GRE Vocabulary

#521

indecorous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His indecorous joke was unsuitable for the ceremony.
2. The crowd's indecorous behavior embarrassed the organizers.
3. It was indecorous to shout during the funeral.

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#522

indict

Verb

Example sentences

1. The court may indict the official for fraud.
2. The report seems to indict the whole system.
3. A grand jury voted to indict the suspect.

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#523

indifference

Noun

Example sentences

1. Her indifference to the problem surprised us.
2. Public indifference allowed the situation to worsen.
3. He treated the praise and criticism with equal indifference.

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#524

indigenous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. This plant is indigenous to the island.
2. The project supports indigenous communities.
3. Indigenous knowledge can help protect the forest.

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#525

indigent

Noun

Example sentences

1. The clinic offers free care to indigent families.
2. He spent years helping indigent people.
3. The law provides legal support for an indigent defendant.

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#526

indignant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She was indignant about the unfair accusation.
2. The workers became indignant when wages were cut.
3. He gave an indignant reply.

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#527

industrious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The industrious student studied every evening.
2. Bees are often used as a symbol of an industrious worker.
3. Her industrious nature helped the business grow.

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#528

ineffable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The view from the mountain had an ineffable beauty.
2. She felt an ineffable joy when she held her baby.
3. The music created an ineffable sense of peace.

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#529

ineluctable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Change is an ineluctable part of life.
2. The evidence led to an ineluctable conclusion.
3. Aging is an ineluctable process.

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#530

inequity

Noun

Example sentences

1. The new law aims to reduce economic inequity.
2. They protested against inequity in the school system.
3. The report describes a serious inequity in access to health care.

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#531

inexorable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The inexorable rise in prices worried families.
2. They watched the inexorable advance of the fire.
3. Time moves forward in an inexorable way.

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#532

infelicitous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His infelicitous remark offended several guests.
2. The report used an infelicitous phrase.
3. It was an infelicitous choice of words for a sad occasion.

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#533

inflammable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Keep the inflammable liquid away from fire.
2. The box contains inflammable materials.
3. An inflammable gas can catch fire easily.

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#534

ingenuity

Noun

Example sentences

1. Her ingenuity helped solve the difficult problem.
2. The device is a fine example of human ingenuity.
3. They used ingenuity to build a shelter from simple materials.

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#535

ingenuous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His ingenuous question showed that he was truly curious.
2. She gave an ingenuous smile.
3. The child's ingenuous honesty amused everyone.

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#536

ingratiate

Verb

Example sentences

1. He tried to ingratiate himself with the new manager.
2. Gifts were used to ingratiate the company with officials.
3. She did not need to ingratiate herself with anyone.

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#537

inimical

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Constant stress is inimical to good health.
2. The policy is inimical to free speech.
3. Their goals were inimical to our interests.

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#538

inimitable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She has an inimitable singing style.
2. The chef's inimitable dishes attract many visitors.
3. His humor is unique and inimitable.

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#539

inkling

Noun

Example sentences

1. I had an inkling that something was wrong.
2. She gave no inkling of her future plans.
3. He had only a slight inkling of the danger.

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#540

innocuous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The snake looks dangerous but is innocuous.
2. He made an innocuous comment about the weather.
3. The medicine caused only an innocuous skin reaction.

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