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iconoclast

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one who attacks popular beliefs or institutions

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ideology

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system of social or political ideas

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idiosyncrasy

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individual

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idyllic

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charming in a rustic way

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ignominy

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deep disgrace

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illict

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illegal

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immigrate

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move permanently to a new country

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imminent

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just about to happen

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immutable

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unchangeable

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impartial

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fair, unbiased

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impeccable

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flawless

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imperial

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like an emperor, 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, extremely impatient

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implement

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to carry out

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impotent

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unable to have sex

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impugn

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to attack the truth

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inane

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silly

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inaugurate

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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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to 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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가르칠수 없는

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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

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indolent

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lazy

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indulgent

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lenient

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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, inevitable

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infamous

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having an extremely bad reputation

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infatutated

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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 small

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ingenuous

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simple

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inherent

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part of the essential nature of something

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injunction

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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

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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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treacherous

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insinuate

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to hint, to creep in

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insipid

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dull

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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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like an island

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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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integrate

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to combine two or more things into a whole

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intractable

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uncontrollable

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intransigent

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uncompromising, stubborn

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intrinsic

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something natural

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introspective

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tending to think about oneself

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inundate

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to flood