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GRE Barron's 25-26 Flashcards

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incipient

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beginning; in an early stage. I will go to sleep early for I want to break an incipient cold.

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incisive

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cutting; sharp. Her incisive remarks made us see the fallacy in our plans.

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incite

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arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist. In a fiery speech, Mario incited his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university’s anti-affirmative-action stand.

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inclement

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stormy; unkind. In inclement weather, I like to curl up on the sofa with a good book and listen to the storm blowing outside.

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incognito

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with identity concealed; using an assumed name. The monarch enjoyed traveling through the town incognito and mingling with the populace.

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incommodious

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not spacious; inconvenient. In their incommodious quarters, they had to improvise for closest space.

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incontinent

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lacking self-restraint; licentious. His incontinent behavior off stage so shocked many people that they refused to attend the plays and movies in which he appeared.

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incontrovertible

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indisputable; not open to question. Unless you find the evidence against my client absolutely incontrovertible, you must declare her not guilty of this charge.

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incorporeal

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lacking a material body; insubstantial; 実体のない. Although Casper the friendly ghost is an incorporeal being, he and his fellow ghosts make quite an impact on the physical world.

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incorrigible

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uncorrectable. Though Widow Douglass hoped to reform Huck, Miss Watson pronounced him incorrigible and said he would come to no good end.

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incredulity

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tendency to disbelief. Your incredulity in the face of all the evidence is hard to understand.

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incredulous

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withholding belief; skeptical. When Jack claimed he hadn’t eaten the jelly doughnut, Jill took an incredulous look at his smeared face and laughed.

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incriminate

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accuse; serve as evidence against. The witness’s testimony against the racketeers incriminates some high public officials as well.

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incubate

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hatch; 孵化する、(アイディア、計画などを)生み出す. Inasmuch as our supply of electricity is cut off, we shall have to rely on the hens to incubate these eggs.

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incubus

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burden; mental care; nightmare. The incubus of financial worry helped bring on her nervous breakdown.

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inculcate

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teach. In an effort to inculcate religious devotion, the officials ordered that the school day begin with the singing of a hymn.

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incumbent

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obligatory; currently holding an office. It is incumbent upon all incumbent elected officials to keep accurate records of expenses incurred in office.

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incur

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bring upon oneself. His parents refused to pay any future debts he might incur.

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indefatigable

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tireless. Although the effort of taking out the garbage exhausted Wayne for the entire morning, when it came to partying, he was indefatigable.

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indelible

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not able to be erased. The indelible ink left a permanent mark on my shirt.

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indemnify

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make secure against loss; compensate for loss. The city will indemnify all home owners whose property is spoiled by this project.

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indicative

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suggestive; implying. A lack of appetite may be indicative of a major mental or physical disorder.

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indices

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signs; indications. Many college admissions officers believe that SAT scores and high school grades are the best indices of a student’s potential to succeed in college.

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indict

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charge. The district attorney didn’t want to indict the suspect until she was sure she had a strong enough case to convince a jury.

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indigent

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poor; destitute. Someone who is truly indigent can’t even afford to buy a pack of cigarettes.

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indignation

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anger at an injustice. She felt indignation at the ill-treatment of the helpless animals.

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indignity

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offensive or insulting treatment. Although he seemed to accept cheerfully the indignities heaped upon him, he was inwardly very angry.

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indiscriminate

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choosing at random; confused. She disapproved of her son’s indiscriminate television viewing and decided to restrict him to educational programs.

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indissoluble

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permanent. The indissoluble bonds of marriage are all too often being dissolved.

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indite

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write; compose. Cyrano indited many letters for Christian.

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indomitable

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unconquerable; unyielding. Focusing on her game despite al her personal problems, tennis champion Steffi Graf displayed an indomitable will to win.

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indubitable

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unable to be doubted; unquestionable. Auditioning for the chorus line, Molly was an indubitable hit: the director fired the leading lady and hired Molly in her place!

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induce

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persuade; bring about. After the quarrel, Tina said nothing could induce her to talk to Tony again.

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indulgent

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humoring; yielding; lenient; 寛大な、甘い. Jay’s mom was excessively indulgent: she bought him every computer game on the market. In fact, she indulged Jay so much, she spoiled him rotten.

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industrious

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diligent; hard-working. Look busy when he boss walks by your desk; it never hurts to appear industrious.

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inebriated

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habitually intoxicated; drunk. Abe was inebriated more often than he was sober. Because of his inebriety, he was discharged from his job as a bus driver.

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ineffable

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unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech. Such ineffable joy must be experienced; it cannot be described.

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ineffectual

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not effective; weak. Because the candidate failed to get across her message to the public, her campaign was ineffectual.

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inept

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lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent. The inept glove-maker was all thumbs.

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inequity

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unfairness. In demanding equal pay for equal work, women protest the basic inequity of a system that allots greater financial rewards to men.

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inerrancy

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infallibility; 間違いのないこと. Jane refused to believe in the pope’s inerrancy, reasoning: “All human beings are capable of error. The pope is a human being. Therefore, the pope is capable of error.”

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inexorable

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relentless; unyielding; implacable. After listening to the pleas for clemency, the judge was inexorable and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by the law.

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infallible

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unerring. We must remember that none of us is infallible; we all make mistakes.

42
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infantile

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childish; infant-like. When will he outgrow such infantile behavior?

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infer

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deduce; conclude. From the students’ glazed looks, it was easy for me to infer that they were bored out of their minds.

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infernal

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pertaining to hell; devilish. Batman was baffled: he could think of no way to hinder the Joker’s infernal scheme to destroy the city.

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infidel

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unbeliever; 異教徒. The Saracens made war against the infidels.

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infiltrate

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pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily. In order to infiltrate enemy lines at night without being seen, the scouts darkened their faces and wore black coveralls.

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infinitesimal

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vey small. In the twentieth century, physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of infinitesimal objects like the atom and its parts.

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infirmity

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weakness. Her greatest infirmity was lack of willpower.

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infraction

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violation (of a rule or regulation); breach. When basketball star Dennis Rodman buffed heads with the referee, he committed a clear infraction of NBA rules.

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infringe

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violate; encroach. I think your machine infringes on my patent and I intend to sue.

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ingrained

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deeply established; firmly rooted. Try as they would, the missionaries were unable to uproot the ingrained superstitions of the natives.

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ingrate

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ungrateful person. That ingrate Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.

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ingratiate

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become popular with. He tried to ingratiate himself into her parents’ good graces.

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inhibit

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restrain retard or prevent. Only two things inhibited him from taking a punch at Mike Tyson: Tyson’s left hook, and Tyson’s right jab.

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inimical

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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental. I’ve always been friendly to Martha. Why is she so inimical to me?

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inimitable

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matchless; not able to be imitated. We admire Auden for his inimitable use of language; he is one of a kind.

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iniquitous

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wicked; immoral; unrighteous. Whether or not King Richard III was responsible for the murder of the two young princess in the Tower, it was an iniquitous deed.

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injurious

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harmful. Smoking cigarettes can be injurious to your health.

59
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inkling

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hint. This came as a complete surprise to me as I did not have the slightest inkling of your plans.

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innuendo

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hint; insinuation. I can defend myself against direct accusations; innuendos and oblique attacks on my character are what trouble me.

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inopportune

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untimely; poorly chosen. A rock concert is an inopportune setting for a quiet conversation.

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inordinate

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unrestrained; excessive. She had an inordinate fondness for candy, eating two or three boxes in a single day.

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inquisitor

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questioner (especially harsh); investigator. Fearing being grilled ruthlessly by the secret police, Marsha faced her inquisitors with trepidation.

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insalubrious

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unwholesome; not healthful; 健康に良くない、不衛生な. The mosquito-ridden swamp was an insalubrious place, a breeding ground for malarial contagion.

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insatiable

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not easily satisfied; unquenchable; greedy. The young writer’s thirst for knowledge was insatiable; she was always in the library.

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inscrutable

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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious. Experienced poker players try to keep their expressions inscrutable, hiding their reactions to the cards behind a so-called poker face.

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insensate

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without feeling. She lay there as insensate as a log.

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insidious

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treacherous; stealthy; sly; こっそり企まれた、油断のならない. The fifth column is insidious because it works secretly within our territory for our defeat.

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insolence

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impudent disrespect; haughtiness; 横柄（な行動）. How dare you treat me so rudely! The manager will hear of your insolence.

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insolvent

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bankrupt; lacking money to pay. When rumors that he was insolvent reached his creditors, they began to press him for payment of the money due them.

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instigate

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urge; start; provoke. Delighting in making mischief, Sir Toby sets out to instigate a quarrel between Sir Andrew and Cesario.

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insubordination

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disobedience; rebelliousness. At the slightest hint of insubordination from the sailors on the Bounty, Captain Bligh had them flogged; finally, they mutinied.

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insubstantial

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lacking substance; insignificant; frail. His hopes for a career in acting proved insubstantial; no one would cast him, even in an insubstantial role.

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insurgent

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rebellious. Because the insurgent forces had occupied the capital and had gained control of the railway lines, several of the war correspondents covering the uprising predicted a rebel victory.

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insurmountable

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overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable. Facing almost insurmountable obstacles, the members of the underground maintained their courage and will to resist.

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insurrection

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rebellion; uprising. In retrospect, given how badly the British treated the American colonists, the eventual insurrection seems inevitable.

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integral

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complete; necessary for completeness. Physical education is an integral part of our curriculum; a sound mind and a sound body are complementary.

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integrity

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uprightness; wholeness; 誠実、高潔、完全性. Lincoln, whose personal integrity has inspired millions, fought a civil war to maintain the integrity of the republic, that these United States might remain undivided for all time.

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intellect

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higher mental powers. He thought college would develop his intellect.

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inter

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bury. They are going to inter the body tomorrow at Broadlawn Cemetery.

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interloper

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intruder. The merchant thought of his competitors as interlopers who were stealing away his trade.

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interminable

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endless. Althoguh his speech lasted for only twenty minutes, it seemed interminable to his bored audience.

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intermittent

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periodic; on and off. The outdoor wedding reception had to be moved indoors to avoid the intermittent showers that fell on and off all afternoon.

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intimate

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hint. She intimated rather than stated her preferences.

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intrepid

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fearless. For her intrepid conduct nursing the wounded during the war, Florence Nightingale was honored by Queen Victoria.

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introvert

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one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself. In his poetry, he reveals that he is an introvert by his intense interest in his own problems.

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intrude

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trespass; enter as an uninvited person. She hesitated to intrude on their conversation.

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invert

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turn upside down or inside out. When he inverted his body in a hand stand, he felt the blood rush to his head.

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