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inebriate

Short Definition : make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person

Definition
(noun) a chronic drinker
Synonyms : drunk drunkard rummy sot wino
Definition
(verb) fill with sublime emotion
Example Sentence
  • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
  • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
Definition
(verb) make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
Synonyms : intoxicate soak
Definition
(verb) become drunk or drink excessively
Synonyms : hit it up soak souse
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inebriate

sounds like IN+eBEER+ate...hence drunken

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INEBRIATE sounds like "in beer ate" ~ drink beer and eat food;

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inebriate = in + ebr (beer) + i + ate;i.e. i ate beer drunken.

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inebriated

Short Definition : habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety

Definition
(adj) stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
Synonyms : drunk intoxicated
Example Sentence
  • a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors
  • helplessly inebriated
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inebriated

inebriety sounds like celebrity , who always drinks

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in+bar+ted ... what can ted do in a bar? drink

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In+a+bra+ted Ted(male)in a bra wore bra when drunk..

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In rehab ated...need to send for rehab due to drinking problem

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ineffable

Short Definition : unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy

Definition
(adj) defying expression or description
Example Sentence
  • indefinable yearnings
  • indescribable beauty
  • ineffable ecstasy
  • inexpressible anguish
  • unspeakable happiness
  • unutterable contempt
  • a thing of untellable splendor
Definition
(adj) too sacred to be uttered
Example Sentence
  • the ineffable name of the Deity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ineffable

in+ef+ fable. fable means story. story can be told. in-fable means something which can not be uttered such as the name of Lord Voldemort (from Harry Potter).

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IN+ F(eff) + able--You cannot utter the letter F*** everywhere.There are places where it is unutterable.:)

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In Eff :In Eiffel tower,you feel great joy to visit it that you can't describe in words

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She is an AFFABLE(friendly) but INEFFABLE (cant describe) beauty

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effe sounds like affe (monkey), which stands for something undescribable, taboo, or beyond expression.

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ineffectual

Short Definition : not effective; not having a desired effect; weak

Definition
(adj) not producing an intended effect
Example Sentence
  • an ineffective teacher
  • ineffective legislation
Definition
(adj) producing no result or effect
Synonyms : futile otiose unavailing
Example Sentence
  • a futile effort
  • the therapy was ineffectual
  • an otiose undertaking
  • an unavailing attempt
Definition
(adj) lacking in power or forcefulness
Synonyms : ineffective unable
Example Sentence
  • an ineffectual ruler
  • like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ineffectual

IN = Not, effect sounds like effective. Thus, INEFFECTUAL = ineffective is UAL.

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ineluctable

Short Definition : irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable

Definition
(adj) impossible to avoid or evade:
Example Sentence
  • inescapable conclusion
  • an ineluctable destiny
  • an unavoidable accident
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ineluctable

ineluctable -- in +luc(k)+table.. So, a person will be lucky or unlucky in his work on a particular day as per his luck-table, he can't escape from it, it's unavoidable.

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Suppose a course is compulsory in a particular semester. So you are unable to 'elect' another course.

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IN(not)+ELECTABLE....that cannot be elected....you don't have choice to elect because there is no option hence you cannot escape from it....

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ineluctable- in + luck + able - we are not able to avoid the fate anyhow which is in our luck

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in + eluctate(=to struggle out, to escape) => inescapabale

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ineluctable-[in-neglectable] unable to neglect

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ineLuctable->LucK can't be avoid;not be escaped

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indian elections cannot be avoided :P

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LUCK - TABLE... You're playing blackjack at a table in a CASINO and your LUCK is so good, that its IRRESISTIBLE to stop playing even though you could lose all of it on one shot.

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god has a list of luck table with rows as how lucky and columns as dates. This is called destiny. And Destiny is unavoidable :)

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sounds like in means not reluctance not possible to stop.

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In (usually shows negation ... Not ) + elu ... Try to relate this to elude - to escape ... In+elu - unable to escape ... Unavoidable

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inept

Short Definition : unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate

Definition
(adj) not elegant or graceful in expression
Example Sentence
  • an awkward prose style
  • a clumsy apology
  • his cumbersome writing style
  • if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
Definition
(adj) generally incompetent and ineffectual
Synonyms : feckless
Example Sentence
  • feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
  • inept handling of the account
Definition
(adj) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Synonyms : tactless
Example Sentence
  • an inept remark
  • it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inept

IN (not) + EPT (like apt ; which means suitable) = not suitable

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In(not)+APE+TEA.............so ape(monkey)+doesn't have skill to drink tea so he is unskilled

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opposite to adept ( means very expert and skillful) and inept is the opposite

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in(no) + ept (aptitude) to learn Barrons means you are not SKILLED.

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I don’t have an aptitude to memorise complete GRE Barron’s word list, so sometimes my friends called me inept guy. (In + Apt)

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adept means expert at...inept means not expert at i.e lacking skill

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inept = i + ne + pt; ne always means north east where ppls are always clumsy.

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inequity

Short Definition : unfairness; ADJ. inequitable

Definition
(noun) injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
Synonyms : unfairness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inequity

something not done equally so this is unfair

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inerrancy

Short Definition : infallibility

Definition
(noun) (Christianity) exemption from error
Example Sentence
  • biblical inerrancy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inerrancy

ERR in inERRancy stands for an error .. so IN+ERR+ANCY = No Error (No Fallacy) which means infallibility

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inert

Short Definition : inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state

Definition
(adj) unable to move or resist motion Definition
(adj) having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
Synonyms : indifferent neutral
Example Sentence
  • inert matter
  • an indifferent chemical in a reaction
Definition
(adj) slow and apathetic
Synonyms : sluggish soggy torpid
Example Sentence
  • she was fat and inert
  • a sluggish worker
  • a mind grown torpid in old age
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inert

recollect your chemistry . INERT gases hardly react, therefore INERT means LACKIN ABILITY TO MOVE OR ACT.

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inertia

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inert: in + earth : unable to move as they are in earth

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inestimable

Short Definition : impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth

Definition
(adj) beyond calculation or measure
Example Sentence
  • of incalculable value
  • an incomputable amount
  • jewels of inestimable value
  • immeasurable wealth
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