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hackneyed

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overused

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hapless

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unlucky

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harbinger

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a forerunner

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hedonism

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a pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

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hegemony

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leadership, especially one nation over another

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heresey

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any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs

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hermetic

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impervious to external influence

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heyday

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golden age

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hiatus

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a break or interruption

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hierarchy

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an organization based on rank or degree

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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homily

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a sermon

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homogenous

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uniform

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husbandary

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thrifty management of resource

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration used as figure of speech

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hypothetical

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uncertain

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iconoclast

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one who attacks popular beliefs or instituitions

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ideology

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a system of social or political ideas

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idiosyncrasy

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a peculiarity ; an eccentricity

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idyllic

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charming in a rusty way

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ignominy

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deep disgrace

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illicit

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illegal

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imminent

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just about to happen

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immutable

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unchangable

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impartial

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unfair

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impeccable

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flawless

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imperial

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like an emperor or an empire

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impervious

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not allowing anything to pass through

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impetuous

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impulsive

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implement

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to carry out

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impotent

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powerless

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impugn

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to attack, especially to attack the truth

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inane

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silly

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inaugurate

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to begin officially

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incandescent

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brilliant

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incantation

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a chant

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incense

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make very angry

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incessant

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unceasing

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incipient

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beginning

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incisive

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cutting right to the heart of the matter

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incongruous

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not harmonious

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incorrigible

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incapable of being reformed

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increment

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an increase

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indifferent

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not caring one way or the other

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indigenous

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native

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indigent

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poor

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indignant

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angry especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted

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indolent

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lazy

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indulgent

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lenient; yielding to desire

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed or described

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inept

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clumsy

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inert

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inactive

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inexorable

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relentless

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infamous

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shamefully wicked

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infatuated

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foolish

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infer

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to conclude

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infinitesimal

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very very very small

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ingenuous

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frank

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injunction

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a command or order

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innate

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existing since birth

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innocuous

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harmless; banal

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inordinate

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excessive

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insatiable

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hard or impossible to satisfy

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insidious

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sneaky

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insinuate

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to hint

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insipid

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dull ; banal

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insolent

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arrogant

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instigate

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to provoke

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insular

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insurgent

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insurgent

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a rebel

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integral

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essential

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intractable

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uncontrollable

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intransigent

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uncompromising

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intrinsic

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a part of the essential nature of something

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introspective

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tending to think about

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mercenary

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a hired soldier

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mercurrial

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emotionally unpredictable

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metamorphosis

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a magical change in form

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