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innocuous – safe, harmless, inoffensive nominal – suppositious, named, suggested
inordinate – excessive, undue noxious – harmful, pernicious, injurious
insidious – crafty, cunning, artful nullify – cancel, void, invalidate
integrity – honesty, uprightness obdurate – stubborn, callous, hard
intermittent – occasional, periodic, interrupted obeisance – reverence, allegiance, fealty
intimidate – frighten, daunt, scare obligation – duty, responsibility
intrepid – bold, fearless, courageous oblivious – unaware, inattentive
irresolute – undecided, vacillating, fluctuating observe – heed, respect, see
jollity – joviality, merriment, amusement obtrusive – meddling, interfering
jubilant – rejoicing, triumphant, exultant obvious – clear, evident, apparent
judicious – discerning, prudent, just occasional – casual, irregular
just – fair, impartial, honest odious – hateful, detestable, loathsome
justify – vindicate, acquit, maintain offensive – insulting, abusive, insolent
keen – sharp, eager, penetrating ominous – foreboding, threatening
knowledge – information, scholarship opaque – obscure, dark, dim, dull
laborious – difficult, arduous opponent – rival, competitor, antagonist
latent – hidden, concealed, invisible orderly – systematic, methodical, neat
lenient – indulgent, tolerant, merciful ordinary – common, normal, conventional
lethargy – apathy, listlessness, passiveness ostracize – exclude, banish, bar, exile
lithe – graceful, pliant, lissome, limber pacify – appease, allay, placate
lucid – clear, bright, understandable paradox – mystery, ambiguity, enigma
luxuriant – lush, abundant, plenteous paramount – supreme, superior, unsurpassed
madcap – foolish, unstable, wild pardon – forgive, acquit, reprieve
magnanimous – noble, generous, greathearted paroxysm – violence, agitation, anger
magnetize – electrify, charge, attract particular – exact, distinct, specific
magnitude –volume, extent, quantity patience – endurance, fortitude, leniency
malicious – malevolent, evil, spiteful patient – submissive, meek, enduring
maudlin – emotional, sentimental, mushy penetrate – pierce, perforate, permeate
meager – thin, poor, insufficient perceive – observe, discern, understand
mediocre – ordinary, commonplace, average perpetual – unending, incessant, eternal
meticulous – precise, fastidious perplex – baffle, bewilder, confound
migratory – wandering, transient, vagrant persecute – torment, oppress, afflict
minimize – depreciate, belittle perverse – contrary, obstinate
miscellaneous – various, indiscriminate petition – request, appeal, supplication
mitigate – lessen, alleviate, assuage pious – devout, religious
momentous – important, consequential, memorable
placid – calm, quiet, tranquil
monotonous – dull, tedious, tiresome plausible – credible, reasonable
morbid – diseased, affected, abnormal pliant – flexible, supple, bending
morose – sullen, depressed, morbid pompous – proud, haughty, arrogant
motivate – arouse, stimulate, impel, inspire precarious – uncertain, unstable, risky
mutinous – rebellious, seditious, riotous precise – exact, accurate, rigid
naïve – simple, ingenuous, unsophisticated prediction – forewarning, prophecy
narrate – recite, relate, recount principal – main, head, chief
negligent – careless, remiss, inattentive principle – rule, doctrine, precept, law
negotiate – bargain, confer, compromise proficient – skilled, competent
nimble – quick, alert, swift propriety – decency, appropriateness
noisome – bad, noxious, offensive proscribe – banish, exile, shun