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  1. reparation
    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  2. expiate
    make amends for
  3. indemnify
    secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  4. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  5. purvey
    supply with provisions
  6. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  7. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  8. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  9. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  10. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  11. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  12. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  13. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  14. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  15. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  16. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  17. farcical
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
  18. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  19. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  20. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  21. rune
    a letter from an ancient Germanic alphabet
  22. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  23. vitiate
    make imperfect
  24. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  25. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  26. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  27. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  28. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  29. gaucherie
    the quality of being rustic or gauche
  30. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  31. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  32. machinate
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  33. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  34. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  35. collude
    act in unison and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  36. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  37. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  38. savant
    a learned person
  39. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  40. exhume
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
  41. excavate
    recover through digging
  42. ferret
    a small domesticated mammal with a flexible, elongated body
  43. corpulent
    excessively large
  44. squat
    sit on one's heels
  45. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  46. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  47. obviate
    do away with
  48. undergird
    make secure underneath
  49. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  50. putative
    purported
  51. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  52. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  53. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  54. faze
    disturb the composure of
  55. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  56. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  57. tottering
    unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
  58. garish
    tastelessly showy
  59. garish
    tastelessly showy
  60. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  61. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  62. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  63. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  64. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  65. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  66. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  67. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  68. reprisal
    a retaliatory action against an enemy
  69. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  70. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  71. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  72. incite
    provoke or stir up
  73. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  74. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  75. seer
    an observer who perceives visually
  76. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
  77. forebode
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  78. forbear
    refrain from doing
  79. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
  80. singe
    burn superficially or lightly
  81. scald
    burn with a hot liquid or steam
  82. scathe
    the act of damaging something or someone
  83. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  84. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  85. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  86. propensity
    a natural inclination
  87. parry
    impede the movement of
  88. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  89. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  90. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  91. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  92. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  93. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  94. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  95. copious
    large in number or quantity
  96. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  97. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  98. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  99. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  100. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  101. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  102. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  103. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  104. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  105. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  106. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  107. repeal
    cancel officially
  108. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  109. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  110. rescind
    cancel officially
  111. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  112. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  113. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  114. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  115. reproach
    express criticism towards
  116. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  117. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  118. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  119. opalescent
    having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  120. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  121. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  122. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  123. conceited
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  124. prig
    a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  125. expropriate
    deprive of possessions
  126. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  127. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  128. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  129. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  130. lewd
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  131. mull
    reflect deeply on a subject
  132. exasperate
    make furious
  133. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  134. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  135. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  136. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  137. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  138. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
Created on Wed Aug 29 01:20:51 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Sep 12 02:27:18 EDT 2012)

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