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33 Cards in this Set
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idiosyncrasy
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a particular characteristic
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immutable
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not subject to change
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impending
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threatening to occur
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imperturbable
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hard to excite or upset, very calm
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impetus
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a stimulus encouraging a particular activity
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implosion
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a violent, inward collapse
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inadvertent
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unintentional, often related to carelessness
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inchoate
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poorly formed or formless
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incinerate
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to set fire to and burn until reduced to ashes
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incongruous
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inconsistent; lacking in harmony
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incorrigible
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impossible to change or reform
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indigenous
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native; innate
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inevitable
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impossible to avoid; predictable
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infer
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to conclude from evidence
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ingenuity
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cleverness or imagination
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inherent
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naturally occurring, permanent element or attribute
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inimical
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harmful or unfriendly
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innate
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possessed at birth; a natural characteristic
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand; having an obscure nature
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insinuate
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to subtly imply or insert
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insipid
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dull; lacking in flavor or zest
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insular
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isolated; narrow-minded
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integral
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essential or necessary
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intercede
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to mediate, or plead on another's behalf
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interpolate
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to insert or introduce between, often to falsify
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intractable
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difficult to manage; stubborn
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inundate
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to quickly overwhelm or exceed capacity
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inure
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to cause to accept something that is undesirable; habituate
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invariable
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not subject to question or change; constant
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irascible
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easily angered
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jovial
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full of joy or happiness
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judicious
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sensible, having good judgment
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juxtapose
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to place things next to each other in order to compare or contrast
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