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I: GRE Words
incorrigible (in KAW ri ji bl) adj. not capable of being corrected, improved, or
reformed (due to bad habits or disregard)
• Lance’s incorrigible behavior is going to land him in hot water.
• Although her parents have tried again and again to keep Angela from
putting on all that makeup, she has remained incorrigible.
[incorrigibly adv.]
incursion (in KOER zhin) n. 1. an unwanted inroad; 2. a sudden brief invasion
or attack; raid
• Egyptian aircraft made a brief incursion into Sudanese airspace as they
returned from their mission.
• Indonesian troops made an incursion into East Timor, seeking to capture a
wanted revolutionary.
indefatigable (IN di FAT ig uh bl) adj. never growing tired; unyielding to
fatigue
• The senator’s indefatigable efforts have finally succeeded in passing a bill of
rights for rabbits.
• The supporters of classifying whipped cream as the all-American treat have
been indefatigable in their labors.
[-ly adv.]
indelicate (in DEL i kit) adj. coarse; crude; improper; gross
• The documentary filmmaker’s reference to the president of the United
States was, to say the least, indelicate.
• It was indelicate of Henry to keep referring to his ex-wife as the old battle-ax.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. coarse, improper]
infatuate (in FAT yoo AYT) vt. 1. to cause to lose sound judgment; to make
foolish; 2. to inspire shallow affection
• The notion of being on the winning side was infatuating to Don and
caused him to vote for the change in coaches, with dire results.
• Cindy might have completely disagreed with Ned’s position on school
prayer were she not infatuated with him.
[-d, infatuating, infatuation n.]
infiltrate (IN fil TRAYT) vt. 1. to pass through weak points in an enemy’s line
so as to attack from the flank or rear; 2. to pass into a place stealthily so as to attack
from the inside or to seize control; 3. to pass through, as in a filter
• It was the job of the platoon of rangers to infiltrate the enemy’s line to
cause havoc in their rear.
• The rebels infiltrated the palace guard so as to be in a position to strike
when the time was right.
• New coffee-brewing machines use gravity, causing the water to infiltrate the
grounds and fall into the carafe below.
[-d, infiltrating, infiltration n.]