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| Gouge | v. tear out; overcharge
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| Gourmand | n. epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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| Gourmet | n. connoisseur of food and drink
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| Graduated | adj. arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
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| Granary | n. storehouse for grain
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| Grandeur | n. impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
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| Grandiloquent | adj. pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language
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| Grandiose | adj. pretentious; high flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive
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| Granulate | v. to form into grains
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| Graphic | adj. pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
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| Grapple | v. wrestle; to come to grips with
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| Grate | v. to make a harsh noise; to have an unpleasant effect; shred
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| Gratify | v. to please
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| Gratis | adj. free
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| Gratuitous | adj. given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
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| Gratuity | n. tip
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| Gravity | n. seriousness
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| Gregarious | adj. sociable
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| Grievance | n. cause of complaint
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| Grill | v. question severely
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| Grimace | n. a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain or disgust
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| Grisly | adj. ghastly
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| Grotesque | adj. fantastic; comically hideous
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| Grotto | n. small cavern
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| Grouse | v. complain; fuss
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| Grovel | v. crawl or creep on the ground; remain prostrate
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| Grudging | adj. unwilling; reluctant; stingy
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| Gruel | n. thin liquid porridge
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| Grueling | adj. exhausting
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| Gruesome | adj. grisly and horrible
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| Gruff | adj. rough mannered
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| Guffaw | n. boisterous laughter
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| Guile | n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
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| Guileless | adj. without deceit
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| Guise | n. appearance; costume
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| Gull | v. trick; hoodwink
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| Gullible | adj. easily deceived
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| Gustatory | adj. affecting the sense of taste
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| Gusto | n. enjoyment; enthusiasm
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| Gusty | adj. windy
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| Guy | n. cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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| Gyroscope | n. apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.
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| Habituate | v. to accustom or familiarize; addict
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| Hackles | n. hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
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| Hackneyed | adj. commonplace; trite
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| Haggard | adj. wasted away; gaunt
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| Haggle | v. argue about prices
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| Halcyon | adj. calm; peaceful
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| Hale | adj. healthy
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| Hallowed | adj. blessed; consecrated
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| Hallucination | n. delusion
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| Halting | adj. hesitant; faltering
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| Hamper | v. obstruct
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| Hap | n. chance; luck
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| Haphazard | adj. random; by chance
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| Hapless | adj. unfortunate
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| Harangue | n. long, passionate, and vehement speech
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| Harass | v. annoy by repeated attacks
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| Harbinger | n. forerunner
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| Harbor | v. provide refuge for; hide
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| Hardy | adj. sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
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| Harping | n. tiresome dwelling on a subject
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| Harrowing | adj. agonizing; distressing; traumatic
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| Harry | v. harass, annoy, torment; raid
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| Hatch | n. deck opening; lid covering a deck opening
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| Haughtiness | n. pride; arrogance
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| Haven | n. place of safety; refuge
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| Hazardous | adj. dangerous
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| Hazy | adj. slightly obscure
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| Headlong | adj. hasty; rash
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| Headstrong | adj. stubborn; willful; unyielding
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| Heckler | n. person who verbally harasses others
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| Hedonist | n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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| Heedless | adj. not noticing; disregarding
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| Hegemony | n. dominance, especially of one nation over others
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| Heinous | adj. atrocious; hatefully bad
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| Herbivorous | adj. grain-eating
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| Heresy | n. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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| Hermetic | adj. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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| Hermetic | adj. obscure and mysterious; occult
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| Hermitage | n. home of a hermit
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| Herpetologist | n. one who studies reptiles
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| Heterodox | adj. unorthodox; unconventional
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| Heterogeneous | adj. dissimilar; mixed
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| Hew | v. cut to pieces with ax or sword
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| Heyday | n. time of greatest success; prime
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| Hiatus | n. gap; pause
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| Hibernal | adj. wintry
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| Hibernate | v. to sleep throughout the winter
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| Hierarchy | n. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks
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| Hieroglyphic | n. picture writing
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| Hilarity | n. boisterous mirth
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| Hindmost | adj. the furthest behind
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| Hindrance | n. block; obstacle
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| Hinterlands | n. backcountry
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| Hireling n. one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously) | (blank)
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| Hirsute | adj. hairy
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| Histrionic | adj. theatrical
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| Hoard | v. stockpile; to accumulate for future use
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| Hoary | adj. white with age
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| Hoax | n. trick; practical joke
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| Holocaust | n. destruction by fire
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| Holster | n. a pistol case
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| Homage | n. honor; tribute
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| Homeostasis | n. tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
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| Homespun | adj. domestic; made at home
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| Homily | n. sermon; serious warning
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| Homogenous | adj. of the same kind
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| Hone | v. sharpen
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| Hoodwink | v. deceive; delude
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| Horde | n. crowd
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| Hortatory | adj. encouraging
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| Horticultural –adj. pertaining to cultivation of gardens | (blank)
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| Hostility | n. unfriendliness; hatred
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| Hovel | n. shack; small wretched house
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| Hover | v. hang about; wait near by
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| Hubbub | n. confused uproar
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| Hubris | n. arrogance; excessive self-conceit
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| Hue | n. color; aspect
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| Hue and cry | n. outcry
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| Humane | adj. marked by kindness or consideration
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| Humdrum | adj. dull; monotonous
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| Humid | adj. damp
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| Humility | n. humbleness of spirit
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| Hummock | n. small hill
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| Humus | n. substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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| Hurtle | v. crash; rush
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| Husband | v. use sparingly; conserve; save
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| Husbandry | n. frugality; thrift; agriculture
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| Hybrid | n. mongrel; mixed breed
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| Hydrophobia | n. fear of water; rabies
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| Hyperbole | n. exaggeration; overstatement
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| Hypercritical | adj. excessively exacting
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| Hypochondriac | n. person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness
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| Hypocritical | adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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| Hypothetical | adj. based on assumption or hypotheses; supposed
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| Ichthyology | n. study of fish
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| Icon | n. religious image; idol
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| Iconoclastic | adj. attacking cherished traditions
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| Ideology | n. system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
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| Idiom | n. expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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| Idiosyncrasy | n. individual trait usually odd in nature; eccentricity
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| Idolatry | n. worship of idols; excessive admiration
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| Idyllic | adj. charmingly carefree; simple
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| Igneous | adj. produced by fire; volcanic
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| Ignite | v. kindle; light
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| Ignoble | adj. unworthy; not noble
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| Ignominy | n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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| Illicit | adj. illegal
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| Illimitable | adj. infinite
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| Illuminate | v. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
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| Illusion | n. misleading vision
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| Illusive | adj. deceiving
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| Illusory | adj. deceptive; not real
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| Imbalance | n. lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
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| Imbecility | n. weakness of mind
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| Imbibe | v. drink in
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| Imbroglio | n. complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass (as of papers)
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| Imbue | v. saturate; fill
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| Immaculate | adj. spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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| Imminent | adj. near at hand; impending
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| Immobility | n. state of being immovable
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| Immolate | v. offer as a sacrifice
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| Immune | adj. resistant to; free or exempt from
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| Immure | v. imprison; shut up in confinement
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| Immutable | adj. unchangeable
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| Impair | v. injure; hurt
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| Impale | v. pierce
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| Impalpable | adj. imperceptibility; intangible
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| Impartial | adj. not biased; fair
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| Impassable | adj. not able to be travelled or crossed
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| Impasse | n. predicament from which there is no escape
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| Impassive | adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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| Impeach | v. to charge with crime in office; indict
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| Impeccable | adj. faultless
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| Impecunious | adj. without money
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| Impede | v. hinder; block
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| Impediment | n. hindrance; stumbling-block
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| Impel | v. drive or force onward
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| Impending | adj. nearing; approaching
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| Impenetrable | adj. not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding
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| Impenitent | adj. not repentant
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| Imperative | adj. absolutely necessary; critically important
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| Imperceptible | adj. unnoticeable; undetectable
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| Imperial | adj. like an emperor; related to an empire
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| Imperious | adj. domineering; haughty
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| Impermeable | adj. impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
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| Impertinent | adj. insolent; rude
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| Imperturbable | adj. calm; placid
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| Impervious | adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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| Impetuous | adj. violent; hasty; rash
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| Impetus | n. moving forth; incentive; stimulus
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| Impiety | n. irreverence; lack of respect for god
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| Impinge | v. infringe; touch; collide with
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| Impious | adj. irreverent
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| Implacable | adj. incapable of being pacified
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| Implausible | adj. unlikely; unbelievable
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| Implement | v. put into effect; supply with tools
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| Implicate | v. to incriminate; show to be involved
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| Implication | n. something hinted at or suggested
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| Implicit | adj. understood but not stated
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| Implode | v. burst inward
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| Implore | v. beg
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| Imply | v. suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
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| Impolitic | adj. not wise
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| Imponderable | adj. weightless
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| Import | n. significance
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| Importunate | adj. urging; demanding
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| Importune | v. beg persistently
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| Imposture | n. act of assuming a false identity; masquerade
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| Impotent | adj. weak; ineffective
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| Imprecation | n. curse
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| Impregnable | adj. invulnerable
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| Impromptu | adj. without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment
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| Impropriety | n. improperness; unsuitableness
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| Improvident | adj. thriftless
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| Improvise | v. compose on the spur of the moment
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| Imprudent | adj. lacking caution; injudicious
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| Impudence | n. impertinence; insolence
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| Impugn | v. dispute or contradict often in an insulting way; challenge; gainsay
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| Impuissance | n. powerlessness; feebleness
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| Impunity | n. freedom from punishment or harm
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| Impute | v. attribute; ascribe
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| Inadvertently | adv. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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| Inalienable | adj. not to be taken away; nontransferable
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| Inane | adj. silly; senseless
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| Inanimate | adj. lifeless
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| Inarticulate | adj. speechless; producing indistinct speech
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| Inaugurate | v. begin formally; install in office
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| Incandescent | adj. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat
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| Incantation | n. singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula
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| Incapacitated | v. disable
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| Incarcerate | v. imprison
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| Incarnate | adj. endowed with flesh; personified
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| Incarnation | n. act of assuming a human body and human nature
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| Incendiary | n. arsonist
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| Incense | v. enrage; infuriate
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| Incentive | n. spur; motive
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| Inception | n. start; beginning
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| Incessant | adj. uninterrupted; unceasing
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| Inchoate | adj. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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| Incidence | n. rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
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| Incidental | adj. not essential; minor
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| Incipient | adj. beginning; in an early stage
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| Incisive | adj. cutting; sharp
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| Incite | v. arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist
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| Inclement | adj. stormy; unkind
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| Incline | n. slope; slant
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| Inclined | adj. tending or leaning toward; bent
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| Inclusive | adj. tending to include all
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| Incognito | adv. with identity concealed; using and assumed name
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| Incoherent | adj. unintelligible; muddle; illogical
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| Incommodious | adj. not spacious; inconvenient
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| Incompatible | adj. inharmonious
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| Incongruity | n. lack of harmony; absurdity
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| Inconsequential | adj. insignificant; unimportant
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| Inconsistency | n. state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
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| Incontinent | adj. lacking self restraint; licentious
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| Incontrovertible | adj. indisputable; not open to question
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| Incorporate | v. introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
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| Incorporeal | adj. lacking a material body; insubstantial
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| Incorrigible | adj. uncorrectable
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| Incredulity | n. tendency to disbelief
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| Incredulous | adj. withholding belief; skeptical
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| Increment | n. increase
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| Incriminate | v. accuse; serve as evidence against
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| Incrustation | n. hard coating or crust
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| Incubate | v. hatch
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| Incubus | n. burden; mental care; nightmare
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| Inculcate | v. teach
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| Incumbent | adj. obligatory; current holding an office
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| Incur | v. bring upon oneself
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| Incursion | n. temporary invasion
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| Indefatigable | adj. tireless
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| Indelible | adj. not able to be erased
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| Indemnify | v. make secure against; compensate for loss
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| Indentation | n. notch; deep recess
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| Indenture | v. bind as servant or apprentice to master
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| Indeterminate | adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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| Indicative | adj. suggestive; implying
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| Indices | n. signs; indications
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| Indict | v. charge
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| Indifferent | adj. unmoved; unconcerned by; mediocre
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| Indigence | n. poverty
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| Indigenous | adj. native
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| Indigent | adj. poor; destitute
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| Indignation | n. anger at an injustice
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| Indignity | n. offensive or insulting treatment
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| Indiscriminate | adj. choosing at random; confused
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| Indisputable | adj. too certain to be disputed
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| Indissoluble | adj. permanent
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| Indite | v. write; compose
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| Indolent | adj. lazy
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| Indomitable | adj. unconquerable; unyielding
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| Indubitable | adj. unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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| Induce | v. persuade; bring about
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| Inductive | adj. pertaining to induction; proceeding from the specific to the general
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| Indulgent | adj. humoring; yielding; lenient
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| Industrious | adj. diligent; hardworking
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| Inebriated | adj. habitually intoxicated; drunk
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| Ineffable | adj. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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| Ineffectual | adj. not effective; weak
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| Ineluctable | adj. irresistible; not to be escaped
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| Inept | adj. lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent
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| Inequity | n. unfairness
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| Inerrancy | n. infallibility
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| Inert | adj. inactive; lacking power to move
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| Inevitable | adj. unavoidable
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| Inexorable | adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable
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| Infallible | adj. unerring
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| Infamous | adj. notoriously bad
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| Infantile | adj. childish; infant like
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| Infer | v. deduce; conclude
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| Infernal | adj. pertaining to hell; devilish
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| Infidel | n. unbeliever
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| Infiltrate | v. pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily
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| Infinitesimal | adj. very small
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| Infirmity | n. weakness
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| Inflated | adj. exaggerate; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
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| Influx | n. flowing into
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| Infraction | n. violation (of a rule or regulation); breach
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| Infringe | v. violate; encroach
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| Ingenious | adj. clever; resourceful
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| Ingenuous | adj. naïve and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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| Ingrained | adj. deeply established; firmly rooted
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| Ingrate | n. ungrateful person
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| Ingratiate | v. become popular with
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| Inherent | adj. firmly established by nature or habit
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| Inhibit | v. restrain; retard or prevent
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| Inimical | adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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| Inimitable | adj. matchless; not able to be imitated
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| Iniquitous | adj. wicked; immoral; unrighteous
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| Initiate | v. begin; originate; receive into a group
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| Injurious | adj. harmful
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| Inkling | n. hint
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| Innate | adj. inborn
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| Innocuous | adj. harmless
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| Innovation | n. change; introduction of something new
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| Innuendo | n. hint; insinuation
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| Inopportune | adj. untimely; poorly chosen
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| Inordinate | adj. unrestrained; excessive
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| Inquisitor | n. questioner (especially harsh); investigator
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| Insalubrious | adj. unwholesome; not healthful
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| Insatiable | adj. not easily satisfied; unquenchable; greedy
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| Inscrutable | adj. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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| Insensate | adj. without feeling
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| Insensible | adj. unconscious; unresponsive
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| Insidious | adj. treacherous; stealthy; sly
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| Insightful | adj. discerning; perceptive
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| Insinuate | v. hint; imply; creep in
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| Insipid | adj. lacking in flavor; dull
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| Insolence | n. impudent disrespect; haughtiness
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| Insolvent | adj. bankrupt; lacking money to pay
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| Insomnia | n. wakefulness; inability to sleep
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| Insouciant | adj. indifferent; without concern or care
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| Instigate | v. urge; start; provoke
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| Insubordination | n. disobedience; rebelliousness
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| Insubstantial | adj. lacking substance; insignificant; frail
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| Insularity | n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
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| Insuperable | adj. insurmountable; unbeatable
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| Insurgent | adj. rebellious
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| Insurmountable | adj. overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
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| Insurrection | n. rebellion; uprising
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| Intangible | adj. not able to be perceived by touch; vague
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| Integral | adj. complete; necessary for completeness
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| Integrate | v. make whole; combine; make into one unit
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| Integrity | n. uprightness; wholeness
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| Intellect | n. higher mental powers
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| Intelligentsia | n. intellectuals; members of the educated elite [often used derogatorily]
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| Inter | v. bury
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| Interdict | v. prohibit; forbid
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| Interim | n. meantime
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| Interloper | n. intruder
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| Interminable | adj. endless
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| Intermittent | adj. periodic; on and off
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| Internecine | adj. mutually destructive
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| Interpolate | v. insert between
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| Interregnum | n. period between two reigns
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| Interrogate | v. question closely; cross-examine
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| Intervene | v. come between
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| Intimate | v. hint
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| Intimidate | v. frighten
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| Intractable | adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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| Intransigence | n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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| Intrepid | adj. fearless
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| Intrinsic | adj. essential; inherent; built in
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| Introspective | adj. looking within oneself
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| Introvert | n. one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself
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| Intrude | v. trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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| Intuition | n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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| Inundate | v. overwhelm; flood; submerge
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| Inure | adj. accustomed; hardened
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| Invalidate | v. weaken; destroy
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| Invective | n. abuse
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| Inveigh | v. denounce; utter censure or invective
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| Inveigle | v. lead astray; wheedle
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| Inverse | adj. opposite
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| Invert | v. turn upside down or inside out
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| Inveterate | adj. deep rooted; habitual
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| Invidious | adj. designed to created ill will or envy
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| Invincible | adj. unconquerable
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| Inviolable | adj. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
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| Invocation | n. prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
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| Invoke | v. call upon; ask for
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| Invulnerable | adj. incapable of injury
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| Iota | n. very small quantity
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| Irascible | adj. irritable; easily angered
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| Irate | adj. angry
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| Iridescent | adj. exhibiting rainbow like colors
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| Irksome | adj. annoying; tedious
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| Ironic | adj. occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner
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| Irony | n. hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean
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| Irreconcilable | adj. incompatibly; not able to be resolved
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| Irrefutable | adj. indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
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| Irrelevant | adj. not applicable; unrelated
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| Irremediable | adj. incurable; uncorrectable
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| Irreparable | adj. not able to be corrected or repaired
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| Irrepressible | adj. unable to be restrained or held back
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| Irreproachable | adj. blameless; impeccable
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| Irresolute | adj. uncertain how to act; weak
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| Irretrievable | adj. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
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| Irreverence | n. lack of proper respect
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| Irrevocable | adj. unalterable; irreversible
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| Isotope | n. varying form of an element
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| Isthmus | n. narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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| Itinerant | adj. wandering; traveling
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| Itinerary | n. plan of a trip
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| Jabber | v. chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
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| Jaded | adj. fatigued; surfeited
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| Jargon | n. language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish
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| Jaundiced | adj. prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful); yellowed
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| Jaunt | n. trip; short journey
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| Jaunty | adj. lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
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| Jeopardize | v. endanger; imperil; put at risk
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| Jettison | v. throw overboard
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| Jibe | v. agree; be in harmony with
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| Jingoist | n. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
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| Jocose | adj. given to joking
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| Jocular | adj. said or done in jest
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| Jocund | adj. merry
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| Jollity | n. gaiety; cheerfulness
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| Jostle | v. shove; bump
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| Jovial | adj. good-natured; merry
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| Jubilation | n. rejoicing
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| Judicious | adj. sound in judgment; wise
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| Juggernaut | n. irresistible crushing force
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| Juncture | n. crisis; joining point
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| Junket | n. trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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| Junta | n. group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal
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| Jurisprudence | n. science of law
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| Justification | n. good or just reason; defense; excuse
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| Juxtapose | v. place side by side
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| Kaleidoscope | n. tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass produce interesting symmetrical effects
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| Ken | n. range of knowledge
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| Kernel | n. central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn)
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| Killjoy | n. grouch; spoilsport
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| Kindle | v. start a fire; inspire
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| Kindred | adj. related; similar in nature or character
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| Kinetic | adj. producing motion
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| Kismet | n. fate
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| Kleptomaniac | n. person who has a compulsive desire to steal
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| Knave | n. untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
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| Knead | v. mix; work dough
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| Knell | n. tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell
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| Knit | v. contract into wrinkles; grow together
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| Knoll | n. little round hill
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| Knotty | adj. intricate; difficult; tangled
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| Kudos | n. honor; glory; praise
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| Labile | adj. likely to change; unstable
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| Laborious | adj. demanding much work or care; tedious
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| Labyrinth | n. maze
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| Laceration | n. torn ragged wound
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| Lachrymose | adj. producing tears
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| Lackadaisical | adj. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid
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| Lackluster | adj. dull
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| Laconic | adj. brief and to the point
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| Laggard | adj. slow; sluggish
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