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  1. seditious
    inciting action or rebellion
  2. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  3. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  4. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  5. facetiousness
    playful humor
  6. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  7. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  8. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  9. petulance
    an irritable feeling
  10. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  11. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  12. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  13. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  14. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  15. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  16. bellicosity
    a natural disposition to fight
  17. proboscis
    a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  18. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  19. philanderer
    a man who likes many women
  20. minutia
    a small or minor detail
  21. philanderer
    a man who likes many women
  22. unscrupulous
    without principles
  23. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  24. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  25. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  26. paean
    a hymn of praise
  27. ossified
    set in a rigid pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
  28. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  29. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  30. sibilant
    of speech sounds forcing air through a constricted passage
  31. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  32. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  33. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  34. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  35. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  36. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  37. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  38. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  39. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  40. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  41. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  42. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  43. abrogate
    revoke formally
  44. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  45. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  46. infelicitous
    not appropriate in application; defective
  47. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  48. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  49. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  50. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  51. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  52. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  53. rescind
    cancel officially
  54. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  55. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  56. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  57. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  58. infelicitous
    not appropriate in application; defective
  59. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  60. occlude
    block passage through
  61. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  62. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  63. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  64. specious
    plausible but false
  65. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  66. tenacity
    persistent determination
  67. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  68. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  69. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  70. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  71. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  72. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  73. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  74. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  75. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  76. ostensibly
    from appearances alone
  77. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  78. raisin
    dried grape
  79. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  80. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  81. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  82. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  83. rarefy
    lessen the density or solidity of
  84. refulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  85. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  86. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  87. feigned
    not genuine
  88. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  89. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  90. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  91. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  92. antithesis
    exact opposite
  93. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  94. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  95. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  96. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  97. belabor
    beat soundly
  98. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  99. belie
    be in contradiction with
  100. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  101. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  102. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  103. callow
    young and inexperienced
  104. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  105. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  106. choleric
    characterized by anger
  107. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  108. collusion
    secret agreement
  109. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  110. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  111. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  112. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  113. contumely
    rude language intended to offend or hurt
  114. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  115. bloviate
    speak verbosely and windily
  116. anointing
    the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
  117. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  118. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  119. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  120. affability
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  121. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  122. boorishness
    inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
  123. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  124. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  125. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  126. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  127. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  128. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  129. harried
    troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances
  130. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  131. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  132. inclement
    severe, of weather
  133. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  134. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  135. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  136. pugilist
    someone who fights with fists for sport
  137. doyenne
    the most experienced or respected woman in some field
  138. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  139. vaunt
    show off
  140. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  141. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  142. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  143. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  144. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  145. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  146. rebuttal
    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
  147. proscription
    a decree or act that prohibits something
  148. volubility
    the quality of being facile in speech and writing
  149. venality
    susceptibility or openness to bribery and corruption
  150. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  151. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  152. inclement
    severe, of weather
  153. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  154. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  155. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  156. askew
    turned or twisted to one side
  157. askew
    turned or twisted to one side
  158. bashful
    self-consciously timid
  159. bridle
    headgear for a horse
  160. bristle
    a stiff hair
  161. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  162. chortle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
Created on Wed Jul 10 00:14:30 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Aug 04 04:34:34 EDT 2013)

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