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| increment | n an increase in size of extent; a small increase in amount |
| inculcate | to teach by repetition or persistence; to indoctrinate |
| induction | n the process of installing or initiating someone or something into an office or group; the process of reasoning from the particular to the general |
| ingenuous | adj lacking sophistication; innocent; naive |
| iniquity | n sin; wickedness; an unjust act |
| insular | adj having to do with islands or life on an island; isolated; narrow-minded |
| intercede | v to plead of petition on another's behalf; to act as a mediator in a dispute |
| intervene | v to come between two events or times; to interfere |
| invidious | adj likely to arouse ill will or resentment; hateful; unfair |
| irony | n a way of implying the opposite of what the words expressed mean literally; sarcasm; a situation that turns out to be the opposite of what one would expect |
| laity | n church members (not ministers); people who are in a particular profession (not people outside that profession) |
| lampoon | n a piece of strongly satirical writing v. to ridicule or satirizea person who gives suport to an organization |
| loquacious | adj talkative |
| microcosm | n a small system or community that resembles the larger world |
| modicum | n a small or moderate quantity |
| mundane | adj ordinary, commonplace |
| nefarious | adj wicked, infamous, having a bad reputation |
| nemesis | n an avenger, an unbeatable rival, a person who punishes another for evil deeds |
| nonentity | n a person or thing of little or no importance |
| omniscient | adj knowing everything, having complete knowledge |
| opulent | adj having great wealth or riches; luxurious |
| panegyric | n a speech or piece of writing in praise of a person or thing |
| parasitic | adj living at the expense of others; living on a plant or animal and contributing nothing, making a habit of taking advantage of others |
| patron | n. a regular buyer at a certain store; |
| perfidious | adj. faithless; treacherous |
| perspicuity | n clearness of expression, ease in being understood |
| pertinent | adj. relating to the matter at hand, to the point, relevant |
| platitude | n. a dul or commonplace remark made as if it were a new idea; a trite idea |
| pleasantry | n. a good-natured joke, a witty remark, a polite social remark |
| plebeian | n. one of the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person adj. common, vulgar, crude |
