The doctor explained to Jenkins that he had a serious ailment for which an operation was absolutely imperative.
The patient turned pale and asked, "Isn’t it very dangerous?"
"Yes," the doctor replied. "Five out of six who undergo this operation die, but as for you, you have nothing to worry about."
"Why not?" eagerly inquired the patient.
"Well, you’re sure to recover because my last five patients died," the doctor reassured him.
adj. That cannot be rubbed out or removed. indelibly adv. [latin deleo efface]
INDEMNIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) 1 (often foll. By from, against) secure (a person) in respect of harm, a loss, etc.
- (often foll. By for) exempt from a penalty.
- compensate. indemnification n. [latin indemnis free from loss]
INDEMNITY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a compensation for damage. B sum exacted by a victor in war.
- security against loss.
- exemption from penalties.
INDENTION
n. - indenting, esp. In printing.
- notch.
INDENTURE
—n. - (usu. In pl.) Sealed agreement or contract.
- formal list, certificate, etc. —v. (-ring) hist. Bind by indentures, esp. As an apprentice. [anglo-french: related to *indent]
INDICATOR
n. - flashing light on a vehicle showing the direction in which it is about to turn.
- person or thing that indicates.
- device indicating the condition of a machine etc.
- recording instrument.
- board giving information, esp. Times of trains etc.
INDIGNANT
adj. Feeling or showing indignation. indignantly adv. [latin dignus worthy]
INDIGNITY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 humiliating treatment or quality.
- insult.
INDUCTION
n. - act of inducting or inducing.
- act of bringing on (esp. Labour) by artificial means.
- inference of a general law from particular instances.
- (often attrib.) Formal introduction to a new job etc. (induction course).
- electr. A production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body. B production of an electric current by a change of magnetic field.
- drawing of the fuel mixture into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.
