Vocab 4 Flashcards

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implacable

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impossible to appease or pacify

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implausible

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difficult to believe

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implicit

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implied

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impromptu

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spoken with little to no preparation

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impugn

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to attack as false

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inconclusive

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uncertain, questionable, not decisive

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indigenous

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native or intrinsic

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indiscernible

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impossible to see or clearly distinguish

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9
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indoctrinate

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to imbue with an ideological point of view

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inequity

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injustice, unfairness

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inert

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inactive, sluggish

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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

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13
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ingratiating

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purposefully bringing oneself into the good graces of another

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14
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innovative

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marked by introducing something new

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15
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intermediary

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existing or occurring between; one that acts as a mediator

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16
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intermittent

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stopping and starting at intervals

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intransigent

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unwilling to compromise

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intrinsic

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relating to the essential nature of a thing

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intrusive

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coming without invitation or welcome

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20
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intuitive

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instinctive

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21
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inundate

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to flood

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22
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inveigle

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to win over by flattery

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23
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irascible

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easily angered

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jocular

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characterized by joking

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jovial
jolly
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juxtapose
to place side by side for comparison
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lambaste
to denounce
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latitude
freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations
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lionize
to treat someone like a celebrity
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longevity
living to an old age
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loquacious
very talkative
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loquacity
very talkative
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lugubrious
mournful, dismal, or gloomy
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magnitude
size; greatness in significance
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malleable
easily changed or controlled by other forces
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maverick
one that refuses to abide by the dictates of a group
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measured
careful, restrained
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mediate
to resolve or settle a conflict
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mellow
relaxed and unhurried
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memento
a reminder of the past
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mercurial
quick and changeable in temperament
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metaphor
a figure of speech where one thing determines another thing
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meticulous
extremely careful and precise
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mimicry
the act of imitating closely
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minutia
a small or trivial detail
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misanthrope
one who hates mankind
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mitigate
to alleviate, to lessen
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modest
having a moderate estimation of one's own talents
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momentous
of utmost importance
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moribund
about to die
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muddle
to confuse
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murky
dark, dim, gloomy
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myriad
a very large number
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nonchalant
coolly unconcerned or indifferent
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nostalgic
characterized by a bittersweet longing for the past
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oblique
devious, misleading, dishonest
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obsequious
kissing up, groveling
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obstinacy
the state of being stubborn
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obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant
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ominous
giving the impression that something bad will happen