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  1. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  2. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  3. omniscience
    the state or quality of having infinite knowledge
  4. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  5. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  6. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  7. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  8. internment
    the act of confining someone in a prison
  9. popularize
    cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
  10. imperil
    pose a threat to; present a danger to
  11. befouled
    made dirty or foul
  12. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  13. constitute
    form or compose
  14. inescapable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  15. belabour
    beat soundly
  16. inaction
    the state of being inactive
  17. bicker
    argue over petty things
  18. implication
    something that is inferred
  19. curdled
    transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
  20. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  21. cynicism
    a pessimistic feeling of distrust
  22. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  23. blissful
    completely happy and contented
  24. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  25. allegedly
    according to what has been declared but not proved
  26. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  27. abstracted
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  28. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  29. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  30. chafed
    painful from having the skin abraded
  31. deflect
    turn from a straight course or fixed direction
  32. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  33. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  34. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  35. forge
    create by hammering
  36. cower
    crouch or curl up
  37. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  38. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
  39. nitpick
    be overly critical; criticize minor details
  40. triangularity
    the property of being shaped like a triangle
  41. hemorrhage
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
  42. fortification
    the act of increasing the strength of something
  43. traffic
    vehicles or pedestrians traveling in a particular locality
  44. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  45. conceivable
    capable of being imagined
  46. illegitimate
    contrary to or forbidden by law
  47. voracity
    extreme gluttony
  48. wallow
    roll around
  49. fabrication
    the act of making a product from raw materials
Created on Wed Feb 14 12:55:08 EST 2007 (updated Mon Jan 28 10:44:27 EST 2008)

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