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Iatric
Relating to a physician or medicine
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Iatrogenic
Illness caused by treatment by a physician
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Ibidem
In the same book, chapter etc
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Icon
Person or thing considered worthy of veneration
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Iconoclast
A person who attacks or challenges cherished beliefs or institutions
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Idealism
The unrealistic belief or pursuit of perfection
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Ideation
The formation of ideas or concepts
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Ideology
A system of ideas and ideals OR the set of beliefs characteristic to an individual or group
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Idiocy
Extremely stupid behaviour
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Idiolect
The speech habits particular to a person
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Idiom
Language particular to a group of people
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Idiosyncrasy
A mode of behaviour or way of thought particular to an individual
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Idolise
Admire, revere, love excessively
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Idyll
An extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque period or situation, typically an idealised one
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Ignoble
Not honourable in character or purpose
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Ignominious
Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
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Ignominy
Public shame or disgrace
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Illation
The act of inferring or drawing a conclusion
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Illative
Of the nature of or stating an inference
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Illegible
Not clear enough to be read
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Illegitimate
Not authorised by law, not in accordance with accepted standards or rules
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Illiberal
Opposed to liberal principles, restricting freedom of thought or behaviour
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Illicit
Forbidden by law, rules or custom
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Illimitable
Without limits or end
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Illiquid
Not easily converted into cash
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Illocution
An act of speaking or writing which itself constitutes the relevant action
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Illogical
Lacking sense or clear reasoning
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Illuminate
Help to clarify or explain
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Illusory
Based on illusion, not real
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Illustrious
Well known, respected and admired for past achievements
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Imbricate
Arrange so they overlap like roof tiles
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Imbroglio
An extremely confused, complicated or embarrassing situation
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Imbue
Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
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Imitable
Capable of being imitated
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Immaculate
Perfectly clean and tidy
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Immanent
Existing or operating within, inherent
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Immeasurable
Too large, extensive or extreme to measure
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Immediacy
The quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something
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Immemorial
Originating in the distant past, very old
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Immisicible
Not forming a homogenous liquid when mixed
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Immitigable
Unable to be mitigated
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Immoderate
Not capable of being moderated, excessive
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Immodest
Lacking humility
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Immolate
Kill or offer as a sacrifice
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Immure
Enclose or confine someone against their will
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Immutable
Unable to be changed or unchanging over time
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Impactive
Having a strong effect or influence
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Impalpable
Unable to be felt by touch OR not easily comprehended
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Impart
Make information known
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Impartial
Treating all rivals equally
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Impasse
A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of a disagreement
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Impassible
Incapable of feeling or experiencing pain
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Impassion
Make passionate
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Impassive
Not feeling or showing emotion
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Impeach
Call into question the integrity or credibility of a practice
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Impeccable
In accordance with the highest standards, faultless
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Impecunious
Having little or no money
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Impediment
Hindrance or obstruction in doing something
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Impel
Drive, force or urge someone to do something
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Impend
Be about to happen
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Impenetrable
Not able to be penetrated
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Impenitent
Not feeling shame or regret about one's actions or attitudes
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Imperative
Of vital importance, crucial
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Imperceptible
So gradual, slight or subtle so as not to be perceived
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Imperceptive
Lacking in perception or insight
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Imperil
Put at risk of being harmed, injured or destroyed
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Imperious
Arrogant and domineeering
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Impermanent
Not permanent
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Impermeable
Not allowing fluids to pass through
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Impertinent
Not showing respect, rude
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Imperturbable
Unable to be upset or excited, calm
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Impervious
Unable to be affected by
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Impetuous
Acting or done quickly without thought or care
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Impiety
Lack of piety or reverence
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Impinge
Advance over an area belonging to someone else
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Impish
Inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun, mischievous
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Implacable
Unable to be appeased or placated
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Implausible
Not seeming reasonable or probable
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Implicate
Indirectly convey a meaning through what one says
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Implicit
Suggested though not directly expressed
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Implied
Suggested but not directly stated
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Implore
Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
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Impolitic
Failing to possess or display prudence, unwise
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Imponderable
A factor that is difficult or impossible to estimate or assess
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Importunate
Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance
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Importune
Harass someone persistently for or to do something
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Imposture
Pretending to be someone in order to deceive others
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Impracticable
Impossible in practice to do or carry out
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Imprecate
Utter a curse or bring down evil against someone
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Impregnable
Strong enough to resist attack
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Impresario
A person who finances and organises concerts
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Impressible
Capable of being impressed
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Impressionable
Easily influenced
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Imprest
Fund kept by a business for small items
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Imprimatur
A person's authoritative approval
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Improbable
Not likely to be true or to happen
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Improbity
Lack of honesty and integrity
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Impromptu
Made or done without previous preparation
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Impropriety
Failure to observe standards of honesty or modesty
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Improvident
Not showing foresight, spendthrift or thoughtless
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Imprudent
Not showing care for the consequences of an action, rash
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Impudent
Not showing due respect for another person, impertient
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Impugn
Dispute the truth, validity or honesty of a statement, call into question
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Impuissant
Unable to take effective action, powerless
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Impunity
Exemption from punishment or ill consequences
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Impute
To attribute something, usually negative, to someone
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In absentia
In or during someone's absence
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In extenso
At full length
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In flagrante delicto
In the act of sexual intercourse
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In loco
In the proper place
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In medias res
In the middle of things
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In personam
Against a person
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In rerum natura
In the nature of things
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In situ
In the original place
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In vino veritas
Speak the truth when intoxicated
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Inadvertent
Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning
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Inane or inanity
Lacking sense, silly
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Inanimate
Not alive, lifeless
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Inappeasable
Not able to be appeased
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Inappetence
Lack of appetite
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Inapplicable
Not relevant or appropriate
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Inapt
Not suitable or appropriate
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Inarticulate
Not articulate
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Inaugural
Marking the beginning of an institution, activity or period of office
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Inauspicious
Not conducive to success, unfavourable
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Incalculable
Too great to be calculated or estimated
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Incandescent
Full of strong emotion or rage
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Incarnate
Embodied in human form
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Incertitude
Uncertainty or hesitation
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Incessant
Continuing without hesitation
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Inchoate
Just begun and not so fully formed, rudimentary
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Incidental
Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else
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Incipient
Beginning to happen or develop
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Incisive
Accurate and sharply focussed
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Inclement
Unpleasantly cold and wet
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Inclination
A disposition to act in a certain way
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Incognisant
Lacking knowledge or awareness
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Incognito
Having one's true identity concealed
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Incoherent
Writing or speaking unintelligibly
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Incommunicado
Not able or wanting to communicate with someone
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Incommutable
Cannot be changed or exchanged
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Inconceivable
Not capable of being grasped or imagined mentally
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Incondite
Badly put together, crude
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Incongruent
Incongruous, incompatible
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Incredulous
Unwilling or unable to believe something
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Inculcate
Instil by persistent instruction
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Indecorous
Not in keeping with good taste and propriety, improper
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Indefatigable
Persisting tirelessly
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Indefeasible
Not subject to be annulled, lost or overturned
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Indelible
Not capable of being forgotten
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Indeterminable
Not capable of being ascertained, calculated or identified
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Indeterminate
Not exactly known, established or defined
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Indictment
Thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned
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Indignant
Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
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Indignity
Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity
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Indiscernible
Impossible to see or clearly distinguish
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Indolent
Wanting to avoid exertion, lazy
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Indomitable
Impossible to subdue or defeat
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Indutiable
Something that cannot be doubted, patently evident or certain, unquestionable
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Inedita
Unpublished works of an author
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Ineffable
Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
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Ineffectual
Not producing any significant or desired effect
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Inerrant
Incapable of being wrong
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Inescapable
That cannot be escaped or ignored
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Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent
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Inexpedient
Not practical, suitable or advisable
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Inexpiable
So bad as to be impossible to expiate
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Inexplicable
Unable to be explained or accounted for
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Inextricable
Impossible to disentangle or separate, impossible to escape from
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Infallible
Never failing, always effective
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Infeasible
Not possible to do easily or conveniently
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Itinerant
Travelling from place to place
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Ithyphallic
Having an erect penis
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Iteration
A version of something OR repeating a hypothesise so as to get closer to a result
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Itemise
Present as a list of items
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Irrevocable
Not able to be changed, recovered, final
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Irreversible
Not able to be reversed
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Irreverent
Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
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Irretrievable
Not able to be retrieved or put right
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Irrespective
Not taking into account something
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Irresolute
Being uncertain, showing hesitancy
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Irresistible
Too attractive and tempting to be resisted
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Irreproachable
Beyond criticism, faultless
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Irrepressible
Not able to be controlled or restrained
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Irreplaceable
Not able to be replaced if lost or damaged
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Irreparable
Not able to be repaired
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Irremovable
Not capable of being removed
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Irremediable
Not possible to cure or put right
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Irreligious
Hostile to religion
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Irrelevant
Not connected or relevant to something
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Irregular
Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement
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Irrefutable
Impossible to deny or disprove
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Irrefragable
Not able to be disputed
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Irreducible
Not able to be reduced or simplified
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Irredentist
A person advocating for the return of territory thought to belong to it
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Irredeemable
Not able to be saved, improved or corrected
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Irrecusable
Not able to be challenged or rejected
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Irrecoverable
Not able to be regained, recovered or remedied
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Irreconcilable
Not able to be resolved
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Irreclaimable
Not able to be reclaimed
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Irrational
Not logical or reasonable
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Irradiate
Illuminate something by shining light on it
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Irony
Expression of meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
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Ironic
Using or characterised by irony
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Irksome
Irritating, annoying
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Iridescent
Showing an array of colours that seem to change when viewed from different angles
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Irascible
Easily provoked to anger
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Ipso facto
By that very fact or act
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Ipse dixit
A dogmatic and unproven statement
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Ipsative
Comparing current test results against previous test results
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Iota
A very small quantity
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Invulnerable
Impossible to harm or destroy
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Involute
Involved or intricate
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Involution
Process of complicating something
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Invoke
Give rise to, to call for earnestly
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Invocation
The action of invoking something or someone
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Inviolable
Never to be broken, infringed or dishonoured
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Invigorate
Give strength or energy to
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Invigilate
Supervise students at an exam
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Invidious
Being put in a situation likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
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Inveterate
Having a long standing habit or practice that is unlikely to change
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Inverse
Opposite or contrary in position, effect, direction or order
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Inveigle
Persuade someone to do something through deception or flattery
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Inveigh
Speak or write about something with great hostility
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Invective
Insulting or highly critical language
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Invariable
Never changing
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Inutile
Useless, pointless
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Inure
Accustom someone to something, especially something unpleasant
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Inurbane
Not urbane, lacking in courtesy
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Inundate
Overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with
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Intuit
Understand or work out by instinct
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Intuition
The ability to understand something by instinct, without the need for conscious reasoning
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Intrusive
Cause disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited
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Introspection
The examination or observation of one's own mental or physical processes
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Intropunitive
Tending to blame or punish oneself
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Intromit
To cause or permit to enter, introduce or admit
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Intrinsic
Belonging naturally, essential
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Intrigue
Arouse the curiosity or interest of, fascinate
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Intricate
Very complicated or detailed
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Intrepid
Fearless, adventurous
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Intrastate
Within a state
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Intransigent
Unwilling to change one's views about something
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Intranational
Within a nation
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Intractable
Hard to control or deal with
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Intra vires
Within the power of a company
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Intoxicate
Cause someone to lose control of their faculties
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Intone
Say or recite with little rise or fall in the pitch of the voice
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Intonation
Rise and fall of the voice when speaking
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Intolerant
Not tolerant of views, beliefs etc that differ from your own
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Intolerable
Unable to be endured
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Intimidate
Frighten or overawe someone
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Intimate
Closely acquainted, familiar
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Interweave
Weave together
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Intervene
To come between in an action, intercede
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Intertwine
To twine together
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Intertexuality
The shaping of one text by another
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Intersubjective
Existing between conscious minds, shared by more than one conscious mind
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Interstice
Narrow gap or space between objects
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Intersperse
Scatter amongst other things
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Interrogatory
Questioning or conveying a question
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Interpretative
Relating to or providing an interpretation
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Interpose
Place between one thing and another
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Interpolate
Introduce something of a different nature into something else AND mathematics, insert an intermediate term into a sequence which is derived from something else
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Interplay
The way that two or more things have an impact on each other
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Interpersonal
Of or relating to relations between persons
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Internecine
Destructive to both sides of a conflict
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Intermittent
Occurring at irregular intervals
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Intermit
Suspend or discontinue an action or practice for a time
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Intermingle
Mix or combine together
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Interminable
Endless or apparent endless
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Intermesh
Two or more things fitting together
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Intermediate
Coming between two things
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Intermediary
Being between 2 parties
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Interlude
An intervening episode, period, space etc
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Interloper
A person who gets involved in something where they do not belong
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Interlocutor
A person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue
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Interlocutory
Decree or judgment given during the course of a case
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Interject
Say something abruptly, especially as an aside or interruption
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Interfuse
Join or mix two or more things together
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Interdict
An authoritative prohibition
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Interdependent
Two or more people or things dependent on each other
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Intercede
Intervene on behalf of another
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Interactive
Two people or things influencing each other
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Inter vivos
Between living persons
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Inter se
Between or among themselves
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Inter alia
Among other things
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Intemperate
Having or showing a lack of self-control
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Intelligible
Able to be understood, comprehensible
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Insusceptible
Not likely to be affected
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Insurrection
Violent uprising against an authority or government
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Insurmountable
To great to be overcome
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Insurgent
A person fighting against a government or invading force
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Insuppresible
Not able to be suppressed
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Insuperable
A difficulty or obstacle impossible to overcome
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Insufferable
Too extreme to bear, intolerable
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Insubstantial
Lacking strength and solidity
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Instigate
Bring about or initiate an action or event
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Instauration
The action of renewing or restoring something
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Instantiate
To form or provide a concrete instance of
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Insouciant
Showing a casual lack of concern
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Insoluble
Impossible to solve
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Insolent
Boldly rude and disrespectful
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Insipid
Lacking vigour or interest
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Insinuate
Suggest or hint something bad in an indirect and unpleasant way
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Insincere
Not expressing genuine feelings
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Insight
An accurate and deep understanding of something
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Insidious
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects
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Inseparable
Not able to be separated
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Insentient
Incapable of feeling or understanding things
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Insensate
Lacking physical sensation
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Inscrutable
Impossible to understand or interpret
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Insatiate
Never satisfied
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Insatiable
Impossible to satisfy
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Insalubrious
Seedy and rundown
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Inquorate
Not having enough members to form a quorum
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Inquisition
Act of making an inquiry
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Inquietude
Physical or mental restlessness or unease
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Inordinate
Unusually or disproportionately large
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Inopportune
Occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time
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Innumerate
Without basic mathematical skills
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Innumerable
Too many to be counted
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Innuendo
A suggestive or disparaging remark or hint
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Innominate
Not named or classified
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Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
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Injurious
Causing or likely to cause damage or harm
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Injudicious
Showing poor judgment, unwise
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Iniquity
Immoral or grossly unfair behaviour
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Inimitable
So good or unusual as to be impossible to copy
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Inimical
Unfriendly, hostile
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Inhibit
Hinder, restrain or prevent
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Inherent
Existing in something as a permanent, essential or characteristic attribute
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Ingress
The right of entering
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Ingratiate
Bring oneself into favour with someone through flattery
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Ingrate
An ungrateful person
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Inglorious
Shameful, disgraceful
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Ingenuous
Innocent and unsuspecting
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Ingenuity
Quality of being clever, original and inventive
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Infrangible
Unbreakable, inviolable
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Infraction
Breach, violation
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Inflict
Impose something unwelcome on
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Interdict
An authoritative prohibition
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Impious
Showing a lack of respect for God or religion
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