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Olga C. (United States of America)
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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  3. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  4. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  5. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  6. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  7. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  8. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  9. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  10. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  11. appease
    make peace with
  12. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  13. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  14. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  15. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  16. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  17. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  18. belie
    be in contradiction with
  19. bolster
    support and strengthen
  20. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  21. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  22. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  23. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  24. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  25. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  26. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  27. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  28. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  29. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  30. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  31. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  32. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  33. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  34. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  35. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  36. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  37. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  38. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  39. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  40. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  41. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  42. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  43. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  44. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  45. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  46. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  47. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  48. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  49. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  50. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  51. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  52. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  53. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  54. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  55. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  56. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  57. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  58. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  59. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  60. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  61. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  62. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  63. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  64. distill
    undergo condensation
  65. diverge
    move or draw apart
  66. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  67. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  68. dupe
    fool or hoax
  69. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  70. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  71. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  72. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  73. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  74. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  75. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  76. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  77. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  78. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  79. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  80. engender
    call forth
  81. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  82. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  83. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  84. exacerbate
    make worse
  85. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  86. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  87. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  88. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  89. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  90. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  91. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  92. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  93. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  94. foment
    try to stir up
  95. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  96. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  97. futile
    producing no result or effect
  98. gainsay
    take exception to
  99. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  100. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  101. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  102. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  103. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  104. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  105. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  106. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  107. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  108. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  109. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  110. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  111. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  112. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  113. implode
    burst inward
  114. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  115. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  116. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  117. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  118. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  119. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  120. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  121. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  122. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  123. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  124. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  125. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  126. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  127. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  128. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  129. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  130. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  131. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  132. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  133. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  134. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  135. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  136. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  137. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  138. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  139. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  140. mendacious
    given to lying
  141. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  142. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  143. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  144. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  145. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  146. obviate
    do away with
  147. occlude
    block passage through
  148. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  149. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  150. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  151. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  152. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  153. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  154. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  155. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  156. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  157. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  158. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  159. perfidious
    tending to betray
  160. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  161. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  162. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  163. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  164. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  165. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  166. plethora
    extreme excess
  167. plummet
    drop sharply
  168. porous
    full of holes
  169. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  170. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  171. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  172. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  173. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  174. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  175. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  176. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  177. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  178. propensity
    a natural inclination
  179. propitiate
    make peace with
  180. propriety
    correct behavior
  181. proscribe
    command against
  182. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  183. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  184. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  185. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
  186. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  187. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  188. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  189. recondite
    difficult to understand
  190. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  191. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  192. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  193. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  194. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  195. rescind
    cancel officially
  196. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  197. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  198. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  199. salubrious
    promoting health
  200. sanction
    official permission or approval
  201. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  202. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  203. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  204. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  205. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  206. soporific
    inducing sleep
  207. specious
    plausible but false
  208. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  209. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  210. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  211. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  212. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  213. striate
    marked with stripes
  214. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  215. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  216. subside
    wear off or die down
  217. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  218. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  219. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  220. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  221. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  222. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  223. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  224. tractable
    easily managed
  225. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  226. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  227. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  228. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  229. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  230. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  231. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  232. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  233. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  234. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  235. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  236. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  237. default
    an option that is selected automatically
Created on Mon Oct 07 16:25:59 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 09 14:47:50 EDT 2013)

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