susurration

Dawn M. (United States of America)
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  1. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  2. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  3. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  4. aleatory
    dependent on chance
  5. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  6. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  7. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  8. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  9. copious
    large in number or quantity
  10. coterminous
    being of equal extent or scope or duration
  11. delectation
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  12. demagoguery
    political rhetoric appealing to popular prejudice or emotion
  13. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  14. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  15. dissentient
    refusing to attend services of the Church of England
  16. diurnal
    having a daily cycle or occurring every day
  17. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  18. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  19. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  20. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  21. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  22. gallimaufry
    a motley assortment of things
  23. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  24. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  25. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  26. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  27. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  28. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  29. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  30. oleaginous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  31. omnibus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  32. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  33. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  34. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  35. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  36. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  37. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  38. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  39. precatory
    expressing entreaty or supplication
  40. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  41. spurious
    plausible but false
  42. supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  43. susurration
    an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling
  44. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  45. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  46. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  47. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  48. videlicet
    as follows
  49. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  50. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
Created on Mon Aug 10 09:29:18 EDT 2009 (updated Fri Sep 11 07:22:49 EDT 2009)

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