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ZAHID A.
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  1. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  2. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  3. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  4. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  5. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  6. postmortem
    occurring or done after death
  7. incriminate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  8. access
    the right to enter
  9. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  10. interrupt
    make a break in
  11. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  12. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  13. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  14. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  15. percolate
    cause to pass through a permeable substance
  16. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  17. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  18. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  19. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  20. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  21. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  22. curriculum
    an integrated course of academic studies
  23. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  24. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  25. electoral
    of or relating to elections
  26. crescent
    having a curved shape that tapers at the ends
  27. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  28. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  29. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  30. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  31. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  32. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
  33. bugle
    a brass instrument without valves
  34. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  35. canary
    any of several small Old World finches
  36. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  37. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  38. lunatic
    an insane person
  39. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  40. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  41. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  42. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  43. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  44. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  45. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  46. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  47. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  48. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  49. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  50. ridiculous
    incongruous or absurd
  51. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  52. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  53. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  54. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  55. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  56. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
  57. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  58. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  59. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  60. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  61. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  62. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  63. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
  64. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  65. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  66. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  67. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  68. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
  69. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  70. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  71. prescription
    the action of issuing authoritative rules or directions
  72. capitulation
    the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
  73. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  74. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  75. necessary
    absolutely essential
  76. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  77. dissect
    cut open or cut apart
  78. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  79. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  80. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  81. corporal
    affecting the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  82. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  83. Capricorn
    a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere
  84. participant
    someone who is involved in an activity
  85. library
    a place containing books and other materials for reading
  86. cognition
    the psychological result of perception and reasoning
  87. primal
    having existed from the beginning
  88. filament
    a thin wire heated by the passage of an electric current
  89. unity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  90. ventilate
    furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or escape
  91. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  92. igneous
    produced by the action of fire or intense heat
  93. reptile
    a cold-blooded vertebrate including snakes and lizards
  94. providence
    prudence and care exercised in the management of resources
  95. message
    a communication that is written or spoken or signaled
  96. foliate
    grow leaves
  97. nasal
    of or in or relating to the nose
  98. opera
    a drama set to music
  99. renovate
    restore to a previous or better condition
  100. credentials
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
  101. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  102. canine
    a dog, wolf, jackal, or other closely related mammal
  103. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  104. credible
    capable of being believed
  105. femininity
    the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
  106. confidence
    belief in yourself and your abilities
  107. triumvirate
    a group of three people responsible for civil authority
  108. popularity
    the quality of being widely admired or sought after
  109. diary
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  110. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  111. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  112. strict
    rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  113. prosecute
    conduct legal proceedings against a defendant
  114. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  115. ductile
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  116. gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of something
  117. current
    occurring in or belonging to the present time
  118. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  119. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  120. incorruptible
    incapable of being morally corrupted
  121. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  122. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  123. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  124. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  125. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  126. exacerbate
    make worse
  127. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  128. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  129. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  130. infinitesimal
    immeasurably small
  131. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  132. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  133. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  134. ameliorate
    make better
  135. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  136. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  137. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  138. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  139. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  140. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  141. tertiary
    coming third in position
  142. corpuscle
    an unattached cell such as a red or white blood cell
  143. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
Created on Thu Dec 11 00:32:27 EST 2008 (updated Sat May 23 12:29:20 EDT 2009)

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