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generate v
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To produce or cause to be
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generic adj
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Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific
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generosity n
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A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily
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genesis n
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Creation
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geniality n
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Warmth and kindliness of disposition
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genital adj
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Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs
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genitive adj
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Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like
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genteel adj
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Well-bred or refined
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gentile adj
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Belonging to a people not Jewish
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geology n
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The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth
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germane adj
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Relevant
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germinate v
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To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form
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gestation n
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Pregnancy
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gesticulate v
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To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech
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gesture n
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A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion
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ghastly adj
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Hideous
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gibe v
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To utter taunts or reproaches
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giddy adj
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Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head
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gigantic adj
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Tremendous
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giver n
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One who gives, in any sense
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glacial adj
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Icy, or icily cold
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glacier n
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A field or stream of ice
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gladden v
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To make joyous
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glazier n
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One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows
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glimmer n
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A faint, wavering, unsteady light
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glimpse n
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A momentary look
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globose adj
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Spherical
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globular adj
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Spherical
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glorious adj
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Of excellence and splendor
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glutinous adj
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Sticky
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gluttonous adj
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Given to excess in eating
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gnash v
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To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage
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Gordian knot n
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Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners
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gourmand n
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A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table
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gosling n
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A young goose
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gossamer adj
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Flimsy
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gourd n
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A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind
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graceless adj
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Ungracious
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gradation n
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A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series
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gradient adj
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Moving or advancing by steps
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granary n
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A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked
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grandeur n
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The quality of being grand or admirably great
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grandiloquent adj
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Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style
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grandiose adj
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Having an imposing style or effect
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grantee n
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The person to whom property is transferred by deed
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grantor n
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The maker of a deed
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granular adj
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Composed of small grains or particles
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granulate v
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To form into grains or small particles
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granule n
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A small grain or particle
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grapple v
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To take hold of
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gratification n
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Satisfaction
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gratify v
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To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need
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gratuitous adj
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Voluntarily
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gratuity n
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That which is given without demand or claim; Tip
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gravity n
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Seriousness
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gregarious adj
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Not habitually solitary or living alone
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grenadier n
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A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature
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grief n
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Sorrow
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grievance n
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That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong
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grievous adj
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Creating affliction
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grimace n
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A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc
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grindstone n
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A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools
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grisly adj
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Fear-inspiring
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grotesque adj
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Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned
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grotto n
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A small cavern
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ground n
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A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk
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guess n
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Surmise
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guile n
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Duplicity
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guileless adj
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Frank
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guinea n
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An English monetary unit
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guise n
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The external appearance as produced by garb or costume
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gullible adj
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Credulous
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gumption n
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Common sense
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gusto n
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Keen enjoyment
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guy n
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Stay-rope
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guzzle v
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To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp
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gynecocracy n
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Female supremacy
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gynecology n
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The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women
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gyrate v
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To revolve
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gyroscope n
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An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation
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habitable adj
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Fit to be dwelt in
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habitant n
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Dweller
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habitual adj
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According to usual practice
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habitude n
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Customary relation or association
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hackney v
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To make stale or trite by repetition
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haggard adj
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Worn and gaunt in appearance
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halcyon adj
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Calm
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hale adj
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Of sound and vigorous health
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handwriting n
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Penmanship
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hanger-on n
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A parasite
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happy-go-lucky adj
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Improvident
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harangue n
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A tirade
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harass v
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To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances
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harbinger n
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One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing
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hard-hearted adj
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Lacking pity or sympathy
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hardihood n
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Foolish daring
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harmonious adj
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Concordant in sound
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havoc n
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Devastation
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hawthorn n
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A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges
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hazard n
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Risk
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head first adv
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Precipitately, as in diving
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head foremost adv
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Precipitately, as in diving
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heartrending adj
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Very depressing
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heathenish adj
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Irreligious
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heedless adj
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Thoughtless
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heifer n
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A young cow
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heinous adj
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Odiously sinful
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hemorrhage n
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Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel
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hemorrhoids n pl
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Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum
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henchman n
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A servile assistant and subordinate
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henpeck v
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To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances
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heptagon n
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A figure having seven sides and seven angles
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heptarchy n
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A group of seven governments
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herbaceous adj
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Having the character of a herb
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herbarium n
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A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study
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herbivorous adj
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Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals
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hereditary adj
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Passing naturally from parent to child
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heredity n
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Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring
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heresy n
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An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles
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heretic n
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One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy
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heritage n
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Birthright
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hernia n
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Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position
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hesitancy n
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A pausing to consider
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hesitant adj
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Vacillating
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hesitation n
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Vacillation
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heterodox adj
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At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion
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heterogeneity n
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Unlikeness of constituent parts
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heterogeneous adj
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Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds
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heteromorphic adj
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Deviating from the normal form or standard type
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hexangular adj
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Having six angles
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hexapod adj
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Having six feet
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hexagon n
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A figure with six angles
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hiatus n
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A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting
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hibernal adj
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Pertaining to winter
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Hibernian adj
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Pertaining to Ireland, or its people
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hideous adj
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Appalling
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hilarious adj
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Boisterously merry
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hillock n
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A small hill or mound
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hinder v
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To obstruct
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hindmost adj
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Farthest from the front
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hindrance n
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An obstacle
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hirsute adj
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Having a hairy covering
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hoard v
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To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation
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hoarse adj
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Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue
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homage n
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Reverential regard or worship
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homogeneity n
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Congruity of the members or elements or parts
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homogeneous adj
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Made up of similar parts or elements
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homologous adj
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Identical in nature, make-up, or relation
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homonym n
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A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
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homophone n
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A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
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honorarium n
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A token fee or payment to a professional man for services
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hoodwink v
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To deceive
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horde n
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A gathered multitude of human beings
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hosiery n
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A stocking
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hospitable adj
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Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness
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hospitality n
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The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness
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hostility n
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Enmity
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huckster n
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One who retails small wares
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humane adj
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Compassionate
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humanitarian n
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A philanthropist
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humanize v
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To make gentle or refined
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humbug n
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Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead
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humiliate v
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To put to shame
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hussar n
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A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine
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hustle v
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To move with haste and promptness
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hybrid adj
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Cross-bred
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hydra n
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The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules
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hydraulic adj
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Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion
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hydrodynamics n
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The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids
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hydroelectric adj
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Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam
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hydromechanics n
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The mechanics of fluids
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hydrometer n
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An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation
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hydrostatics n
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The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids
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hydrous adj
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Watery
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hygiene n
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The branch of medical science that relates to improving health
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hypercritical adj
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Faultfinding
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hypnosis n
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An artificial trance-sleep
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hypnotic adj
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Tending to produce sleep
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hypnotism n
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An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion
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hypnotize v
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To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions
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hypocrisy n
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Extreme insincerity
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hypocrite n
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One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs
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hypodermic adj
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Pertaining to the area under the skin
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hypotenuse n
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The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle
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hypothesis n
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A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion
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hysteria n
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A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying
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ichthyic adj
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Fish-like
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ichthyology n
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The branch of zoology that treats of fishes
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ichthyosaurs n
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A fossil reptile
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icily adv
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Frigidly
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iciness n
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The state of being icy
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icon n
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An image or likeness
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iconoclast n
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An image-breaker
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idealize v
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To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard
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idiom n
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A use of words peculiar to a particular language
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idiosyncrasy n
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A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual
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idolize v
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To regard with inordinate love or admiration
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ignoble adj
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Low in character or purpose
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ignominious adj
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Shameful
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Iliad n
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A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy
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illegal adj
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Not according to law
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illegible adj
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Undecipherable
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illegitimate adj
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Unlawfully begotten
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illiberal adj
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Stingy
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illicit adj
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Unlawful
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illimitable adj
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Boundless
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illiterate adj
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Having little or no book-learning
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ill-natured adj
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Surly
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illogical adj
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Contrary to the rules of sound thought
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illuminant n
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That which may be used to produce light
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illuminate v
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To supply with light
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illumine v
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To make bright or clear
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illusion n
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An unreal image presented to the senses
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illusive adj
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Deceptive
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illusory adj
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Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance
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imaginable adj
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That can be imagined or conceived in the mind
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imaginary adj
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Fancied
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imbibe v
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To drink or take in
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imbroglio n
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A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife
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imbrue v
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To wet or moisten
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imitation n
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That which is made as a likeness or copy
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imitator n
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One who makes in imitation
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immaculate adj
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Without spot or blemish
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immaterial adj
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Of no essential consequence
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immature adj
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Not full-grown
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immeasurable adj
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Indefinitely extensive
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immense adj
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Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity
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immerse v
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To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid
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immersion n
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The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid
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immigrant n
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A foreigner who enters a country to settle there
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immigrate v
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To come into a country or region from a former habitat
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imminence n
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Impending evil or danger
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imminent adj
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Dangerous and close at hand
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immiscible adj
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Separating, as oil and water
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immoral adj
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Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices
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immortalize v
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To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time
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immovable adj
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Steadfast
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immune adj
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Exempt, as from disease
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immutable adj
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Unchangeable
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impair v
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To cause to become less or worse
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impalpable adj
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Imperceptible to the touch
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impartial adj
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Unbiased
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impassable adj
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That can not be passed through or over
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impassible adj
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Not moved or affected by feeling
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impassive adj
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Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling
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impatience n
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Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things
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impeccable adj
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Blameless
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impecunious adj
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Having no money
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impede v
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To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of
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impel v
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To drive or urge forward
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impend v
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To be imminent
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imperative adj
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Obligatory
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imperceptible adj
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Indiscernible
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imperfectible adj
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That can not be perfected
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imperil v
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To endanger
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imperious adj
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Insisting on obedience
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impermissible adj
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Not permissible
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impersonal adj
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Not relating to a particular person or thing
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impersonate v
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To appear or act in the character of
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impersuadable adj
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Unyielding
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impertinence n
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Rudeness
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imperturbable adj
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Calm
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impervious adj
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Impenetrable
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impetuosity n
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Rashness
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impetuous adj
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Impulsive
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impetus n
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Any impulse or incentive
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impiety n
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Irreverence toward God
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impious adj
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Characterized by irreverence or irreligion
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implausible adj
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Not plausible
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impliable adj
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Capable of being inferred
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implicate v
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To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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implicit adj
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Implied
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imply v
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To signify
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impolitic adj
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Inexpedient
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importation n
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The act or practice of bringing from one country into another
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importunate adj
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Urgent in character, request, or demand
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importune v
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To harass with persistent demands or entreaties
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impotent adj
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Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual
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impoverish v
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To make indigent or poor
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impracticable adj
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Not feasible
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impregnable adj
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That can not be taken by assault
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impregnate v
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To make pregnant
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impromptu n
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Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment
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improper adj
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Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming
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impropriety n
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The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate
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improvident adj
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Lacking foresight or thrift
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improvise v
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To do anything extemporaneously or offhand
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imprudent adj
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Heedless
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impudence n
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Insolent disrespect
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impugn v
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To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations
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impulsion n
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Impetus
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impulsive adj
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Unpremeditated
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impunity n
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Freedom from punishment
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impure adj
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Tainted
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impute v
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To attribute
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inaccessible adj
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Difficult of approach
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inaccurate adj
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Not exactly according to the facts
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inactive adj
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Inert
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inadequate adj
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Insufficient
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inadmissible adj
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Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony
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inadvertent adj
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Accidental
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inadvisable adj
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Unadvisable
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inane adj
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Silly
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inanimate adj
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Destitute of animal life
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inapprehensible adj
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Not to be understood
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inapt adj
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Awkward or slow
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inarticulate adj
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Speechless
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inaudible adj
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That can not be heard
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inborn adj
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Implanted by nature
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inbred adj
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Innate
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incandescence n
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The state of being white or glowing with heat
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incandescent adj
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White or glowing with heat
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incapacitate v
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To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification
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incapacity n
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Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage
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incarcerate v
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To imprison
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incendiary n
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Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively
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incentive n
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That which moves the mind or inflames the passions
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inception n
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The beginning
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inceptive adj
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Beginning
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incessant adj
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Unceasing
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inchmeal adv
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Piecemeal
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inchoate adj
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Incipient
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inchoative n
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That which begins, or expresses beginning
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incidence n
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Casual occurrence
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incident n
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A happening in general, especially one of little importance
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incidentally adv
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Without intention
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incinerate v
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To reduce to ashes
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incipience n
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Beginning
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incipient adj
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Initial
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incisor n
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A front or cutting tooth
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incite v
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To rouse to a particular action
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incitement n
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That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus
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incoercible adj
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Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled
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incoherence n
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Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc
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incoherent adj
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Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details
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incombustible adj
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That can not be burned
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incomparable adj
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Matchless
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incompatible adj
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Discordant
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incompetence n
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General lack of capacity or fitness
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incompetent adj
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Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose
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incomplete adj
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Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required
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incomprehensible adj
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Not understandable
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incompressible adj
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Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure
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inconceivable adj
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Incomprehensible
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incongruous adj
|
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion
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inconsequential adj
|
Valueless
|
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inconsiderable adj
|
Small in quantity or importance
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inconsistent adj
|
Contradictory
|
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inconstant adj
|
Changeable
|
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incontrovertible adj
|
Indisputable
|
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inconvenient adj
|
Interfering with comfort or progress
|
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indefensible adj
|
Untenable
|
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indefinitely adv
|
In a vague or uncertain way
|
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indelible adj
|
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed
|
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indescribable adj
|
That can not be described
|
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indestructible adj
|
That can not be destroyed
|
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indicant adj
|
That which points out
|
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indicator n
|
One who or that which points out
|
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indict v
|
To find and declare chargeable with crime
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indigence n
|
Poverty
|
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indigenous adj
|
Native
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indigent adj
|
Poor
|
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indigestible adj
|
Not digestible, or difficult to digest
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indigestion n
|
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment
|
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indignant adj
|
Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness
|
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indignity n
|
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment
|
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indiscernible adj
|
Not perceptible
|
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indiscreet adj
|
Lacking wise judgment
|
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indiscriminate adj
|
Promiscuous
|
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indispensable adj
|
Necessary or requisite for the purpose
|
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indistinct adj
|
Vague
|
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indivertible adj
|
That can not be turned aside
|
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indivisible adj
|
Not separable into parts
|
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indolence n
|
Laziness
|
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indolent adj
|
Habitually inactive or idle
|
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indomitable adj
|
Unconquerable
|
|
induct v
|
To bring in
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indulgence n
|
The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another
|
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indulgent adj
|
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care
|
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inebriate v
|
To intoxicate
|
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inedible adj
|
Not good for food
|
|
ineffable adj
|
Unutterable
|
|
inefficient adj
|
Not accomplishing an intended purpose
|
|
inefficiency n
|
That which does not accomplish an intended purpose
|
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ineligible adj
|
Not suitable to be selected or chosen
|
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inept adj
|
Not fit or suitable
|
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inert adj
|
Inanimate
|
|
inestimable adj
|
Above price
|
|
inevitable adj
|
Unavoidable
|
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inexcusable adj
|
Not to be justified
|
|
inexhaustible adj
|
So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent
|
|
inexorable adj
|
Unrelenting
|
|
inexpedient adj
|
Unadvisable
|
|
inexpensive adj
|
Low-priced
|
|
inexperience n
|
Lack of or deficiency in experience
|
|
inexplicable adj
|
Such as can not be made plain
|
|
inexpressible adj
|
Unutterable
|
|
inextensible adj
|
Of unchangeable length or area
|
|
infallible adj
|
Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement
|
|
infamous adj
|
Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime
|
|
infamy n
|
Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation
|
|
inference n
|
The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law
|
|
infernal adj
|
Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants
|
|
infest v
|
To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger
|
|
infidel n
|
One who denies the existence of God
|
|
infidelity n
|
Disloyalty
|
|
infinite adj
|
Measureless
|
|
infinity n
|
Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration
|
|
infirm adj
|
Lacking in bodily or mental strength
|
|
infirmary n
|
A place for the reception or treatment of the sick
|
|
infirmity n
|
A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw
|
|
inflammable adj
|
Easily set on fire or excited
|
|
inflammation n
|
A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain
|
|
inflexible adj
|
That can not be altered or varied
|
|
influence n
|
Ability to sway the will of another
|
|
influential adj
|
Having the power to sway the will of another
|
|
influx n
|
Infusion
|
|
infrequence n
|
Rareness
|
|
infrequent adj
|
Uncommon
|
|
infringe v
|
To trespass upon
|
|
infuse v
|
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities
|
|
infusion n
|
The act of imbuing, or pouring in
|
|
ingenious adj
|
Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement
|
|
ingenuity n
|
Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating
|
|
ingenuous adj
|
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality
|
|
inglorious adj
|
Shameful
|
|
ingraft v
|
To set or implant deeply and firmly
|
|
ingratiate v
|
To win confidence or good graces for oneself
|
|
ingratitude n
|
Insensibility to kindness
|
|
ingredient n
|
Component
|
|
inherence n
|
The state of being permanently existing in something
|
|
inherent adj
|
Intrinsic
|
|
inhibit v
|
To hold back or in
|
|
inhospitable adj
|
Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously
|
|
inhuman adj
|
Savage
|
|
inhume v
|
To place in the earth, as a dead body
|
|
inimical adj
|
Adverse
|
|
iniquity n
|
Gross wrong or injustice
|
|
initiate v
|
To perform the first act or rite
|
|
inject v
|
To introduce, as a fluid, by injection
|
|
injunction n
|
Mandate
|
|
inkling n
|
A hint
|
|
inland adj
|
Remote from the sea
|
|
inlet n
|
A small body of water leading into a larger
|
|
inmost adj
|
Deepest within
|
|
innocuous adj
|
Harmless
|
|
innovate v
|
To introduce or strive to introduce new things
|
|
innuendo n
|
Insinuation
|
|
innumerable adj
|
Countless
|
|
inoffensive adj
|
Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing
|
|
inopportune adj
|
Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time
|
|
inquire v
|
To ask information about
|
|
inquisition n
|
A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics
|
|
inquisitive adj
|
Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity
|
|
inquisitor n
|
One who makes an investigation
|
|
inroad n
|
Forcible encroachment or trespass
|
|
insatiable adj
|
That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably
|
|
inscribe v
|
To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing
|
|
inscrutable adj
|
Impenetrably mysterious or profound
|
|
insecure adj
|
Not assured of safety
|
|
insensible adj
|
Imperceptible
|
|
insentient adj
|
Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving
|
|
inseparable adj
|
That can not be separated
|
|
insidious adj
|
Working ill by slow and stealthy means
|
|
insight n
|
Intellectual discernment
|
|
insignificance n
|
Lack of import or of importance
|
|
insignificant adj
|
Without importance, force, or influence
|
|
insinuate v
|
To imply
|
|
insipid adj
|
Tasteless
|
|
insistence n
|
Urgency
|
|
insistent adj
|
Urgent
|
|
insolence n
|
Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others
|
|
insolent adj
|
Impudent
|
|
insomnia n
|
Sleeplessness
|
|
inspector n
|
An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance
|
|
instance n
|
A single occurrence or happening of a given kind
|
|
instant n
|
A very brief portion of time
|
|
instantaneous adj
|
Done without perceptible lapse of time
|
|
instigate v
|
To provoke
|
|
instigator n
|
One who incites to evil
|
|
instill v
|
To infuse
|
|
instructive adj
|
Conveying knowledge
|
|
insufficiency n
|
Inadequacy
|
|
insufficient adj
|
Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use
|
|
insular adj
|
Pertaining to an island
|
|
insulate v
|
To place in a detached state or situation
|
|
insuperable adj
|
Invincible
|
|
insuppressible adj
|
Incapable of being concealed
|
|
insurgence n
|
Uprising
|
|
insurgent n
|
One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place
|
|
insurrection n
|
The state of being in active resistance to authority
|
|
intangible adj
|
Not perceptible to the touch
|
|
integrity n
|
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle
|
|
intellect n
|
The faculty of perception or thought
|
|
intellectual adj
|
Characterized by intelligence
|
|
intelligence n
|
Capacity to know or understand
|
|
intelligible adj
|
Comprehensible
|
|
intemperance n
|
Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites
|
|
intension n
|
The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained
|
|
intensive adj
|
Adding emphasis or force
|
|
intention n
|
That upon which the mind is set
|
|
interact v
|
To act reciprocally
|
|
intercede v
|
To mediate between persons
|
|
intercept v
|
To interrupt the course of
|
|
intercession n
|
Entreaty in behalf of others
|
|
intercessor n
|
A mediator
|
|
interdict n
|
Authoritative act of prohibition
|
|
interim n
|
Time between acts or periods
|
|
interlocutor n
|
One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion
|
|
interlude n
|
An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length
|
|
intermediate adj
|
Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes
|
|
interminable adj
|
Having no limit or end
|
|
intermission n
|
A recess
|
|
intermit v
|
To cause to cease temporarily
|
|
intermittent adj
|
A temporary discontinuance
|
|
interpolation n
|
Verbal interference
|
|
interpose v
|
To come between other things or persons
|
|
interposition n
|
A coming between
|
|
interpreter n
|
A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation
|
|
interrogate v
|
To examine formally by questioning
|
|
interrogative adj
|
Having the nature or form of a question
|
|
interrogatory n
|
A question or inquiry
|
|
interrupt v
|
To stop while in progress
|
|
intersect v
|
To cut through or into so as to divide
|
|
intervale n
|
A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river
|
|
intervene v
|
To interfere for some end
|
|
intestacy n
|
The condition resulting from one's dying not having made a valid will
|
|
intestate adj
|
Not having made a valid will
|
|
intestine n
|
That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus
|
|
intimacy n
|
Close or confidential friendship
|
|
intimidate v
|
To cause to become frightened
|
|
intolerable adj
|
Insufferable
|
|
intolerance n
|
Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure
|
|
intolerant adj
|
Bigoted
|
|
intoxicant n
|
Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites
|
|
intoxicate v
|
To make drunk
|
|
intracellular adj
|
Occurring or situated within a cell
|
|
intramural adj
|
Situated within the walls of a city
|
|
intrepid adj
|
Fearless and bold
|
|
intricacy n
|
Perplexity
|
|
intricate adj
|
Difficult to follow or understand
|
|
intrigue n
|
A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways
|
|
intrinsic adj
|
Inherent
|
|
introductory adj
|
Preliminary
|
|
introgression n
|
Entrance
|
|
intromit v
|
To insert
|
|
introspect v
|
To look into
|
|
introspection n
|
The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings
|
|
introversion n
|
The act of turning or directing inward, physically or mentally
|
|
introvert v
|
To turn within
|
|
intrude v
|
To come in without leave or license
|
|
intrusion n
|
The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment
|
|
intuition n
|
Instinctive knowledge or feeling
|
|
inundate v
|
To fill with an overflowing abundance
|
|
inundation n
|
Flood
|
|
inure v
|
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure
|
|
invalid adj
|
Having no force, weight, or cogency
|
|
invalid n
|
One who is disabled by illness or injury
|
|
invalidate v
|
To render of no force or effect
|
|
invaluable adj
|
Exceedingly precious
|
|
invariable adj
|
Unchangeable
|
|
invasion n
|
Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass
|
|
invective n
|
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach
|
|
inveigh v
|
To utter vehement censure or invective
|
|
inventive adj
|
Quick at contrivance
|
|
inverse adj
|
Contrary in tendency or direction
|
|
inversion n
|
Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first
|
|
invert v
|
To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction
|
|
investigator n
|
One who investigates
|
|
investor n
|
One who invests money
|
|
inveterate adj
|
Habitual
|
|
invidious adj
|
Showing or feeling envy
|
|
invigorate v
|
To animate
|
|
invincible adj
|
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome
|
|
inviolable adj
|
Incapable of being injured or disturbed
|
|
invoke v
|
To call on for assistance or protection
|
|
involuntary adj
|
Unwilling
|
|
involution n
|
Complication
|
|
involve v
|
To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively
|
|
invulnerable adj
|
That can not be wounded or hurt
|
|
inwardly adv
|
With no outward manifestation
|
|
iota n
|
A small or insignificant mark or part
|
|
irascible adj
|
Prone to anger
|
|
irate adj
|
Moved to anger
|
|
ire n
|
Wrath
|
|
iridescence n
|
A many-colored appearance
|
|
iridescent adj
|
Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light
|
|
irk v
|
To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue
|
|
irksome adj
|
Wearisome
|
|
irony n
|
Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment
|
|
irradiance n
|
Luster
|
|
irradiate v
|
To render clear and intelligible
|
|
irrational adj
|
Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding
|
|
irreducible adj
|
That can not be lessened
|
|
irrefragable adj
|
That can not be refuted or disproved
|
|
irrefrangible adj
|
That can not be broken or violated
|
|
irrelevant adj
|
Inapplicable
|
|
irreligious adj
|
Indifferent or opposed to religion
|
|
irreparable adj
|
That can not be rectified or made amends for
|
|
irrepressible adj
|
That can not be restrained or kept down
|
|
irresistible adj
|
That can not be successfully withstood or opposed
|
|
irresponsible adj
|
Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities
|
|
irreverence n
|
The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things
|
|
irreverent adj
|
Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things
|
|
irreverential adj
|
Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things
|
|
irreversible adj
|
Irrevocable
|
|
irrigant adj
|
Serving to water lands by artificial means
|
|
irrigate v
|
To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means
|
|
irritable adj
|
Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation
|
|
irritancy n
|
The quality of producing vexation
|
|
irritant n
|
A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension
|
|
irritate v
|
To excite ill temper or impatience in
|
|
irruption n
|
Sudden invasion
|
|
isle n
|
An island
|
|
islet n
|
A little island
|
|
isobar n
|
A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment
|
|
isochronous adj
|
Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time
|
|
isolate v
|
To separate from others of its kind
|
|
isothermal adj
|
Having or marking equality of temperature
|
|
itinerant adj
|
Wandering
|
|
itinerary n
|
A detailed account or diary of a journey
|
|
itinerate v
|
To wander from place to place
|
|
jargon n
|
Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech
|
|
jaundice n
|
A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the skin
|
|
jeopardize v
|
To imperil
|
|
Jingo n
|
One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy
|
|
jocose adj
|
Done or made in jest
|
|
jocular adj
|
Inclined to joke
|
|
joggle n
|
A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake
|
|
journalize v
|
To keep a diary
|
|
jovial adj
|
Merry
|
|
jubilation n
|
Exultation
|
|
judgment n
|
The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached
|
|
judicature n
|
Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment
|
|
judicial adj
|
Pertaining to the administration of justice
|
|
judiciary n
|
That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice
|
|
judicious adj
|
Prudent
|
|
juggle v
|
To play tricks of sleight of hand
|
|
jugglery n
|
The art or practice of sleight of hand
|
|
jugular adj
|
Pertaining to the throat
|
|
juicy adj
|
Succulent
|
|
junction n
|
The condition of being joined
|
|
juncture n
|
An articulation, joint, or seam
|
|
junta n
|
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government
|
|
juridical adj
|
Assumed by law to exist
|
|
jurisdiction n
|
Lawful power or right to exercise official authority
|
|
jurisprudence n
|
The science of rights in accordance with positive law
|
|
juror n
|
One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice
|
|
joust v
|
To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback
|
|
justification n
|
Vindication
|
|
juvenile adj
|
Characteristic of youth
|
|
juxtapose v
|
To place close together
|
|
keepsake n
|
Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver
|
|
kerchief n
|
A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck
|
|
kernel n
|
A grain or seed
|
|
kiln n
|
An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products
|
|
kiloliter n
|
One thousand liters
|
|
kilometer n
|
A length of 1,000 meters
|
|
kilowatt n
|
One thousand watts
|
|
kimono n
|
A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan
|
|
kind-hearted adj
|
Having a kind and sympathetic nature
|
|
kingling n
|
A petty king
|
|
kingship n
|
Royal state
|
|
kinsfolk n pl
|
Relatives
|
|
knavery n
|
Deceitfulness in dealing
|
|
knead v
|
To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands
|
|
knickknack n
|
A small article, more for ornament that use
|
|
knight errant n
|
One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure
|
|
knighthood n
|
Chivalry
|
|
laborious adj
|
Toilsome
|
|
labyrinth n
|
A maze
|
|
lacerate v
|
To tear rudely or raggedly
|
|
lackadaisical adj
|
Listless
|
|
lactation n
|
The secretion of milk
|
|
lacteal adj
|
Milky
|
|
lactic adj
|
Pertaining to milk
|
|
laddie n
|
A lad
|
|
ladle n
|
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids
|
|
laggard adj
|
Falling behind
|
|
landholder n
|
Landowner
|
|
landlord n
|
A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements
|
|
landmark n
|
A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of
|
|
landscape n
|
A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation
|
|
languid adj
|
Relaxed
|
|
languor n
|
Lassitude of body or depression
|
|
lapse n
|
A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just
|
|
lascivious adj
|
Lustful
|
|
lassie n
|
A little lass
|
|
latent adj
|
Dormant
|
|
latency n
|
The state of being dormant
|
|
later adv
|
At a subsequent time
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lateral adj
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Directed toward the side
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latish adj
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Rather late
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lattice n
|
Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars
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laud v
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To praise in words or song
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laudable adj
|
Praiseworthy
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laudation n
|
High praise
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laudatory adj
|
Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise
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laundress n
|
Washerwoman
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laureate adj
|
Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction
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lave v
|
To wash or bathe
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lawgiver n
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A legislator
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lawmaker n
|
A legislator
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lax adj
|
Not stringent or energetic
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laxative adj
|
Having power to open or loosen the bowels
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lea n
|
A field
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leaflet n
|
A little leaf or a booklet
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leaven v
|
To make light by fermentation, as dough
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leeward n
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That side or direction toward which the wind blows
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left-handed adj
|
Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right
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legacy n
|
A bequest
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legalize v
|
To give the authority of law to
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legging n
|
A covering for the leg
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legible adj
|
That may be read with ease
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legionary n
|
A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor
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legislate v
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To make or enact a law or laws
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legislative adj
|
That makes or enacts laws
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legislator n
|
A lawgiver
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legitimacy n
|
Accordance with law
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legitimate adj
|
Having the sanction of law or established custom
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leisure n
|
Spare time
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leniency n
|
Forbearance
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lenient adj
|
Not harsh
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leonine adj
|
Like a lion
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lethargy n
|
Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind
|
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levee n
|
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow
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lever n
|
That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power
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leviathan n
|
Any large animal, as a whale
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levity n
|
Frivolity
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levy v
|
To impose and collect by force or threat of force
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lewd adj
|
Characterized by lust or lasciviousness
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lexicographer n
|
One who makes dictionaries
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lexicography n
|
The making of dictionaries
|
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lexicon n
|
A dictionary
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liable adj
|
Justly or legally responsible
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libel n
|
Defamation
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liberalism n
|
Opposition to conservatism
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liberate v
|
To set free or release from bondage
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licentious adj
|
Wanton
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licit adj
|
Lawful
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liege adj
|
Sovereign
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lien n
|
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge
|
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lieu n
|
Stead
|
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lifelike adj
|
Realistic
|
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lifelong adj
|
Lasting or continuous through life
|
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lifetime n
|
The time that life continues
|
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ligament n
|
That which binds objects together
|
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ligature n
|
Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying
|
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light-hearted adj
|
Free from care
|
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ligneous adj
|
Having the texture of appearance of wood
|
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likelihood n
|
A probability
|
|
likely adj
|
Plausible
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liking n
|
Fondness
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limitation n
|
A restriction
|
|
linear adj
|
Of the nature of a line
|
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liner n
|
A vessel belonging to a steamship-line
|
|
lingo n
|
Language
|
|
lingua n
|
The tongue
|
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lingual adj
|
Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance
|
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linguist n
|
One who is acquainted with several languages
|
|
linguistics n
|
The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words
|
|
liniment n
|
A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc
|
|
liquefacient adj
|
Possessing a liquefying nature or power
|
|
liquefy v
|
To convert into a liquid or into liquid form
|
|
liqueur n
|
An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances
|
|
liquidate v
|
To deliver the amount or value of
|
|
liquor n
|
Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid
|
|
listless adj
|
Inattentive
|
|
literacy n
|
The state or condition of knowing how to read and write
|
|
literal adj
|
Following the exact words
|
|
literature n
|
The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively
|
|
lithe adj
|
Supple
|
|
lithesome adj
|
Nimble
|
|
lithograph n
|
A print made by printing from stone
|
|
lithotype n
|
In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing
|
|
litigant n
|
A party to a lawsuit
|
|
litigate v
|
To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law
|
|
litigious adj
|
Quarrelsome
|
|
littoral adj
|
Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore
|
|
liturgy n
|
A ritual
|
|
livelihood n
|
Means of subsistence
|
|
livid adj
|
Black-and-blue, as contused flesh
|
|
loam n
|
A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay
|
|
loath adj
|
Averse
|
|
loathe v
|
To abominate
|
|
locative adj
|
Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs
|
|
loch n
|
A lake
|
|
locomotion n
|
The act or power of moving from one place to another
|
|
lode n
|
A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein
|
|
lodgment n
|
The act of furnishing with temporary quarters
|
|
logic n
|
The science of correct thinking
|
|
logical adj
|
Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning
|
|
logician n
|
An expert reasoner
|
|
loiterer n
|
One who consumes time idly
|
|
loneliness n
|
Solitude
|
|
longevity n
|
Unusually prolonged life
|
|
loot v
|
To plunder
|
|
loquacious adj
|
Talkative
|
|
lordling n
|
A little lord
|
|
lough n
|
A lake or loch
|
|
louse n
|
A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals
|
|
lovable adj
|
Amiable
|
|
low-spirited adj
|
Despondent
|
|
lowly adv
|
Rudely
|
|
lucid adj
|
Mentally sound
|
|
lucrative adj
|
Highly profitable
|
|
ludicrous adj
|
Laughable
|
|
luminary n
|
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light
|
|
luminescent adj
|
Showing increase of light
|
|
luminescence n
|
Showing increase
|
|
luminosity n
|
The quality of giving or radiating light
|
|
luminous adj
|
Giving or radiating light
|
|
lunacy n
|
Mental unsoundness
|
|
lunar adj
|
Pertaining to the moon
|
|
lunatic n
|
An insane person
|
|
lune n
|
The moon
|
|
lurid adj
|
Ghastly and sensational
|
|
luscious adj
|
Rich, sweet, and delicious
|
|
lustrous adj
|
Shining
|
|
luxuriance n
|
Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity
|
|
luxuriant adj
|
Abundant or superabundant in growth
|
|
luxuriate v
|
To live sumptuously
|
|
lying n
|
Untruthfulness
|
|
lyre n
|
One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class
|
|
lyric adj
|
Fitted for expression in song
|
|
macadamize v
|
To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone
|
|
machinery n
|
The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively
|
|
machinist n
|
One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools
|
|
macrocosm n
|
The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related
|
|
madden v
|
To inflame with passion
|
|
Madonna n
|
A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus
|
|
magician n
|
A sorcerer
|
|
magisterial adj
|
Having an air of authority
|
|
magistracy n
|
The office or dignity of a magistrate
|
|
magnanimous adj
|
Generous in treating or judging others
|
|
magnate n
|
A person of rank or importance
|
|
magnet n
|
A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone
|
|
magnetize v
|
To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily
|
|
magnificence n
|
The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power
|
|
magnificent adj
|
Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action
|
|
magnitude n
|
Importance
|
|
maharaja n
|
A great Hindu prince
|
|
maidenhood n
|
Virginity
|
|
maintain v
|
To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition
|
|
maintenance n
|
That which supports or sustains
|
|
maize n
|
Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn
|
|
makeup n
|
The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed
|
|
malady n
|
Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one
|
|
malaria n
|
A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating
|
|
malcontent n
|
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs
|
|
malediction n
|
The calling down of a curse or curses
|
|
malefactor n
|
One who injures another
|
|
maleficent adj
|
Mischievous
|
|
malevolence n
|
Ill will
|
|
malevolent adj
|
Wishing evil to others
|
|
malign v
|
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely
|
|
malignant adj
|
Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief
|
|
malleable adj
|
Pliant
|
|
mallet n
|
A wooden hammer
|
|
maltreat v
|
To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively
|
|
man-trap n
|
A place or structure dangerous to human life
|
|
mandate n
|
A command
|
|
mandatory adj
|
Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory
|
|
mane n
|
The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion
|
|
man-eater n
|
An animal that devours human beings
|
|
maneuver v
|
To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy
|
|
mania n
|
Insanity
|
|
maniac n
|
a person raving with madness
|
|
manifesto n
|
A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives
|
|
manlike adj
|
Like a man
|
|
manliness n
|
The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc
|
|
mannerism n
|
Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or conduct
|
|
manor n
|
The landed estate of a lord or nobleman
|
|
mantel n
|
The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it
|
|
mantle n
|
A cloak
|
|
manufacturer n
|
A person engaged in manufacturing as a business
|
|
manumission n
|
Emancipation
|
|
manumit v
|
To set free from bondage
|
|
marine adj
|
Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea
|
|
maritime adj
|
Situated on or near the sea
|
|
maroon v
|
To put ashore and abandon (a person) on a desolate coast or island
|
|
martial adj
|
Pertaining to war or military operations
|
|
Martian adj
|
Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet
|
|
martyrdom n
|
Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle
|
|
marvel v
|
To be astonished and perplexed because of (something)
|
|
masonry n
|
The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularly arranged stones
|
|
masquerade n
|
A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised
|
|
massacre n
|
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings
|
|
massive adj
|
Of considerable bulk and weight
|
|
masterpiece n
|
A superior production
|
|
mastery n
|
The attainment of superior skill
|
|
material n
|
That of which anything is composed or may be constructed
|
|
materialize v
|
To take perceptible or substantial form
|
|
maternal adj
|
Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood
|
|
matinee n
|
An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime
|
|
matricide n
|
The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother
|
|
matrimony n
|
The union of a man and a woman in marriage
|
|
matrix n
|
That which contains and gives shape or form to anything
|
|
matter of fact n
|
Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality
|
|
maudlin adj
|
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate
|
|
mausoleum n
|
A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions
|
|
mawkish adj
|
Sickening or insipid
|
|
maxim n
|
A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide
|
|
maze n
|
A labyrinth
|
|
mead n
|
A meadow
|
|
meager adj
|
scanty
|
|
mealy-mouthed adj
|
Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly
|
|
meander v
|
To wind and turn while proceeding in a course
|
|
mechanics n
|
The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces
|
|
medallion n
|
A large medal
|
|
meddlesome adj
|
Interfering
|
|
medial adj
|
Of or pertaining to the middle
|
|
mediate v
|
To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties
|
|
medicine n
|
A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties
|
|
medieval adj
|
Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages
|
|
mediocre adj
|
Ordinary
|
|
meditation n
|
The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind
|
|
medley n
|
A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole
|
|
meliorate v
|
To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition
|
|
mellifluous adj
|
Sweetly or smoothly flowing
|
|
melodious adj
|
Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds
|
|
melodrama n
|
A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents
|
|
memento n
|
A souvenir
|
|
memorable adj
|
Noteworthy
|
|
menace n
|
A threat
|
|
menagerie n
|
A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition
|
|
mendacious adj
|
Untrue
|
|
mendicant n
|
A beggar
|
|
mentality n
|
Intellectuality
|
|
mentor n
|
A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend
|
|
mercantile adj
|
Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial
|
|
mercenary adj
|
Greedy
|
|
merciful adj
|
Disposed to pity and forgive
|
|
merciless adj
|
Cruel
|
|
meretricious adj
|
Alluring by false or gaudy show
|
|
mesmerize v
|
To hypnotize
|
|
messieurs n pl
|
Gentlemen
|
|
metal n
|
An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous
|
|
metallurgy n
|
The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting
|
|
metamorphosis n
|
A passing from one form or shape into another
|
|
metaphor n
|
A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other
|
|
metaphysical adj
|
Philosophical
|
|
metaphysician n
|
One skilled in metaphysics
|
|
metaphysics n
|
The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science
|
|
mete v
|
To apportion
|
|
metempsychosis n
|
Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast
|
|
meticulous adj
|
Over-cautious
|
|
metonymy n
|
A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes
|
|
metric adj
|
Relating to measurement
|
|
metronome n
|
An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music
|
|
metropolis n
|
A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state
|
|
metropolitan adj
|
Pertaining to a chief city
|
|
mettle n
|
Courage
|
|
mettlesome adj
|
Having courage or spirit
|
|
microcosm n
|
The world or universe on a small scale
|
|
micrometer n
|
An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions
|
|
microphone n
|
An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds
|
|
microscope n
|
An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or features of objects
|
|
microscopic adj
|
Adapted to or characterized by minute observation
|
|
microscopy n
|
The art of examing objects with the microscope
|
|
midsummer n
|
The middle of the summer
|
|
midwife n
|
A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth
|
|
mien n
|
The external appearance or manner of a person
|
|
migrant adj
|
Wandering
|
|
migrate v
|
To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another
|
|
migratory adj
|
Wandering
|
|
mileage n
|
A distance in miles
|
|
militant adj
|
Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency
|
|
militarism n
|
A policy of maintaining great standing armies
|
|
militate v
|
To have weight or influence (in determining a question)
|
|
militia n
|
Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations
|
|
Milky Way n
|
The galaxy
|
|
millet n
|
A grass cultivated for forage and cereal
|
|
mimic v
|
To imitate the speech or actions of
|
|
miniature adj
|
Much smaller than reality or that the normal size
|
|
minimize v
|
To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree
|
|
minion n
|
A servile favorite
|
|
ministration n
|
Any religious ceremonial
|
|
ministry n
|
A service
|
|
minority n
|
The smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is divided
|
|
minute adj
|
Exceedingly small in extent or quantity
|
|
minutia n
|
A small or unimportant particular or detail
|
|
mirage n
|
An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert
|
|
misadventure n
|
An unlucky accident
|
|
misanthropic adj
|
Hating mankind
|
|
misanthropy n
|
Hatred of mankind
|
|
misapprehend v
|
To misunderstand
|
|
misbehave v
|
To behave ill
|
|
misbehavior n
|
Ill or improper behavior
|
|
mischievous adj
|
Fond of tricks
|
|
miscount v
|
To make a mistake in counting
|
|
miscreant n
|
A villain
|
|
misdeed n
|
A wrong or improper act
|
|
misdemeanor n
|
Evil conduct, small crime
|
|
miser n
|
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly
|
|
mishap n
|
Misfortune
|
|
misinterpret v
|
To misunderstand
|
|
mislay v
|
To misplace
|
|
mismanage v
|
To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully
|
|
misnomer n
|
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied
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