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Indolent

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Lazy, slothful

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Inert

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Inactive; having little or no power to move

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Inexorable

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Relentless, unyielding; not moved by pleading

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Infallible

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Incapable of error; certain

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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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Inimical

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Hostile, adverse, harmful

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Iniquity

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Injustice, wickedness, sin

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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, esp. before a jury and esp. 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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Insinuate

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

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Insipid

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Dull, stale, lacking taste or interest

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Insular

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Narrow-minded, provincial; pertaining to an island; detached, standing alone

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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 or place in a tomb

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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 not 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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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, inflexible, having extreme attitudes

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Inundate

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Flood, cover with water, overwhelm

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Inure

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Toughen up; accustom or habituate to pain, hardship

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Invective

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Violent denunciation; accusations, insults, or verbal abuse

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Inveigle

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Entice, lure; get something by flattery, cleverness, or offering incentives

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Investiture

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Investing; formally giving someone a right or title

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Invidious

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Hateful, offensive, injurious

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Irascible

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Irritable, easily angered

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Irresolute

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Wavering, not sure how to proceed, not firm in one’s decision making

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Itinerant

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Traveling from place to place, esp. as part of a job

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Itinerary

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Travel schedule; detailed plan for a journey

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Jettison

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Discard, cast off; throw items over-board in order to lighten a ship in an emergency

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Jingoism

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Excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive, warlike foreign policy

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Juxtapose

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Place side by side (either physically or in a metaphorical way, such as to make a comparison)

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Kindle

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Ignite, cause to begin burning; incite, arouse, inflame

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Kinetic

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Pertaining to motion

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Knell

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The sound made by a bell for a funeral, or any sad sound or signal of a failure, death, ending, etc.; to make such a sound

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Lachrymose

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Tearful, mournful

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Larceny

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Theft

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Largess or largesse

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Generosity, the giving of money or gifts

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Latent

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Potential; existing but not visible or active

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Laudable

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Worthy of praise

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Lax

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Not strict; careless, loose, slack

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Leery

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Suspicious or wary

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Legerdemain

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Slight-of-hand; trickery or deception

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Lethargic

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Lazy, drowsy, or sluggish

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Licentious

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Sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the rules

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Limpid

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Clear, transparent; completely calm

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Lionize

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Treat like a celebrity

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Lissome

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Flexible, supple, agile

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Listless

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Spiritless, lacking interest or energy

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Livid

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Furiously angry, enraged