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51 Cards in this Set
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insufficient
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inadequate to any need, use, or purpose
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insular
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pertaining to an island
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integral
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necessary to the whole
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integrate
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absorb into the organization
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intercede
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interpose in behalf of
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interdict
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official order prohibiting
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interpolate
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change a text by inserting new material
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interregnum
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interval between reigns of succeeding sovereigns
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intractable
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stubborn
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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intravenous
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through a vein
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intrepid
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brave, fearless
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intrinsic
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belonging naturally
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introvert
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a person whose thoughts are directed inward
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inveigh
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attack vehemently with wrds
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inverse
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in reversed position
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invidious
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likely to arouse resentment
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invocation
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calling on a deity for aid
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ionosphere
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outer layers of earth's atmosphere
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irony
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figure of speech saying the opposite of what is meant
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irreconcilable
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unable to be harmonized
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isobar
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line connecting points on a weather map having identical barometric pressures
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isotopes
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chemical elements differing in atomic weight but having the same atomic number
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isthmus
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narrow land strip bordered by water
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iterate
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repeat
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itinerant
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traveling on a circuit
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jaded
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wearied, sated with overuse
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jargon
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confusing unintelligible talk, usually a specialized language used by experts
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jaundice
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a sour mental state in which judgment is distorted
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jeremiad
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a long and agnry complaint
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jettison
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cast overboard
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jingo
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advocate of warlike foreign policy
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jocose
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humorous, joking
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jodhpurs
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riding pantss
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jollity
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noisy mirth, gaiety, merriment
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judicious
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prudent
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julienne
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a cooking term meaning cut into thin strips
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juridical
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pertaining to judicial proceedings
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justify
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prove by evidence, verify, absolve
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juxtaposition
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a placing close together
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kaledoscope
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toy or optical instrument containing bits of colored glass that form patterns through the use of mirrors
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kinetic
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of or caused by motion
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kiosk
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a small structure open on one side
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kith
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friends, now used only in the expression kith and kin
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knead
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mix, squeeze, and press with the hands
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kraal
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South African native village, usually surrounded by a stockade
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lacerate
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tear tissue roughly
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laconic
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terse, pithy
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lament
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bewail, mourn for
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landed
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having an estate in land
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languid
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listless
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