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  1. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  2. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  3. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  4. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  5. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  6. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  7. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  8. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  9. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  10. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  11. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  12. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  13. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  14. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  15. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  16. corroborate
    give evidence for
  17. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  18. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  19. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  20. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  21. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  22. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  23. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  24. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  25. fulmination
    the act of exploding with noise and violence
  26. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  27. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  28. dilatory
    wasting time
  29. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  30. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  31. dupe
    fool or hoax
  32. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  33. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  34. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  35. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  36. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  37. exacerbate
    make worse
  38. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  39. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  40. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  41. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  42. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  43. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  44. grovel
    show submission or fear
  45. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  46. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  47. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  48. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  49. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  50. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  51. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  52. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  53. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  54. foment
    try to stir up
  55. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  56. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  57. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  58. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  59. frenzied
    affected with or marked by mania uncontrolled by reason
  60. rabid
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  61. furtive
    secret and sly
  62. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  63. caper
    a playful leap or hop
  64. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  65. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  66. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  67. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  68. garner
    assemble or get together
  69. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  70. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  71. gestation
    the period during which an embryo develops
  72. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  73. gradation
    relative position in a ranked series
  74. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  75. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  76. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  77. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  78. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  79. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  80. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  81. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  82. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  83. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  84. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  85. serene
    not agitated
  86. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  87. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  88. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
  89. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  90. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  91. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  92. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  93. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  94. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  95. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  96. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  97. relentless
    never-ceasing
  98. fawn
    a young deer
  99. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  100. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  101. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  102. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  103. deluge
    a heavy rain
  104. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  105. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  106. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  107. investiture
    the ceremonial promotion of a person to an office or rank
  108. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  109. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  110. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  111. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  112. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  113. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  114. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  115. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  116. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
Created on Sun Oct 14 12:32:19 EDT 2007

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