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40 Cards in this Set
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inundate
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vb. overflow vb. flood
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inveigh
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vb. accuse of being evil vb. say strong siapproval or abuse
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invidious
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adj. designed to create ill will or envy
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irreverent
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adj. lacking proper respect
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invective
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n. abuse
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invulnerble
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adj. incapable of injury
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irreconcilable
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adj. not able to combine harmoniously adj. not able to be solved again
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irksome
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adj. repeating adj. boring
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iridescent
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adj. showing and giving off rainbowlike colors
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iterate
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vb. say a second time vb. repeat
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itinerant
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adj. wandering adj. traveling
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jaundiced
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adj. prejudiced adj. greedy adj. yellowed
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irony
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n. hidden sarcasm or irony n. use of words that show a meaning opposite to the literal meaning
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irascible
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adj. irritable adj. easily angered
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irreparable
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adj. not able to be corrected or repaired
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intrinsic
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adj. belong to a thing in itself adj. inherent
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ironical
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adj. resulting in an unexpected and opposite manner
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iota
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n. very small quantity
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inveigle
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vb. lead off track vb. persuade
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itinerary
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n. plan of a trip
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jaunt
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n. trip n. short journey
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irrevocable
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adj. not able to be changed
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irrelevant
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adj. unrelated adj. not relevant
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inverse
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adj. opposite
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invalidate
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vb. weaken vb. destroy
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jejune
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adj. lacking interest adj. unproductive adj. lacking quantity
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jargon
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n. language used by special group n. nonsense talk
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invincible
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adj. unconquerable
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inure
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vb. get used to vb. make unfeeling
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invoke
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vb. call upon vb. ask for
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irate
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adj. angry
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irremediable
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adj. not able to be cured adj. uncorrectable
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isotope
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n. varying form of an element
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jaunty
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adj. stylish adj. without care daj. very cheerful
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inveterate
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adj. firmly established adj. out of habit
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intrude
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vb. trespass vb. enter as an uninvited person
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jaded
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adj. mentally or physically tired adj. having too much
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introvert
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n. one who is thoughtful about one's own feelings
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intuition
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n. power of knowing without reasoning
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inviolability
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n. security from being destroyed, made immoral, or inappropriate
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