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  1. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  2. ambient
    completely enveloping
  3. symbolic
    relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
  4. symbolism
    the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
  5. psychoneurotic
    affected with emotional disorder
  6. neurosis
    a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
  7. neurotic
    characteristic of or affected by neurosis
  8. phobic neurosis
    an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
  9. specious
    plausible but false
  10. spurious
    plausible but false
  11. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  12. bowdlerise
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  13. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  14. castrate
    remove the testicles of a male animal
  15. neology
    a newly invented word or phrase
  16. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  17. lexicon
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
  18. mental lexicon
    a language user's knowledge of words
  19. lexicon
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
  20. neology
    a newly invented word or phrase
  21. disambiguation
    clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity
  22. disambiguate
    state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
  23. elucidation
    an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
  24. obscurantism
    a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
  25. dissimulation
    the act of deceiving
  26. dissembling
    pretending with intention to deceive
  27. obscurantist
    a person who is deliberately vague
  28. beguiler
    a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
  29. slicker
    a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
  30. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  31. saccade
    an abrupt spasmodic movement
  32. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  33. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  34. oenophile
    someone who appreciates wine
  35. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  36. mawkish
    effusively or insincerely emotional
  37. ratiocinative
    based on exact thinking
  38. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  39. nutation
    uncontrolled nodding
  40. nutate
    rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily
  41. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
  42. detritus
    loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
  43. amentia
    extreme mental retardation
  44. mistral
    a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
  45. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  46. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  47. vaticinate
    predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  48. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  49. felucca
    a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
  50. confabulate
    unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
  51. simper
    smile affectedly or derisively
  52. serrate
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  53. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
  54. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  55. senescent
    growing old
  56. senesce
    grow old or older
  57. senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
  58. lingual
    pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue
  59. gerontocracy
    a political system governed by old men
  60. Miwok
    a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California
  61. expurgated
    having material deleted
  62. cathartic
    strongly laxative
  63. purgative
    strongly laxative
  64. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
  65. aleatory
    dependent on chance
  66. Dormition
    celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th
  67. emblematic
    serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
  68. salver
    a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
  69. aureate
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  70. philter
    a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
  71. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  72. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  73. vilipend
    belittle
  74. pelagic
    relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
  75. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  76. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  77. autolatry
    the worship of yourself
  78. chiffon
    a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
  79. French leave
    an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)
  80. Welsh rarebit
    cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
  81. encapsulate
    enclose in a capsule or other small container
  82. scrimshaw
    a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
  83. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  84. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  85. supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  86. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  87. coterminous
    being of equal extent or scope or duration
  88. lexical
    of or relating to words
  89. lexis
    all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
  90. noesis
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  91. noetic
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  92. confect
    make or construct
  93. sylphlike
    moving and bending with ease
  94. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  95. lithesome
    moving and bending with ease
  96. svelte
    being of delicate or slender build
  97. capacious
    large in capacity
  98. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  99. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  100. pedantry
    an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
  101. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
  102. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  103. drudge
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
  104. succubus
    a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
  105. incubus
    a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
  106. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
  107. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  108. dystopia
    state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
  109. eviscerate
    remove the entrails of
  110. devitalize
    sap of life or energy
  111. visceral
    relating to or affecting the viscera
  112. emblematic
    serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
  113. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  114. farrier
    a person who shoes horses
  115. prandial
    of or relating to a meal
  116. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  117. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  118. demarcate
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
  119. eventuate
    come out in the end
  120. manacle
    shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
  121. addled
    confused and vague; used especially of thinking
  122. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  123. fiduciary
    relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
  124. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
  125. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
  126. chattel
    personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
  127. tit for tat
    an equivalent given in return
  128. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  129. beatific
    marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  130. eschatology
    the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
  131. nebbish
    (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
  132. scatological
    dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
  133. expatiate
    add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  134. lucubrate
    add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  135. cenotaph
    a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
  136. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  137. infelicitous
    not appropriate in application; defective
  138. felonious
    involving or being or having the nature of a crime
  139. nota bene
    a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
  140. pro bono
    done for the public good without compensation
  141. sophist
    someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
  142. sophism
    a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  143. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  144. specious
    plausible but false
  145. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  146. spurious
    plausible but false
  147. esplanade
    a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
  148. promenade
    a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
  149. tutelage
    attention and management implying responsibility for safety
  150. corrigendum
    a printer's error; to be corrected
  151. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  152. choleric
    characterized by anger
  153. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  154. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  155. resonance
    having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
  156. grandiloquence
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  157. countervail
    compensate for or counterbalance
  158. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  159. polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
  160. traumatophobia
    a morbid fear of battle or physical injury
  161. social phobia
    any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)
  162. phobic disorder
    an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
  163. phobic neurosis
    an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
  164. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  165. augur
    predict from an omen
  166. vinify
    convert a juice into wine by fermentation
  167. vinification
    the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine
  168. visceral
    relating to or affecting the viscera
  169. viscera
    internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
  170. viral
    relating to or caused by a virus
  171. declination
    a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
  172. tousle
    disarrange or rumple; dishevel
  173. homunculus
    a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
  174. sacrament
    a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
  175. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  176. smarm
    excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
  177. inunction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  178. perturbation
    the act of causing disorder
  179. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
  180. casuistry
    argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
  181. casuistic
    of or relating to or practicing casuistry
  182. biodiversity
    the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
  183. confute
    prove to be false
  184. specious
    plausible but false
  185. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  186. spurious
    plausible but false
  187. interstice
    small opening between things
  188. suborn
    incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
  189. apostasy
    the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
  190. apostolic
    of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
  191. apostle
    an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
  192. ensconce
    fix firmly
  193. preterist
    a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
  194. stochastic
    being or having a random variable
  195. stochastically
    by stochastic means
  196. aperiodic
    not recurring at regular intervals
  197. dysgraphia
    impaired ability to learn to write
  198. exogamy
    marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
  199. centripetal
    tending to move toward a center
  200. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  201. crevice
    a long narrow opening
  202. crevasse
    a deep fissure
  203. crevice
    a long narrow opening
  204. porcine
    relating to or suggesting swine
  205. solemnize
    observe or perform with dignity or gravity
  206. metaphor
    a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
  207. simile
    a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
  208. trope
    language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  209. resonance
    having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
  210. viscid
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  211. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  212. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  213. striation
    any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
  214. refectory
    a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
  215. epigram
    a witty saying
  216. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
  217. promulgation
    a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
  218. promulgate
    state or announce
  219. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  220. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  221. faineant
    disinclined to work or exertion
  222. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  223. sociopath
    someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
  224. psychopath
    someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
  225. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  226. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  227. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  228. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  229. cajolery
    flattery intended to persuade
  230. scriptorium
    a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
  231. jocose
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  232. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  233. atmometer
    an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
  234. plenum
    a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present
  235. plenary
    full in all respects
  236. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  237. luculent
    (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
  238. limpid
    clear and bright
  239. lucid
    (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
  240. implacable
    incapable of being placated
  241. antithesis
    exact opposite
  242. edify
    make understand
  243. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  244. baneful
    deadly or sinister
  245. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  246. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  247. groyne
    a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  248. jetty
    a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  249. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  250. belles-lettres
    creative writing valued for esthetic content
  251. polysemous
    of words; having many meanings
  252. lexical ambiguity
    the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
  253. invigilator
    someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating
  254. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  255. paradoxical
    seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
  256. simile
    a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
  257. amatory
    expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
  258. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  259. tautological
    repetition of same sense in different words
  260. anterior
    of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
  261. posterior
    located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
  262. hermetic
    completely sealed; completely airtight
  263. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  264. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  265. besotted
    very drunk
  266. derogate
    cause to seem less serious; play down
  267. ameliorate
    to make better
  268. inanition
    exhaustion resulting from lack of food
  269. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  270. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  271. extirpation
    the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
  272. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  273. ululation
    a long loud emotional utterance
  274. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  275. confabulate
    unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
  276. serrate
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  277. circumflex
    a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
  278. diacritical
    capable of distinguishing
  279. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  280. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere