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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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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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ingratiating

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purposefully bringing oneself into the good graces of another

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innovative

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marked by introducing something new

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intermediary

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existing or occurring between; one that acts as a mediator

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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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intuitive

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instinctive

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inundate

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to flood

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inveigle

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to win over by flattery

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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

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jolly

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juxtapose

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to place side by side for comparison

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lambaste

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to denounce

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latitude

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freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations

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lionize

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to treat someone like a celebrity

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longevity

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living to an old age

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loquacious

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very talkative

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loquacity

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very talkative

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lugubrious

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mournful, dismal, or gloomy

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magnitude

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size; greatness in significance

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malleable

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easily changed or controlled by other forces

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maverick

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one that refuses to abide by the dictates of a group

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measured

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careful, restrained

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mediate

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to resolve or settle a conflict

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mellow

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relaxed and unhurried

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memento

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a reminder of the past

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mercurial

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quick and changeable in temperament

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metaphor

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a figure of speech where one thing determines another thing

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meticulous

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extremely careful and precise

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mimicry

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the act of imitating closely

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minutia

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a small or trivial detail

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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mitigate

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to alleviate, to lessen

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modest

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having a moderate estimation of one’s own talents

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momentous

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of utmost importance

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moribund

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about to die

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muddle

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to confuse

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murky

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dark, dim, gloomy

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myriad

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a very large number

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nonchalant

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coolly unconcerned or indifferent

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nostalgic

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characterized by a bittersweet longing for the past

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oblique

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devious, misleading, dishonest

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obsequious

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kissing up, groveling

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obstinacy

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the state of being stubborn

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obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant

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ominous

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giving the impression that something bad will happen

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