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  1. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  2. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  3. cumbersome
    not elegant or graceful in expression
  4. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  5. muddle
    a confused multitude of things
  6. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  7. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  8. relinquish
    release, as from one's grip
  9. spasmodic
    affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
  10. unbridled
    not restrained or controlled
  11. opinionated
    obstinate in your opinions
  12. admonish
    warn strongly; put on guard
  13. deadlock
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  14. spurious
    plausible but false
  15. commandeer
    take arbitrarily or by force
  16. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  17. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  18. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  19. efface
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  20. predispose
    make susceptible
  21. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  22. alien
    from another place or part of the world
  23. comely
    very pleasing to the eye
  24. compensate
    make payment to
  25. dissolute
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  26. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  27. expulsion
    the act of forcing out someone or something
  28. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  29. fodder
    soldiers regarded as expendable under artillery fire
  30. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  31. illegible
    unable to be read
  32. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  33. lucrative
    producing a sizeable profit
  34. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  35. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  36. subjugate
    put down by force or intimidation
  37. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  38. tantalize
    harass with persistent teasing or baiting
  39. terse
    brief and to the point
  40. unflinching
    showing courage and determination in the face of danger
  41. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  42. adherent
    sticking fast
  43. alteration
    the act of revising
  44. cherubic
    having a sweet nature befitting an angel
  45. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  46. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  47. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  48. exorcise
    expel through adjuration or prayers
  49. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  50. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  51. marauder
    someone who attacks in search of loot
  52. obesity
    the condition of being excessively overweight
  53. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  54. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
  55. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  56. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  57. surmount
    be on top of
  58. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  59. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  60. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  61. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  62. access
    the right to enter
  63. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  64. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  65. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  66. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
  67. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  68. disentangle
    separate a twisted mass
  69. fated
    (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
  70. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  71. inanimate
    not endowed with life
  72. incinerate
    become reduced to ashes
  73. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  74. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  75. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  76. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  77. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  78. rectify
    make right or correct
  79. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  80. revile
    spread negative information about
  81. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  82. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  83. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  84. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  85. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  86. exodus
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
  87. facilitate
    make easier
  88. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  89. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  90. militant
    engaged in war
  91. atone
    make amends for
  92. bondage
    the state of being under the control of a force or influence
  93. credible
    appearing to merit belief or acceptance
  94. defray
    bear the expenses of
  95. diligent
    characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
  96. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  97. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  98. hamper
    prevent the progress or free movement of
  99. hew
    strike with an axe; cut down, strike
  100. impoverished
    poor enough to need help from others
  101. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  102. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  103. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  104. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  105. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  106. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  107. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  108. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  109. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  110. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
Created on Thu Aug 29 22:21:44 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Nov 19 21:06:20 EST 2013)

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