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incline

Short Definition : slope; slant; Ex. steep incline

Definition
(noun) an elevated geological formation
Synonyms : side slope
Example Sentence
  • he climbed the steep slope
  • the house was built on the side of a mountain
Definition
(noun) an inclined surface connecting two levels
Synonyms : ramp
Definition
(verb) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Synonyms : be given lean run tend
Example Sentence
  • She tends to be nervous before her lectures
  • These dresses run small
  • He inclined to corpulence
Definition
(verb) bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
Example Sentence
  • He inclined his ear to the wise old man
Definition
(verb) lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
Example Sentence
  • She inclined her head to the student
Definition
(verb) be at an angle
Synonyms : pitch slope
Example Sentence
  • The terrain sloped down
Definition
(verb) feel favorably disposed or willing
Example Sentence
  • She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs
Definition
(verb) make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
Synonyms : dispose
Example Sentence
  • Their language inclines us to believe them
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incline

I incline to recline on the Sofa

inclined

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

Definition
(adj) (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency
Example Sentence
  • wasn't inclined to believe the excuse
  • inclined to be moody
Definition
(adj) at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
Example Sentence
  • an inclined plane
Definition
(adj) having made preparations
Synonyms : disposed fain prepared
Example Sentence
  • prepared to take risks

inclusive

Short Definition : tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge

Definition
(adj) including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
Example Sentence
  • an inclusive art form
  • an inclusive fee
  • his concept of history is modern and inclusive
  • from Monday to Friday inclusive
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inclusive

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Everything is IN the CLOSET.

incognito

Short Definition : with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.

Definition
(adj) with your identity concealed Definition
(adv) without revealing one's identity
Example Sentence
  • in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incognito

consider the word reCOGNITiOn. INCOGNITO can be remembered as IN(-ve prefix)+reCOGNITiOn, i.e avoiding recognition among the public and to do that you conceal your identity or use an assumed name.

Cognition means knowledge. Incognito means without knowledge.

IN (NOT) + Cognition (Recognizable) -> Incognito - Not Recognizable.

almost every one will be using the google chrome's incognito window to watch porn, it doesn't come up in your browsers history.. i.e. your identity is safe/concealed

incoherent

Short Definition : unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent

Definition
(adj) without logical or meaningful connection
Example Sentence
  • a turgid incoherent presentation
Definition
(adj) (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation Definition
(adj) unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
Synonyms : tongue-tied
Example Sentence
  • felt tongue-tied with embarrassment
  • incoherent with grief
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incoherent

opposite of coherent.

incommodious

Short Definition : not spacious; inconvenient

Definition
(adj) uncomfortably or inconveniently small
Example Sentence
  • incommodious hotel accommodations
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incommodious

relate commodious of in-COMMODIOUS with accommodate thus incommodious is something which does not have much of an accomodating capacity and so it is not spacious and is inconvenient to live in or use.

Commode - spacious toilet... incommodious - not spacious!

incompatible

Short Definition : inharmonious; N. incompatibility

Definition
(adj) not compatible
Example Sentence
  • incompatible personalities
  • incompatible colors
Definition
(adj) used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
Synonyms : antagonistic
Definition
(adj) not suitable to your tastes or needs
Synonyms : uncongenial
Example Sentence
  • the uncongenial roommates were always fighting
  • the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs
Definition
(adj) incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification Definition
(adj) of words so related that one contrasts with the other
Synonyms : contrastive
Example Sentence
  • `rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms
Definition
(adj) not easy to combine harmoniously Definition
(adj) not compatible with other facts
Synonyms : discrepant
Definition
(adj) not in keeping with what is correct or proper
Example Sentence
  • completely inappropriate behavior
Definition
(adj) used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

incongruity

Short Definition : lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate

Definition
(noun) the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
Synonyms : incongruousness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for incongruity

IN+CONGRess+no UnITY...take it as fun ppl..;)

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Congruent triangles....incongruity is opposite of congruent.. so in-congruent people always clash on their views i.e. not in confirmity

in+ con(bad)+gruity(sounds ike unity..) .. hence bad unity refers to LACK OF HARMONY..

inconsequential

Short Definition : insignificant; unimportant

Definition
(adj) lacking worth or importance
Synonyms : inconsequent
Example Sentence
  • his work seems trivial and inconsequential
  • the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet
Definition
(adj) not following logically as a consequence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inconsequential

consequence means result- we are never worried about the result of inconsequential or worthless things.

Not essential

in (no-negative)+consequential(consequences) of a study is INSIGNIFICANT to parents :(.

inconsistency

Short Definition : state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible

Definition
(noun) the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time Definition
(noun) the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inconsistency

conistent= uniform, inconsistent means opp to consistent n i.e not uniform.

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