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56 Cards in this Set
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impervious
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not to be penetrated or passed through
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impetuous
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impulsive
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importune
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beg
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impotent
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lacking power
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imprecation
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a curse
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impresario
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manager of a musical company
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impressive
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having the power of affecting, or of exciting attention and feeling
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imprimatur
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license to publish
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impudence
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shamelessness, want of modesty, assurance accompanied with a disregard for the opinions of others
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impugn
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cast doubt on someone's motives or veracity
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impunity
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exemption from punishment, penalty, injury, or loss
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impute
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attribute, ascribe
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inadequate
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not equal to the purpose, insufficient to effect the object
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inadvertence
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oversight due to negligence
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inalienable
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not transferable
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inarticulate
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not uttered with coordination of the organs of speech, not distinct
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incarcerate
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imprison
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incarnadine
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pink or flush-colored
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incessant
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unceasing, uninterrupted, continual
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incidence
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range of an occurrence or effect
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incision
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cut
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incognito
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with identity concealed
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incommensurable
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not able to be compared, having no common divisor
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incommensurate
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not of equal measure, not adequate
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incompatibility
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inconsistency
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inconsiderable
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not worthy of consideration or notice, unimportant, small, trivial
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incorrigible
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beyond reform
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incubus
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a demonic weight, a nightmare
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inculpate
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blame, incriminate
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indenture
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contract binding an apprentice to service
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indict
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accuse formally
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indigenous
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nativ e to a country
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indigent
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poor
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indiscriminate
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not selective
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indolent
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lazy
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indubitable
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undeniably true
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induct
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bring in, initiate a person
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indurate
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hardened
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inebriate
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make drunk
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inexhaustible
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unfailing
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inexorable
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relentless
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inference
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conclusion drawn from reasoning; also, implication
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ingenuous
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free from dissimulation or trickery
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ingratiate
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establish in favor
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inhibition
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restraint
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iniquitous
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not right, vicious
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initiation
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beginning, introduction
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innocuous, innoxious
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harmless
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innuendo
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indirect intimation, hint
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inscrutable
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unfathomable
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insensate
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without sensation, without ability to reason or feel
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insidious
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secretly dangerous, tending to entrap
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insinuate
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suggest subtly
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insolvent
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unable to meet debts
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insouciant
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carefree
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instigate
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urge a bad action
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