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GRE Barron's 23-24 Flashcards

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hilarity

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boisterous mirth; 楽しい気分. This hilarity is improper on this solemn day of mourning.

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hindmost

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furthest behind. The coward could always be found in the hindmost lines whenever a battle was being waged.

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hindrance

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block; obstacle. Stalled cars along the highway are a hindrance to traffic that tow trucks should remove without delay.

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hireling

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one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); 金目当てに働く人. In a matter of such importance, I do not wish to deal with hirelings; I must meet with the chief.

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hoard

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stockpile; accumulate for future use. Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage, people are tempted to hoard food.

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hoax

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trick; practical joke. Embarrassed by the hoax, she reddened and left the room.

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homage

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honor; tribute. In her speech she tried to pay homage to a great man.

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homespun

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domestic; made at home. Homespun wit, like homespun cloth, was often coarse and plain.

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hone

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sharpen. To make shaving easier, he honed his razor with great care.

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hoodwink

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deceive; delude, Having been hoodwinked once by the fast-talking salesman, he was extremely cautious when he went to purchase a used car.

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horde

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crowd. Just before Christmas the stores are filled with hordes of shoppers.

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hortatory

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encouraging; exhortive. The crowd listened to his hortatory statements with ever-growing excitement; finally they rushed from the hall to carry out his suggestions.

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hover

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hang about; wait nearby. The police helicopter hovered above the accident.

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hubbub

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confused uproar. The marketplace was a scene of hubbub and excitement; in all the noise, we could not distinguish particular voices.

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hubris

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arrogance; excessive self-conceit. Filled with hubris, Lear refused to heed his friends’ warnings.

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hue

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color; aspect. The aviary contained birds of every possible hue.

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humdrum

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dull; monotonous. After her years of adventure, she could not settle down to a humdrum existence.

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humility

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humbleness of spirit. He spoke with a humility and lack of pride that impressed his listeners.

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hurtle

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crash; rush. The runaway train hurtled toward disaster.

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husband

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use sparingly; conserve; save. Marathon runners must husband their energy so that they can keep going for the entire distance.

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husbandry

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frugality; thrift; agriculture. He accumulated his small fortune by diligence and husbandry.

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hypercritical

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excessively exacting; 酷評の. You are hypercritical in your demands for perfection; we all make mistakes.

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hypocritical

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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; 偽善者の. Because he believed Eddie to be interested only in his own advancement, Greg resented Eddie’s hypocritical protestations of friendship.

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idiosyncrasy

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individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity. One of Richard Nixon’s little idiosyncrasies was his liking for ketchup on cottage cheese.

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idyllic

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charmingly carefree; simple. Far from the city she led an idyllic existence in her rural retreat.

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ignoble

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unworthy; not noble. A true knight, Sir Galahad never stooped to perform an ignoble deed.

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ignominy

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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor. To lose the Ping-Pong match to a trained chimpanzee! How could Rollo endure the ignominy of his defeat?

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illicit

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illegal. The defense attorney claimed that the police had entrapped his client; that is, they had elicited the illicit action of which they now accused him.

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illimitable

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infinite. Human beings, having explored the far corners of the earth, are now reaching out into illimitable space.

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illusive

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deceiving. This is only a mirage; let us not be fooled by its illusive effect.

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illusory

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deceptive; not real. Unfortunately, the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom’s profits proved illusory.

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imbecility

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weakness of mind. I am amazed at the imbecility of the readers of these trashy magazines.

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imbibe

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drink in. The dry soil imbibed the rain quickly.

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imbue

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saturate, fill. His visits to the famous Gothic cathedrals imbued him with feelings of awe and reverence.

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immaculate

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spotless; flawless; absolutely clean. Ken and Jessica were wonderful tenants who left the apartment in immaculate condition when they moved out.

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imminent

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near at hand; impending. Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was imminent.

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immolate

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offer as a sacrifice. The tribal king offered to immolate his daughter to quiet the angry gods.

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immure

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imprison; shut up in confinement. For the two weeks before the examination, the student immured himself in his room and concentrated upon his studies.

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impale

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pierce; 突き刺す. Hi was impaled by the spear hurled by his adversary.

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impalpable

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imperceptible; intangible. The ash is so fine that it is impalpable to the touch but it can be seen as a fine layer covering the window ledge.

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impassable

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not able to be traveled or crossed. A giant redwood had fallen across the highway, blocking all four lanes: the road was impassable.

38
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impasse

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predicament from which there is no escape; 袋小路、行き詰まり. In this impasse, all turned to prayer as their last hope.

39
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impeach

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charge with crime in office; indict; を弾劾する、非難する. The angry congressman wanted to impeach the president for his misdeeds.

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impeccable

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faultless. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry, Diana was acclaimed for her impeccable taste.

41
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impediment

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hindrance; stumbling-block. She had a speech impediment that prevented her from speaking clearly.

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impel

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drive or force onward. A strong feeling of urgency impelled her; if she failed to finish the project right then, she knew that she would never get it done.

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impending

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nearing; approaching. The entire country was saddened by the news of his impending death.

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impenitent

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not repentant; 悔い改めのない. We could see by his brazen attitude that he was impenitent.

45
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imperceptible

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unnoticeable; undetectable. Fortunately, the stain on the blouse was imperceptible after the garment had gone through the wash.

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imperious

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domineering; haughty; 横柄な. Jane rather liked a man to be masterful, but Mr. Rochester seemed so bent on getting his own way that he was actually imperious!

47
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impertinent

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insolent; rude. His neighbors’ impertinent curiosity about his lack of dates angered Ted. It was downright rude of them to ask him such personal questions.

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impetuous

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violent; hasty; rash. “Leap before you look” was the motto suggested by one particularly impetuous young man.

49
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impiety

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irreverence; lack of respect for God. When members of the youth group draped the church in toilet paper one Halloween, the minister reprimanded them for their impiety.

49
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impious

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irreverent. The congregation was offended by her impious remarks.

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implicate

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incriminate; show to be involved. Here’s the deal: if you agree to take the witness stand and implicate your partners in crime, the prosecution will recommend that the judge go easy in sentencing you.

51
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implore

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beg. He implored her to give him a second chance.

52
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impolitic

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not wise. I think it is impolitic to raise this issue at the present time because the public is too angry.

53
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imponderable

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weightless. I can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the imponderable items are not so easily analyzed.

54
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import

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significance. I feel that you have not grasped the full import of the message sent to us by the enemy.

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importunate

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urging; demanding. He tried to hide from his importunate creditors until his allowance arrived.

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importune

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beg persistently. Democratic and Republican phone solicitors importuned her for contributions so frequently that she decided to give nothing to either party.

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imposture

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assuming a false identity; masquerade. She was imprisoned for her imposture of a doctor.

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impregnable

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invulnerable. Until the development of the airplane as a military weapon, the fort was considered impregnable.

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impromptu

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without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment. The judges were amazed that she could make such a thorough, well-supported presentation in an impromptu speech.

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impropriety

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improperness; unsuitableness. Because of the impropriety of the punk rocker’s slashed T-shirt and jeans, the management refused to admit him to the hotel’s very formal dining room.

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improvident

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thriftless. He was constantly being warned to mend his improvident ways and begin to “save for a rainy day.”

62
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imprudent

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lacking caution; injudicious. It is imprudent to exercise vigorously and become overheated when you are unwell.

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impudence

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impertinence; insolence; 厚かましさ、生意気. Kissed on the cheek by a perfect stranger, Lady Catherine exclaimed, “Of all the nerve! Young man, I should have you horse-whipped for your impudence.”

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impugn

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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay. Our treasure was furious when the finance committee’s report impugned the accuracy of his financial records and recommended that he take bonehead math.

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impuissance

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powerlessness; feebleness. The lame duck president was frustrated by his shift from enormous power to relative impuissance.

65
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impunity

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freedom from punishment or harm. A 98-pound weakling can’t attack a beachfront bully with impunity: the poor, puny guy is sure to get mashed.

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inalienable

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not to be taken away; nontransferable. The Declaration of Independence mentions the inalienable rights that all of us possess.

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inane

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silly; senseless. There’s no point in what you’re saying. Why are you bothering to make such inane remarks?

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inanimate

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lifeless. She was asked to identify the still and inanimate body.

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inarticulate

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speechless; producing indistinct speech. She became inarticulate with rage and uttered sounds without meaning.

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inaugurate

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begin formally; install in office. The candidate promised that he would inaugurate a new nationwide health care plan as soon as he was inaugurated as president.

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incandescent

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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat. If you leave on an incandescent light bulb, it quickly grows too hot to touch.

72
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incapacitate

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disable. During the winter, many people were incapacitated by respiratory ailments.

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incarcerate

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imprison. The civil rights workers were willing to be arrested and even incarcerated if by their imprisonment they could serve the cause.

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incense

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enrage; infuriate; を激怒させる. Cruelty to defenseless animals incensed Kit: the very idea brought tears of anger to her eyes.

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inception

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start; beginning. She was involved with the project from its inception.

76
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incessant

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uninterrupted; unceasing. In a famous TV commercial, the frogs’ incessant croaking goes on and on until eventually it turns into a single word: “Bud-weis-er.”

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