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  1. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  2. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  3. purgative
    strongly laxative
  4. usurious
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  5. lineament
    the characteristic parts of a person's face
  6. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  7. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  8. putative
    purported
  9. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  10. trammel
    place limits on extent or access
  11. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  12. moiety
    one of two approximately equal parts
  13. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  14. triptych
    art consisting of a painting or carving on three panels
  15. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  16. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  17. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  18. transmogrify
    change completely the nature or appearance of
  19. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  20. arch
    a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening
  21. temporize
    draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
  22. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  23. disinter
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
  24. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  25. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  26. tautology
    useless repetition
  27. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  28. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  29. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  30. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  31. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  32. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  33. mendacious
    given to lying
  34. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  35. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  36. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  37. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  38. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  39. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  40. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  41. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  42. ablation
    the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
  43. vitiate
    make imperfect
  44. fungible
    freely exchangeable for something of like nature
  45. confute
    prove to be false
  46. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  47. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  48. salubrious
    promoting health
  49. egress
    the act or means of going out
  50. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  51. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  52. bonhomie
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  53. choleric
    characterized by anger
  54. moribund
    being on the point of death
  55. febrile
    of or relating to or characterized by fever
  56. purvey
    supply with provisions
  57. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  58. teetotaler
    someone who abstains from drinking alcoholic beverages
  59. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  60. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  61. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  62. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  63. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  64. plangent
    loud and resounding, often in a mournful way
  65. simulacrum
    a representation of a person
  66. putrefy
    decay with an offensive smell
  67. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  68. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  69. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  70. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  71. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  72. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  73. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  74. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  75. insouciance
    a casual or lighthearted feeling of unconcern
  76. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  77. viscid
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  78. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  79. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  80. bathos
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
  81. obverse
    the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides
  82. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  83. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  84. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  85. propitiate
    make peace with
  86. soporific
    inducing sleep
  87. internecine
    within a group or organization
  88. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  89. numinous
    of or relating to or characteristic of a spirit
  90. codicil
    a supplement to a will
  91. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  92. importunate
    making persistent or urgent requests
  93. preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  94. querulous
    habitually complaining
  95. homologous
    similar in position, structure, function, or characteristics
  96. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  97. provenance
    where something originated or started
  98. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  99. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  100. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  101. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  102. unsullied
    free from blemishes
  103. interregnum
    the time between two reigns or governments
  104. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  105. adjure
    command solemnly
  106. condign
    fitting or appropriate and deserved
  107. imprimatur
    formal and explicit approval
  108. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  109. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  110. dilatory
    wasting time
  111. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  112. devolve
    pass on or delegate to another
  113. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  114. expiate
    make amends for
  115. immanent
    inherent; existing or remaining within
  116. proscribe
    command against
  117. consanguinity
    relation by blood
  118. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  119. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  120. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  121. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  122. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  123. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  124. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  125. convoke
    call together
  126. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  127. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  128. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  129. perspicacity
    the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
  130. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  131. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  132. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  133. perfidious
    tending to betray
  134. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  135. suborn
    incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
  136. irreproachable
    free of guilt; not subject to blame
  137. protuberance
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  138. recondite
    difficult to understand
  139. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  140. exegesis
    an explanation or critical interpretation
  141. peroration
    the concluding section of a rhetorical address
  142. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  143. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  144. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  145. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  146. dialectic
    a contradiction of ideas that determines their interaction
  147. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  148. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  149. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  150. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  151. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  152. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  153. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  154. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  155. polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
  156. megalomania
    a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
  157. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  158. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  159. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  160. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  161. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  162. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  163. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  164. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  165. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  166. comestible
    suitable for use as food
  167. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  168. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  169. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  170. troglodyte
    one who lives in solitude
  171. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  172. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  173. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  174. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  175. badinage
    frivolous banter
  176. serried
    pressed together
  177. protean
    taking on different forms
  178. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  179. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  180. woebegone
    affected by or full of grief
  181. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  182. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  183. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  184. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  185. bagatelle
    something of little value or significance
  186. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  187. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  188. pyrrhic
    relating to a victory that is offset by staggering losses
  189. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  190. littoral
    of or relating to a coastal or shore region
  191. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  192. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  193. kitsch
    excessively gaudy or sentimental art
  194. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  195. patois
    a regional dialect of a language
  196. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  197. chimerical
    like a grotesque product of the imagination
  198. atavism
    a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
  199. ossify
    become bony
  200. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  201. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  202. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  203. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  204. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  205. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  206. argot
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  207. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  208. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  209. toothsome
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  210. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  211. desideratum
    something sought after as a necessity
  212. lacuna
    a blank gap or missing part
  213. heuristic
    a commonsense rule to help solve some problem
  214. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  215. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  216. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  217. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  218. cherubic
    having a sweet nature befitting an angel
  219. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  220. gainsay
    take exception to
  221. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  222. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  223. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  224. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  225. lissome
    moving and bending with ease
  226. gestalt
    a whole that cannot be described as a sum of its parts
  227. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  228. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  229. Machiavellian
    of or relating to amoral or conniving political principles
  230. paean
    a hymn of praise
  231. grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
  232. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  233. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  234. farrago
    a motley assortment of things
  235. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  236. bumptious
    offensively self-assertive
  237. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  238. limpid
    clear and bright
  239. Zeitgeist
    the spirit of the time
  240. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  241. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  242. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
Created on Mon Sep 16 05:41:23 EDT 2013

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