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indirection
  • n  indirect procedure or action
    he tried to find out by indirection
  • n  deceitful action that is not straightforward
    he could see through the indirections of diplomats
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indirectness
  • n  having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
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indiscretion
  • n  the trait of being injudicious
  • n  a petty misdeed
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indispensability
  • n  the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
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indispensableness
  • n  the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
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indisposition
  • n  a slight illness
  • n  a certain degree of unwillingness
    his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
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indisputability
  • n  the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt
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indistinctness
  • n  the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
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indium
  • n  a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
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individual retirement account
  • n  a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
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individualisation
  • n  discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
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individualism
  • n  the quality of being individual
  • n  a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence
  • n  the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
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individuality
  • n  the quality of being individual
    so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality
  • n  the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
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