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incubus
  • n  a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
  • n  a situation resembling a terrifying dream
  • n  someone who depresses or worries others
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inculcation
  • n  teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
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inculpation
  • n  an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
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incumbency
  • n  the term during which some position is held
  • n  a duty that is incumbent upon you
  • n  the office of an incumbent
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incumbrance
  • n  a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
  • n  an onerous or difficult concern
  • n  any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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incurability
  • n  incapability of being cured or healed
  • n  incapability of being altered in disposition or habits
    the incurability of his optimism
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incurrence
  • n  the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)
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incurring
  • n  acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
    incurring debts is easier than paying them
  • v  make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
  • v  receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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incursion
  • n  the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
    the incursion of television into the American living room
  • n  an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
  • n  the mistake of incurring liability or blame
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incurvation
  • n  a shape that curves or bends inward
  • n  the action of creating a curved shape
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indaba
  • n  a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question
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indapamide
  • n  diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension
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