#'s 201-220 Flashcards

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Indeterminate

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Adj

Not having a fixed length of tine; vague

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Incisive

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Adj

Cutting to the heart of the matter

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Indigenous

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Adj

Native to; originating in a particular area

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Indigent

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Adj

In need; poor, impoverished

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Inept

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Adj

Clumsy, unskilled

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Infer

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Verb

To draw a conclusion from facts or premises

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Injunction

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Noun

Obligatory directive, especially from the court

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Inordinate

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Adj

Way out of line; excessive, unreasonable

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Insatiable

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Adj

Impossible to satisfy

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Insidious

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Adj

Seductively harmful; treacherous; having a subtle effect

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Insurgent

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Adj

Rebellious

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Inter

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Verb

To put into the earth; to bury

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Intercede

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Verb

To step into (intervene), usually on someone’s behalf; to mediate

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Inundate

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Verb

To flood, overwhelm

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Ipso facto

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Adverb

By the fact itself; by the nature of the case

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Iridescence

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Noun

Brilliant play of color

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Juggernaut

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Noun

A massive, inexorable force or object that crushes everything in its path

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Knell

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Noun

A slow, solemn ringing; an announcement of death or disaster; an omen of failure

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Laissez faire

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Adj

Espousing a doctrine of non-interference or freedom of choice or action

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Languish

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Verb

To become weak, depressed, listless