5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet5 Flashcards
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generally adv
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Ordinarily
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generate v
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To produce or cause to be
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generic adj
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Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific
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generosity n
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A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily
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genesis n
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Creation
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geniality n
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Warmth and kindliness of disposition
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genital adj
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Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs
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genitive adj
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Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like
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genteel adj
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Well-bred or refined
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gentile adj
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Belonging to a people not Jewish
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geology n
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The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth
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germane adj
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Relevant
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germinate v
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To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form
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gestation n
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Pregnancy
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gesticulate v
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To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech
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gesture n
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A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion
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ghastly adj
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Hideous
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gibe v
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To utter taunts or reproaches
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giddy adj
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Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head
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gigantic adj
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Tremendous
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giver n
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One who gives, in any sense
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glacial adj
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Icy, or icily cold
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glacier n
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A field or stream of ice
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gladden v
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To make joyous
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glazier n
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows
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glimmer n
A faint, wavering, unsteady light
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glimpse n
A momentary look
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globose adj
Spherical
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globular adj
Spherical
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glorious adj
Of excellence and splendor
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glutinous adj
Sticky
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gluttonous adj
Given to excess in eating
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gnash v
To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage
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Gordian knot n
Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners
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gourmand n
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table
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gosling n
A young goose
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gossamer adj
Flimsy
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gourd n
A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind
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graceless adj
Ungracious
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gradation n
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series
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gradient adj
Moving or advancing by steps
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granary n
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked
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grandeur n
The quality of being grand or admirably great
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grandiloquent adj
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style
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grandiose adj
Having an imposing style or effect
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grantee n
The person to whom property is transferred by deed
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grantor n
The maker of a deed
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granular adj
Composed of small grains or particles
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granulate v
To form into grains or small particles
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granule n
A small grain or particle
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grapple v
To take hold of
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gratification n
Satisfaction
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gratify v
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need
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gratuitous adj
Voluntarily
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gratuity n
That which is given without demand or claim
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gravity n
Seriousness
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gregarious adj
Not habitually solitary or living alone
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grenadier n
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature
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grief n
Sorrow
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grievance n
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong
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grievous adj
Creating affliction
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grimace n
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc
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grindstone n
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools
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grisly adj
Fear-inspiring
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grotesque adj
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned
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grotto n
A small cavern
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ground n
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk
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guess n
Surmise
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guile n
Duplicity
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guileless adj
Frank
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guinea n
An English monetary unit
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guise n
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume
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gullible adj
Credulous
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gumption n
Common sense
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gusto n
Keen enjoyment
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guy n
Stay-rope
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guzzle v
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp
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gynecocracy n
Female supremacy
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gynecology n
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women
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gyrate v
To revolve
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gyroscope n
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation
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habitable adj
Fit to be dwelt in
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habitant n
Dweller
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habitual adj
According to usual practice
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habitude n
Customary relation or association
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hackney v
To make stale or trite by repetition
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haggard adj
Worn and gaunt in appearance
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halcyon adj
Calm
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hale adj
Of sound and vigorous health
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handwriting n
Penmanship
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hanger-on n
A parasite
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happy-go-lucky adj
Improvident
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harangue n
A tirade
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harass v
To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances
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harbinger n
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing
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hard-hearted adj
Lacking pity or sympathy
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hardihood n
Foolish daring
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harmonious adj
Concordant in sound
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havoc n
Devastation
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hawthorn n
A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges
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hazard n
Risk
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head first adv
Precipitately, as in diving
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head foremost adv
Precipitately, as in diving
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heartrending adj
Very depressing
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heathenish adj
Irreligious
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heedless adj
Thoughtless
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heifer n
A young cow
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heinous adj
Odiously sinful
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hemorrhage n
Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel
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hemorrhoids n
Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum
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henchman n
A servile assistant and subordinate
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henpeck v
To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances
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heptagon n
A figure having seven sides and seven angles
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heptarchy n
A group of seven governments
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herbaceous adj
Having the character of a herb
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herbarium n
A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study
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herbivorous adj
Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals
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hereditary adj
Passing naturally from parent to child
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heredity n
Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc, from parent to offspring
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heresy n
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles
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heretic n
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy
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heritage n
Birthright
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hernia n
Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position
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hesitancy n
A pausing to consider
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hesitant adj
Vacillating
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hesitation n
Vacillation
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heterodox adj
At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion
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heterogeneity n
Unlikeness of constituent parts
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heterogeneous adj
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds
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heteromorphic adj
Deviating from the normal form or standard type
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hexangular adj
Having six angles
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hexapod adj
Having six feet
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hexagon n
A figure with six angles
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hiatus n
A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting
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hibernal adj
Pertaining to winter
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Hibernian adj
Pertaining to Ireland, or its people
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hideous adj
Appalling
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hilarious adj
Boisterously merry
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hillock n
A small hill or mound
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hinder v
To obstruct
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hindmost adj
Farthest from the front
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hindrance n
An obstacle
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hirsute adj
Having a hairy covering
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hoard v
To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation
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hoarse adj
Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue
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homage n
Reverential regard or worship
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homogeneity n
Congruity of the members or elements or parts
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homogeneous adj
Made up of similar parts or elements
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homologous adj
Identical in nature, make-up, or relation
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homonym n
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
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homophone n
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
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honorarium n
A token fee or payment to a professional man for services
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hoodwink v
To deceive
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horde n
A gathered multitude of human beings
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hosiery n
A stocking
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hospitable adj
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness
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hospitality n
The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness
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hostility n
Enmity
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huckster n
One who retails small wares
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humane adj
Compassionate
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humanitarian n
A philanthropist
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humanize v
To make gentle or refined
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humbug n
Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead
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humiliate v
To put to shame
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hussar n
A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine
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hustle v
To move with haste and promptness
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hybrid adj
Cross-bred
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hydra n
The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules
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hydraulic adj
Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion
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hydrodynamics n
The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids
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hydroelectric adj
Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam
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hydromechanics n
The mechanics of fluids
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hydrometer n
An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation
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hydrostatics n
The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids
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hydrous adj
Watery
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hygiene n
The branch of medical science that relates to improving health
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hypercritical adj
Faultfinding
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hypnosis n
An artificial trance-sleep
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hypnotic adj
Tending to produce sleep
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hypnotism n
An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion
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hypnotize v
To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions
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hypocrisy n
Extreme insincerity
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hypocrite n
One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs
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hypodermic adj
Pertaining to the area under the skin
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hypotenuse n
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle
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hypothesis n
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion
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hysteria n
A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying
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ichthyic adj
Fish-like
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ichthyology n
The branch of zoology that treats of fishes
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ichthyosaurs n
A fossil reptile
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icily adv
Frigidly
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iciness n
The state of being icy
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icon n
An image or likeness
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iconoclast n
An image-breaker
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idealize v
To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard
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idiom n
A use of words peculiar to a particular language
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idiosyncrasy n
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual
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idolize v
To regard with inordinate love or admiration
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ignoble adj
Low in character or purpose
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ignominious adj
Shameful
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Iliad n
A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy
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illegal adj
Not according to law
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illegible adj
Undecipherable
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illegitimate adj
Unlawfully begotten
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illiberal adj
Stingy
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illicit adj
Unlawful
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illimitable adj
Boundless
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illiterate adj
Having little or no book-learning
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ill-natured adj
Surly
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illogical adj
Contrary to the rules of sound thought
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illuminant n
That which may be used to produce light
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illuminate v
To supply with light
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illumine v
To make bright or clear
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illusion n
An unreal image presented to the senses
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illusive adj
Deceptive
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illusory adj
Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance
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imaginable adj
That can be imagined or conceived in the mind
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imaginary adj
Fancied
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imbibe v
To drink or take in
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imbroglio n
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife
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imbrue v
To wet or moisten
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imitation n
That which is made as a likeness or copy
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imitator n
One who makes in imitation
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immaculate adj
Without spot or blemish
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immaterial adj
Of no essential consequence
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immature adj
Not full-grown
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immeasurable adj
Indefinitely extensive
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immense adj
Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity
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immerse v
To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid
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immersion n
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid
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immigrant n
A foreigner who enters a country to settle there
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immigrate v
To come into a country or region from a former habitat
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imminence n
Impending evil or danger
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imminent adj
Dangerous and close at hand
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immiscible adj
Separating, as oil and water
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immoral adj
Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices
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immortalize v
To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time
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immovable adj
Steadfast
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immune adj
Exempt, as from disease
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immutable adj
Unchangeable
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impair v
To cause to become less or worse
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impalpable adj
Imperceptible to the touch
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impartial adj
Unbiased
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impassable adj
That can not be passed through or over
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impassible adj
Not moved or affected by feeling
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impassive adj
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling
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impatience n
Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things
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impeccable adj
Blameless
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impecunious adj
Having no money
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impede v
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of
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impel v
To drive or urge forward
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impend v
To be imminent
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imperative adj
Obligatory
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imperceptible adj
Indiscernible
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imperfectible adj
That can not be perfected
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imperil v
To endanger
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imperious adj
Insisting on obedience
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impermissible adj
Not permissible
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impersonal adj
Not relating to a particular person or thing
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impersonate v
To appear or act in the character of
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impersuadable adj
Unyielding
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impertinence n
Rudeness
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imperturbable adj
Calm
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impervious adj
Impenetrable
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impetuosity n
Rashness
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impetuous adj
Impulsive
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impetus n
Any impulse or incentive
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impiety n
Irreverence toward God
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impious adj
Characterized by irreverence or irreligion
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implausible adj
Not plausible
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impliable adj
Capable of being inferred
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implicate v
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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implicit adj
Implied
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imply v
To signify
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impolitic adj
Inexpedient
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importation n
The act or practice of bringing from one country into another
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importunate adj
Urgent in character, request, or demand
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importune v
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties
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impotent adj
Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual
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impoverish v
To make indigent or poor
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impracticable adj
Not feasible
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impregnable adj
That can not be taken by assault
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impregnate v
To make pregnant
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impromptu n
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment
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improper adj
Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming
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impropriety n
The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate
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improvident adj
Lacking foresight or thrift
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improvise v
To do anything extemporaneously or offhand
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imprudent adj
Heedless
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impudence n
Insolent disrespect
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impugn v
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations
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impulsion n
Impetus
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impulsive adj
Unpremeditated
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impunity n
Freedom from punishment
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impure adj
Tainted
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impute v
To attribute
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inaccessible adj
Difficult of approach
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inaccurate adj
Not exactly according to the facts
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inactive adj
Inert
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inadequate adj
Insufficient
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inadmissible adj
Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony
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inadvertent adj
Accidental
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inadvisable adj
Unadvisable
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inane adj
Silly
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inanimate adj
Destitute of animal life
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inapprehensible adj
Not to be understood
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inapt adj
Awkward or slow
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inarticulate adj
Speechless
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inaudible adj
That can not be heard
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inborn adj
Implanted by nature
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inbred adj
Innate
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incandescence n
The state of being white or glowing with heat
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incandescent adj
White or glowing with heat
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incapacitate v
To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification
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incapacity n
Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage
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incarcerate v
To imprison
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incendiary n
Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively
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incentive n
That which moves the mind or inflames the passions
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inception n
The beginning
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inceptive adj
Beginning
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incessant adj
Unceasing
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inchmeal adv
Piecemeal
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inchoate adj
Incipient
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inchoative n
That which begins, or expresses beginning
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incidence n
Casual occurrence
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incident n
A happening in general, especially one of little importance
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incidentally adv
Without intention
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incinerate v
To reduce to ashes
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incipience n
Beginning
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incipient adj
Initial
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incisor n
A front or cutting tooth
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incite v
To rouse to a particular action
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incitement n
That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus
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incoercible adj
Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled
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incoherence n
Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc
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incoherent adj
Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details
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incombustible adj
That can not be burned
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incomparable adj
Matchless
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incompatible adj
Discordant
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incompetence n
General lack of capacity or fitness
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incompetent adj
Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose
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incomplete adj
Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required
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incomprehensible adj
Not understandable
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incompressible adj
Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure
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inconceivable adj
Incomprehensible
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incongruous adj
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion
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inconsequential adj
Valueless
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inconsiderable adj
Small in quantity or importance
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inconsistent adj
Contradictory
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inconstant adj
Changeable
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incontrovertible adj
Indisputable
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inconvenient adj
Interfering with comfort or progress
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indefensible adj
Untenable
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indefinitely adv
In a vague or uncertain way
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indelible adj
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed
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indescribable adj
That can not be described
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indestructible adj
That can not be destroyed
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indicant adj
That which points out
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indicator n
One who or that which points out
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indict v
To find and declare chargeable with crime
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indigence n
Poverty
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indigenous adj
Native
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indigent adj
Poor
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indigestible adj
Not digestible, or difficult to digest
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indigestion n
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment
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indignant adj
Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness
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indignity n
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment
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indiscernible adj
Not perceptible
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indiscreet adj
Lacking wise judgment
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indiscriminate adj
Promiscuous
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indispensable adj
Necessary or requisite for the purpose
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indistinct adj
Vague
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indivertible adj
That can not be turned aside
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indivisible adj
Not separable into parts
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indolence n
Laziness
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indolent adj
Habitually inactive or idle
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indomitable adj
Unconquerable
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induct v
To bring in
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indulgence n
The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another
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indulgent adj
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care
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inebriate v
To intoxicate
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inedible adj
Not good for food
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ineffable adj
Unutterable
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inefficient adj
Not accomplishing an intended purpose
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inefficiency n
That which does not accomplish an intended purpose
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ineligible adj
Not suitable to be selected or chosen
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inept adj
Not fit or suitable
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inert adj
Inanimate
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inestimable adj
Above price
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inevitable adj
Unavoidable
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inexcusable adj
Not to be justified
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inexhaustible adj
So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent
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inexorable adj
Unrelenting
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inexpedient adj
Unadvisable
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inexpensive adj
Low-priced
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inexperience n
Lack of or deficiency in experience
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inexplicable adj
Such as can not be made plain
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inexpressible adj
Unutterable
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inextensible adj
Of unchangeable length or area
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infallible adj
Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement
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infamous adj
Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime
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infamy n
Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation
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inference n
The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law
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infernal adj
Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants
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infest v
To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger
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infidel n
One who denies the existence of God
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infidelity n
Disloyalty
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infinite adj
Measureless
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infinity n
Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration
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infirm adj
Lacking in bodily or mental strength
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infirmary n
A place for the reception or treatment of the sick
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infirmity n
A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw
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inflammable adj
Easily set on fire or excited
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inflammation n
A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain
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inflexible adj
That can not be altered or varied
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influence n
Ability to sway the will of another
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influential adj
Having the power to sway the will of another
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influx n
Infusion
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infrequence n
Rareness
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infrequent adj
Uncommon
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infringe v
To trespass upon
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infuse v
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities
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infusion n
The act of imbuing, or pouring in
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ingenious adj
Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement
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ingenuity n
Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating
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ingenuous adj
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality
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inglorious adj
Shameful
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ingraft v
To set or implant deeply and firmly
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ingratiate v
To win confidence or good graces for oneself
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ingratitude n
Insensibility to kindness
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ingredient n
Component
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inherence n
The state of being permanently existing in something
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inherent adj
Intrinsic
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inhibit v
To hold back or in
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inhospitable adj
Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously
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inhuman adj
Savage
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inhume v
To place in the earth, as a dead body
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inimical adj
Adverse
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iniquity n
Gross wrong or injustice
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initiate v
To perform the first act or rite
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inject v
To introduce, as a fluid, by injection
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injunction n
Mandate
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inkling n
A hint
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inland adj
Remote from the sea
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inlet n
A small body of water leading into a larger
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inmost adj
Deepest within
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innocuous adj
Harmless
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innovate v
To introduce or strive to introduce new things
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innuendo n
Insinuation
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innumerable adj
Countless
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inoffensive adj
Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing
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inopportune adj
Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time
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inquire v
To ask information about
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inquisition n
A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics
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inquisitive adj
Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity
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inquisitor n
One who makes an investigation
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inroad n
Forcible encroachment or trespass
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insatiable adj
That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably
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inscribe v
To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing
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inscrutable adj
Impenetrably mysterious or profound
461
insecure adj
Not assured of safety
462
insensible adj
Imperceptible
463
insentient adj
Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving
464
inseparable adj
That can not be separated
465
insidious adj
Working ill by slow and stealthy means
466
insight n
Intellectual discernment
467
insignificance n
Lack of import or of importance
468
insignificant adj
Without importance, force, or influence
469
insinuate v
To imply
470
insipid adj
Tasteless
471
insistence n
Urgency
472
insistent adj
Urgent
473
insolence n
Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others
474
insolent adj
Impudent
475
insomnia n
Sleeplessness
476
inspector n
An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance
477
instance n
A single occurrence or happening of a given kind
478
instant n
A very brief portion of time
479
instantaneous adj
Done without perceptible lapse of time
480
instigate v
To provoke
481
instigator n
One who incites to evil
482
instill v
To infuse
483
instructive adj
Conveying knowledge
484
insufficiency n
Inadequacy
485
insufficient adj
Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use
486
insular adj
Pertaining to an island
487
insulate v
To place in a detached state or situation
488
insuperable adj
Invincible
489
insuppressible adj
Incapable of being concealed
490
insurgence n
Uprising
491
insurgent n
One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place
492
insurrection n
The state of being in active resistance to authority
493
intangible adj
Not perceptible to the touch
494
integrity n
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle
495
intellect n
The faculty of perception or thought
496
intellectual adj
Characterized by intelligence
497
intelligence n
Capacity to know or understand
498
intelligible adj
Comprehensible
499
intemperance n
Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites
500
intension n
The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained
