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40 Cards in this Set
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insipd
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adj. tasteless adj. uninteresting
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intelligentsia
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n. the intelligent and educated classes (used to belittle another)
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insensate
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adj. without feeling
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instigate
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vb. urge vb. start vb. stir to action or feeling
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insidious
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adj. betraying adj. acting with secrecy adj. clever
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interim
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n. meantime
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insolent
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adj. acting superior and excessively proud
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interlocutory
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adj. intermediate adj. not final adj. discussing informally
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innate
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adj. born with
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intractable
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adj. difficult to control adj. stubbornly resisting
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insinuate
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vb. hint vb. express indirectly
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insouciant
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adj. not interested adj. without concern or care
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insinuate
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vb. hint vb. express indirectly
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interment
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n. burial
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inordinate
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adj. too much adj. without restriction
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intimidation
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n. fear
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innuendo
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n. hint n. suggestion
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intellect
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n. higher mental powers
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inscrutable
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adj. not to be discovered adj. difficult to understand
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insomnia
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n. inability to sleep n. act of being alert
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insatiable
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adj. not easily satisfied adj. greedy
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integrate
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vb. make whole vb. combine vb. make into one unit
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innocuous
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adj. harmless
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interminable
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adj. endless
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innovation
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n. change n. introduction of something new
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insuperable
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adj. not able to overcome adj. not able to defeat
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inkling
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n. hint
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interdict
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vb. prevent vb. forbid
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inopportune
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adj. poorly chosen adj. badly timed
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inter
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vb. bury
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insular
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adj. like an island adj. refusing to accept new beliefs
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interim
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n. meantime
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integrity
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n. act of being undivided n. act of sticking to good morals n. act of being unimpaired
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intimate
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vb. hint
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insolvency
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n. bankruptcy n. lack of ability to repay debts
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interstices
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n. narrow opening n. crack
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insurgent
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adj. rebellious
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intermittent
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adj. happening from time to time adj. on and off
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internecine
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adj. destroying both sides
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intransigence
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n. state of stubborn unwillingness to compromise
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