LUIS List of SUPER BAD WORDS!

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  1. concoction
    the act of creating something by compounding or mixing
  2. conscience
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
  3. contortion
    a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  4. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  5. docile
    easily handled or managed
  6. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  7. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  8. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  9. frieze
    an ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band
  10. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  11. grapevine
    gossip spread by spoken communication
  12. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  13. haphazardly
    in a random manner
  14. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  15. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  16. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
  17. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  18. incinerate
    become reduced to ashes
  19. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  20. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  21. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  22. loath
    strongly opposed
  23. marred
    blemished by injury or rough wear
  24. millennium
    a span of 1000 years
  25. misspell
    write the letters of incorrectly
  26. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
  27. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  28. occurrence
    an instance of something happening
  29. oppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  30. paralyze
    cause to be immobile
  31. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  32. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  33. pedestal
    an architectural support or base
  34. perseverance
    the act of continuing or repeating
  35. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  36. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  37. proximity
    the property of being close together
  38. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  39. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  40. revelry
    unrestrained merrymaking
  41. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
  42. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
  43. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  44. scavenge
    clean refuse from
  45. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  46. seniority
    higher rank especially by reason of longer service
  47. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  48. sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement
  49. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  50. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  51. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  52. tournament
    a competition in which contestants play a series of games
  53. wharf
    a platform from the shore that provides access to ships
  54. whiff
    a short light gust of air
  55. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  56. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  57. wrath
    intense anger
  58. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  59. boar
    a male hog
  60. bore
    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
  61. naval
    connected with an organization of military vessels
  62. navel
    a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
  63. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  64. immigrate
    come into a new country and change residency
  65. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  66. precede
    be earlier in time
  67. cereal
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat
  68. serial
    pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
  69. horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
  70. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
  71. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
  72. except
    prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  73. feat
    a notable achievement
  74. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  75. principal
    main or most important
  76. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  77. compliment
    a remark expressing praise and admiration
Created on Fri Feb 10 10:24:06 EST 2012

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