I Flashcards
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Idyll
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- An extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one: “the rural idyll”.
- A short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident, esp. in rustic life.
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Iguana
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- A large, arboreal, tropical American lizard (genus Iguana, family Iguanidae), esp. the green iguana (I. iguana) with a spiny crest along…
- Any iguanid lizard.
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legal
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- Of, based on, or concerned with the law: “the American legal system”.
- Appointed or required by the law:
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Immediate
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- Occurring or done at once; instant.
2. Relating to or existing at the present time:
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Imperceptible
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- Impossible to perceive.
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Impetuous
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- Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive.
- Moving forcefully or rapidly
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Impossible
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- Not able to occur, exist, or be done: “an impossible task”; “impossible to keep up”.
- Very difficult to deal with
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Incidence
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- The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable: “an increased incidence of cancer”.
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Inconvenience
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- Trouble or difficulty caused to one’s personal requirements or comfort: “the inconvenience of having to change trains”.
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Increase
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- Become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree: “increase awareness of social issues”; “increasing numbers of students”.
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Incredible
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- Impossible to believe: “an incredible tale of triumph”.
2. Difficult to believe; extraordinary
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Independence
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A historic city in northwestern Missouri
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Indicator
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- A thing, esp. a trend or fact, that indicates the state or level of something: “an indicator of affluence”.
- A device providing specific information on the state or condition of something, in particular.
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Indulgence
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The action or fact of indulging: “indulgence in self-pity”.
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Inevitable
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A situation that is unavoidable.