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incidentally

adverb · introducing a different topic; in point of fact

Example: incidentally, I won't go to the party

incinerate

verb · cause to undergo combustion

Example: burn garbage

incitive

adjective · arousing to action or rebellion

include

verb · add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category

Example: We must include this chemical element in the group

incommode

verb · to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Example: Sorry to trouble you, but...

incompetently

adverb · in an incompetent manner

Example: he did the job rather incompetently

incomprehensible

adjective · difficult to understand- A. Einstein

Example: the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible

incompressible

adjective · incapable of being compressed; resisting compression

Example: mounds of incompressible garbage

inconceivably

adverb · to an inconceivable degree

Example: inconceivably small

inconsequential

adjective · lacking worth or importance

Example: his work seems trivial and inconsequential

inconsiderately

adverb · without consideration; in an inconsiderate manner

Example: inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner

incontrovertibly

adverb · in an obvious and provable manner

Example: his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong

inconvenience oneself

verb · take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

Example: He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday

inconveniently

adverb · in an inconvenient manner

Example: he arrived at an inconveniently late hour

incorporeal

adjective · without material form or substance

Example: an incorporeal spirit

incorrectly

adverb · in an inaccurate manner

Example: he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly

increasingly

adverb · advancing in amount or intensity

Example: she became increasingly depressed

incredibly

adverb · exceedingly; extremely

Example: she plays fabulously well

incriminatory

adjective · charging or suggestive of guilt or blame

Example: incriminatory testimony

incubate

verb · sit on (eggs)

Example: Birds brood

incur

verb · receive a specified treatment (abstract)

Example: These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation

indefeasible

adjective · not liable to being annulled or voided or undone

Example: an indefeasible right to freedom

indefensible

adjective · incapable of being justified or explained

indelible

adjective · cannot be removed or erased

Example: an indelible stain

indelicate

adjective · verging on the indecent

Example: an indelicate proposition

indemnify

verb · make amends for; pay compensation for

Example: One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich

index

noun · the finger next to the thumb

india rubber

noun · an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

india-rubber fig

noun · large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber

indian tick fever

noun · a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals

indicate

verb · give evidence of

Example: The evidence argues for your claim

indicatory

adjective · (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

Example: actions indicative of fear

indigenous

adjective · originating where it is found

Example: the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo

indignantly

adverb · in an indignant manner

Example: Miss Burney protested indignantly, her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at this irreverent piece of mimicry

indigo

adjective · having a color between blue and violet

Example: indigo flowers

indirectly

adverb · not in a forthright manner

Example: he answered very indirectly

indiscriminate

adjective · not marked by fine distinctions

Example: indiscriminate reading habits

individualize

verb · make personal or more personal

Example: personalized service

individualized

adjective · made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual

Example: personalized luggage

individuate

verb · give individual shape or form to

Example: Language that individuates his memories

indo-germanic

adjective · of or relating to the Indo-European language family

indoctrinate

verb · teach doctrines to; teach uncritically

Example: The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples

indomethacin

noun · a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin)

indris

noun · large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn

induced

adjective · brought about or caused; not spontaneous

Example: a case of steroid-induced weakness

induction

noun · an act that sets in motion some course of events

indulge

verb · yield (to); give satisfaction to

indulgently

adverb · in an indulgent manner

Example: I was indulgently advised to give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to be socially ostracised

indumentum

noun · a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect

industrial

adjective · suitable to stand up to hard wear

Example: industrial carpeting

industrialize

verb · develop industry; become industrial

Example: The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West

ineffably

adverb · to an inexpressible degree

Example: she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton