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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  5. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  6. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  7. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  8. abide
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  9. abject
    showing humiliation or submissiveness
  10. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  11. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  12. abort
    terminate before completion
  13. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  14. abrogate
    revoke formally
  15. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  16. absolution
    the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest
  17. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  18. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  19. accede
    agree or express agreement
  20. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  21. accessible
    capable of being reached
  22. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  23. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  24. accommodating
    obliging; willing to do favors
  25. accord
    be harmonious or consistent with
  26. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  27. accretion
    something contributing to growth or increase
  28. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  29. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  30. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  31. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  32. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  33. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  34. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  35. adhere
    stick to firmly
  36. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  37. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  38. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  39. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  40. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  41. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  42. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  43. aerial
    existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
  44. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  45. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  46. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  47. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  48. affront
    a deliberately offensive act
  49. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  50. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  51. aggrieve
    cause to feel distress
  52. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  53. agnostic
    uncertain of all claims to knowledge
  54. aisle
    a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
  55. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  56. agriculture
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  57. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  58. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  59. allege
    report or maintain
  60. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  61. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  62. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  63. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  64. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  65. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  66. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  67. ameliorate
    make better
  68. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  69. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  70. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  71. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  72. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  73. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  74. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  75. analgesic
    capable of relieving pain
  76. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  77. anarchist
    an advocate of the abolition of governments
  78. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  79. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  80. anesthesia
    loss of bodily sensation
  81. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  82. animated
    having life or vigor or spirit
  83. annex
    attach to
  84. annul
    cancel officially
  85. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  86. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  87. antagonism
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
  88. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  89. antediluvian
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  90. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  91. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  92. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  93. antiseptic
    thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
  94. antithesis
    exact opposite
  95. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  96. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  97. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  98. appalling
    causing shock, dismay, or horror
  99. appease
    make peace with
  100. appraise
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  101. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
  102. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  103. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  104. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  105. arable
    capable of being farmed productively
  106. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  107. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  108. arbitration
    giving authoritative judgment
  109. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  110. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  111. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  112. archetypal
    of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
  113. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  114. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  115. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  116. artifact
    a man-made object
  117. artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  118. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  119. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  120. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  121. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  122. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  123. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  124. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  125. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  126. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  127. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  128. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  129. atone
    turn away from sin or do penitence
  130. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  131. attain
    gain with effort
  132. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  133. atypical
    not representative of a group, class, or type
  134. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  135. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  136. augment
    enlarge or increase
  137. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  138. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  139. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  140. avenge
    take action in return for a perceived wrong
  141. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  142. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  143. ballad
    a narrative poem of popular origin
  144. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  145. bane
    something causing misery or death
  146. bard
    a lyric poet
  147. bashful
    self-consciously timid
  148. battery
    a collection of related things intended for use together
  149. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  150. behemoth
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  151. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  152. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  153. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  154. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  155. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  156. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  157. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  158. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  159. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  160. blemish
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something
  161. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  162. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  163. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  164. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
  165. bourgeois
    belonging to the middle class
  166. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  167. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  168. buffet
    piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
  169. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  170. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  171. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  172. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  173. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  174. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  175. calibrate
    make fine adjustments for optimal measuring
  176. callous
    emotionally hardened
  177. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  178. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  179. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  180. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  181. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric
  182. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  183. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  184. carouse
    celebrate or enjoy something in a noisy or wild way
  185. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  186. catalog
    a complete list of things, usually arranged systematically
  187. catalyze
    spark or trigger a rapid change
  188. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  189. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  190. cavort
    play boisterously
  191. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  192. cerebral
    of or relating to the brain
  193. chaos
    formless state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
  194. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  195. cherish
    be fond of
  196. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  197. choreography
    a series of dance steps and movements for stage performances
  198. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  199. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  200. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  201. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  202. circumscribed
    subject to restrictions or constraints
  203. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  204. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  205. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  206. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  207. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  208. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  209. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  210. clergy
    the entire class of religious officials
  211. cloying
    overly sweet
  212. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  213. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  214. cobbler
    a person who makes or repairs shoes
  215. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  216. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  217. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  218. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  219. collateral
    accompanying; following as a consequence
  220. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  221. collusion
    secret agreement
  222. colossus
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  223. combustion
    a reaction of a substance with oxygen to give heat and light
  224. commendation
    an official award given as formal public statement
  225. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  226. commodious
    large and roomy
  227. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  228. compensate
    make amends for
  229. complacency
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  230. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  231. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  232. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
    complicit
  233. compliment
    a remark expressing praise and admiration
  234. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  235. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  236. compress
    squeeze or push together
  237. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  238. concede
    give over
  239. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  240. concise
    expressing much in few words
  241. concoct
    make something by mixing
  242. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  243. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  244. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  245. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  246. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  247. confection
    a food rich in sugar
  248. confidant
    someone to whom private matters are told
  249. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  250. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  251. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
  252. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  253. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  254. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  255. congregation
    the act of assembling
  256. congruity
    the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
  257. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  258. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  259. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  260. consign
    give over to another for care or safekeeping
  261. consolation
    the act of giving relief in affliction
  262. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  263. constituent
    one of the individual parts making up a composite entity
  264. constrain
    hold back
  265. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  266. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  267. consumption
    the act of using something up
  268. contemporaneous
    occurring in the same period of time
  269. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  270. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  271. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  272. contusion
    an injury in which the skin is not broken
  273. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  274. convene
    meet formally
  275. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  276. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  277. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  278. copious
    large in number or quantity
  279. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  280. coronation
    the ceremony of installing a new monarch
  281. corpulence
    the property of excessive fatness
  282. corroborate
    give evidence for
  283. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  284. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  285. counteract
    act in opposition to
  286. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  287. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  288. covert
    secret or hidden
  289. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  290. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  291. criterial
    serving as a basis for evaluation
  292. culmination
    a concluding action
  293. culmination
    a concluding action
  294. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  295. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  296. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  297. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  298. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  299. curt
    brief and to the point
  300. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  301. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  302. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  303. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  304. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  305. debauch
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  306. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  307. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  308. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  309. deface
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  310. defamatory
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  311. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  312. deferential
    showing courteous regard for people's feelings
  313. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  314. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  315. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  316. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  317. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  318. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  319. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  320. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  321. demarcation
    the boundary of a specific area
  322. demean
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  323. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  324. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  325. denounce
    speak out against
  326. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  327. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  328. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  329. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  330. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  331. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  332. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  333. desiccated
    thoroughly dried out
  334. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  335. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  336. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  337. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  338. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  339. devious
    turning away from a straight course
  340. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  341. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  342. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  343. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  344. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  345. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  346. dilatory
    wasting time
  347. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  348. diminutive
    very small
  349. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  350. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
  351. disavow
    refuse to acknowledge
  352. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  353. disclose
    expose to view as by removing a cover
  354. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  355. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  356. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  357. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  358. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  359. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  360. disgruntled
    in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
  361. disheartened
    made less hopeful or enthusiastic
  362. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  363. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  364. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  365. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  366. disperse
    move away from each other
  367. disrepute
    the state of being held in low esteem
  368. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  369. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  370. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  371. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  372. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  373. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  374. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  375. dither
    be undecided or uncertain
  376. divine
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  377. divisive
    causing or characterized by disagreement or disunity
  378. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  379. docile
    easily handled or managed
  380. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  381. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  382. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  383. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  384. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  385. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  386. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  387. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  388. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  389. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
  390. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  391. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  392. effervescent
    giving off bubbles
  393. efficacious
    giving the power to produce an intended result
  394. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  395. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  396. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  397. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  398. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  399. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  400. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  401. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  402. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  403. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  404. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  405. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  406. embezzle
    appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
  407. emend
    make corrections to
  408. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  409. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  410. emote
    give expression to, in a stage or movie role
  411. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  412. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  413. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  414. enamor
    attract
  415. encore
    an extra performance in response to audience demand
  416. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  417. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  418. enfranchise
    grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
  419. engender
    call forth
  420. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
  421. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  422. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  423. entail
    have as a logical consequence
  424. enthrall
    hold spellbound
  425. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  426. epistolary
    written in the form of letters or correspondence
  427. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  428. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  429. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  430. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  431. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  432. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  433. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  434. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  435. etymology
    a history of a word
  436. euphoric
    characterized by a feeling of well-being or elation
  437. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  438. evince
    give expression to
  439. exacerbate
    make worse
  440. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  441. exasperate
    make furious
  442. excavate
    recover through digging
  443. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  444. excursion
    a journey taken for pleasure
  445. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  446. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  447. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  448. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  449. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  450. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  451. expiate
    make amends for
  452. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  453. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  454. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  455. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  456. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  457. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  458. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  459. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  460. facade
    the front of a building
  461. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  462. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  463. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  464. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  465. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  466. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  467. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  468. feral
    wild and menacing
  469. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  470. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  471. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  472. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  473. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  474. figurative
    not literal
  475. flabbergasted
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  476. flaccid
    drooping without elasticity
  477. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  478. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  479. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  480. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  481. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  482. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  483. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  484. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  485. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  486. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  487. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  488. forum
    a public facility to meet for open discussion
  489. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  490. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  491. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  492. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  493. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  494. frugal
    avoiding waste
  495. furtive
    secret and sly
  496. garish
    tastelessly showy
  497. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  498. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  499. friendly
    characteristic of or befitting an ally
  500. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
Created on Mon Jan 21 19:28:30 EST 2013 (updated Mon Jan 21 19:29:11 EST 2013)

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