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Lexophile (Nepal)
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  1. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  2. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted
  3. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  4. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  5. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  6. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  7. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  8. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  9. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  10. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  11. grate
    reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface
  12. gratis
    costing nothing
  13. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  14. rebuttal
    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
  15. mutinous
    characterized by a rebellion against authority
  16. jaded
    exhausted
  17. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  18. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  19. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  20. perpetuity
    the property of being seemingly ceaseless
  21. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  22. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  23. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  24. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  25. supine
    lying face upward
  26. epistemology
    the philosophical theory of knowledge
  27. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  28. whittle
    cut small bits or pare shavings from
  29. refulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  30. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  31. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  32. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  33. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  34. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  35. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  36. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  37. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  38. plumb
    exactly vertical
  39. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  40. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  41. recondite
    difficult to understand
  42. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  43. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  44. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  45. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  46. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  47. repine
    express discontent
  48. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  49. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  50. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  51. colander
    bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
  52. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  53. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  54. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  55. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  56. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  57. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  58. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
Created on Sat Apr 20 23:40:34 EDT 2013 (updated Wed May 01 03:04:30 EDT 2013)

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