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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
current
electric current
imaginary unit
Indian
industrial
initial
intelligence
intensity
interlaced
interstate
intransitive
iodine
island
isle
Israeli
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COMMON USAGE
9th
1
square root of -1
India (NATO alphabet)
one
unit
the First (royalty/Pope)
iota
incomplete
independent
interest
kind of beam
self
yours truly
the author
this writer
the puzzle constructor
narrator
speaker
subject of autobiography
first person’s subject
ego
self
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
author
chief of Indians
first person
head of inquiry
I
Indians’ chief
independent
infantrymen at the front
last of alumni, samurai
lead in Intolerance, Ironside
leader of Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy
leader of industry
me as a subject
me subjectively
narrator
Nordiques’ center
one of the Romans
puzzle constructor
second in line
source of information
speaker
subject of autobiography
the first person
this writer
upright character
yours truly
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NOUNS: PLACES
capital of Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Indonesia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy
central Bolivia, Chile, China, Haiti, Indiana, Maine, Mauritius, Namibia, Swaziland, Tunisia, Zaire
India over the radio
island
isle
medical center
ninth row of the theater
piece of Iran
second in line
terminal in Chicoutimi, Cincinnati, Delhi, Hanoi, Helsinki, Miami, Nairobi, Taipei, Tripoli
west of Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Indonesia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy
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NOUNS: THINGS
closing of Bambi, Gandhi, Gigi
dotted letter
ego
electric current
football formation
gist of article
half of it
icecap
imaginary number
imaginary symbol
iodine
Iowa’s primary
letter in italics
letter of inquiry, intent, introduction, invitation
ninth in a series
onset of illness, influenza
opening/premiere of Intolerance, Ironside
part 2/4/8 of miniseries
part 4 of series
piece of ice, information, iron, irony, ivory
sixth place in debating
source of infection, information, inspiration
speaker (of a stereo)
third of point
tip of iceberg
type of formation
unlimited oil
vowel in grid
1967 Super Bowl
20/20 (= 1)
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
back/rear of Loni
head of iguana, impala
inside of lip
tail of basenji, corgi, kiwi, okapi
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
Ian’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
last piece of broccoli, kiwi, pepperoni, zucchini
piece of ice
source of iron
unlimited oil
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
4th of April
end of WWII
the first
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VERBS
author
beginning to identify, improve, increase, inspect, install, insulate, intensify, investigate, irritate
dotted letter
edges away from big, him, kid, kin, Kip, Kit, Liz, Mia, Pia, pig, Sid, Tim
heading to Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Indonesia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy
is at the front
is initially
stroke
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
back from Brunei, Burundi, Djibouti, Fiji, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Mississippi, Missouri
beginning in/west of Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Indonesia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy
current
half in
immediately on opening
incomplete
independent
individual
inside of bin, dip, fig, fir, him, hip, kid, kit, lid, lip, pie, pig, pit, tie, tin, wig
inside of big, dim, his, six…
Italy’s first
it’s first
second of five
the first
which, at the center
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I BEFORE WORD
after Alice/Brian’s heart
— after one
beginning to intrude on
behind Heidi’s back
current —
first person to
following Ida’s lead
incomplete —
independent —
individual —
iodine put on
just after one
the first —
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WORD AROUND I
accepts letter of invitation
accruing interest
admits one
admitting ego
biting inside of lip
capturing interest
charged with current
circling island
closing around one
collecting interest
consuming interest
covering single
full of ego
gaining entrance to institution, Iraq
gaining interest
getting tip from informant
grabbing interest
holding unit
—, I admitted
—, I assumed
includes interest
keeping current
keeping independent
maintaining interest
myself included
opened by 1
owning island
penning letter of intent/introduction
pinching myself
receiving tip from instructor
shown around island
stocking iodine
swallowing iodine
taking interest in
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I INSIDE WORD
beginning to invest in
ego maintained by
ego invested in
ego involved in
I accepted into
I accommodated by
I admitted to
I adopted by
I brought in
I brought into
I buried in
I carried in
I circled by
I committed to
I confined to
I contributed to
I covered with
I cut into
I dipped into
I donated to
I dressed in
I dropped into
I edged by
I entered into
I exhibited in
I fed
I fed to
I fit into
I got by
I held in
I housed in
I included in
I interjected into
I introduced to
I invested with
I jammed into
I kept in
I lodged in
I may be put in
I must go into
I nested in
I nestled among
I nipped by
I packed in
I parked in
I perched in
I planted in
I plugged in
I plunged into
I positioned in
I printed in
I put in
I rammed into
I retained by
I set in
I slipped into
I surrounded with
I thrust into
I tucked into
I wedged inside
I wrapped in
I’ll be in
interest claimed by
interest in
interjecting oneself into
iodine stored in
iodized?
island besieged by
one absorbed in
one beset by
one consumed by
one gains entry to
one impressed by
one inspired by
one heartens — (I must go in the exact center)
one is trapped in —
one opening —
one stocking —
one taken in by —
self-restrained
vested interest in —
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I AFTER WORD
before one
beside myself
by one
I parked behind
on island
on the first
on 20/20
one supporting
one supports
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DELETE I
after interstate exits
after one quits
after one’s dropped out
drops one
egoless
I cut away from
I dropped out of
I got out of
I must abandon
I must leave
I pulled out of
I quit
interest-free
iodine-deficient
iodine-free
lacking interest
less independent
loses interest
minus one
non-author
non-current
non-individual
non-interest
non-speaker
no one in
not I
one falls from
one gets out of
one is out of
one leaves
one missing from —
one out
one’s excused
ousting one
overlooking island
releasing one
selfless
short one
shows no interest
with no end of fungi, ravioli
without one
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heading west across island
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