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Chander P. (India)
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  1. adduce
    advance evidence for
  2. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  3. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  4. angelic
    relating to spiritual beings attendant upon God
  5. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  6. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  7. artful
    not straightforward or candid
  8. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  9. august
    profoundly honored
  10. bewitched
    under a spell
  11. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  12. brash
    offensively bold
  13. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  14. callow
    young and inexperienced
  15. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  16. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  17. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  18. carp
    raise trivial objections
  19. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  20. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  21. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  22. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  23. chaste
    abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
  24. choleric
    characterized by anger
  25. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  26. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  27. clownish
    like a clown
  28. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  29. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  30. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  31. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  32. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  33. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  34. conceited
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  35. concur
    be in agreement
  36. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  37. congruity
    the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
  38. congruous
    corresponding in character or kind
  39. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  40. considerate
    showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
  41. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  42. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  43. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  44. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  45. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  46. convalescence
    gradual healing through rest after sickness or injury
  47. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  48. copious
    large in number or quantity
  49. corroborate
    give evidence for
  50. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  51. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  52. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  53. crafty
    marked by skill in deception
  54. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  55. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  56. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  57. dampen
    lessen in force or effect
  58. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  59. debilitate
    make weak
  60. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  61. decamp
    leave suddenly
  62. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  63. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  64. delectation
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  65. delicate
    developed with extreme subtlety
  66. delirious
    experiencing hallucinations
  67. delude
    be dishonest with
  68. deluge
    a heavy rain
  69. deplorable
    of very poor quality or condition
  70. depressed
    filled with melancholy and despondency
  71. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  72. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  73. desecration
    blasphemous behavior
  74. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  75. desperate
    a person who is frightened and in need of help
  76. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
  77. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  78. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  79. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  80. detestable
    offensive to the mind
  81. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  82. devious
    turning away from a straight course
  83. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
  84. diabolical
    showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
  85. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  86. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  87. diplomatic
    relating to negotiation between nations
  88. discernible
    perceptible by the senses or intellect
  89. discomfiture
    anxious embarrassment
  90. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  91. disentangle
    separate a twisted mass
  92. disgorge
    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  93. disguise
    the act of concealing the identity of something
  94. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  95. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  96. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  97. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  98. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  99. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  100. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
Created on Tue Apr 16 15:57:37 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Apr 16 16:49:09 EDT 2013)

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