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50 Cards in this Set
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impotent
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powerless, unable to act effectively
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impregnable
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not capable of being conquered or overcome
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impromtu
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without previous thought or preparation spontaneous
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impunity
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freedom from punishment, penalty, or other harm
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incalculable
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not to be reckoned beforehand, uncertain, too great in number to be counted
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incendiary
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capable of causing fire, stirring up discord or rebellion
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inception
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a beginning, the start of something
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inchoate
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just coming into exitence, not completely formed
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inconsequential
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unimportant, petty
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incredulous
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showing disbelief or doubt
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indigenous
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native to an area,
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inexorable
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unalterable, relentless,inevitable
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inexplicable
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impossible to explain or understand
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inflexible
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not capable of being changed, unyielding
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influx
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a flowing in, a steady flow, as of people or things
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ingratiate
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to bring oneself into someone's good graces or favor
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inhibition
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the act of holding back, an inner belief, feeling
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innocuous
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harmless, having no injurious or adverse effects
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inordinate
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much too great, excessive, immoderate
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied, greedy, unquenchable
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insidious
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sly, treacherous
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insoluble
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not able to be dissolved, not able to be solved
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intangible
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not capable of being touched, not material
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interminable
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endless, occuring over and over again
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intermittent
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stopping and starting with pauses between
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interpose
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to put between, insert between parts
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intimidate
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to frighten to make afraid
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inundate
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to cover by overflowing, to flood
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inure
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to accustom or habituate
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invariable
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not changing, constant, without exception
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inveigle
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to win over by trickery or flattery
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irascible
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easily angered, given to outbursts of temper
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iridescent
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showing the patterns or colors of the rainbow
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irreducible
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not capable of being made smaller
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irrevocable
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not capable of being retracted recalled, or withdrawn
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jeopardize
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to imperil, to risk injury or loss
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laconic
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using few words, brief in speech or expression
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legerdmain
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sleight of hand, deception or trickery
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litigation
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legal action, the carrying on of a lawsuit
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longevity
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long life, length of life
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lucrative
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profitable
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lugubrious
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sad or mounful
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machination
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evil or harmful plotting
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malevolent
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wishing harm or evil to others, ill will
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melliflous
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sweetly and smoothly flowing, harmonious
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mercurial
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unpredictably changeable
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mesmerism
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hypnotism hypnotic appeal
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mete
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to give according to measure, to allot
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moot
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debatable, arguable
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munificent
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extremely generous
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