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  1. abound
    exist in large quantities
  2. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  3. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  4. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  5. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  6. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  7. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  8. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
  9. akin
    related by blood
  10. alimentary canal
    tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
  11. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  12. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  13. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  14. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  15. animated
    having life or vigor or spirit
  16. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  17. antenatal
    occurring or existing before birth
  18. antenatal
    occurring or existing before birth
  19. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  20. anus
    the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
  21. apnea
    temporary cessation of breathing, especially while sleeping
  22. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  23. appease
    make peace with
  24. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  25. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  26. arson
    malicious burning to destroy property
  27. assonance
    the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
  28. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  29. assured
    exhibiting confidence
  30. asymmetrical
    characterized by an imbalance in spatial arrangement
  31. atrium
    a chamber connected to other chambers or passageways
  32. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  33. authoritative
    of recognized power or excellence
  34. autoimmune disease
    any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
  35. baluster
    one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
  36. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  37. banter
    light teasing repartee
  38. barrage
    address continuously or persistently
  39. barred
    preventing entry or exit or a course of action
  40. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
  41. behest
    an authoritative command or request
  42. beholden
    under a moral obligation to someone
  43. beholder
    a person who becomes aware through the senses
  44. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  45. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  46. bellow
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  47. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  48. beneficiary
    the recipient of funds or other advantages
  49. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  50. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  51. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  52. bolster
    support and strengthen
  53. bounty
    the property of being richly abundant or plentiful
  54. bounty
    generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
  55. bout
    a period of indeterminate length marked by some condition
  56. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  57. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
  58. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  59. brocade
    thick expensive material with a raised pattern
  60. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  61. brougham
    light carriage; pulled by a single horse
  62. bureau
    an administrative unit of government
  63. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  64. caduceus
    an insignia used by the medical profession
  65. cane
    a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
  66. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  67. castrate
    deprive of strength or vigor
  68. caviar
    salted fish eggs eaten as a delicacy
  69. cessation
    a stopping
  70. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  71. chauvinism
    fanatical patriotism
  72. churn
    a vessel to separate butterfat from buttermilk
  73. cinder
    a fragment of incombustible matter left after a fire
  74. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  75. clustered
    clustered together but not coherent
  76. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  77. collateral
    accompanying; following as a consequence
  78. confine
    place limits on
  79. conspire
    act in agreement and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  80. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  81. continual
    occurring without interruption
  82. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
  83. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  84. cornice
    the topmost projecting part of an entablature
  85. cornice
    the topmost projecting part of an entablature
  86. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  87. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  88. corroborate
    give evidence for
  89. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  90. couture
    high fashion designing and dressmaking
  91. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  92. Croesus
    last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
  93. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  94. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  95. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  96. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
  97. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  98. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  99. debut
    the act of beginning something new
  100. decent
    socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  101. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  102. declaim
    recite in a skilled and formal way
  103. dejection
    a state of melancholy depression
  104. deluge
    an overwhelming number or amount
  105. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
  106. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  107. descent
    a movement downward
  108. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  109. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
  110. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  111. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  112. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  113. detest
    dislike intensely
  114. diagnosis
    identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
  115. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  116. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  117. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  118. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  119. discernible
    perceptible by the senses or intellect
  120. disintegrate
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
  121. dismal
    causing dejection
  122. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  123. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  124. dissentient
    refusing to attend services of the Church of England
  125. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  126. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  127. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
  128. dyspeptic
    suffering from indigestion
  129. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  130. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  131. effectuate
    bring about or cause to happen
  132. effulgence
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  133. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  134. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  135. eke out
    live from day to day, as with some hardship
  136. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  137. embonpoint
    the bodily property of being well rounded
  138. embrace
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  139. emphasis
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
  140. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  141. encompass
    include in scope
  142. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  143. encumbrance
    an onerous or difficult concern
  144. engender
    call forth
  145. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  146. enunciate
    express or state clearly
  147. equine
    relating to or resembling a horse
  148. equivocation
    intentional vagueness or ambiguity
  149. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  150. essential
    basic and fundamental
  151. estuary
    the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
  152. esurient
    extremely hungry
  153. eventual
    expected to follow in the indefinite future
  154. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  155. exacerbate
    make worse
  156. exert
    put to use
  157. exertion
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  158. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  159. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  160. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  161. extrication
    the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
  162. fenestra
    a small opening covered with membrane
  163. fenestration
    surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
  164. fetal
    of or relating to a fetus
  165. fetus
    an unborn vertebrate in the later stages of development
  166. firebrand
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  167. flux
    a state of constant change
  168. foe
    an armed adversary
  169. foment
    try to stir up
  170. fontanel
    any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
  171. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  172. fovea
    area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
  173. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  174. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  175. fricative
    a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
  176. frontier
    a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
  177. fugacious
    lasting a very short time
  178. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  179. gag
    a restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking
  180. galvanize
    cover with zinc
  181. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  182. geriatric
    of or relating to the aged
  183. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  184. glance
    take a brief look at
  185. gridlock
    a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
  186. griping
    acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
  187. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  188. hardscrabble
    involving struggle, difficulties, or poverty
  189. hemorrhage
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
  190. hinder
    be an obstacle to
  191. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  192. humdrum
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  193. hysterical
    characterized by a state of violent mental agitation
  194. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  195. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  196. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  197. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  198. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  199. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  200. impulse
    an impelling force or strength
  201. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  202. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  203. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  204. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  205. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  206. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  207. individualist
    a person who pursues independent thought or action
  208. infirm
    lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  209. infuriate
    make extremely angry
  210. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  211. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  212. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  213. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  214. invigorate
    give life or energy to
  215. invoke
    request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
  216. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  217. ire
    anger; irritability
  218. irk
    irritate or vex
  219. irreversible
    incapable of being turned around
  220. irreversible
    incapable of being turned around
  221. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted
  222. jaundice
    yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes
  223. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  224. kerfuffle
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  225. laden
    filled with a great quantity
  226. laden
    filled with a great quantity
  227. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  228. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  229. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  230. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  231. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  232. leery
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  233. limit
    the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
  234. linseed
    the seed of flax used as a source of oil
  235. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  236. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  237. Lydia
    an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor
  238. maize
    corn
  239. malacca cane
    a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
  240. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  241. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  242. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  243. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  244. malignant
    dangerous to health
  245. maltreat
    be cruel to someone
  246. maneuver
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
  247. mangel-wurzel
    beet with a large yellowish root
  248. manipulation
    exerting shrewd or devious influence for one's own advantage
  249. man-made
    not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
  250. manor
    the landed estate of a lord, including the house on it
  251. mare
    an adult female horse
  252. maternal
    characteristic of a mother
  253. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  254. Mendel's law
    (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research
  255. milliner
    someone who makes and sells hats
  256. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  257. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  258. momentous
    of very great significance
  259. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  260. Montessori
    Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952)
  261. moor
    come into or dock at a wharf
  262. muddle
    make clouded as with sediment
  263. mutineer
    someone who rebels against an authority
  264. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  265. nascent
    being born or beginning
  266. neglect
    leave undone or leave out
  267. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
  268. negligible
    so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
  269. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  270. Nice
    a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
  271. noetic
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  272. nomad
    a member of a people who have no permanent home
  273. nonplus
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  274. notoriety
    the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  275. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  276. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  277. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  278. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  279. obviate
    do away with
  280. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  281. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  282. opine
    express one's view openly and without fear or hesitation
  283. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  284. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  285. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
  286. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  287. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  288. panoramic
    as from an altitude or distance
  289. pantheon
    a temple to all the gods of antiquity
  290. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
  291. parasitical
    relating to or caused by parasites
  292. parchesi
    an ancient board game resembling backgammon
  293. parlous
    fraught with danger
  294. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  295. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  296. parson
    someone authorized to conduct religious worship
  297. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  298. pathology
    the branch of medical science that studies diseases
  299. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  300. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  301. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  302. perceived
    detected by instinct or inference
  303. percolate
    cause to pass through a permeable substance
  304. perilous
    fraught with danger
  305. perinatal
    occurring during the period around birth
  306. periphery
    the outside boundary or surface of something
  307. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  308. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  309. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  310. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  311. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  312. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  313. pilferer
    a thief who steals without using violence
  314. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  315. plaudit
    enthusiastic approval
  316. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  317. ploy
    a maneuver in a game, conversation, or situation
  318. postnatal
    relating to or happening in the time after giving birth
  319. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  320. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  321. precis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  322. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  323. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  324. preeminent
    greatest in importance, degree, or significance
  325. preliminary
    preceding or in preparation for something more important
  326. prelude
    something that introduces what follows
  327. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  328. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  329. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  330. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  331. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  332. presentment
    an official, written accusation of a crime
  333. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  334. prevaricator
    a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
  335. proactive
    causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond
  336. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  337. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  338. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  339. prognosis
    a prediction of the course of a disease
  340. progressive
    favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas
  341. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  342. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
  343. prone
    having a tendency
  344. propane
    colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum
  345. propulsion
    the act of moving forward
  346. prorogue
    adjourn by royal prerogative
  347. prospective
    of or concerned with or related to the future
  348. prosthetics
    the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts
  349. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  350. protruding
    extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
  351. pugilist
    someone who fights with fists for sport
  352. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  353. quarantine
    isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
  354. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  355. rafter
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
  356. raspingly
    in a harsh and grating manner
  357. rattan
    climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
  358. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  359. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  360. recalcitrance
    the trait of being unmanageable or uncooperative
  361. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  362. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  363. regressive
    opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
  364. reimburse
    pay back for some expense incurred
  365. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  366. reminiscent
    serving to bring to mind
  367. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  368. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  369. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  370. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  371. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  372. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  373. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  374. rescind
    cancel officially
  375. rescind
    cancel officially
  376. residual
    relating to or indicating a remainder
  377. resile
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  378. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  379. restrain
    hold back
  380. restrict
    limit access to
  381. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  382. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  383. retract
    formally reject or disavow
  384. retroactive
    affecting things past
  385. retroflex
    bent or curved backward
  386. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  387. revoke
    fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
  388. rife
    excessively abundant
  389. roe
    eggs of female fish
  390. royalty
    royal persons collectively
  391. rung
    one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
  392. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  393. saccharine
    overly sweet
  394. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  395. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  396. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  397. savant
    a learned person
  398. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  399. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  400. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  401. scope
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  402. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  403. self-love
    an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
  404. self-made
    having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts
  405. serenade
    a song played outside the house of a love interest
  406. serene
    not agitated
  407. shilling
    a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  408. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  409. sidle
    move sideways
  410. simulacrum
    a representation of a person
  411. simulacrum
    a representation of a person
  412. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  413. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  414. sluice
    conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
  415. smothered
    held in check or kept back with difficulty
  416. sorghum
    economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
  417. spherical
    relating to a round, three-dimensional closed surface
  418. spinney
    a copse that shelters game
  419. stoical
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  420. sturgeon
    large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe
  421. subjunctive
    relating to a verbal mood used for hypothetical acts
  422. subjunctive
    relating to a verbal mood used for hypothetical acts
  423. subterranean
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
  424. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  425. sugar cane
    tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
  426. suit
    accord or comport with
  427. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  428. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  429. suspense
    an uncertain cognitive state
  430. svelte
    being of delicate or slender build
  431. swindle
    deprive of by deceit
  432. sybaritic
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  433. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  434. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
  435. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  436. theoretical
    concerned with hypotheses and not practical considerations
  437. tidings
    information about recent and important events
  438. toil
    work hard
  439. torch
    burn maliciously, as by arson
  440. transient
    lasting a very short time
  441. trapezium
    a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
  442. trapezoid
    a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides
  443. treacle
    a syrup made of sugar cane
  444. treacle
    a syrup made of sugar cane
  445. twaddle
    pretentious or silly talk or writing
  446. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  447. udder
    mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
  448. unalterable
    not capable of being changed
  449. unalterable
    not capable of being changed
  450. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  451. unencumbered
    free of anything that impedes or is burdensome
  452. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  453. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
  454. unscrupulous
    without principles
  455. unsettle
    cause to feel nervous, anxious, or upset
  456. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  457. untrammelled
    not confined or limited
  458. uplifted
    exalted emotionally especially with pride
  459. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  460. valor
    courage when facing danger
  461. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  462. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  463. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  464. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  465. vigor
    forceful exertion
  466. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  467. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  468. vitiate
    make imperfect
  469. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  470. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  471. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  472. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  473. waiver
    a formal written statement of relinquishment
  474. wattle
    a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
  475. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  476. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  477. zeugma
    rhetorical use of a word to govern two or more words
  478. strait
    a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
  479. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  480. bile
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  481. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  482. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  483. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  484. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  485. peerless
    eminent beyond or above comparison
  486. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  487. stoke
    (of a fire) stir up or tend
  488. stake
    a strong wooden or metal post driven into the ground
  489. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  490. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  491. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  492. angst
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety
  493. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  494. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  495. propriety
    correct behavior
  496. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  497. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  498. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  499. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
  500. allure
    the power to entice or attract
Created on Mon Aug 19 19:47:13 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Aug 25 20:26:08 EDT 2014)

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