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Keen

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Very sharp

Quickly able to sense or understand

Felt strongly

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Jubilant

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Having or showing great joy

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Jest

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A funny saying or action

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Jeer

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To remark in a loud, mocking, abusive manner

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Irate

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Very angry

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Inundate

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To overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with

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Insolent

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Rude, arrogant, or not showing respect in speech or behavior

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Insipid

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Not interesting

Having bland or uninteresting flavor

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Insinuate

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To suggest subtly and indirectly

To cause to be introduced by subtle and indirect means

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Inquiry

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A process of looking for truth or correct information

A question or request for info.

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Innocuous

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Not capable of causing damage

Having in annoying or offensive qualities

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Innate

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Belonging to or existing in someone or some organism the time of birth

Of the essential nature of something

Originating solely in the mind and not from experience

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Ingress

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The act of going in
The right to enter
A place or means of entrance

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Ingenuity

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The quality of, or an instance of being ingenious

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger about something considered to be unfair or without value

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Incisive

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Marked by clear, penetrating thought

Of or relating to their incisors

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Inane

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Lacking of meaning or substance

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Impulsive

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Acting without thinking or planning

Done as a result of a sudden desire

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Impasse

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A situation that allows no escape or no solution

A road or path that has no outlet

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Kinesiology

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The study of human motion

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Apiary

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A place where bees are kept

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Miser

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A greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money

Frugal

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Philanthropy

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Feeling of love toward humankind

An organization that supports charitable causes

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Perilous

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Causing or involving great danger

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Truculent
Extremely hostile or belligerent Savagely and fiercely cruel or harsh
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Aggravate
To make worse To bother or annoy
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Mollify
To ease or soothe someone- calm down someone To lesson the violence To lesson the rigidity
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Repugnant
Extremely distasteful In direct opposition
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Trifle
Something with very little value To treat someone or something lightly
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Insecticide
A poison used to kill insects
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Refute
To show to be mistaken To demonstrate the falseness or error of
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Recalcitrant
Stubbornly disobedient That denies control or manipulation One who is recalcitrant
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Ravenous
Very hungry
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Pungent
Sharp and strong in taste or smell
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Prudent
Showing good judgment and caution
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Prone
Having a habit of doing something Ex. He is prone to working very hard
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Reminisce
To recall past experiences often with fondness or pleasure
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Pacify
To calm or bring peace of mind to
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Overt
Openly apparent
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Ostentatious
Done or designed with the intention of impressing others and Consequently overly showy or grandiose
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Opulent
Having or displaying wealth Very abundant
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Opaque
Not letting light pass through Having a flat dull face
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Omit
To leave out
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Ominous
Having a sign of future evil or trouble
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Obtuse
Not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend Rounded or blunt at the tip
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Obstinate
Not willing to change one's ideas
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Null
Not having legal force Not having any value In math, not having any element or members
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Noxious
Harmful, dangerous, especially to health
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Novice
A person with little or no experience at a particular job/activity
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Nostalgic
A longing for the past
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Noncommittal
Not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is
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Negate
To render ineffective or invalid To deny the correctness or existence of
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Mystify
To confuse or puzzle, often on purpose
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Pretentious
Making or inclined to make a showy display of one's wealth, achievements, or the like
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Prejudiced
An opinion without knowing the facts Hatred or unfair treatment for a person without cause
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Predominate
To exercise authority or control To be the greater or greatest in importance, prominence, or amount
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Pragmatic
Concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas Of or relating to the theory of pragmatism
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Perplexed
To puzzle, confuse, or cause uncertainty
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Perpetuate
To cause to last or be remembered
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Permeate
To pass or diffuse through To penetrate, spread, or become diffused
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Patron
A regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business A person who gives money to support a group or cause
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Partisan
A person who is strongly or actively devoted to some cause, idea, group, or person
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Parsimonious
Excessively frugal
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Parody
A humerous imitation in print, music, or performance of a serious person, work of art, or publication
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Paltry
Small, trifling, or worthless
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Palpable
Easy to sense or perceive Able to be touched, felt, or handled
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Unruly
Not easy to restrict
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Uncouth
Lacking manners Awkward or peculiar inform or appearance
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Trite
Ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition
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Trifle
Something that has very little value or importance To treat someone or something without seriousness or respect
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Toil
Long or difficult work
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Zany
Silly or comical Fantastically different or far fetched
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Writhe
To twist or turn the body as in pain, discomfort
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Wrath
Fierce anger
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Wily
Clever deceitful
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Weary
Tired in body or mind To make weary
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Wax
To grow or increase in amount, size, strength
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Wane
To become slowly less in size To become less powerful, rich or strong
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Voracious
Consuming large quantities of food Having a great. And constant desire for a particular activity or pursuit

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