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idiosyncrasy

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A behavioral attribute unique to a person

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Iconoclast

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rugged individualists, bold thinkers who don’t give a hoot what tradition calls for

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Idyllic

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so wonderful it seems almost magical.

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Ignominious

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deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

“Ignominious defeat”

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Illustrious

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Something that’s Illustrious is well known or famous, leaving a trail of glory in its wake. An illustrious career, for example, is full of impressive achievements and celebrated contributions to society.

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Imbibe

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To drink

Figurative
To absorb every detail of

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Imbroglio

im BRO leeo

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Imbroglio is a tangled situation or a messy complicated misunderstanding,

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impecunious

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Poor

Not having money

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Imperious

PEER

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adj
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Arrogant

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Impudent

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When you show impudence, you lack shame about your rude behavior.

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Impunity

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Exemption from punishment
If you do it with impunity, you will not be punished for the deed. Students are not allowed to chew gum in school, but teachers do it with impunity. Not fair!

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Inane

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Fatuous, asinine,

Devoid of intelligence.

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Inaugurate

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To inaugurate means to start something, to give it a kick off. The opening day pep rally inaugurates the high school football season.

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Incendiary

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Flammable, explosive

An incendiary device is a bomb. An incendiary statement is, “You’re ugly, fat, and stupid.” Both are likely to produce an explosion of one kind or another. A vocal rebel is incendiary

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Inchoate

KO

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Inchoate means just beginning to form. You can have an inchoate idea, like the earliest flickers of images for your masterpiece, or it can be a feeling, like the inchoate sense of anger toward your new neighbor’s talking parrot.

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Incipient

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Just like inchoate

Not entirely formed, in early stages

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Invite

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To cause to occur

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Incorrigible

CORR

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Someone incorrigible seems to be beyond correcting or improving. When you talk about an incorrigible drunk, you’re saying they’re never going to stop drinking.

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Incredulous

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If you are incredulous that means you can’t or won’t believe something. If you tell people about those aliens you met the other night, they’ll probably give you an incredulous look.

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Incubent

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Official currently holding office

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Absolutely necessary, imperative

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Indelible

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Unerasable

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Indemnity

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Coverage for loss

Most often provided by insurance

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Indigent

IN

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An indigent person is extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life. Often the indigent lack not only money but homes.

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Indomitable

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Unconquerable

Impossible to subdue

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Infirmity

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A weakness or disability, especially due to old age, is called an infirmity.

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Ingratiate

GRA

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To ingratiate is to make obvious efforts to gain someone’s favor, in other words — to kiss up to someone.

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Innocuous

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Not injuring to physical or mental health

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Insatiable

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Unable to be satisfied

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Insctrutable

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Difficult to interpret

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Insidious

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If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it’s insidious — like the rumors no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone’s reputation is ruined.

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Invidious

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Resentful, discriminatory

Describes an act coming from I’ll will or prejudice

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Insolvent

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Bankrupt

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Insouciant

Soo

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Marked by blithe unconcern

Seeming not to care what fans think it want

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Insular

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Narrowly restricting in scope of the world

Isolated like an island

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Insuperable

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Impossible to overcome
Odds
Villain

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Insurgent

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Revolutionary

Takes up arms against authority

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Insurrection

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Insurrection is an uprising against a larger force that’s in power. An insurrection can lead to revolution, but it is just as likely to be put down.

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Inter

TER

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To bury

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Interdict

DIcT

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To forbid, veto

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Interim

IN

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An interim is a period of time between one event and another, maybe the interim between the arrival of your party guests and the cleanup you have to do after they leave.

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Interminable

TER

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Use interminable to describe something that has or seems to have no end. Your math class. Your sister’s violin recital. A babysitting job where five kids are going through your purse and the parents didn’t leave a number.

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Intimation

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The noun intimation means a hint or an indirect suggestion. Your teacher’s intimation that there could be a quiz the next day might send you into a panic, while your friend sitting beside you might not even notice.

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Intransigent

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Intransigent means inflexible, stubborn, entrenched. Argue all you like with an intransigent three-year-old. He will never back down from the position that he wants the lollipop NOW.

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Intrepid

TRE

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Intrepid is just a fancy word for describing a person or action that is bold and brave. Super heroes are intrepid in their struggle for truth, justice and the American way.

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Inundated

IN

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Stand on a busy street corner handing out free cupcakes, and you’ll be inundated with hungry customers. Inundated means “overwhelmed”.

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Itinerant

TIN

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An itinerant is a person who moves from place to place, typically for work, like the itinerant preacher who moves to a new community every few years.

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