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| indolent adjective | wanting to avoid activity or effort; lazy | The indolent cat slept through the morning. | |
| ineffable adjective | too great to be expressed in words | They felt an ineffable joy at the summit. | |
| inexorable adjective | impossible to stop or prevent | The inexorable rise of the tide covered the rocks. | |
| ingenuous adjective | innocent and unsuspecting | Her ingenuous question made the room smile. | |
| innocuous adjective | harmless; not offensive | The joke seemed innocuous but hurt his feelings. | |
| insipid adjective | lacking flavor, interest or energy | The soup was insipid without salt. | |
| intransigent adjective | unwilling to change one’s views | Both sides remained intransigent, so talks failed. | |
| inundate verb | to overwhelm with a great amount | Fans inundated the author with letters. | |
| irascible adjective | easily made angry | The irascible neighbor shouted at the dog. | |
| laconic adjective | using very few words | His laconic reply was simply “No.” | |
| laud verb | to praise highly | Critics lauded the young pianist. | |
| lethargic adjective | sluggish and lacking energy | The flu left her lethargic for a week. | |
| loquacious adjective | very talkative | The loquacious tour guide never ran out of stories. | |
| lucid adjective | clearly expressed and easy to understand | The textbook gives a lucid explanation of photosynthesis. | |
| magnanimous adjective | generous and forgiving, especially to a rival | The champion was magnanimous in victory. | |
| malleable adjective | easily shaped or influenced | Gold is a malleable metal. | |
| maverick noun | an independent thinker who goes their own way | The maverick engineer ignored the old design rules. | |
| mendacious adjective | not telling the truth; lying | The mendacious ad claimed the cream erased wrinkles overnight. | |
| meticulous adjective | showing great attention to detail | Her meticulous notes made studying easy. | |
| misanthrope noun | a person who dislikes humankind | The story’s misanthrope learns to love his neighbors. | |
| mitigate verb | to make less severe | Sea walls mitigate flood damage. | |
| mollify verb | to calm someone’s anger | A sincere apology mollified the customer. | |
| morose adjective | sullen and gloomy | He was morose after the loss. | |
| mundane adjective | ordinary and dull | Even mundane chores are fun with music. | |
| nascent adjective | just beginning to develop | The nascent company had only four employees. |