incriminate
accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence

He incriminated both men to the grand jury

incrustation
hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust

There’s an incrustation of salt on the window

incubate
hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one’s body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease

The virus dwells in the stage of incubation

incubus
burden; very worrying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus

Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey. –J. L. Farley

inculcate
teach (ideas or principles); instill

The teachers inculcate virtue in the young

incumbent
obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office

They are the incumbent officers of the club

incur
bring upon oneself

She incurred upon her mother’s wrath

incursion
temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey

The students were taken on an incursion

indefatigable
tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired

The teacher had an indefatigable spirit

indelible
not able to be erased

She made an indelible impact over him

indemnify
make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured

The loss was indemnified

indentation
notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth

The equipment has an indentation

indenture
bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)

The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair of indentures: they answer in every part. –C. Leslie

indeterminate
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

A person of indeterminate age

indicative
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate

His behavior indicative of mental disorder

indices
signs; indications; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index

Indices of a student’s potential

indict
charge; N. indictment

The criminal was indicted

indifferent
unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad

He remained indifferent to her concerns

indigence
poverty

They survived in abject indigence

indigenous
native;

That’s a plant indigenous to the New World

indignation
anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant

Hide thyself . . . until the indignation be overpast. –Is. xxvi. 20

indignity
treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment;

I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.

indiscriminate
choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions

He is indiscriminate in his friendships

indisputable
too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt

She was the indisputable winner

indissoluble
permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate

That’s an indissoluble truth

indolent
lazy

The boy became indolent during vacation

indomitable
unconquerable; unyielding

She has an indomitable spirit

indubitable
unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable

His propositions are indubitable

induce
persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement

That medicine will induce sleep.

inductive
pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

He believed in inductive reasoning

induct
place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts

The committee inducted her as president

indulgent
humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence

An indulgent conversation

industrious
diligent; hard-working; N. industry

He was both industrious and diligent

inebriated
habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety

Success inebriated her

inebriate
make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person

The smell of poppies inebriates

intoxicate
make drunk; stimulate or excite;

He will be intoxicated by all the money he might win

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

The name’s ineffable

ineffectual
not effective; not having a desired effect; weak

Ineffectual angels

ineluctable
irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable

Her ineluctable charms

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

He performed in an inept way

inequity
unfairness; ADJ. inequitable

Inequity marked his judgment

inerrancy
infallibility

She strove for inerrancy

inert
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

Helium is an inert gas

inevitable
unavoidable

The results are inevitable

inexorable
relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts;

The price rises have been inexorable

infallible
unerring; never making mistakes

Her work is infallible

infamous
notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation

His behavior made him infamous

infantile
childish; infant like

Infantile behavior

infer
deduce; conclude; N. inference

We were unable to infer the essence of his speech

infernal
pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction

The heat this summer is infernal

infidel
unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)

The infidel writer is a great enemy to society. –V. Knox

infiltrate
pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily;

Infiltrate the troops into enemy territory

infinitesimal
very small

There are infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system

infirmity
weakness

Infirmity of thought

inflated
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)

His narration is an inflated version

influx
flowing into

There’s an influx of tourists to India

infraction
violation (of a rule or regulation); breach

An infraction of the rules

infringe
violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)

To infringe a copyright

ingenious
marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity

An ingenious press agent

ingenuous
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid

The ingenuous village dwellers

ingrained
deeply established; firmly rooted;

Ingrained dirt/prejudice

ingrate
ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)

He’s an ingrateful person

ingratiate
become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss

He ingratiated himself with all the guests

inherent
firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic

She has inherent generosity

inhibit
restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition

The membrane inhibits the flow of water

inhibited
(of a person) unable to express what one really feels

His presence makes her feel inhibited

inimical
(of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy

They were inimical to the guests

inimitable
matchless; not able to be imitated

Her poetic style is inimitable

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5 Responses to “Barron’s GRE Word List (Vocabulary) Test Prep- Letter I”

1. Snigdha on May 30th, 2009 2:46 pm

   Has the GRE pattern changed recently? If it has, what are the changes?

2. AnuVeluri on June 1st, 2009 8:08 am

   Yes the GRE pattern did change..there’s going to be a clozed paragraph test of a diff nature..and a surprise section pertaining to either quants or verbal ability…Pls do log onto the official site of GRE run by the ETS for a better understanding..

   Regards,
   Anu

3. krithika on June 5th, 2009 4:30 pm

   hello,i found this website very interesting and i am amazed to see so many practice tests available on on site..i heard from random people that gre pattern has changed and that we now have to write 3 instead of 2.is that so?.if so,whats the 3rd essay-argument or issue?..and has integration and differention been included in the quantitative test??..i checked the ETS site but it doesnt say anything about this..

4. AnuVeluri on June 6th, 2009 11:05 am

   Krithika, a surprise segment has been introduced to the GRE…this surprise segment could be either from the Verbal or from the Quantitative Aptitude.
   The duration of the surprise segment will be 30 mts.

   Regards,

5. Anonymous on August 15th, 2009 5:46 pm

   The surprise segment will be of 30mts and it will not be accounted for the final score. ETS just wants to experiment with the surprise section

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