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  1. oneiric
    of or relating to or suggestive of dreams
  2. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  3. nescient
    uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
  4. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  5. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  6. kitsch
    excessively gaudy or sentimental art
  7. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  8. gilded
    made from or covered with gold
  9. deracinate
    pull up by or as if by the roots
  10. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  11. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  12. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  13. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  14. palter
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
  15. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  16. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
  17. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  18. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
  19. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  20. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  21. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  22. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  23. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  24. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
  25. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  26. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  27. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  28. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  29. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  30. denounce
    speak out against
  31. stag
    a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
  32. sleuth
    a detective who follows a trail
  33. sleuthhound
    a large dog with a keen sense of smell, often used in tracking
  34. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  35. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  36. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  37. cathexis
    (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
  38. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  39. coy
    affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  40. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  41. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  42. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  43. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  44. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  45. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  46. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  47. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  48. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  49. rabid
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  50. astride
    with one leg on each side
  51. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  52. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  53. derogate
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  54. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  55. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  56. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  57. respite
    a pause from doing something
  58. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  59. composure
    steadiness of mind under stress
  60. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  61. discomposure
    anxious embarrassment
  62. disconcertion
    anxious embarrassment
  63. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  64. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  65. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  66. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
  67. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  68. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  69. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  70. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  71. meagre
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  72. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  73. resile
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  74. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  75. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  76. resound
    emit a noise
  77. swindler
    a person who steals by means of deception or fraud
  78. chiseler
    a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
  79. gouger
    an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye
  80. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  81. revert
    go back to a previous state
  82. amend
    make revisions to
  83. rectify
    make right or correct
  84. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  85. recidivate
    go back to bad behavior
  86. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  87. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  88. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  89. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  90. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  91. spurious
    plausible but false
  92. specious
    plausible but false
  93. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  94. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  95. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  96. reprise
    a repetition of a short musical passage
  97. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
  98. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  99. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  100. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  101. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  102. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  103. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  104. ostensive
    represented or appearing as such; pretended
  105. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  106. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  107. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  108. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  109. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  110. humdrum
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  111. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  112. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  113. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  114. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  115. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  116. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  117. vitiate
    make imperfect
  118. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  119. debauch
    a wild gathering
  120. deprave
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  121. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  122. thwarted
    disappointingly unsuccessful
  123. warped
    bent or twisted out of normal shape
  124. corpulent
    excessively large
  125. corpulence
    the property of excessive fatness
  126. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  127. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  128. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  129. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  130. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  131. repine
    express discontent
  132. foreswear
    turn away from; give up
  133. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  134. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  135. assent
    agree or express agreement
  136. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  137. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  138. demote
    assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
  139. plethora
    extreme excess
  140. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  141. unscrupulous
    without principles
  142. constituent
    one of the individual parts making up a composite entity
  143. cohort
    a band of warriors
  144. vehemently
    in a forceful manner
  145. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  146. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  147. squelch
    suppress or crush completely
  148. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  149. appease
    make peace with
  150. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  151. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  152. concede
    give over
  153. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  154. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  155. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  156. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  157. litigious
    of or relating to legal proceedings
  158. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  159. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  160. predaceous
    hunting and killing other animals for food
  161. esurient
    extremely hungry
  162. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  163. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  164. omnifarious
    of all varieties or forms or kinds
  165. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  166. devolve
    pass on or delegate to another
  167. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  168. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  169. withers
    the highest part of the back at the base of an animal's neck
  170. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  171. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  172. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  173. susurrus
    the indistinct sound of people whispering
  174. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  175. frayed
    worn away or tattered along the edges
  176. muffle
    deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  177. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  178. spar
    stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
  179. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  180. interject
    speak abruptly, especially as an interruption
  181. jarring
    making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
  182. inelegant
    lacking in refinement, grace, or good taste
  183. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  184. elitist
    one who is biased in favor of those with high status
  185. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  186. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  187. posturing
    adopting a vain conceited posture
  188. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  189. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  190. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  191. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  192. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  193. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  194. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  195. seething
    in constant agitation
  196. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  197. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  198. festive
    offering fun and gaiety
  199. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  200. obviate
    do away with
  201. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  202. pillaged
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  203. plundered
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  204. ransacked
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  205. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  206. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  207. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
  208. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  209. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  210. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  211. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  212. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  213. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  214. abrasive
    causing irritation or erosion by friction
  215. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  216. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  217. bantering
    cleverly amusing in tone
  218. livid
    furiously angry
  219. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  220. parrot
    a brightly colored tropical bird with a hooked beak
  221. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  222. epigone
    an inferior imitator or follower of someone
  223. regal
    belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  224. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  225. umbrageous
    filled with shade
  226. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  227. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  228. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  229. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
  230. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  231. befuddled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  232. evasive
    avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
  233. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  234. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  235. delusive
    inappropriate to reality or facts
  236. delude
    be dishonest with
  237. coinage
    metal money collectively
  238. neology
    a newly invented word or phrase
  239. nihilism
    complete denial of established authority and institutions
  240. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  241. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  242. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  243. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  244. disconcerting
    causing an emotional disturbance
  245. nihilistic delusion
    the delusion that things do not exist
  246. remediate
    set straight or right
  247. inerrant
    not liable to error
  248. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  249. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  250. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  251. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  252. patriarchal
    of a social organization with the male as the head
  253. immanent
    inherent; existing or remaining within
  254. calibrated
    marked with or divided into degrees
  255. caveat
    a warning against certain acts
  256. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  257. extortionate
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  258. usurious
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  259. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  260. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  261. moribund
    being on the point of death
  262. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
  263. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  264. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  265. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  266. interpose
    introduce
  267. prurient
    characterized by lust
  268. compilation
    the act of putting together
  269. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  270. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  271. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  272. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  273. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  274. humanistic
    marked by devotion to the welfare of people
  275. baneful
    evil or sinister
Created on Sat Mar 01 11:23:31 EST 2008 (updated Wed Apr 23 18:13:26 EDT 2008)

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