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  1. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  2. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  3. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  4. epistle
    a specially long, formal letter
  5. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  6. lance
    a long pointed rod used as a weapon
  7. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  8. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  9. respite
    a pause from doing something
  10. terse
    brief and to the point
  11. acrophobia
    a morbid fear of great heights
  12. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  13. debility
    the state of being weak in health or body
  14. epistolary
    written in the form of letters or correspondence
  15. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  16. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  17. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  18. poised
    marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
  19. resplendent
    having great beauty
  20. therapeutic
    tending to cure or restore to health
  21. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  22. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
  23. debunking
    the exposure of falseness or pretensions
  24. epitomize
    embody the essential characteristics of
  25. hidebound
    stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
  26. languish
    become feeble
  27. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  28. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  29. restorative
    tending to impart new life and vigor to
  30. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  31. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  32. brawny
    possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
  33. decathlon
    an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
  34. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  35. hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols
  36. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  37. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
  38. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  39. retention
    the act of keeping something
  40. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  41. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  42. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  43. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  44. err
    make a mistake
  45. hinder
    be an obstacle to
  46. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  47. obsolete
    no longer in use
  48. pontificate
    administer a pontifical office
  49. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  50. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  51. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  52. bristle
    a stiff hair
  53. decoy
    something used to lure fish or other animals
  54. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  55. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  56. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  57. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  58. portend
    indicate by signs
  59. retraction
    a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  60. titter
    laugh nervously
  61. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  62. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  63. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  64. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  65. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  66. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  67. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  68. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  69. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  70. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  71. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  72. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  73. defoliate
    deprived of leaves
  74. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  75. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  76. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  77. obviate
    do away with
  78. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  79. riddled
    spread throughout
  80. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  81. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  82. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  83. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  84. etymology
    a history of a word
  85. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  86. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
  87. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  88. posterity
    all future generations
  89. rife
    excessively abundant
  90. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  91. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  92. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  93. degradation
    a change to a lower state
  94. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  95. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  96. legion
    a large military unit
  97. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  98. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  99. rigor
    excessive sternness
  100. totter
    move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
Created on Tue Jul 23 11:34:48 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Jul 23 11:35:22 EDT 2013)

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