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  1. satyric
    of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr
  2. nymphomania
    abnormally intense sexual desire in women
  3. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
  4. incarcerate
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  5. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  6. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  7. incriminate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  8. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  9. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  10. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  11. indubitably
    in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
  12. inebriated
    stupefied or excited by a chemical substance
  13. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  14. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  15. inimitable
    matchless
  16. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  17. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  18. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  19. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  20. internecine
    within a group or organization
  21. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  22. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  23. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  24. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  25. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  26. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  27. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  28. dementia
    mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
  29. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  30. deprave
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  31. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  32. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  33. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  34. despoil
    plunder or steal goods
  35. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  36. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  37. devious
    turning away from a straight course
  38. devolve
    pass on or delegate to another
  39. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  40. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  41. comport
    behave in a certain manner
  42. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  43. concatenate
    add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
  44. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  45. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  46. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  47. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  48. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  49. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  50. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  51. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  52. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  53. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  54. perfidious
    tending to betray
  55. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  56. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  57. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  58. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  59. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  60. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  61. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  62. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  63. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  64. chiropodist
    a specialist in care for the feet
  65. choleric
    characterized by anger
  66. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  67. ciliated
    having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
  68. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  69. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  70. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  71. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  72. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  73. cloying
    overly sweet
  74. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  75. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  76. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  77. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  78. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  79. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  80. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  81. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  82. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  83. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  84. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  85. accustomed
    commonly used or practiced; usual
  86. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  87. blasphemy
    profane language
  88. blighted
    affected by something that prevents growth or prosperity
  89. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  90. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  91. bohemian
    a nonconformist who lives an unconventional life
  92. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  93. bonhomie
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  94. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  95. brackish
    slightly salty
  96. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
  97. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  98. callow
    young and inexperienced
  99. flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  100. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  101. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  102. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  103. furbish
    polish and make shiny
  104. furtive
    secret and sly
  105. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  106. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  107. gavel
    a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
  108. generic
    relating to or applicable to an entire class or group
  109. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  110. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  111. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  112. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  113. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  114. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  115. masochist
    someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
  116. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  117. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  118. maunder
    speak in a rambling or incoherent way
  119. mausoleum
    a large burial chamber, usually above ground
  120. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  121. mayhem
    violent and needless disturbance
  122. melange
    a varied mixture or assortment of things
Created on Tue Oct 30 08:41:42 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Sep 12 10:17:39 EDT 2017)

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