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Intellectual words 49 words

March 30, 2008 By Francine R.

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  1. succinctly
    with concise and precise brevity; to the point
  2. incendiary
    capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
  3. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
  4. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  5. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  6. chattel
    personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
  7. tenaciously
    with obstinate determination
  8. folly
    the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
  9. subjugation
    forced submission to control by others
  10. exegesis
    an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
  11. sadistic
    deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another
  12. aptly
    with competence; in a competent capable manner
  13. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  14. deduce
    reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  15. infer
    conclude by reasoning; in logic
  16. parrot
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
  17. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  18. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
  19. cognizant
    (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
  20. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  21. allegory
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  22. abasement
    depriving one of self-esteem
  23. piteous
    deserving or inciting pity
  24. caste
    (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
  25. invariable
    not liable to or capable of change
  26. servitude
    state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
  27. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  28. derogate
    cause to seem less serious; play down
  29. inextricable
    not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
  30. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
  31. vet
    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
  32. persnickety
    characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
  33. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
  34. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  35. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  36. efficacious
    marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
  37. inefficacious
    lacking the power to produce a desired effect
  38. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  39. pompadour
    a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
  40. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  41. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  42. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  43. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  44. barbarity
    the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
  45. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  46. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  47. bemoan
    regret strongly
  48. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  49. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision