
When Jack claimed he hadn’t eaten the jelly doughnut, Jill took an incredulous look at his smeared face and laughed
Indefatigable (adj)
tireless
Although the effort of taking out the garbage exhausted Wayne for the entire morning, when it came to partying, he was indefatigable
Indigence (n)
poverty
Neither the economists nor the political scientists have found a way to wipe out the inequities of wealth and eliminate indigence from our society
Indigent (adj)
poor; destitute
Someone who is truly indigent can’t even afford to buy a pack of cigarettes
Indignation (n)
anger at an injustice
Indolent (adj)
lazy
Couch potatoes lead an indolent life lying back in there Lazyboy recliners watching tv
(Indolence n)
Indubitable (adj)
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
Auditioning for the chorus line, Molly was an indubitable hit: the director fired the leading lady and hired Molly in her place
