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ADVANCE

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to put forward a claim

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ASSERT

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to put forward an argument or state that something is true

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CONJECTURE

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n., hypothesis; v., hypothesize

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(PRE)SUPPOSITION

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an idea assumed beforehand about a subject

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SURMISE

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to assume; draw a conclusion without strong evidence

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BOLSTER

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to provide support for an argument

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BUTTRESS

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to provide support for an argument

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SUBSTANTIATE

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to provide evidence to support or prove a claim

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CORROBORATE

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to confirm or support a claim

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VALIDATE

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to prove the accuracy of a claim

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CONCEDE

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to admit that an opposing claim is true or valid

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ACKNOWLEDGE

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to accept or admit the validity of a claim

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REBUT

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to offer an argument against a claim believed to be false

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REFUTE

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to prove that a claim is false

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GRAPPLE WITH

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to try to deal with or understand a difficult problem

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RUMINATE ABOUT

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to think deeply about; turn something over in one’s mind

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INFER

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to deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning

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PROPONENT

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person who supports a claim or course of action

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DETRACTOR

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person who criticizes a claim or course of action

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SKEPTIC

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person who questions or doubts a claim

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ABRUPT

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sudden or unexpected

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ADAMANT

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extremely stubborn; fixed in one’s viewpoint

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ABUNDANT

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plentiful

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ACCENTUATE

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to make more noticeable or prominent

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ACCLAIM

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enthusiastic and public praise

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ADAPTATION

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a change made to accommodate new circumstances

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ADVANTAGEOUS

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creating favorable circumstances

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AESTHETIC

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related to the study or appreciation of beauty

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AFFECTING

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touching the emotions; moving

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AFFINITY

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a strong attraction or liking

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AMBIGUOUS

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unclear; open to more than one interpretation

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AMBIVALENCE

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having mixed feelings

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AMELIORATE

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to make better; improve

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AMORPHOUS

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shapeless; synonym for ‘nebulous’

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ANALOGY

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a comparison intended to provide clarification

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ANIMOSITY

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strong feelings of dislike or hatred

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ANNOTATE

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to make notes to help explain or clarify

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ANOMALY

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deviation from the norm; atypical

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ANTITHETICAL

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characterized by extreme contrast

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APPEASE

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to make peace by giving into demands

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APPRAISE

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to assess the value or quality of something

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APPROXIMATE

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close but not completely accurate

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AUGMENT

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to increase

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AUSTERE

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very plain, without decoration

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CATALYZE

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to cause or speed up a reaction

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CATASTROPHIC

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utterly disastrous

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CEASE

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to stop, halt

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CIRCUMVENT

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to find a way around; avoid

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CITE

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to quote or reference from a work to support an argument

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COALESCE

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to come together to form a single mass

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COARSENESS

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roughness, harshness

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COLLABORATION

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the act of working with another person or people

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COMMONPLACE

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common, ordinary

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COMPRISE

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to include, contain

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CONFINE

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to restrict within a limited area

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CONFOUND

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to utterly confuse, baffle

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CONSENSUS

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general agreement

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CONSPICUOUS

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clearly visible; noticeable

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CONSUMPTION

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the process of eating or using up

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CONTINGENT

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dependent upon; subject to

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CONTRIVE

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to think up

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COPIOUS

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abundant; plentiful

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CREDIBLE

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believable

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CREDULOUS

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easily fooled

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DEBACLE

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a complete failure; fiasco

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DEPLETE

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to diminish

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DESPONDENT

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feeling depressed

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DEVIATION

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departure from what is normal

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DEXTEROUS

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physically skilled, especially with one’s hands

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DISCERNIBLE

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visible; detectable

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DISPARATE

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very different

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DISCORD

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general disagreement

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DISPERSE

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to scatter

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DISPOSITION

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inherent personality or character trait

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DIVERGE

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to move apart

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DOMESTICATION

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the process of taming an animal or cultivating a wild plant

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DRACONIAN

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excessively harsh laws, rules, and punishments

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ECCENTRIC

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highly odd or unconventional (person)

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ECLIPSE

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to overshadow or block

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ELICIT

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to draw out, usually a response

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ELUSIVE

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difficult to find, catch, or achieve

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ENGENDER

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to cause or give rise to

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ENGULF

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to overwhelm; surround completely

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ENHANCE

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to improve or intensify

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EPHEMERAL

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very brief; short-lived

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EQUITABLE

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ERRATIC

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unpredictable; not regular

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EVADE

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to escape or avoid

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EVINCE

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to reveal or show one’s feelings

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EXACERBATE

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to make worse

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EXCAVATION

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the process of digging up, usually a historic site

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EXORBITANT

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extreme and excessive

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EXPLICIT

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stated directly and with complete clarity

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EXPLOIT

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to take advantage of

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EXPOSURE

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contact with someone or something

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FABRICATE

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to invent or make up, typically with the intent to deceive

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FAÇADE

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(false) exterior

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FOSTER

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to encourage or promote something typically seen to be good

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FRUITFUL/FRUITLESS

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productive/unproductive

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GALVANIZE

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to energize, spur into action

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HAPHAZARD

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random and disorganized

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HETEROGENEOUS

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varied, diverse; synonym for ‘multifaceted’

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HINDER

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to block, prevent; synonym for ‘impede’

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IDEALIZE

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to imagine something as better than it is in reality

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IDIOSYNCRATIC

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highly particular, unique to an individual

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ILLUSORY

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not real; based on an illusion

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IMMINENT

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about to happen

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IMPEDE

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to delay or prevent

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IMPECCABLE

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faultless, spotless

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IMPENETRABLE

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impossible to pass through

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IMPERATIVE

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of vital importance; crucial

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IMPERCEPTIBLE

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cannot be seen or perceived

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IMPOSING

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very large and impressive in appearance

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IMPOVERISHED

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INCONGRUOUS

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out of place; something that contrasts with its surroundings

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INDECIPHERABLE

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unable to be read or understood

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INDELIBLE

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memorable; impossible to forget

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INDIFFERENT

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without interest or concern; apathetic

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INDIGENOUS

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INDOCTRINATE

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to teach a person/people to uncritically accept beliefs

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INDUCE

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to persuade or influence someone to do something

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INDULGENT

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overly generous; too lenient

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INELUCTABLE

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inescapable; inevitable

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INFALLIBLE

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incapable of making mistakes

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INFINITESIMAL

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extremely small; approaching zero

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