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Almeida K.
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  1. intriguing
    capable of arousing interest or curiosity
  2. marvel
    be amazed at
  3. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  4. remedy
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain
  5. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  6. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  7. imperil
    pose a threat to; present a danger to
  8. nigh
    near in time or place or relationship
  9. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  10. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  11. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  12. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  13. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  14. brazenness
    behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
  15. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  16. deprivation
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
  17. invigorate
    give life or energy to
  18. fossilize
    convert to plant or animal remains
  19. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  20. obsolete
    no longer in use
  21. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  22. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  23. interlacing
    linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
  24. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  25. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  26. foe
    an armed adversary
  27. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  28. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  29. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  30. transmission
    communication by means of sent signals
  31. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  32. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  33. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  34. bestow
    give as a gift
  35. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  36. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  37. superimposed
    placed on or over something else
  38. onomatopoeic
    of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
  39. mammal
    a warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin covered with hair
  40. accompany
    go or travel along with
  41. fringe
    an ornamental border of short lengths of hanging threads
  42. immense
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  43. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  44. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  45. aviation
    the art of operating aircraft
  46. unimpeded
    not slowed or prevented
  47. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  48. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  49. apex
    the highest point of something
  50. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  51. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  52. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  53. nucleus
    a part of the cell responsible for growth and reproduction
  54. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  55. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  56. constrain
    hold back
  57. adonis
    a handsome young man
  58. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  59. acquaintance
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  60. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  61. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  62. derive
    come from
  63. detriment
    a damage or loss
  64. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  65. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  66. complex
    complicated in structure
  67. Draconian
    imposing a harsh code of laws
  68. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  69. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  70. recursion
    (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
  71. recur
    happen or occur again
  72. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  73. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  74. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  75. encounter
    come together
  76. augment
    enlarge or increase
  77. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  78. interrogative
    relating to sentences that ask a question
  79. interrogation
    an instance of questioning
  80. merely
    and nothing more
  81. denote
    have as a meaning
  82. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  83. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  84. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  85. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  86. entity
    that which is perceived to have its own distinct existence
  87. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  88. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  89. subservience
    being something that is useful in carrying out a plan
  90. mettlesome
    having a proud, courageous, and unbroken spirit
  91. mirthful
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  92. disjunction
    state of being disconnected
  93. solely
    without any others being included or involved
  94. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  95. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
  96. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  97. superannuation
    the act of discharging someone because of age
  98. vaudeville
    a genre of variety show with songs, comic acts, etc.
Created on Fri Dec 09 10:08:19 EST 2011

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