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immutable adj.
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unchangeable
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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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impeecable 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 oin 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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impeity 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 intelectual
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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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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 intelectual
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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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impromptu n.
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anything done or said on the impulse of the moment
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improper ad.
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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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imprudence n.
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nsolent 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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diffficult of approach
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inaccurate adj.
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note 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 estimony
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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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desititute 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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hat can not be heard
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inborn adj.
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implanted by nature
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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 o 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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cemical or person who sarts 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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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 o 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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cemical or person who sarts 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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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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incoherant 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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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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