I Flashcards

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Insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy
Unquenchable
Unappeasable 
Voracious
Prodigious 
Greedy
Avid
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Irreconcilable

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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

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Disrespectful 
Impertinent 
Insolent
Cheeky
Audacious 
Presumptuous
Brazen
Pert
Insubordinate
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Incisive

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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
Bring oneself in favour by flattering or trying to please
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Idiosyncrasies
Mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual
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Implausible
Describing a statement that is not believable Unlikely Improbable Doubtful
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Insolent
Impertinent Brazen Rude Impudent
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Incensed
To be extremely angry
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Intransigent
Unwilling to change one’s beliefs or actions
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Implacable
Incapable of making less angry or hostile Unappeasable Inexorable Intransigent
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Incorrigible
Not able to be changed or reformed | Inveterate
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Inscrutable
``` Not easily understood Unfathomable Impenetrable Enigmatic Mysterious Cryptic ```
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Inveterate
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
Harmful Injurious Detrimental Pernicious Hostile Unfriendly Antagonistic
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Ignominious
``` Deserving or bringing disgrace or shape Humiliating Undignified Mortifying Shameful ```
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Indecorous
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
Formally change or accuse of wrong doing
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Indigenous
Originating in a certain area | Native
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Insolvent
Unable to pay one’s bills | Bankrupt
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Indignant
Feeling anger over a perceived injustice Aggrieved Resentful
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Inflammatory
Extremely controversial Arousing or intended to angry or violent feelings Foment Incendiary
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Imponderable
Impossible to estimate or assess or figure out
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Immaterial
Not relevant | Inconsequential
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Inadvertently
Accidentally Without intention Unwittingly
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Innate
Inborn Natural Inherent
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Inclement
Unpleasant, stormy (of weather) Showing to mercy
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Impermeable
Does not allow fluid to pass through Watertight Waterproof
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Ingenuity
Quality of being creative,original, imaginative, clever
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Impede
Be a hindrance or obstacle to
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Illicit
Illegal Forbidden by law Outlawed
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Impeccable
Without fault or error
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Irresolute
Uncertain how to proceed or act Showing or feeling hesitancy Indecisive Antonym- Resolute - unwavering, confident,
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Inkling
Having a hint or suspicion