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  1. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  2. volition
    the act of making a choice
  3. miscellany
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  4. antic
    ludicrously odd
  5. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  6. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  7. ooze
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  8. equine
    relating to or resembling a horse
  9. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  10. unguent
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
  11. oculist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  12. saboteur
    someone who deliberately destroys or disrupts something
  13. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  14. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  15. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  16. brawl
    quarrel or fight noisily, angrily or disruptively
  17. warble
    sing or play with trills
  18. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  19. chore
    a specific piece of work required to be done
  20. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  21. dorsal
    on or near the back of an animal or organ
  22. purveyor
    someone who supplies provisions, especially food
  23. flay
    strip the skin off
  24. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  25. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  26. protean
    taking on different forms
  27. rebuttal
    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
  28. yore
    time long past
  29. vassal
    a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
  30. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  31. mauve
    a moderate purple
  32. liege
    a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
  33. nix
    command against
  34. visage
    the human face
  35. quip
    a witty saying
  36. elysian
    relating to the abode of the blessed after death
  37. nether
    lower
  38. lout
    an awkward, foolish person
  39. prehensile
    adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
  40. poise
    hold or carry in equilibrium
  41. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
  42. lordliness
    formality in bearing and appearance
  43. sesquipedality
    using long words
  44. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  45. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  46. collegial
    having authority vested equally among colleagues
  47. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  48. fief
    a piece of land held under the feudal system
  49. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  50. smear
    smudge or soil by smudging
  51. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  52. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
  53. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  54. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  55. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  56. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  57. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  58. faze
    disturb the composure of
  59. ravage
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  60. feisty
    showing spirit and courage
  61. yodel
    a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly
  62. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  63. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  64. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  65. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  66. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  67. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  68. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
  69. triumph
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  70. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  71. hidebound
    stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
  72. crystallize
    cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
  73. pertinacity
    persistent determination
  74. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  75. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  76. lubricate
    make slippery or smooth
  77. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  78. virtuous
    morally excellent
  79. kvetch
    express complaints, displeasure, or unhappiness
  80. eke out
    live from day to day, as with some hardship
  81. senescent
    growing old
  82. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  83. ilk
    a kind of person
  84. schlep
    pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  85. lug
    carry with difficulty
  86. sommelier
    a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
  87. imprimatur
    formal and explicit approval
  88. de rigueur
    required by etiquette, custom, or fashion
Created on Tue Sep 25 11:25:32 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Oct 01 05:13:27 EDT 2012)

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