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Indomitable |
Unconquerable |
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Indulgent |
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care |
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Ineffable |
Unutterable |
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Ineluctable |
Impossible to avoid |
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Inept |
Not fit or suitable |
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Inexorable |
Unrelenting |
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Infuse |
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities |
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Ingenuous |
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality |
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Inimical |
Adverse |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Inscrutable |
Impenetrably mysterious or profound |
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Insensible |
Imperceptible |
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Insinuate |
To imply |
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Insipid |
Tasteless |
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Insouciant |
Nonchalant |
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Insurrection |
The state of being in ative resistance to authority |
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Interdict |
Authoritative act of prohibition |
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Interim |
Time between acts or periods |
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Intransigent |
Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course |
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Intrepid |
Fearles and bold |
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Introspection |
Thea ct of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings |
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Inundate |
To fill with an overflowing abundance |
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Inure |
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure |
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Invalid |
One who is disabled by illness or injury |
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Invective |
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach |
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Inveigh |
To utter vehement censure or invective |
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Inveterate |
Habitual |
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Invidious |
Showing or feeling envy |
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Invincible |
Not to be conquered, subdued or overcome |
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Iota |
A small or insignificant mark or part |
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Irascible |
Prone to anger |
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Irate |
Moved to anger |
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Ire |
Wrath |
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Irksome |
Wearisome |
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Itinerant |
Wandering; to wnader from place to place |
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Jocular |
Inclined to joke |
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Jovial |
Merry |
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Judicious |
Prudent |
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Junta |
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon affairs of government |
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Lachrymose |
Given to shedding tears |
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Lackadaisical |
Listless |
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Languid |
Relaxed |
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Lascivious |
Lustful |
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Lassitude |
Lack of vitality or energy |
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Latent |
Dormant |
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Laudable |
Praiseworthy |
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Legacy |
A bequest |
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Levee |
An embankment beside a river, stream or arm of the sea intended to provent overflow |
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Levity |
Frivolity |
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Lexicon |
A dictionary |
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Libel |
Defamation |
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Licentious |
Wanton |
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Lien |
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or change |
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Listless |
Inattentive |
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Lithe |
Supple |
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Loquacious |
Talkative |
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Lugubrious |
Indicating sorrow, often ridiculously |
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Luminary |
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light |
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Lustrous |
Shining |
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Malaise |
A condition of uneasiness or ill-being |
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Malcontent |
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs |
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Malevolence |
Ill will |
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Malign |
To speak evil of, epecially to do so falsely and severely |
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Malleable |
Pliant |
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Massacre |
The unneccessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings |
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Maudlin |
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate |
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Mawkish |
Sickening or insipid |
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Mellifluous |
Sweetly or smoothly flowing |
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Mendacious |
Untrue |
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Mendicant |
A beggar |
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Meretricious |
Alluring by false or gaudy show |
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Mesmerize |
To hypnotize |
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Meticulous |
Over-cautious |
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