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  1. fartlek
    a workout that alternates lower- and higher-effort activity
  2. nullipara
    (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child
  3. coprolalia
    an uncontrollable use of obscene language
  4. lollygag
    loaf about and waste time; dawdle
  5. obnubilate
    make less visible or unclear
  6. insufflate
    blow or breathe hard on or into
  7. phobophobia
    a morbid fear of developing a phobia
  8. tergiversate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
  9. bloviate
    speak verbosely and windily
  10. estivate
    sleep during summer
  11. dandify
    dress like a dandy
  12. funambulism
    walking on a tightrope or slack rope
  13. gazump
    rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  14. lucubrate
    discuss in a scholarly way, especially in writing
  15. hemidemisemiquaver
    a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
  16. codswallop
    nonsensical talk or writing
  17. triskaidekaphobia
    a morbid fear of the number 13
  18. omphaloskepsis
    the contemplation of one's navel; complacent self-absorption
  19. thingamabob
    something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
  20. ovoviviparous
    producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body
  21. recrudesce
    happen
  22. corrigendum
    a printer's error; to be corrected
  23. fustigate
    strike with a cudgel
  24. doohickey
    something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
  25. bumf
    reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring
  26. list
    a database containing an ordered array of items
  27. lapidate
    throw stones at
  28. gandy dancer
    a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang
  29. denticle
    small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod
  30. lumpenproletariat
    (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement
  31. callipygian
    pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks
  32. vomitory
    an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium
  33. funambulist
    an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
  34. argle-bargle
    a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
  35. noctambulist
    someone who walks about in their sleep
  36. micturate
    eliminate urine
  37. crapulence
    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
  38. tauromachy
    the activity at a bullfight
  39. rebarbative
    serving or tending to repel
  40. hircine
    relating to or suggestive of a goat, especially in odor
  41. subfusc
    devoid of brightness or appeal
  42. appear
    come into sight or view
  43. canoodle
    fondle or pet affectionately
  44. osculate
    kiss
  45. ossicle
    a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
  46. pandiculation
    yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)
  47. vermiculate
    infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
  48. discombobulate
    cause to be confused emotionally
  49. prelapsarian
    of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve
  50. ululate
    emit long loud cries
  51. susurration
    an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling
  52. tenebrific
    dark and gloomy
  53. funicle
    the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
  54. heebie-jeebies
    extreme nervousness
  55. footle
    be about
  56. syzygy
    the straight line configuration of three celestial bodies
  57. diddly
    a small worthless amount
  58. formication
    hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
  59. kibitz
    make unwanted and intrusive comments
  60. logorrhea
    pathologically excessive and often incoherent talking
  61. murmuration
    a low, continuous, indistinct sound
  62. hoosegow
    slang for a jail
  63. collywobbles
    severe stomach pain or queasiness
  64. fantods
    an ill-defined state of irritability and distress
  65. pettifoggery
    a quarrel about petty points
  66. la-di-da
    pretentious or excessively fancy
  67. pulchritudinous
    having great physical beauty
  68. gormless
    (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality
  69. hornswoggle
    deprive of by deceit
  70. transmogrify
    change completely the nature or appearance of
  71. anserine
    of or resembling a goose
  72. zaftig
    (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous
  73. jitter
    a small irregular movement
  74. ecdysiast
    a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
  75. nyctalopia
    inability to see clearly in dim light
  76. pettifog
    argue over insignificant things
  77. cerumen
    a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
  78. mumpsimus
    a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable
  79. budgie
    small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
  80. cockamamie
    ludicrous, foolish
  81. coprolite
    fossil excrement; petrified dung
  82. doodlebug
    a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
  83. polliwog
    a larval frog or toad
  84. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  85. rigamarole
    a long, complicated, and confusing procedure
  86. lollop
    move or walk clumsily and with a bounce
  87. ochlocracy
    a political system in which a mob is the source of control
  88. sternutation
    a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
  89. yahoo
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  90. hijinks
    noisy and mischievous merrymaking
  91. chthonic
    dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
  92. tarradiddle
    a trivial lie
  93. kickshaw
    something considered choice to eat
  94. lackadaisically
    in a careless, slow, and lazy way
  95. chatoyant
    varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
  96. piccalilli
    a condiment made of chopped peppers, pickles, or tomatoes
  97. mugwump
    a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics
  98. doddle
    an easy task
  99. tiddlywinks
    a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
  100. pilose
    covered with hairs especially fine soft ones
  101. recidivist
    someone who lapses into undesirable patterns of behavior
  102. snickersnee
    fighting with knives
  103. shenanigan
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  104. retrousse
    (used of noses) turned up at the end
  105. persnickety
    characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
  106. eructation
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
  107. draggle
    make wet and dirty, as from rain
  108. hallux
    the first largest innermost toe
  109. skullduggery
    verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
  110. scallywag
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  111. popsicle
    a sweet, frozen treat on a stick
  112. myrmidon
    a follower who carries out orders without question
  113. fuddy-duddy
    a person who is old-fashioned in attitude or appearance
  114. dottle
    residue of partially burnt tobacco in a pipe after smoking
  115. gunnysack
    a bag made of burlap
  116. lagniappe
    a small gift given by a merchant to a customer
  117. pepperoni
    a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)
  118. susurrus
    the indistinct sound of people whispering
  119. caterwaul
    make a shrill and unpleasant screeching sound
  120. quidnunc
    a person who meddles in the affairs of others
  121. sesquipedalian
    a very long word (a foot and a half long)
  122. gallimaufry
    a motley assortment of things
  123. kerfuffle
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  124. chicle
    gum-like substance from the sapodilla
  125. fascicle
    an installment of a printed work
  126. razzle
    any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
  127. chockablock
    packed full to capacity
  128. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  129. scuppernong
    amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
  130. humdinger
    something or someone of remarkable excellence
  131. marmoreal
    of or relating to or characteristic of hard crystalline rock
  132. slumgullion
    a thin stew of meat and vegetables
  133. dipsomania
    an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
  134. tintinnabulation
    the sound of a bell ringing
  135. gallivant
    wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
  136. barratry
    (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo
  137. katzenjammer
    loud confused noise from many sources
  138. logomachy
    an argument about words or the meaning of words
  139. inglenook
    a corner by a fireplace
  140. smooch
    an enthusiastic kiss
  141. suppurate
    cause to fester and discharge pus
  142. riant
    showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
  143. ragpicker
    an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood
  144. scuttlebutt
    a report about the behavior of other people
  145. kiwi
    fuzzy brown fruit with tart green flesh
  146. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  147. crapulous
    given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking
  148. flimflam
    (offensive) a swindle that cheats someone out of money
  149. caryatid
    a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
  150. louche
    of questionable taste or morality
  151. pratfall
    a tumble backward, especially for comic effect
  152. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  153. guacamole
    a dip made of mashed avocado
  154. folderol
    nonsense or foolishness
  155. hoi polloi
    the common people generally
  156. tragus
    a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear
  157. boondoggle
    work of little or no value done merely to look busy
  158. quiddity
    the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is
  159. pedicle
    a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence
  160. rodomontade
    vain and empty boasting
  161. gobbledygook
    incomprehensible and wordy jargon
  162. seersucker
    a light puckered fabric that is usually striped
  163. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  164. pantaloon
    trousers worn in former times
  165. fugacious
    lasting a very short time
  166. buccal
    of or relating to or toward the cheek
  167. gonzo
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  168. cachinnation
    loud convulsive laughter
  169. caboodle
    any collection in its entirety
  170. oubliette
    a dungeon with a trap door in the ceiling
  171. titillate
    stimulate or excite
  172. popliteal
    of or relating to the area behind the knee joint
  173. skedaddle
    run away, as if in a panic
  174. cubbyhole
    a small compartment
  175. sickish
    feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
  176. mollycoddle
    treat with excessive indulgence
  177. rapscallion
    one who is playfully mischievous
  178. poltergeist
    a ghost that creates disorder and noise
  179. flibbertigibbet
    a foolish, flighty, and overly talkative person
  180. poppycock
    senseless talk
  181. hobbledehoy
    an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
  182. uvula
    a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
  183. hobnob
    associate familiarly, especially with someone of high status
  184. smorgasbord
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  185. fescue
    grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
  186. perambulate
    walk with no particular goal
  187. dandle
    gently or playfully move a baby up and down
  188. snafu
    a chaotic or confused situation
  189. dink
    a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
  190. jell
    become gelatinous
  191. clodhopper
    a thick and heavy shoe
  192. follicle
    any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
  193. tizzy
    an excited state of agitation
  194. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  195. frisson
    an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
  196. kooky
    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  197. hoity-toity
    pretentious or excessively fancy
  198. cicatrix
    a mark left by the healing of injured tissue
  199. hangdog
    frightened into submission or compliance
  200. pettifogger
    someone who argues over unimportant details
  201. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  202. hurdy-gurdy
    a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
  203. comeuppance
    a usually negative outcome or fate that is well deserved
  204. dollop
    a soft lump or portion of something, especially food
  205. nincompoop
    a stupid foolish person
  206. panicle
    compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers
  207. fizzy
    hissing and bubbling
  208. chit-chat
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  209. lumberjack
    a person who cuts down trees
  210. twee
    excessively or affectedly dainty, sentimental, or refined
  211. tatterdemalion
    a dirty shabbily clothed person
  212. washy
    overly diluted; thin and insipid
  213. brouhaha
    a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
  214. bamboozle
    conceal one's true motives from
  215. wishy-washy
    weak in willpower, courage or vitality
  216. panjandrum
    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
  217. lollipop
    hard candy on a stick
  218. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  219. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  220. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  221. pellicle
    thin protective membrane in some protozoa
  222. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  223. namby-pamby
    weak in willpower, courage or vitality
  224. trollop
    a woman adulterer
  225. contumelious
    arrogantly insolent
  226. higgledy-piggledy
    in a disordered manner
  227. firkin
    a small wooden keg
  228. razzle-dazzle
    any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
  229. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  230. swashbuckler
    a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
  231. pajama
    loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging
  232. boo
    show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
  233. frowzy
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  234. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  235. scalawag
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  236. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  237. eleemosynary
    generous in assistance to the poor
  238. purulent
    containing pus
  239. bolus
    a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
  240. bonbon
    a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
  241. tidbit
    a small tasty bit of food
  242. bangle
    jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
  243. haberdashery
    a store where clothes designed for men are sold
  244. hoyden
    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
  245. titillating
    pleasantly and superficially exciting
  246. testicle
    one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  247. wanderlust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  248. itchy
    causing an irritating cutaneous sensation
  249. hocus-pocus
    verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
  250. flummery
    a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
  251. bugaboo
    an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  252. semicolon
    a punctuation mark used to connect independent clauses
  253. lissome
    moving and bending with ease
  254. mustachioed
    having a moustache
  255. oddball
    a person with an unusual or odd personality
  256. picaresque
    (of fiction) involving clever rogues or adventurers
  257. bosky
    covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
  258. smithereens
    a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
  259. pee
    eliminate urine
  260. preponderate
    weigh more heavily
  261. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  262. hodgepodge
    a motley assortment of things
  263. dandified
    affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
  264. popinjay
    a vain and talkative person
  265. ragamuffin
    a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
  266. bailiwick
    one's particular area of interest or branch of knowledge
  267. bastinado
    a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
  268. fizzle
    end weakly
  269. ballyhoo
    blatant or sensational promotion
  270. mendacious
    given to lying
  271. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  272. seesaw
    a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum
  273. hullabaloo
    disturbance usually in protest
  274. farrago
    a motley assortment of things
  275. busybody
    a person who meddles in the affairs of others
  276. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  277. somnambulist
    someone who walks about in their sleep
  278. tomfoolery
    silly or senseless behavior
  279. periwinkle
    small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
  280. monomania
    an unhealthy obsession or preoccupation with one thing
  281. tonsure
    shaving the crown of the head by priests or monks
  282. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  283. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  284. tuxedo
    formal evening dress for men
  285. roly-poly
    short and plump
  286. teepee
    a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
  287. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  288. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  289. icicle
    ice resembling a pendent spear formed by dripping water
  290. termagant
    a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman
  291. virago
    a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
  292. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  293. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  294. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  295. snooker
    leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot
  296. billingsgate
    foul-mouthed or abusive language
  297. ribaldry
    ribald humor
  298. friable
    easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
  299. smut
    a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
  300. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  301. chowder
    a thick soup or stew usually containing seafood
  302. wobbly
    inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  303. waddle
    walk unsteadily
  304. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
  305. akimbo
    with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
  306. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  307. chiaroscuro
    the arrangement or interplay of light and dark in an artwork
  308. penultimate
    next to the last
  309. cubicle
    small area set off by walls for special use
  310. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  311. bric-a-brac
    small decorative objects
  312. daffodil
    any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
  313. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  314. cuckold
    a man whose wife committed adultery
  315. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  316. noodle
    a ribbonlike strip of pasta
  317. jitters
    extreme nervousness
  318. figurehead
    a leader in name only, without real power or authority
  319. jackanapes
    someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
  320. blunderbuss
    a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
  321. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  322. broomstick
    the handle of a broom
  323. chit
    the bill in a restaurant
  324. moiety
    one of two approximately equal parts
  325. cuticle
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  326. facetiously
    not seriously
  327. ventricle
    a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium
  328. lambent
    softly bright or radiant
  329. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  330. buttocks
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  331. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  332. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  333. bumpkin
    a person who is awkward, uncultured, or unsophisticated
  334. indubitably
    in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
  335. placebo
    an innocuous or inert medication
  336. dong
    the basic unit of money in Vietnam
  337. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  338. grumpy
    annoyed and irritable
  339. zip
    forceful exertion
  340. fornication
    sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
  341. delete
    cut or eliminate
  342. dingle
    a small wooded hollow
  343. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  344. taffy
    chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
  345. ding
    a ringing sound
  346. cookie
    any of various small flat sweet cakes
  347. pansy
    large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
  348. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  349. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  350. dodo
    extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
  351. poodle
    an intelligent dog with a curly, solid-colored coat
  352. nugget
    a solid lump of a precious metal as found in the earth
  353. peek
    throw a glance at; take a brief look at
  354. hippopotamus
    a large plant-eating animal often found near African rivers
  355. fuzzy
    covering with fine light hairs
  356. flick
    throw or toss with a quick motion
  357. turnip
    a plant having a large, fleshy, edible white or yellow root
  358. chubby
    sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
  359. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  360. dazzle
    cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  361. duff
    a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
  362. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  363. banana
    a treelike herb bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
  364. sticky
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  365. farthing
    a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
  366. bug
    general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
  367. tweet
    a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
  368. sprinkle
    scatter with liquid; wet lightly
  369. fiddle
    a hand-held stringed instrument played with a bow
  370. bubble
    a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
  371. squirrel
    a kind of tree-dwelling rodent with a long bushy tail
  372. curly
    (of hair) having curls or waves
  373. slippery
    causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
  374. surround
    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  375. buzz
    the sound of rapid vibration
  376. betwixt
    in the interval
  377. pudding
    any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
  378. ignore
    refuse to acknowledge
  379. tip
    the extreme end of something, especially something pointed
  380. penny
    a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
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