Picture These Flashcards
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Abstract
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Not concrete; theoretical
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Abstemious
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Restricted to bare necessities.
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand
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Acclaim
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Applaud; announce with great approval
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Accolade
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Award of merit
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Acknowledge
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Recognize; admit
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Acquiesce
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Agree without protesting
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Adulation
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Flattery; admiration
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Adversary
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Opponent
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Adversity
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Poverty; misfortune
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Advocate
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Urge; plead for
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to art or beauty
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Affable
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Easily approachable; warmly friendly
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Affirmation
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Assertion; confirmation
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Aggregate
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Total
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Alleviate
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Relieve; make more bearable
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Altruistic
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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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Ambiguous
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Unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Ambivalence
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The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Amorphus
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Formless; lacking shape or definition
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Analogous
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Comparable
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Anarchist
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A person who seeks to overturn the established government; an advocate of abolishing authority
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Animosity
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Bitter hostility; active hatred
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Anomaly
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Irregularity
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Antagonism
Actively expressed hostility
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Antediluvian
Extremely old
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Antidote
Medicine to counteract the poison or disease; something that relieves a harmful effect
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Antiquated
Old-fashioned; obsolete
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Apathy
Lack of interest or concern
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Appease
Pacifier or soothe; relieve
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Apprehension
Fearful anticipation of the future; dread
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Arbitrary
Randomly chosen
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Archaic
Ancient; out of date
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Ardent
Intense; passionate; zealous
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Arrogance
Pride; haughtiness
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Aloof
Apart; reserved
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Articulate
Able to express oneself clearly and effectively
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Artifact
Object made by human beings
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Artisan
Manually skilled worker; craftsman as opposed to artist
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Ascendancy
Controlling influence; domination
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Ascetic
Person who leads a life of self denial; austere
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Aspire
Seek to attain; long for
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Assiduous
Earnest and persistent in undertaking a task
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Assuage
Ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe
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Astute
Wise; shrewd
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Attribute
Explain; relate to a cause
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Audacious
Daring; bold
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Austere
Forbiddenly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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Authoritarian
Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
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Autonomous
Self-governing
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Avarice
Greediness for wealth
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Aversion
Firm dislike
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Beguile
Charm; mislead or delude
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Belie
Contradict; give a false impression
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Benevolent
Generous; charitable
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Benign
Showing gentleness; exerting a beneficial influence; harmless
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Bolster
Support; reinforce
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Bombastic
Pompous; using inflated language
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Braggart
Boaster
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Cajole
Coax
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Calculated
Deliberately planned
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Candor
Frankness; open honesty
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Capricious
Unpredictable; fickle
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Censure
Blame; criticize
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Charlatan
Quack; pretender to knowledge
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Coalesce
Combine; fuse
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Colloquial
Pertaining to conversational or common speech
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Compile
Assemble; gather; accumulate
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Complacency
Self satisfaction; smugness
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Compliance
Readiness to yield; conformity
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Composure
Mental calmness
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Comprehensive
Thorough; conclusive
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Concede
Admit; yield
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Conciliatory
Overcoming hostility or distrust
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Concise
Brief and compact
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Conflagration
Great fire
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Confound
Puzzle
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Contend
Assert earnestly
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Contentious
Quarrelsome
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Conviction
Strongly held beliefs; judgment that someone is guilty of a crime
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Cordial
Gracious; heartfelt
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Corrode
Destroyed by chemical action; deteriorate
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Criterion
Standard used in judging
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Cryptic
Mysterious; hidden; secret
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Culpable
Deserving blame
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Cursory
Done with haste and little attention to detail
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Debilitate
Weaken; enfeeble
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Decorum
Orderliness and good taste manners
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Degradation
Humiliation
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Deplore
Regret; disapprove of
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Depravity
Extreme corruption; wickedness
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Deprecate
Express disapproval of; belittle
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Deride
Ridicule; make fun of
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Derivative
Unoriginal; derived from another source
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Deterrent
Something that discourages
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Digression
Wandering away from the subject
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Diligence
Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
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Disclose
Reveal
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Discount
Disregard; dismiss
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Discriminating
Able to see differences
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Disdain
Scorn
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Disinclination
A lack of inclination; reluctance
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Dismiss
Put away from consideration; reject
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Disperse
Scatter
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Disputatious
Argumentative; fond of arguing
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Dissent
Disagree
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Divergent
Varying; going in different directions from the same point
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Document
Provide written evidence
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Dogmatic
Opinionated; arbitrary
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Duplicity
Deliberate deceptiveness
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Eclectic
Composed of elements drawn from diverse sources
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Egotism
Excessive self-importance; conceit
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Elated
Overjoyed; in high spirits
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Elegy
Poem or song expressing grief
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Elusive
Hard to grasp; tending to evade capture
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Embellish
Adorn; ornament; add fictitious detail
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Emulate
Imitate; strive to equal or excel
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Endorse
Approve; support
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Enmity
Ill will; hatred
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Ephemeral
Short-lived; fleeting
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Equivocal
Unclear in meaning; intentionally misleading
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Erroneous
Mistaken
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Eulogy
Expresion of praise
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Evanescent
Fleeting; vanishing
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Exalt
Raise in rank or dignity; praise
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Execute
Put into effect; carry out
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Exemplary
Serving as a model; outstanding
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Exemplify
Serve as an example of
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Exhaustive
Thorough; comprehensive
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Explicit
Totally clear; definite
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Extol
Praise; Glorify
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Extricate
Free; disentangle
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Exuberane
Joyful enthusiasm; overflowing abundance
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Facilitate
Help bring about; make less difficult
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Fallow
plowed but not sowed; uncultured
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Falter
Hesitate
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Fanaticism
Excessive enthusiasm; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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Fastidious
Difficult to please; very careful
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Feasible
Practical
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Flagrant
Conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
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Furtive
Sneaky; secretive
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Garrulous
Talkative; wordy
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Glacial
Very slowly; like a glacier; extremely cold
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Glutton
Someone who eats and drinks excessively
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Gregarious
Sociable
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Guile
Deceit; willingness; cunning
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Gullible
Easily deceived
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Hamper
Obstruct; make more difficult
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Hardy
Strong; sturdy
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Haughtiness
Pride; arrogance
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Hedonist
One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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Heresy
Opinion contrary to popular belief
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Hierarchy
Arrangement by rank or standing
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Homogeneous
Composed of identical parts
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration; overstatement
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Hypocritical
Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
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Iconoclastic
Attacking cherished traditions
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Ignominy
Deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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Illusory
Deceptive; not real
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Immutable
Unchangeable
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Impair
Injure; hurt
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Impeccable
Faultless; having no flaws
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Implement
Put into affect
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Impudence
Offensive boldness
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Inadvertent
Unintentional; as a result of oversight; careless
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Incite
Arouse to action
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Inclusive
Tending to include all
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Incongruous
Not fitting; absurd
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Inconsequential
Insignificant; unimportant
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Incorrigible
Not correctable
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Indifferent
Unmoved; unconcerned by; mediocre
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Induce
Persuade; bring about
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Ingenious
Clever; resourceful
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Inherent
Firmly established by nature or habit
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Innate
Inborn
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Innocuous
Harmless; unlikely to provoke strong emotion
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Innovation
Change; introduction of something new
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Instigate
Provoke; start; urge
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Insularity
Narrowmindedness; isolation
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Integrity
Uprightness; wholeness
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Intimidate
Frighten; coerce or inhibit by threats
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Intrepid
Fearless
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Ironic
Unexpected and contrary in outcome
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Jocular
Said or done in jest
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Lament
Grieve; express sorrow
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Lavish
Extravagant; wasteful
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Linger
Loiter or doddle; continue or persist
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Listless
Lacking in spirit or energy
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Lofty
Very high
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Meander
Wind or turn in its course
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Mercenary
Interested in money or gain
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Meticulous
Painstaking; excessively careful
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Miserly
Stingy
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Mitigate
Moderate in intensity
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Morose
Ill humored; sad; gloomy
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Mosaic
Picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles; something that resembles a mosaic
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Mundane
Worldly as opposed to spiritual; every day; concerned with the commonplace
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Munificent
Very generous
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Nefarious
Very wicked
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Nonchalance
Indifference; casual lack of concern
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Notoriety
Ill fame (being known widely and unfavorably)
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Novelty
Something new; newness
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Nurture
Nourish; educate; foster
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Obliterate
Destroy completely
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Oblivion
Obscurity; forgetfulness
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Obscure
Indistinct; not easily understood
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Obstinate
Stubborn; hard to control or treat
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Ominous
Threatening
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Opportunist
One who sacrifices principles for gain by taking advantage of circumstances
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Opulence
Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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Orator
Public speaker
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Ornate
Excessively or elaborately decorated
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Pacifist
One opposed to forced; antimilitarist
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Parody
Humorous imitation; spoof; take off
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Partisan
One sided; prejudice; committed to a party
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Paucity
Scarcity
