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  1. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  2. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  3. discriminate
    marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  4. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  5. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  6. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  7. cognate
    related by blood
  8. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  9. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  10. propensity
    a natural inclination
  11. consequential
    having important effects or results
  12. provocative
    serving or tending to excite or stimulate
  13. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  14. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  15. articulate
    express or state clearly
  16. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  17. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  18. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  19. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  20. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  21. recession
    the act of returning control
  22. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  23. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
  24. dither
    be undecided or uncertain
  25. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  26. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  27. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  28. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
  29. biennial
    occurring every second year
  30. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  31. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  32. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  33. program
    a series of steps to be carried out
  34. vagrant
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  35. cascade
    a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
  36. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  37. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  38. rent
    a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner
  39. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  40. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  41. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  42. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  43. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  44. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  45. spurn
    reject with contempt
  46. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  47. cache
    a hidden storage space
  48. effervescence
    the process of bubbling as gas escapes
  49. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  50. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  51. coddle
    cook in nearly boiling water
  52. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  53. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  54. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
  55. finesse
    subtly skillful handling of a situation
  56. obviate
    do away with
  57. curb
    the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
  58. defensible
    capable of being justified or protected
  59. gourmand
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  60. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  61. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  62. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
  63. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
  64. sectarian
    of or relating to a subdivision of a larger religious group
  65. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  66. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  67. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  68. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  69. eugenic
    causing improvement in the offspring produced
  70. satiety
    being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
  71. capsaicin
    colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum
  72. masochism
    sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment
  73. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  74. inexorably
    in a manner impervious to change or persuasion
  75. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  76. valence
    the capacity of something or someone to react with or affect others
  77. prosody
    the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
  78. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  79. uvula
    a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
Created on Sun Feb 17 17:06:44 EST 2008 (updated Sun Feb 24 19:39:42 EST 2008)

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