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The necessity of defending herself and assuming a con­ fident and secure tone did much to dispel the sense of being exposed and indefensible in a huge dingy world that abounded in sinister possibilities.

Ann, 112

DEFINITE — INDEFINITE

DEFINITELY — INDEFINITELY

DEFINABLE — INDEFINABLE

..with such indefinite intervals between each period of resumption as might best accord with the exigen­ cies and capabilities of the proposed Miscellany.

Curiosity, 3

Then, suddenly with a quick, indefinite gesture of one arm, he exclaimed...

Octopus, 167

His mother could not have concealed it from him in­ definitely.

Tragedy, 105

I could go on indefinitely, painting you a picture of misery and starvation.

Diplomat, 185

A man of indefinable age... looked at her and nodded...

Crusaders, 314

...all bearing the same indefinable stamp of love for him.

Hatter’s, 430

DELICATE — INDELICATE

DELICACY — INDELICACY

However, to the unconsciously indelicate all things are delicate.

Yankee, 47

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Marriage, 59

The exchange and mart of human indelicacy was crow­ ded...

End, 53

DEMOCRATIC — UNDEMOCRATIC

...the noisy protests against the chairman’s undemo­ cratic ruling began to subside.

Tomorrow, 234

Of course, there are different forms of capitalist rule. There are constitutional and unconstitutional mon­ archies, democratic and undemocratic republics, per­ sonal, military and fascist dictatorships.

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DENIABLE — UNDENIABLE

The only undeniable facts... are the discovery of Wicksteed’s body, done to death, and of the bloodstained iron rod flung among the nettles.

Invisible, 150

...an obscure and weak but undeniable revulsion...

Hullo, 60

DEPENDENT — INDEPENDENT

DEPENDENTLY — INDEPENDENTLY

DEPENDENCE — INDEPENDENCE

DEPENDABLE — UNDEPENDABLE

...h e felt he must, for his own satisfaction and her good, subdue that independent spirit.

Hatter’s, 37

we make a fuss about being independent in something.

Who Knew, 103

Then I stopped talking; or, rather, my voice trailed off into silence independently of me.

Room, 97

With these three, but walking independently behind,

was a girl of fifteen...

Tragedy, 9

...his characteristic expression of energy of independence, and a hint that he could fight...

Arrowsmith, 2

For now, all at once, he saw economic independence ahead for himself...

Tragedy, 43

That girl was getting more careless than ever, and as undependable in such important matters as a half­ witted ninny.

It had an unbearable pattern of blue but otherwise in­

describable flowers...

Pomona’s, 133

Wilfred said, with a voice utterly undescribable...

Brown, 218

DESERVED — UNDESERVED

DESERVING — UNDESERVING

...the thought of remaining and listening to praises undeserved and no longer flattering, was a torture.

Egoist, 390

... a lawgiver who always kept his word and who never struck a boy undeserved.

Mauki, 199

... in aid of the undeserving, the only people I am real­ ly interested in.

Ideal, 221

Now you know we are obliged to put people into those houses to take care of ’em — very often undeserv­ ing people that we can’t depend upon.

Curiosity, 507

DESIRABLE — UNDESIRABLE

DESIRABILITY — UNDESIRABILITY

In this way he got many rotten twigs and bits of green moss that were undesirable, but it was the best he could do.

Build, 49

...they went, at great expense and much discomfort from hot trains and undesirable snakes, to Himalayan monasteries...

Arrowsmith, 271

...an opinion' of his father... on the undesirability of warfare_infgeneral, and during winter in particular.

Crusaders, 445

D E T E R M I N A T E 135 — D IG E S T E D

DETERMINATE — INDETERMINATE DETERMINATION — INDETERMINATION

An immense relief; but mixed with it a disturbing pulse, an indeterminate emotion of resistance.

Hullo, 201

...with most of his houses built in the uniform grey which made their age indeterminate.

Crusaders, 151

...physical and mental indetermination so strangely and painfully contrasting with this scene.

Tragedy, 513

DEVELOPED — UNDEVELOPED

This undeveloped consideration was the possibility, which Richard Swiveller sought to conceal even from himself...

Curiosity, 76

His absolute preference was still in the large undevelop­ ed field of micropaleontology...

...but his undeviating aspiration, and ambition as passionate as it was supine, was to possess a donkey.

Venerable, 56

DIGESTED — UNDIGESTED

DIGESTIBLE — INDIGESTIBLE

DIGESTION — INDIGESTION

I foresee undigested lumps of conversation, unless you devote yourself.

Egoist, 343

in appearance and bordered with a paste of white sugar an inch and a half deep.

There was a bad taste in my mouth, the indigestion which always attacks me when I am angry.

Room, 179

DIGNIFIED — UNDIGNIFIED

DIGNITY — INDIGNITY

It was an undignified position for him.

Three, ISO

Ever since this breaking off of that fierce undignified scuffle at Royston...

End, 517

The indignity of this last, powerful, unexpected shove completely upset Dron...

Hatter’s, 81

I felt a sharp guilt at the memory; the house should have been inviolate from minor indignities.

Room, 108

DIMINISHED— UNDIMINISHED

...one, who, having taken up his position when the twi­ light first came on, still maintained it with undlminished patience...

Curiosity, 96

He was pleasantly surprised at his own undiminished capability for sober estimates...

Crusaders, 685

DIPLOMATIC — UNDIPLOMATIC

As the party thinned out, Salado was undiplomatic enough to leave it.

Diplomat, 163

...a long-standing invitation from Vane, whom he had met in Cyprus in the latter’s days of undiplomatic diplomacy...

Who Knew, 166

DIRECT — INDIRECT

DIRECTLY — INDIRECTLY

DIRECTED — UNDIRECTED

She tried to change his mind by means that were direct

and indirect.

Live, 419

He made no comment, however, and the indirect ulti­ matum to MacGregor remained.

Atiya held his mother while Scott stood there undirect­ ed.

I Wish, 160

...for purely undirected impulse all within us is not, though we may be eye-bandaged agents under direc­ tion...

Egoist, 258

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DISCRIMINATING — IN DISCRIMINATING DISCRIMINATELY — INDISCRIMINATELY

You’re as critical as light, and as indiscriminating...

DISGUISED — UNDISGUISED

DISGUISEDLY — UNDISGUISEDLY

...the old man was by at the time and saw my undis­ guised surprise...

Curiosity, 21

Essex turned to look at Drake with undisguised inter­ est.

Diplomat, 24

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He was confused, undisguisedly moved...

Egoist, 547

A day arrives in every marriage when the lovers must face each other, disillusioned, stripped of the last shred of excitement — undisguisedly themselves.

Marriage, 283

DISPENSABLE — INDISPENSABLE

It had not escaped his keen eye that some indispensa­

ble articles of clothing were gone with the fugitives...

Curiosity, 123

... a boat sufficiently large to take the things we set down as indispensable...

Three, 32

DISPOSED — INDISPOSED

DISPOSITION — INDISPOSITION

His fine unruffled air made Clara not indisposed to a preliminary scene with Willoughby...

Egoist, 285

...you, who, plainly indisposed to give me any informa­ tion then... are dogging my footsteps now?

Curiosity, 414

...a failure to read the most obvious signs, and an in­ disposition even to remedy that failure.

Poor Man, 41

The little man shook his head, and scratched it ruefully as he contemplated the severe indisposition of a prin­ cipal performer.

Curiosity, 148