⚡ Ineluctable: The Word You Can’t Escape
Challenge word: INELUCTABLE most nearly means: A) optional; B) imminent; C) inexplicable; D) unavoidable. Find the answer inside. 👉
This week, every issue will end with a short quiz on the previous five words.
Five questions, multiple choice, answer key at the bottom. It should take you about a minute.
Doing this every day will absolutely improve retention.
Quick Quiz on the Last 5 Words
Do you remember the last five words we learned? One question each — answer key at the bottom of this email.
1. IMPECCABLE most nearly means
(A) meticulous
(B) fallible
(C) ostentatious
(D) flawless
2. UNDERSCORE most nearly means
(A) tout
(B) emphasize
(C) diminish
(D) obscure
3. CONSENSUS most nearly means
(A) compromise
(B) intuition
(C) dissension
(D) agreement
4. AESTHETIC most nearly means
(A) ethical
(B) pragmatic
(C) artistic
(D) ascetic
5. FALLIBLE most nearly means
(A) deceptive
(B) imperfect
(C) suspicious
(D) gullible
📚️ Definition of Ineluctable
Ineluctable (adjective): impossible to avoid, escape, or resist; certain to occur: the progress of time is ineluctable.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Ineluctable
IPA: ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl (See IPA key)
Phonetic: ihn-ih-LUHK-tuh-buhl
📰 Examples of Ineluctable
Here are some examples of the word INELUCTABLE:
Growing societies soon confront the ineluctable need to protect their citizens.
“I like to believe in free choice; I prefer not to believe that we are all moving towards some ineluctable fate.”
In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, dramatic irony deepens as Oedipus unknowingly fulfills the tragic but ineluctable prophecy he hopes to avoid.
🗣️ Common Collocations of Ineluctable
A collocation is a group of words often found together in usage, for example figment of one’s imagination, extenuating circumstances, or inclement weather.
ineluctable conclusion
ineluctable logic
ineluctable fact
ineluctable reality
ineluctable fate
seem ineluctable
Answers
First question answer: D.
Last-5 quiz answers: 1) D — impeccable 2) B — underscore 3) D — consensus 4) C — aesthetic 5) B — fallible
Love this word!