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  1. amble
    walk leisurely
  2. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  3. antipyretic
    preventing or alleviating fever
  4. architrave
    the molding around a door or window
  5. barbarian
    a member of an uncivilized people
  6. bollard
    a strong post
  7. bounce
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  8. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  9. bromidic
    given to uttering bromides
  10. checksum
    a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
  11. congeries
    a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
  12. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  13. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  14. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  15. entente
    an informal alliance between countries
  16. frippery
    something of little value or significance
  17. glide
    move smoothly and effortlessly
  18. grandiloquence
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  19. mindless
    devoid of intelligence or good sense
  20. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  21. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  22. obscurantism
    a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
  23. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  24. perpetrator
    someone who commits wrongdoing
  25. polysemy
    the property of a word or expression having multiple meanings
  26. primogeniture
    right of inheritance belonging exclusively to the eldest son
  27. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  28. propitiate
    make peace with
  29. pullulation
    asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
  30. risibility
    a disposition to laugh
  31. satrap
    a governor of a province in ancient Persia
  32. sessile
    attached directly by the base
  33. spirited
    displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
  34. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  35. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  36. vindication
    the act of defending against criticism or censure
  37. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  38. saccade
    an abrupt spasmodic movement
  39. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  40. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  41. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  42. conduce
    be conducive to
  43. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  44. recognizance
    a bond requiring someone before a court to perform some act
  45. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  46. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  47. recreant
    having deserted a cause or principle
  48. Juggernaut
    a crude idol of Krishna
  49. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  50. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  51. degeneracy
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  52. etymon
    a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
  53. doyen
    a man who is the senior member of a group
  54. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  55. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  56. corundum
    very hard mineral used as an abrasive
  57. autodidact
    a person who has taught himself
  58. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  59. unnerving
    inspiring fear
  60. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  61. lingual
    pertaining to, resembling. or lying near the tongue
  62. peduncle
    stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
  63. fontanelle
    a membrane-covered gap between bones in an infant's skull
  64. aleatory
    dependent on chance
  65. aureate
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  66. yaws
    an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
  67. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  68. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  69. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  70. nutation
    uncontrolled nodding
  71. protean
    taking on different forms
  72. horology
    the art of designing and making clocks
  73. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  74. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  75. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  76. parterre
    an ornamental flower garden
  77. detritus
    loose material that is worn away from rocks
  78. vaticinate
    predict or reveal through divine inspiration
  79. senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
  80. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  81. emblematic
    serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
  82. Dormition
    celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th
  83. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  84. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  85. philter
    a drink credited with magical power
  86. domicile
    housing that someone is living in
  87. pelagic
    relating to, occurring in, or living in the open ocean
  88. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  89. oleaginous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  90. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
  91. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  92. dilapidate
    fall into decay or ruin
  93. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  94. autolatry
    the worship of yourself
  95. precatory
    expressing entreaty or supplication
Created on Wed Apr 08 10:01:03 EDT 2009 (updated Wed Jun 23 09:31:07 EDT 2010)

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