Elite Power Vocab Day Six

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fraternal

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adj. showing comradeship; brotherly

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profound

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adj. very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial

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fuse

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v. to combine completely

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profuse

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adj. giving or pouring forth freely; generous

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infuse

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v. to pour into; to fill

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suffuse

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v. to spread through or over (as with light or color)

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glossary

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n. a list of difficult or specialized words, oft. at the end of a book

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polyglot

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n. one who speaks many languages; adj. speaking many languages

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canny

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adj. clever and cautious

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prognosis

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n. the anticipated progress of recovery

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prognosticate

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v. to predict

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engender

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v. to beget; to cause; to promote

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genealogy

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n. the science or study of family descent

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generic

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adj. without a trademark; general

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genesis

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n. birth; beginning; origin

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genial

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adj. cheerful; friendly

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genre

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n. a kind, or type

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heterogeneous

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adj. not similar; very different; mixed together

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homogeneous

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adj. uniform; of the same kind

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indigenous

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adj. native, occurring naturally

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ingenuous

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adj. innocent; naive

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pathogenic

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adj. causing or capable of causing disease

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progenitor

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n. a direct ancestor

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progeny

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n. children or descendants

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sui generis

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adj. one of a kind; unique

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gender

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n. sexual identity, esp. in relation to society or culture

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gradient

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n. a ramp or slope

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regress

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v. to return to a previous state

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transgression

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n. a violation of law; the exceeding of proper boundaries

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cartography

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n. map-making

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graphic

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adj. described in vivid and explicit detail

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monograph

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n. a scholarly book on a narrow subject

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orthography

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n. proper spelling

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lexicographer

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n. a person who writes or compiles dictionaries

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topography

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n. the surface features of a place, region or object

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choreography

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n. the art of creating dances

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holograph

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adj. written entirely in the handwriting of the author (of a document)

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gratuitous

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adj. unnecessary or inappropriate

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ingratiate

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v. to bring oneself into another’s favor or good graces by conscious effort

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gregarious

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adj. seeking and enjoying the company of others; tending to move in a group

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segregate

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v. to separate into groups or parts

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gustatory

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adj. relating to the sense of taste

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misogyny

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n. hatred of women

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gyrate

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v. to revolve on an axis; to spin

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hedonist

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n. someone who seeks only pleasure

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herpetology

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n. the study of lizards and amphibians

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inherent

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adj. included as an essential part; intrinsic

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homage

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n. a sign of respect

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humane

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adj. kind; compassionate

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homeopathy

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n. medical treatment based on the theory that diseases can be treated by giving small doses of drugs that, given to a healthy person, produce symptoms similar to those of the disease

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hypothesis

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n. a tentative explanation; something assumed true for the sake of argument or investigation

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hysteria

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n. a sudden outburst of uncontrolled emotion such as fear, excitement, etc.

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ichthyology

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n. the study of fish

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icon

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n. an image; a symbol; a representation of a holy person, esp. in the Orthodox Christian churches

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iconoclast

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n. one who attacks and seeks to destroy widely accepted ideas

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illicit

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adj. unlawful; improper

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immune

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adj. not subject to an obligation imposed on others; not affected by an influence

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immutable

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adj. unchangeable

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impalpable

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adj. that which cannot be felt by touching; not easily understood

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impassive

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adj. not feeling emotion; not showing emotion

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impecunious

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adj. having no money; poor; penniless

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impede

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v. to obstruct

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imperious

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adj. domineering, marked by arrogant assurance

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impertinent

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adj. rude

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impetuous

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adj. characterized by sudden emotion, energy, etc.; impulsive and passionate

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implacable

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adj. unable to be pacified; relentless

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importune

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v. to beg desperately and repeatedly

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impotent

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adj. powerless; helpless; ineffective

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impregnable

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adj. invincible; unconquerable

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impunity

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n. exemption from punishment or harm

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inflexible

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adj. unable to be bent

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inhibit

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v. to hold back

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innocuous

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adj. harmless

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inordinate

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adj. excessive, unrestrained

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insatiable

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adj. incapable of being satisfied

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insipid

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adj. uninteresting; having no flavor

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insolvent

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adj. unable to pay debts as they become due

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intrepid

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adj. bold; fearless

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invidious

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adj. tending to arouse hostility or resentment

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impervious

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adj. completely resistant to penetration; unaffected

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invalidate

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v. to cancel; deprive of legal importance; nullify

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ignominy

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n. shame; dishonor

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integral

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adj. essential; necessary to be complete

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irresolute

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adj. unsure how to act

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insensible

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adj. not able to feel or perceive; unresponsive

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insuperable

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adj. impossible to overcome

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intact

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adj. whole; with no part removed

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integrate

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v. to form into a unified whole

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integrity

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n. moral or artistic honest; strength of character

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intractable

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adj. difficult to manage or control; hard to manipulate

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empathy

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n. ability to understand and identify with another’s feelings and emotions

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ensue

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v. to happen subsequently

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entomology

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n. the study of insects

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entrenched

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adj. dug in

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illuminate

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v. to light up

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imminent

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adj. impending; threatening; likely to happen

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impair

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v. to make worse; to damage

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impale

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v. to pierce with something sharp; to make helpless

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impending

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adj. about to happen

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impetus

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n. an impelling or originating force

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impinge

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v. to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to encroach

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implicate

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v. to incriminate; to show or suggest involvement

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implicit

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adj. not plainly stated

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implore

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v. to ask for urgently; to beg

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imposing

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adj. impressive by virtue of size, power, or manner

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impostor

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n. a person using a false identity

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impugn

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v. challenge; call into question

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innate

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adj. possessed at birth; inborn

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insidious

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adj. subtly harmful; stealthy, sneaky

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inspire

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v. to have an animating effect upon; influence or impel

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invective

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n. language that abuses or denounces

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inveterate

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adj. established for a long time; habitual

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immerse

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v. to cover completely in a liquid; to engage wholly

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impassioned

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adj. filled with emotion; fervent

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import

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n. significance

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inscribe

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v. to write, carve or engrave words or letters on or in a surface

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inundate

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v. to flood

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inoculate

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v. to inject something, esp. a medicine, into in order to create immunity

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inject

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v. to force (a fluid) into something; to introduce into conversation, etc.

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innovative

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adj. marked by a new or unusual way of doing things

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intricate

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adj. elaborately detailed

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inflection

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n. an alteration in tone or pitch of the voice; in grammar, an alteration of a word by adding affixes that indicate grammatical features

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invoke

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v. to call upon; to appeal to, as for confirmation; to summon

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insular

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adj. narrow in outlook; provincial

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insulate

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v. to set apart; to protect

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interlocutor

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n. someone who takes part in a conversation, esp. formally

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intervene

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v. to come between two things

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interject

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v. to insert between other things

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intelligence

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n. information; news

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internecine

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adj. pertaining to conflict within a group; mutually destructive

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intrinsic

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adj. relating to the essential nature of a something

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itinerary

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n. a route or proposed route for a journey

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sedition

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n. the promotion of rebellion against the government

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jettison

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v. to throw overboard; discard or abandon something no longer wanted

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projectile

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n. something thrown or fired

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objective

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adj. having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice

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subject

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v. to expose to something; to bring under control

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trajectory

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n. the path of a moving body through space

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subjective

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adj. based on personal experience or feeling, not from external evidence

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judicious

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adj. wise and careful

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perjury

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n. lying under oath