Uil Spelling And Vocabulary - I

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implausible

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adj. Difficult to believe; not plausible.

The movie plot was completely ... .

synonyms: unbelievable, incredible, doubtful

antonyms: credible, believable, likely

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imitable

Back 2

adj.
1. That can be imitated: "the ... sounds of a bird."
2. Worthy of imitation: "... behavior"

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imminence

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n.
1. The quality or condition of being about to occur.
2. Something about to occur.

The President addressed the nation about the ... of an attack.

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impecuniosity
noun form of impecunious

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adj. Lacking money; penniless. ... n.

Because of the family's ... , there would be few gifts beneath the Christmas tree this year.

synonyms: noun - poverty, destitution, indigence, neediness

antonyms: affluence

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impenitent

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adj. Not penitent; unrepentant.

The evidence proved that the defendants were guilty; and because they were ..., the jury decided to hand down the maximum sentence.

synonyms: remorseless, unrepentant, hardened

antonyms: contrite, remorseful, apologetic

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imperilment
noun form of imperil

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v.tr. To put into peril; endanger. ... n.

Marion felt that the release of her assailant would result in ... for her and her family.

synonyms: noun - hazard, risk, jeopardy, endangerment

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in loco parentis

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adv. In the position or place of a parent.

The child was represented by the boy's home administrator ... .

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incandescence

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n.
1. The emission of visible light by a hot object.
2. The light emitted by an incandescent object.
3. A high degree of emotion, intensity, or brilliance.

The molten lava had an eerie ... .

synonyms: definition 2 - blaze, flame, flare, flash, glare, glow

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incorporeity

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n. The state or quality of being incorporeal; immateriality.

Although a copyright is an ..., it is considered a kind of property.

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inter vivos

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adj. LAW: Between living persons: an ... trust.

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interment

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n. The act or ritual of ... or burying.

Adding to the sense of gloom and sorrow, the rain fell steadily during the ... .

synonyms: burial, entombment, inhumation

antonyms: exhumation

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intrapsychic

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adj. Existing or taking place within the mind or psyche: ... conflict.

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insinglass

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n.
1. A transparent, almost pure gelatin prepared from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fishes and used as an adhesive and a clarifying agent.
2. Mica in thin, transparent sheets.

The air bladders of the red hake and white hake are used in making ... .

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isolationism

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n. A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries.

The candidate attributed his policy of ... to his desire to avoid another conflict such as Vietnam.

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itinerant

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adj. Traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or a duty: an ... judge; ... labor.

n. One who travels from place to place.

synonyms:
adjective - wandering, wayfaring, nomadic
noun - traveler, wayfarer, rambler

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ichthyosaur

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n. Any of various extinct fishlike marine reptiles of the order of the Triassic Period to the Cretaceous Period, having a porpoiselike head and an enlongated, toothed snout.

Examination of fossilized remains indicates that ... had very large eyes.

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idyllic

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adj.
1. Of or having the nature of an idyll.
2. Simple and carefree: "an ... vacation in a seashore cottage."