Vocab 201-220 Flashcards

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Indeterminate (adj)

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Not having a fixed length of time, vague

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Indigenous (adj)

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Native to, originating in a particular area.

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Indigent (adj)

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In need, poor, impoverished

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Inept (adj)

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Clumsy, unskilled

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Infer (verb)

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To draw a conclusion from facts or premises

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Injunction (noun)

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Obligatory directive, especially from the court.

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Inordinate (adj)

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Way out of line, excessive, unreasonable

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Insatiable (adj)

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Impossible to satisfy

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Insidious (adj)

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Seductively harmful, treacherous, having a subtle effect.

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Insurgent (adj)

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Rebellious

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Inter (verb)

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To put into the earth, to bury

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Intercede (verb)

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To step into (intervene), usually to mediate

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Inundate (verb)

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To flood, to overwhelm

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Ipso facto (adv)

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By the fact itself, by the nature of the case

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Iridescence (noun)

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Brilliant play of color

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Juggernaut (noun)

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A massive, inexorable force that destroys anything in its path.

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Knell (noun)

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

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Languish (verb)

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To become weak, depressed, listless

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Incisive (adj)

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Cutting to the heart of the matter.