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25 Cards in this Set
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inaugurate
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to begin officially; to induct formally into office
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incandescent
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brilliant; giving off heat or light; containing a wire or filament that gives off light when it is heated; describes a person who gives off light or energy in a figurative sense
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incantation
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a chant; the repetition of statements or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant
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incense
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to make very angry
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incessant
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unceasing
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cessation
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a ceasing
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incipient
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beginning; emerging
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inception
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start or formal beginning of something
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incisive
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cutting right to the heart of the matter; sharp as a scalpel in a figurative sense
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incision
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a cut
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incongruous
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not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in
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incorrigible
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incapable of being reformed; incorrectable (corrigible is rarely seen or used these days)
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increment
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an increase; one in a series of increases
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other; apathetic; mediocre
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indigenous
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native; originating in that area
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indigent
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poor
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indignant
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angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted
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indolent
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lazy
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indulgent
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lenient; yielding to desire
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed or described (effable- expressable- is rarely used)
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inept
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clumsy; incompetent; gauche; opposite of adept or adroit
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ineptitude
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the opposite of aptitude; clumsiness, inability, or lack of competence
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inert
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inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically; characterized by inertia
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inertia
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an object's tendency to continue doing what it's doing (either moving or staying still) unless it's acted on by something else
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inexorable
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relentless; inevitable; unavoidable
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