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53 Cards in this Set
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indigent
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destitute, improvished
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indisposed
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mildly ill
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indolent
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slothful, faineant
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indulgent
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lenient,forbearing, merciful, clement
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indurate
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make hard, solidify
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industriousness
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diligence in task
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ineffable
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can't express in words
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ineluctable
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inevitable
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inexorable
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adament, obdurate
inexorable creditors, advance of science |
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infirm
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weak, decrepit
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industriousness
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diligence in task
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ineffable
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can't express in words
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ineluctable
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can't be avoided
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inexorable
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adament, obdurate
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infirm
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weak, decrepit
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inflame
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aggrevate
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infelicitous
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inappropriate application; defective; unhappy
infelicitous remark, infelicitious circumstance |
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ingenuous
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artless, innocent
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dissemble
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intent to deceive
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raffish
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dashing; carefree unconventionality, disreputableness
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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ingratiating
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gain/win favor
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inimical
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unfriendly
inimi = enemy |
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iniquity
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gross injustice
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modicum
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small/moderate amt
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innocuous
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harmless
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insensate
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lack human feeling
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insentient
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devoid of feeling or conciousness
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discern
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distinguish
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insight
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able to discern true situation; penetration
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insinuate
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introduce oneself subtly; give impression
He insinuated himself into the conversation of people at a nearby table |
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insipid
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flat, jejune, banal, vapid (lack taste or flavour, significance or liveliness)
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insolent
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an insolent child
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insouciant
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casual, nonchalant concern
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instate
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establish into rank
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instigate
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abet
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instill
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put in drops; into someone's mind
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insuboridinate
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contumacious, insurgent, rebellious
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insular
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isolated, narrow-minded, parochial (provincial)
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insulate
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isolate
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integral
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essential to completeness
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intemperate
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excessive, unrestrained
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inter
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(bury) place in tomb or grave; between
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intercede
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intervene between differing parties
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interdict
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forbid in authorative manner
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interim
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between interval of time
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interregnum
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time between two reigns
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cholar
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irritated feeling, petulant
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inundate
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flood, overwhelm
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inure
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accustom to something undesirable, wont
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invective
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insulting, abusive language, opprobrious
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inveigh
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protest/complain bitterly
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inveigle
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lure, entice by ingenuity, blarney
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