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30 Cards in this Set
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Inception
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NOUN
the beginning of something |
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Indigent
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ADJECTIVE
impoverished; needy |
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Ingenious
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ADJECTIVE
showing remarkable originality, imagination, inventiveness, or skill |
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Inherent
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ADJECTIVE
existing as a natural or essential part of |
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Innovation
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NOUN
something new; a change |
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Instigate
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VERB
to stir up or urge on |
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Insuperable
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ADJECTIVE
incapable of being overcome |
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Intervene
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VERB
to come between; to involve oneself in |
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Intrepid
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ADJECTIVE
fealess and bold |
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Inveigh
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VERB
to protest bitterly or vehemtly |
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Irony
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NOUN
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens |
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Jeopardize
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VERB
to endanger |
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Jettison
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VERB
to throw overboard; to discard |
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Judicious
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ADJECTIVE
having or exhibiting judgement |
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Justify
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VERB
to show to be just, right, valid, or free of blame |
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Kudos
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NOUN
the prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position |
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Lackadaisical
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ADJECTIVE
sorely lacking in spirit, energy, or purpose |
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Legacy
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NOUN
something left to a person in a will; something handed down from the past |
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Liability
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NOUN
a debt or obligation, especially of a financial nature |
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Libel
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NOUN/VERB
to slander publically |
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Litigation
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NOUN
legal action; a lawsuit |
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Lucid
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ADJECTIVE
clear and intelligible to the understanding; mentally competent |
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Lucrative
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ADJECTIVE
profitable |
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Lurk
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VERB
to sneak; to lie hidden or in wait |
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Lush
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ADJECTIVE
luxuriant, plentiful; opulent |
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Malapropism
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NOUN
an unconscious and usually ludicrous misuse of a word |
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Malice
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NOUN
a desire to cause harm or suffering; deep-seated ill will |
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Mammoth
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NOUN/ADJECTIVE
gigantic; an extinct form of elephant |
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Mandatory
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ADJECTIVE
required, obligatory |
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Medium
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NOUN
the means by which some goal is achieved |
