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100 Cards in this Set
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indisputable
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too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt
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s fathomless
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too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable
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s far-fetched
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too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
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n finicky
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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
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n pestle
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tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar
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n cog
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tooth projecting from a wheel
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s crest
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top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
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s overthrow
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topple; N.
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s tatter
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torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
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n laceration
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torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
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n fiasco
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total failure; CF. bottle
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s gross
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total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens
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explicit
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totally clear; definite; outspoken
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s tickle
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touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please
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n petulant
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touchy; peevish; ill-tempered
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n scintilla
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trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
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vestige
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trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion
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s brand
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trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
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barterer
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trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
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orthodox
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traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine
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n wake
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trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war
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n turncoat
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traitor
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n quisling
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traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling
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equable
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tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
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quietude
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tranquillity; calmness
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transmute
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transform; change; convert to something different
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transitory
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transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness
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s remit
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transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment
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n pellucid
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transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand
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s peddle
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travel about selling (wares); CF. foot
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n trek
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travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey
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conspiracy
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treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
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perfidious
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treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery
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n insidious
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treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
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n exchequer
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treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer
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s lionize
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treat (a person) as a celebrity
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n coddle
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treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
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disdain
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treat with scorn or contempt
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indignity
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treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.
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n quiver
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tremble; shake; N.
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tremor
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trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation)
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tremulous
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trembling; wavering
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n ruse
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trick to deceive; stratagem
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n hoax
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trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.
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n gull
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trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe
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n feint
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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
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n chicanery
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trickery; deception
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n dally
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trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
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trivia
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trifles; unimportant matters
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n bauble
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trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
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s stumble
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trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
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n junket
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trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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n jaunt
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trip; short journey
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platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous
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trifling
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trivial; unimportant
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petty
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trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded
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typhoon
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tropical hurricane or cyclone
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s fuss:
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trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
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n torso
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trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
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n confidant(confidante)
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trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
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n veracity
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truthfulness; adherence to the truth
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complaisant
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trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
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n kaleidoscope
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tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful
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s chant
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tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant
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n warren
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tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live
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deflect
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turn aside; turn away from a straight course
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deviate
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turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism
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deify
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turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
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vaporize
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turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
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s overturn
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turn over; capsize; topple
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s resort
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turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.
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n petrify
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turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze
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invert
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turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of
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s wring
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twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
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n writhe
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twist in coils; contort in pain
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distort
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twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
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s warp
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twist out of shape; N.
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wrench
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twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.
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n gnarled
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twisted
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n torque
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twisting force; force producing rotation
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n sinuous
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twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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contortions
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twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
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bicameral
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two-chambered as a legislative body
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despot
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tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
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n unsightly
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ugly; unpleasant to look at
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s speechless
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unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger
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n indubitable
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unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable
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irrepressible
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unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back
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n doctrinaire
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties
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n unwonted
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unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.
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irrevocable
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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke
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n unprepossessing
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unattractive
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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n unseemly
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unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste
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n infidel
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unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution
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indeterminate
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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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immutable
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unchangeable
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
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invincible
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unconquerable
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