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James S. (United States of America)
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  1. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  2. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  3. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  4. absolution
    the act of being formally forgiven
  5. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  6. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  7. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  8. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  9. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  10. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  11. agog
    highly excited
  12. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
  13. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  14. ameliorate
    make better
  15. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  16. dissimilar
    not alike
  17. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  18. antithetical
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  19. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  20. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  21. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  22. asunder
    into parts or pieces
  23. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  24. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  25. baneful
    evil or sinister
  26. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  27. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  28. brogue
    a thick and heavy shoe
  29. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  30. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  31. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  32. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  33. reinforce
    strengthen and support
  34. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  35. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  36. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  37. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  38. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  39. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  40. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  41. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  42. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  43. collate
    assemble in proper sequence
  44. careful
    exercising caution or showing attention
  45. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  46. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  47. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  48. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  49. convoke
    call together
  50. cordon
    a series of sentinels or posts enclosing some place or thing
  51. countervail
    oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  52. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  53. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  54. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  55. dalliance
    the act of delaying and playing instead of working
  56. dandy
    very good
  57. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  58. debauch
    a wild gathering
  59. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  60. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  61. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  62. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  63. dereliction
    willful negligence
  64. dervish
    a Muslim monk of an order noted for fast ceremonial dancing
  65. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  66. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  67. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  68. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  69. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  70. unproved
    not proved
  71. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  72. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  73. edify
    make understand
  74. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  75. emblazon
    decorate with heraldic arms
  76. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  77. engender
    call forth
  78. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  79. ensign
    a person who holds a commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy
  80. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  81. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  82. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  83. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  84. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  85. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  86. condemnation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  87. euthanasia
    the act of killing someone painlessly
  88. suffering
    feelings of mental or physical pain
  89. exacerbate
    make worse
  90. exemplar
    a person or thing to be imitated; ideal model
  91. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  92. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  93. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  94. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  95. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  96. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  97. fawn
    a young deer
  98. flak
    artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
  99. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  100. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  101. fluke
    a stroke of luck
  102. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  103. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  104. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  105. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  106. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  107. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  108. harrow
    a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
  109. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  110. hieroglyph
    a symbol in a pictorial writing system
  111. difficult
    requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish
  112. highfalutin
    pretentious or excessively fancy
  113. histrionics
    a performance of a play
  114. homeostasis
    metabolic equilibrium maintained by biological mechanisms
  115. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  116. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  117. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  118. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  119. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  120. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  121. incursion
    the act of entering some territory or domain
  122. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  123. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  124. inflammable
    easily ignited
  125. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  126. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  127. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  128. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  129. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  130. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  131. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  132. meaning
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
  133. itinerate
    travel from place to place, as for work
  134. jilt
    cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
  135. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  136. juxtapose
    place side by side
  137. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  138. lascivious
    driven by lust
  139. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  140. lechery
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
  141. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  142. liberality
    the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
  143. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  144. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  145. lollygag
    loaf about and waste time; dawdle
  146. lope
    run easily
  147. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  148. lumber
    the wood of trees prepared for use as building material
  149. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  150. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  151. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  152. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  153. megalomania
    a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
  154. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  155. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  156. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  157. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  158. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  159. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  160. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  161. multifarious
    having many aspects
  162. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  163. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  164. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  165. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  166. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  167. occlude
    block passage through
  168. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  169. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  170. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  171. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  172. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  173. pallor
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
  174. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  175. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  176. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  177. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  178. pedagogue
    someone who educates young people
  179. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  180. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  181. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  182. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  183. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
  184. plumb
    exactly vertical
  185. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  186. pomp
    cheap or pretentious or vain display
  187. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  188. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  189. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  190. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  191. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  192. preen
    clean with one's bill
  193. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  194. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  195. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  196. propagation
    the act of producing offspring
  197. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  198. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  199. pucker
    gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  200. pugilist
    someone who fights with fists for sport
  201. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  202. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  203. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  204. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  205. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  206. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  207. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  208. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  209. requite
    make repayment for or return something
  210. rescind
    cancel officially
  211. resonant
    characterized by a loud deep sound
  212. initial
    occurring at the beginning
  213. respite
    a pause from doing something
  214. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  215. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  216. ruffian
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  217. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  218. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  219. rumple
    disturb the smoothness of
  220. sanctimony
    the quality of being hypocritically pious or devout
  221. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
  222. savant
    a learned person
  223. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  224. seminary
    a school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
  225. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  226. sere
    having lost all moisture
  227. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  228. shiv
    a knife used as a weapon
  229. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  230. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  231. soporific
    inducing sleep
  232. specious
    plausible but false
  233. spurn
    reject with contempt
  234. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  235. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  236. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  237. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  238. sublimate
    change directly from a solid into a vapor without melting
  239. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  240. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  241. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  242. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  243. supine
    lying face upward
  244. suppliant
    humbly entreating
  245. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  246. synopsis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  247. synergy
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
  248. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  249. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  250. tantalize
    harass with persistent teasing or baiting
  251. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  252. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  253. torque
    a twisting force
  254. travail
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  255. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  256. trifling
    not worth considering
  257. truant
    one who is absent from school without permission
  258. twit
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  259. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  260. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  261. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  262. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  263. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  264. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  265. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  266. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  267. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  268. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  269. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  270. verbiage
    overabundance of words
  271. visage
    the human face
  272. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  273. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  274. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  275. wean
    gradually deprive of mother's milk
  276. nourishment
    the act of providing with food or nutrients
  277. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  278. writ
    a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  279. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  280. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
Created on Fri Jun 19 17:01:19 EDT 2009

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