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incompetent (in KAHM pit int) adj. 1. lacking adequate ability, fitness, etc.; 133
incapable; 2. not meeting legal qualifications
• The 240-pound, 45-year-old Anna was proclaimed incompetent to become
an astronaut.
• Warren demonstrated his incompetent driving skills by parking his car in
the grocery store’s soda aisle.
• Although he had received 6 years of medical training, without a license,
Dr. Pepper was incompetent to practice medicine in New York.
[-ly adv., incompetence, incompetency n.]
incomprehensible (IN kahm pri HEN si bil) adj. not capable of being under-
stood; unintelligible; obscure
• When Julianna mumbled, what she had to say was completely
incomprehensible.
• The incomprehensible plan for the democratization of Xanadu was not
understood by anybody.
[incomprehensibly adv., incomprehensibility n.]
inconsequential (in KAHN si KWEN chil) adj. unimportant; trivial; of no
consequence
• When compared to the Allies’ landing at Normandy in 1944, Gino’s landing
at Palmer Mall in 2004 was inconsequential.
• Although considered a great invention in its own day, when balanced
against the microcomputer, sliced bread seems inconsequential.
[-ly adv.]
inconsistent (IN kuhn SIS tint) adj. not in agreement; not uniform; self-
contradictory; changeable
• Given the facts that the police already knew, Arnold’s story could only be
described as inconsistent.
• Fishermen’s tales tend to be inconsistent, with the size of the fish growing
in each retelling.
[-ly adv.]
incorporate (in KAWR pir AYT) vt. 1. to join with something already there; to
combine; to embody; to include; 2. to merge or bring together to form a single
entity; 3. to form into a legally organized group that acts as a single entity
• When the batter is well mixed, it’s time to add the egg yolks, one at a time
until each is incorporated.
• Many smaller single-purpose companies incorporate the multimeda giants
of today.
• By incorporating, a company is able to protect its officers from personal lia-
bility for its misdeeds.
[-d, incorporating] [Syn. embody, include]
indecorous (in DEK oer is) adj. lacking propriety; lacking correctness; not in
good taste; unseemly
• Arthur’s indecorous display of foul language at the ballpark indicated that
he’d had a few too many beers.
• The army frowns upon indecorous behavior by anyone in uniform—this is
the main reason it employs MPs.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. improper]