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  1. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  2. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  3. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  4. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  5. acme
    the highest point of something
  6. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  7. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  8. cudgel
    a club that is used as a weapon
  9. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  10. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  11. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  12. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  13. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  14. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  15. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  16. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  17. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  18. etiolate
    make weak by stunting the growth or development of
  19. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  20. fawn
    a young deer
  21. faze
    disturb the composure of
  22. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  23. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  24. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  25. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  26. fop
    a man who is overly concerned with his dress and appearance
  27. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  28. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  29. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  30. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  31. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  32. grovel
    show submission or fear
  33. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  34. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  35. hallowed
    worthy of religious veneration
  36. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  37. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  38. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  39. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  40. husband
    a male partner in a marriage
  41. ilk
    a kind of person
  42. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  43. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  44. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  45. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  46. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  47. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  48. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  49. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
  50. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  51. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  52. lumber
    the wood of trees prepared for use as building material
  53. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  54. besmirched
  55. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  56. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  57. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  58. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  59. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  60. mendacious
    given to lying
  61. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  62. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  63. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  64. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  65. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  66. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  67. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  68. nugatory
    of no real value
  69. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  70. occlude
    block passage through
  71. ornithologist
    a zoologist who studies feathered animals
  72. parry
    impede the movement of
  73. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  74. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  75. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  76. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  77. polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
  78. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  79. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  80. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  81. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  82. prurient
    characterized by lust
  83. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  84. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  85. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  86. querulous
    habitually complaining
  87. ravine
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley
  88. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  89. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  90. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  91. reprise
    a repetition of a short musical passage
  92. restive
    in a very tense state
  93. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  94. rife
    excessively abundant
  95. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  96. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  97. salubrious
    promoting health
  98. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  99. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  100. scabbard
    a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
  101. scimitar
    a curved saber used in Eastern countries
  102. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  103. score
    a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
  104. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  105. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  106. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  107. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  108. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  109. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  110. smelt
    extract by heating, as a metal
  111. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  112. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  113. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  114. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  115. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  116. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  117. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  118. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  119. terse
    brief and to the point
  120. toady
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  121. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  122. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  123. truncheon
    a short stout club used primarily by police officers
  124. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  125. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  126. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  127. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  128. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  129. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  130. uxorial
    befitting or characteristic of a wife
  131. vaunt
    show off
  132. vim
    a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
  133. wag
    a movement from side to side
  134. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  135. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  136. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  137. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  138. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  139. zephyr
    a slight wind
  140. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
Created on Sat Jul 07 19:22:09 EDT 2007 (updated Tue Jan 15 22:15:08 EST 2008)

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