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  1. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  2. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  3. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  4. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  5. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  6. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  7. sassy
    improperly forward or bold
  8. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  9. savvy
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  10. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  11. niche
    a small concavity
  12. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  13. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  14. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  15. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  16. incomprehensible
    difficult to understand
  17. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  18. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  19. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  20. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  21. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  22. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  23. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  24. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  25. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  26. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  27. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  28. embark
    go on board
  29. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  30. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  31. impinge
    infringe upon
  32. unsolicited
    not asked for
  33. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  34. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  35. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  36. debilitate
    make weak
  37. exacerbate
    make worse
  38. nostalgic
    unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things
  39. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  40. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  41. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  42. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  43. dismal
    causing dejection
Created on Mon Feb 04 14:48:48 EST 2008 (updated Sun Mar 16 19:35:54 EDT 2008)

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