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  1. conniving
    acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
  2. collusive
    acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
  3. enthralled
    filled with wonder and delight
  4. entranced
    filled with wonder and delight
  5. beguiled
    filled with wonder and delight
  6. cement
    a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
  7. ipso facto
    by the fact itself
  8. bluster
    be gusty, as of wind
  9. reminisce
    recall the past
  10. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  11. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  12. lineage
    the kinship relation between an individual and progenitors
  13. caucasoid
  14. disservice
    an act intended to help that turns out badly
  15. emblem
    special design representing a quality, type, or group
  16. allegory
    a short moral story
  17. allegorise
    interpret as an allegory
  18. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  19. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  20. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  21. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  22. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  23. souvenir
    something of sentimental value
  24. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
  25. loot
    goods or money obtained illegally
  26. ransack
    search thoroughly
  27. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  28. unscathed
    not injured
  29. permanence
    property of being able to exist for an indefinite time
  30. pigmy
    an unusually small individual
  31. pygmy
    an unusually small individual
  32. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  33. sensationalism
    the journalistic use of shocking subject matter
  34. zenith
    the highest point of something
  35. pumice
    a porous rock formed on the surface of some lavas
  36. roving
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  37. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  38. mound
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  39. jetty
    protective structure extending from the shore into the water
  40. amphora
    an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck
  41. cubism
    an artistic movement featuring surfaces of geometric planes
  42. fetish
    sexual desire in which gratification depends on some object
  43. homage
    respectful deference
  44. Byzantine
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  45. fresco
    a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  46. Byzantium
    an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks
  47. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  48. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  49. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  50. nave
    the central area of a church
  51. transept
    structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church
  52. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  53. meld
    mix or become mixed together
  54. combine
    put or add together
  55. mensch
    a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
  56. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  57. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  58. invigorating
    imparting strength and vitality
  59. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  60. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  61. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  62. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  63. trivialize
    make insignificant
  64. condescending
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  65. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  66. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  67. victual
    any substance that can be used as food
  68. affront
    a deliberately offensive act
  69. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  70. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  71. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  72. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  73. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  74. predaceous
    hunting and killing other animals for food
  75. predacious
    hunting and killing other animals for food
  76. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  77. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  78. esurient
    extremely hungry
  79. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  80. tenement
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
  81. seedy
    shabby and untidy
  82. daub
    an unskillful painting
  83. seditious
    inciting action or rebellion
  84. incitive
    inciting action or rebellion
  85. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  86. vilify
    spread negative information about
  87. clamoring
    loud and persistent outcry from many people
  88. wallow
    roll around
  89. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  90. pillaged
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  91. punt
    an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters
  92. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  93. besieged
    surrounded by hostile forces
  94. decamp
    leave suddenly
  95. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  96. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  97. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  98. ad nauseam
    to a sickening or excessive extent
  99. smidgen
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  100. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  101. respite
    a pause from doing something
  102. defuse
    remove the triggering device from
  103. faze
    disturb the composure of
  104. sleuthing
    a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
  105. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  106. bask
    expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation
  107. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  108. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
  109. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  110. crepuscule
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  111. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  112. resile
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  113. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  114. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  115. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  116. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  117. homoerotic
    marked by sexual desire between people of the same sex
  118. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  119. roster
    a list of names
  120. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  121. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  122. patronize
    provide support for
  123. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  124. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  125. parse
    analyze the sentence structure of
  126. appease
    make peace with
  127. glutton
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  128. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  129. deviant
    a person whose behavior does not conform to social norms
  130. lapse
    drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  131. oversight
    an unintentional omission from failure to notice something
  132. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  133. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  134. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  135. spar
    stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
  136. ensure
    make certain of
  137. moniker
    a familiar name for a person
  138. assumptive
    accepted as real or true without proof
  139. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  140. quetch
    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  141. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  142. schipperke
    breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
  143. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  144. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  145. precedence
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  146. credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
  147. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  148. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  149. deflect
    turn from a straight course or fixed direction
  150. avert
    turn away or aside
  151. debar
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  152. misogyny
    hatred of women
  153. misogynous
    hating women in particular
  154. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  155. swain
    a young male suitor
  156. interpolation
    an action or remark that interrupts something
  157. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  158. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  159. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  160. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  161. procure
    get by special effort
  162. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  163. spurious
    plausible but false
  164. specious
    plausible but false
  165. gilded
    made from or covered with gold
  166. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  167. perplexed
    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
  168. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  169. corrugated
    shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
  170. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  171. regal
    belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  172. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  173. fruition
    the condition of producing seed-bearing structures
  174. conglomeration
    a sum total of many varied things taken together
  175. compilation
    the act of putting together
  176. reluctant
    not eager
  177. antipathetic
    characterized by hostility or dislike
  178. disinclined
    unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
  179. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  180. plethora
    extreme excess
  181. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  182. moribund
    being on the point of death
  183. anthropophagus
    a person who eats human flesh
  184. dissipated
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  185. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  186. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  187. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  188. scalawag
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
Created on Thu Oct 04 19:15:39 EDT 2007

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