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exonerate

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Clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility

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expedient

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Suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations

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explicit

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Direct, clear, fully revealed; clearly depicting sex or nudity

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exponent

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Person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative

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expurgate

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Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

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extemporaneous

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Done without preparation (esp. of a speech), or with some preparation but no notes; improvised, done on the spur of the moment

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extraneous

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Irrelevant; foreign, coming from without, not belonging

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extrapolate

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Conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience

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facetious

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Joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things

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facilitate

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Make easier, help the progress of

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faction

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Group or clique within a larger
organization; party strife and dissension

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fallacious

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Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive

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fallow

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Left unplanted (of land); not in use

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fanatical

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Excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in an uncritical way

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fanciful

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Whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality

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fathom

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Measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand

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fastidious

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Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail

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fawn

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Show affection or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior

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feasible

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Possible; logical or likely; suitable

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fatuous

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Foolish, silly, esp. in a smug or
complacent manner

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fecund

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work

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felicitous

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Admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness

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fervid

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Very hot; heated in passion or
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figurative

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Metaphorical, based on figures of speech; containing many figures of speech (as fancy sounding writing); related to portraying human or animal figures

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fidelity

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Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image

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fetid

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Stinking; having an offensive smell

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finesse

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Extreme delicacy, subtlety, or diplomacy in handling a sensitive situation or in a performance or skill (noun); use tact or diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (verb)

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flag

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Get tired, lose enthusiasm; hang limply or droop

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fledgling

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A young bird that has just recently gotten its feathers, an inexperienced person (noun); new or inexperienced (adj)

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fleeting

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Passing quickly, transitory

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florid

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Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively fancy

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flout

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Treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn (usually of rules)

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forage

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Wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a raid

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fluke

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Stroke of luck, something accidentally successful

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foment

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Incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apply medicated liquid to a body part

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forestall

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Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand

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forfeit

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Surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime, or failure to fulfill an obligation

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foreshadow

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Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

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ford

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Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb)

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fortify

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Strengthen, invigorate, encourage

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fortuitous

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Happening by chance; lucky

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fracas

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Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl

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fractious

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Unruly, troublemaking; irritable

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frenetic

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Wildly excited, frantic, distracted

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fringe

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On the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (noun)

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frugal

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Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive

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fulminate

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Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way

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furtive

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Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty

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futile

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Producing no useful result, ineffective; trivial or unimportant

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gainsay

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Declare false, deny; oppose

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gambol

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Frolic; skip or leap playfully

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garner

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Gather and store; amass, collect

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garrulous

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Talkative, wordy, rambling

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gauche

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Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude

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gawky

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Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)

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germane

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Relevant and appropriate, on-topic

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gestation

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Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan

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gist

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Main idea, essence

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glacial

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Pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic

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goad

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Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick; spur on,
stimulate, encourage

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glib

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Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity

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glower

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Stare in an angry, sullen way

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goosebumps

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The “bumps” created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, etc.

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gouge

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Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a hole made with such a tool (noun); cut or scoop out; force out a person’s eye with one’s thumb; swindle, extort money from (verb)

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gradation

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A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages

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graft

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Insert part of a plant into another plant, where it continues to grow; join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow; attach as if by grafting (verb); the part so grafted (as in a graft of skin); the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one’s power (noun)

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grandiloquent

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Relating to lofty speech, esp. to the point of being pompous, overblown, bombastic

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grandstand

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Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers

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grating

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Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping

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gregarious

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Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd

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grievous

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Causing grief or suffering; very serious, grave; flagrant, outrageous

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grouse

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Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun)

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grovel

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Creep or crawl with one’s face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a token of subservience, degrade or abase oneself

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guile

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Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness

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hackneyed

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So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original

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halcyon

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Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy

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hallmark

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A mark indicating quality, purity, genuineness, etc.; any distinguishing
characteristic

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handwringing

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Grasping, squeezing, etc. of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc.; extend debate over what to do about an issue

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hapless

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Unlucky, unfortunate

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harangue

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Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when delivered publicly

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hardy

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Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.

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harrow

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Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun); painfully disturb or distress (verb)

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haven

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Harbor or port; refuge, safe place

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hearken

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Listen, pay attention to

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hedge

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Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one’s mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side

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hedonist

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Person devoted to pleasure

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hegemony

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Domination, authority; influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically, etc.

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hermetic

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Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive; pertaining to alchemy, occult

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heterogeneous

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Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements

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hew

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Strike, chop, or hack (as with an axe,
sword. etc.); make or shape something
(such as a statue) with a cutting tool

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hierarchy

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A ranked series; a classification of people
according to rank, ability, etc.; a ruling body

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hoary

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Very old, gray or white as from old age

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hodgepodge

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Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

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homage

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Honor or respect demonstrated publicly

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homogeneous

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Of the same kind; uniform throughout

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hoodwink

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Trick, deceive

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hotly

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In an intense, fiery, or heated way

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husband

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Manage prudently, sparingly, or economically; conserve

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hyberbole

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Deliberate exaggeration for effect

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iconoclast

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Attacker of cherished beliefs or institutions

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idiosyncrasy

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Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk

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idolatry

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Idol worship; excessive or unthinking devotion or adoration

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idyllic

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Presenting a positive, peaceful view of rural life (as poetry or prose); pleasant in a natural, simple way

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ignoble

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Not noble; having mean, base, low motives; low quality

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illiberality

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Narrow-mindedness, bigotry; strictness or lack of generosity

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imbue

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Permeate or saturate, as dye in a fabric; influence throughout

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imminent

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Ready to occur, impending

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impair

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Make worse, weaken

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immutable

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Unchangeable

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impartial

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Unbiased, fair

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impasse

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Position or road from which there is no escape; deadlock

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impassive

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Not having or not showing physical feeling or emotion

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impede

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Hold back, obstruct the progress of

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impecunious

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Poor, without money

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imperious

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Commanding, domineering; acting like a high-ranking person; urgent

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imperturbable

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Calm, not able to be upset or agitated

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impermeable

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Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)

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impervious

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Impenetrable, not able to be harmed or emotionally disturbed

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impious

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Not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly

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impetuous

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Passionately impulsive, marked by sudden, hasty emotion; forceful, violent

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implacable

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Not able to be appeased, calmed, or satisfied

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implicit

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Implied, not stated directly; involved in the very essence of something, unquestionable

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implication

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Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way

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implode

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Burst inward

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imprecation

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Curse; prayer for harm to come to someone

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impugn

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Attack the truth or integrity of

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impute

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Credit, attribute; lay blame or
responsibility for (sometimes falsely)

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inadvertent

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Unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless

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inasmuch

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In like manner, considering that
(contraction of “in as much,” generally
followed by “as”

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incarnadine

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Blood red or flesh-colored

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incendiary

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Setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion, etc.; “inflaming” the senses

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incentive

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Something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward

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inchoate

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Just begun, undeveloped, unorganized

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incipient

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Just beginning; in a very early stage

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incongruous

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Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious

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inconsequential

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Insignificant, unimportant; illogical

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inconstancy

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Fickleness, unreliability; the state of changing without good reason

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incorporate

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Combine, unite; form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to

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inculcate

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Teach persistently, implant (an idea) in a person

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indefatigable

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Untiring, not able to become fatigued

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indigence

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Extreme poverty

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indeterminate

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Not fixed or determined, indefinite; vague

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indifferent

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Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

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inert

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Inactive; having little or no power to move

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indolent

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Lazy, slothful

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infallible

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Incapable of error; certain

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inexorable

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Relentless, unyielding; not moved by pleading

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inform

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Inspire, animate; give substance, essence, or context to; be the characteristic quality of

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ingenuous

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Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive

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ingrained

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Deep-rooted, forming part of the very
essence; worked into the fiber

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ingrate

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Ungrateful person

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ingratiate

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Make an effort to gain favor with

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inherent

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Existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic

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inimical

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Hostile, adverse, harmful

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iniquity

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Injustice, wickedness, sin

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innocuous

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Harmless, inoffensive

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inordinate

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Excessive, not within proper limits, unrestrained

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inquest

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Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone’s death; the results of such an inquiry

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insensible

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Incapable of feeling; unconscious, unaware

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insipid

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Dull, stale, lacking taste or interest

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insinuate

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Hint, suggest slyly; introduce (an idea) into someone’s mind in a subtle, artful way

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insular

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Pertaining to an island; detached, standing alone; narrow-minded, provincial

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insurrection

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Rebellion or revolt against a government or similarly established authority

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inter

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Bury (a dead body) or place in a tomb

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intelligible

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Able to be understood, clear

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interplay

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Interaction, reciprocal relationship or influence

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interregnum

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A time in between two reigns or regimes during which there is no ruler; a period during which government does not function; any period of freedom from authority or break or interruption in a series

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intractable

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Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn

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501

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501

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intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, inflexible, having extreme attitudes

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