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inveterate
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adj. deep-rooted; habitual
an inveterate smoker |
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invidious
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adj. designed to create ill will or envy
We disregarded her invidious remarks bc we realized how jealous she was |
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inviolable
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adj. secure from corruption, attack or violation; unassailable
Batman considered his oath to Gotham City inviolable; nothing could make him break his promise |
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invocation
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n. prayer for help; calling upon as a reference or support
the service opens w/ an invocation |
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invoke
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v. call upon; ask for
She invoked her advisor's help |
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invulnerable
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adj. incapable of injury
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iota
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n. very small quantity
She hadn't an iota of common sense |
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irascible
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adj. irritable; easily angered
irascible temper |
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irate
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adj. angry
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iridescent
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adj. exhibiting rainbowlike colors
iridescent hues of the oil |
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irksome
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adj. annoying; tedious
he found working on the assembly line irksome |
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irreproachable
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adj. blameless; impeccable
his conduct at the party was irreproachable |
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irresolute
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adj. uncertain how to act; weak
leaders should never be irresolute |
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irretrievable
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adj. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
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isthmus
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n. narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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itinerant
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adj. wandering; traveling
an itinerant peddler |
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jabber
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v. chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
jabbering away in French when I can't understand |
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jaded
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adj. fatigued; surfeited (To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust)
jaded apetite |
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jaundiced
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adj. prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful); yellowed
bc she disliked Susan, she looked at her paintings with a jaundiced eye |
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jaunt
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n. trip; short journey
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jaunty
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adj. lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
he danced away in a jaunty style |
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jettison
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v. throw overboard
the captain had to jettison most of his cargo |
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jibe
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v. agree; be in harmony w/
their stories just don't jibe |
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jingoist
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n. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist(biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause)
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jocose
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adj. given to joking
a very jocose salesman |
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jocular
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adj. said or done in jest
jocular remark |
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jollity
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n. gaiety; cheerfulness
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jostle
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v. shove; bump
he was jostled by the crowds |
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jubilation
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n. rejoicing
there was great jubilation when the armistice was announced |
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judicious
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adj. sound in judgement; wise
judicious investment |
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juggernaut
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n. irresistible crushing force
nothing survives in the path of the juggernaut |
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juncture
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n. crisis; joining point
At this critical juncture... |
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junket
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n. trip, esp one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
her trip was merely a pollitical junket |
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junta
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n. group of persons joined in political intrigue (secret or underhadn scheme; clandestine love affair); cabal (small group of secret plotters)
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jurisprudence
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n. science of law
he was a student of jurisprudence |
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ken
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n. range of knowledge
this matter is beyond my ken |
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kernel
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n. central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn)
buried somewhere is a kernel of truth |
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killjoy
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n. grouch; spoilsport
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kindred
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adj. related; similar in nature or character
they were two kindred spirits |
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kismet
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n. fate
Kismet is the Arabic word for "fate" |
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kleptomaniac
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n. person who has a comopulsive desire to steal
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knave
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n. untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
Anyone named Tricky Dick clearly has the reputation of a knave |
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knead
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v. mix; work dough
kneading bread |
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knell
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n. tolling of a bell, esp to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc; sound of the funeral bell
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knit
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v. contract into wrinkles; grow together
his brow knits in a frown he broke his leg, so he sits around all day waiting for the bones to knit |
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knoll
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n. little, round hill
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knotty
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adj. intricate; difficult; tangled
a knotty problem |
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labile
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adj. likely to change; unstable
adolescent girls are emotionally labile |
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laborious
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adj. demanding much work or care; tedious
a laborious task |
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lachrymose
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adj. producing tears
his voice has a lachrymose quality |
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lackadaisical
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adj. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid
bc his mind was somewhere else, he did a lackadaisical job |
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lackluster
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adj. dull
a lackluster performance |
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laconic
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adj. brief and to the point
the characters portrayed by Clint Eastwood are laconic types |
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laggard
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adj. slow; sluggish
the lazyass was laggard in carrying out orders |
