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Vocabulary List 16 Flashcards

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Incendiary

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N.

Arsonist [one who commits the crime of setting fire to something - illegal burning, usually of property]

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Incentive

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N.

Spur; motive

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Incessant

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Adj.

Uninterrupted

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Inchoate

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Adj.

Recently begun; rudimentary [basic]; elementary

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Incipient

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Adj.

Beginning; in an early stage

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Incisive

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Adj.

Cutting; sharp

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Incite

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V.

Arouse to action

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Inclement

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Adj.

Stormy; unkind

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Inclusive

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Adj.

Tending to include all

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Incognito

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Adj.

With identity concealed; using and assumed name

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Incoherence

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N.

Lack of relevance; lack of intelligibility

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12
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In commodious

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Adj.

Not spacious

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13
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Incompatible

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Adj.

Inharmonious

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14
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Incongruity

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N.

Lack of harmony; absurdity

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Inconsequential

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Adj.

Of trifling significance

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Inconvertible

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Adj.

Indisputable; [irrefutable]

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Incorporeal

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Adj.

Immaterial; without a material body

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18
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Incorrigible

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Adj.

Uncorrectable

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Incredulity

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N.

A tendency to disbelief

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20
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Increment

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N.

Increase

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21
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Incriminate

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V.

Accuses

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22
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Incubate

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V.

Hatch; scheme

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Incubus

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N.

Burden; mental care (?); nightmare

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24
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Inculcate

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V.

Teach

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25
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Incumbent

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N.

Officeholder

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26
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Incursion

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N.

Temporary invasion

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27
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Indefatigable

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Adj.

Tireless

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28
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Indemnify

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V.

To make secure against loss; compensate for loss

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29
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Indenture

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V.

Bind as servant or apprentice to master

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30
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Indict

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V.

Charge

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31
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Indigenous

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Adj.

Native

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Indigent

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Adj.

Poor

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Indignity

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N.

Offensive or insulting treatment

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Indisputable

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Adj.

Too certain to be disputed; [unable to be challenged or denied]

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Indite

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V.

Write; compose

36
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Indolence

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N.

Laziness

37
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Indomitable

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Adj.

Unconquerable

38
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Indubitably

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Adj.

Beyond a doubt; [unquestionable]

39
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Indulgent

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Adj.

Humoring; yielding; lenient

40
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Ineffable

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Adj.

Unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech

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Inept

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Adj.

Unsuited; absurd; incompetent

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Inexorable

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Adj.

Relentless; unyielding; implacable

43
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Infallible

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Adj.

Unerring; [no mistake]

44
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Infamous

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Adj.

Notoriously bad

45
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Inference

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N.

Conclusion drawn from data

46
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Infinitesimal

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Adj.

Very small

47
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Infirmity

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N.

Weakness

48
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Inflated

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Adj.

Enlarged (with air or gas)

49
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Influx

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N.

Flowing into

50
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Infraction

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N.

Violation

51
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Infringe

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V.

Violate; encroach [trespass]

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Ingenuous

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Adj.

Naive; young; unsophisticated

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Ingrate

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N.

Ungrateful person

54
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Ingratiate

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V.

Become popular with

55
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Inherent

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Adj.

Firmly established by nature or habit

56
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Inhibit

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V.

Prohibit; restrain

57
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Inimical

A

Adj.

Unfriendly; hostile

58
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Iniquitous

A

Adj.

Unjust; wicked

59
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Inkling

A

N.

Hint

60
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Innate

A

Adj.

I born

61
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Innocuous

A

Adj.

Harmless

62
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Innovation

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N.

Change; introduction of something new

63
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Innuendo

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N.

Hint; insinuation [bad or insulting remark said indirectly]

64
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Inordinate

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Adj.

Unrestrained; excessive

65
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Insatiable

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Adj.

Not easily satisfied; greedy

66
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Inscrutable

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Adj.

Incomprehensible; not to be discovered

67
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Insensate

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Adj.

Without feeling

68
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Insidious

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Adj.

Treacherous; stealthy; sly

69
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Insinuate

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V.

Hint; imply

70
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Insipid

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Adj.

Tasteless; dull

71
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Insolent

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Adj.

Haughty and contemptuous

72
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Insolvency

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N.

Bankruptcy; lack of ability to repay debts

73
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Insomnia

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N.

Wakefulness; inability to sleep

74
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Instigate

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V.

Urge; start; provoke

75
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Insular

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Adj.

Like an island; narrow-minded; [separated from other people and cultures]

76
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Insuperable

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Adj.

Insurmountable [impossible to solve or get control of]; invincible

77
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Insurgent

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Adj.

Rebellious

78
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Integrate

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V.

Make whole; combine; make into one unit

79
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Integrity

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N.

Wholeness; purity; uprightness

80
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Intellect

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N.

Higher mental powers

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