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Chander P. (India)
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  1. alimentary
    of or providing nourishment
  2. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  3. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  4. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  5. fetish
    sexual desire in which gratification depends on some object
  6. fruition
    the condition of producing seed-bearing structures
  7. impale
    pierce with a sharp stake or point
  8. inalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
  9. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  10. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  11. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  12. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  13. restive
    in a very tense state
  14. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  15. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  16. atrophied
    diminished in size or strength from disease or injury
  17. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  18. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  19. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  20. dotage
    mental infirmity as a consequence of old age
  21. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  22. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  23. inhibition
    the action of forbidding
  24. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  25. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  26. nicety
    conformity with some standard of correctness or propriety
  27. proboscis
    a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  28. rescind
    cancel officially
  29. retrenchment
    the process of saving money by cutting expenses
  30. rhapsody
    a state of elated bliss
  31. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  32. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  33. brackish
    slightly salty
  34. callow
    young and inexperienced
  35. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  36. compendious
    briefly giving the gist of something
  37. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  38. defalcation
    a sum of money owned by someone else that is misused
  39. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  40. indenture
    formal agreement as to terms of a debt
  41. vituperation
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  42. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  43. condign
    fitting or appropriate and deserved
  44. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
  45. flaccid
    drooping without elasticity
  46. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  47. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  48. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  49. succulent
    tasty and full of juice
  50. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  51. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  52. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  53. chauvinistic
    fanatically patriotic
  54. fabian
    using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition
  55. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  56. Homeric
    relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him
  57. Machiavellian
    of or relating to amoral or conniving political principles
  58. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  59. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  60. Procrustean
    enforcing conformity by violent or ruthless means
  61. protean
    taking on different forms
  62. pyrrhic
    relating to a victory that is offset by staggering losses
  63. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  64. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  65. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  66. terpsichorean
    of or relating to dancing
  67. thespian
    a theatrical performer
  68. titanic
    of great force or power
  69. amortize
    pay off a debt by making periodic payments
  70. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  71. exorcise
    expel through adjuration or prayers
  72. genuflection
    the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
  73. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  74. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  75. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  76. oblation
    the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity
  77. peculation
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
  78. pedestrian
    lacking wit or imagination
  79. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  80. scrofulous
    afflicted with scrofula
  81. timbre
    the distinctive property of a complex sound
  82. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
Created on Sun May 05 14:28:41 EDT 2013 (updated Mon May 06 09:19:34 EDT 2013)

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