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guileless

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not deceitful or crafty

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gullible

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easily deceived or duped

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habitat

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the place in which a person or thing is most likely to be found

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hackneyed

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overfamiliar with overuse; trite

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hail

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to call out to in order to catch the attention of

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hallmark

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a mark indicating quality or excellence

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hamper

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to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of

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havoc

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widespread destruction; devastation

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herald

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to praise

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heyday

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the period of greatest popularity

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hinder

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to prevent the progress or accomplishment of something; to be a hindrance or obstacle to

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histrionic

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excessively dramatic or emotional; affected

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hodgepodge

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a mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble

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humanitarianism

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concern for human welfare

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humdrum

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lacking variety or excitement; dull

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hyperbolic

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describing something that is a big exaggeration; enlarged beyond the truth or reasonableness

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hypocrite

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a person given to hypocrisy

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iconoclast

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one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or instituions

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idealistic

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of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism

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idiom

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an expression of a given language that cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements

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idyllic

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simple and carefree

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ignominy

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shameful or disgrace action

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illiterate

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one who is unable to read

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immerse

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absorb

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impasse

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a deadlock or a stalemate

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impeccable

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perfect

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imperceptible

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hard to detect

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impermeable

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impossible to permeate

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impertinent

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not pertinent; irrelevant

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impetuous

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impulsive and passionate

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implacable

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impossible to placate or appease

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implausible

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difficult to believe

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implicit

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implied or understood though not directly expressed

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impromptu

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prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance

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impugn

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challenge in argument

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inadequate

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insufficient

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inane

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empty

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inchoate

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in an early stage

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incite

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to provoke and urge on

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incongruous

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incompatible

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incorrigible

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incapable of being corrected

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incredulous

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skeptical; disbelieving

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incremental

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describing something as increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent

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indebted

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beholden

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indecisive

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irresolute

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indelible

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permanent

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indices

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a plural of index

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indigenous

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originating and growing or living in an area or environment

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indignation

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strong displeasure at something at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

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indiscernible

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imperceptible

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indoctrinate

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to imbue with a partisan or idealogical point of view; to teach or instruct

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indolent

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habitually lazy

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ineffable

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indescribable

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inequity

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injustice; unfairness

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inert

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unable to move or act

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inevitable

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impossible to avoid or prevent

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infestation

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to inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough to be harmful

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inflame

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to arouse to passionate feeling or action

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ingenuity

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marked my inventive skill and imagination

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ingenuous

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naïve and trusting

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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

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ingratiation

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to bring into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort

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inhibit

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to prevent an occurence

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inimical

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adverse

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innocuous

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harmless

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innovator

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to begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time

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innuendo

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an insinuation

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inquisition

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an investigation

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insidious

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working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner

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insolence

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the quality or condition of being insolent

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insouciance

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nonchalance

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intemperate

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not temperate or moderate

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interloper

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a meddler

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intermediary

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acting as a mediator

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interweave

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to weave together

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intractable

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stubborn

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intricate

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elaborate

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intuition

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immediate cognition

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inundate

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to overwhelm

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irascible

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easily angered

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irrelevant

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unrelated to the matter at hand

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jaded

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to become weary or spiritless

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jocular

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characterized by joking

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jovial

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marked by heart conviviality and good cheer

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jubilant

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expressing joy

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judiciousness

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prudent

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juxtapose

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to place side by side

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laconic

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concise

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labaste

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censure

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largesse

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liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner

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lassitude

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lethargy

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laud

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to give praise to; glorify

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leniency

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merciful, generous, or indulgent

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levity

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not somber

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lexicon

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the words or a language and their definitions

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licentious

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lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct

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lionize

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to look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity

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lobbying

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a group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators

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longevity

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living to an old age

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loquacious/locquacity

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very talkative