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  1. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  2. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  3. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  4. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  5. visage
    the human face
  6. interdict
    command against
  7. segue
    proceed without interruption, in music or talk
  8. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  9. lien
    the right to take and hold the property of a debtor
  10. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  11. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  12. unbridled
    not restrained or controlled
  13. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  14. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  15. sequester
    keep away from others
  16. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  17. minutia
    a small or minor detail
  18. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  19. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  20. gestation
    the period during which an embryo develops
  21. bifurcate
    split or divide into two
  22. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  23. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  24. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  25. corporeal
    having material or physical form or substance
  26. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  27. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  28. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  29. matriarch
    a female head of a family or tribe
  30. volition
    the act of making a choice
  31. convalescent
    returning to health after illness or debility
  32. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  33. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  34. rapturous
    feeling great delight
  35. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  36. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  37. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  38. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  39. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  40. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
  41. politic
    marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  42. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  43. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  44. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  45. commune
    share or interact intimately with
  46. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  47. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  48. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  49. fugue
    a musical form consisting of a repeated theme
  50. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  51. corpulent
    excessively large
  52. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  53. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  54. concatenate
    add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
  55. milieu
    the environmental condition
  56. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  57. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  58. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  59. vaunt
    show off
  60. vignette
    a brief literary description
  61. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  62. notional
    being of the nature of a notion or general idea
  63. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  64. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  65. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  66. functionary
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  67. copious
    large in number or quantity
  68. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  69. tutelage
    attention and management implying responsibility for safety
  70. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  71. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  72. savant
    a learned person
  73. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  74. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
  75. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  76. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  77. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  78. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  79. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  80. entourage
    the group following and attending to some important person
  81. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  82. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  83. stasis
    inactivity resulting from a balance between opposing forces
  84. nihilism
    complete denial of established authority and institutions
  85. totalitarianism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  86. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  87. rubric
    category name
  88. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
  89. ecumenical
    concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
  90. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  91. nascent
    being born or beginning
  92. conciliation
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
  93. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  94. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  95. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  96. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  97. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  98. impute
    attribute or credit to
  99. explicate
    elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  100. narcissism
    an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
  101. deportment
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  102. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  103. fete
    an elaborate party, often outdoors
  104. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  105. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  106. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  107. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  108. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  109. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  110. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  111. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  112. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  113. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  114. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  115. cauterize
    burn, sear, or freeze using a hot iron or electric current
  116. deify
    exalt to the position of a God
  117. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  118. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  119. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  120. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  121. Draconian
    imposing a harsh code of laws
  122. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  123. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  124. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  125. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  126. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  127. bedevil
    be confusing or perplexing to
  128. semantic
    of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
  129. canonize
    declare (a dead person) to be a saint
  130. titular
    existing in name only
  131. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  132. belie
    be in contradiction with
  133. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  134. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  135. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  136. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  137. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  138. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  139. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  140. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  141. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  142. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  143. plaudit
    enthusiastic approval
  144. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  145. opine
    express one's view openly and without fear or hesitation
  146. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  147. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  148. bedeck
    decorate
  149. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  150. inebriated
    stupefied or excited by a chemical substance
  151. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  152. disquiet
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  153. unassuming
    not arrogant
  154. gloss
    the property of being smooth and shiny
  155. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  156. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  157. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  158. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  159. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  160. arraign
    accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
  161. condole
    express one's sympathy on the occasion of someone's death
  162. unlettered
    having little acquaintance with writing
  163. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  164. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  165. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  166. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  167. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  168. protracted
    relatively long in duration
  169. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  170. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  171. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  172. misconstrue
    interpret in the wrong way
  173. introspective
    given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
  174. reductive
    characterizing something in an overly simplistic way
  175. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  176. supplicant
    someone who prays to God
  177. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  178. antithesis
    exact opposite
  179. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  180. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  181. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  182. symbiotic
    of organisms living together, especially to mutual advantage
  183. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  184. unrequited
    not returned in kind
  185. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  186. commutation
    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
  187. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  188. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  189. moratorium
    suspension of an ongoing activity
  190. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  191. connote
    express or state indirectly
  192. juxtaposition
    the act of positioning close together
  193. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  194. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  195. resounding
    characterized by loud, deep sound
  196. transcendent
    exceeding or surpassing usual limits
  197. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  198. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  199. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  200. entropy
    a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
  201. obviate
    do away with
  202. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  203. diabolical
    showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
  204. evocation
    stimulation that calls up a particular class of behaviors
  205. conflate
    mix together different elements
  206. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  207. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  208. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
  209. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  210. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  211. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  212. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  213. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  214. conclave
    a confidential or secret meeting
  215. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  216. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  217. recompense
    make payment to
  218. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  219. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  220. colloquy
    formal conversation
  221. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  222. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  223. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  224. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  225. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  226. inequitable
    not just or fair
  227. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  228. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  229. diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower
  230. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  231. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  232. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  233. providential
    peculiarly fortunate or appropriate
  234. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  235. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  236. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  237. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  238. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  239. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  240. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  241. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  242. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  243. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  244. impinge
    infringe upon
  245. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  246. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  247. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  248. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  249. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  250. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  251. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  252. decrepitude
    a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
  253. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  254. irreconcilable
    impossible to bring into accord
  255. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  256. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  257. ingress
    the act of entering
  258. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  259. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  260. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  261. diaspora
    the dispersion of something that was originally localized
  262. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  263. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  264. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  265. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  266. belabor
    beat soundly
  267. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  268. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  269. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  270. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  271. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  272. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  273. allegorical
    characteristic of or containing a symbolic meaning or moral
  274. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  275. indiscreet
    lacking discretion; injudicious
  276. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  277. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  278. insinuation
    an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
  279. revile
    spread negative information about
  280. accoutrement
    accessory or supplementary item of clothing
  281. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  282. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  283. delusive
    inappropriate to reality or facts
  284. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  285. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  286. occlude
    block passage through
  287. inimitable
    matchless
  288. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  289. resplendent
    having great beauty
  290. corroborate
    give evidence for
  291. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  292. recoup
    regain or make up for
  293. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  294. prophylactic
    preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  295. effervescent
    giving off bubbles
  296. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  297. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  298. abase
    cause to feel shame
  299. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  300. agglomerate
    form into one cluster
  301. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  302. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  303. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  304. restitution
    the act of restoring something to its original state
  305. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  306. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  307. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  308. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  309. litany
    a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
  310. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  311. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  312. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
  313. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  314. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  315. dapper
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  316. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  317. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  318. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  319. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  320. ecclesiastical
    of or associated with a church
  321. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  322. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  323. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  324. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  325. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  326. triage
    sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need
  327. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  328. vassal
    a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
  329. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  330. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  331. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  332. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  333. bandy
    discuss lightly
  334. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  335. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  336. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  337. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  338. cachet
    an indication of approved or superior status
  339. pontificate
    administer a pontifical office
  340. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  341. chaff
    material consisting of seed coverings and pieces of stem
  342. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  343. rife
    excessively abundant
  344. bohemian
    a nonconformist who lives an unconventional life
  345. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  346. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  347. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  348. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  349. mesmerize
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  350. lackey
    a servile or submissive follower
  351. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  352. supine
    lying face upward
  353. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  354. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  355. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  356. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  357. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  358. regimented
    strictly controlled
  359. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  360. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  361. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  362. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  363. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  364. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  365. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  366. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  367. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  368. epochal
    highly significant, especially bringing about a new era
  369. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  370. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  371. brackish
    slightly salty
  372. cadre
    a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
  373. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  374. jaundiced
    affected by yellowing of the skin
  375. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  376. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  377. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  378. addle
    mix up or confuse
  379. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  380. behemoth
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  381. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  382. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  383. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
  384. reverie
    an abstracted state of absorption
  385. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  386. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  387. cronyism
    favoritism shown to friends and associates
  388. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  389. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  390. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  391. tamp
    press down tightly
  392. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  393. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  394. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  395. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  396. limber
    easily bent
  397. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  398. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  399. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
  400. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  401. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  402. omnibus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  403. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  404. gambit
    a chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces
  405. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  406. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  407. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  408. whet
    sharpen by rubbing
  409. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  410. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  411. labyrinthine
    resembling a maze in form or complexity
  412. debility
    the state of being weak in health or body
  413. epicurean
    devoted to pleasure
  414. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
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