GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(33)

　　imprecation

　　curse; swearword

　　impregnable

　　invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take

　　impregnate

　　make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate

　　impromptu

　　without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment

　　impropriety

　　improperness; unsuitableness

　　improvident

　　thriftless; not providing for the future

　　improvise

　　compose on the spur of the moment

　　imprudent

　　lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious

　　impudence

　　impertinence; insolence

　　impugn

　　dispute or contradict ; attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight

　　impuissance

　　powerlessness; feebleness

　　impunity

　　freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish

　　impute

　　attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation

　　inadvertently

　　unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

　　inalienable

　　not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights

　　inamorata

　　woman whom a man loves

　　inane

　　silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity

　　inanimate

　　lifeless; not animate

　　inarticulate

　　speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly

　　inasmuch_as

　　since; owing to the fact that

　　inaugurate

　　begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural

　　incandescent

　　strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle

　　incantation

　　singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; words used in magic; CF. enchant

　　incapacitate

　　disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity

　　incarcerate

　　imprison

　　incarnate

　　endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody

　　incarnation

　　act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation

　　incendiary

　　arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb

　　incense

　　enrage; infuriate; make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor

　　incentive

　　spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity

　　inception

　　start; beginning

　　incessant

　　uninterrupted; unceasing

　　inchoate

　　recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass

　　incidence

　　rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality

　　incident

　　event; event that causes a crisis

　　incidental

　　not essential; minor; N: something incidental

　　incinerate

　　burn to ashes

　　incipient

　　beginning; in an early stage

　　incisive

　　cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into

　　incite

　　arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion

　　inclement

　　stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement

　　incline

　　slope; slant; Ex. steep incline

　　inclined

　　tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend

　　inclusive

　　tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge

　　incognito

　　with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.

　　incoherent

　　unintelligible; muddled; unable to express ones thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent