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inauspicious
/ɪ ˌnaʊ ˈspɪ ʃɪs/
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not auspicious; boding ill
inauspicious meaning(s)
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- (adj) not auspicious; boding ill
- (adj) contrary to your interests or welfare
- (adj) presaging ill fortune
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- For a prize widely considered the world's most prestigious, the Nobels had a surprisingly inauspicious beginning.
- Some pregnant women with babies due around the date scheduled their births for earlier, to avoid leaving their children with an inauspicious birth date.
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inauspiciously
in an inauspicious manner
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inauspiciousness
the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result
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inauthentic
intended to deceive
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inboard
/ˈɪn ˌbɔrd/
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located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft
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inborn
/ˈɪn ˌbɔrn/
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present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
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inborn error of metabolism
any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect…
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inborn reflex
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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inbound
/ɪn ˈbaʊnd/
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directed or moving inward or toward a center
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inbred
/ˈɪnb ˌrɛd/
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produced by inbreeding
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inbreeding
/ˌɪnb ˈri dɪŋ/
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the act of mating closely related individuals
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inbuilt
existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
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inc
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a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's…
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inca
/ˈɪŋ kə/
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a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family)
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incalculable
/ɪn ˈkælkjə lə bəl/
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not capable of being computed or enumerated
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incalescence
the property of being warming
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incan
a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru
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incandesce
cause to become incandescent or glow
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incandescence
/ˌɪn kæn ˈdɛ sns/
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the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature…
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incandescent
/ˌɪn kən ˈdɛ sənt/
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emitting light as a result of being heated
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incandescent lamp
electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing…
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incantation
/ɪn ˈkæn ˈteɪ ʃən/
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a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a…
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incapability
/ɪn ˌkɛɪ pə ˈbɪ lɪ tɪ/
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lack of potential for development
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incapable
/ɪn ˈkeɪ pə bəl/
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(followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability