GRE Vocabulary

#501

imponderable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The future remains an imponderable mystery.
2. Human behavior contains many imponderable factors.
3. The plan depends on several imponderable events.

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#502

importuned

Verb

Example sentences

1. Reporters importuned the actor for an interview.
2. The child importuned his mother to buy the toy.
3. She was importuned by strangers asking for money.

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#503

impregnable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The castle seemed impregnable.
2. They built an impregnable defense around the city.
3. Her argument was clear and almost impregnable.

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#504

improvident

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His improvident spending left him with no savings.
2. The improvident ruler wasted the country's wealth.
3. It was improvident to ignore the need for repairs.

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#505

imprudent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. It would be imprudent to travel during the storm.
2. His imprudent investment caused a large loss.
3. She made an imprudent comment during the meeting.

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#506

impudent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The impudent child laughed at the teacher.
2. He gave an impudent reply to the judge.
3. Her impudent behavior shocked the guests.

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#507

impugn

Verb

Example sentences

1. The article tried to impugn her honesty.
2. He would not impugn another person's character without evidence.
3. Critics may impugn the results of the study.

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#508

impute

Verb

Example sentences

1. Do not impute bad motives to her without proof.
2. The law may impute responsibility to the owner.
3. They tried to impute the failure to one employee.

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#509

inadvertent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. An inadvertent error changed the final number.
2. She made an inadvertent comment that hurt him.
3. The damage was inadvertent, not deliberate.

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#510

inanity

Noun

Example sentences

1. The inanity of the television show made him turn it off.
2. She grew tired of their endless inanity.
3. His speech was full of jokes and inanity.

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#511

inarticulate

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He felt inarticulate when asked to explain his emotions.
2. The inarticulate child struggled to describe the pain.
3. She was nervous and unusually inarticulate.

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#512

incense

Verb

Example sentences

1. The unfair decision will incense many workers.
2. His rude remark began to incense the audience.
3. The news seemed to incense her.

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#513

incessant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The incessant rain continued for three days.
2. I could not sleep because of the incessant noise.
3. His incessant questions tired everyone.

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#514

inchoate

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The plan was still inchoate and lacked clear details.
2. She had an inchoate feeling that something was wrong.
3. Their inchoate movement had no formal leader.

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#515

incisive

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her incisive question exposed the weakness in the plan.
2. The report offers an incisive analysis.
3. He is known for his clear and incisive comments.

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#516

inclement

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The match was canceled because of inclement weather.
2. Take warm clothing for the inclement conditions.
3. The ship remained in port during the inclement day.

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#517

incongruous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His casual clothes looked incongruous at the formal dinner.
2. The modern tower seems incongruous beside the old houses.
3. Her cheerful smile was incongruous with the sad news.

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#518

incontrovertible

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The video provides incontrovertible evidence.
2. Her right to speak is incontrovertible.
3. The facts are clear and incontrovertible.

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#519

incorrigible

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The incorrigible child continued to break the rules.
2. He is an incorrigible joker.
3. The teacher found the young thief almost incorrigible.

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#520

incumbent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. It is incumbent on every driver to obey the law.
2. The incumbent mayor is seeking another term.
3. The duty is incumbent upon the team leader.

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