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guilible

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easily deceived

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guileless

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honest. sincere

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habitat

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place in which a person is most likely to be found

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hackneyed

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trite. overfamiliar with overuse

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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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mark indicating quality or excellence

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hamper

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to prevent the free movement

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havoc

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widespread destruction

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herald

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to praise

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heyday

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period of greatest popularity, success

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hinder

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to prevent the progress or accomplish. to be an obstacle to

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histrionic

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excessively dramatic or emotional

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hodgepodge

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mixture of dissimilar ingredients

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humanitarianism

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concern for human welfare/fortune

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humdrum

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lacking variety or excitement. dull

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hyperbolic

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having a great exaggeration

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hypocrite

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having pretense of having a character that one doesnt actually possess

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iconoclast

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one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional ideas

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idealistic

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optimistic. visionary

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idiom

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expression that cant 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 disgraceful 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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to engage wholly or deeply

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impasse
situation thats so difficult that no progress can be made
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impeccable
having no flaws. perfect
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imperceptible
hard to detect
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impermeable
impossible to permeate. impassive
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impertinent
irrelevant
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impetuous
passionate
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implacable
impossible to appease
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implausible
difficult to believe
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implicit
implied or understood though not directly expressed
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impromptu
prompted by the occasion than being planned in advance
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impugn
to attack as false. challenge in argument
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inadequate
insufficient. not adequate to fulfill a requirement
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inane
empty. lacking sense
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inchoate
in an initial or early stage
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incite
to provoke and urge on
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incongruous
lacking in harmony
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incorrigible
incapable of being corrected
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incredulous
skeptical. disbelieving
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incremental
describing something as increasing
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indebted
morally, socially, legally obligated to another. beholden
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indecisive
characterized by indecision
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indelible
impossible to remove
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indices
something that serves to guide
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indigenous
originating and growing in an area
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indignation
strong displeasure
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indiscernible
difficult to percept/see. imperceptible
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indoctrinate
to teach with ideological point of view
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indolent
lazy
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ineffable
indescribable
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inequity
unfairness
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inert
sluggish. elthargic
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inevitable
impossible to avoid
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infestation
to inhabit in large numbers
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inflame
to arise to passionate feeling
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ingenuity
marked by inventive skill and imagination
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ingenuous
naïve and trusting
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ingrate
ungrateful person
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ingratiation
to establish oneself into the favor of another
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inhibit
prohibit
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inimical
injurious or harmful
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innocuous
harmless
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innovator
to begin or introduce
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innuendo
insinuation. implication
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inquisition
the act of inquiring. investigation
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insidious
working or spreading harmfully
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insolence
rude
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insouciance
lack of concern
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intemperate
excessive
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interloper
one that interferes with affairs of others
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intermediary
acting as a mediator between persons
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interweave
to weave together
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intractable
stubborn. difficult to manage
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intricate
having many complex elements. elaborate
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intuition
act of knowing without the use of rational process. immediate cognition
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inundate
flood
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irascible
easily angered
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irrelevant
unrelated or the matter at hand
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jaded
to become spiritless
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jocular
characterized by joking
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jovial
marked by good cheer
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jubilant
expressing joy
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judiciousness
having sound judgment. prudent
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juxtapose
to place side by side for comparison
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laconic
using few words
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lamabste
to reprimand or berate harshly.
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largesse
giving gifts
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lassitude
a feeling of diminished energy
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laud
to give praise to. glorify
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leniency
generous
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levity
lightness of manner or speech
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lexicon
words and their definitions
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licentious
lacking moral discipline
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lionize
to treat as a celebrity
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lobbying
a group of people engaged in trying to influence public officials
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longevity
living to an old age
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loquacious
very talkative