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  1. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  2. jest
    act in a funny or teasing way
  3. parody
    humorous or satirical mimicry
  4. recreation
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
  5. skit
    a short theatrical performance or episode
  6. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  7. coalesce
    mix together different elements
  8. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  9. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  10. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  11. fission
    splitting a massive nucleus with the release of energy
  12. fusion
    the state of being combined into one body
  13. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  14. juxtapose
    place side by side
  15. pact
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  16. rendezvous
    a meeting planned at a certain time and place
  17. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  18. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  19. allege
    report or maintain
  20. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  21. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  22. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  23. counsel
    give advice to
  24. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  25. decree
    issue an authoritative order
  26. inquiry
    an instance of questioning
  27. ratify
    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  28. sustain
    be the physical support of
  29. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  30. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  31. itinerant
    a laborer who moves from place to place
  32. kinetic
    characterized by motion
  33. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  34. remote
    located far away spatially
  35. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  36. egress
    the act or means of going out
  37. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  38. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  39. polymorphous
    having or occurring in several distinct forms
  40. prolific
    intellectually productive
  41. scull
    each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
  42. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  43. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  44. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  45. akin
    similar in quality or character
  46. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  47. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  48. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  49. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  50. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  51. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  52. aspirant
    desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
  53. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  54. benevolence
    disposition to do good
  55. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  56. debilitating
    impairing strength and vitality
  57. deficient
    inadequate in amount or degree
  58. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  59. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  60. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  61. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  62. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  63. warlock
    a male witch or sorcerer
  64. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  65. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  66. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  67. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  68. choleric
    characterized by anger
  69. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  70. incompetent
    showing lack of skill or aptitude
  71. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  72. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  73. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  74. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  75. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  76. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  77. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  78. barrage
    the rapid and continuous delivery of communication
  79. brig
    a prison, especially a military prison on board a ship
  80. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  81. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  82. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  83. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  84. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  85. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  86. aggravate
    make worse
  87. assailable
    vulnerable to attack
  88. corpulent
    excessively large
  89. founder
    sink below the surface
  90. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  91. incumbent
    currently holding an office
  92. insinuation
    an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
  93. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  94. null
    a quantity of no importance
  95. repudiate
    refuse to recognize or pay
  96. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  97. sedate
    cause to be calm or quiet
  98. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  99. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  100. benign
    not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
  101. exquisite
    delicately beautiful
  102. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  103. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  104. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  105. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  106. meticulous
    marked by extreme care in treatment of details
  107. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  108. illuminate
    make free from confusion or ambiguity
  109. imply
    express or state indirectly
  110. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  111. reminiscence
    the process of remembering
  112. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  113. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  114. excavate
    find by digging in the ground
  115. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  116. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  117. merge
    mix together different elements
  118. adept
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  119. facet
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
  120. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  121. inscribe
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  122. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  123. procure
    get by special effort
  124. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  125. toil
    work hard
  126. vend
    sell or offer for sale from place to place
  127. vigor
    active strength of body or mind
  128. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  129. admire
    feel high regard for
  130. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  131. analytical
    using or skilled in using reasoning
  132. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
  133. brash
    offensively bold
  134. cautious
    showing careful forethought
  135. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  136. ironic
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  137. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  138. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
  139. sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
  140. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  141. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  142. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  143. temperament
    your usual mood
  144. mosaic
    design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
  145. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  146. uniform
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  147. sage
    having wisdom that comes with experience
  148. flag
    weaken or become less intense
  149. refrain
    resist doing something
  150. abominable
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  151. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  152. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
  153. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  154. dread
    causing fear or terror
  155. exasperate
    make furious
  156. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  157. impediment
    any structure that makes progress difficult
  158. laden
    fill or place a load on
  159. parch
    cause to wither from exposure to heat
  160. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  161. rancid
    having an offensive smell or taste
  162. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  163. revile
    spread negative information about
  164. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  165. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  166. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  167. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  168. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  169. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  170. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
  171. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  172. salve
    anything that remedies, heals, or soothes
  173. era
    a period marked by distinctive character
  174. extinct
    no longer in existence
  175. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  176. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  177. obsolete
    no longer in use
  178. posterity
    all future generations
  179. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  180. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  181. absolved
    freed from any question of guilt
  182. concede
    give over
  183. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  184. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  185. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  186. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  187. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  188. pardon
    grant release from punishment for an offense
  189. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  190. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  191. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  192. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  193. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  194. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  195. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  196. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  197. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  198. oration
    an instance of formal speaking
  199. preamble
    make a preliminary introduction, as to a formal document
  200. ail
    be unwell
  201. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
  202. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  203. crevice
    a long narrow opening
  204. decompose
    break down
  205. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  206. dilute
    lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
  207. distort
    twist and press out of shape
  208. quibble
    argue over petty things
  209. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  210. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  211. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  212. evanescence
    the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
  213. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  214. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  215. circulate
    move around freely
  216. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
  217. exclusion
    the state of being shut out
  218. exile
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
  219. fluctuate
    move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  220. linger
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  221. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  222. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
  223. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  224. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  225. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  226. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  227. elongate
    lengthen
  228. embroider
    decorate with needlework
  229. emulate
    imitate functions of, as by modifying hardware or software
  230. fringe
    the outside boundary or surface of something
  231. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  232. livid
    furiously angry
  233. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  234. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  235. plumage
    the covering of feathers on a bird
  236. stark
    severely simple
  237. sublime
    inspiring awe
  238. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  239. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  240. virtuoso
    a musician who is a consummate master of artistry
  241. vivid
    having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
  242. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  243. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  244. contradict
    deny the truth of
  245. egotist
    a conceited and self-centered person
  246. glutton
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  247. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  248. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
  249. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  250. timid
    lacking conviction or boldness or courage
  251. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  252. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
  253. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  254. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  255. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  256. feral
    wild and menacing
  257. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  258. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  259. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  260. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  261. correlation
    a reciprocal connection between two or more things
  262. fathom
    come to understand
  263. frank
    characterized by directness in manner or speech
  264. keen
    intense or sharp
  265. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  266. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  267. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  268. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  269. stifle
    smother or suppress
  270. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  271. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  272. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  273. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  274. mirth
    great merriment
  275. nimble
    moving quickly and lightly
  276. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  277. tepid
    moderately warm
  278. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  279. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
  280. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  281. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  282. frugal
    avoiding waste
  283. idiosyncratic
    peculiar to the individual
  284. integrity
    moral soundness
  285. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
  286. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  287. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  288. thrifty
    mindful of the future in spending money
  289. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  290. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
Created on Sat Dec 29 11:48:57 EST 2012 (updated Wed Feb 13 18:27:07 EST 2013)

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