1. an illegal move in a sports event   foul   fowl   2. intelligent at inventing; cleverly made   ingenuous   ingenious   3. to make less severe or less intense   militate   mitigate   4. a trench round a castle, usually filled with water   moat   mote   5. to urge action; to instigate   incite   insight   6. a sudden bright flame; a gradual widening   flair   flare   7. having no bearing or impact on an event   irrelevant   irreverent