List 1G Flashcards
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INNATE
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inborn
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INNOCUOUS
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harmless
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INNOVATIVE
A
new and creative
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INQUISITIVE
A
showing curiosity
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INSINUATE
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to suggest subtly; to hint
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INSIPID
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lacking flavor or zest; dull
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INSOLENT
A
disrespectfully arrogant
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INSTIGATE
A
to stir up
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INSULAR
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isolated; narrow-minded
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INTELLIGIBLE
A
capable of being understood
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INTRANSIGENT
A
uncompromising
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INUNDATE
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to overwhelm with, to flood
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INVIGORATE
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to give life or energy to
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INVOKE
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to enforce or put into operation
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IRATE
A
enraged
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JADED
A
weary, worn out
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JUDICIOUS
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having good judgment, prudent
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JUXTAPOSE
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to place side by side
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KEEN
A
sharp, perceptive
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LACONIC
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using few words (often rudely or mysteriously)
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LAMENT
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to regret; to show grief for
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LANGUID
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lacking energy or spirit
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LATENT
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existing in hidden or dormant form
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LAUD
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to praise
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LAVISH
excessive; plentiful
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LUCID
clear
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LUXURIOUS
rich and superior in quality
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MAGNANIMOUS
noble and generous in spirit
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MANDATE
an authoritative command
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MANIFEST
to make evident or certain by displaying or demonstrating
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MEAGER
small, inadequate, or insufficient
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MEDIOCRE
ordinary; so-so
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MELANCHOLY
sad; gloomy
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MERCENARY
motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain
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MERCURIAL
changeable, erratic
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METICULOUS
extremely careful
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MIRTH
gladness, amusement, laughter
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MITIGATE
to lessen in force or intensity
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MOLLIFY
to soften, to ease the anger of
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MOROSE
gloomy
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MUNDANE
ordinary, commonplace
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MUTABLE
subject to change
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NEBULOUS
hazy, vague, or confused; lacking de?ned form
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NEGLIGENT
guilty of neglect
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NEGLIGIBLE
insigni?cant; really small
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NONCHALANT
casually unconcerned (sometimes falsely)
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NOSTALGIA
a bittersweet longing for the past
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NOTORIOUS
known widely and unfavorably; famous for something bad
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NOVEL
strikingly new or different
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NURTURE
to help develop, to nourish
