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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  3. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  4. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  5. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  6. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  7. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  8. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  9. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  10. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  11. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  12. address
    the place where a person or organization can be found
  13. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  14. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  15. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  16. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  17. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  18. allege
    report or maintain
  19. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  20. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  21. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  22. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  23. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  24. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  25. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  26. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  27. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  28. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  29. aptitude
    inherent ability
  30. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  31. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  32. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  33. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  34. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  35. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  36. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  37. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  38. beget
    have children
  39. belabor
    beat soundly
  40. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  41. bequest
    a gift of personal property by will
  42. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  43. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  44. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  45. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  46. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  47. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  48. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  49. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  50. callow
    young and inexperienced
  51. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  52. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  53. celibacy
    abstaining from sexual relations
  54. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  55. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  56. choleric
    characterized by anger
  57. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  58. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  59. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  60. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  61. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  62. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  63. collusion
    secret agreement
  64. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  65. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  66. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  67. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  68. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  69. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  70. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  71. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  72. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  73. corroborate
    give evidence for
  74. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  75. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  76. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
  77. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  78. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  79. definitive
    clearly formulated
  80. deluge
    a heavy rain
  81. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  82. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  83. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  84. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  85. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  86. edify
    make understand
  87. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  88. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  89. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  90. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  91. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  92. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  93. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  94. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  95. exemplify
    be characteristic of
  96. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  97. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  98. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  99. farcical
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
  100. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  101. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  102. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  103. foment
    try to stir up
  104. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  105. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  106. glut
    supply with an excess of
  107. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  108. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  109. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  110. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  111. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  112. incense
    make furious
  113. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  114. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  115. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  116. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  117. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  118. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  119. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  120. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  121. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  122. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  123. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  124. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  125. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  126. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  127. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  128. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  129. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  130. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  131. matriculate
    enroll as a student
  132. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  133. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  134. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  135. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  136. milieu
    the environmental condition
  137. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  138. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  139. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  140. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  141. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  142. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  143. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  144. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  145. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  146. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  147. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  148. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  149. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  150. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  151. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  152. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  153. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  154. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  155. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  156. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  157. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  158. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  159. precipitous
    extremely steep
  160. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  161. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  162. proletariat
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor
  163. promulgate
    state or announce
  164. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  165. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  166. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  167. putative
    purported
  168. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  169. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  170. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  171. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  172. reprehension
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  173. respite
    a pause from doing something
  174. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  175. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  176. saccharine
    overly sweet
  177. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  178. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  179. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  180. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  181. sequester
    keep away from others
  182. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  183. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  184. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  185. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  186. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  187. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  188. temerity
    fearless daring
  189. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  190. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  191. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  192. transgress
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  193. transient
    lasting a very short time
  194. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  195. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  196. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  197. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  198. unremitting
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  199. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
  200. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  201. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  202. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  203. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  204. vilify
    spread negative information about
  205. vitiate
    make imperfect
  206. volition
    the act of making a choice
  207. willful
    done by design
  208. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
Created on Wed Jun 12 02:39:25 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Aug 05 13:39:03 EDT 2013)

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