AT Word List 10 #6 Flashcards

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Hyperbole

A

exaggeration

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Immutable

A

unchangeable

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Impetus

A

motivation; driving force

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Improvidence

A

lack of foresight

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Incandescent

A

bright; glowing with heat

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Incidental

A

unimportant; not central

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Incontrovertabile

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unquestionable; definite

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Indecipherable

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impossible to understand

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Indigent

A

extremely poor

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Indubitable

A

certain; definite

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Infatuation

A

foolish of impulsive love

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Infuriate

A

to anger

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Inkling

A

beginning of an idea

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Inscrutable

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mysterious; hard to understand

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Insurmountable

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impossible to overcome

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Intractable

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hard to manage; disobedient

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Invasive

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invading; entering

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Irascible

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bad-tempered

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Jurisprudence

A

the study of law

20
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Lament

A

to express sorrow

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Legume

A

type of vegetable, including pes and beans

22
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Licentiousness

A

ignoring moral restriction; self indulgence

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Loath

A

reluctant

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Lurk

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to lie hidden waiting to attack

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Malapropism

A

use of the wrong word