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list 2 244 words

September 9, 2007 By edwine R.

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  1. reproach
    express criticism towards
  2. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  3. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  4. unprocurable
    not capable of being obtained
  5. inaccessible
    capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
  6. juncture
    the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
  7. occasion
    an event that occurs at a critical time
  8. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  9. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  10. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  11. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  12. husky
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
  13. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  14. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  15. astonishing
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  16. astounding
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
  17. lurching
  18. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  19. sultry
    sexually exciting or gratifying
  20. tailor
    a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
  21. confine
    place limits on (extent or access)
  22. throttle
    a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
  23. restrain
    hold back
  24. encumber
    hold back
  25. cumber
    hold back
  26. constrain
    hold back
  27. debauch
    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  28. debauchery
    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  29. vitiate
    make imperfect
  30. debase
    corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
  31. subvert
    destroy completely
  32. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  33. promote
    give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  34. demote
    assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
  35. relegate
    assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
  36. incumbency
    a duty that is incumbent upon you
  37. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  38. sophistication
    the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
  39. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  40. bind
    secure with or as if with ropes
  41. unbind
    untie or unfasten
  42. adhere
    stick to firmly
  43. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  44. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  45. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  46. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  47. encumbrance
    an onerous or difficult concern
  48. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  49. inexorable
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  50. unrelenting
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  51. relentless
    never-ceasing
  52. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  53. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
  54. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
  55. demure
    affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  56. unpretentious
    lacking pretension or affectation
  57. unostentatious
    not ostentatious
  58. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  59. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  60. pretentious
    making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
  61. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  62. kitsch
    excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
  63. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  64. brassy
    resembling the sound of a brass instrument
  65. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  66. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  67. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  68. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  69. fiery
    like or suggestive of fire
  70. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
  71. phallic
    resembling or being a phallus
  72. priapic
    resembling or being a phallus
  73. dispel
    to cause to separate and go in different directions
  74. scatter
    to cause to separate and go in different directions
  75. dissipate
    to cause to separate and go in different directions
  76. ward off
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  77. avert
    turn away or aside
  78. obviate
    do away with
  79. eliminate
    terminate, end, or take out
  80. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  81. dally
    behave carelessly or indifferently
  82. trifle
    a detail that is considered insignificant
  83. jaded
    exhausted
  84. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  85. luxuriate
    become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
  86. wanton
    lewd or lascivious woman
  87. piddle
    waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
  88. lascivious
    driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
  89. lewd
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  90. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  91. apologetic
    offering or expressing apology
  92. remorseful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  93. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  94. ruthful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  95. dismal
    causing dejection
  96. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  97. somber
    grave or even gloomy in character
  98. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  99. forgivable
    easily excused or forgiven
  100. esoteric
    confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
  101. abstruse
    difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  102. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  103. overbearing
    having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  104. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
  105. despotic
    belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
  106. domineering
    tending to domineer
  107. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
  108. raring
    (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
  109. impatient
    restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
  110. astride
    with one leg on each side
  111. introspection
    the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
  112. introspect
    reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
  113. excogitate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  114. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  115. devise
    a will disposing of real property
  116. dissident
    a person who dissents from some established policy
  117. dissenting
    disagreeing, especially with a majority
  118. dissenter
    a person who dissents from some established policy
  119. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  120. denigrate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  121. belittle
    cause to seem less serious; play down
  122. derogate
    cause to seem less serious; play down
  123. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  124. conversational
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  125. gnostic
    possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things
  126. agnostic
    a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
  127. cunningly
    in an attractive manner
  128. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  129. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  130. maladroit
    not adroit
  131. tactless
    lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
  132. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  133. patently
    unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
  134. evidently
    unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
  135. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  136. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  137. seeming
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  138. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  139. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  140. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  141. maul
    injure badly by beating
  142. rabid
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
  143. fanatic
    a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
  144. overzealous
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
  145. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  146. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
  147. assert
    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  148. affirm
    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  149. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  150. embody
    represent in bodily form
  151. actualise
    make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
  152. contend
    compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  153. postulate
    maintain or assert
  154. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  155. frivolous
    not serious in content or attitude or behavior
  156. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  157. insignificant
    signifying nothing
  158. merit
    the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
  159. demerit
    the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
  160. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
  161. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  162. fritter
    small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
  163. disperse
    move away from each other
  164. haste
    overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
  165. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
  166. palter
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
  167. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
  168. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
  169. inconclusive
    not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
  170. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  171. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
  172. definitive
    clearly defined or formulated
  173. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  174. dubitable
    open to doubt or suspicion
  175. marvel
    be amazed at
  176. equate
    consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
  177. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  178. synonymous
    (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
  179. synergism
    the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
  180. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  181. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  182. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  183. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  184. euphemism
    an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
  185. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  186. clamant
    conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
  187. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  188. frank
    characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  189. blunt
    used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
  190. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
  191. forthright
    directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  192. stark
    severely simple
  193. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
  194. connote
    express or state indirectly
  195. imply
    express or state indirectly
  196. smirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  197. smear
    make a smudge on; soil by smudging
  198. mandrill
    baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters
  199. semblance
    an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
  200. depict
    give a description of
  201. render
    give or supply
  202. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  203. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  204. detrimental
    (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
  205. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  206. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
  207. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  208. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  209. rowdy
    disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
  210. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  211. rumbustious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  212. robustious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  213. unruly
    of persons
  214. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
  215. impulsive
    without forethought
  216. aloof
    remote in manner
  217. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
  218. deceitful
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
  219. shady
    filled with shade
  220. umbrageous
    filled with shade
  221. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
  222. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  223. anthropic
    relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence
  224. eviscerate
    remove the entrails of
  225. debilitate
    make weak
  226. inamorato
    a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
  227. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  228. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  229. exigent
    demanding attention
  230. minuscule
    very small
  231. piddling
    (informal) small and of little importance
  232. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  233. restive
    being in a tense state
  234. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
  235. quandary
    state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  236. dilemma
    state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  237. extricate
    release from entanglement of difficulty
  238. disencumber
    release from entanglement of difficulty
  239. deprave
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  240. coy
    modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
  241. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  242. fain
    having made preparations
  243. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  244. generate
    bring into existence