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  1. concerted
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  2. jibe
    shift from one side of the ship to the other
  3. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  4. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  5. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  6. conformity
    correspondence in form, type, or appearance
  7. congruence
    the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
  8. consonance
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  9. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  10. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  11. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  12. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  13. bovine
    any of various wild or domestic cattle
  14. leonine
    of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
  15. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  16. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  17. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  18. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  19. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  20. rivulet
    a small stream
  21. sluice
    conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
  22. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  23. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  24. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  25. barefaced
    with no effort to conceal
  26. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
  27. temerity
    fearless daring
  28. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  29. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  30. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  31. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  32. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  33. foolhardy
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  34. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  35. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  36. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  37. overbearing
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  38. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  39. patronize
    provide support for
  40. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  41. pert
    characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
  42. pontifical
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope
  43. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  44. spurn
    reject with contempt
  45. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  46. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
  47. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  48. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  49. mannered
    having unnatural behavioral attributes
  50. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  51. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  52. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  53. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  54. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  55. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  56. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  57. domineer
    rule or exercise power over in a cruel and autocratic manner
  58. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  59. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  60. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  61. magisterial
    of or relating to a civil officer who administers the law
  62. callow
    young and inexperienced
  63. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  64. embryonic
    of an organism prior to birth or hatching
  65. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  66. germinal
    containing seeds of later development
  67. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  68. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  69. infantile
    of or relating to babies
  70. nascent
    being born or beginning
  71. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  72. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  73. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  74. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  75. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  76. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  77. unfledged
    young and inexperienced
  78. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  79. credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
  80. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  81. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  82. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  83. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
  84. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
  85. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  86. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  87. gamely
    in a plucky or sporting manner
  88. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  89. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  90. countermand
    cancel officially
  91. invalidate
    make no longer acceptable for use
  92. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  93. nullify
    declare invalid
  94. quash
    declare invalid
  95. repeal
    cancel officially
  96. rescind
    cancel officially
  97. retract
    formally reject or disavow
  98. revoke
    cancel officially
  99. checkered
    patterned with alternating squares of color
  100. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  101. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  102. cozen
    be dishonest with
  103. delude
    be dishonest with
  104. delusive
    inappropriate to reality or facts
  105. gull
    a mostly white aquatic bird found along beaches
  106. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  107. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  108. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  109. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  110. flair
    a natural talent
  111. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  112. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  113. mace
    a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office
  114. contend
    compete for something
  115. vie
    compete for something
  116. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  117. commandeer
    take arbitrarily or by force
  118. expropriate
    deprive of possessions
  119. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  120. sequester
    keep away from others
  121. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  122. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  123. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  124. disconcert
    cause to lose one's composure
  125. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  126. faze
    disturb the composure of
  127. muddle
    make clouded as with sediment
  128. nonplus
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  129. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  130. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  131. gainsay
    take exception to
  132. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  133. vulpine
    resembling or characteristic of a fox
  134. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  135. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  136. bane
    something causing misery or death
  137. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  138. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  139. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  140. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  141. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  142. outwit
    beat through cleverness
  143. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  144. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
  145. delve
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  146. ferret
    a small domesticated mammal with a flexible, elongated body
  147. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
  148. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  149. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
  150. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  151. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  152. rebuttal
    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
  153. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  154. parched
    extremely thirsty
  155. sere
    having lost all moisture
  156. replica
    copy that is not the original
  157. transcribe
    write out, as from speech or notes
  158. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  159. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  160. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  161. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  162. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  163. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  164. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  165. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  166. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  167. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  168. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  169. berserk
    frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  170. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  171. furor
    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  172. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  173. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  174. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  175. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  176. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  177. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  178. bemoan
    regret strongly
  179. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  180. condole
    express one's sympathy on the occasion of someone's death
  181. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  182. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  183. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  184. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  185. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  186. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  187. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  188. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  189. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  190. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  191. funereal
    suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
  192. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  193. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  194. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  195. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  196. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  197. moodiness
    a sullen gloomy feeling
  198. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  199. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  200. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  201. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  202. pessimism
    a general disposition to expect the worst in all things
  203. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  204. Requiem
    a Mass celebrated for the dead
  205. throes
    violent pangs of suffering
  206. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  207. prognosis
    a prediction of the course of a disease
  208. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  209. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  210. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  211. subsistence
    a means of surviving
  212. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  213. hummock
    a small natural mound
  214. knoll
    a small natural mound
  215. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  216. momentous
    of very great significance
  217. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  218. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  219. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  220. encompass
    include in scope
  221. subsume
    contain or include
  222. bluster
    be gusty, as of wind
  223. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  224. bugaboo
    an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  225. descry
    catch sight of
  226. disquisition
    an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
  227. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  228. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  229. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  230. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  231. choleric
    characterized by anger
  232. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  233. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  234. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  235. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  236. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  237. querulous
    habitually complaining
  238. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  239. testy
    easily irritated or annoyed
  240. touchy
    difficult to handle; requiring great tact
  241. cognate
    related by blood
  242. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  243. proximity
    the property of being close together
  244. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  245. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  246. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  247. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  248. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  249. despoil
    plunder or steal goods
  250. flay
    strip the skin off
  251. fleece
    the outer coat of an animal, especially sheep and yaks
  252. fleece
    the outer coat of an animal, especially sheep and yaks
  253. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  254. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  255. ravage
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  256. pinion
    wing of a bird
  257. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  258. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  259. specious
    plausible but false
  260. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire
  261. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  262. gibe
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  263. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  264. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  265. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  266. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  267. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  268. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  269. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  270. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  271. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  272. eccentricity
    strange and unconventional behavior
  273. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
  274. buoyant
    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
  275. roseate
    of something having a dusty purplish pink color
  276. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  277. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  278. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  279. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  280. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  281. corporeal
    having material or physical form or substance
  282. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  283. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  284. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  285. equipoise
    equality of distribution
  286. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  287. nonchalance
    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
  288. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  289. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  290. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  291. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  292. politic
    marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  293. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  294. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  295. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  296. cursive
    handwriting in which letters are connected within words
  297. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  298. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  299. waffle
    a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
  300. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  301. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  302. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  303. propitiate
    make peace with
  304. bantering
    cleverly amusing in tone
  305. quizzical
    perplexed
  306. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  307. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  308. tautological
    characterized by unnecessary repetition
  309. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  310. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  311. repartee
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
  312. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  313. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  314. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  315. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  316. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  317. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  318. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  319. putative
    purported
  320. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  321. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  322. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  323. garish
    tastelessly showy
  324. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  325. glaring
    shining intensely
  326. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  327. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  328. rococo
    having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
  329. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  330. blowhard
    a very boastful and talkative person
  331. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  332. inflated
    enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
  333. magniloquent
    lofty in style
  334. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  335. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  336. rant
    talk at length in a noisy, excited, or angry manner
  337. rave
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  338. stilted
    artificially formal or stiff
  339. tumid
    abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
  340. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  341. verbiage
    overabundance of words
  342. affected
    influenced
  343. brandish
    move or swing back and forth
  344. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  345. consequential
    having important effects or results
  346. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  347. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  348. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  349. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  350. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  351. posture
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  352. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  353. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  354. vainglorious
    feeling self-importance
  355. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  356. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  357. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  358. squabble
    a quarrel about petty points
  359. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  360. inclement
    severe, of weather
  361. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  362. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
  363. recast
    mold again
  364. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  365. foil
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  366. scotch
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  367. bigotry
    intolerance and prejudice
  368. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  369. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  370. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  371. jaunt
    a journey taken for pleasure
  372. junket
    dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
  373. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  374. indisputable
    not open to question; obviously true
  375. irrefutable
    impossible to deny or disprove
  376. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  377. exasperate
    make furious
  378. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  379. laggard
    someone who takes more time than necessary
  380. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  381. languish
    become feeble
  382. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  383. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  384. cession
    the act of surrendering possession or control
  385. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  386. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  387. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  388. cede
    give over
  389. concede
    give over
  390. pliable
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  391. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
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