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incidental music |
Noun
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music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes |
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inevitable accident |
Noun
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a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events |
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impinging |
Noun
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the physical coming together of two or more things |
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instroke |
Noun
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the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft |
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insertional mutagenesis |
Noun
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(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome |
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inferior conjunction |
Noun
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(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun |
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isomerization |
Noun
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the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself |
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isomerisation |
Noun
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the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself |
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impregnation |
Noun
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creation by the physical union of male and female gametes |
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impregnation |
Noun
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the process of totally saturating something with a substance |
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impregnation |
Noun
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material with which something is impregnated |
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independence |
Noun
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the successful ending of the American Revolution |
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independence |
Noun
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freedom from control or influence of another or others |
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intravenous drip |
Noun
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slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time) |
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inhumation |
Noun
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the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave |
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interment |
Noun
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the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave |
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insecurity |
Noun
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the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure |
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insecurity |
Noun
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the state of being subject to danger or injury |
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inquietude |
Noun
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feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable |
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inferiority complex |
Noun
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a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated |
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impassivity |
Noun
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apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions |
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impassiveness |
Noun
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apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions |
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intertrigo |
Noun
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chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact, for example between the thighs |
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imperturbability |
Noun
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calm and unruffled self-assurance |
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imperturbableness |
Noun
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calm and unruffled self-assurance |
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intoxication |
Noun
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excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety |
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intoxication |
Noun
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a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol |
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intoxication |
Noun
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the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance |
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infuriation |
Noun
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a feeling of intense anger |
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indignation |
Noun
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a feeling of righteous anger |
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ill temper |
Noun
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a persisting angry mood |
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insouciance |
Noun
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the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you |
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ingratitude |
Noun
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a lack of gratitude |
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ill humor |
Noun
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an angry and disagreeable mood |
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ill humour |
Noun
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an angry and disagreeable mood |
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irascibility |
Noun
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a feeling of resentful anger |
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ingesta |
Noun
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solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth |
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icing sugar |
Noun
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finely powdered sugar used to make icing |
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ice-cream cake |
Noun
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ice cream molded to look like a cake |
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icebox cake |
Noun
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ice cream molded to look like a cake |
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ice cream |
Noun
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frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring |
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icecream |
Noun
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frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring |
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ice-cream cone |
Noun
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ice cream in a crisp conical wafer |
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ice lolly |
Noun
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ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick |
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ice milk |
Noun
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similar to ice cream but made of milk |
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ice-cream sundae |
Noun
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ice cream served with a topping |
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iceberg lettuce |
Noun
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lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head |
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iceberg |
Noun
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lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head |
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iceberg |
Noun
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a large mass of ice floating at sea |
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icaco |
Noun
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plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves |