Stygian, staging area, pyre

Karena J. (South Korea)
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  1. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  2. staging area
    an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation
  3. pyre
    wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  4. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  5. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  6. lag
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  7. lag
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  8. recast
    mold again
  9. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
  10. extort
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
  11. underwrite
    protect by insurance
  12. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  13. deposition
    the act of putting something somewhere
  14. distill
    undergo condensation
  15. repine
    express discontent
  16. inveterate
    habitual
  17. undergird
    make secure underneath
  18. millinery
    shop selling women's hats
  19. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
  20. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  21. dissident
    a person who objects to some established policy
  22. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  23. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  24. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  25. irreproachable
    free of guilt; not subject to blame
  26. imposition
    the act of enforcing something
  27. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  28. bona fide
    not counterfeit or copied
  29. specious
    plausible but false
  30. wanderlust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  31. frugal
    avoiding waste
  32. courageous
    able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
  33. worship
    the activity of cherishing as divine
  34. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  35. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  36. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  37. pest
    a persistently annoying person
  38. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  39. proficient
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  40. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  41. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  42. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  43. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  44. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  45. simultaneous
    occurring or operating at the same time
  46. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  47. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  48. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  49. timely
    done or happening at the appropriate moment
  50. irreproachable
    free of guilt; not subject to blame
  51. limp
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
  52. cadge
    obtain or seek to obtain by wheedling
  53. limp
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
  54. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  55. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  56. specious
    plausible but false
  57. valid
    well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
  58. invalid
    no longer legally acceptable
Created on Tue Jun 16 05:31:04 EDT 2009

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