Tuesday, May 25, 2010

JV525

Galvanize and Ineluctable

Galvanize is a verb, meaning to stimulate or shock people into action. It can also refer to stimulating a particular part of the body. As an alternate meaning, to galvanize can mean to coat iron or steel with zinc.

Ineluctable is an adjective, used to describe something that is inescapableor unavoidable. A common synonym for ineluctable is inevitable. The word is derived from another word, elude, meaning to escape or avoid. Therefore, ineluctable means not-escapable.

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