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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

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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

inevitable

Short Definition : unavoidable

Definition
(noun) an unavoidable event
Example Sentence
  • don't argue with the inevitable
Definition
(adj) incapable of being avoided or prevented
Example Sentence
  • the inevitable result
Definition
(adj) invariably occurring or appearing
Example Sentence
  • the inevitable changes of the seasons
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inevitable

Remember inevitable sounds like IN-EVERY-TABLE( what is UNAVOIDABLE in every table? Answer is food)Food is unavoiadable in every(dinning)table.So ineveitable=unavoidable

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INEVITABLE : INVITEABLE

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In every table (in hell which yama maintains for our sins) ..its unavoidable to escape from punitive ..!! :)

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తప్పదు ఇక

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inexorable

Short Definition : relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises

Definition
(adj) not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example Sentence
  • grim determination
  • grim necessity
  • Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
  • relentless persecution
  • the stern demands of parenthood
Definition
(adj) impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
Example Sentence
  • he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
  • Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
  • an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inexorable

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in(not)+exhort(means to pressurize):that means a person who is inexorable cant be pressurised;he will not yield

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exor is logic gate which changes. so in exorable is that cannot be changed or stopped

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inexhorable sounds likein-exhaust.. so a person who never gets exhausted by torturing people.an inhuman(as he is not getting exhausted),showing inhuman traits

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Exo bar advert-Cleans even the most unyielding of stains.

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Sound like inflexible- inflexible ppl are inexorable

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Imagine a door that is so solid you cannot break it down even by throwing you body against it, so you cannot EXIT. The door is INEXORABLE.

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exorable means jo x ka o bana de.. so inexorable means who is adamant and does not yield to making x ka o

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sounds like inexporeable... i.e person cant be explored even asking his again and again..

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in-x-horrible:doing x(sex) with ur gf/bf continiously/relentlessly is horrible.So inexorable means relentless

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INEX sounds like INXS, the music group; ORABLE sounds like horrible. INXS used to be unstoppable until the lead singer did that horrible thing and hanged himself.

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inexorable=which cannot be washed with exo(barsoap for utensils) =ziddi dag=adamant

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If you doN't EXeRcise you will not be ABLE-bodied and flexible

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inexorable sounds like

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inexitable i.e. unyielding, determined

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inexorable = in + exort(urge). You can't change it. You can't stop it.

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sounds like uxorial which means connecte with wife and the behaviour of wife is inexorable :P

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inextricable

Short Definition : from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories

Definition
(adj) not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
Example Sentence
  • an inextricable knot
  • inextricable unity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inextricable

U have EXTRA CABLE of your net connection in your room which irritates u...so u knot that in a bundle...

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pronounce it as inexitable!...from which there is no exit

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INEXTRICABLE:addINg EXTRa CABLE....... Adding this extra cable will make this connection very strong and no one will b able to open it .....

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inextricable-> In(not) and EXtricable-> "able to exit". SO Inextricable -> unable to exit.

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In movies, if some one is locked up in a room, the escape (EXIT) using a (CABLE) made from saree/ cloth. INEXTRIBLE == NO EXIT

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infallible

Short Definition : unerring; never making mistakes

Definition
(adj) incapable of failure or error
Example Sentence
  • an infallible antidote
  • an infallible memory
  • the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible
  • no doctor is infallible
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infallible

IN(not)+FALL...A person who doesn't fall is a person who doesn't make mistakes....

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Do not fall into errors

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infallible

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