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01/08/2009
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Garrulous
 Definition
wordy; talkitive
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goad
 Definition
urge on
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gouge
 Definition
overcharge
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grandiloquent
 Definition
pompous; bombastic
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gregarious
 Definition
sociable
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guileless
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without deciet
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gullible
 Definition
easily decieved
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harangue
 Definition
long, passionate, and vehement speech
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homogeneous
 Definition
of the same kind
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hyperbole
 Definition
exaggeration
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iconoclastic
 Definition
attacking cherished traditions
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idolatry
 Definition
worship or idols
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immutable
 Definition
unchanged
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impair
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injure; hurt
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impassive
 Definition
without feeling
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impede
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hinder; block
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impermeable
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not permitting passage through its substance
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imperturbable
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calm; placid
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impervious
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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implicit
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understood but not stated
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implode
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burst inward
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inadvertently
 Definition
unintentionally
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inchoate
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recently negun; rudimentary
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incongruity
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lack of harmony; absurdity
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inconsequential
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insignicicant;unimportant
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incorporate
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introde something to a larger whole
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indeterminate
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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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indegence
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poverty
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indolent
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lazy
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inert
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inacti9ve; lacking power to move
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting; young, unsophisticated
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inherent
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firmly established by nature of habit
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innocuous
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harmless
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
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insinuate
 Definition
hint; imlpy
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insipid
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lacking in flavor; dull
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn
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intransigence
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refusal of any compromise; stubborness
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inundate
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overwhelm; flood; submerge
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inured
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accustomed; hardened
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invective
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abuse
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irascrible
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irritable; easily angered
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irresolute
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uncertain how to react; weak
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itinerary
 Definition
plan of a trip
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laconic
 Definition
brief and to the point
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lassitude
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weariness
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latent
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dormant; hidden
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laud
 Definition
praise
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