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  1. accrue
    grow by addition
  2. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  3. admonitory
    expressing reprimand, criticism, or censure
  4. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  5. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  6. discernment
    the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  7. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  8. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  9. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  10. calumniate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  11. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  12. esurient
    extremely hungry
  13. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  14. sere
    having lost all moisture
  15. fatuity
    a ludicrous folly
  16. gelid
    extremely cold
  17. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  18. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  19. schmaltzy
    very sentimental or emotional
  20. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  21. bathos
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
  22. fugacious
    lasting a very short time
  23. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  24. ambrosial
    worthy of the gods
  25. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
  26. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  27. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  28. providence
    prudence and care exercised in the management of resources
  29. incite
    provoke or stir up
  30. inclined
    at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
  31. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  32. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  33. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  34. incise
    make a depression in by carving or cutting
  35. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  36. insomuch
    to such an extent or degree; so
  37. incense
    make furious
  38. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  39. impute
    attribute or credit to
  40. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  41. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  42. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  43. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  44. impiety
    unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
  45. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  46. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  47. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  48. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  49. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  50. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  51. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  52. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  53. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  54. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  55. expiation
    compensation for a wrong
  56. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  57. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  58. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  59. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  60. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  61. extempore
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  62. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  63. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  64. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  65. extort
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
  66. extralegal
    not regulated or sanctioned by law
  67. extricable
    capable of being extricated
  68. extrovert
    a person directed toward others as opposed to the self
  69. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
  70. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  71. fagged
    drained of energy or effectiveness
  72. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  73. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  74. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  75. fawn
    a young deer
  76. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  77. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  78. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  79. felon
    someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
  80. ferment
    cause to undergo the breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  81. ferocity
    the property of being aggressive or forceful
  82. ferret
    a small domesticated mammal with a flexible, elongated body
  83. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  84. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  85. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  86. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  87. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  88. figurehead
    a leader in name only, without real power or authority
  89. finesse
    subtly skillful handling of a situation
  90. finical
    exacting especially about details
  91. fission
    reproduction of a unicellular organism by cell division
  92. fixate
    pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
  93. flak
    artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
  94. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  95. flaunt
    display proudly
  96. flax
    plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
  97. fledged
    having developed feathers or plumage
  98. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  99. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  100. fluster
    cause to be nervous or upset
  101. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  102. foment
    try to stir up
  103. foolproof
    not liable to failure
  104. foppish
    overly concerned with extreme elegance in dress and manner
  105. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  106. forbear
    refrain from doing
  107. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  108. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  109. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  110. forge
    create by hammering
  111. forgery
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument
  112. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  113. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  114. fragrant
    pleasant-smelling
  115. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  116. froward
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  117. frugal
    avoiding waste
  118. fulmination
    the act of exploding with noise and violence
  119. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  120. garble
    distort or make false by mutilation or addition
  121. garner
    assemble or get together
  122. garrulity
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  123. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  124. gaucherie
    the quality of being rustic or gauche
  125. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  126. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  127. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  128. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  129. glimmer
    a flash of light
  130. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
  131. glut
    supply with an excess of
  132. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  133. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  134. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  135. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  136. gourmand
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  137. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  138. grave
    a place for the burial of a corpse
  139. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  140. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
  141. grovel
    show submission or fear
  142. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  143. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  144. gush
    flow forth in a sudden stream or jet
  145. hack
    chop or cut away
  146. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  147. hallow
    render holy by means of religious rites
  148. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  149. harrow
    a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
  150. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  151. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  152. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  153. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  154. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  155. hew
    make or shape as with an axe
  156. highbrow
    highly cultured or educated
  157. hirsute
    having or covered with hair
  158. hoax
    something intended to deceive
  159. hollow
    not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
  160. homiletics
    the art of preaching
  161. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  162. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  163. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  164. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  165. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  166. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  167. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  168. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  169. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  170. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  171. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  172. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  173. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  174. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  175. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  176. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  177. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  178. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  179. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  180. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  181. ossify
    become bony
  182. ostracism
    the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  183. paean
    a hymn of praise
  184. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
  185. palatial
    relating to or being a large and stately residence
  186. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  187. palpability
    the quality of being perceivable by touch
  188. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  189. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  190. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  191. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  192. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  193. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  194. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  195. patron
    someone who supports or champions something
  196. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  197. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  198. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  199. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  200. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  201. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  202. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  203. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
Created on Wed Sep 05 18:48:04 EDT 2007

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