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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 infertile (adjective) incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"

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4 infiltrate (verb) pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict

(verb) pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"

(verb) cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

(verb) enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"

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5 inflame (verb) become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"

(verb) cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

(verb) arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

(verb) cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

(verb) catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

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6 inflammatory (adjective satellite) characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"

(adjective satellite) arousing to action or rebellion

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7 infuriate (verb) make furious

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8 infuse (verb) introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

(verb) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

(verb) undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing"

(verb) fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

(verb) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"

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9 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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10 ingest (verb) take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

(verb) serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

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11 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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12 inhibit (verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

(verb) limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

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

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14 inimitable (adjective satellite) defying imitation; matchless; "an inimitable style"

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15 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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16 inscrutable (adjective satellite) of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals t

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17 insensible (adjective satellite) unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"

(adjective satellite) barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change"

(adjective) incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"

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18 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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19 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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20 insouciant (adjective satellite) marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasi

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

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22 insurrection (noun) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

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23 interdict (noun) a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

(noun) an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

(verb) command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

(verb) destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

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24 interim (noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another

(adjective satellite) serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

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

(adjective satellite) stopping and starting at regular intervals

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26 intersperse (verb) introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions

(verb) place at intervals in or among; "intersperse exclamation marks ina the text"

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27 intervene (verb) occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"

(verb) get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

(verb) be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"

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28 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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29 intransigence (noun) the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise

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30 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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31 intrepid (adjective satellite) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

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32 introspection (noun) the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct

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33 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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34 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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35 invective (noun) abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

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36 inveigh (verb) speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"

(verb) complain bitterly

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37 involute (adjective satellite) (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured

(adjective satellite) especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

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38 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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39 irate (adjective satellite) feeling or showing extreme anger; "irate protesters"; "ireful words"

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40 ire (noun) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

(noun) a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

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41 irksome (adjective satellite) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention";

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42 irrelevant (adjective) having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations"

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43 irresolute (adjective satellite) lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration"

(adjective) uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

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44 irreverence (noun) a disrespectful act

(noun) an irreverent mental attitude

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45 irrevocable (adjective) impossible to retract or revoke; "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare

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46 itinerary (noun) a proposed route of travel

(noun) a guidebook for travelers

(noun) an established line of travel or access

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47 itinerate (verb) travel from place to place, as for work; "an itinerating merchant"

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48 jabber (noun) rapid and indistinct speech

(verb) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

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49 jeopardize (verb) put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

(verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

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