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  1. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  2. postulate
    maintain or assert
  3. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  4. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  5. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  6. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
  7. untrammeled
    not confined or limited
  8. concatenate
    add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
  9. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  10. fabric
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting fibers
  11. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  12. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  13. derive
    come from
  14. frugal
    avoiding waste
  15. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  16. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  17. exaltation
    the elevation of a person, as to the status of a god
  18. goal
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
  19. affective
    characterized by emotion
  20. embargo
    a government order imposing a trade barrier
  21. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  22. draft
    a current of air
  23. curriculum
    an integrated course of academic studies
  24. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  25. conceivable
    capable of being imagined
  26. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  27. imp
    one who is playfully mischievous
  28. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  29. genealogy
    the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
  30. androgynous
    having both male and female characteristics
  31. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
  32. physics
    the science of matter and energy and their interactions
  33. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  34. morale
    a state of individual psychological well-being
  35. psychopath
    a person with an antisocial personality disorder
  36. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  37. frenzy
    state of violent mental agitation
  38. agitprop
    political propaganda communicated via art and literature
  39. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  40. concentrate
    make denser, stronger, or purer
  41. purge
    rid of impurities
  42. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  43. aboveboard
    without concealment or deception; honest
  44. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  45. proboscis
    a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  46. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
  47. simultaneously
    at the same instant
  48. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  49. signal
    any action or gesture that encodes a message
  50. encroach
    advance beyond the usual limit
  51. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  52. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
  53. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
  54. systemic
    affecting an entire structure, network, or complex of parts
  55. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  56. monetary
    relating to or involving money
  57. relax
    make less taut
  58. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  59. per capita
    relating to each person individually
  60. so-called
    doubtful or suspect
  61. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  62. capitulation
    the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
  63. aground
    with the bottom lodged on land
  64. lode
    a deposit of valuable ore
  65. valor
    courage when facing danger
  66. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  67. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  68. clerical
    appropriate for or engaged in office work
Created on Wed Jun 21 17:30:51 EDT 2017 (updated Fri Jun 23 00:52:52 EDT 2017)

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