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ichthyic adj
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Fish-like
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ichthyology n
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The branch of zoology that treats of fishes
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ichthyosaurs n
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A fossil reptile
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icily adv
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Frigidly
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iciness n
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The state of being icy
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icon n
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An image or likeness
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iconoclast n
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An image-breaker
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idealize v
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To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard
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idiom n
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A use of words peculiar to a particular language
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idiosyncrasy n
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A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual
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idolize v
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To regard with inordinate love or admiration
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ignoble adj
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Low in character or purpose
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ignominious adj
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Shameful
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Iliad n
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A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy
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illegal adj
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Not according to law
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illegible adj
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Undecipherable
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illegitimate adj
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Unlawfully begotten
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illiberal adj
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Stingy
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illicit adj
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Unlawful
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illimitable adj
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Boundless
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illiterate adj
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Having little or no book-learning
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ill-natured adj
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Surly
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illogical adj
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Contrary to the rules of sound thought
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illuminant n
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That which may be used to produce light
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illuminate v
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To supply with light
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illumine v
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To make bright or clear
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illusion n
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An unreal image presented to the senses
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illusive adj
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Deceptive
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illusory adj
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Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance
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imaginable adj
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That can be imagined or conceived in the mind
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imaginary adj
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Fancied
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imbibe v
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To drink or take in
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imbroglio n
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A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife
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imbrue v
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To wet or moisten
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imitation n
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That which is made as a likeness or copy
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imitator n
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One who makes in imitation
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immaculate adj
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Without spot or blemish
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immaterial adj
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Of no essential consequence
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immature adj
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Not full-grown
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immeasurable adj
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Indefinitely extensive
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immense adj
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Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity
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immerse v
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To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid
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immersion n
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The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid
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immigrant n
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A foreigner who enters a country to settle there
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immigrate v
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To come into a country or region from a former habitat
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imminence n
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Impending evil or danger
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imminent adj
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Dangerous and close at hand
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immiscible adj
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Separating, as oil and water
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immoral adj
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Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices
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immortalize v
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To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time
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immovable adj
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Steadfast
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immune adj
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Exempt, as from disease
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immutable adj
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Unchangeable
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impair v
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To cause to become less or worse
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impalpable adj
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Imperceptible to the touch
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impartial adj
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Unbiased
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impassable adj
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That can not be passed through or over
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impassible adj
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Not moved or affected by feeling
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impassive adj
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Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling
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impatience n
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Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things
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impeccable adj
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Blameless
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impecunious adj
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Having no money
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impede v
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To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of
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impel v
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To drive or urge forward
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impend v
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To be imminent
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imperative adj
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Obligatory
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imperceptible adj
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Indiscernible
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imperfectible adj
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That can not be perfected
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imperil v
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To endanger
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imperious adj
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Insisting on obedience
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impermissible adj
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Not permissible
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impersonal adj
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Not relating to a particular person or thing
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impersonate v
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To appear or act in the character of
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impersuadable adj
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Unyielding
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impertinence n
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Rudeness
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imperturbable adj
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Calm
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impervious adj
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Impenetrable
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impetuosity n
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Rashness
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impetuous adj
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Impulsive
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impetus n
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Any impulse or incentive
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impiety n
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Irreverence toward God
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impious adj
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Characterized by irreverence or irreligion
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implausible adj
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Not plausible
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impliable adj
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Capable of being inferred
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implicate v
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To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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implicit adj
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Implied
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imply v
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To signify
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impolitic adj
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Inexpedient
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importation n
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The act or practice of bringing from one country into another
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importunate adj
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Urgent in character, request, or demand
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importune v
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To harass with persistent demands or entreaties
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impotent adj
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Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual
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impoverish v
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To make indigent or poor
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impracticable adj
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Not feasible
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impregnable adj
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That can not be taken by assault
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impregnate v
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To make pregnant
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impromptu n
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Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment
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improper adj
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Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming
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impropriety n
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The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate
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improvident adj
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Lacking foresight or thrift
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improvise v
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To do anything extemporaneously or offhand
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imprudent adj
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Heedless
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impudence n
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Insolent disrespect
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impugn v
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To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations
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impulsion n
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Impetus
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impulsive adj
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Unpremeditated
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impunity n
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Freedom from punishment
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impure adj
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Tainted
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impute v
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To attribute
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inaccessible adj
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Difficult of approach
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inaccurate adj
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Not exactly according to the facts
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inactive adj
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Inert
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inadequate adj
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Insufficient
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inadmissible adj
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Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony
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inadvertent adj
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Accidental
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inadvisable adj
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Unadvisable
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inane adj
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Silly
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inanimate adj
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Destitute of animal life
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inapprehensible adj
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Not to be understood
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inapt adj
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Awkward or slow
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inarticulate adj
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Speechless
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inaudible adj
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That can not be heard
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inborn adj
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Implanted by nature
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inbred adj
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Innate
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incandescence n
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The state of being white or glowing with heat
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incandescent adj
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White or glowing with heat
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incapacitate v
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To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification
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incapacity n
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Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage
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incarcerate v
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To imprison
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incendiary n
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Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively
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incentive n
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That which moves the mind or inflames the passions
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inception n
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The beginning
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inceptive adj
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Beginning
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incessant adj
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Unceasing
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inchmeal adv
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Piecemeal
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inchoate adj
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Incipient
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inchoative n
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That which begins, or expresses beginning
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incidence n
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Casual occurrence
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incident n
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A happening in general, especially one of little importance
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incidentally adv
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Without intention
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incinerate v
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To reduce to ashes
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incipience n
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Beginning
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incipient adj
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Initial
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incisor n
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A front or cutting tooth
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incite v
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To rouse to a particular action
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incitement n
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That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus
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incoercible adj
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Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled
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incoherence n
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Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc
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incoherent adj
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Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details
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incombustible adj
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That can not be burned
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incomparable adj
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Matchless
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incompatible adj
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Discordant
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incompetence n
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General lack of capacity or fitness
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incompetent adj
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Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose
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incomplete adj
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Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required
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incomprehensible adj
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Not understandable
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incompressible adj
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Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure
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inconceivable adj
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Incomprehensible
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incongruous adj
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Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion
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inconsequential adj
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Valueless
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inconsiderable adj
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Small in quantity or importance
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inconsistent adj
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Contradictory
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inconstant adj
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Changeable
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incontrovertible adj
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Indisputable
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inconvenient adj
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Interfering with comfort or progress
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indefensible adj
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Untenable
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indefinitely adv
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In a vague or uncertain way
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indelible adj
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That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed
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indescribable adj
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That can not be described
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indestructible adj
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That can not be destroyed
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indicant adj
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That which points out
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indicator n
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One who or that which points out
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indict v
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To find and declare chargeable with crime
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indigence n
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Poverty
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indigenous adj
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Native
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indigent adj
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Poor
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indigestible adj
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Not digestible, or difficult to digest
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indigestion n
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Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment
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indignant adj
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Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness
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indignity n
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Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment
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indiscernible adj
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Not perceptible
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indiscreet adj
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Lacking wise judgment
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indiscriminate adj
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Promiscuous
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indispensable adj
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Necessary or requisite for the purpose
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indistinct adj
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Vague
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indivertible adj
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That can not be turned aside
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indivisible adj
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Not separable into parts
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indolence n
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Laziness
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indolent adj
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Habitually inactive or idle
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indomitable adj
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Unconquerable
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induct v
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To bring in
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indulgence n
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The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another
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indulgent adj
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Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care
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inebriate v
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To intoxicate
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inedible adj
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Not good for food
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ineffable adj
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Unutterable
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inefficient adj
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Not accomplishing an intended purpose
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inefficiency n
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That which does not accomplish an intended purpose
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ineligible adj
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Not suitable to be selected or chosen
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inept adj
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Not fit or suitable
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inert adj
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Inanimate
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inestimable adj
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Above price
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inevitable adj
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Unavoidable
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inexcusable adj
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Not to be justified
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inexhaustible adj
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So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent
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inexorable adj
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Unrelenting
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inexpedient adj
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Unadvisable
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inexpensive adj
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Low-priced
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inexperience n
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Lack of or deficiency in experience
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inexplicable adj
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Such as can not be made plain
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inexpressible adj
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Unutterable
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inextensible adj
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Of unchangeable length or area
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infallible adj
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Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement
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infamous adj
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Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime
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infamy n
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Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation
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inference n
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The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law
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infernal adj
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Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants
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infest v
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To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger
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infidel n
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One who denies the existence of God
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infidelity n
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Disloyalty
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infinite adj
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Measureless
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infinity n
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Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration
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infirm adj
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Lacking in bodily or mental strength
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infirmary n
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A place for the reception or treatment of the sick
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infirmity n
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A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw
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inflammable adj
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Easily set on fire or excited
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inflammation n
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A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain
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inflexible adj
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That can not be altered or varied
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influence n
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Ability to sway the will of another
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influential adj
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Having the power to sway the will of another
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influx n
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Infusion
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infrequence n
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Rareness
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infrequent adj
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Uncommon
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infringe v
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To trespass upon
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infuse v
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To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities
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infusion n
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The act of imbuing, or pouring in
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ingenious adj
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Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement
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ingenuity n
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Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating
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ingenuous adj
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Candid, frank, or open in character or quality
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inglorious adj
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Shameful
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ingraft v
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To set or implant deeply and firmly
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ingratiate v
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To win confidence or good graces for oneself
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ingratitude n
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Insensibility to kindness
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ingredient n
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Component
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inherence n
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The state of being permanently existing in something
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inherent adj
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Intrinsic
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inhibit v
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To hold back or in
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inhospitable adj
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Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously
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inhuman adj
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Savage
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inhume v
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To place in the earth, as a dead body
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