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incessant

Short Definition : uninterrupted; unceasing

Definition
(adj) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
Example Sentence
  • the ceaseless thunder of surf
  • in constant pain
  • night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
  • the never-ending search for happiness
  • the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
  • man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
  • unremitting demands of hunger
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incessant

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IN(MEANS not)+cessa(sounds like CEASE (MEANS TO STOP)...something which does not stop , and continues forever, hence UNINTERRUPTED AND UNCEASING.

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the meeting is IN SESSION and it may never end.

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in(not) + cease=continuous

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in(not) + cease=continuous

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inchoate

Short Definition : (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass

Definition
(adj) only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Synonyms : incipient
Example Sentence
  • incipient civil disorder
  • an incipient tumor
  • a vague inchoate idea
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inchoate

choate seems like "chote"..for example "chote bachche" means not fully grown up or in the initial stage of life.

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inch(o)+ate i've "just begun" to eat an inch

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inchoate ~ in + [ch]aos + st[ate]

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IN the PROCESS OF MAKING CHOcklATE,meaning a process that has jus begun

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inch+ ate he ate like inch so not fully developed

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in choclate age, immature, incipient

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Picture a caterpillar in his cocoon. Imagine the cocoon as an over coat with a large fur collar wrapped around the caterpillar, which is IN COAT.

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inch+o+ate Of a large pizza i have JUST BEGUN to --eat-- an ---inch--.

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IN + choate(cacuun)like butterfly metamorphism Not inital stage/ not fully formed

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focus on choate which is de short form of chocklate....the preparation of home made chocklates has "jus begun" and it is "yet to be completed"

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inc (increasingly) + hoate (hot) - garmi is inc pehle itni nahi thi .. means it garmi is starting now

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Chotee like the Bid Naked some is about her initial stage of marriage to her drummer Chotee

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[Imagine the scene in "Harry Potter" where Harry and Cho ate together in a pub.] the INcipient relationship of Harry and CHO, who ATE together in a pub, was immature.

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inchoate = inch + o + ate; It is only inch in length, why you ate it, It will grow to a large size.

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the beginner was not IN COAT FOR THE MEETING

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incidence

Short Definition : rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality

Definition
(noun) the relative frequency of occurrence of something
Synonyms : relative incidence
Definition
(noun) the striking of a light beam on a surface
Example Sentence
  • he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light

incident

Short Definition : event; event that causes a crisis

Definition
(noun) a single distinct event Definition
(noun) a public disturbance
Example Sentence
  • the police investigated an incident at the bus station
Definition
(adj) falling or striking of light rays on something
Example Sentence
  • incident light
Definition
(adj) (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
Synonyms : incidental
Example Sentence
  • incidental expenses
  • the road will bring other incidental advantages
  • extra duties incidental to the job
  • labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion
  • confusion incidental to a quick change

incidental

Short Definition : not essential; minor; N: something incidental

Definition
(noun) (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
Example Sentence
  • he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses
Definition
(noun) an item that is incidental Definition
(adj) (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
Synonyms : incident
Example Sentence
  • incidental expenses
  • the road will bring other incidental advantages
  • extra duties incidental to the job
  • labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion
  • confusion incidental to a quick change
Definition
(adj) not of prime or central importance
Synonyms : nonessential
Example Sentence
  • nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry
Definition
(adj) following or accompanying as a consequence
Example Sentence
  • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
  • snags incidental to the changeover in management
  • attendant circumstances
  • the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
  • the ensuant response to his appeal
  • the resultant savings were considerable
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"dental" is considered minor to other branches of medical..

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accident(Major injury) incidental(Minor)

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incinerate

Short Definition : burn to ashes

Definition
(verb) become reduced to ashes
Example Sentence
  • The paper incinerated quickly
Definition
(verb) cause to undergo combustion
Synonyms : burn
Example Sentence
  • burn garbage
  • The car burns only Diesel oil
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incinerate

incinerate - in + cinerate (like cigaratte). So, if you are doing an excessive smoking surely one day will get burnt into ashes.

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incinerate : sounds like cigarette. Cigarette always burn to ashes

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incipient

Short Definition : beginning; in an early stage

Definition
(adj) only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Synonyms : inchoate
Example Sentence
  • incipient civil disorder
  • an incipient tumor
  • a vague inchoate idea
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incipient

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inci(INITIAL)+pie(nt)(PAYment)...wen only d initial payment is given, ur house wil be partially constructed!!

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in (inside) + sipi (shankh in its former stage) - not fully developed

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IN+SIP ient....a person who drinks for the first time takes alcohol in sips coz he is a beginner....incipient

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last year sapient withdrew their job offer from all the freshers. If you ask a guy where he got placed and if he answers In Sapient. Then you'll think, abhi to bachaa hai, bohot seekhne ko hai

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incipent:in+cip(sip)+pie+ent.some one taking in pie as by sipping is not developed person now only getting developed.

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The Incip-ient will soon be a recip-ient because he is coming-in-to -being

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a baby is IN his mother's womb SIPPING sustenance through the umbilical cord (IN - SIPPING)

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in+ sip+ ient>>> a small kid start his feeding with sips of milk.. He is JUST COMING INTO BEING in this world but NOT FULLY DEVELOPED..

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initial + patient = beginning.

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IN+ci(SEA)+pi(PEE).when you go IN the SEA for the first time you PEE and thus BEGINS your journey of PEEING IN THE SEA.lol :)

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In early stages, babies cannot cew so they are given nourishment in sips... in liquid form

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incipient = inc (increment) + pie + ent; Whatever increment we have got from our job it is very little value what should we get.

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incisive

Short Definition : (appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into

Definition
(adj) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example Sentence
  • an acute observer of politics and politicians
  • incisive comments
  • icy knifelike reasoning
  • as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
  • penetrating insight
  • frequent penetrative observations
Definition
(adj) suitable for cutting or piercing
Example Sentence
  • incisive teeth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incisive

incisive can be correlated with our incisor teeth. which is very sharp both in human and animal, and they use it to cut food thus incisive= incisor= cutting

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Incisive-> It has come from Incision cutting, esp. by a surgeon. Also , Incision sounds similar to scissor (which are your four sharp teeth) used for cutting.

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incisive---incisor...cisor which is used to cut something is sharp :)

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incisive sounds like insensitive >>> some one who is insensitive can kill someone with some sharp device or his words, etc

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incite

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

Definition
(verb) give an incentive for action
Example Sentence
  • This moved me to sacrifice my career
Definition
(verb) provoke or stir up
Example Sentence
  • incite a riot
  • set off great unrest among the people
Definition
(verb) urge on; cause to act
Synonyms : egg on prod
Example Sentence
  • The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incite

rhymes with excite which also means arouse to action.

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in site. if you work hard. ure name will appear on uni website. good incentive to work

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incite sounds like inside.a person who has a inside revenge is provoked.

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in + site >>> wot we cal 'andar ki aawaj' in hindi makes us do or provokes us to do things... thts t meaning here..

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inclement

Short Definition : stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement

Definition
(adj) (of weather or climate) severe Definition
(adj) used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy
Example Sentence
  • the harsh sentence of an inclement judge
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inclement

clemen(t)cy means kind, while inclement means unkind, rude,(for a person) stormy(for weather).

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bosses are always incleament when theres time of increament

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INCLEMENT = IN(negative) + CLIMATE = Bad Climate/Weather

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clemen(t)(cy) sounds like mercy and means the same. so inclement means merciless, unkind.

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sounds like implement i.e. implementing Cunning ideas..

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