inculcate V. /谆谆教导/teach; instill. In an effort to inculcate religious devotion, the officials ordered that the school day
begin with the singing of a hym n.
incumbent ADJ. /义不容辞的，职责在身的/obligatory; currently holding an office. It is incumbent upon all incumbent
elected officials to keep accurate records of expenses incurred in office. also N.
incur V. /招致/bring upon oneself. His parents refused to pay any future debts he might incur.
incursion N. /袭击/temporary invasion. The nightly incursions and hit-and-run raids of our neighbors across the
border tried the patience of the country to the point where we decided to retaliate in force.
indefatigable ADJ. /疲倦/tireless. Although the effort of taking out the garbage tired Wayne out for the entire morning,
when it came to partying, he was indefatigable.
indelible ADJ. /去不掉的;不可磨灭的/not able to be erased. The indelible ink left a permanent mark on my shirt. Young
Bill Clinton's meeting with President Kennedy made an indelible impression on the youth.
indentation N. /槽;小开口/notch; deep recess. You can tell one tree from another by examining their leaves and
noting the differences in the indentations along the edges of the leaves. indent,V.
indenture V. /契约/bind as servant or apprentice to master. Many immigrants could come to America only after they
had indentured themselves for several years. also N.
indeterminate ADJ. /不确定/uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite. That interest rates shall rise appears certain; when
they will do so, however, remains indeterminate.
indicative ADJ. /预示的/suggestive; implying. A lack of appetite may be indicative of a major mental or physical
disorder.
indices n. PL. /符号;暗示/signs; indications. Many college admissions officers believe that SAT scores and high
school grades are the best indices of a student's potential to succeed in college. N. SG. index.
indict V. /控告;起诉/charge. The district attorney didn't want to indict the suspect until she was sure she had a strong
enough case to convince a jury. indictment, N.
indifferent ADJ. /普通的，无关紧要的/unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre. Because Ann felt no desire to marry, she
was indifferent to Carl's constant proposals. Not only was she indifferent to him personally, but she felt that, given his general silliness, he would make an indifferent husband.
indigenous ADJ. native. Cigarettes are made of tobacco, a plant indigenous to the New World.
indigent ADJ. /穷困的/poor; destitute. Someone who is truly indigent can't even afford to buy a pack of cigarettes.
[Don't mix up indigent and indigenous. See previous sentence.]
indignation N. /义愤;愤慨/anger at an injustice. He felt indignation at the ill-treatment of helpless animals.
indignity N. /侮辱/offensive or insulting treatment. Although he seemed to accept cheerfully the indignities heaped
upon him, he was inwardly very angry.
indiscretion N. /轻率;莽撞/lack of tactfulness or sound judgment. Terrified that the least indiscretion could jeopardize
his political career, the novice politician never uttered an unguarded word. indiscreet,ADJ.
indiscriminate ADJ. /随意的;不分青红皂白的/choosing at random; confused. She disapproved of her son's
indiscriminate television viewing and decided to restrict him to educational programs.
indisputable ADJ. /没有争论余地;非常清楚的/too certain to be disputed. In the face of these indisputable statements, I
withdraw my complaint.
indissoluble ADJ. /不能分解的;永久的/permanent. The indissoluble bonds of marriage are all too often being dissolved. indoctrinate V. /教导;灌输/instruct in a doctrine or ideology. CubanAmericans resisted sending Elian Gonzalez back
to Cuba because he would be indoctrinated there with Communist principles.
indolent ADJ. /懒惰/lazy. Couch potatoes lead an indolent life lying back on their Lazyboy recliners watching Tv.
indolence, N.
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