Vocabulary List 16

Question 1

Incendiary

Answer 1

N.

Arsonist [one who commits the crime of setting fire to something - illegal burning, usually of property]

Question 2

Incentive

Answer 2

N.

Spur; motive

Question 3

Incessant

Answer 3

Adj.

Uninterrupted

Question 4

Inchoate

Answer 4

Adj.

Recently begun; rudimentary [basic]; elementary

Question 5

Incipient

Answer 5

Adj.

Beginning; in an early stage

Question 6

Incisive

Answer 6

Adj.

Cutting; sharp

Question 7

Incite

Answer 7

V.

Arouse to action

Question 8

Inclement

Answer 8

Adj.

Stormy; unkind

Question 9

Inclusive

Answer 9

Adj.

Tending to include all

Question 10

Incognito

Answer 10

Adj.

With identity concealed; using and assumed name

Question 11

Incoherence

Answer 11

N.

Lack of relevance; lack of intelligibility

Question 12

In commodious

Answer 12

Adj.

Not spacious

Question 13

Incompatible

Answer 13

Adj.

Inharmonious

Question 14

Incongruity

Answer 14

N.

Lack of harmony; absurdity

Question 15

Inconsequential

Answer 15

Adj.

Of trifling significance

Question 16

Inconvertible

Answer 16

Adj.

Indisputable; [irrefutable]

Question 17

Incorporeal

Answer 17

Adj.

Immaterial; without a material body

Question 18

Incorrigible

Answer 18

Adj.

Uncorrectable

Question 19

Incredulity

Answer 19

N.

A tendency to disbelief

Question 20

Increment

Answer 20

N.

Increase

Question 21

Incriminate

Answer 21

V.

Accuses

Question 22

Incubate

Answer 22

V.

Hatch; scheme

Question 23

Incubus

Answer 23

N.

Burden; mental care (?); nightmare

Question 24

Inculcate

Answer 24

V.

Teach

Question 25

Incumbent

Answer 25

N. Officeholder

Question 26

Incursion

Answer 26

N. Temporary invasion

Question 27

Indefatigable

Answer 27

Adj. Tireless

Question 28

Indemnify

Answer 28

V. To make secure against loss; compensate for loss

Question 29

Indenture

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V. Bind as servant or apprentice to master

Question 30

Indict

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V. Charge

Question 31

Indigenous

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Adj. Native

Question 32

Indigent

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Adj. Poor

Question 33

Indignity

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N. Offensive or insulting treatment

Question 34

Indisputable

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Adj. Too certain to be disputed; [unable to be challenged or denied]

Question 35

Indite

Answer 35

V. Write; compose

Question 36

Indolence

Answer 36

N. Laziness

Question 37

Indomitable

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Adj. Unconquerable

Question 38

Indubitably

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Adj. Beyond a doubt; [unquestionable]

Question 39

Indulgent

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Adj. Humoring; yielding; lenient

Question 40

Ineffable

Answer 40

Adj. Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech

Question 41

Inept

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Adj. Unsuited; absurd; incompetent

Question 42

Inexorable

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Adj. Relentless; unyielding; implacable

Question 43

Infallible

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Adj. Unerring; [no mistake]

Question 44

Infamous

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Adj. Notoriously bad

Question 45

Inference

Answer 45

N. Conclusion drawn from data

Question 46

Infinitesimal

Answer 46

Adj. Very small

Question 47

Infirmity

Answer 47

N. Weakness

Question 48

Inflated

Answer 48

Adj. Enlarged (with air or gas)

Question 49

Influx

Answer 49

N. Flowing into

Question 50

Infraction

Answer 50

N. Violation

Question 51

Infringe

Answer 51

V. Violate; encroach [trespass]

Question 52

Ingenuous

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Adj. Naive; young; unsophisticated

Question 53

Ingrate

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N. Ungrateful person

Question 54

Ingratiate

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V. Become popular with

Question 55

Inherent

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Adj. Firmly established by nature or habit

Question 56

Inhibit

Answer 56

V. Prohibit; restrain

Question 57

Inimical

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Adj. Unfriendly; hostile

Question 58

Iniquitous

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Adj. Unjust; wicked

Question 59

Inkling

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N. Hint

Question 60

Innate

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Adj. I born

Question 61

Innocuous

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Adj. Harmless

Question 62

Innovation

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N. Change; introduction of something new

Question 63

Innuendo

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N. Hint; insinuation [bad or insulting remark said indirectly]

Question 64

Inordinate

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Adj. Unrestrained; excessive

Question 65

Insatiable

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Adj. Not easily satisfied; greedy

Question 66

Inscrutable

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Adj. Incomprehensible; not to be discovered

Question 67

Insensate

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Adj. Without feeling

Question 68

Insidious

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Adj. Treacherous; stealthy; sly

Question 69

Insinuate

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V. Hint; imply

Question 70

Insipid

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Adj. Tasteless; dull

Question 71

Insolent

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Adj. Haughty and contemptuous

Question 72

Insolvency

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N. Bankruptcy; lack of ability to repay debts

Question 73

Insomnia

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N. Wakefulness; inability to sleep

Question 74

Instigate

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V. Urge; start; provoke

Question 75

Insular

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Adj. Like an island; narrow-minded; [separated from other people and cultures]

Question 76

Insuperable

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Adj. Insurmountable [impossible to solve or get control of]; invincible

Question 77

Insurgent

Answer 77

Adj. Rebellious

Question 78

Integrate

Answer 78

V. Make whole; combine; make into one unit

Question 79

Integrity

Answer 79

N. Wholeness; purity; uprightness

Question 80

Intellect

Answer 80

N. Higher mental powers