IMPETUS

IMPETUS

Imp-pit-tus

Motivation; incentive; catalyst;

Encouraging someone to action.

Your talk was an impetus and I am excited.

Soon he would have an impetus to start dancing.

Im - pet - us

Im (Reminds) Impress

Pet (Reminds) Pet or stroke

Us (Reminds) Us

You impress by petting us and we act.

IMPRESS PET US


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IMPORTUNATE

IMPORTUNATE

Im-poor-choo-nit

Persistent; pressing; urgent;

Annoying and bothering like a pest.

His calls are importunate because he wants to talk about unimportant things.

Importunate

Importunate (Like) Unfortunate

Pressing forward at an unlucky time.

UNFORTUNATE

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INAMORATA

INAMORATA

In-nam-or-rat-ta

Sweetheart; mistress; lover;

Causing to be loved especially by a man.

I will meet my inamorata and ask her to marry me.

In - amor - ata

Amor (Reminds) Amour or in love

It is amour that makes us love her.

AMOUR


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INCULCATE

INCULCATE

In-cul-kayte

Impart; educate; instill;

Teaching persistently and earnestly.

A teacher will inculcate a good work ethic in her students.

Writing cat over and over did inculcate a love of spelling in me.

In - culcate

In (Reminds) In

Culate (Reminds) Calculate

We take in and calculate that which is taught to us.

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IN CALCULATE


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INCURIOUS

INCURIOUS

In-cure-re-owse

Indifferent; uncurious; apathetic;

Lacking interest.

I am incurious about the package because it is uninteresting.

He was incurious about the package. He did not care what was inside.

In - curious

In (Reminds) Un

Curious (Reminds) Curious

We are un-curious.

UN CURIOUS



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INDIGENT

INDIGENT

In-dee-gent

Destitute; broke; impoverished;

Living with little money.

I never worry about being indigent because I am rich with blessings.

I moved from the desert because I was indigent with no one around.

Indi - gent

Indi (Reminds) Independent

Gent (Reminds) Gentleman or a man

A hobo is an independent gent.

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INDEPENDENT GENT


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INELEGANCE

INELEGANCE

<In-el-leg-ants>

Coarse; unpolished; barbaric;

Possessing ungraceful and crude characteristics.

The inelegance of the hat made her stop wearing it because it was crude.

The inelegance of her hat was astounding.  Even more astounding was that we later learned it was a paper bag.

In - elegance

In (Reminds) Un

Elegance (Reminds) Of elegant

It is un-elegant.

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