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Vocabulary Association-I Flashcards

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Ill will

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acrimony - bitterness and ill will
enmity- a state of deep seated ill will
malevolent- wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising of intense ill will or hatred
virago- an ill tempered or violent woman
vitriol- abusive or venomous language used to express blame or bitter deep seated ill will

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Ignorant

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philistine- smug and ignorant towards artistic and cultural values

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Imagination
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ingenuity- the power of creative imagination
myopic- lacking foresight or imagination
pedestrian- lacking imagination
prosaic- dull and lacking imagination

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Imitate

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exemplar- something to be imitated
inimitable- defying imitation
simulacrum- a representation of a person; a bad imitation

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Immaculate

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pristine- unspoiled, untouched; immaculately clean and unused

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Important

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moment- significant and important value
pith- the most essential part of something
primacy- the state of being first in importance

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Impractical

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quixotic- widely idealistic; impractical

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Impulse

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capricious- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
whimsical- determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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Inappropriate

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anachronism- something that is inappropriate for the given time period
flippant- showing inappropriate levity
infelicitous- inappropriate

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Inconvenient

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untoward- unfavorable; inconvenient

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Independence

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maverick- someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

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Indirect

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oblique- not straightforward, indirect

snide- expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

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Indulgence

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cosset- treat with excessive indulgence
sybarite- a person who indulges in luxury
dissolution- a living full of debauchery and indulgence in sensual pleasure

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Inexperience

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callow- young and inexperienced

dilettante - an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and pretends to have knowledge

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Influence

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tractable- readily reacting to suggestions and influences; easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)

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Information

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unforthcoming- uncooperative, not willing to give up information
vilify- spread negative information about
glean collect information bit by bit

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Innocent (naive)

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ingenuous- to be naïve and innocent

artlessness- the quality of innocence

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Instructive

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didactic- instructive

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Intellectual

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edifying- enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
prolific- intellectually productive
fecund intellectually productive

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Intelligence

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cerebral- involving intelligence rather than emotion or instinct
vacuous- devoid of intelligence, matter or significance

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Interpret

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misconstrue- interpret in the wrong way

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Intimidate

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hector- to bully or intimidate

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Ignorance

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benighted- fallen into a state of ignorance

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Incomprehensible

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abstruse- difficult to understand; incomprehensible

imponderable- impossible to estimate or figure out

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Increase

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augment- enlarge or increase; improve

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Insight

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epiphany- a sudden revelation or moment of insight

sagacious- having good judgement and acute insight

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Inspire

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galvanize- to excite or inspire

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Intense
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compound- make more intense, stronger or more marked
conflagration- very intense and uncontrolled fire
vehement- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
wax- to gradually increase in size or intensity

flag- droop, sink, or settle from, as if from pressure or loss of tautness, become less intense

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Interpretation

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ambiguous- open to more than one interpretation

construe- interpret in a particular way

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Intimidate

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cow- to intimidate

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Irregular

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intermittent- stopping and starting at irregular intervals

sporadic- recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

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Irresponsible

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feckless- lazy and irresponsible

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Irritable
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bilious- irritable; always angry
exasperate- to irritate intensely
fractious- irritable and is likely to cause disruption
irk- irritate or vex
nettlesome- causing irritation or annoyance
peevish- easily irritated or annoyed
petulant- easily irritated or annoyed
rile- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially in minor irritations
splenic- very irritable

placid not easily irritated

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