Weeks 17 + 18 Flashcards

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Incoherence

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The quality or state of being unclear (in a spoken or written language

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Incinerate

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To complete demolish or eradicate with fire; reduce to ashes; to annihilate with fire

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Incompetence

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The quality or state of being unable to do something

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3
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Indolence

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Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

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4
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Inexplicable

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Unable to be explained or accounted for

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5
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Inglorious

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Shameful or disgraceful

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Irrational

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Not logical or reasonable

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7
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Labyrinth

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A complicated or irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way

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Indulgence

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The act of satisfying a desire

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Insipid

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Lacking interest, significance, or impact

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10
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Insolence

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rude and disrespectful behavior

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Instigate

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To initiate

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Intervene

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to come or occur between two times or events, to become involved in something in order to have an influence on what happens

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13
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Irreverent

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Showing a lack of respect or veneration

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Levity

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  1. lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness 2. lightness of weight
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15
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Libel

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Noun-Anything that is purposely defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents. Verb- To publish a libel against or to misrepresent damagingly.

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Lingual

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adj.of or relating to speech or language. noun. a lingual sound

17
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Linguist

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Somone who specializes or is skilled at linguistics, the study or feild of languages

18
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Longevity

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A long life

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Incessant

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  1. Regarded as unpleasant

2. Continuing without interruption