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  1. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  2. maleficent
    harmful or evil in intent or effect
  3. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  4. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  5. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  6. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  7. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  8. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  9. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  10. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  11. animus
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  12. manacle
    shackle that can be locked around the wrist
  13. unflagging
    unceasing
  14. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  15. multifarious
    having many aspects
  16. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  17. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  18. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  19. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  20. aspirate
    suck in (air)
  21. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  22. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  23. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  24. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  25. rapt
    feeling great delight and interest
  26. specious
    plausible but false
  27. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  28. aliment
    a source of food or nourishment
  29. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  30. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  31. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  32. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  33. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  34. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  35. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  36. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  37. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  38. senescent
    growing old
  39. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  40. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  41. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
  42. unremitting
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  43. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
  44. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
  45. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  46. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  47. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  48. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  49. trope
    language used in a nonliteral sense
  50. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
  51. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  52. quiescence
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  53. adduce
    advance evidence for
  54. rotund
    spherical in shape
  55. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  56. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  57. plenipotentiary
    a diplomat with full powers to take action or make decisions
  58. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  59. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  60. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  61. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  62. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  63. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  64. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  65. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  66. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
  67. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  68. restive
    in a very tense state
  69. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  70. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  71. mimetic
    exhibiting or characterized by imitation
  72. commodious
    large and roomy
  73. conscript
    enroll into service compulsorily
  74. asperity
    harshness of manner
  75. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  76. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  77. comport
    behave in a certain manner
  78. abrogate
    revoke formally
  79. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  80. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  81. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  82. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  83. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  84. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  85. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  86. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  87. edification
    uplifting enlightenment
  88. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  89. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  90. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  91. cavort
    play boisterously
  92. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  93. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  94. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  95. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  96. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  97. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  98. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  99. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  100. rarefy
    lessen the density or solidity of
  101. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  102. behest
    an authoritative command or request
  103. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  104. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  105. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  106. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  107. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  108. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  109. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
  110. august
    profoundly honored
  111. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  112. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  113. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  114. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  115. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  116. lexicon
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  117. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  118. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  119. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  120. assignation
    a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
  121. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  122. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  123. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  124. tertiary
    coming third in position
  125. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  126. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  127. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  128. epigram
    a witty saying
  129. interlocutor
    a person who takes part in a conversation
  130. annular
    shaped like a ring
  131. hauteur
    overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
  132. melange
    a varied mixture or assortment of things
  133. expropriate
    deprive of possessions
  134. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  135. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  136. transfix
    render motionless because of surprise, terror, or awe
  137. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  138. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  139. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  140. prefatory
    serving as an introduction or preface
  141. ensconce
    fix firmly
  142. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  143. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  144. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  145. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  146. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  147. recognizance
    a bond requiring someone before a court to perform some act
  148. ameliorate
    make better
  149. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  150. evince
    give expression to
  151. intestate
    having made no valid will or not disposed of by a legal will
  152. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  153. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  154. subsume
    contain or include
  155. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  156. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  157. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  158. detritus
    loose material that is worn away from rocks
  159. catatonic
    characterized by unresponsiveness or lack of movement
  160. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
  161. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  162. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  163. transience
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  164. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
  165. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  166. antipodal
    relating to or situated at opposite sides of the earth
  167. concordant
    being of the same opinion
  168. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  169. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  170. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  171. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  172. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  173. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  174. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  175. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  176. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  177. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  178. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  179. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  180. exacerbate
    make worse
  181. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  182. incommensurate
    not corresponding in size or degree or extent
  183. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  184. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  185. redound
    have an effect for good or ill
  186. unalloyed
    free from admixture
  187. enormity
    the quality of extreme wickedness
  188. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  189. rejoinder
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  190. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  191. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  192. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  193. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  194. collude
    act in unison and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  195. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  196. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  197. retrench
    tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  198. indemnify
    secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  199. macrocosm
    everything that exists anywhere
  200. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  201. obsolescent
    becoming disused or outdated
  202. inveterate
    habitual
  203. rapprochement
    the reestablishing of cordial relations
  204. reconnoiter
    explore, often with a goal of finding something or somebody
  205. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  206. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  207. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  208. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  209. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  210. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  211. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  212. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  213. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  214. yokel
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  215. laconic
    brief and to the point
  216. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  217. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  218. flaccid
    drooping without elasticity
  219. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  220. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  221. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  222. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  223. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  224. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  225. foment
    try to stir up
  226. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  227. bravura
    brilliant and showy technical skill
  228. sidle
    move sideways
  229. diadem
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
  230. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  231. foist
    force onto another
  232. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  233. soiree
    a party of people assembled in the evening
  234. aquiline
    curved down like an eagle's beak
  235. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  236. preen
    clean with one's bill
  237. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  238. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  239. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  240. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  241. dross
    worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
  242. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
  243. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  244. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  245. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  246. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  247. chary
    characterized by great caution
  248. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  249. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  250. escarpment
    a long steep slope at the edge of a plateau or ridge
  251. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  252. unguent
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
  253. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  254. guttural
    relating to or articulated in the throat
  255. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  256. bevy
    a flock of birds
  257. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  258. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  259. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  260. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  261. wangle
    accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
  262. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  263. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  264. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  265. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  266. Byzantine
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  267. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  268. callow
    young and inexperienced
  269. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  270. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
  271. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  272. fecundity
    the state of being fertile or capable of producing offspring
  273. temerity
    fearless daring
  274. svelte
    being of delicate or slender build
  275. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  276. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  277. niggling
    (informal) small and of little importance
  278. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  279. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  280. striation
    a groove or ridge
  281. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  282. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  283. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  284. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  285. bailiwick
    one's particular area of interest or branch of knowledge
  286. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
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