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  1. disband
    cause to break up or cease to function
  2. nomenclature
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  3. aside
    on or to one side
  4. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
  5. admittedly
    as acknowledged
  6. sense
    the faculty through which the world is perceived
  7. nuisance
    anything that disturbs, endangers life, or is offensive
  8. whop
    hit hard
  9. whopping
    (used informally) very large
  10. mortal
    subject to death
  11. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  12. promote
    assign to a higher position
  13. conform
    be similar, be in line with
  14. better off
    in a more fortunate or prosperous condition
  15. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  16. estate
    extensive landed property retained by the owner
  17. funnel
    a conically shaped utensil with a narrow tube at one end
  18. vary
    become different in some particular way
  19. curious
    eager to investigate and learn or learn more
  20. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  21. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  22. destiny
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  23. toughie
    a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
  24. contaminate
    make impure
  25. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  26. pantheon
    a temple to all the gods of antiquity
  27. impact
    the striking of one body against another
  28. admire
    feel high regard for
  29. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  30. interfere
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
  31. draw up
    straighten oneself
  32. boast
    talk about oneself with excessive pride or self-regard
  33. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  34. decisive
    characterized by resoluteness and firmness
  35. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  36. thereto
    to that
  37. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  38. violate
    fail to agree with; go against
  39. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  40. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  41. rid
    relieve from
  42. sovereign
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  43. dispense with
    give up what is not strictly needed
  44. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  45. transpire
    come about, happen, or occur
  46. jazz up
    make more interesting or lively
  47. dummy
    a figure representing the human form
  48. slightly
    to a small degree or extent
  49. lineup
    a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
  50. principal
    capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
  51. dicey
    of uncertain outcome; fraught with risk
  52. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  53. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  54. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  55. dispense
    administer or bestow, as in small portions
  56. hodgepodge
    a motley assortment of things
  57. wield
    handle effectively
  58. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  59. orient
    the eastern hemisphere
  60. consolidate
    form into a solid mass or whole
  61. radically
    in an extreme or revolutionary manner
  62. riddle
    pierce with many holes
  63. fiddle with
    manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
  64. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  65. augment
    enlarge or increase
  66. thereby
    by that means or because of that
  67. bunch
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  68. by the way
    introducing a different topic; in point of fact
  69. embarrassment
    the shame felt when inadequacy or guilt is made public
  70. bogus
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  71. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  72. wag
    a movement from side to side
  73. disperse
    move away from each other
  74. cul de sac
    a street with only one way in or out
  75. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  76. too much
    more than necessary
  77. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  78. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  79. drastic
    forceful and extreme and rigorous
  80. overall
    involving only main features
  81. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
  82. come to
    cause to experience suddenly
  83. damp
    slightly wet
  84. odds
    the likelihood of a thing occurring
  85. pile
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  86. tackle
    seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball
  87. veil
    a garment that covers the head and face
  88. pertain
    be relevant to
  89. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  90. snuggle
    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  91. sanction
    official permission or approval
  92. summon
    ask to come
  93. literati
    well-educated people who are interested in books
  94. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  95. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  96. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  97. fright
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  98. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  99. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  100. pervert
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  101. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  102. portray
    represent, as in a work of art
  103. shove
    come into rough contact with while moving
  104. overly
    to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  105. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  106. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  107. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  108. invocation
    the act of appealing for help
  109. faculty
    an inherent cognitive or perceptual power of the mind
  110. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  111. nugget
    a solid lump of a precious metal as found in the earth
  112. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  113. overlay
    put something on top of something else
  114. hassle
    disorderly fighting
  115. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  116. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  117. stead
    the place properly occupied or served by another
  118. steady
    securely in position; not shaky
  119. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  120. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
  121. revel
    take delight in
  122. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  123. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  124. tough
    substantially made or constructed
  125. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  126. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  127. endow
    give qualities or abilities to
  128. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  129. endow
    give qualities or abilities to
  130. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  131. laminate
    cover with a thin sheet of plastic or other material
  132. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  133. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  134. comose
    bearing a coma
  135. matrix
    an enclosure within which something originates or develops
  136. celebrated
    widely known and esteemed
  137. refract
    subject to change in direction of a propagating wave
  138. crave
    have an appetite or great desire for
  139. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  140. de facto
    existing, whether with lawful authority or not
  141. tailor
    adjust to a specific need or market
  142. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  143. occasion
    an event that occurs at a critical time
  144. flagship
    the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
  145. fleet
    group of aircraft operating under the same ownership
  146. dominate
    be in control
  147. predominate
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  148. neutral
    having no personal preference
  149. snippet
    a small piece of anything
  150. lithic
    relating to or composed of stone
  151. odd
    not divisible by two
  152. oddity
    eccentricity that is not easily explained
  153. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  154. bolt
    a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
  155. meantime
    the time between one event, process, or period and another
  156. roundabout
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  157. fledge
    grow feathers
  158. prone
    having a tendency
  159. enforce
    compel to behave in a certain way
  160. argue
    present reasons to support one's views
  161. directive
    a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
  162. irregular
    not level or flat or symmetrical
  163. spousal
    relating to a spouse
  164. contrary
    exact opposition
  165. pendulum
    an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely
  166. bundle
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  167. bulk
    the property possessed by a large mass
  168. constitute
    form or compose
  169. jot
    write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
  170. jot down
    write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
  171. scribble
    write down quickly without much attention to detail
  172. rung
    one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
  173. touchy
    quick to take offense
  174. forth
    forward in time, order, or degree
  175. exclusive
    admitting or accepting only a particular group
  176. simultaneous
    occurring or operating at the same time
  177. break loose
    run away from confinement
  178. for that matter
    as far as that is concerned
  179. diverge
    move or draw apart
  180. sibling
    a person's brother or sister
  181. solely
    without any others being included or involved
  182. precede
    be earlier in time
  183. scoot
    run or move very quickly or hastily
  184. sanity
    normal or sound powers of mind
  185. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  186. drawback
    a feature that makes something less convenient or acceptable
  187. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  188. honor
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  189. folk
    people in general (often used in the plural)
  190. frustrate
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  191. legion
    a large military unit
  192. hurdle
    a light barrier that competitors must leap over in races
  193. par
    a state of being essentially equal or equivalent
  194. grain
    a cereal grass
  195. granular
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal
  196. goofy
    ludicrous, foolish
  197. hesitate
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  198. hesitation
    the act of pausing uncertainly
  199. advertent
    giving attention
  200. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  201. couple
    two items of the same kind
  202. schlep
    pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  203. nearby
    not far away in relative terms
  204. savvy
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  205. spunky
    showing courage
  206. iota
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  207. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
  208. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  209. boilerplate
    standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
  210. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  211. payoff
    the final payment of a debt
  212. incarnation
    act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  213. vein
    a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  214. etiquette
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
  215. come up
    move upward
  216. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  217. peculiarity
    an odd or unusual characteristic
  218. cope
    come to terms with
  219. twist
    cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape
  220. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  221. critical
    of a serious examination and judgment of something
  222. compass
    navigational instrument for finding directions
  223. encompass
    include in scope
  224. dwell
    inhabit or live in
  225. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  226. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  227. sake
    the purpose of achieving or obtaining
  228. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  229. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  230. sweat
    salty fluid secreted by glands in the skin
  231. restrain
    hold back
  232. strain
    exert much effort or energy
  233. obsess
    be preoccupied with something
  234. tandem
    an arrangement of objects or persons one behind another
  235. lag
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  236. designate
    design or destine
  237. dub
    new sounds added to a soundtrack
  238. figure out
    find the solution to or understand the meaning of
  239. auspice
    a favorable omen
  240. put off
    cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
  241. incur
    make oneself subject to
  242. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  243. comprise
    be made of
  244. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  245. genuine
    not fake or counterfeit
  246. foul
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  247. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  248. strip
    take off or remove
  249. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  250. wend
    direct one's course or way
  251. niffy
    (British informal) malodorous
  252. niffy
    (British informal) malodorous
  253. run into
    collide violently with an obstacle
  254. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
  255. ancestry
    the lineage of an individual
  256. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
  257. debatable
    open to doubt or argument
  258. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  259. evolve
    undergo development
  260. actuate
    put in motion
  261. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
  262. burrow
    a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
  263. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  264. lust
    a strong sexual desire
  265. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  266. hand down
    passed on, as by inheritance
  267. outfit
    a set of clothing
  268. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
  269. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  270. frill
    a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
  271. scramble
    move hurriedly
  272. affiliate
    join in a social or business relationship
  273. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  274. marvel
    be amazed at
  275. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  276. ream
    a quantity of paper
  277. exotic
    characteristic of another place or part of the world
  278. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
  279. barge
    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads
  280. pothole
    a pit or cavity in a road produced by wear or weathering
  281. intersperse
    introduce into one's writing or speech (certain expressions)
  282. foray
    a sudden short attack
  283. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  284. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  285. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
  286. necessitate
    require as useful, just, or proper
  287. enamor
    attract
  288. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  289. configure
    set up for a particular purpose
  290. amortize
    pay off a debt by making periodic payments
  291. denominate
    assign a name or title to
  292. denominator
    the divisor of a fraction
  293. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
  294. axis
    a straight line through a body or figure
  295. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  296. lump
    a compact mass
  297. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  298. betray
    deliver to an enemy by treachery
  299. rugged
    having long narrow shallow depressions in the surface
  300. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  301. tact
    consideration in dealing with others
  302. opt
    select as an alternative over another
  303. obsess
    be preoccupied with something
  304. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  305. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  306. succeed
    attain success or reach a desired goal
  307. christen
    administer baptism to
  308. bush
    a woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  309. bushy
    thickly branched and spreading
  310. reserve
    hold back or set aside, especially for future use
  311. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  312. botany
    the branch of biology that studies plants
  313. wade
    walk through relatively shallow water
  314. pretty much
    to some degree
  315. even so
    despite anything to the contrary
  316. stitch
    a link or loop made by sewing, knitting, or needlework
  317. clutter
    a confused multitude of things
  318. essence
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
  319. appreciate
    be fully aware of; realize fully
  320. irreducible
    incapable of being made smaller or simpler
  321. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  322. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  323. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  324. pile
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  325. priest
    a clergyperson in a Christian church
  326. besides
    in addition
  327. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  328. derive
    come from
  329. reckless
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  330. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  331. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  332. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
  333. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  334. invariant
    unvarying in nature
  335. asymptote
    a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve
  336. exhaust
    wear out completely
  337. snoop
    watch, observe, or inquire secretly
  338. disperse
    move away from each other
  339. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  340. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  341. complaint
    an expression of grievance or resentment
  342. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  343. fork
    a pronged tool used for serving and eating food
  344. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  345. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  346. quite a little
    (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  347. uphill
    upward on a hill or incline
  348. proficient
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  349. bedrock
    solid unweathered stone beneath surface deposits of soil
  350. hype
    blatant or sensational promotion
  351. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  352. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
  353. discriminate
    marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  354. strew
    spread by scattering
  355. delve
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  356. scramble
    move hurriedly
  357. affiliate
    join in a social or business relationship
  358. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  359. marvel
    be amazed at
  360. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  361. ream
    a quantity of paper
  362. exotic
    characteristic of another place or part of the world
  363. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
  364. barge
    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads
  365. pothole
    a pit or cavity in a road produced by wear or weathering
  366. intersperse
    introduce into one's writing or speech (certain expressions)
  367. foray
    a sudden short attack
  368. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  369. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  370. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
  371. necessitate
    require as useful, just, or proper
  372. enamor
    attract
  373. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  374. craving
    an intense desire for some particular thing
  375. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
Created on Thu Sep 27 12:34:09 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Mar 10 18:25:59 EST 2017)

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