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07/06/2010
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inane
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silly
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impute
 Definition
to blame
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impudent
 Definition
casually rude
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impregnable
 Definition
resistant to capture or penetration
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impinge
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to impact
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impetuous
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rash
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impervious
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impenetrable
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impertinent
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rude
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imperious
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commanding
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impecunious
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poor
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impeccable
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flawless
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immutable
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not changeable
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immerse
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to absorb, engross
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illicit
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forbidden
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ignominious
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humiliating
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idolatrous
 Definition
excessively worshiping one person or thing
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idiosyncratic
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peculiar to one person
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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hiatus
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break or gap
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heinous
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shockingly wicked
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inarticulate
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incapable of expressing oneself through speech
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incendiary
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person who agitates
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incessant
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unending
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inchoate
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formless, beginning stage
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incisive
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clear sharp direct
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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incorrigible
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incapable of correction
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incumbent
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one who holds an office
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indigenous
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originating in a region
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indigent
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very poor
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indignation
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anger sparked by injustice
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indolent
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lazy
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indomitable
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incapable of being conquered
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed through words
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inept
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not suitable
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inexorable
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incapable of being persuaded
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inextricable
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hopelessly tangled
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ingenuous
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innocent
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inimical
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hostile
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iniquity
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wickedness
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injunction
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an order of official warning
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innocuous
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harmless
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inoculate
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to vaccinate
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied
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insidious
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appealing but harmful
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insinuate
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to suggest subtly
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insipid
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dull boring
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insolent
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rude
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insular
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tight knit
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insurgent
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one who rebels
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interlocutor
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someone who participates in dialogue or conversation
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interminable
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endless
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intractable
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difficult to manipulate
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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intrepid
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brave in force of danger
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inundate
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flood with abundance
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inure
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to cause someone/something to grow accustomed to a situation
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invective
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an angry verbal attact
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inveterate
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stubbornly established by habit
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inviolable
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secure from assault
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irascible
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easily angered
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iridescent
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showing rainbow colors
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irreverence
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disrespect
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judicious
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having good judgement
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juxtaposition
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putting two thing next to eachother to compare
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knell
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sound of a bell
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laceration
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a cut
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languid
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sluggish from fatigue
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larceny
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obtaining others property by theft
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largess
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generous giving of lavish gifts
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latent
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hidden
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laudatory
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expressing admiration or praise
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lavish
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given without limits
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legerdemain
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deception
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lethargic
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sluggish
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libertarian
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advocating liberty and free will
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licentious
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displaying a lack of moral or legal restraits
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limpid
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clear,transparent
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lithe
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graceful, flexible
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litigant
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someone engaged in a lawsuit
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lucid
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clear, easily understandable
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lurid
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sensational, graphic
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maelstrom
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destructive whirlpool
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magnanimous
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noble, generous
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malediction
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a curse
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malevolent
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wanting harm to befall others
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or transformed
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mandate
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authoritative command
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manifest
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easily understandable or to show plainly
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manifold
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diverse, varied
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maudlin
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weakly sentimental
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maverick
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indenpendent
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mawkish
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sickly sentimental
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maxim
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saying that is widely accepted
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mendacious
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having a lying false character
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid change
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meritorious
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worthy of reward
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mitigate
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to make less violent, to alleviate
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modicum
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a small amount of something
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modulate
 Definition
to pass from one state to another
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