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10th Grade
12/12/2011
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fervent
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hot/on fire (figuratively)
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fester
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to generate pus
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fetid
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smells bad
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fetter
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to shackle/handcuff
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fiasco
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total failure
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fiat
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a command
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fickle
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changeable/faithless
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fidelity
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loyalty
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filial
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pertaining to a son/daughter
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finale
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conclusion
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finite
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limited
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flagging
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drooping (like a flag at rest)
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flagrant
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conspicuously wicked
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flamboyant
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flashy/showy/striking
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flaunt
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to display ostentatiously (in their face)
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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florid
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overly decorated/blooming/ruddy
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flotsam
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drifting wreckage
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flourish
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to grow with vigor/to thrive/succeed
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flout
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to reject/mock
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fluency
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smoothness in speech
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fluster
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to confuse
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formidable
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inspiring fear/dread/amazement
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fortuitous
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occurring by chance
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fractious
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unruly/peevish
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frivolous
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unimportant/trifling
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frowzy
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slovenly/unkempt/dirty
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frugal
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careful in spending/economical/Jewish
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fulsome
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disgustingly excessive
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furtive
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sly/shifty/underhanded
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futile
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of no use/pointless
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gainsay
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to deny
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gamut
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the entire range
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gape
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to be opened widely
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garish
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overly bright/glaring
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garrulous
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overly talkative
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geniality
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cheerfulness/kindliness/sympathy
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genre
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a style of art
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genteel
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well-bred/elegant
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germane
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pertinent/bearing upon the case at hand
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girth
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the measure around something
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glum
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moody/dejected
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gossamer
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sheer/like cobwebs
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gratify
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to please/satisfy/delight
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gratis
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free
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gregarious
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sociable
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grueling
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exhausting
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guise
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the external appearance/a costume
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guttural
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pertaining to the throat
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halcyon
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calm/peaceful
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hapless
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unfortunate
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harangue
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a noisy speech
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harass
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to annoy/irritate/trouble
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harbinger
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a forerunner/runs ahead of the main party
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hedonism
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a belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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heinous
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atrocious/hatefully bad
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heresy
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a belief that differs from established beliefs
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heterogeneous
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consisting of dissimilar parts/members
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hierarchy
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a rigid ranking of persons with each rank subject/dependent on those above/under it
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hirsute
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hairy
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histrionic
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overly dramatic/emotional
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hoax
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an act meant to trick or fool/fraud
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hostile
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exhibiting opposition
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hypocritical
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appearing to possess a virtue one lacks
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hypothesis
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an assumption made to be arguable
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished beliefs/traditions/customs
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ideological
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based on ideas especially characteristic of a culture
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idiom
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an expression whose meaning cannot be understood by putting together each word's usual meaning (keep your eyes on the road)
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ignominious
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disgraceful
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illegible
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difficult to read
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illicit
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illegal
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illuminate
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to light up
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imbroglio
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a complicated situation
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imminent
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about to happen
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immortality
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unending life/fame
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immune
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not susceptible to disease
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immutable
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not changeable/fixed
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impasse
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a predicament from which there is no escape
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impassive
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unaffected by emotion/without feeling
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impeccable
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flawless/faultless
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impecunious
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without money
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impede
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to interfere/obstruct
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impending
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about to happen
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imperative
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urgent/absolutely necessary
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imperious
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proud/over bearing/dictatorial
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impetuous
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acting suddenly and forcefully with much emotion and little thought
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implausible
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difficult to believe
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implicate
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to connect to a plot or crime
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importune
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to beg earnestly
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imprudent
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unwise/lacking good judgment
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impugn
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to doubt/challenge
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inadvertent
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not intentional
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inane
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pointless/foolish
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inarticulate
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speechless
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inaudible
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unable of being heard
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incessant
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unending/continuing without interruption
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incipient
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beginning/in an early stage
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incognito
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with one's identity concealed
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incoherent
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not making sense/disjointed/disorganized
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incompetent
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without skill/ability
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incorrigible
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incapable of being corrected/improved/reformed
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inculcate
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to teach
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incumbent
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an officeholder
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indefatigable
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never lacking energy
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indict
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to charge with a crime
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indigent
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poor
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indolence
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laziness
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indulgent
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not holding back/restraining-giving into one's desires
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industrious
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hard working/persevering
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inevitable
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certain to happen/impossible to prevent
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inexorable
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unerring-doesn't make mistakes
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infamous
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having a very bad reputation
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ingenious
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clever/creative/imaginative
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ingenuous
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naive/unsophisticated/childlike/showing no trust
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ingratiate
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to become popular with
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inherent
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essential-existing within as a natural/permanent element
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inhibition
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an inner restraint that stops one from doing an action
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inimitable
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not able to be copied/imitated
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iniquity
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a great injustice/wickedness
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innate
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inborn/possessed at birth
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innocuous
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harmless/causing no injury or ill will
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innuendo
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a hint/insinuation
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insatiable
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always unsatisfied/never enough
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inscrutable
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mysterious/hard to interpret
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insidious
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evil/treacherous in a sly/underhanded manner
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insinuation
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a sly hint
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insipid
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without flavor/taste/bland
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insolent
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intentionally rude/disrespectful
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integrity
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moral/artistic honesty-strength of character
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intractable
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difficult to control/lead/manipulate
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intrigue
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to arouse interest/desire-to fascinate
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intrinsic
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belonging to the essential nature of something
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introvert
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one who is inclined to be/think about oneself more than society at large
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intuition
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the ability to know something without conscious reasoning
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inveterate
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habitual/deeply rooted
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iota
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a very small amount
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irascible
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easily provoked/very irritable
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irate
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very angry
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irk
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to bother/annoy/vex
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irony
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a manner of expression that implies the opposite of a word's literal meaning
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irrevocable
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not possible to bring back/undo
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jargon
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the technical language used by a special group
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jettison
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to throw overboard
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infallible
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unerring/flawless
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