Manhattan 500 GRE Wordlist-1

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Manhattan 500 GRE Wordlist-1
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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  5. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  6. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  7. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  8. abrasive
    causing irritation or erosion by friction
  9. abreast
    alongside each other, facing in the same direction
  10. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  11. abscission
    the act of cutting something off
  12. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  13. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  14. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  15. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  16. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  17. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  18. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  19. acme
    the highest point of something
  20. activism
    a policy of action to achieve a political or social goal
  21. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  22. adhere
    stick to firmly
  23. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  24. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  25. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  26. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  27. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  28. aerie
    the lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as a hawk or eagle
  29. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  30. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  31. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  32. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  33. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  34. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  35. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  36. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  37. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  38. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  39. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  40. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  41. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  42. ameliorate
    make better
  43. amortize
    pay off a debt by making periodic payments
  44. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  45. analgesia
    absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
  46. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  47. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  48. annul
    cancel officially
  49. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  50. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
  51. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  52. antagonize
    provoke the hostility of
  53. antedate
    be earlier in time than
  54. antithetical
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  55. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  56. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  57. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  58. apostle
    an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
  59. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  60. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  61. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  62. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  63. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  64. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  65. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  66. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  67. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  68. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  69. articulate
    express or state clearly
  70. artifact
    a man-made object
  71. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  72. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  73. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  74. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  75. aseptic
    free of pathological microorganisms
  76. asperity
    harshness of manner
  77. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  78. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  79. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  80. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  81. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  82. attune
    adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
  83. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  84. augment
    enlarge or increase
  85. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  86. august
    profoundly honored
  87. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  88. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  89. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  90. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  91. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  92. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  93. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  94. balloon
    a small thin inflatable rubber bag
  95. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  96. bane
    something causing misery or death
  97. base
    lowest support of a structure
  98. bay
    an indentation of a shoreline smaller than a gulf
  99. belie
    be in contradiction with
  100. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  101. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  102. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
  103. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  104. bevy
    a flock of birds
  105. bifurcate
    split or divide into two
  106. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  107. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  108. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  109. bogus
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  110. bolster
    support and strengthen
  111. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  112. bonhomie
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  113. boor
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking refinement
  114. brandish
    move or swing back and forth
  115. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  116. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  117. buffer
    protect from impact
  118. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  119. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  120. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  121. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  122. bygone
    well in the past; former
  123. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  124. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  125. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  126. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  127. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  128. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  129. cardinal
    a vivid red color
  130. cartography
    the making of maps and charts
  131. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  132. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  133. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  134. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  135. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  136. chauvinism
    fanatical patriotism
  137. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  138. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  139. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  140. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  141. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  142. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  143. clinch
    secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  144. cloying
    overly sweet
  145. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  146. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  147. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  148. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  149. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  150. collude
    act in unison and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  151. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  152. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  153. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  154. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  155. complementary
    serving to fill out, enhance, or supply what is lacking
  156. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  157. concede
    give over
  158. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  159. concur
    happen simultaneously
  160. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  161. confer
    present
  162. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  163. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  164. connote
    express or state indirectly
  165. console
    give moral or emotional strength to
  166. consolidate
    form into a solid mass or whole
  167. constrict
    squeeze or push together
  168. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  169. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  170. contextualism
    any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms
  171. contrary
    exact opposition
  172. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  173. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  174. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  175. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  176. conversant
    well informed about or knowing thoroughly
  177. conversely
    with the terms of the relation reversed
  178. convoke
    call together
  179. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  180. copious
    large in number or quantity
  181. corroborate
    give evidence for
  182. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  183. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  184. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  185. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  186. counterintuitive
    contrary to what common sense would suggest
  187. counterpoint
    an element, idea, or argument used to create a contrast
  188. counterproductive
    tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
  189. covert
    secret or hidden
  190. crafty
    marked by skill in deception
  191. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  192. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  193. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  194. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  195. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  196. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  197. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  198. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  199. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  200. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  201. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  202. declaim
    recite in a skilled and formal way
  203. declivity
    a downward slope or bend
  204. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  205. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  206. deface
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  207. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  208. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  209. deflect
    turn from a straight course or fixed direction
  210. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  211. delimit
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
  212. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  213. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  214. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  215. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  216. denote
    have as a meaning
  217. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  218. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  219. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  220. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  221. detached
    no longer connected or joined
  222. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  223. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  224. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  225. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  226. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  227. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  228. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  229. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  230. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  231. dilate
    become wider
  232. dilatory
    wasting time
  233. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  234. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  235. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  236. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  237. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  238. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  239. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  240. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  241. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  242. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  243. discriminating
    showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment
  244. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  245. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  246. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  247. dismiss
    stop associating with
  248. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  249. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  250. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  251. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  252. disperse
    move away from each other
  253. disposition
    your usual mood
  254. disquieting
    causing mental discomfort
  255. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  256. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  257. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  258. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  259. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  260. distaff
    a stick on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
  261. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  262. distill
    undergo condensation
  263. dither
    be undecided or uncertain
  264. diurnal
    having a daily cycle or occurring every day
  265. diverge
    move or draw apart
  266. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  267. divine
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  268. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  269. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
  270. doff
    remove
  271. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  272. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  273. dovetail
    a mortise joint formed by interlocking parts
  274. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  275. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  276. dupe
    fool or hoax
  277. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  278. dyspeptic
    suffering from indigestion
  279. e.g.
    as an example
  280. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  281. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  282. echelon
    level of authority in a hierarchy
  283. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  284. eclipse
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
  285. edify
    make understand
  286. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  287. effigy
    a representation of a person
  288. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  289. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  290. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  291. egress
    the act or means of going out
  292. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  293. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  294. elevate
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  295. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  296. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  297. emaciate
    grow weak and thin or waste away physically
  298. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  299. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  300. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  301. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  302. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  303. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  304. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  305. engender
    call forth
  306. enhance
    increase
  307. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  308. entitlement
    right granted by law or contract
  309. enumerate
    specify individually
  310. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  311. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  312. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  313. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  314. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  315. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  316. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  317. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  318. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  319. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  320. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  321. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  322. estimable
    deserving of respect or high regard
  323. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  324. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  325. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  326. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  327. exacerbate
    make worse
  328. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  329. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  330. exhaustive
    performed comprehensively and completely
  331. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  332. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  333. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  334. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  335. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  336. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  337. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  338. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  339. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  340. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  341. facilitate
    make easier
  342. faction
    a dissenting clique
  343. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  344. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  345. fanatical
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  346. fanciful
    indulging in or influenced by the imagination
  347. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  348. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  349. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  350. fawn
    a young deer
  351. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  352. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  353. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  354. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  355. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  356. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  357. figurative
    not literal
  358. finesse
    subtly skillful handling of a situation
  359. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  360. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  361. fleeting
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  362. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  363. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  364. fluke
    a stroke of luck
  365. foment
    try to stir up
  366. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  367. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  368. foreshadow
    indicate by signs
  369. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  370. forfeit
    lose the right to or lose by some error, offense, or crime
  371. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  372. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  373. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  374. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  375. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  376. fringe
    an ornamental border of short lengths of hanging threads
  377. frugal
    avoiding waste
  378. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  379. furtive
    secret and sly
  380. futile
    producing no result or effect
  381. gainsay
    take exception to
  382. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  383. garner
    assemble or get together
  384. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  385. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  386. gawky
    awkward and clumsy in movement or posture
  387. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  388. gestation
    the period during which an embryo develops
  389. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  390. glacial
    relating to or derived from a slowly moving mass of ice
  391. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  392. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  393. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  394. goose bump
    erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or stress
  395. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  396. gradation
    relative position in a ranked series
  397. graft
    tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
  398. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  399. grandstand
    a covered structure with tiers of seats for spectators
  400. grating
    unpleasantly harsh in sound
  401. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  402. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  403. grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
  404. grovel
    show submission or fear
  405. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  406. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  407. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  408. hallmark
    a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin
  409. hindering
    preventing movement
  410. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  411. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  412. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  413. harrow
    a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
  414. haven
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  415. hearken
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
  416. hedge
    a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
  417. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  418. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  419. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  420. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  421. hew
    make or shape as with an axe
  422. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  423. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  424. hodgepodge
    a motley assortment of things
  425. homage
    respectful deference
  426. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  427. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  428. hotly
    in an intense, angry, or highly emotional way
  429. husband
    a male partner in a marriage
  430. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  431. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  432. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  433. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  434. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  435. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  436. illiberality
    a lack of generosity with money
  437. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  438. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  439. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  440. impair
    make worse or less effective
  441. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  442. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  443. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  444. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  445. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  446. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  447. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  448. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  449. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  450. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  451. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
  452. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  453. implication
    something that is inferred
  454. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  455. implode
    burst inward
  456. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  457. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  458. impute
    attribute or credit to
  459. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  460. insomuch
    to such an extent or degree; so
  461. incarnadine
    redden or make pinkish
  462. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  463. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  464. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  465. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  466. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  467. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  468. inconstancy
    the quality of being changeable and variable
  469. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  470. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  471. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  472. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  473. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  474. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  475. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  476. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  477. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  478. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  479. inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  480. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  481. ingrained
    deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
  482. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  483. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  484. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  485. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  486. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  487. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  488. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  489. inquest
    an investigation into the cause of an unexpected death
  490. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  491. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  492. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  493. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  494. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  495. intelligible
    capable of being apprehended or understood
  496. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  497. interplay
    the way in which two things mutually affect one another
  498. interregnum
    the time between two reigns or governments
  499. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  500. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
Created on Wed Sep 11 15:08:13 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Sep 11 15:08:21 EDT 2013)

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