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01/09/2011
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incendiary
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arsonist
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incentive
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spur; motive
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incessant
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uninterrupted
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inchoate
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recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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incipient
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beginning; in an early stage
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incisive
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cutting; sharp
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incite
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arouse to action
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inclement
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stormy; unkind
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inclusive
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tending to include all
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incognito
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with identity concealed; using an assumed name
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incoherence
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lack of relavance; lack of intelligibility
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incommodious
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not spacious
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incompatible
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inharmonious
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incongruity
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lack of harmony; absurdity
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inconsequential
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of trifling significance
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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incorporeal
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immaterial; without a material body
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indisputable
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too certain to be disputed
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indite
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write; compose
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indolence
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laziness
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indomitable
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unconquerable
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indubitably
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beyond a doubt
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indulgent
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humoring; yielding; lenient
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ineffable
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unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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inept
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unsuited; absurd; incompetent
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inexorable
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relentless; unyielding; implacable
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infallible
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unerring
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infamous
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notoriously bad
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inference
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conclusion drawn from data
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infinitesimal
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very small
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infirmity
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weakness
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inflated
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enlarged (with air or gas)
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influx
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flowing into
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infraction
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violation
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infringe
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violate; encroach
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ingenous
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naive; young; unsophisticated
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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ingratiate
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become popular with
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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incorrigible
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uncorrectable
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incredulity
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a tendency to disbelief
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increment
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increase
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incriminate
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accuse
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incubate
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hatch; scheme
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incubus
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burden; mental care; nightmare
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inculcate
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teach
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incumbent
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officeholder
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incursion
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temporary invasion
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indefatigable
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tireless
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indemnify
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make secure against loss; compensate for loss
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indenture
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bind as servant or apprentice to master
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indict
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charge
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indigenous
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native
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indigent
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poor
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indignity
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offensive or insulting treatment
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inhibit
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prohibit; restrain
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inimical
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unfriendly; hostile
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iniquitous
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unjust; wicked
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inkling
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hint
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innate
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inborn
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innocous
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harmless
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innovation
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change; introduction of something new
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innuendo
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hint; insinuation
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inordinate
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unrestrained; excessive
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insatiable
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not easily satisfied; greedy
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inscrutable
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incomprehensible; not to be discovered
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insensate
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without feeling
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insidious
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treacherous; stealthy; sly
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insinuate
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hint; imply
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insipid
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tasteless; dull
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insolent
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haughty and contemptuous
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insolvency
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bankruptcy; lack of ability to repay debts
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insomnia
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wakefulness; inability to sleep
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instigate
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urge; start; provoke
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insular
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like an island; narrow-minded
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insuperable
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insurmountable; invincible
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insurgent
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rebellious
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integrate
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make whole; combine; make into one unit
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integrity
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wholeness; purity; uprightness
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intellect
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higher mental powers
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in
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in, into, upon, toward
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incursion
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invasion
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insidious
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treacherous
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in
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not, without
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inconsequential
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not significant
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inimical
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hostile; not friendly
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insipid
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tasteless
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