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  1. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  2. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  3. propensity
    a natural inclination
  4. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  5. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  6. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  7. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  8. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  9. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  10. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  11. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  12. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
  13. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  14. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  15. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  16. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  17. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  18. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  19. recondite
    difficult to understand
  20. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  21. scion
    a descendent or heir
  22. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  23. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  24. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  25. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  26. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  27. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  28. postulate
    maintain or assert
  29. orate
    make speeches
  30. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  31. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  32. raffish
    marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputability
  33. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  34. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  35. rescind
    cancel officially
  36. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  37. unwonted
    out of the ordinary
  38. fruition
    the condition of producing seed-bearing structures
  39. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  40. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
  41. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  42. fallible
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
  43. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  44. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  45. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  46. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  47. frivolity
    the trait of being not serious or sensible
  48. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  49. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  50. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  51. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  52. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  53. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  54. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  55. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  56. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  57. corpulent
    excessively large
  58. laconic
    brief and to the point
  59. litigation
    a legal proceeding in a court
  60. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  61. pandemic
    existing everywhere
  62. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  63. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  64. defray
    bear the expenses of
  65. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  66. injurious
    harmful to living things
  67. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  68. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  69. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  70. demise
    the time when something ends
  71. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  72. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  73. hauteur
    overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
  74. garish
    tastelessly showy
  75. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  76. supine
    lying face upward
  77. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  78. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  79. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  80. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  81. domineering
    tending to rule in a cruel manner
  82. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  83. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  84. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  85. fabricated
    formed or conceived by the imagination
  86. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  87. choreography
    a series of dance steps and movements for stage performances
  88. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  89. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  90. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  91. concede
    give over
  92. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  93. cohort
    a band of warriors
  94. kinsman
    a male relative
  95. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  96. fondle
    touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
  97. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  98. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  99. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  100. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  101. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  102. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  103. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  104. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  105. commendable
    worthy of high praise
  106. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  107. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  108. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  109. vertiginous
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
  110. corroborate
    give evidence for
  111. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  112. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  113. ameliorate
    make better
  114. diminutive
    very small
  115. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
  116. querulous
    habitually complaining
  117. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  118. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  119. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  120. repentant
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  121. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  122. degenerate
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
  123. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  124. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  125. disburse
    expend, as from a fund
  126. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  127. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  128. titular
    existing in name only
  129. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  130. sylvan
    relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
Created on Tue Jul 16 16:10:53 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Jul 17 17:07:40 EDT 2013)

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