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persiafreshteh on March 14, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 indolence | laziness |
| indomitable | incapable of being conquered |
| induce | to bring on or to bring about |
| indulgent | lenient, especially toward oneself |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in speech or words |
| inextricable | not able to be disentangled |
| influx | a flowing or coming in |
| ingenuity | cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness |
| innate | existing from birth, inborn |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand; mysterious |
| insolence | insulting or contemptuous behavior |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted; incapable of being vanquished |
| interloper | one who interferes in the affairs for with the rights of others |
| jubilee | a period of rejoicing |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
| languid | slow, sluggish, listless, weak |
| lassitude | feeling of weariness; fatigue |
| legacy | a gift by will, something handed down by an ancestor or predecessor |
| lethargic | sluggish, languid |
| lucid | easily understood, mentally sound |
| lugubrious | excessively mournful |
| lurid | sensational, gruesome, and causing shock or horror |
| magnanimity | having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit |
| malevolence | ill will or evil intentions |
| malice | desire to harm others |
| malign | to utter injuriously misleading reports about |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| mirth | gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter |
| monotony | sameness |
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