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QUICK REVIEW #45
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. impermanent a. deny
2. impetuous b. better
3. impious c. involvement
4. implement d. wondrous

5. implication e. idea
6. imply f. thrust
7. impound g. sudden
8. impression h. utensil
9. impressive i. temporary
10. improve j. suggest
11. impugn k. irreverent
12. impulse l. seize

impute (im PYOOT) vt. to ascribe; to attribute (especially a fault or bad deed) to
someone; to charge with
• Film historians impute the phrase “Never give a sucker an even break” to
W. C. Fields.
• Bugsy Seagal is imputed with being the first to recognize Las Vegas as a
potential vacation destination.
• Chicago’s bloody gang wars of the early twentieth century are often imput-
ed to Al Capone.
[-d, imputing] [Syn. ascribe]
incinerator* (in SIN oer AY tir) n. someone or thing (especially a high-
temperature furnace) that is used to burn things (from the verb, incinerate)
• The man or woman burning the fallen leaves in a garbage can to get rid of
them is probably the most universally known incinerator.
• Commercial incinerators are today required to meet standards to limit pol-
lutants escaping into the air.
incompatible (IN kuhm PAT i bil) adj. 1. not able to exist in harmony; not get-
ting along well together; inharmonious; 2. two or more jobs that cannot be held at
the same time by the same person; 3. contradictory tenets or positions
• A 220V air conditioner’s plug is incompatible with a 115V electrical outlet,
grounded or otherwise.
• The jobs of prosecutor and judge are totally incompatible—you can’t do
both simultaneously.
• Contrary to popular myth, cats are far from incompatible with dogs.
[incompatibly adv., incompatibility n.]