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Ignoble

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Not noble

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Iconoclast

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Destroyer of tradition

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Ignominy

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Dishonor; disgrace

Ignominious: characterized by ignominy

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Imbibe

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To drink in; absorb

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Imbue

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To make wet; to saturate; to inspire

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Imminent

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About to occur; impending

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Immutable

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In changeable; changeless

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Impale

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To pierce with a sharp stake or point

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Impasse

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Dead end

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Impeccable

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Flawless, faultless; not capable of sin

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Impassive

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Without emotion; expressionless

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Imperious

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  1. Domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
  2. urgent; imperative: imperious need.
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Impropriety

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Not proper; not displaying propriety

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Impugn

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To attack as false; criticize

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Impunity

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Immunity from punishment

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Incessant

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Nonstop; ceaseless

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Inchoate

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Incomplete; only partially in existence or operation

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Incite

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To arise; instigate

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Incognito

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In disguise so as not to be recognized

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Incommodious

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Lacking space; not commodious

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Incontrovertible

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Indisputable

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Incubus

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Nightmare; mental burden

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Indolence

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Laziness

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Indomitable

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Unconquerable; impossible to dominate

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Inept

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Incompetent

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Infer

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Too conclude based on facts

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Ingenious

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Original; resourceful

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Ingenuous

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  1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
  2. artless; innocent; naive; showing childlike simplicity
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Innate

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Belonging to someone from birth; inherent

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Insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy

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Inscrutable

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Enigmatic; difficult to understand

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Insensate

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Unconscious; lacking sensation

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Insidious

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Working or spreading stealthily

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Insipid

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Lacking excitement; vapid

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Intangible

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Not perceptible to the touch; impalpable

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Invective

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  • noun
    1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
    2. a railing accusation; vituperation.
    3. an insulting or abusive word or expression.
  • adjective
    4. vituperative; denunciatory; censoriously abusive.
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Invidious

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Making people angry; offensive

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Irascible

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Easily provoked; irritable

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Intransigence

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Stubbornly refusing to compromise

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