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Histrionic
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1. Pertaining to actors or acting
2. overly dramatic or emotional, affected insincere EX: Mom figured she had witnessed an unusually histrionic tantrum with an unusually messy aftermath |
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Hypocritical
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Appearing to possess a virtue one lacks insincere, fraudulent, two-faced
EX: It is hypocritical to want to disarm citizens but keep themselves protected. |
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Hypothetical
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Based on a hypothesis
EX: There's no sense hamstringing entire branches of science and industry over hypothetical boogeymen |
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Iconoclastic
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Attacking or opposing accepted, established beliefs or customs
EX: He was exhilaratingly iconoclastic and irreverent, and paid no respect to good taste or false sentiment. |
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Idiosyncrasy
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A characteristic or quality peculiar to a particular person; quirk
EX: For his family, Grampa's one crazy idiosyncrasy of talking to much was hard to bare. |
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Illicit
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Unlawful, illegal
EX:He would be forbidden to consume alcohol, use illicit drugs, or possess a gun |
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Immaculate
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Spotlessly clean
EX: When the family entered the hotel room, they found it tidy and immaculate. In the immaculate bedroom, everthing was in place and nothing was out of order. |
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Impeccable
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Without fault, flaw, or blemish
EX: His amiable demeanor, personal magnetism, impeccable loyalty and inclusiveness were the keys to his success. EX:She is impeccable, from polished court shoes to understated earrings. |
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Impending
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About to happen
Ex: The weathermen spoke of an impending storm headed south of Fremont. |
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Impartial
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Fair, not biased nor prejudiced
EX: Impartial means that the jurors must not have already made up their minds about the outcome of the case. |
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Impermeable
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Not permitting passage (as of liquid) thorough of into
EX:The membrane is impermeable to blood cells and large molecules such as proteins, but small ones can get through it |
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Implausible
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Different to believe, not plausible: not having the appearance of truth or credibility
Ex: His speeches often contain the wildly implausible claim that the agreement has cost more than a million jobs since its inception. |
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Imply
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To say indirectly,suggest without directly stating
Ex: His manner implied he didn't believe us |
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Impressionable
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Easily affected or influenced, sensitive
EX: Mentors need to set a good example to these impressionable new comers. |
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Impromptu
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Not planned or prepared, produced on the spur o the moment, offhand
EX: Surprising us all, Joe launched into an impromptu ten-minute monologue posing as an endlessly chattering repository of useless information. |
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Impudent
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Unwise, lacking good judgement, not prudent
EX: During the examination his conduct was arrogant and impudent almost beyond forbearance |
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Inane
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without point or meaning, silly, foolish
EX: All the special effects in the world would not have made up for the inane plot and forced acting |
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Incarcerate
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To put in prison; Imprison
EX: Society must incarcerate serious and violent offenders who endanger the community |
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Incompetent
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Without ability or skill, not comment
EX: Incompetent use of the circuitry can cause a disaster, it is possible to generate high voltages in the millions of volts. |
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Inconclusive
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Not definite or final, leaving room for doubt, without conclusion or result, not conclusive
EX: We spent an exhausting and inconclusive morning reviewing the case and the questions it raised |
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Incorrigible
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Incapable of being corrected, improved, or reformed
EX: The purpose of this legislation is not to let dangerous or incorrigible people go free |
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Indefatigable
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Never lacking energy, tireless
EX: The indefatigable minister flew from place to place in order to superintend the execution of his design |
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Indignation
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Anger aroused by something unjust or unfair
EX: Sometimes, however, criticism is deserved and public indignation justified |
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Indulgent
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1.Not holding back exercising restraint, giving in to
2. putting up with, tolerating EX: The audience broke out into indulgent laughter, humoring the rube savant. |
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Inert
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Not having the power to move or respond
EX: Sasha never took anything from stores-their cold, inert goods didn't tempt her |
