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incur,
incurred, incurring,
incurs.transitive
verbs
to acquire
something; to bring upon oneself by one's own actions; if you incur something
unpleasant, it happens to you because of something you have done (governments
incur unfavorableness and
so do people)
incursion.noun,.plural.incursions
a sudden.arrival
into an area that belongs
to other people; an aggressive.entrance
into foreign.territory;
a raid or an invasion; the act
of entering another's territory or domain;
the act of entering or running
into (homes damaged by the incursion of floodwater); the arrival of something
or someone into a place or activity
where they do not belong or have not been before and may not be welcome
i.e..abbreviation
that is
inexplicable.adjective
that cannot be explained
inexplicably.adverb
in an inexplicable manner
inexplicability.noun
the quality
or state of being inexplicable
inexplicit.adjective
not explicit;
indefinite
insight.noun,.plural.insights
the ability to see the inner nature of things
by intuition and clairvoyance;
examples;
insight involves the ability to discern
the true nature of something;
the intuition of lions &
eagles
insightful.adjective
showing or having insight; perceptive
insightfully.adverb
insightfulness.noun,.plural.insightfulnesses
intuit,
intuited,
intuiting,
intuits.transitive
verbs
to know intuitively
intuitive.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.arising
from intuition; known or perceived through intuition;
instinctive
possessing or demonstrating intuition
intuitively.adverb
intuitiveness.noun,.plural.intuitivenesses
intuition.noun,.plural.intuitions
the direct knowing or learning
of something without conscious reasoning
(when one wants to only be good, he or she will be alerted from the heart
as to whether something or someone is good or not:.Matthew
7:16-20; 1John 4:1-6) having
awareness;
your
intuition or your intuitions, often called 'gut feelings', unexplained
feelings you have that something is true even when you have no evidence
or proof of it (she had a feeling
of discomfort over getting on the plane, so she didn't); see also clairvoyance
intuitionally.adverb
intuitional.adjective
intricate.adjective
having elaborate.detail
or complex
parts, therefore requiring intense.attention
to appreciate
or follow (design of flowers evidence intelligent
complexity
of forethought;
the building was of intricate
design; automobiles and aircraft, just for two examples, are amazing complex
devices);
complicated
intricately.adverb
intricateness.noun,.plural.intricatenesses
intricacy.noun,.plural.intricacies
an intricate state
or quality
something intricate; involved
irritable.adjective
easily annoyed
or provoked; excessively or pathologically
sensitive to a stimulus
irritableness.noun,.plural.irritablenesses
irritability.noun,.plural.irritabilities
the quality
or state of being irritable; testiness
or petulance
irritate, irritated,
irritating,
irritates.transitive
verbs
to rouse
to impatience
or anger;
annoy.(a
loud bossy voice that irritates listeners); annoy;
to chafe or inflame
intransitive
verb use.to be a cause of impatience
or anger
irritatingly.adverb
irritator.noun
irritant.adjective
causing irritation
irritant.noun,.plural.irritants
a source of irritation
irritation.noun
the act of irritating;
the condition
of being irritated; vexation
(honked the horn with irritation at the delay; a source of irritation
Pathology:.a
condition of inflammation, soreness or irritability of a bodily organ or
part
inception.noun,.plural.inceptions
a beginning; commencement
incipient.adjective
in the first stage of existence; just beginning
to exist or come into notice
incipience, incipiency.nouns
incompetent.adjective
without adequate
ability, knowledge, fitness, etc.; failing to meet requirements;
incapable;
unskilful; not qualified in legal terms (a defendant who was incompetent
to stand trial); inadequate
for or unsuited
to a particular.purpose
or application;
devoid
of those qualities requisite
for effective conduct
or action;
not competent
incompetent.noun,.plural.incompetents
an incompetent person
incompetence.or.incompetency.noun
incompetently.adverb
induce, induced,
inducing,
induces.transitive
verbs
to cause
to occur; bring about or stimulate
the
occurrence of; cause (the
bonuses induced better attendance; the birth was induced by her excitement
over having the baby); to lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence
or persuasion; persuade;
to infer by inductive
reasoning
inducible.adjective
inducement.noun,.plural.inducements
something that helps bring about an action or
a desired result; an incentive.(an
inducement to greater learning); the act or process of inducing (inducement
of sleep with nature sounds)
induct,
inducted,
inducting,
inducts.transitive
verb
if someone is inducted into a particular
job,
rank
or position, they are given the job, rank
or position in a formal.ceremony;
to place ceremoniously or formally in an office or a position; instal
(a service to induct the new president of the
university); to admit as a member; receive; to admit to military service
(a draftee waiting to be inducted
into the army); to introduce, as to new experience or knowledge; initiate.(she
was inducted into the ways of the legal.profession)
Physics:.to
induce
inductive.adjective
causing
or influencing; inducing;
introductory;
of,
relating.to.or
using logical.induction
such as in.inductive
reasoning, which is reasoning
from detailed.facts.to.general.principles;
a generalization
Electricity: in electricity,
of or arising from inductance (inductive reactance)
inductively.adverb
inductiveness.noun
induction.noun,.plural.inductions
the act or an instance of inducting;
a ceremony or formal.act
by which a person is inducted, as into office or military service; the
act of inducing (induction of
sleep); presentation of material, such as facts or evidence, in support
of an argument or a proposition; a preface
or prologue, as to a literary
composition
Biochemistry: the
process of initiating or increasing
the production of an enzyme or
other protein at the level of
genetic-transcription
Electricity: the
generation of electromotive
force in a closed circuit by a varying
magnetic.flux
through the circuit; the charging of an isolated conducting object by momentarily
grounding it while a charged body is nearby
Embryology: the change
in form or shape caused by the action of one tissue of an embryo
on adjacent tissues or parts,
as by the diffusion of hormones
or chemicals
Logic:
the process of deriving general
principles from particular facts or instances; a conclusion reached by
this process(opposed to deduction)
Mathematics:.a
two part method of proving a theorem
involving a positive.integral.variable;
first the theorem is verified
for the smallest admissible.value
of the integer; then it is proven
that if the theorem is true for any value of the integer, it is true for
the next greater value; the final proof contains the two parts
inductance.noun
the property of an electric circuit by which an
electromotive
force is induced in it or in a nearby circuit by a change of current
in either circuit; a circuit element, typically a conducting coil, in which
electromotive force is generated by electromagnetic induction
inhabited.adjective
having habitants; lived in
inhabit, inhabited,
inhabiting,
inhabits.verbs
transitive verb use.to
live or reside in; io be present in; fill (childhood memories inhabited
the attic)
intransitive verb use.to
dwell
inhabitability, inhabitation,
inhabiter.nouns
inhabitable.adjective
inhabitant,.inhabitants.nouns
one that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent.resident
invertebrate.noun,.plural.invertebrates
destitute
of a backbone or vertebral (spinal) column; compare vertebrates
invoke,
invoked,
invoking,
invokes.transitive
verbs
to call on a higher power for assistance, support
or inspiration;
to call for earnestly; to summon;
solicit
(invoked the help of a passing motorist)
invoker.noun
invocation.noun,.plural.invocations
the act or an instance
of invoking; an incantation;
appealing
to a higher power, such as Creator-God, by using prayer
and/or other means; an invocation of Gene Decode's you can use to keep
evil influences away:.2John1:11.
invocational.adjective
irreconcilable.adjective
that cannot be reconciled
or brought into agreement; incompatible;
conflicting;
inconsistent
irrefutable.adjective
incapable of being disproved
irrefutably.adverb
irrefutability.noun
impel,
impelled,
impelling,
impels.transitive
verbs
to push, drive or move forward
impotence,
impotency.nouns
lack of physical strength; weakness, powerless
or helpless
impotent.adjective
impetus.noun
something that gives a process impetus or an impetus
makes it happen or progress more quickly (this decision will give renewed
impetus to the economic regeneration of east London); an influence
that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly (the influence
report may provide further impetus for reform; the discovery gave fresh
impetus to the research); inner movement of the mind leading to action;
impulse;
incentive;
stimulus;
the stimulation or encouragement
resulting in increased activity; from Latin
'impetere' meaning 'to attack'
impulse.noun,.plural.impulses
a driving forward with sudden force; an impetus;
a sudden wish or urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling; abrupt
inclination (had an impulse to help in any way I could);
Physiology:.the
electrochemical transmission of a signal along a nerve fiber that produces
an excitatory or inhibitory response at a target tissue, such as a muscle
or another nerve
impulse.adjective
characterized
by impulsiveness or acting on impulse (an impulse shopper; impulse buying)
impulsive.adjective
inclined
to act on impulse rather than thought; motivated
by or resulting from impulse (such impulsive acts as hugging; impulsive.generosity);
spontaneous;
having force or power to impel or
incite;
forceful; impetuous
impulsively.adverb
impulsiveness.or.impulsivity.noun
infinity.noun,.plural.infinities
the quality
or condition
of being infinite; unbounded space, time, or quantity; an indefinitely
large number or amount; a distance setting, as on a camera, beyond which
the entire field (all else it can see) is in focus; a range in relation
to an optical system, such as a camera lens, representing distances great
enough that light rays reflected from objects within the range may be regarded
as parallel;
in mathematics,
the limit that a function ƒ is said to approach at x = a when for x close
to a, ƒ(x) is larger than any preassigned number
infinite.adjective
lacking limits or bounds; never ending; extending
beyond measure or comprehension;
very great;
vast;
immense;
inexhaustible;
(the never ending invisible
energy of the universe; the intelligent invisible
one we often refer to as the Creator)
infinitely.adverb
very much; 'infinitely' is used especially when
comparing things (this school is infinitely better than the last one I
went to; she got the job because she had infinitely more experience; being
on your own is infinitely preferableto
being in an unhappy relationship):.Proverbs
21:9 "It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with
a brawling woman in a wide house.")
infinitesimal.adjective
too small to be measured; infinitely
small
infinitesimally.adverb
incident.noun,.plural.incidents
a definite
and separate.occurrence;
an event
incident.adjective
tending
to arise or occur as a result or an accompaniment
Physics:.falling
upon or striking a surface (incident radiation)
incidental.adjective
occurring
or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor accompaniment (the snags
incidental to a changeover in policy);
of a minor, casual
or subordinate.nature
(incidental expenses)
incidental.noun
a minor accompanying item or expense
incidentally.adverb
as a minor
or subordinate.matter
(he was an electronics person and incidentally a carpenter); apart
from the main subject;
parenthetically
incidence.noun,.plural.incidences
the act or an instance of happening; occurrence
(did not expect criticism
and was surprised by its incidence); extent or frequency of occurrence
(a high incidence of Sunburn due to not knowing the
rules of working up to longer exposure to the Sun)
ineffable.adjective
incapable
of being.expressed;
indescribable or unutterable;
unspeakable; the Silence
ineffability.noun,.plural.ineffabilities
ineffableness.noun,.plural.ineffablenesses
ineffably.adverb
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