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Iconoclast (eye KAHN uh klast) n |
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One who attacks popular beliefs or institutions. |
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Ideology (eye dee AHL uh jee) n |
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A system of social or political ideas |
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Idiosyncrasy (id ee oh SINK ruh see) n |
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A peculiarity; an eccentricity |
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Charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful. |
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Ignominy (IG nuh min ee) n |
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To move permanently to a new country |
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Imminent (IM uh nunt) adj |
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Immutable (i MYOO tuh bul) adj |
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Impartial (im PAHR shul) adj |
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Impeccable (im PEK uh bul) adj |
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Flawless; entirely without sin |
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Imperial (im PEER e ul) adj |
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Like an emperor or an empire |
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Impervious (im PUR vee us) adj |
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Not allowing anything to pass through |
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Impetuous (im PECH oo wus) adj |
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Impulsive; extremely impatient. |
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Implement (Im pluh munt) v |
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Impotent (IM puh tunt) adj |
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To attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something. |
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Inaugurate (in AW gyuh rayt) v |
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Incandescent (in kun DES unt) adj |
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Brilliant; giving off heat or light |
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Incantation (in kan TAY shun) n |
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Incessant (in SES unt) adj |
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Incipient (in SIP ee unt) adj |
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Incisive (in SYE siv) adj |
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Cutting right to the heart of the matter. |
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Incongruous (in KAHN groo us) adj |
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Not harmonious; not appropriate |
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Incorrigible (in KOR uh juh bul) adj |
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Incapable of being reformed. |
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Increment (IN cruh munt) n |
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Indifferent (in DIF ur unt) adj |
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Not caring one way or the other. |
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Indigenous (in DIJ uh nus) adj |
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Native; originating in that area. |
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Indigent (IN di junt) adj |
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Indignant ( in DIG nunt) adj |
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Indolent (IN duh lunt) adj |
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Indulgent (in DUL junt) adj |
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Lenient; yielding to desire. |
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Ineffable (in EF uh bul) adj |
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Incapable of being expressed or described. |
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Inexorable (in EK sur uh bul) adj |
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Infamous (IN fuh mus) adj |
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Shamefully wicked; disgraceful |
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Infatuated (in FACH oo ay tid) adj |
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Foolish; foolishly in love |
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Infinitesimal (in fin uh TES uh mul) adj |
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Very, very, very small; infinitely small. |
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Ingenuous (in JEN yoo us) adj |
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Inherent (in HAIR unt) adj |
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Part of the essential nature of something. |
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Injunction (in JUNGK shun) n |
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A command or order, especially a court order. |
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Existing since birth; inborn |
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Innocuous (i NAHK yoo us) adj |
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Inordinate (in OR duh nit) adj |
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Insatiable (in SAY shuh bul) adj |
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Hard or impossible to sitisfy |
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Insidious (in SID ee us) adj |
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Insinuate (in SIN yoo ayt) v |
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Insolent (IN suh lunt) adj |
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Instigate (IN stuh gayt) v |
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Insurgent (in SUR junt) n |
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Integral (IN tuh grul) adj |
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Integrate (IN tuh grayt) v |
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To combine two or more things into a whole. |
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Intractable (in TRAK tuh bul) adj |
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Intransigent (in TRAN suh junt) adj |
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Intrinsic (in TRIN sik) adj |
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Part of the essential nature of something |
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Introspective (in truh SPEC tiv) adj |
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Tending to think about oneself. |
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Insulting or abusive speech |
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Inveterate (in VET ur it) adj |
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Irascible (i RAS uh bul) adj |
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Easily angered or provoked |
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Meaning the opposite of what you seem to say; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean. |
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Irrevocable (i REV uh kuh bul) adj |
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Itinerant (eye TIN ur unt) adj |
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Moving from place to place. |
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