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Gratuitous

unwarranted, lacking good reason

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ingrate

ungrateful person

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Aggrieve

to give pain or trouble to

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Aggregation

the formation of a number of things into a cluster

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gregarious

sociable

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Egregious

outstandingly bad

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transgress

to do something unlawful, violating moral norm

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egress

departure, exit

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inherent

something ingrained

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heterogenous

consisting of different parts or elements

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heterodox

not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

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homeostasis

state of balance

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homonym

words that have same spelling but different meanings

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hypertrophy

increase and growth of muscle cells

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Hypochondriac

person overly anxious about their health

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hypocritical

behaving in a way that suggests one has more noble beliefs than reality

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Idiosyncrasy

a weird behavior/habit

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hypodermic

relating to the region immediately beneath the skin

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intrinsic

belonging naturally, inherent

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Innocuous

neither harmful or offensive

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indolence

lazy

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inept

lacking skill

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infrasonic

sound waves with a frequency below the limit of human audibility

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Intramural

within a building

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infrared

region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum where wavelengths range from about 700 nm to 1 mm

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intravenous

existing or administered into, a vein

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trajectory

route, course, path

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conjecture

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

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subjugate

conquer, vanquish

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abject

completely without pride or dignity

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juxtapose

placed to have a contrasting effect

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injunction

an authoritative warning or order

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rejoinder

a sharp and clever reply

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conjugal

relating to marriage

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abjure

solemnly renounce

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adjure

request someone to do something

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Predilection

a bias in favor of something

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