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| fortitude | n. Patient courage. | David showed great fortitude when he faced off against Goliath.
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| frugal | adj. Economical. | Even though Linda receives a high salary, she tries her best to live in the most frugal way possible.
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| garrulous | adj. Given to constant trivial talking. | Everyone sees old man Jenkins as a strange, garrulous man who seems to always be ready to strike up a ridiculous conversation.
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| grandiloquent | adj. Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style. | Unlike the other professors, the biology professor, Professor Gilbert, lectured with a grandiloquent tone causing all of his students irritation.
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| gregarious | adj. Not habitually solitary or living alone. | The thought of having to live alone scared James due to his gregarious personality.
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| guile | n. Duplicity. | In order for the Greeks to get into Troy, they used their guile and wit to come up with a plan.
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| hackney | v. To make stale or trite by repetition. | All of the lines of the movie were admittedly hackneyed, but I still enjoyed the warm-hearted tale.
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| haggard | adj. Worn and gaunt in appearance. | After playing on the courts for 5 hours, everyone in the crowd could see the players' haggard state.
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| harangue | n. A tirade. | The actor was so upset about the cell phone ringing in the middle of his monologue, he spent the next ten minutes haranguing the audience about proper manners.
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| harbinger | n. One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing. | The robin has long been considered the harbinger of spring.
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| heinous | adj. Odiously sinful. | It was such a heinous day, I couldn't wait to get home and relax in a nice, hot bath.
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| iconoclast | n. An image-breaker. | The musician has confirmed his place in history as a true iconoclast.
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| ignominious | adj. Shameful. | All of them were shaken to their core by the ignominious defeat they just suffered at the hands of the last place team.
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| impassive | adj. Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling. | The police officer's face remained impassive as the suspect decried the fate of his children.
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| imperious | adj. Insisting on obedience. | Her children jumped at once upon hearing her imperious voice from the rooms above.
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| impertinence | n. Rudeness, insolence. | The fact that the brand new medical student offered his opinion to the veteran surgeon was pure impertinence.
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| impervious | adj. Impenetrable. | Her calm demeanor was impervious to all of the insults we could think of to hurl at her.
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| impetuous | adj. Impulsive. | He was impetuous and, in replying without thinking, his answer offended every member of the group.
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| impudence | n. Insolent disrespect. | Her confidence and assurance was often interpreted as impudence by her elders.
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| impute | v. To attribute. | The teacher imputed the students success to excellent memory rather than a strong work ethic.
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| inchoate | adj. Incipient, in the early stages. | The new political movement, though inchoate, was becoming the dominant force in American politics.
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| inconsequential | adj. Valueless. | I was frustrated because they spent most of the meeting discussing inconsequential matters.
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| incontrovertible | adj. Indisputable, unquestionable. | People are of the belief that the theory of evolution is incontrovertible, but that is far from the truth as scientist argue about its tenets all of the time.
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| ineffable | adj. Unutterable. | There is a certain ineffable joy when seeing the majesty presented by nature.
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| inevitable | adj. Unavoidable. | Our office runs at such a fast pace that it is inevitable that mistakes will be made.
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| inexorable | adj. Unrelenting. | The football team was widely feared as they went on their inexorable march to the championship.
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| ingenuous | adj. Candid, frank, or open in character or quality. | He was inexperienced and ingenuous, so his co-workers took advantage of him.
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| inimical | adj. Adverse or hostile. | Her mannerisms produce an atmosphere that is totally inimical to frank discussions.
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| iniquity | n. Gross wrong or injustice. | She was shocked by the iniquity of the system that now surrounded her.
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| insidious | adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means. | Tom was involved in an insidious plot to have the teacher fired.
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| intrepid | adj. Fearless and bold. | The intrepid reporter was able to capture such moving photos only by putting himself in the midst of the battle.
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| inure | v. To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure. | After 15 years I am finally inured to my father's teasing.
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| invective | n. An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach. | Although harsh, this kind of invective is common in politics.
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| inveterate | adj. Habitual. | He is an inveterate gambler and is always ready to join a game.
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| forbearance | n. Patient endurance or toleration of offenses. | After being insulted by the waiter, Susan's forbearance kept her from walking out and embarrassing her host.
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