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Muhammad Umer J. (Pakistan)
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  1. querulous
    habitually complaining
  2. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  3. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  4. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  5. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  6. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  7. articulate
    express or state clearly
  8. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  9. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  10. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  11. arrogance
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner
  12. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  13. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  14. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  15. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  16. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  17. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  18. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  19. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  20. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  21. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  22. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  23. insolvent
    unable to meet or discharge financial obligations
  24. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  25. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  26. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
  27. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  28. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  29. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
  30. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  31. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  32. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  33. debilitate
    make weak
  34. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  35. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  36. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  37. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  38. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  39. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  40. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  41. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  42. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  43. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  44. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  45. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  46. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  47. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  48. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  49. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  50. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
  51. artifact
    a man-made object
  52. arable
    capable of being farmed productively
  53. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  54. depose
    force to leave an office
  55. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  56. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  57. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  58. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  59. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  60. appease
    make peace with
  61. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  62. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  63. aspiration
    a cherished desire
  64. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  65. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  66. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  67. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  68. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  69. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  70. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  71. artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  72. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  73. lofty
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
  74. frivolity
    the trait of being not serious or sensible
  75. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  76. heedless
    marked by or paying little attention
  77. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  78. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  79. accessible
    capable of being reached
  80. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  81. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  82. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  83. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  84. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  85. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  86. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  87. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  88. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  89. affirmation
    the act of asserting or stating something
  90. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  91. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  92. ascendancy
    the state when one person or group has power over another
  93. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  94. belie
    be in contradiction with
  95. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
  96. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  97. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  98. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  99. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  100. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  101. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
Created on Sat Jun 22 14:13:26 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Jun 22 23:48:49 EDT 2013)

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