GRE_3000_List13

Question 0

incantation

Answer 0

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;

Question 1

impuissance

Answer 1

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

Question 2

incarnate

Answer 2

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;

Question 3

incendiary

Answer 3

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;

Question 4

inception

Answer 4

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

Question 5

inchoate

Answer 5

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;

Question 6

incinerate

Answer 6

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

Question 7

incipient

Answer 7

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

Question 8

inclement

Answer 8

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;

Question 9

incogitant

Answer 9

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

Question 10

incorrigible

Answer 10

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;

Question 11

inculpate

Answer 11

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

Question 12

indelible

Answer 12

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;

Question 13

indemnity

Answer 13

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;

Question 14

indoctrinate

Answer 14

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

Question 15

inducement

Answer 15

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;

Question 16

indulgent

Answer 16

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

Question 17

indurate

Answer 17

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;

Question 18

ineffable

Answer 18

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

Question 19

ineluctable

Answer 19

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;

Question 20

inexorable

Answer 20

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

Question 21

infatuate

Answer 21

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

Question 22

inferno

Answer 22

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;

Question 23

infiltrate

Answer 23

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;

Question 24

infelicitous

Answer 24

``` 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; ```

Question 25

ingest

Answer 25

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

Question 26

ingratiating

Answer 26

``` 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; ```

Question 27

inimical

Answer 27

``` 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; ```

Question 28

iniquity

Answer 28

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;

Question 29

inkling

Answer 29

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

Question 30

inquisitive

Answer 30

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

Question 31

insentient

Answer 31

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;

Question 32

insipid

Answer 32

``` 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 ```

Question 33

insolent

Answer 33

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

Question 34

insouciant

Answer 34

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

Question 35

insular

Answer 35

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

Question 36

insurgent

Answer 36

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;

Question 37

inter

Answer 37

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

Question 38

intercessor

Answer 38

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

Question 39

interdict

Answer 39

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