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  1. acedia
    apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue
  2. alike
    having the same or similar characteristics
  3. amplify
    increase the volume of
  4. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  5. ardour
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  6. bantering
    cleverly amusing in tone
  7. bottom
    the lower side of anything
  8. bottom-up
    of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level
  9. bow out
    remove oneself from an obligation
  10. causerie
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  11. ceremonious
    characterized by pomp and stately display
  12. chicken out
    remove oneself from an obligation
  13. chit-chat
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  14. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  15. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  16. countervail
    oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  17. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  18. distortion
    a shape resulting from being deformed
  19. economical
    using the minimum of time or resources for effectiveness
  20. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  21. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  22. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  23. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  24. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  25. evanesce
    disappear gradually
  26. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  27. exacerbate
    make worse
  28. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  29. exaggeration
    making to seem more important than it really is
  30. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  31. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  32. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  33. exoteric
    suitable for the general public
  34. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  35. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  36. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  37. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  38. far-out
    informal terms; strikingly unconventional
  39. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  40. fatuity
    a ludicrous folly
  41. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  42. fatuousness
    a ludicrous folly
  43. featherbrained
    lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
  44. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  45. fervour
    the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
  46. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  47. fleeceable
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  48. foment
    try to stir up
  49. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  50. frugal
    avoiding waste
  51. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  52. function
    what something is used for
  53. futuristic
    seeming to come from the time yet to come
  54. gab
    talk profusely
  55. gabby
    full of trivial conversation
  56. gainsay
    take exception to
  57. garment
    an article of clothing
  58. garrulity
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  59. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  60. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  61. giddiness
    an impulsive scatterbrained manner
  62. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  63. goading
    a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  64. gown
    a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
  65. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  66. green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  67. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  68. gregariousness
    the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone
  69. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  70. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  71. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  72. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  73. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  74. heedfully
    in a careful deliberate manner
  75. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  76. heterodoxy
    the quality of being different from what is considered correct
  77. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  78. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  79. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  80. imaginative
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  81. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  82. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  83. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  84. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  85. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  86. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  87. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  88. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  89. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  90. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  91. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  92. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  93. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  94. kinky
    (of hair) in small tight curls
  95. laziness
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work or exertion
  96. loquaciousness
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  97. overblown
    puffed up with vanity
  98. perky
    characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
  99. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  100. pervious
    admitting of passage or entrance
  101. polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
  102. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  103. pontifical
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope
  104. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  105. prodding
    a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  106. queer
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  107. quirky
    strikingly unconventional
  108. ranting
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  109. robe
    any loose flowing garment
  110. scotch
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  111. seclude
    keep away from others
  112. segment
    one of several parts that fit with others to make a whole
  113. sequestrate
    keep away from others
  114. silliness
    a ludicrous folly
  115. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  116. singularity
    the quality of being one of a kind
  117. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  118. sociableness
    the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
  119. spurring
    a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  120. stinting
    avoiding waste
  121. tittle-tattle
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  122. tongue-in-cheek
    cleverly amusing in tone
  123. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  124. tweet
    a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
  125. twinge
    a sudden sharp feeling
  126. unflappable
    not easily perturbed, excited, or upset
  127. uniqueness
    the quality of being one of a kind
  128. unquestioning
    being without doubt or reserve
  129. unwittingly
    without knowledge or intention
  130. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  131. vertiginous
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
  132. waffle
    a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
  133. withdraw
    pull back or move away or backward
  134. woozy
    feeling dizzy or unsteady
  135. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  136. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  137. bald-faced
    (of animals) having white markings on the face
  138. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  139. scrumptious
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  140. toothsome
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  141. luscious
    having strong sexual appeal
  142. red-hot
    glowing red with heat
  143. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  144. saw
    hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
  145. propriety
    correct behavior
  146. amp
    the basic unit of electric current
  147. viscid
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  148. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  149. mucilaginous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  150. pasty
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  151. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  152. gummy
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  153. gluey
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  154. wiseacre
    an irritating person who is or pretends to be smart
Created on Sun Dec 06 03:48:52 EST 2009 (updated Sun Feb 21 07:03:47 EST 2010)

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