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  1. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  2. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  3. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  4. effervescence
    the process of bubbling as gas escapes
  5. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  6. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  7. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  8. exhortation
    an earnest attempt at persuasion
  9. expiate
    make amends for
  10. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  11. imbed
    fix or set securely or deeply
  12. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  13. indubitably
    in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
  14. inextricable
    incapable of being disentangled or untied
  15. infamy
    a state of extreme dishonor
  16. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  17. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  18. loquacity
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  19. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  20. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  21. phantasmagoric
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
  22. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  23. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  24. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  25. phantasmagoria
    a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images
  26. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  27. caprice
    a sudden desire
  28. interlocutor
    a person who takes part in a conversation
  29. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  30. puerility
    the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  31. spurious
    plausible but false
  32. garrulity
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  33. querulous
    habitually complaining
  34. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  35. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  36. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  37. deferential
    showing courteous regard for people's feelings
  38. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  39. asperity
    harshness of manner
  40. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  41. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  42. disputation
    a formal debate
  43. ineptly
    with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner
  44. lascivious
    driven by lust
  45. diametrically
    in a contrasting or opposing manner
  46. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  47. smirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  48. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  49. manifestation
    a clear appearance
  50. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  51. inculcation
    teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction
  52. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  53. vile
    morally reprehensible
  54. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  55. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  56. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  57. diabolical
    showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
  58. propitiation
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
  59. callousness
    a lack of sympathy or regard for others
  60. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  61. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  62. abomination
    hate coupled with disgust
  63. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  64. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  65. quail at
    be fearful of; anticipate with dread or anxiety
  66. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
Created on Tue Nov 15 19:10:35 EST 2011 (updated Tue Nov 15 19:22:10 EST 2011)

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