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Kevindra (India)
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  1. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  2. satiated
    supplied, especially fed, to satisfaction
  3. regiment
    subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
  4. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  5. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  6. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  7. regress
    go back to a previous state
  8. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  9. conversant
    well informed about or knowing thoroughly
  10. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  11. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  12. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  13. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  14. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  15. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  16. hazard
    an unpredictable phenomenon that causes a certain result
  17. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  18. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  19. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  20. meticulous
    marked by extreme care in treatment of details
  21. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  22. shenanigan
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  23. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  24. quack
    an untrained person who pretends to be a physician
  25. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  26. imposter
    a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  27. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  28. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  29. inconspicuous
    not prominent or readily noticeable
  30. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  31. obnubilate
    make less visible or unclear
  32. relentless
    never-ceasing
  33. exacerbate
    make worse
  34. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  35. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  36. furtive
    secret and sly
  37. undercover
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  38. deity
    a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
  39. divinity
    a supernatural being who is worshipped
  40. divine
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  41. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  42. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  43. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  44. tangled
    in a confused mass
  45. etymology
    a history of a word
  46. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  47. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  48. bedlam
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  49. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  50. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  51. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  52. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  53. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  54. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  55. choppy
    rough with small waves
  56. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  57. stampede
    a wild headlong rush of frightened animals
  58. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
  59. prissy
    exaggeratedly proper
  60. finicky
    fussy, especially about details
  61. squeamish
    easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
  62. finical
    exacting especially about details
  63. pernickety
    characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
  64. persnickety
    characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
  65. facet
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
  66. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  67. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  68. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  69. fanaticism
    excessive intolerance of opposing views
  70. fathom
    come to understand
  71. penetrate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  72. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  73. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  74. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  75. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  76. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  77. toady
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  78. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  79. felon
    someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
  80. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  81. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  82. figment
    a contrived or fantastic idea
  83. filch
    make off with belongings of others
  84. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  85. presumptive
    having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
  86. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  87. phony
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  88. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  89. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  90. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  91. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  92. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  93. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  94. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  95. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  96. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  97. copious
    large in number or quantity
  98. miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions
  99. tightwad
    a miserly person
  100. stingy
    unwilling to spend
  101. thrifty
    mindful of the future in spending money
  102. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  103. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  104. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  105. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  106. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  107. legible
    capable of being read or deciphered
  108. penultimate
    next to the last
  109. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  110. demarcation
    the boundary of a specific area
  111. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  112. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  113. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  114. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  115. agitated
    physically disturbed or set in motion
  116. prod
    push against gently
  117. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  118. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  119. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  120. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  121. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  122. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  123. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  124. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  125. soporific
    inducing sleep
  126. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  127. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  128. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  129. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  130. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  131. truncated
    cut short in duration
  132. abbreviate
    shorten
  133. moniker
    a familiar name for a person
  134. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  135. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  136. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  137. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  138. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  139. outlier
    a person or thing that does not conform to a norm
  140. connote
    express or state indirectly
  141. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  142. curt
    brief and to the point
  143. terse
    brief and to the point
  144. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  145. laconic
    brief and to the point
  146. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  147. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  148. heed
    careful attention
  149. maven
    one who is very skilled in or knowledgeable about a field
  150. maven
    one who is very skilled in or knowledgeable about a field
  151. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
  152. oust
    remove from a position or office
  153. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  154. rife
    excessively abundant
  155. reprisal
    a retaliatory action against an enemy
  156. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  157. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  158. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  159. restitution
    the act of restoring something to its original state
  160. restitution
    the act of restoring something to its original state
  161. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  162. sanction
    official permission or approval
  163. reparation
    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  164. atonement
    the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing
  165. expiation
    compensation for a wrong
  166. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
  167. amend
    make revisions to
Created on Sun Sep 08 14:35:45 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 12 20:04:11 EDT 2013)

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