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  1. spurn
    reject with contempt
  2. backlog
    an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed
  3. foundering
    (of a ship) sinking
  4. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  5. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  6. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  7. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  8. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  9. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  10. emblematic
    serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
  11. efficacious
    giving the power to produce an intended result
  12. forthright
    directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  13. rescind
    cancel officially
  14. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  15. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  16. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  17. lucrative
    producing a sizeable profit
  18. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  19. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
  20. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  21. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  22. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  23. amelioration
    the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  24. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  25. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  26. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  27. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  28. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  29. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  30. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  31. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  32. anew
    again, but in a new or different way
  33. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  34. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  35. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  36. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  37. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  38. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  39. categorical
    relating to or included in a class or classes
  40. belligerence
    hostile or warlike attitude or nature
  41. munificence
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  42. renunciation
    the act of sacrificing or giving up or surrendering
  43. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  44. juxtapose
    place side by side
  45. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  46. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  47. eclipse
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
  48. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  49. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  50. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  51. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  52. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  53. aesthetics
    the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste
  54. virtuosity
    great technical skill, fluency, or style
  55. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  56. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  57. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  58. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  59. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  60. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  61. tranquil
    free from disturbance by heavy waves
  62. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  63. heartening
    cheerfully encouraging
Created on Sat Aug 04 13:11:23 EDT 2012 (updated Sun Sep 23 23:07:55 EDT 2012)

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