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77 Cards in this Set
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Infringe
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violate, encroach
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Ingenious
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clever, resourceful
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Ingenuous
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naiver and trusting, young, unsophisticated
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Ingrained
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deeply established, firmly rooted
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Ingrate
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ungrateful person
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Ingratiate
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become popular with
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Inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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Inhibit
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restrain, retard, prevent
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Inimical
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unfriendly, hostile, harmful, detrimental
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Inimitable
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matchless, not able to be imitated
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Iniquitous
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wicked, immoral, unrighteous
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Initiate
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begin, originate; receive into a group
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Injurious
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harmful
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Inkling
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hint
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Innate
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inborn
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Innovation
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change, introduction of something new
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Innuendo
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hint, insinuation
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Inopportune
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untimely, poorly chosen
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Inordinate
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unrestrained, excessive
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Inquisitor
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questioner (esp. harsh), investigator
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Insalubrious
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unwholesome, not healthful
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Insatiable
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not easily satisfied, unquenchable, greedy
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Inscrutable
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impenetrable, not readily understood, mysterious
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Insensate
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without feeling
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Insensible
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unconscious, unresponsive
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Insidious
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treacherous, stealthy, sly
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Insightful
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discerning, perceptive
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Insinuate
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hint, imply, creep in
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Insipid
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lacking in flavor, dull
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Insolence
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impudent disrespect, haughtiness
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Insolvent
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bankrupt, lacking money to pay
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Insomnia
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wakefulness, inability to sleep
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Insouciant
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indifferent, without concern or care
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Instigate
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urge, start, provoke
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Insubordination
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disobedience, rebelliousness
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Insubstantial
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lacking substance, insignificant, frail
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Insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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Insuperable
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insurmountable, unbeatable
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Insurgent
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rebellious
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Insurrection
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rebellion, uprising
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Insurmountable
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overwhelming, unbeatable
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Intangible
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not able to be perceived by touch, vague
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Integral
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complete, necessary for completenes
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Integrate
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make whole; combine, make into one unit
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Integrity
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uprightness, wholeness
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Intellect
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higher mental powers
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Intelligentsia
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intellectuals, members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)
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Inter
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bury
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Interdict
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prohibit, forbid
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Interim
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meantime
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Interloper
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intruder
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Interminable
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endless
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Intermittent
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periodic, on and off
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Internecine
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mutually destructive
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Interpolate
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insert between
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Interregnum
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period between two reigns
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Interrogate
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question closely, cross-examine
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Intervene
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come between
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Intimate
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hint
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Intimidate
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frighten
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Intractable
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unruly, stubborn, unyielding
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Intransigence
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refusal of any compromise, stubbornness
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Intrepid
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fearless
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Intrinsic
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essential, inherent, built-in
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Introspective
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looking within oneself
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Introvert
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one who is introspective, inclined to think more about oneself
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Intrude
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trespass, enter as an uninvited person
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Intuition
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immediate insight, poser of knowing without reasoning
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Inundate
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overwhelm, flood, submerge
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Inured
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accustomed, hardened
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Invalidate
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weaken, destroy
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Invective
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abuse
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Inveigle
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lead astray, wheedle
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Inveigh
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denounce, utter censure or invective
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Inverse
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opposite
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Invert
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turn upside down, inside out
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