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Deck 21 Flashcards

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Impudent

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Characterized by impertinence or effrontery; insulting; rude; presumptuous

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Inane

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Lacking sense, significance, or ideas

Empty; void

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Incensed

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To inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage

Pleasant or fragrant odor

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Incorrigible

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Impervious to constraints or punishment

Firmly fixed; not easily changed/influenced

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Indelicate

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Offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse

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Indemnify

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To compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense occurred

To guard or secure against anticipated loss

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Indict

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To charge with an offense or crime; castigate; criticize

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Indistinct

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Not distinct

Not distinguished clearly

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Industrious

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Working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent

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Infirmity

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Physical weakness or ailment

Moral weakness or failing

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Ingénue

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An artless, innocent, or inexperienced girl or young woman; actress who plays such character

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Ingenuity

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Trait of being cleverly inventive or resourceful

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Inscrutable

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Incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable
Not easily understood; unfathomable; mysterious

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Insofar

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To such an extent

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Insolvent

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Relating to bankruptcy; inability to pay debts

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Interlocutor

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A person who takes part in a conversation

A person who questions or interrogates

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Investiture

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The formal bestowal, confirmation, or presentation of rank, office, or right, usually involving the giving of insignia or an official title.

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Irredentist

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A person who favors the acquisition of territory that once was part of his country or is considered to have been

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Jejune

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Simple; naïve; unsophisticated
Insipid; dull; dry
Lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren

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Jouissance

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Jollity; merriment

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