inextricable
adj.1) not able to be escaped from.
2) not able to be disentangled, etc.
3) extremely involved or intricate.
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infamy
n., pl -mies.
1) the state or condition of being infamous.
2) an infamous act or event.
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infusion
n.1) the act of infusing.
2) something infused.
3) an extract obtained by soaking.
4) medicine introduction of a liquid, such as a saline solution, into a vein or the subcutaneous tissues of the body.
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ingenuous
adj.1) naive, artless, or innocent.
2) candid; frank; straightforward.
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inherent
adj.existing as an inseparable part; intrinsic
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inhibit
vb. -its, -iting, -ited (tr).
1) to restrain or hinder (an impulse, a desire, etc.).
2) to prohibit; forbid.
3) to stop, prevent, or decrease the rate of (a chemical reaction).
4) electronics.
a) to prevent the occurrence of (a particular signal) in a circuit.
b) to prevent the performance of (a particular operation).
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iniquity
n., pl -ties.
1) lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice.
2) a wicked act; sin.
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innate
adj.1) existing in a person or animal from birth; congenital; inborn.
2) being an essential part of the character of a person or thing.
3) instinctive; not learned.
4) botany (of anthers) joined to the filament by the base only.
5) (in rationalist philosophy) (of ideas) present in the mind before any experience and knowable by pure reason.
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innovate
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innuendo
n., pl -dos or -does.
1) an indirect or subtle reference, esp one made maliciously or indicating criticism or disapproval; insinuation.
2) law (in pleading) a word introducing an explanatory phrase, usually in parenthesis.
3) law (in an action for defamation).
a) an explanation of the construction put upon words alleged to be defamatory where the defamatory meaning is not apparent.
b) the words thus explained.
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inoculate
vb.1) to introduce (the causative agent of a disease) into the body of (a person or animal), in order to induce immunity.
2) (tr) to introduce (microorganisms, esp bacteria) into (a culture medium).
3) (tr) to cause to be influenced or imbued, as with ideas or opinions.
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inquisitor
n.1) a person who inquires, esp deeply, searchingly, or ruthlessly.
2) (often capital) an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
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insatiable
adj.;n.ot able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable.
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insensible
adj.1) lacking sensation or consciousness.
2) (foll by of or to) unaware (of) or indifferent (to).
3) thoughtless or callous.
4) a less common word for imperceptible.
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insidious
adj.1) stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous.
2) working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly.
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insincere
adj.lacking sincerity; hypocritical
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insinuate
vb.1) (may take a clause as object) to suggest by indirect allusion, hints, innuendo, etc.
2) (tr) to introduce subtly or deviously.
3) (tr) to cause (someone, esp oneself) to be accepted by gradual approaches or manoeuvres.
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insolent
adj.offensive, impudent, or disrespectful
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instigate
vb. (tr).
1) to bring about, as by incitement or urging.
2) to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action.
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institute
vb. (tr).
1) to organize; establish.
2) to initiate.
3) to establish in a position or office; induct.
4) (foll by in or into) to install (a clergyman) in a church.
;n.5) an organization founded for particular work, such as education, promotion of the arts, or scientific research.
6) the building where such an organization is situated.
7) something instituted, esp a rule, custom, or precedent.
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insular
adj.1) of, relating to, or resembling an island.
2) remote, detached, or aloof.
3) illiberal or narrow-minded.
4) isolated or separated.
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insularity
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integral
adj.1) (often foll by to) being an essential part (of); intrinsic (to).
2) intact; entire.
3) formed of constituent parts; united.
4) mathematics.
a) of or involving an integral.
b) involving or being an integer.
;n.5) mathematics the limit of an increasingly large number of increasingly smaller quantities, related to the function that is being integrated (the integrand). The independent variables may be confined within certain limits (definite integral) or in the absence of limits (indefinite integral).
6) a complete thing; whole.
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intercourse
n.1) communication or exchange between individuals; mutual dealings.
2) See: sexual intercourse.
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interject
vb. (tr).
1) to interpose abruptly or sharply; interrupt with; throw in.
2) archaic to come between; interpose.
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interlocutor
n.1) a person who takes part in a conversation.
2) Also called: middleman.
3) Scots law a decree by a judge.
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intimation
n.1) a hint or suggestion.
2) rare an announcement or notice.
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intractable
adj.1) difficult to influence or direct.
2) (of a problem, illness, etc.) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure.
3) difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands.
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intransigence
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intransigent
adj.1) not willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining an attitude.
;n. also in'transigentist.
2) an intransigent person, esp in politics.
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intrepid
adj.fearless; daring; bold
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inundate
vb. (tr).
1) to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp.
2) to overwhelm, as if with a flood.
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inure
vb.1) (tr; often passive; often foll by to) to cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate.
2) (intr) (esp of a law, etc.) to come into operation; take effect.
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inured
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invective
n.1) vehement accusation or denunciation, esp of a bitterly abusive or sarcastic kind.
;adj.2) characterized by or using abusive language, bitter sarcasm, etc.
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inveterate
adj.1) long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained.
2) (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened.
3) obsolete full of hatred; hostile.
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inviolable
adj.that must not or cannot be transgressed, dishonoured, or broken; to be kept sacred
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irascible
adj.1) easily angered; irritable.
2) showing irritability.
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irresolute
adj.lacking resolution; wavering; hesitating
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irreverence
n.1) lack of due respect or veneration; disrespect.
2) a disrespectful remark or act.
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irrevocable
adj.;n.ot able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable.
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itinerary
n., pl -aries.
1) a plan or line of travel; route.
2) a record of a journey.
3) a guidebook for travellers.
;adj.4) of or relating to travel or routes of travel.
5) a less common word for itinerant.
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judicious
adj.having or proceeding from good judgment
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knell
n.1) the sound of a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral.
2) something that precipitates or indicates death or destruction.
;vb.3) (intr) to ring a knell.
4) (tr) to proclaim or announce by or as if by a tolling bell.
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kudos
n. (functioning as singular).
acclaim, glory, or prestige
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laceration
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larceny
, pl -nies .law.
(formerly) a technical word for theft
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largess
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lassitude
n.physical or mental weariness
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latent
adj.1) potential but not obvious or explicit.
2) (of buds, spores, etc.) dormant.
3) pathology (esp of an infectious disease) not yet revealed or manifest.
4) (of a virus) inactive in the host cell, its nucleic acid being integrated into, and replicated with, the host cell's DNA.
5) psychoanal relating to that part of a dream expressive of repressed desires.
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laudatory
adj.expressing or containing praise; eulogistic
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lavish
adj.1) prolific, abundant, or profuse.
2) generous; unstinting; liberal.
3) extravagant; prodigal; wasteful.
;vb.4) (tr) to give, expend, or apply abundantly, generously, or in profusion.
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legerdemain
n.1) another name for sleight of hand.
2) cunning deception or trickery.
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lenient
adj.1) showing or characterized by mercy or tolerance.
2) archaic caressing or soothing.
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levee
n. US.
1) an embankment alongside a river, produced naturally by sedimentation or constructed by man to prevent flooding.
2) an embankment that surrounds a field that is to be irrigated.
3) a landing place on a river; quay.
;n.1) a formal reception held by a sovereign just after rising from bed.
2) (in Britain) a public court reception for men, held in the early afternoon.
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levity
n., pl -ties.
1) inappropriate lack of seriousness.
2) fickleness or instability.
3) archaic lightness in weight.
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liability
n., pl -ties.
1) the state of being liable.
2) a financial obligation.
3) a hindrance or disadvantage.
4) likelihood or probability.
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libertarian
n.1) a believer in freedom of thought, expression, etc.
2) philosophy a believer in the doctrine of free will.
;adj.3) of, relating to, or characteristic of a libertarian.
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licentious
adj.1) sexually unrestrained or promiscuous.
2) now rare showing disregard for convention.
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limpid
adj.1) clear or transparent.
2) (esp of writings, style, etc.) free from obscurity.
3) calm; peaceful.
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litigant
n.1) a party to a lawsuit.
;adj.2) engaged in litigation.
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log
n.1).
a) a section of the trunk or a main branch of a tree, when stripped of branches.
b) (modifier) constructed out of logs.
2).
a) a detailed record of a voyage of a ship or aircraft.
b) a record of the hours flown by pilots and aircrews.
c) a book in which these records are made; logbook.
3) a written record of information about transmissions kept by radio stations, amateur radio operators, etc.
4).
a) a device consisting of a float with an attached line, formerly used to measure the speed of a ship.
b).
5) Austral a claim for better pay and conditions presented by a trade union to an employer.
6).
;vb. logs, logging, logged.
7) (tr) to fell the trees of (a forest, area, etc.) for timber.
8) (tr) to saw logs from (trees).
9) (intr) to work at the felling of timber.
10) (tr) to enter (a distance, event, etc.) in a logbook or log.
11) (tr) to record the punishment received by (a sailor) in a logbook.
12) (tr) to travel (a specified distance or time) or move at (a specified speed).
;n.short for logarithm
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lucid
adj.1) readily understood; clear.
2) shining or glowing.
3) psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour.
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luminous
adj.1) radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing.
2) (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence.
3) full of light; well-lit.
4) (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements.
5) easily understood; lucid; clear.
6) enlightening or wise.
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lurid
adj.1) vivid in shocking detail; sensational.
2) horrible in savagery or violence.
3) pallid in colour; wan.
4) glowing with an unnatural glare.
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maelstrom
n.1) a large powerful whirlpool.
2) any turbulent confusion.
;n.a strong tidal current in a restricted channel in the Lofoten Islands off the NW coast of Norway
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magnanimity
n., pl -ties.
generosity
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malediction
n.1) the utterance of a curse against someone or something.
2) slanderous accusation or comment.
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malevolent
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malingerer
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mandate
n.1) an official or authoritative instruction or command.
2) politics the support or commission given to a government and its policies or an elected representative and his policies through an electoral victory.
3) (often capital).
4).
a) Roman law a contract by which one person commissions another to act for him gratuitously and the other accepts the commission.
b) contract law a contract of bailment under which the party entrusted with goods undertakes to perform gratuitously some service in respect of such goods.
c) Scots law a contract by which a person is engaged to act in the management of the affairs of another.
;vb. (tr).
5) international law to assign (territory) to a nation under a mandate.
6) to delegate authority to.
7) obsolete to give a command to.
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manifest
adj.1) easily noticed or perceived; obvious; plain.
2) psychoanal of or relating to the ostensible elements of a dream.
;vb.3) (tr) to show plainly; reveal or display.
4) (tr) to prove beyond doubt.
5) (intr) (of a disembodied spirit) to appear in visible form.
6) (tr) to list in a ship's manifest.
;n.7) a customs document containing particulars of a ship, its cargo, and its destination.
8).
a) a list of cargo, passengers, etc., on an aeroplane.
b) a list of railway trucks or their cargo.
c) chiefly US and Canadian a fast freight train carrying perishables.
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manifold
adj. formal.
1) of several different kinds; multiple.
2) having many different forms, features, or elements.
;n.3) something having many varied parts, forms, or features.
4) a copy of a page, book, etc.
5) a chamber or pipe with a number of inlets or outlets used to collect or distribute a fluid. In an internal-combustion engine the inlet manifold carries the vaporized fuel from the carburettor to the inlet ports and the exhaust manifold carries the exhaust gases away.
6) mathematics.
a) a collection of objects or a set.
b) a topological space having specific properties.
7) (in the philosophy of Kant) the totality of the separate elements of sensation which are then organized by the active mind and conceptualized as a perception of an external object.
;vb.8) (tr) to duplicate (a page, book, etc.).
9) to make manifold; multiply.
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mass
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maudlin
adj.foolishly tearful or sentimental, as when drunk
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maverick
n.1) (in US and Canadian cattle-raising regions) an unbranded animal, esp a stray calf.
2).
a) a person of independent or unorthodox views.
b) (as modifier).
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mawkish
adj.1) falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way.
2) nauseating or insipid in flavour, smell, etc.
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meager
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medley
n.1) a mixture of various types or elements.
2) a musical composition consisting of various tunes arranged as a continuous whole.
3) Also called: medley relay.
a) swimming a race in which a different stroke is used for each length.
b) athletics a relay race in which each leg has a different distance.
4) an archaic word for melee.
;adj.5) of, being, or relating to a mixture or variety.
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mendacious
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meritorious
adj.praiseworthy; showing merit
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metamorphosis
n., pl -ses [-ˌsi:z].
1) a complete change of physical form or substance.
2) a complete change of character, appearance, etc.
3) a person or thing that has undergone metamorphosis.
4) zoology the rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in certain animals, for example the stage between tadpole and frog or between chrysalis and butterfly.
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mitigate
vb.to make or become less severe or harsh; moderate
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moderate
adj.1) not extreme or excessive; within due or reasonable limits.
2) not violent; mild or temperate.
3) of average quality or extent.
;n.4) a person who holds moderate views, esp in politics.
;vb.5) to become or cause to become less extreme or violent.
6) (when intr, often foll by over) to preside over a meeting, discussion, etc.
7) Brit and NZ to act as an external moderator of the overall standards and marks for (some types of educational assessment).
8) physics to slow down (neutrons), esp by using a moderator.
9) (tr) to monitor (the conversations in an on-line chatroom) for bad language, inappropriate content, etc.
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modicum
n.a small amount or portion
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modulate
vb.1) (tr) to change the tone, pitch, or volume of.
2) (tr) to adjust or regulate the degree of.
3) music.
a) to subject to or undergo modulation in music.
b) (often foll by to) to make or become in tune (with a pitch, key, etc.).
4) (tr) physics, electronics to cause to vary by a process of modulation.
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mollify
vb. -fies, -fying, -fied (tr).
1) to pacify; soothe.
2) to lessen the harshness or severity of.
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morass
n.1) a tract of swampy low-lying land.
2) a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress.
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mores
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morose
adj.ill-tempered or gloomy
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multifarious
adj.having many parts of great variety
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mundane
adj.1) everyday, ordinary, or banal.
2) relating to the world or worldly matters.
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munificence
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mutable
adj.1) able to or tending to change.
2) astrology of or relating to four of the signs of the zodiac, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces, which are associated with the quality of adaptability.
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myriad
adj.1) innumerable.
;n.2) (also used in plural) a large indefinite number.
3) archaic ten thousand.
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nadir
n.1) the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
2) the lowest or deepest point; depths.
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nebulous
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nefarious
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negate
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negligent
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