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60 Cards in this Set
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inasmuch |
since; owing to the fact that
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incubus
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burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus
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inculcate
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teach (ideas or principles); instill
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incumbent
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obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office
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incur
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bring upon oneself
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incursion
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temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey
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indefatigable
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tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
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indelible
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not able to be erased
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indemnify
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make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured
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indentation
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notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth
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indenture
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bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)
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indeterminate
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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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indicative
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suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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indices
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signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
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indict
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charge; N. indictment
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indifferent
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unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad
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indigence
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poverty
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indigenous
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native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World
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indigent
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poor; destitute
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indignation
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anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant
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righteous
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morally upright; just
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rightful
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legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
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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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indiscriminate
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choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions
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indisputable
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too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt
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indissoluble
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permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
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indite
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write; compose
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indolent
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lazy
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indomitable
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unconquerable; unyielding
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indubitable
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unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable
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induce
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persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement
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inductive
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pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
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induct
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place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts
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indulgent
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humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence
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indulge
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yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
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humor
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indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor
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industrious
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diligent; hard-working; N. industry
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inebriated
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habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety
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inebriate
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make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person
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intoxicate
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make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win
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inert
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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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inexorable
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relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises
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infallible
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unerring; never making mistakes
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infamous
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notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation
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infantile
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childish; infantlike
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infer
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deduce; conclude; N. inference
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infernal
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pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction
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infidel
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unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)
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infiltrate
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pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator
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penetrate
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enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand
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infinitesimal
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very small
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infirmity
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weakness
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inflated
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exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
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influx
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flowing into
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infraction
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violation (of a rule or regulation); breach
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infringe
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violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)
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ingenious
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marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity
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resourceful
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clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource, resourcefulness
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid |
