Incandescent (adj) : brilliant, giving off heat or light
Jan’s ideas were so incandescent that simply being near her
made you feel as though you understood the subject for the first time.
Incantation (n) : a chant, the repetition of statements
or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant
The students quickly became deaf to the principal’s
incantations about the importance of school spirit.
Incense(v) to make very angry
Jeremy was incensed when I told him that even though he was
stupid and Loathsome, he would always be my best friend
Incessant (adj_ unceasing
The noise from the city street was incessant ; there
always seemed to be a fire engine or a police car screaming by.
Incipient ( adj) beginning, emerging
Support for the plan was incipient, and the planners hoped
it would soon grow and spread.
The inception of something is its start or formal beginning.
Incisive (adj) cutting right to the heart of the matter.
After hours of debate, Luisa offered a few incisive comments
that made it immediately clear to everyone how dumb the original idea had been.
Incongruous (adj) not
harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in
Bill’s membership in the motorcycle gang was incongruous
with his mild personality and his career as a management consultant.
Incorrigible ( adj) incapable of being reformed
Bill is incorrigible he eats three bags of potato chips
every day even though he knows that eating two would be better for him.
Increment (n) an increase; one is a series of increase
This year’s fund-raising total represented an increment of 1
Percent over last year’s.
Incremental-Incrementally
Indifferent ( adj) not caring one way or the other,
apathetic mediocre
The painter did an indifferent job, but it was good enough
for Susan, who was indifferent about painting.
Mediocre (adj): ordinary, common, indifferent, average
He is an enthusiastic if mediocre painter.
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