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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to a few

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estimable

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admirable; possible to estimate

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ethnocentric

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based on the attitude that one’s group is superior

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etiology

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causes or origins

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eulogy

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high praise to a dead person

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euphoria

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feeling of extreme happiness

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euthanasia

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mercy killing

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evince

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to show plainly; be an indication of

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exacerbate

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to aggravate; make worse

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excuplate

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to clear of blame; vindicate

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exhort

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to urge by strong appeals

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exigency

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crisis; urgent requirements

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expatiate

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to speak or write at length

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expatriate

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to send into exile

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expiate

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to atone for

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explicate

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to explain; interpret; clarify

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expository

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explanatory

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extant

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in existence; not lost

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extirpate

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to root up; to destroy

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extraneous

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not essencial

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extrinsic

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not inherent or essential

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facetious

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treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

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facilitate

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to make less difficult

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factotum

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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fallacious

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fallow

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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fatuous

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foolishly self-satisfied

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fauna

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animals of a period or region

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felicitous

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suitable expressed; appropriate

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feral

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existing in a wild or untamed state

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fervor

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warmth and intensity of emotion

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fetid

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having a bad smell

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fetter

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to bind; confine

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fiat

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arbitrary order; authorization

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fledging

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beginner; novice

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flora

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plants of a region or era

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fidelity

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loyalty; exact correspondence

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fissure

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crevice

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flag

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to droop; grow weak

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flout

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to treat scornfully

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flux

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flowing; a continuous moving

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foment

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to incite; arouse

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forbearance

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patience

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forestall

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to prevent; delay

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formidable

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menacing; threatening

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forswear

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renounce; repudiate

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founder

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to sink; fail; collapse

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fracas

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a loud quarrel; brawl

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fractious

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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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fresco

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a painting done on plaster

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frieze

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ornamental band on a wall

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froward

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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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frugality

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thrift

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fulminate

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to attack loudly; denounce

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fulsome

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so excessive as to be disgusting

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fusion

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union; synthesis

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futile

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ineffective; useless; fruitless

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florid

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ruddy; reddish; flowery

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gainsay

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to deny; dispute; oppose

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gambol

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to frolic; leap playfully

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garrulous

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very talkative; wordy

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gauche

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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geniality

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cheerfulness; kindliness; socialbility

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glib

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fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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goad

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to prod; urge on

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gossamer

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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

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gouge

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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grandiloquent

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pompous; bombastic

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gregarious

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outgoing; sociable

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grouse

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to complain

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guileless

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free of cunning or deceit; artless

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guise

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outward appearance; false appearance

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gullible

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easily decieved

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gustatory

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affecting the sense of taste

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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hallowed

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holy; sacred

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harangue

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long, pompous speech

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harrowing

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extremely distressing; terrifying

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hermetic

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tightly sealed

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heterodox

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not widely accepted

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hirsute

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covered with hair

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homily

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sermon

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hyperbole

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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iconoclastic

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attacking cherished traditions

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idolatry

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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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igneous

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produced by fire; volcanic

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imbroglio

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complicated situation; an entanglement

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immutable

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inchangeable

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impair

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to damage; injure

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impassive

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showing no emotion

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impecunious

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poor; having no money

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impede

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to hinder; block

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impermeable

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impossible to pass through

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imperturbable

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not easily disturbed

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impervious

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incapable of being affecting; impossible to penetrate

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impringe

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to strike; encroach

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implacable

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inflexible; incapable of being pleased or calmed down

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implausible

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unlikely; unbelievable

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implicit

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implied; understood but not stated

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implode

A

collapse inward violently

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imprecation

A

curse; damnation

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impute

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or srouce

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inadvertenly

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carelessly; unintentionally

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incarnate

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having bodily form

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inchoate

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imperfectly formed or formulated

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incongruity

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state of not fitting

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inconsequencial

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insignificant; unimportant

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incursion

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sudden invasion

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indeterminate

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uncertain; indefinite

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indigence

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poverty

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indolent

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habitually lazy; idle

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ineluctable

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not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

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inert

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unable to move; sluggish

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inherent

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firmly established by nature or habit

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innocuous

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harmless

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insensible

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unconscious; unresponsive

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insinuate

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to suggest; say indirectly; imply

118
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insipid

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lacking in flavor; dull

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insouciant

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indifferent; lacing concern or care

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insularity

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narrow-mindedness; isolation

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insuperable

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insurmountable; unconquerable

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intangible

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not material

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interdict

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to forbid; prohibit

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internecine

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deadly to both sides

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interpolate

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to insert; change by adding new words or material

126
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interregnum

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interval between reigns; gap in continuity

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intimate

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marked by close acquaintance

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intractable

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not easily managed

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intransigence

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stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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inundate

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flood; overwhelm someone

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inured

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hardened; accustomed; used to

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inveticve

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verbal abuse

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inveigh

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to disapprove; protest vehemently

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inveigle

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to win over by flattering or coazing

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inveterate

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confirmed; long standing

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invidious

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likely to provoke ill will

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irascible

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easily angered

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irresolute

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unsure of how to act; weak

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itinerant

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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itinerary

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route of a traveler’s journey

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