Part 2 of the Logophile list

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  1. anthropoid
    resembling human beings
  2. disdainful
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  3. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  4. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  5. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  6. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  7. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  8. methodical
    characterized by orderliness
  9. prolixity
    boring verbosity
  10. turgidity
    pompously embellished language
  11. flatulence
    a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
  12. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  13. enchanted
    influenced as by charms or incantations
  14. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  15. disdainful
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  16. vindictively
    in a vindictive, revengeful manner
  17. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  18. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  19. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  20. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  21. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  22. confirmative
    serving to support or corroborate
  23. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
  24. posthumously
    after death
  25. lucidity
    freedom from obscurity of expression; comprehensibility
  26. crystalize
    cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
  27. solidarity
    a union of interests or purposes among members of a group
  28. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  29. supersensitized
    having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
  30. supersession
    act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
  31. parable
    a short moral story
  32. cordially
    in a politely friendly manner
  33. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  34. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  35. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  36. causative
    producing an effect
  37. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  38. execration
    hate coupled with disgust
  39. introspection
    contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
  40. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  41. concoct
    make something by mixing
  42. syndicalist
    an advocate of anarchism
  43. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  44. iterative
    marked by repetition
  45. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  46. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  47. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  48. assiduously
    with care and persistence
  49. inopportune
    not suitable for a purpose
  50. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  51. prurient
    characterized by lust
  52. demotic
    of or for the common people
  53. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  54. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  55. pestiferous
    contaminated with infecting organisms
  56. intravenously
    in an intravenous manner
  57. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  58. brackish
    slightly salty
  59. unimpeachable
    beyond doubt or reproach
  60. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  61. apolitical
    neutral with regards to government policy
  62. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  63. declination
    a condition inferior to an earlier condition
  64. obsolescent
    becoming disused or outdated
  65. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  66. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  67. concentric
    having a common center
  68. homocentric
    having a common center
  69. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  70. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  71. predication
    a declaration of something self-evident
  72. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  73. axiomatical
    of or relating to or derived from axioms
  74. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  75. theologize
    make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
  76. excogitate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  77. cerebrate
    exercise the mind in order to reason or make inferences
  78. satirize
    ridicule with witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  79. servility
    abject or cringing submissiveness
  80. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  81. fraternity
    a social club for male undergraduates
  82. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  83. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  84. ataraxis
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  85. heartsease
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  86. repose
    freedom from activity
  87. adduce
    advance evidence for
  88. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  89. climactic
    consisting of or causing a decisive moment
  90. superlative
    highest in quality
  91. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  92. fulsomeness
    excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
  93. cerebrate
    exercise the mind in order to reason or make inferences
  94. unremitting
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  95. crux
    the most important point
  96. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  97. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  98. alluvial
    relating to deposits carried by rushing streams
  99. tautological
    characterized by unnecessary repetition
  100. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
  101. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  102. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
Created on Sat Nov 24 00:08:04 EST 2012 (updated Sun Jan 13 17:50:59 EST 2013)

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