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Indigent

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Adj. poor

*the indigent family had little to eat, nothing to spend, and virtually nothing to wear

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Indigenous

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Adj. native

*fast food restaurants are indigenous to america where they were invented

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Indignant

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Adj. angry; insulted

*ted became indignant when the policewoman accused him of stealing the nuclear weapon

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Indolent

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Adj. lazy

*the indolent teenagers slept late, moped around, and never looked for summer jobs

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Indulgent

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Adj. Yielding to desire

*our indulgent teacher never punished us for not turning in our homework

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Ineffable

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Adj. Incapable of being expressed or described

*the simple beauty of nature is so ineffable that it brings tears to our eyes

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Inept

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Adj. Incompetent

*joshua is an inept dancer; he is as likely to stomp on his partner’s foot as he is to step on it

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Inert

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Adj. Inactive

*having colds made the children inert and reluctant to get out of bed

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Inexorable

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Adj. Relentless

*inexorable death finds everyone sooner or later

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Infamous

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Adj. Having an extremely bad reputation

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Infatuated

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Adj. Foolishly passionate or attracted

*i was so infatuated with Polly that I drooled and gurgled whenever she was near

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Infer

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V. To deduce

*she hadn’t heard the score but the silence in the locker room led her to infer that we had lost

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Infinitesimal

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Adj. Very very very small

*an infinitesimal bug of some kind crawled into heathers ear and bit her in a place she couldn’t scratch

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Ingenious

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Adj. Frank; without deception; charmingly naive

*a young child is ingenuous. He doesn’t know much about the ways of the world and certainly not enough to deceive anyone

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Inherent

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Adj. Part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic

*there is an inherent strength in steel that cardboard lacks

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Injunction

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N. A command or order; a court order

*wendys neighbors got a court injunction prohibiting her from playing her radio

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Innate

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Adj. Existing since birth

*josephs kindness was innate; it was part of his natural character

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Innocuous

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Adj. Harmless

*meredith took offense at Bruce’s comment about the saltiness of her soup

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Inordinate

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Adj. Excessive

*the math teacher paid an ordinate amount of attention to the grammar rather than algebra

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Insatiable

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Adj. Hard or impossible to satisfy

*peter had an insatiable appetite for chocolate macadamia ice cream; he could never get enough

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Insidious

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Ask. Treacherous; sneaky; dangerous

*winter was insidious; it crept in under the doors and through cracks in the windows

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Insinuate

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V. To hint

*when I told her that I hadn’t done any laundry in a month, Valerie insinuated that I was a slob

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Insipid

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Adj. Dull

*barneys jokes were so insipid that no one in the room managed to force out so much as a chuckle

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Insolent

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Adj. Arrogant; insulting

*the insolent sales clerk clearly didn’t like answering customer questions

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Instigate
V. To provoke *the strike was instigated by the ambitious union president, who wanted to get his name into the news
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Insular
Adj. Isolated; narrow minded *the insular little community had very little contact with the world around it
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Insurgent
N. A rebel; revolts against a government *the heavily armed insurgents rushed into the presidential palace
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Integral
Adj. Essential *a solid offense was an integral part of our football team; so was a strong defense
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Integrate
V. To combine two or more things into a whole *marisols school offered an integrated history and language curriculum
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Intransigent
Adj. Uncompromising; stubborn *vijay was an intransigent hard liner, and he didn't care how many people he offended with his views
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Intrinsic
Adj. Part of the essential nature of something *larrys intrinsic boldness was always getting him into trouble
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Introspective
Adj. Examining ones feelings *the introspective six year old never had much to say to other people but always seemed to be turning something over in her mind
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Inundate
V. To overwhelm *the mother was inundated with telegrams and gifts after she gave birth to octuplets
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Invective
N. Insulting or abusive speech *the critics searing review was filled with bitterness and invective
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Inveterate
Adj. Habitual; firm in habit *Larry's practice of spitting into the fireplace became inveterate despite his wife's protestations
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Irascible
Adj. Easily angered *the ceo was so irascible, his employees were afraid to talk to him for fear he might hurl paperweights at them
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Ironic
Adj. Meaning the opposite of what you seem to say *eddie was being ironic when he said he loved peter like a brother; in truth, he hated him
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Irrevocable
Adj. Irreversible *after his friend pointed out that the tattoo was spelled incorrectly, Tom realized that his decisions to get a tattoo was irrevocable
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Itinerant
Adj. Moving from place to place *the life of a traveling salesman is an itinerant one
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Judicious
Adj. Exercising sound judgment *the firefighters made judicious use of flame retardant foam on the brush fire before it spread to nearby homes
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Juxtapose
V. To place side by side *comedy and tragedy were juxtaposed in the play, which was alternately funny and sad
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Kinetic
Adj. Having to do with motion
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Labyrinth
N. A maze; something like a maze *each of the fifty floors in the office building was a labyrinth of dark corridors and narrow passageways
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Laconic
Adj. Using few words *the managers laconic dismissal letter left the fired employees feeling angry and hurt
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Lament
V. To mourn *as the snowstorm gained in intensity, Stan lamented his decision that morning to dress in shorts and a tshirt
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Lampoon
V. To mock; make fun of *the irreverent students mercilessly lampooned their Latin teachers lisp in a skit at the school talent show
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Languish
V. To become weak *the longer Jill remained unemployed, the more she languished and the less likely it became that she would find another job
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Largess
N. Generous giving of gifts *sam was marginally literate at best. Only the largess of his uncle got sam into the Ivy League school
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Latent
Adj. Present but not visible *at four, Maria was a latent shopaholic; she learned to read by browsing the descriptions in clothing catalogs
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Laud
V. To praise *the bank manager lauded the hero who trapped the escaping robber
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Legacy
N. Something handed down from the past *the legacy of the corrupt administration was chaos, bankruptcy, and despair
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Lethargy
N. Sluggishness; drowsiness *after a busy week of sports, homework, and work, the student relished the lethargy of Saturday morning
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Levity
N. Lightness; unseriousness *the speakers levity was not appreciated by the convention of funeral directors, who felt that a convention of funeral directors was no place to tell jokes
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Libel
N. A written or published falsehood
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Litigate
V. To try in court *when the company was unable to recover its money outside of court, it's only option was to litigate
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Loquacious
Adj. Talking a lot or too much *the child was surprisingly loquacious for one so small
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Lucid
Adj. Clear; easy to understand *the professors explanation of the theory of relativity was so astonishingly lucid that even I could understand it
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Lugubrious
Adj. Exaggeratedly mournful *harrys lugubrious eulogy at the funeral of his dog eventually made everyone start giggling
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Luminous
Adj. Giving off light; bright *the snow on the ground appeared eerily luminous at night- it seemed to glow

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