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  1. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  2. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  3. prurient
    characterized by lust
  4. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  5. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  6. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  7. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  8. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  9. voluptuous
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  10. senility
    the state of being infirm with age
  11. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  12. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  13. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  14. gratify
    make happy or satisfied
  15. scurvy
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
  16. rend
    tear or be torn violently
  17. requite
    make repayment for or return something
  18. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  19. convoke
    call together
  20. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  21. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  22. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  23. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  24. clinch
    secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  25. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  26. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  27. egress
    the act or means of going out
  28. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  29. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  30. amortize
    pay off a debt by making periodic payments
  31. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  32. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  33. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  34. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  35. clout
    (boxing) a blow with the fist
  36. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  37. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  38. endorse
    approve of
  39. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  40. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  41. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  42. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  43. conscionable
    acceptable to your conscience
  44. bibulous
    given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
  45. vitiate
    make imperfect
  46. overlook
    have a view of something from above
  47. oversee
    watch and direct
  48. overreach
    fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
  49. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  50. rave
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  51. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  52. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  53. propitiate
    make peace with
  54. repeal
    cancel officially
  55. fallibility
    the quality or likelihood of making errors
  56. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  57. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted
  58. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  59. seemly
    according with custom or propriety
  60. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  61. fecundity
    the state of being fertile or capable of producing offspring
  62. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  63. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  64. improvident
    not supplying something useful for the future
  65. incriminate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  66. protuberance
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  67. prudish
    exaggeratedly proper
  68. brat
    a very troublesome child
  69. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  70. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  71. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  72. mull
    reflect deeply on a subject
  73. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  74. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  75. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  76. prosody
    the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
  77. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  78. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  79. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  80. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  81. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  82. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  83. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  84. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  85. enunciate
    express or state clearly
  86. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  87. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  88. foreclose
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  89. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  90. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  91. nave
    the central area of a church
  92. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  93. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  94. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  95. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  96. transcendental
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  97. tripartite
    involving three parties or elements
  98. tumid
    abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Created on Wed Oct 03 03:03:01 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Oct 03 09:42:17 EDT 2012)

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