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  1. nascent
    being born or beginning
  2. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  3. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
  4. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  5. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  6. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  7. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  8. sway
    move back and forth
  9. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  10. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  11. repeated
    recurring again and again
  12. devious
    turning away from a straight course
  13. indirect
    not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
  14. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  15. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  16. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  17. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  18. misery
    a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
  19. sorrow
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss
  20. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  21. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  22. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  23. keen
    intense or sharp
  24. buoyant
    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
  25. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  26. surround
    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  27. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  28. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  29. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  30. zest
    a tart spicy quality
  31. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  32. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  33. salubrious
    promoting health
  34. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  35. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  36. relate
    give an account of
  37. descend
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  38. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  39. cessation
    a stopping
  40. suspension
    the act of hanging something from above so it moves freely
  41. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  42. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
  43. mea culpa
    an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
  44. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
  45. physiognomy
    the human face
  46. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  47. perspicuous
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  48. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  49. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  50. embryonic
    of an organism prior to birth or hatching
  51. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  52. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  53. ecumenical
    concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
  54. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  55. querulous
    habitually complaining
  56. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  57. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  58. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  59. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  60. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  61. emetic
    a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
  62. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  63. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  64. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  65. turbulent
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  66. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  67. verisimilar
    appearing to be true or real
  68. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  69. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  70. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  71. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  72. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  73. repel
    force or drive back
  74. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  75. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  76. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  77. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  78. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  79. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  80. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  81. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  82. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  83. collusion
    secret agreement
  84. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  85. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  86. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  87. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  88. recuse
    disqualify oneself as a judge in a particular case
  89. allegedly
    according to what has been declared but not proved
  90. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  91. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  92. resplendent
    having great beauty
  93. justification
    the act of defending or explaining by reasoning
  94. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
  95. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  96. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  97. dissimilar
    not alike
  98. penultimate
    next to the last
  99. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  100. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  101. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  102. chthonic
    dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
  103. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  104. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  105. disquietude
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  106. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  107. rapier
    a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
  108. velleity
    a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort
  109. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  110. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  111. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  112. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  113. derisive
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  114. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  115. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  116. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  117. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  118. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  119. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  120. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  121. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  122. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  123. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  124. frugal
    avoiding waste
  125. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  126. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  127. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  128. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  129. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  130. arbitrage
    a hedged investment capturing slight differences in price
  131. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  132. vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  133. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  134. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  135. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  136. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  137. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  138. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  139. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  140. entity
    that which is perceived to have its own distinct existence
  141. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  142. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  143. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  144. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  145. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  146. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  147. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  148. corpulent
    excessively large
  149. bulky
    of large size for its weight
  150. obese
    excessively large
  151. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  152. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  153. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  154. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  155. brutal
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  156. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  157. favor
    an act of gracious kindness
  158. inclined
    at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
  159. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  160. utter
    without qualification
  161. discontent
    a longing for something better than the present situation
  162. derive
    come from
  163. remunerative
    for which money is paid
  164. yield
    give or supply
  165. recompense
    make payment to
  166. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  167. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  168. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  169. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  170. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  171. laconic
    brief and to the point
  172. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  173. quip
    a witty saying
  174. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  175. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  176. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  177. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  178. accoutrement
    accessory or supplementary item of clothing
  179. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  180. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  181. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  182. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
  183. palatial
    relating to or being a large and stately residence
  184. coiffure
    the arrangement of the hair
  185. admonition
    a firm rebuke
Created on Fri Aug 24 07:11:57 EDT 2012

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