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*gainsay
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v.
deny ...she was too honest to gainsay the truth of the report... |
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gall
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n.
bitterness; nerve v. annoy; chafe |
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galleon
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n.
large sailing ship |
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galvanize
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v.
stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize |
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gambit
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n.
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed |
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gambol
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v.
romp; skip about; leap playfully |
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gamely
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adv.
in a spirited manner; with courage |
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garish
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adj.
overbright in color; gaudy |
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gauche
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adj.
clumsy; coarse and uncouth ...Joe felt gauche and out of place... |
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generality
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n.
vague statement |
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geniality
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n.
cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy |
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gentility
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n.
those of gentle birth; refinement |
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genuflect
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n.
bend the knee as in worship |
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germinal
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adj.
pertaining to a germ; creative |
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gerrymander
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v.
change voting district lines in order to favor a political party |
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gestate
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v.
evolve, as in prenatal growth |
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gibe
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v.
mock |
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gingerly
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adv.
very carefully |
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gist
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n.
essence |
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glacial
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adj.
like a glacier |
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glib
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adj.
fluent; facile; slick |
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gloat
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v.
express evil satisfaction |
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glower
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v.
scowl |
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glutinous
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adj.
sticky; viscous |
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*goad
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v.
urge on |
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gossamer
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adj.
sheer; like cobwebs |
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*gouge
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v.
tear out v. overcharge |
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*grandiloquent
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adj.
pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language |
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grandiose
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adj.
pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive |
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graphic
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adj.
pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
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grate
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v.
make a harsh noise |
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grievance
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n.
cause of complaint |
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grill
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v.
question severely |
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grisly
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adj.
ghastly |
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grotesque
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adj.
fantastic; comically hideous |
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grotto
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n.
small cavern |
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grouse
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v.
complain; fuss |
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gruff
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adj.
rough-mannered |
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guile
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n.
deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning |
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*guileless
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adj.
without deceit |
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guise
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n.
appearance; costume |
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gull
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v.
trick; hookwink |
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gustatory
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adj.
affecting the sense of taste |
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gusty
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adj.
windy |
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hackles
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n.
hairs on back of neck, especially of a dog |
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hackneyed
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adj.
commonplace; trite |
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halcyon
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adj.
calm; peaceful |
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hale
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adj.
healthy |
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hallowed
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adj.
blessed; consecrated |
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hap
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n.
chance; luck |
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hapless
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adj.
unfortunate |
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*harangue
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n.
long, passionate, and vehement speech. v. to make such a speech |
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harbinger
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n.
forerunner |
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harping
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n.
tiresome dwelling on a subject |
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harrowing
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adj.
agonizing; distressing; traumatic |
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harry
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v.
harrass, annoy, torment; raid ...he harried his enemy nightly... |
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hatch
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n.
deck opening; lid covering a deck opening |
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hermetic
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adj.
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight adj. obscure and mysterious; occult |
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herpetologist
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n.
one who studies reptiles |
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hew
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v.
cut to pieces with an ax or sword |
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heyday
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n.
time of greatest success; prime |
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hibernal
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adj.
wintery |
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hinterlands
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n.
back country |
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hirsute
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adj.
hairy ...he was a hirsute individual with a heavy black beard... |
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histrionic
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adj.
theatrical ...he was proud of his histrionic ability and wanted to play hamlet... |
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hoary
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adj.
white with age ...the man was hoard and wrinkled when he was 70... |
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holocaust
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n.
destruction by fire |
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homespun
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adj.
domestic; made at home |
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homily
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n.
sermon; serious warning |
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horticulture
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adj.
pertaining to cultivation of gardens |
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hue and cry
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n.
outcry |
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hummock
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n.
small hill |
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humus
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n.
substance formed by decaying vegetable matter |
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hurtle
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v.
crash; rush |
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husband
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v.
use sparingly; conserve; save |
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husbandry
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n.
frugality; thrift; agriculture |
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hypercritical
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adj.
excessively exacting |
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hypocritical
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adj.
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving |
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ichthyology
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n.
study of fish |
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*iconoclastic
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adj.
attacking cherished traditions |
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idyllic
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adj.
charmingly carefree; simple |
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igneous
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adj.
produced by fire; volcanic |
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ignoble
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adj.
unworthy; not noble |
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illimitable
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adj.
infinite ...explore the corners of illimitable space... |
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illusive
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adj.
deceiving ...this is only a mirage, let us not be fooled by its illusive effect... |
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imbroglio
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n.
complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass of papers ...one comic imbroglio after another... |
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imminent
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adj.
near at hand; impending |
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immolate
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v.
offer as a sacrifice |
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immure
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v.
imprison; shut up in confinement |
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*impair
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v.
injure; hurt |
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impassable
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adj.
not able to be traveled or crossed |
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impasse
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n.
predicament from which there is no excape ...in this impasse, all turned to prayer as their last hope... |
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*impassive
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adj.
without feeling; imperturbable; stoical |
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impeach
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v.
charge with crime in office; indict |
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impeccable
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adj.
faultless |
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impecunious
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adj.
without money |
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imperious
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adj.
domineering; haughty |
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impertinent
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adj.
insolent; rude |
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impetuous
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adj.
violent; hasty; rash |
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impinge
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v.
infringe; touch; collide with |
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impolitic
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adj.
not wise |
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imponderable
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adj.
not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated. ...i can evaluate the data gathered in this study; the imponderable items are not so easily analyzed... |
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import
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n.
significance |
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importunate
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adj.
urging; demanding ...his importunate creditors wouldn't leave him alone... |
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importune
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v.
beg persistently ...phone solicitors importuned her for contributions so frequently... |
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imposture
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n.
assuming a false identity; masquerade |
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imprecation
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n.
curse |
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impropriety
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n.
improperness; insuitableness |
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improvident
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adj.
thriftless |
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impudence
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n.
impertinence; insolence |
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impugn
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v.
dispute or contradict; challenge; gainsay |
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impuissance
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n.
powerlessness; febleness |
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impute
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v.
attribute; ascribe |
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inarticulate
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adj.
speechless; producing indistinct speech |
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incandescent
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adj.
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat |
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incarnation
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n.
act of assuming a human body and human nature ...the incarnation of Jesus Christ.. |
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incendiary
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n.
arsonist |
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incense
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v.
enrage; infuriate |
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*inchoate
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adj.
recently begun; rudimentary; elementary |
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incipient
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adj.
beginning; in an early stage |
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inclement
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adj.
stormy; unkind |
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incommodious
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adj.
not spacious ...in their incommodious quarters... |
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incontinent
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adj.
lacking self-restraint |
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*incorporate
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v.
introduce something into a larger whole |
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incorporeal
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adj.
lacking a material body |
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incorrigible
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adj.
uncorrectible ...huck was incorrigible, the teacher said that he could not be reformed... |
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increment
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n.
increase |
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incrustation
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n.
hard coating or crust |
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incubus
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n.
burden; mental care; nightmare |
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inculcate
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v.
teach |
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incumbent
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adj.
obligatory; currently holding an office ...it is incumbent upon all incumbent elected officials to keep accurate records of expenses incurred in office... |
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incur
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v.
bring upon oneself |
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incursion
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n.
temporary invasion |
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indefatigable
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adj.
tireless |
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indelible
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adj.
not able to be erased |
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indemnify
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v.
make secure against loss |
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indenture
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v.
bind as servant or apprentice to master |
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*indigence
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n.
poverty |
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indigent
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adj.
poor; destitute |
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indignity
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n.
offensive or insulting treatment |
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indissoluble
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adj.
permanent |
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indite
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v.
write; compose |
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*indolent
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adj.
lazy |
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ineffable
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adj.
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
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ineluctable
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adj.
irresistible; not to be escaped |
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inequity
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n.
unfairness |
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inerrancy
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n.
infallibility |
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inexorable
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adj.
relentless |
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infernal
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adj.
pertaining to hell; devilish |
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infraction
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n.
violation (of a rule or regulation); breach |
