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word list 1 114 words

August 1, 2007 By Andrea C.

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  1. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  2. filibuster
    (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
  3. prevarication
    a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  4. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  5. brazen
    unrestrained by convention or propriety
  6. flippant
    showing inappropriate levity
  7. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  8. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  9. captivation
    the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
  10. misleading
    designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
  11. wuss
    a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
  12. doormat
    a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
  13. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  14. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  15. ignominious
    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  16. decrepitude
    a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
  17. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  18. copious
    large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
  19. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  20. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  21. suffusion
    the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
  22. logorrhea
    pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
  23. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  24. equivocation
    intentionally vague or ambiguous
  25. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  26. ingratiating
    capable of winning favor
  27. kerfuffle
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  28. quandary
    state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  29. extricate
    release from entanglement of difficulty
  30. extrication
    the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
  31. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  32. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  33. hemidemisemiquaver
    a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
  34. apocope
    abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
  35. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  36. posit
    take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  37. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  38. blancmange
    sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
  39. malaise
    physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
  40. dichotomy
    being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  41. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
  42. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  43. ostentatiously
    with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
  44. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  45. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  46. constituent
    an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
  47. banausic
    (formal) ordinary and not refined
  48. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  49. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  50. samsara
    (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
  51. discourse
    an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
  52. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
  53. Draconian
    of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
  54. punitive
    inflicting punishment
  55. puritan
    someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
  56. puritanical
    of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
  57. cognitive
    of or being or relating to or involving cognition
  58. somatic
    affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  59. semantics
    the study of language meaning
  60. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  61. tithe
    a levy of one tenth of something
  62. proselytize
    convert to another faith or religion
  63. lurid
    horrible in fierceness or savagery
  64. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  65. palpable
    capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
  66. impalpable
    not perceptible to the touch
  67. Weltschmerz
    sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
  68. precocious
    characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
  69. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
  70. jeremiad
    a long and mournful complaint
  71. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  72. gasconade
    an instance of boastful talk
  73. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  74. oxymoron
    conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
  75. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  76. laconic
    brief and to the point; effectively cut short
  77. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  78. pablum
    worthless or oversimplified ideas
  79. seraglio
    living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
  80. periodicity
    the quality of recurring at regular intervals
  81. anaphora
    repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
  82. carte blanche
    complete freedom or authority to act
  83. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  84. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
  85. lagniappe
    a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
  86. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  87. omnipresent
    being present everywhere at once
  88. postulate
    maintain or assert
  89. sumptuary
    regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior
  90. coetaneous
    of the same period
  91. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  92. invariable
    not liable to or capable of change
  93. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
  94. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  95. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  96. cantabile
    smooth and flowing
  97. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  98. grandiloquence
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  99. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  100. magniloquent
    lofty in style
  101. pontifical
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
  102. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  103. inexorable
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  104. soothsayer
    someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
  105. epilation
    loss of hair; the result of removing hair
  106. gregarious
    instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  107. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  108. acceptation
    acceptance as true or valid
  109. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
  110. aleatory
    dependent on chance
  111. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  112. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  113. repose
    freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  114. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase