Magoosh 2

JSingh (India)
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  1. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  2. imbibe
    take in liquids
  3. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  4. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  5. benighted
    lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
  6. galvanize
    stimulate to action
  7. gallop
    a fast gait of a horse
  8. hedge
    any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk
  9. flush
    rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  10. fell
    able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  11. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  12. arch
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  13. beg
    dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
  14. tender
    easy to cut or chew
  15. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  16. notwithstanding
    despite anything to the contrary
  17. precocity
    intelligence achieved far ahead of normal development
  18. wanting
    inadequate in amount or degree
  19. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  20. becoming
    displaying or setting off to best advantage
  21. start
    move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  22. fleece
    rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  23. telling
    disclosing unintentionally
  24. wax
    increase, rise, or advance
  25. astray
    away from the right path or direction
  26. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  27. miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions
  28. frugal
    avoiding waste
  29. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  30. variance
    the quality of being subject to change
  31. quip
    a witty saying
  32. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  33. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  34. history
    a record or narrative description of past events
  35. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  36. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  37. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  38. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
  39. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  40. ravage
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  41. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  42. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  43. preemptive
    designed to prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
  44. peremptory
    offensively self-assured or exercising unwarranted power
  45. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  46. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  47. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  48. wherewithal
    the necessary means (especially financial means)
  49. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
  50. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  51. err
    make a mistake
  52. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  53. artful
    not straightforward or candid
  54. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  55. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  56. titular
    existing in name only
  57. devious
    characterized by insincerity or deceit
  58. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  59. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  60. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  61. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  62. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  63. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  64. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  65. censor
    subject to deletion on political or moral grounds
  66. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  67. imponderable
    a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed
Created on Fri Aug 23 15:32:52 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Aug 23 23:14:57 EDT 2013)

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