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To overwhelm; to cover with water
The tidal wave inundated Atlantis, which was lost beneath the water
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Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
The professor was intransigent on the deadline, insistings that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time
Synonyms: implacable; inexorable; irreconcilable; obdurate; obstinate; remorseless; rigid; unbending; unrelenting; unyielding |
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Not easily managed or manipulated
Intractable for hours, the wild horse eventually allowed the rider to mount
Synonyms: stubborn; unruly |
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Harmless
Some snakes are poisonous, but most species are innocuous and pose no danger to humans
Synonyms: bening; harmless; inoffensive; insipid |
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To gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
The new intern tried to ingratiate herself with the managers so that they might consider her for a future job
Synonyms: curry favor; flatter |
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Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
She was so ingenuous that her friends geared that her innocence and trustfulness would be exploited when she visited the big city
Synonyms: artless; guileless; innocent; naive; simple; unaffected |
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Not fully formed; disorganized
The ideas expressed in Nietzche's mature work also appear in an inchoate form in his earliest writing.
Synonyms: amorphous; incoherent; incomplete; unorganized |
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Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
His rage at the betrayal was so great that he remained implacable for weeks
Synonyms: inexorable; intransigent; irreconcilable; relentless; remorseless; unforgiving; unrelenting |
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Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
A good raincoat with be impervious to moisture
Synonyms: impregnable; resistant |
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Not capable of being disturbed
The counselor had so much experience dealing with distraught children that she was imperturbable, even when faced with the wildest tantrums
Synonyms: composed; dispassionate; impassive; serene; stoical |
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Peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
His numerous idiosyncrasies included a fondness for wearing bright green shoes with mauve socks
Synonyms: humor; oddity; quirk |
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One who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an iconoclast.
Synonyms: maverick; noncomformist; rebel; revolutionary |
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To teach; impress in the mind
Most parents inculcate their children with their beliefs and ideas instead of allowing their childern to develop their own values
Synonyms: implant; indoctrinate; instill; preach |
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To bury
After giving the masses one last chance to pay their respects, the leader's body was interred
Synonyms: emtob; inhume; sepulcher; sepulure; tomb |
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Poor; having no money
After the stock market crashed, many former millionaires found themselves impecunious.
Synonyms: destitute; impoverished; indigent; needy; penniless |
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Quick to act without thinking
It is not good for an investment broker to be impetuous since much thought should be given to all the possible options
Synonyms: impulive; precipitate; rash; reckless; spontaneous |
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Wandering from place to place; unsettled
The itinerant tomcat came back to the Johansson homestead every two months
Synonyms: nomadic; vagrant |
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Easily made angry
Attile the Hun's irascible and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives
Synonyms: cantankerous; irritable; ornery; testy |
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Lacking interest or flavor
The critic claimed that the painting was insipid, containing no interesting qualities at all
Synonyms: banal; bland; dull; stale; vapid |
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An investigation; an inquiry
The police chief ordered an inquest to determine what went wrong
Synonyms: probe; quest; research |
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Sin; evil act
"I promise to close every den of iniquity in this town!" thundered the conservative new mayor.
Synonyms: enormity; immorality; injustive; vice; wickedness |
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Fearless; resolute courageous
Despite freezing winds, the intrepid hiker completed his ascent
Synonyms: brave |
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To harden; accustom; become used to
Eventually, Hassad became inured to the sirens that went off every night and could sleep through them
Synonyms: Condition; familiarize; habituate |
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Period between reigns
When John F. Kennedy was shot, there was a brief interregnum before Lyndon B. Johnson became president
Synonyms: interval |
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A curse
Spouting violent imprecations, Hank searched for the person who had vandalized his truck
Synonyms: Damnation |
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Not devout in religion
The nun cut herself off from her impious family after she entered the convent
Synonyms: immoral; irreverent; profane |
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To call into question; to attack verbally
"How dare you impugn my motive?" protested the lawyer, on being accused of ambulance chasing
Synonyms: challenge; dispute |
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Blood-red in color
At his mother's mention of his baby pictures, the shy boy's cheeks turned incarnadine with embarrassment
Synonyms: reddened; ruby; ruddy |
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Rebellion
After the emperor's troops crushed the insurrection, its leaders fled the country
Synonyms: mutiny; revolt; revolution; uprising |
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Blocked path; dilemma with no solution
The rock slide produced an impasse, so no one could proceed further on the road
Synonyms: Cul-de-sac; deadlock; stalemate |
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To infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
Marcia struggled to imbue her children with decent values, a difficult task in this day and age
Synonyms: charge; freight; impregnate; permeate; pervade |
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Having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean
The photographer was paid a princely sum for the picture of the self-proclaimed ethicist in the ignoble act of pick-pocketing
Synonyms: lowly; vulgar |
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Envious, obnoxious, or offensice; likely to promote ill-will
It is cruel and invidious for parents to play favorites with their children
Synonyms: discriminatory; insulting; jaundiced; resentful |
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Ceremony conferring authority
At Napoleon's investiture, he grabbed the crown from the Pope's hands and placed it on his head himself
Synonyms: inaugural; inaugurationl induction; initiation; installation |
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Abusive language
A stream of invectives poured from Mrs. Pratt's mouth as she watched the vandals smash her ceramic frog
Synonyms: Denunciation; revilement; vituperation |
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Inflexible; unyielding
The inexorable force of the twister swept away their house
Synonyms: adamant; relentless; obdurate |
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Hostile; unfriendly
Even though a cease-fire had been in place for months, the two sides were still inimical to each other
Synonyms: adverse; antegonistic; dissident; recalcitrant |
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Ungrateful person
When none of her relatives thanked her for the fruitcakes she had sent them, Audrey condemned them all as ingrates
Synonyms: cad; churl |
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Habitually Lazy or idle
Her indolent ways got her fired from many jobs
Synonyms: faineant; languid; lethargic; slothful; sluggish |
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