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  1. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  2. forbear
    refrain from doing
  3. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  4. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  5. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  6. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  7. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  8. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  9. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  10. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  11. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  12. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  13. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  14. extempore
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  15. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  16. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  17. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  18. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  19. furtive
    secret and sly
  20. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  21. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  22. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  23. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  24. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  25. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  26. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  27. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  28. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  29. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  30. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  31. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  32. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  33. infelicitous
    not appropriate in application; defective
  34. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  35. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  36. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  37. malevolence
    wishing evil to others
  38. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  39. mendacity
    the tendency to be untruthful
  40. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  41. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  42. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  43. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  44. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  45. obtuse
    slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
  46. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  47. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  48. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  49. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  50. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
Created on Wed Oct 24 07:10:42 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Nov 09 04:09:43 EST 2012)

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