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inimical adj
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Adverse
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iniquity n
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Gross wrong or injustice
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initiate v
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To perform the first act or rite
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inject v
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To introduce, as a fluid, by injection
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injunction n
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Mandate
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inkling n
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A hint
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inland adj
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Remote from the sea
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inlet n
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A small body of water leading into a larger
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inmost adj
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Deepest within
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innocuous adj
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Harmless
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innovate v
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To introduce or strive to introduce new things
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innuendo n
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Insinuation
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innumerable adj
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Countless
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inoffensive adj
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Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing
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inopportune adj
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Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time
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inquire v
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To ask information about
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inquisition n
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A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics
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inquisitive adj
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Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity
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inquisitor n
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One who makes an investigation
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inroad n
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Forcible encroachment or trespass
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insatiable adj
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That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably
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inscribe v
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To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing
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inscrutable adj
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Impenetrably mysterious or profound
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insecure adj
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Not assured of safety
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insensible adj
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Imperceptible
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insentient adj
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Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving
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inseparable adj
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That can not be separated
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insidious adj
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Working ill by slow and stealthy means
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insight n
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Intellectual discernment
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insignificance n
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Lack of import or of importance
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insignificant adj
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Without importance, force, or influence
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insinuate v
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To imply
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insipid adj
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Tasteless
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insistence n
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Urgency
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insistent adj
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Urgent
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insolence n
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Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others
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insolent adj
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Impudent
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insomnia n
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Sleeplessness
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inspector n
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An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance
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instance n
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A single occurrence or happening of a given kind
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instant n
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A very brief portion of time
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instantaneous adj
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Done without perceptible lapse of time
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instigate v
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To provoke
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instigator n
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One who incites to evil
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instill v
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To infuse
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instructive adj
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Conveying knowledge
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insufficiency n
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Inadequacy
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insufficient adj
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Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use
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insular adj
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Pertaining to an island
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insulate v
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To place in a detached state or situation
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insuperable adj
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Invincible
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insuppressible adj
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Incapable of being concealed
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insurgence n
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Uprising
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insurgent n
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One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place
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insurrection n
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The state of being in active resistance to authority
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intangible adj
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Not perceptible to the touch
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integrity n
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Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle
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intellect n
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The faculty of perception or thought
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intellectual adj
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Characterized by intelligence
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intelligence n
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Capacity to know or understand
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intelligible adj
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Comprehensible
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intemperance n
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Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites
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intension n
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The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained
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intensive adj
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Adding emphasis or force
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intention n
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That upon which the mind is set
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interact v
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To act reciprocally
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intercede v
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To mediate between persons
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intercept v
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To interrupt the course of
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intercession n
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Entreaty in behalf of others
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intercessor n
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A mediator
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interdict n
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Authoritative act of prohibition
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interim n
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Time between acts or periods
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interlocutor n
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One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion
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interlude n
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An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length
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intermediate adj
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Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes
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interminable adj
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Having no limit or end
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intermission n
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A recess
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intermit v
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To cause to cease temporarily
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intermittent adj
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A temporary discontinuance
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interpolation n
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Verbal interference
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interpose v
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To come between other things or persons
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interposition n
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A coming between
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interpreter n
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A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation
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interrogate v
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To examine formally by questioning
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interrogative adj
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Having the nature or form of a question
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interrogatory n
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A question or inquiry
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interrupt v
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To stop while in progress
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intersect v
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To cut through or into so as to divide
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intervale n
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A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river
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intervene v
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To interfere for some end
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intestacy n
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The condition resulting from one's dying not having made a valid will
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intestate adj
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Not having made a valid will
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intestine n
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That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus
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intimacy n
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Close or confidential friendship
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intimidate v
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To cause to become frightened
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intolerable adj
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Insufferable
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intolerance n
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Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure
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intolerant adj
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Bigoted
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intoxicant n
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Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites
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intoxicate v
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To make drunk
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intracellular adj
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Occurring or situated within a cell
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intramural adj
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Situated within the walls of a city
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intrepid adj
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Fearless and bold
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intricacy n
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Perplexity
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intricate adj
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Difficult to follow or understand
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intrigue n
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A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways
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intrinsic adj
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Inherent
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introductory adj
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Preliminary
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introgression n
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Entrance
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intromit v
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To insert
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introspect v
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To look into
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introspection n
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The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings
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introversion n
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The act of turning or directing inward, physically or mentally
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introvert v
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To turn within
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intrude v
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To come in without leave or license
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intrusion n
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The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment
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intuition n
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Instinctive knowledge or feeling
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inundate v
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To fill with an overflowing abundance
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inundation n
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Flood
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inure v
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To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure
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invalid adj
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Having no force, weight, or cogency
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invalid n
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One who is disabled by illness or injury
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invalidate v
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To render of no force or effect
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invaluable adj
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Exceedingly precious
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invariable adj
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Unchangeable
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invasion n
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Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass
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invective n
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An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach
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inveigh v
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To utter vehement censure or invective
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inventive adj
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Quick at contrivance
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inverse adj
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Contrary in tendency or direction
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inversion n
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Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first
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invert v
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To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction
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investigator n
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One who investigates
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investor n
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One who invests money
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inveterate adj
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Habitual
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invidious adj
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Showing or feeling envy
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invigorate v
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To animate
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invincible adj
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Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome
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inviolable adj
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Incapable of being injured or disturbed
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invoke v
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To call on for assistance or protection
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involuntary adj
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Unwilling
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involution n
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Complication
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involve v
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To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively
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invulnerable adj
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That can not be wounded or hurt
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inwardly adv
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With no outward manifestation
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iota n
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A small or insignificant mark or part
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irascible adj
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Prone to anger
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irate adj
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Moved to anger
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ire n
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Wrath
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iridescence n
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A many-colored appearance
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iridescent adj
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Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light
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irk v
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To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue
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irksome adj
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Wearisome
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irony n
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Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment
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irradiance n
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Luster
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irradiate v
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To render clear and intelligible
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irrational adj
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Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding
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irreducible adj
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That can not be lessened
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irrefragable adj
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That can not be refuted or disproved
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irrefrangible adj
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That can not be broken or violated
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irrelevant adj
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Inapplicable
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irreligious adj
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Indifferent or opposed to religion
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irreparable adj
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That can not be rectified or made amends for
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irrepressible adj
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That can not be restrained or kept down
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irresistible adj
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That can not be successfully withstood or opposed
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irresponsible adj
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Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities
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irreverence n
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The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things
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irreverent adj
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Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things
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irreverential adj
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Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things
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irreversible adj
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Irrevocable
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irrigant adj
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Serving to water lands by artificial means
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irrigate v
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To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means
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irritable adj
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Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation
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irritancy n
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The quality of producing vexation
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irritant n
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A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension
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irritate v
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To excite ill temper or impatience in
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irruption n
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Sudden invasion
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isle n
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An island
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islet n
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A little island
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isobar n
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A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment
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isochronous adj
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Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time
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isolate v
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To separate from others of its kind
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isothermal adj
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Having or marking equality of temperature
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itinerant adj
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Wandering
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itinerary n
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A detailed account or diary of a journey
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itinerate v
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To wander from place to place
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jargon n
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Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech
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jaundice n
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A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the skin
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jeopardize v
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To imperil
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Jingo n
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One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy
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jocose adj
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Done or made in jest
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jocular adj
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Inclined to joke
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joggle n
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A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake
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journalize v
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To keep a diary
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jovial adj
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Merry
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jubilation n
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Exultation
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judgment n
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The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached
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judicature n
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Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment
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judicial adj
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Pertaining to the administration of justice
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judiciary n
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That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal
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justice
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judicious adj
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Prudent
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juggle v
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To play tricks of sleight of hand
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jugglery n
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The art or practice of sleight of hand
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jugular adj
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Pertaining to the throat
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juicy adj
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Succulent
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junction n
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The condition of being joined
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juncture n
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An articulation, joint, or seam
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junta n
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A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government
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juridical adj
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Assumed by law to exist
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jurisdiction n
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Lawful power or right to exercise official authority
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jurisprudence n
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The science of rights in accordance with positive law
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juror n
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One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice
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joust v
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To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback
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justification n
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Vindication
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juvenile adj
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Characteristic of youth
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juxtapose v
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To place close together
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keepsake n
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Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver
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kerchief n
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A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck
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kernel n
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A grain or seed
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kiln n
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An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products
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kiloliter n
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One thousand liters
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kilometer n
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A length of 1,000 meters
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kilowatt n
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One thousand watts
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kimono n
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A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan
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kind-hearted adj
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Having a kind and sympathetic nature
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kingling n
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A petty king
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kingship n
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Royal state
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kinsfolk n
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Pl Relatives
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knavery n
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Deceitfulness in dealing
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knead v
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To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands
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knickknack n
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A small article, more for ornament that use
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knight errant n
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One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure
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knighthood n
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Chivalry
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