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  1. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  2. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  3. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  4. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  5. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  6. apt
    being of striking appropriateness and relevance
  7. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  8. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  9. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  10. gallantry
    the qualities of a hero or heroine
  11. whimsy
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  12. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  13. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  14. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  15. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  16. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  17. consonance
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  18. disputation
    a formal debate
  19. iterate
    say, state, or perform again
  20. derogate
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  21. articulate
    express or state clearly
  22. conscript
    enroll into service compulsorily
  23. conferrer
    person who makes a gift of property
  24. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  25. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
  26. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  27. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  28. belated
    after the expected or usual time
  29. sate
    fill to contentment
  30. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  31. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  32. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  33. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  34. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  35. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  36. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  37. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  38. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  39. ramshackle
    in poor or broken-down condition
  40. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  41. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  42. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  43. impoverish
    make poor
  44. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  45. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
  46. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  47. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  48. consort
    keep company with
  49. repeal
    cancel officially
  50. embroiled
    deeply involved especially in something complicated
  51. quash
    declare invalid
  52. condemnatory
    containing or imposing condemnation or censure
  53. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  54. bereavement
    state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  55. starkness
    an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
  56. spareness
    the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness
  57. shopworn
    worn or faded from being on display in a store
  58. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  59. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  60. muddle
    mix up or confuse
  61. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  62. plenitude
    a full supply
  63. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  64. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  65. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  66. convergence
    the act of coming closer
  67. belie
    be in contradiction with
  68. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  69. interpose
    introduce
  70. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  71. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  72. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  73. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  74. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  75. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  76. receptive
    able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
  77. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  78. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  79. invoke
    request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
  80. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  81. litigious
    of or relating to legal proceedings
  82. attenuated
    reduced in strength
  83. bourgeon
    produce buds, branches, or germinate
  84. galvanize
    stimulate to action
  85. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  86. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  87. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  88. vitiated
    impaired by diminution
  89. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  90. contour
    a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  91. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  92. aerate
    fill, combine, or supply with oxygen
  93. trove
    a valuable collection or treasure found hidden
  94. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  95. vignette
    a brief literary description
  96. treatise
    a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically
  97. frolicsome
    given to merry play
  98. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  99. juxtapose
    place side by side
  100. transient
    lasting a very short time
  101. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  102. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  103. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  104. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  105. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  106. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  107. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  108. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  109. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  110. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  111. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  112. ossified
    set in a rigid pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
  113. germinate
    sprout; produce buds or branches
  114. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  115. demurral
    (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
Created on Wed May 02 14:23:40 EDT 2012

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