I Flashcards
Words that start with the letter I
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Ichthyic
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adj. Fisk-like
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Ichthyology
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n. The branch of zoology that treats of fishes
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Ichthyosaurs
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n. A fossil reptile
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Icily
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adv. Frigidly
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Iciness
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n. The state of being icy
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Icon
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n. An image or likeness
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Iconoclast
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n. An image-breaker
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Idealize
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v. To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard
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Idiom
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n. A use of words peculiar to a particular language
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Idiosyncrasy
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n. A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual
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Idolize
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v. To regard with inordinate love or admiration
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Ignoble
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adj. Low in character or purpose
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Ignominious
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adj. Shameful
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Iliad
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n. A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy
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Illegal
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adj. Not according to law
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Illegible
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adj. Undecipherable
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Illegitimate
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adj. Unlawfully begotten
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Illiberal
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adj. Unlawfully begotten
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Illiberal
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adj. Stingy
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Illicit
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adj. Unlawful
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Illimitable
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adj. Boundless
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Illiterate
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adj. Having little or no book-learning
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Ill-natured
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adj. Surly
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Illogical
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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
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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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. 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 brining 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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Inceptino
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 occurence
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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 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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Indeliable
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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Indivisble
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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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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