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  1. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  2. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  3. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  4. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  5. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  6. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  7. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  8. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  9. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  10. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  11. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  12. assimilate
    make alike
  13. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  14. aural
    of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
  15. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  16. autonomy
    political independence
  17. averse
    strongly opposed
  18. belie
    be in contradiction with
  19. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  20. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  21. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  22. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  23. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  24. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  25. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  26. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  27. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  28. bolster
    support and strengthen
  29. cathartic
    emotionally purging
  30. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  31. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  32. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  33. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  34. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  35. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  36. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  37. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  38. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  39. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  40. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  41. copious
    large in number or quantity
  42. curative
    tending to cure or restore to health
  43. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  44. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  45. debilitate
    make weak
  46. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  47. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  48. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  49. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  50. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  51. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  52. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  53. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  54. dilatory
    wasting time
  55. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  56. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
  57. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  58. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  59. docile
    easily handled or managed
  60. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  61. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  62. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  63. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  64. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  65. empathetic
    showing ready comprehension of others' states
  66. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  67. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  68. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  69. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  70. erudition
    profound scholarly knowledge
  71. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  72. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  73. exacerbate
    make worse
  74. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  75. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  76. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  77. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  78. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  79. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  80. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  81. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  82. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  83. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  84. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  85. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  86. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  87. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  88. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  89. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  90. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  91. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  92. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  93. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  94. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  95. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  96. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  97. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  98. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  99. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  100. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  101. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  102. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  103. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  104. jaded
    exhausted
  105. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  106. juxtapose
    place side by side
  107. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  108. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  109. litigious
    of or relating to legal proceedings
  110. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  111. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  112. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  113. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  114. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  115. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  116. multifarious
    having many aspects
  117. multiplicity
    the property of having more than one part or entity
  118. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  119. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  120. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  121. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  122. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  123. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  124. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  125. parity
    functional equality
  126. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  127. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  128. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  129. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  130. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  131. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  132. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  133. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  134. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  135. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  136. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  137. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  138. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  139. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  140. prospectus
    a document that sets forth a plan for a business enterprise
  141. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  142. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  143. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  144. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
  145. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  146. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  147. redouble
    double again
  148. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  149. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  150. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  151. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  152. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  153. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  154. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  155. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  156. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  157. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  158. soporific
    inducing sleep
  159. specious
    plausible but false
  160. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  161. squelch
    suppress or crush completely
  162. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  163. stratify
    form, arrange, or deposit in layers
  164. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  165. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  166. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  167. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  168. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  169. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Created on Thu Feb 25 12:06:09 EST 2010 (updated Mon Mar 08 23:01:47 EST 2010)

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