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How to memorize “inimical” and “inimitable” without confusion?
May 6, 2021 6:42 PM
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I agree with Chris (I've heard 'inimical' but had to look it up). But if you have to know them . . . .
INIMICAL . . . . part of it phonetically sounds like ENEMY and it means hostile, etc.
INIMITABLE . . . . is actually pretty straightforward: IMITABLE = Able to imitate. IN prefix = Not, so the entire word = Not able to be imitated.
May 7, 2021
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I can tell you that, as a native speaker I don't know the first word, and while I do know the second one, it's not a word I would be likely to use. They are both very technical words, and I try not to use technical words. :)
May 6, 2021
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