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  1. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  2. abound
    exist in large quantities
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  3. absurdity
    the state or quality of being ridiculous
  4. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  5. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  6. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  7. admix
    mix or blend
  8. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  9. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  10. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  11. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  12. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war
  13. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  14. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  15. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  16. articulate
    express or state clearly
  17. aspirant
    an ambitious young person
  18. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  19. austerity
    excessive sternness
  20. automaton
    a mechanism that can move independently of external control
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  21. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  22. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  23. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  24. brash
    offensively bold
  25. bristle
    a stiff hair
  26. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  27. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  28. calamitous
    having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
  29. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  30. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  31. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  32. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  33. censorship
    deleting parts of publications or theatrical performances
  34. cerebral
    of or relating to the brain
  35. cessation
    a stopping
  36. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  37. clash
    crash together with violent impact
  38. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  39. coercive
    serving or intended to force
  40. collision
    an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
  41. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  42. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  43. concur
    happen simultaneously
  44. condensed milk
    sweetened evaporated milk
  45. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  46. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  47. confrontation
    discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
  48. consort
    keep company with
  49. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  50. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  51. contour
    a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  52. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  53. conversant
    well informed about or knowing thoroughly
  54. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  55. counterfeit
    not genuine; imitating something superior
  56. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  57. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
  58. dandle
    gently or playfully move a baby up and down
  59. defiance
    a hostile challenge
  60. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
  61. deity
    a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
  62. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  63. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  64. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
  65. dignify
    confer honor upon
  66. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  67. disenfranchise
    deprive of voting rights
  68. disinclination
    a certain degree of unwillingness
  69. disinclined
    unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
  70. dismiss
    stop associating with
  71. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  72. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  73. dreg
    a small amount of residue
  74. dregs
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  75. drudgery
    hard, monotonous, routine work
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  76. dupe
    fool or hoax
  77. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  78. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  79. edify
    make understand
  80. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  81. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  82. embitter
    cause to be resentful
  83. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  84. enamored
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  85. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  86. engender
    call forth
  87. enhance
    increase
  88. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  89. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  90. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  91. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  92. expurgation
    the deletion of parts considered objectionable or harmful
  93. extravagance
    the quality of exceeding appropriate limits
  94. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  95. falsify
    make false by mutilation or addition
  96. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  97. felon
    someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
  98. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  99. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  100. forensic
    used in the investigation of facts or evidence in court
  101. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  102. frenzy
    state of violent mental agitation
  103. furtive
    secret and sly
  104. gainsay
    take exception to
  105. germinate
    sprout; produce buds or branches
  106. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  107. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  108. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  109. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  110. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  111. harsh
    disagreeable to the senses
  112. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  113. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  114. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  115. immersion
    the act of wetting something by submerging it
  116. impart
    bestow a quality on
  117. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  118. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  119. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  120. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  121. impure
    combined or contaminated with extraneous elements
  122. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  123. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  124. inarticulate
    without or deprived of the use of speech or words
  125. inattentive
    showing a lack of awareness, concentration, or care
  126. inauguration
    the ceremonial induction into a position
  127. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  128. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  129. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  130. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  131. inconsiderate
    lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others
  132. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  133. indiscriminate
    failing to make or recognize distinctions
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  134. inertia
    the tendency of something to stay in rest or motion
  135. inestimable
    beyond calculation or measure
  136. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  137. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  138. infatuated
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  139. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  140. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  141. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  142. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  143. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
  144. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  145. introspective
    given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
  146. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  147. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  148. irrefutable
    impossible to deny or disprove
  149. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  150. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  151. kidney
    either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
  152. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  153. knack
    a special way of doing something
  154. laceration
    the act of tearing irregularly
  155. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  156. laconic
    brief and to the point
  157. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  158. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  159. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  160. matron
    a married woman who is staid and dignified
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  161. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  162. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  163. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  164. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  165. obviate
    do away with
  166. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  167. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  168. outrage
    a disgraceful event
  169. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  170. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  171. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  172. parochially
    in a parochial manner
  173. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  174. penetrate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  175. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  176. perceptive
    of or relating to awareness via the senses
  177. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  178. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  179. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  180. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  181. plethora
    extreme excess
  182. preach
    deliver a sermon
  183. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  184. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  185. prig
    a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  186. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  187. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  188. prominence
    the state of being widely known or eminent
  189. promulgate
    state or announce
  190. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  191. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  192. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  193. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  194. ramification
    a consequence, especially one that causes complications
  195. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  196. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
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  197. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  198. refutation
    the act of determining that something is false
  199. reiterate
    say, state, or perform again
  200. relinquished
    that has been withdrawn or retreated from
  201. remunerate
    make payment to; compensate
  202. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  203. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  204. renowned
    widely known and esteemed
  205. repentance
    remorse for your past conduct
  206. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  207. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  208. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  209. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  210. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  211. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  212. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  213. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  214. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  215. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  216. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  217. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  218. splendor
    the quality of being magnificent or grand
  219. steep
    having a sharp inclination
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
    technology
    tinge
    voracious
  220. stingy
    unwilling to spend
  221. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  222. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  223. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  224. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
    interminable
    matron
    paradox
    perceive
    prognosticate
    realm
    replete
    steeped
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    tinge
    voracious
  225. throng
    a large gathering of people
  226. till
    work land as by ploughing to make it ready for cultivation
  227. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  228. tinge
    color lightly
    abound
    annals
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    badger
    compound
    drudgery
    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
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    replete
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  229. tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  230. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  231. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  232. vitiate
    make imperfect
  233. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    abound
    annals
    automaton
    badger
    compound
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    eminent
    implore
    indiscriminate
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    replete
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  234. wholehearted
    with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
  235. withstand
    resist or confront with resistance
  236. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  237. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  238. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  239. sheen
    the visual property of something that shines
  240. sheen
    the visual property of something that shines
Created on Thu Oct 06 04:10:00 EDT 2011 (updated Sun Feb 17 14:06:41 EST 2019)

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