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Neophyte   novice; beginner  
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Neologism   new word or expression  
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Nascent   starting to develop; coming into existence  
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Naive   lacking sophistication or experience  
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Nadir   lowest point  
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Myopic   lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective  
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Inquest   an investigation; an inquiry  
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Insipid   lacking interest or flavor  
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Insurreciton   rebellion  
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Inter   to bury  
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Interregnum   period between reigns  
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Intractable   not easily managed or manipulated  
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Intransigent   uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled  
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Intrepid   fearless; resolutely courageous  
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Proliferate   to increase in number quickly  
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Officious   too helpful; meddlesome  
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Inchoate   not fully formed; disorganized  
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Inculcate   to teach; impress in the mind  
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Indolent   habitually lazy or idle  
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Inexorable   inflexible; unyeilding  
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Ingenuous   showing innocence or childlike simplicity  
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Ingrate   ungrateful person  
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Ingratiate   to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage  
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Inimical   hostile; unfriendly  
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Iniquity   sin; evil act  
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Innocuous   harmless  
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Invective   abusive language  
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Investiture   ceremony conferring authority  
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Invidious   envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will  
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Irascible   easily made angry  
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Itinerant   wandering from place to place; unsettled  
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Jargon   nonsensical talk; specialized language  
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Jettison   to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering  
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Jingoism   belligerent support of one's country  
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Jocular   playful; humorous  
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Judicious   sensible; showing good judgement  
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Legerdemain   trickery  
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Leery   suspicious  
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Inundate   to overwhelm; to cover with water  
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Inure   to harden; accustom; become used to  
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Juncture   point of time, especially where two things are joined  
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Keen   having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp' perceptive  
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Kindle   to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire  
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Kinetic   relating to motion; characterized by movement  
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Knell   sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure  
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Kudos   fame, glory, or honor  
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Lachrymose   tearful  
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Laconic   using few words  
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Lament   to express sorrow; to grieve  
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Lampoon   to ridicule with satire  
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Languid   lacking energy; indifferent; slow  
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Lapidary   relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them  
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Larceny   theft of property  
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Monastic   extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery  
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Monotony   no variation; tediously the same  
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Multifarious   diverse  
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Mores   fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes  
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Mirth   frivolity; gaiety; laughter  
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Militate   to operate against; work against  
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Meticulous   extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking  
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Metaphor   figure of speech comparing two different things  
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Meretricious   gaudy; falsely attractive  
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Mercurial   quick, shrewd, and unpredictable  
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Mendicant   beggar  
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Mendacious   dishonest  
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Maudlin   overly sentimental  
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Martinet   strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules  
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Mar   to damage or deface; spoil  
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Mannered   artificial or stlted in character  
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Malleable   capable of being shaped  
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Malinger   to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill  
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Malediction   a curse; a wish of evil upon another  
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Magnate   powerful or influential person  
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Maelstrom   whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind  
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Machination   plot or scheme  
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Luminous   bright; brilliant; glowing  
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Lumber   to move slowly and awkwardly  
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Lugubrious   sorrowful; mournful; dismal  
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Lucid   clear and easily understood  
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Loquacious   talkative  
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Livid   discoloree from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger  
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Listless   lacking energy and enthusiasm  
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Lissome   easily flesed; limber; agile  
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Lionize   to treat as a celebrity  
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Limpid   clear; transparent  
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Licentious   immoral; unrestrained by society  
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Libertine   a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint  
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Liberal   tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish  
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Levity   an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual  
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Lethargic   acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner  
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Molt   to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically  
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Mollify   to calm or make less severe  
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Mitigate   to soften; to lessen  
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Missive   a written note or letter  
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Misanthrope   a person who dislikes others  
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Lavish   extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly  
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Largess   generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior  
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Lassitude   a state of diminshed energy  
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Laud   to give praise; to glorify  
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Latent   potential that is not readily apparent  
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