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| infraction |
violation( of a rule or regulation); breach
When the basketball star butted heads with the referee, he committed a clear infraction of NBA rules |
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| infinitesimal |
very small
In the twentieth century, physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of infintesimal objects like the atom and its parts. |
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| infernal |
Batman was baffled; he could not think of no way to hinder joker's infernal scheme to destroy the city. |
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| inexorable |
relentless;unyielding;implacable
After listening to to the pleas of clemency, the judge was inexorable and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by law. |
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| Ineluctable |
irresistible; not to be escaped. He felt that his fate was ineluctable ad refused to make any attempt to improve his lot. |
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| Ineffable |
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
Such ineffable joy must be experienced; it cannot be described. |
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| inebriated |
habitually intoxicated; drunk
Abby was inebriated more often than he was sober. |
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| Inductive |
pertaining to introduction or proceeding from the specific to the general
The discovery of the planet Pluto is an excellent example of the results that can be obtained from inductive reasoning |
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| Indomitable |
unconquerable;unyielding
Focusing on her game despite all her problems, tennis champion Sherli Graf displayed an indomitable willpower. |
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| Indite |
write; compose
Cyrano indited many letters for Christian |
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| Indissoluble |
permanent
The indissoluble bonds of marriage are all too often being dissolved. |
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| Indigence |
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. |
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| Indict |
charge
The district attorney didn't want to indict the suspect until she was sure she had a strong enough case to convince a jury. |
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| Indelible |
not able to be erased
The indelible ink left a permanent mark on his shirt. |
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| Incubus |
burden; mental care; nightmare.
The incubus of financial worry helped bring on her nervous breakdown. |
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| Incriminate |
accuse; serve as evidence against
The witness's testimony against the racketeers incriminates some high public officials as well. |
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| Incontrovertible |
indisputable; not open to question
Unless you find the evidence against my client absolutely incontrovertible, you must declare her not guilty of this charge. |
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| Incontinent |
lacking self-restraint; licentious
His incontinent behavior off stage so shocked many people that they refused to attend the plays and movies in which he appeared |
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| Incite |
Goad; motivate; arouse to action; induce to exist
Mario incited all his fellow students to go out on strike to protect the university's anti-affirmative stand |
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| Inclusive |
tending to include all
The comedian turned down the invitation saying any club that would let him in was too inclusive for him. |
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