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Insatiable

A 
Impossible to satisfy
Unquenchable
Unappeasable 
Voracious
Prodigious 
Greedy
Avid
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Irreconcilable

A 
Incompatible
So different from each other than they cannot be made compatible 
Conflicting
Clashing
Discordant 
Opposite 
Contrary
Disparate
Dissimilar
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Inoculation

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Vaccination
Immunisation
Booster
Jab

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Imperceptible

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Subtle as not to be perceived 
Gradual
Slight
Unnoticeable
Undetectable 
Indistinguishable
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Impudent

A 
Disrespectful 
Impertinent 
Insolent
Cheeky
Audacious 
Presumptuous
Brazen
Pert
Insubordinate
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Incisive

A 
Having or demonstrating ability to recognise or draw fine distinctions 
Intelligently analytical 
Clear thinking 
Acute
Astute
Sharp
Shrewd
Trenchant
Perceptive 
Percipient 
Perspicacious 
Discerning 
Canny
Succinct 
Concise
Argute
Sapient
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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent 
Unstoppable 
Unavoidable 
Inescapable 
Inevitable 
Irrevocable
Unabating
Interminable
Unremitting 
Unrelenting

Impossible to persuade
Intransigent
Unyielding

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Impair

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To cause to diminish in strength or value or quality

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Intrepid

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Fearless

Bold

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Influx

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Mass arrival

Continuous coming

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Incessant

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Continuing without interruption 
Nonstop
Ceaseless 
Unceasing
Unabatimg
Interminable
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Idyllic

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Charming Ina rustic way
Naturally peaceful
Extremely happy
Perfect
Pastoral
Rustic
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Idolatry

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Blind to excessive devotion to something

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Iconoclast

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One who attacks or seeks overthrow of religious or popular ideas or institutions

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Indolence

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Inactivity due to lethargy
Languid
Dormancy

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Incontrovertible

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That cannot be denied or disputed
Indisputable
Irrefutable

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Inconsequential

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Not important
Insignificant
Inessential

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Inure

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To get used to something undesirable
Harden
Toughen
Habituate

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Inundate

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Overwhelm with abundance or excess

Flood

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Incongruous

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Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

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Itinerant

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Travelling place to place for work

Peripatetic

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Insidious

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Proceeding in subtle way but with harmful effects
Stealthy
Surreptitious
Sneaking

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Iconoclastic

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Defying tradition or convention

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Ignoble

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Not honourable 
Unworthy
Shameful
Contemptible 
Despicable
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Ingratiate

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Bring oneself in favour by flattering or trying to please

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Idiosyncrasies

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Mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual

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Implausible

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Describing a statement that is not believable
Unlikely
Improbable
Doubtful

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Insolent

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Impertinent
Brazen
Rude
Impudent

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Incensed

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To be extremely angry

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Intransigent

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Unwilling to change one’s beliefs or actions

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Implacable

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Incapable of making less angry or hostile
Unappeasable
Inexorable
Intransigent

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Incorrigible

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Not able to be changed or reformed

Inveterate

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Inscrutable

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Not easily understood 
Unfathomable
Impenetrable 
Enigmatic
Mysterious
Cryptic
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Inveterate

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Having a habit or activity or interest that is long established that it is unlikely to change
Entrenched
Incorrigible
Ingrained

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Inimical

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Harmful
Injurious
Detrimental
Pernicious

Hostile
Unfriendly
Antagonistic

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Ignominious

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Deserving or bringing disgrace or shape
Humiliating
Undignified
Mortifying 
Shameful
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Indecorous

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Not keeping with accepted standards or what is right or proper in police society
Unseemly (not appropriate or proper)
Undignified

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Indict

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Formally change or accuse of wrong doing

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Indigenous

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Originating in a certain area

Native

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Insolvent

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Unable to pay one’s bills

Bankrupt

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Indignant

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Feeling anger over a perceived injustice
Aggrieved
Resentful

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Inflammatory

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Extremely controversial
Arousing or intended to angry or violent feelings
Foment
Incendiary

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Imponderable

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Impossible to estimate or assess or figure out

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Immaterial

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Not relevant

Inconsequential

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Inadvertently

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Accidentally
Without intention
Unwittingly

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Innate

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Inborn
Natural
Inherent

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Inclement

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Unpleasant, stormy (of weather)

Showing to mercy

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Impermeable

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Does not allow fluid to pass through
Watertight
Waterproof

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Ingenuity

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Quality of being creative,original, imaginative, clever

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Impede

A

Be a hindrance or obstacle to

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Illicit

A

Illegal
Forbidden by law
Outlawed

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Impeccable

A

Without fault or error

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Irresolute

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Uncertain how to proceed or act
Showing or feeling hesitancy
Indecisive

Antonym-
Resolute - unwavering, confident,

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Inkling

A

Having a hint or suspicion

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