SAT-Vocab-5 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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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.)
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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. Tip.
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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.)
pl. 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.
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insecure (adj.)
Not assured of safety.
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insensible (adj.)
Imperceptible.
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insentient (adj.)
Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving.
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inseparable (adj.)
That can not be separated.
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insidious (adj.)
Working ill by slow and stealthy means.
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insight (n.)
Intellectual discernment.
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insignificance (n.)
Lack of import or of importance.
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insignificant (adj.)
Without importance, force, or influence.
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insinuate (v.)
To imply.
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insipid (adj.)
Tasteless.
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insistence (n.)
Urgency.
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insistent (adj.)
Urgent.
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insolence (n.)
Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others.
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insolent (adj.)
Impudent.
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insomnia (n.)
Sleeplessness.
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inspector (n.)
An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance.
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instance (n.)
A single occurrence or happening of a given kind.
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instant (n.)
A very brief portion of time.
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instantaneous (adj.)
Done without perceptible lapse of time.
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instigate (v.)
To provoke.
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instigator (n.)
One who incites to evil.
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instill (v.)
To infuse.
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instructive (adj.)
Conveying knowledge.
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insufficiency (n.)
Inadequacy.
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insufficient (adj.)
Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use.
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insular (adj.)
Pertaining to an island.
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insulate (v.)
To place in a detached state or situation.
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insuperable (adj.)
Invincible.
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insuppressible (adj.)
Incapable of being concealed.
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insurgence (n.)
Uprising.
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insurgent (n.)
One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place.
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insurrection (n.)
The state of being in active resistance to authority.
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intangible (adj.)
Not perceptible to the touch.
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integrity (n.)
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle.
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intellect (n.)
The faculty of perception or thought.
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intellectual (adj.)
Characterized by intelligence.
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intelligence (n.)
Capacity to know or understand.
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intelligible (adj.)
Comprehensible.
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intemperance (n.)
Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites.
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intension (n.)
The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained.
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intensive (adj.)
Adding emphasis or force.
