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1 ineluctable (adjective satellite) impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

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2 inept (adjective satellite) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

(adjective satellite) generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

(adjective satellite) not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

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3 inert (adjective satellite) slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

(adjective satellite) unable to move or resist motion

(adjective satellite) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"

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4 inevitable (noun) an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable"

(adjective) incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

(adjective satellite) invariably occurring or appearing; "the inevitable changes of the seasons"

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5 infamous (adjective satellite) having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

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6 infamy (noun) evil fame or public reputation

(noun) a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

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7 infer (verb) believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"

(verb) guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

(verb) reason by deduction; establish by deduction

(verb) conclude by reasoning; in logic

(verb) draw from specific cases for more general cases

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8 ingenious (adjective satellite) showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

(adjective satellite) skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingeni

(adjective satellite) (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an invent

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9 ingenue (noun) the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

(noun) an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)

(noun) an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

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10 ingenuous (adjective) characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

(adjective satellite) lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it"

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11 ingratiate (verb) gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

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12 ingratitude (noun) a lack of gratitude

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13 inherent (adjective satellite) in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"

(adjective satellite) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

(adjective satellite) existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"

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14 inimical (adjective satellite) not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

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15 iniquitous (adjective satellite) characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts"

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16 initiate (noun) people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"

(noun) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

(noun) someone new to a field or activity

(verb) prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two"

(verb) bring up a topic for discussion

(verb) bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

(verb) take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

(verb) accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

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17 innate (adjective satellite) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

(adjective) not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex"

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18 innocuous (adjective satellite) lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"

(adjective) not injurious to physical or mental health

(adjective satellite) not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior"

(adjective satellite) unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man"

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19 innovate (verb) bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

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20 innuendo (noun) an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

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21 inquisitive (adjective satellite) showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

(adjective satellite) inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"

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22 insinuate (verb) give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

(verb) introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"

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23 insipid (adjective satellite) not pleasing to the sense of taste

(adjective satellite) lacking interest or significance; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"

(adjective satellite) lacking significance or impact; "an insipid novel"

(adjective satellite) lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"

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24 insolvent (noun) someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

(adjective) unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate"

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25 instigate (verb) serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

(verb) provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

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26 insubordinate (adjective satellite) disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

(adjective) not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"

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27 insular (adjective satellite) narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"

(adjective satellite) suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"

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28 insularity (noun) the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"

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29 intangible (noun) assets that are saleable though not material or physical

(adjective satellite) lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul"

(adjective satellite) hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"

(adjective) incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans

(adjective) (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will"

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30 intercede (verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"

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31 intermittent (adjective satellite) stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"

(adjective satellite) stopping and starting at regular intervals

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32 intractable (adjective) not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

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33 intransigent (adjective satellite) not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every libera

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34 intrepid (adjective satellite) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

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35 inundate (verb) fill or cover completely, usually with water

(verb) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

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36 inured (adjective satellite) made tough by habitual exposure; "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchett

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37 invoke (verb) request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

(verb) cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

(verb) evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

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38 iota (noun) the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet

(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

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39 irascible (adjective satellite) characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"

(adjective satellite) quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"

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40 ironic (adjective satellite) characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"

(adjective satellite) humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

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41 irrational (adjective) not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"

(adjective) real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers"

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42 irreparable (adjective) impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"

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43 irreproachable (adjective satellite) free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"

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44 itinerary (noun) a proposed route of travel

(noun) a guidebook for travelers

(noun) an established line of travel or access

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45 jaded (adjective satellite) dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"

(adjective satellite) exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron

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46 jargon (noun) specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

(noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

(noun) a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon

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47 jeopardy (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

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48 jester (noun) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages

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