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Hive
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structure where bees live Each bee hive has one queen bee.
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Horrid
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something that causes horror; dreadful, horrible, shocking The weather has been just horrid; we've had 3 storms in a week.
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Hovel
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small, miserable shack; shanty, small In Charles DIckens's novels, poor people often live in terrible, dirty, hovels.
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Humid
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moist, damp Japanese summers are hot and humid!
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Ignite
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(literally) to set on fire; (figuratively) to stir emotionally, (light a fire under someone; light, kindle, inflame If you ignite that match, you might burn the whole house down. Through his speaking ability, Obama was able to ignite his supporters.
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Illiteracy
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inability to ready and write Almost all Japanese can read and write so illiteracy is not a problem like it is in poor countries.
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Immaculate
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spotless, errorless, faultless Mom tries to keep our house immaculate.
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Imminent
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about to happen; on the verge of occurring; near, impending, approaching It looked like a trip to the Super Bowl was imminent for the Vikings last year until Bret Favre through an interception.
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Immortal
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eternal, undying Wouldn't it be great if we could be immortal?
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Impasse
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road having no exit or a dilemma with no solution, deadlock A rock slide produced an impasse so we could proceed no further on the road. The meeting was at an impasse because neither side was willing to compromise.
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