Essentials Vocabulary - Week 23 inedible:
[in-ED-uh-buh I] Adjective
Meaning
Unfit to be eaten. ●
Usage ●
Make sure that you’re not collecting inedible mushroom or else we’ll get poisoned. Jan put so much hot sauce in her dish that it has become inedible.
Synonyms
unpalatable, uneatable
Antonyms
eatable
inevitable:
[in-ev-i-tuh-buh I] Adjective/Noun
Meaning
Usage
Unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped from. (adJ.) That which is unavoidable. (n.) ● ●
Getting old is something inevitable that we all have to face. (adj.) Global warming becomes inevitable as we continue ignoring it. (n.)
Synonyms
certain, imminent, impending, inescapable, inexorable, unavoidable
Antonyms
avoidable, escapable, later
Inherent:
[in-HER-uh nt] Adjective
Meaning
Existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute.
Usage
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His inherent creativity allowed him to apply for art school. Despite his inherent fear of mathematics, he worked hard to get straight A's.
Synonyms
basic, built-in, deep-rooted, deep-seated, essential
Antonyms
acquired, auxiliary, extra, extrinsic