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31 Cards in this Set
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Ingenuous
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n. naive and trusting; young; insophisticated. The woodsmen did not realize how ingenuous Little Red Ridinghood was until he heard she had gone on a walk with the wolf.
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Ingrate
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n. ungrateful person. That ingrate Bob sneered at the tie I gave him.
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Ingratiate
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v. become popular with. He tried to ingratiate himself with the king.
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Inimical
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adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmfu; detrimental. I've always been kind to you. Why are you so inimical?
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Inimitable
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adj. matchless; not able to be imitated. We admire Arden for his inimitable use of language.
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Iniquitous
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adj. wicked; immoral; unrighteous
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Innocuous
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adj. harmless
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Insalubrious
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adj. unwholesome; not healthful. The mostquito ridden swamp was an insalubrious haven, home to malaria.
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Insensate
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without feeling. She lay there as insensate as a log.
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Insensible
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adj. unconscious; unresponsive. Sharron can insensible to criticism.
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Insidious
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adj. treacherous; stealthy; sly.
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Insolence
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n impudent disrespect; haughtiness. How dare you treat me so rudely! Your insolence will come back to you!
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Insolvent
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adj. bankrupt; lacking money to pay. After the depression, many companies were insolvent.
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Insouciant
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adj. indifferent; without concern or care. Your insouciant attitude at such a critical moment demonstrates your ignorance!
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Insularity
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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation. The insularity of small towns manifests as an aversion to things foreign.
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Insuperable
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addj. insurmountable; unbeatble. Though the odds against their survival seemed insuperable, the survivors were determined.
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Intelligentsia
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n. intellectuals; members of the educated elite
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Inter
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v. bury. They are going to inter the body tomorrow at Broadlwn Cemetry.
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Interdict
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v. prohibit; forbid. Civilized nations interdict the execution of children
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Interloper
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n. intruder. The merchant thought of his competitors as interlopers how were stealing away his trade.
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Internecine
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adj. mutually destructive. The relationship between the rivals was internecine.
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Interpolate
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v. to insert between. He talked so much that I could not interpolate a single remark & then he accused me of having nothing to say.
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Interregnum
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n. period between two reings.Often times the inerregnum is shaky!
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Intimate
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v. to hint. She intimated that she wanted a necklace for X-mas.
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Intractable
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adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding. Charlie Brown's friend Pigpen was intractable: he absolutely refused to take a bath.
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Intransigence
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n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness. The negotiating team did not expect such intransigence!
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Intrepid
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adj. fearless. For his intrepid conduct, the soldier received a medal.
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Inured
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adj. accustomed; hardened. she became inured to the Alaskan cold.
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Invective
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n. abuse. He had expected criticism but not the invective he recieved.
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Inveigh
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v. denounce; utter censure or invective. He inveighed the demagoguery of the previous speaker of the house for improper conduct.
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Inveigle
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v. to lead astray; wheedle. She was inveigled into joining the club after an initial reluctance.
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