 | Term | Definition |
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Iconoclast |
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand, casual |
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Idiosyncrasy |
to make heckling, taunting remarks |
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Ignominious |
very talkative |
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Ilk |
to gather and store |
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Imbue |
to dance or skip around playfully |
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Immutable |
sickeningly excessive, repulsive |
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Impecunious |
unruly, rebellious |
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Impervious |
noisy dispute |
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Impetuous |
to sink; to fall helplessly |
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Importune |
strong point, something a person does well |
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Improvident |
to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject |
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Impugn |
patience, restraint, leniency |
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Incendiary |
to arouse or incite |
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Inchoate |
minor weakness or character flaw |
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Incipient |
gaudy, extremely ornate |
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Inculcate |
limp, flabby, weak |
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Inculpate |
to bind, chain, confine |
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Incursion |
foul-smelling, putrid |
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Indefatigable |
passionate, intense, zealous |
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Indigent |
suitable, appropriate; well spoken |
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Indignant |
fertile, fruitful, productive |
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Indolent |
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied |
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Indubitable |
careful with details |
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Inert |
uncultivated, unused |
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Inexorable |
to free from; to disentangle |
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Ingenious |
unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment |
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Ingenuous |
to censor |
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Ingress |
to atone; to make amends |
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Inimical |
convenient, efficient, practical |
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Iniquity |
to clear of blame, absolve |
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Insidious |
urgent; excessively demanding |
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Interdict |
to remove from a grave; uncover a secret |
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Interloper |
to urge or incite by strong appeals |
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Interpolate |
utterly detestable, abhorrent |
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Interpose |
to clear of blame or fault, vindicate |
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Intransigent |
to aggravate; to intensify the bad qualities of |
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Inure |
to show clearly, display, signify |
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Invective |
momentary, transitory, short-lived |
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Invidious |
belief or character of a group |
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Ignoble |
a newborn child |
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Illusory |
intensely wicked or vicous |
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Imbibe |
the practice of communicating with the dead in order to predict the future |
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Impassive |
vague, undefined |
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Imperious |
lacking foresight, having a narrow view or long-range perspective |
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Imperturbable |
the quality of being capable of change, in form or character; susceptibility of change |
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Implacable |
a small particle, speck |
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Importunate |
gloomy, sullen |
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Imprecation |
fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes |
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Impudent |
biting and caustic in manner and style |
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Impugn |
to soothe in temper or disposition |
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Impute |
a small portion, limited quanity |
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Incandescent |
to make less severe, make milder |
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Incarnadine |
a written note or letter |
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Inchoate |
an error in naming a person or place |
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Incipient |
a person who hates or distrusts mankind |
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Incorrigible |
the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops, environment |
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Incredulous |
a small scale representation of a larger system |
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Indomitable |
having a smooth, rich flow |
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Ingratiate |
obsession with great or grandiose performance |
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Inherent |
sickeningly sentimental |
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Inquest |
an independent individual who does not go along with a group |
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Insensate |
one who enjoys being subjected to pain or humiliation |
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Insolent |
artificial or stilted in character |
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Insular |
easily influenced or shaped, capable of being altered by outside forces |
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Insuperable |
wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official |
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Inter |
exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others |
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Interlocutor |
a curse, a wish of evil upon another |
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Internecine |
the accidental, often comical, use of a word which resembles the one intended, but has a different, often contradictory meaning |
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Interregnum |
a feeling of unease or depression |
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Intimation |
the whole universe; a large-scale reflection of a part of the great world |
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Intractable |
having death as a subject; dwelling on the gruesome |
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Intransigent |
talkative |
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Intrepid |
moving and bending with ease; marked by effortless grace |
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Inundate |
flexible, capable of being shaped |
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Inveterate |
a very small person or thing |
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Irascible |
immoral; unrestrained by society |
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Ironic |
a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint |
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Irreverent |
one who advocates individual rights and free will |
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Itinerant |
a dictionary; a stock of terms pertaining to a particular subject or vocabulary |
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