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Abate

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To decrease/reduce

Dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane

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Aberration

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Something different from the usual

Anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation

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Abet

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To aid/act as an accomplice

Help, succor, assist

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Abject

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Miserable, pitiful

Pathetic, lamentable, sorry

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

Flee, decamp, fly, bolt

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Abstemious

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Marked by restraint, especially in the consumption of food or alcohol

Moderate, temperate, sparing

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Abstinent

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Abstaining

Forbearing, refraining, ascetic

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Accede

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To express approval/agree to

Assent, acquiesce, consent, concur

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Accretion

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Growth in size or increase in amount

Build-up, accumulation, accrual

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Accolade

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Praise, distinction

Praise, acclaim, approbation, commendation, kudos

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Accrue

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To accumulate/grow by additions

Augment, enlarge, expand, burgeon, wax

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Acerbic

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Bitter, sharp in taste or temper

Tart, biting, caustic, cutting

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Acne

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Highest point, summit

Apex, crown, peak, pinnacle, zenith

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Acquiesce

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To agree/comply quietly

Accede, consent, submit

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Acrid

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Harsh, bitter

Sharp, pungent, caustic

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Acrimony

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Bitterness or animosity

Choler, spleen, rancor, asperity, antipathy

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Acumen

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Sharpness of insight

Sagacity, discernment, shrewdness

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Adage

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Old saying or proverb

Apothem, aphorism, maxim

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Admonish

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To caution or reprimand

Reprove, chide, upbraid, berate, rebuke

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Adroit

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Skillful, accomplished, highly competent

Deft, dexterous, proficient, accomplished, adept

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Adulation

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High praise

Admiration, flattery, accolade

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Adulterated

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To corrupt or make impure

Contaminate or dilute

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty or art

Artistic or tasteful

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness, promptness of response

Celerity, promptness, dispatch, enthusiasm

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Allusion

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Indirect reference

Intimation or suggestion

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Altercation

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Noisy dispute

Argument, clash, quarrel

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Altruism

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Unselfish concern for others

Benevolence or generosity

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Amalgamate

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To mix or combine

Integrate, assimilate, merge

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Ambivalence

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Attitude of uncertainty or conflicting emotions

Indecision or vacillation

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Ambulatory

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Related to walking or moving

Itinerant, nomadic, peripatetic, roving, vagabond

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Ameliorate

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To make better, improve

Amend, better, and reform

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Amulet

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A charm against evil spirits

Talisman

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Anachronistic

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Outdated

Anomalous, inconsistent, inappropriate to the era

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Anathema

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Ban, curse, something shunned or disliked

Execration, horror, abomination

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Ancillary

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Accessory, subordinate, helping

Adjunct, additional, auxiliary, supplemental

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Anecdote

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Short, usually funny account of an event

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Anomaly

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Irregularity or deviation from the norm

Oddity, aberration, deviance, peculiarity

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Antediluvian

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Prehistoric or ancient

Old, archaic, antique

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Antipathy

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Hostility, dislike, extreme opposition

Enmity, malice, antagonism

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite of something

Contrary or reverse

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Apex

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Highest point or summit

Acme, crown, zenith, peak

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Aphorism

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Old saying or short statement

Adage, apothegm, maxim, proverb

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Apocryphal

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Not genuine, fictional

Erroneous, fictitious, fraudulent, false

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Apostate

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One who renounces religious faith

Renegade or heretic

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Appropriate

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To take possession of

Usurp, arrogate, commandeer

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Aquatic

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Living in water

Watery, maritime, pelagic

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47
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Arable

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Suitable for cultivation

Farmable, fertile

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Arcane

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Secret, obscure, known only to a few

Esoteric or
Mysterious

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Arch

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Mischievous, roguish

Impish, waggish, saucy, ironic

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Arrogate

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To demand or claim arrogantly

Appropriate, usurp, seize, commandeer

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Ascetic

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Self-denying, austere, abstinent

Continent, temperate, abstemious

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Ascribe

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To attribute to/assign

Accredit, impute, refer

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Ashen

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Resembling ashes/ deathly pale

Blanched, pallid, pasty, wan

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Aspersion

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False rumor/damaging report/slander

Allegation, insinuation, reproach

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Assiduous

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Diligent or hard working

Industrious, thorough

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Assonance

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Resembling in sound/rhyming

Echo

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Assuage

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To make less severe, ease, relieve

Mitigate, alleviate, ease

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Astringent

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Harsh, severe, stern

Sharp, bitter, caustic

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59
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Asylum

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Refuge or sanctuary

Haven or shelter

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Atrocious

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Monstrous, wicked

Horrible, appalling, direful

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Atrophy

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To waste away/wither from disuse

Deteriorate or degenerate

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Attenuate

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To make thin or slender, weaken

Reduce, rarefy, diminish

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Augury

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Prophecy or prediction

Omen, auspices, portent, presage

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August

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Dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable

Grand, majestic

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Auspicious

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Having favorable prospects, promising

Encouraging or hopeful, lucky

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Austere

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Stern, strict, unadorned

Dour, bare, ascetic

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Autocrat

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Dictator

Tyrant, despot

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Autonomous

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Separate, independent

Sovereign or self-governed

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Avarice

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Greed

Cupidity or rapacity

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Aver

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To declare to be true

Assert or attest

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71
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Aviary

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Large enclosure housing birds

Birdhouse or zoo

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Awry

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Crooked or amiss

Aslant or wrong

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Axiom

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Premise or self evident truth

Adage or maxim

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74
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Baleful

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Harmful or with evil intentions

Dark or sinister

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Balk

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To refuse or shirk

Stop, thwart, frustrate

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Banal

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Trite or overly common

Hackneyed, shopworn, inane

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Bane

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Something causing death, ruin, or destruction

Curse, scourge, or poison

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Bastion

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Fortification or stronghold

Bulwark, defense, haven

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Bawdy

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Obscene or lewd

Vulgar, rude, coarse

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Bay

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To bark in a deep voice

Howl, wail, ululate

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Behemoth

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Huge creature

Giant, Titan, monster

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Belabor

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To insist repeatedly or harp on

Dwell upon

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Bellicose

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Warlike, aggressive

Belligerent, hostile, pugnacious

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Benighted

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Unenlightened

Ignorant, unschooled, illiterate

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Abash

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To embarrass

Disconcert, discomfort, faze, mortifying

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Bevy

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A group

Band; bunch; pack

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Bilk

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To cheat or defraud

Swindle; dupe; fleece

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Bipedal

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Two footed

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Blandish

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To coax with flattery

Cajole; charm; seduce

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Blithe

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Joyful; cheerful; without a care

Carefree

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Boor

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Crude person

Lout; clod; oaf

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Bovine

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Sluggish; dull; stolid

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Brazen

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Bold; shameless

Contumelious

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Broach

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To mention for the first time

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Brusque

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Rough or abrupt

Blunt; curt

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Bucolic

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Pastoral; rural

Rustic; agrarian

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Burgeon

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To sprout or flourish

Blossom; thrive; proliferate

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Burnish

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To polish

Shine; buff

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Bustle

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Commotion; flurry; tumult

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Buttress

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To reinforce or support

Brace; prop up; bolster

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Cache

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Stockpile or horde

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Callow

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Immature or lacking in sophistication

Ingenuous; naïve

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103
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Calumny

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A false and malicious accusation; slander

Libel; aspersion; defamation.

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Canny

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Smart; founded on common sense

Percipient; perspicacious; astute

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Canonize

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To declare someone a saint

Exult; elevate; glorify

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Capricious

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Impulsive; whimsical; without much thought

Erratic; fickle; flighty

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Castigate

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To punish; chastise; or criticize severely.

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108
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Catholic

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Universal; broad and comprehensive

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Celerity

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Speed; swiftness; alacrity

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Censure

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To criticize; castigate; find fault in

Pillory; vilify; condemn

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Chagrin

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Shame; humiliate

Mortification; discomfiture

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To champion

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To defend or support

Advocate; promote

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Chary

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Watchful; cautious; extremely shy

Wary; sparing

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Cherubic

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Sweet; innocent; angelic

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Chicanery

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Trickery; fraud; duplicity

Charlatan

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Chimerical

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Fanciful; visionary; impossible

Illusory; unreal

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Choleric

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Easily angered; irritable; surly; irate

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Chortle

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To chuckle

Laugh

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Churlish

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Marked by a lack of graciousness or civility

Boorish; cloddish; loutish

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Clod

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Chunk of the earth

Stupid person; dullard

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Cloister

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To confine; seclude

Isolate; sequester

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Cloying

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Sickly sweet, saccharine

Fulsome

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Coddle

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To baby or pamper

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Cogent

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Logical forceful; compelling; convincing

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Collusion

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Collaboration; conspiracy

Intrigue; connivance

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Commute

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To change a penalty to a lesser one

Mitigate; palliate

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Conjugal

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Pertaining to marriage

Connubial; martial

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Connive

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To conspire; to scheme

Collusion; to plot

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Consecrate

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To declare sacred

To sanctify

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Consonant

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In agreement with; consistent with

Accordant; compatible; congruous

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Consummate

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Accomplished; complete

Thorough; exhaustive

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Contemptuous

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Scornful

Derisive; disdainful; supercilious

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome; disagreeable; belligerent

Litigious

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Contrite

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Deeply sorrowful

Repentant

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Contumacious

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Stubbornly disobedient

Insubordination; mutinous; seditious

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Copious

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Plentiful; ample

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Corporeal

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Having to do with the body; tangible

Somatic; concretely physical

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Corpulence

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Obesity; rotundity; fatness

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Coterie

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A small group of people with a similar purpose

A clique; group

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To countenance

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To favor; support

Condone; approve

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Cudgel

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A short, heavy club

A baton; club; mace

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Cupidity

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Greed

Avarice; rapacity; covetousness

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Cursory

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Hastily done; superficial

Shallow or careless

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Daunt

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To discourage or intimidate

Demoralize; consternate

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Dearth

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To lack; scarcity; absence; paucity

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Delegate

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To give powers or responsibility to another

Assign; trust; authorize

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Deleterious

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Harmful; often in a subtle or unexpected way

Pernicious; harmful; nocent; nocuous

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Demagogue

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Leader; rabble-rouser, using pathos

Agitator; inciter; fomenter; firebrand

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Demur

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To express doubts or objections

Protest; dissent; expostulate

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Diaphanous

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Allowing light to shine through; sheer

Transparent; gauzy; translucent

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Diatribe

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A bitter verbal attack

Tirade; jeremiad; fulmination; harangue; philippic

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Dichotomy

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A division in two parts

Split; distinction

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Dictum

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Authoritative statement; a popular saying

Decree; edict; adage; aphorism

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Didactic

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Excessively instructive

Educational

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Diffidence

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Shyness; lack of confidence

Timidity; reticence

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Digress

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To stray from the main point

Diverge; deviate

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Dilapidated

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In disrepair; neglected; run-down

Decrepit; decayed

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Dirge

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Funeral hymn

Elegy; threnody; lament

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Discursive

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Moving from topic to topic without order

Rambling, digressive

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Dissonant

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Harsh and unpleasant sounding

Discordant

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Diurnal

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Daily

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Dogged

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Stubbornly persevering

Tenacious; obstinate; pertinacious; mulish

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Doleful

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Sad; mournful

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Dour

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Sullen and gloomy; stern and severe

Austere; solemn

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Droll

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Amusing in a subtle way

Witty; risible; wry

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Dulcet

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Pleasant sounding

Melodious; harmonious

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Dyspeptic

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Suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable

Sour; acerb

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Effrontery

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Impotent boldness; audacity

Brashness

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Egregious

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Conspicuously bad;

Glaring; flagrant

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Elegy

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Mournful poem; dirge; lament

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Encomium

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Enthusiastic praise

Tribute; panegyric

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Enervate

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To weaken; sap strength from

Deplete; drain

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Engender

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To produce; cause; being about

Procreate; propagate; generate

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Enjoin

A

To urge; order; command

Direct; instruct; charge

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Enmity

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Hostility; antagonism

Animosity; antipathy

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Ennui

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Boredom; lack of interest or energy

Tedium; world-weariness

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Ephemeral

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Momentary; transient; fleeting

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Epicure

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Person with refined taste in food and wine

Connoisseur

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Epigram

A

Short; witty sayings or poems

Maxims; adages

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Equivocal

A

Ambiguous; doubtful; uncertain

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Equivocate

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To use vague or ambiguous language on purpose

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Erratic

A

Inconsistent; irregular

Eccentric; capricious; unstable

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Esoteric

A

Understood by only a few

Mysterious; arcane; recondite

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Espouse

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To support or advocate

To champion; embrace

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Estrange

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To alienate; keep at a distance

Disaffect; separate

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Ethereal

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Not earthly; spiritual; delicate

Intangible; diaphanous; gossamer; airy

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Etiolate

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To bleach a plant with sunlight

Blanch; decolorize

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Evanescent

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Momentary; short-lived; transitory

Ephemeral; fleeting

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Exacerbate

A

To aggravate; to deepen the bad qualities of

Worsen

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Exculpate

A

Clear of blame or guilt; vindicate; exonerate

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Exigent

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Urgent; excessively demanding

Pressing; crucial

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Exorbitant

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Extravagant

Excessive; inordinate

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Expiate

A

To atone for; make amends for

Answer for

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Expunge

A

To erase; eliminate completely

Delete; efface; annul

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Extort

A

To obtain by threat

Wring; coerce

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Facile

A

Easily done; simplistic; poised; assured

Effortless

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Fallow

A

Uncultivated; unused

Unseeded; idle

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Fastidious

A

Careful with details; meticulous; painstaking; punctilious

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Fathom

A

To measure the depth of; comprehend; gauge

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Fatuous

A

Stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

Silly, absurd

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Feckless

A

Ineffective; careless; irresponsible

Aimless; shiftless; lazy

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Fecund

A

Fertile; fruitful; productive

Prolific; flourishing

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Fervid

A

Passionate; zealous; vehement

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Fetid

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Foul-smelling; putrid

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Fetter

A

To bind; chain; confine

Shackle; tether

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Filigree

A

Ornamental open work of delicate design on metal

Latticework; embellishment

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To flag

A

To wane; decline in vigor or strength

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Flagrant

A

Outrageous; shameless

Glaring; egregious

209
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Florid

A

Gaudy; extremely ornate

Flamboyant; garish

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Fluvial

A

Living in a stream or river

Alluvial

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Foible

A

Minor weakness or flaw in character

Fault; failing

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To foil

A

To defeat; frustrate

Thwart; balk; check

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Foment

A

To arouse or incite

Abet; promote

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Fop

A

A man who is vain about his appearance

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Forbearance

A

Patience; restraint; leniency

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Ford

A

To cross a body of water at a shallow place

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Forte

A

A strong point; something a person does well

Métier; speciality

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Foster

A

To nourish; cultivate; promote

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Founder

A

To fall helplessly

Miscarry; immerse; plunge; sink

220
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Fracas

A

Noisy dispute

Brawl; broil; melee

221
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Fractious

A

Unruly; rebellious

Peevish; cranky; contentious

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Frenetic

A

Wildly frantic; hectic

Excited; frenzy

223
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Furtive

A

Secret; stealthy

Covert, surreptitious

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Gall

A

Bitterness; careless nerve; rancor

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Garner

A

To gather and store

Reap; amass

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Garrulous

A

Very talkative; loquacious; voluble

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Glib

A

Fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual

228
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Grandiloquence

A

Pompous talk; fancy but meaningless speak

Bombast; fustian

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Grotto

A

Small cave

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Guile

A

Trickery; deception; cunning

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Hackneyed

A

Worn out by overuse

Trite

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Hapless

A

Having bad luck; jinxed

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Hermetic

A

Tightly sealed

Airtight; watertight

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Hoary

A

Very old; venerable

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Homily

A

Sermon like speech

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Iconoclast

A

One who attacks traditional beliefs

Dissident; rebel

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Ignominious

A

Disgraceful and dishonorable

Despicable

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Ilk

A

Type or kind

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Illicit

A

Illegal; improper

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Immutable

A

Unchangeable or invariable

Fixed; steady

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Impassive

A

Showing no emotion; stolid

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Impecunious

A

Poor; having no money

Needy; destitute

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Imperious

A

Arrogantly self-centered; domineering; authoritarian

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Impious

A

Not devout in religion

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Implacable

A

Inflexible; incapable of being pleased

Obstinate; unyielding

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Importune

A

To ask repeatedly; beg

Crave; entreat; supplicate

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Impoverish

A

To make poor or bankrupt

Ruin; deplete

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Imprecation

A

Curse

Anathema; execration

249
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Impudent

A

Arrogant or audacious

Shameless

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Impugn

A

To call into question; attack verbally

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Impute

A

To attribute

Ascribe; credit; refer

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Inadvertent

A

Unintentional; accidental

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Inchoate

A

Imperfectly formed; underdeveloped

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Incipient

A

Beginning to appear; dawning; nascent

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Incontrovertible

A

Unquestionable; beyond dispute

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Incorrigible

A

Incapable of being corrected; unrepentant

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Incredulous

A

Skeptical; doubtful

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Inculcate

A

To teach and impress by frequent repetitions

Instill; instruct; indict

259
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Inculpate

A

To incriminate

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Indelible

A

Permanent; not erasable

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Indigent

A

Very poor

Impecunious; needy

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Indolent

A

Habitually lazy; idle

Slothful; languid; sluggish

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Inexorable

A

Inflexible; unyielding

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Ingenuous

A

Open, naive; simple

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Inimical

A

Hostile; unfriendly

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Iniquity

A

Sin; evil act

Wickedness

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Insensate

A

Lacking sensation; inanimate; numb

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Insipid

A

Bland; lacking flavor; dull

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Insolent

A

Insulting and arrogant

Audacious; rude

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Insuperable

A

Unconquerable; unbeatable

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Inter

A

To bury; entomb

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Intimation

A

Clue; suggestion

Allusion; implication

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Intractable

A

Not easily managed; unruly; recalcitrant

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Intransigent

A

Uncompromising; obdurate; adamant

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Inure

A

To harden; to become used to

Familiarize

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Invective

A

Verbal abuse; vituperation; denunciation

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Inveterate

A

Confirmed; longstanding; deeply rooted

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Invidious

A

Causing envy; obnoxious

Insulting

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Itinerant

A

Wandering from place to place; unsettled

Nomadic; roving; vagrant

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Jingoism

A

Belligerent support of one’s country

Nationalism

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Kinetic

A

Relating to motion

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Knell

A

Sound of a funeral bell

Toll; chime

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Lachrymose

A

Tearful; weeping

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Laconic

A

Using few words

Terse; taciturn

285
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Lampoon

A

To attack with satire

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Languid

A

Lacking energy; slow; sluggish

287
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Lassitude

A

Lethargy; sluggishness; torpor; stupor

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Libertine

A

One without moral constraint

Hedonist; rogue; rake

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Limpid

A

Clear; transparent; pellucid

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Lionize

A

To treat as a celebrity

Regale; honor

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Lissome

A

Easily flexed; limber

Supple; lithe; graceful

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Listless

A

Lacking energy or enthusiasm

Lethargic

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Lithe

A

Moving and bending with ease

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Loquacious

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Lugubrious

A

Sorrowful; mournful; dismal

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Lumber

A

To move slowly and awkwardly

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Macabre

A

Ghoulish; gruesome; lurid

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Macerate

A

To waste away; to become soft

To soak; soften

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Machination

A

To plot or scheme

Intrigue; conspiracy; cabal

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Maculate

A

Marked with spots; besmirched; impure

301
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Maelstrom

A

Whirlpool; turmoil; eddy; vortex

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Magnate

A

Powerful person

Tycoon; nabob

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Maladroit

A

Clumsy; tactless

Awkward; inept

304
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Malediction

A

Curse

Anathema

305
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Malefactor

A

Evildoer; culprit

Criminal; offender; felon

306
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Malinger

A

To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

Shirk; fake illness

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Malodorous

A

Foul-smelling

Fetid; noisome; rank

308
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Martinet

A

Strict disciplinarian; dogmatic adherent

Tyrant; dictator; stickler

309
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Maudlin

A

Overly sentimental

Mawkish; bathetic; saccharine

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Mawkish

A

Sickeningly sentimental

Bathetic; maudlin; saccharine

311
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Mendacious

A

Dishonesty; lying

312
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Mendicant

A

Beggar

Pauper; panhandler

313
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Mercurial

A

Quick; shrewd; crafty; clever

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Meretricious

A

Gaudy; falsely attractive

Flashy; loud; tawdry

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Mettle

A

Endurance; courageous

Fortitude

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Militate

A

To operate against; to work against

Influence

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Missive

A

Note or letter

Dispatch

318
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Monastic

A

Extreme plain or secluded in a monastery

Austere

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Moot

A

Debatable; purely academic; lacking practical purpose

320
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Mores

A

Customs or manners

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Mundane

A

Worldly; commonplace

322
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Munificent

A

Generous

Liberal; bountiful

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Mutability

A

Changeability

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Myopic

A

Nearsighted; short-sighted

325
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Myriad

A

Immense in number

326
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Nadir

A

Lowest point

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Nascent

A

Starting to develop; inchoate

328
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Nebulous

A

Vague; cloudy

Hazy; unclear

329
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Nettle

A

To irritate; vex; annoy

330
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Niche

A

Recess in a wall; cranny;

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Noisome

A

Stinking; putrid

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Nostrum

A

A questionable remedy or scheme

Panacea; cure-all

333
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Nugatory

A

Of slight worth; trivial

334
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Obdurate

335
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Obeisance

A

A movement of the body made in respect or submission; deference

336
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Obtuse

A

Insensitive; stupid; dull

337
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Obviate

A

To make unnecessary; anticipate and prevent

338
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Occlude

A

To shut; block

Close; obstruct

339
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Officious

A

Overly helpful; meddlesome

Eager; unwanted

340
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Ornithologist

A

A scientist who studies birds

341
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Oscillate

A

To move back and forth; swing; sway

342
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Ossify

A

To turn into bone; to become rigid

343
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Ostensible

A

Apparent, supposed

344
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Palliate

A

To make less serious; ease

Mitigate; alleviate

345
Q

Panacea

A

A cure-all mixture; remedy

346
Q

Panache

A

Flamboyance; verve; flair

347
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Panegyric

A

Elaborate praise; homage

348
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Paragon

A

Model of excellence

349
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Parochial

A

Of limited scope; insular

350
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Parry

A

To ward off or deflect; repel

351
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Parsimony

A

Stinginess; miserliness; frugality

352
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Patent

A

Obvious; evident; manifest

353
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Patrician

A

Aristocrat; noble

354
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Peccadillo

A

Minor sin or offense; fault

355
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Pedant

A

Uninspired; boring; pedagogue

356
Q

Pedestrian

A

Common; dull; ordinary

357
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Pejorative

A

Disparaging; insulting

358
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Penury

A

Extreme poverty; privation

359
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Perfidious

A

Faithless; disloyal

Treacherous; devious

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Q

Peripatetic

A

Moving from place to place; itinerant; nomadic

361
Q

Perspicacious

A

Shrewd; astute; keen-witted

362
Q

Philistine

A

Narrow-minded; boor: barbarian

363
Q

Phlegmatic

A

Calm in temperament; placid; sluggish

364
Q

Pique

A

Fleeting feeling of hurt pride; vexation; resentment

365
Q

Pithy

A

Concise; brief; laconic

366
Q

Plaintive

A

Sad; lamenting

367
Q

Platitude

A

Stale, overused expression

Cliché; truism

368
Q

Plebeian

A

Crude; vulgar; low-class; coarse

369
Q

Polemic

A

Discreet; tactful

Prudent

370
Q

Polymath

A

A person of encyclopedic learning

Savant

371
Q

Portent

A

Omen; token; augury

372
Q

Posterity

A

Future generations; progeny; offspring

373
Q

Potable

A

Drinkable; not poisonous

374
Q

Potentate

A

Monarch or ruler of great power

375
Q

Precarious

A

Uncertain; unstable

376
Q

Precipitate

A

Sudden and unexpected; abrupt

377
Q

Precocious

A

Advanced at an early age

378
Q

Presage

A

To foretell; portend

379
Q

Prescient

A

Having foresight

380
Q

Prevaricate

381
Q

Primordial

A

Original; existing from the beginning

Ancient

382
Q

Privation

A

Lacking usual comforts or necessities

Poverty

383
Q

Prodigal

A

Wasteful; lavish

384
Q

Profligate

A

Corrupt; degenerate

385
Q

Progenitor

A

Forefather; ancestor

386
Q

Progeny

A

Offspring or heirs

387
Q

Prolix

A

To use an excessive amount of words

Verbose; garrulous; loquacious

388
Q

Propitious

A

Favorable; auspicious

389
Q

Prosaic

A

Dull; commonplace

Unimaginative

390
Q

Proscribe

A

To condemn; to forbid; outlaw

391
Q

Prurient

A

Lustful; lewd; wanton

392
Q

Puerile

A

Childish; immature

393
Q

Pulchritude

394
Q

Purloin

395
Q

Quandary

A

Dilemma or plight

396
Q

Quell

A

To crush or suppress

397
Q

Querulous

A

Incline to complain; peevish; whiny

398
Q

Quixotic

A

Overly idealistic; impulsive

399
Q

Quotidian

A

Occurring daily; every day

400
Q

Raconteur

A

Witty, skillful storytellers

401
Q

Ramshackle

A

Likely to collapse; rickety

402
Q

Rarefy

A

To make thinner, purer, or more refined

Prune

403
Q

Reactionary

A

Extreme conservatism; right-wing

404
Q

Recalcitrant

A

Resisting authority or control; stubborn

405
Q

Redolent

A

Exuding fragrance; aromatic

406
Q

Refractory

A

Resisting authority; stubborn

407
Q

Renege

A

To go back on ones word

408
Q

Repose

A

Relaxation; leisure

Tranquility; idleness

409
Q

Reprobate

A

Morally unprincipled person; sinner; knave

410
Q

Reprove

A

To criticize or correct

411
Q

Restive

A

Impatient or restless; anxious

412
Q

Rhapsody

A

Emotional literary or musical work

Dithyramb

413
Q

Ribald

A

Humorous in a vulgar way; lewd; coarse

414
Q

Ruminate

A

To reflect or contemplate

Mull or muse

415
Q

Rustic

A

Rural or pastoral

416
Q

Sagacious

A

Shrewd; astute

Perspicacious

417
Q

Sallow

A

Sickly or yellow in color

Ashen; pasty

418
Q

Salubrious

A

Healthy; tonic

419
Q

Sanguine

A

Ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

420
Q

To scale

A

To climb to the top off; ascend

421
Q

To score

A

To scoff or scratch

422
Q

Sedition

A

Behavior promoting rebellion

Insurrection

423
Q

Seminal

A

The beginning of something

Original

424
Q

Sententious

A

Having a moralizing tone

Terse; pithy; moralistic

425
Q

Seraphic

A

Angelic; pure

Heavenly; celestial

426
Q

Sinecure

A

Well-paying job that requires little or no work

427
Q

Sinuous

A

Winding; intricate; complex

Lithe

428
Q

Slough

A

To discard or shed; molt

429
Q

Smelt

A

To melt metal in order to refine it

430
Q

Sobriquet

A

Nickname or alias

431
Q

Sodden

A

Soaked through

Soggy; wet

432
Q

Sojourn

A

Visit; stay

433
Q

Spurious

A

Lacking authenticity; false; phony

434
Q

Staccato

A

Clear-cut, abrupt sounds

435
Q

Stint

A

Frugal; to scrimp or skimp

436
Q

Stolid

A

Having or showing little emotion

Impassive; stoic

437
Q

Strident

A

Loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

438
Q

To sully

A

To soil; stain; tarnish

Mar; defile

439
Q

Supercilious

A

Arrogant; haughty; overbearing

440
Q

Supplicant

A

One who asks humbly and earnestly

441
Q

Surreptitious

A

Characterized by secrecy

Clandestine; covert

442
Q

Sybarite

A

A hedonist

443
Q

Symbiosis

A

Cooperation; interdependence

444
Q

Tacit

A

Silently understood or implied

Implicit

445
Q

Taint

A

To spoil or infect

446
Q

Tang

A

A sharp flavor or odor

447
Q

Tawdry

A

Gaudy; cheap; garish

448
Q

Tenet

A

Belief; doctrine

449
Q

Terse

A

Concise; brief

450
Q

Toady

A

Flatterer; yes-man; lickspittle; bootlicker

451
Q

Torpid

A

Lethargic; inert

452
Q

Torrid

A

Passionate; scorching

453
Q

Tortuous

A

Having many twists and turns; highly complex

454
Q

Tractable

A

Obedient; yielding

455
Q

Trenchant

A

Acute; sharp; incisive

456
Q

Truncheon

A

The shattered spear of a lance

457
Q

Tryst

A

A meeting arranged between lovers

458
Q

Turgid

A

Swollen; bloated

Grandiloquent; bombastic

459
Q

Turpitude

A

Inherent vileness; foulness; depravity

460
Q

Tyro

A

Beginner; novice

461
Q

Unctuous

A

Greasy; oily; smug

462
Q

Upbraid

A

To scold sharply

463
Q

Usury

A

Lending money at exorbitant rates

Loan-sharking

464
Q

Uxorial

A

Characteristics of a wife

465
Q

Vacillate

A

To waver; to show indecision

466
Q

Verdant

A

Green with vegetation; grassy

Also: naive; novice

467
Q

Vicarious

A

Surrogate; proxy

468
Q

Vim

A

Energy; enthusiasm

Vigor; brio

469
Q

Voracious

A

Having a great appetite

Ravenous; greedy; rapacious

470
Q

Wag

A

A humorous or droll person

Joker; jester

471
Q

Wan

A

Sickly pale

Ashen; pallid

472
Q

Wax

A

To increase gradually

473
Q

Welter

A

A chaotic mass or jumble

Clutter; mishmash

474
Q

Whet

A

To sharpen; to hone and edge

475
Q

Wizened

A

Withered; shriveled; wrinkled

476
Q

Yoke

A

To join together; pair up; harness

477
Q

Zenith

A

The highest point; summit

478
Q

Zephyr

A

A gentle breeze

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