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skulk, malinger, arrogance 150 words

January 24, 2008 By Alberto M.

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  1. skulk
    avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
  2. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
  3. arrogance
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
  4. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  5. incompetent
    not qualified or suited for a purpose
  6. sully
    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
  7. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  8. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  9. denigrate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  10. belated
    after the expected or usual time; delayed
  11. disconcert
    cause to lose one's composure
  12. cunctation
    the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
  13. flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  14. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
  15. abstruse
    difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  16. recondite
    difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  17. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
  18. uncomprehensible
    difficult to understand
  19. abysmal
    resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
  20. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  21. obtuse
    of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
  22. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  23. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  24. exertion
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  25. innuendo
    an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
  26. insinuation
    an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
  27. umbrageous
    filled with shade
  28. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  29. outraged
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  30. odious
    unequivocally detestable
  31. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  32. revelatory
    (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
  33. apocalyptical
    prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
  34. indicative
    (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
  35. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
  36. prefix
    an affix that is added in front of the word
  37. suffix
    an affix that is added at the end of the word
  38. pro
    an argument in favor of a proposal
  39. favoring
  40. affirmative
    affirming or giving assent
  41. lascivious
    driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
  42. lustful
    characterized by lust
  43. lewd
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  44. obscene
    offensive to the mind
  45. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  46. perilous
    fraught with danger
  47. inauspicious
    not auspicious; boding ill
  48. suggestive
    tending to suggest or imply
  49. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  50. militate
    have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
  51. implausible
    highly imaginative but unlikely
  52. injunction
    (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
  53. forfeiture
    something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
  54. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  55. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  56. correlative
    expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
  57. correlate
    to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
  58. tie in
    be in connection with something relevant
  59. unfortunately
    by bad luck
  60. alas
    by bad luck
  61. entail
    have as a logical consequence
  62. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  63. upheaval
    a violent disturbance
  64. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  65. upheave
    lift forcefully from beneath
  66. astatic
    not static or stable
  67. changeable
    subject to change
  68. notoriety
    the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  69. ill fame
    the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  70. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  71. stubborn
    tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
  72. uncooperative
    unwilling to cooperate
  73. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  74. irritable
    easily irritated or annoyed
  75. cranky
    easily irritated or annoyed
  76. nettlesome
    causing irritation or annoyance
  77. vexing
    extremely annoying or displeasing
  78. exasperating
    extremely annoying or displeasing
  79. inexorable
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  80. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  81. revive
    cause to regain consciousness
  82. resurrect
    cause to become alive again
  83. superb
    surpassingly good
  84. virtuous
    morally excellent
  85. impeccable
    without fault or error
  86. just
    and nothing more
  87. vindicatory
    of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
  88. opine
    express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
  89. think over
    reflect deeply on a subject
  90. cerebrate
    use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
  91. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
  92. think
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  93. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  94. mull over
    reflect deeply on a subject
  95. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  96. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  97. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  98. hyperbolic
    of or relating to a hyperbola
  99. exaggerated
    enlarged to an abnormal degree
  100. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  101. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  102. adamantine
    consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
  103. noesis
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  104. fathomable
    (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth
  105. comprehensible
    capable of being comprehended or understood
  106. fraternize
    be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
  107. valiant
    having or showing valor
  108. valorous
    having or showing valor
  109. gallantry
    the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
  110. valor
    the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
  111. heroism
    the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
  112. imprisonment
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
  113. incarceration
    the state of being imprisoned
  114. captivity
    the state of being imprisoned
  115. beset
    assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
  116. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  117. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  118. decedent
    someone who is no longer alive
  119. dead person
    someone who is no longer alive
  120. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  121. bad blood
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  122. codicil
    a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
  123. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
  124. questionable
    subject to question
  125. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  126. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  127. uncertain
    lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
  128. incertain
    lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
  129. unsure
    lacking self-confidence
  130. recap
    a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
  131. review
    look at again; examine again
  132. recapitulation
    a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
  133. catharsis
    purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  134. purging
    an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  135. purge
    rid of impurities
  136. purgation
    purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  137. allegeable
  138. illegible
    (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible
  139. revocable
    capable of being revoked or annulled
  140. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted or revoked
  141. cyclical
    recurring in cycles
  142. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
  143. cyclic
    marked by repeated cycles
  144. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  145. serendipitous
    lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  146. respect
    regard highly; think much of
  147. regard
    the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
  148. precocious
    characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
  149. intelligent
    having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
  150. advanced
    situated ahead or going before