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  1. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  2. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  3. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  4. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  5. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  6. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  7. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  8. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  9. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  10. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  11. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  12. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  13. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  14. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  15. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  16. sycophancy
    fawning obsequiousness
  17. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  18. bellicosity
    a natural disposition to fight
  19. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  20. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  21. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  22. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  23. diminutive
    very small
  24. elephantine
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  25. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  26. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
  27. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  28. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  29. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  30. insidiously
    in a harmfully insidious manner
  31. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  32. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  33. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  34. concession
    the act of yielding
  35. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  36. musing
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  37. permafrost
    ground that is permanently frozen
  38. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  39. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  40. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  41. sagely
    in a wise manner
  42. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  43. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  44. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  45. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  46. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  47. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  48. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  49. decadence
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  50. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  51. zenith
    the highest point of something
  52. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  53. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  54. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  55. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  56. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  57. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  58. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  59. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  60. garner
    assemble or get together
  61. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  62. seethe
    foam as if boiling
  63. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  64. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  65. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  66. bolster
    support and strengthen
  67. serene
    not agitated
  68. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  69. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  70. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  71. sycophancy
    fawning obsequiousness
  72. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  73. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  74. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  75. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  76. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
  77. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  78. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  79. concession
    the act of yielding
Created on Sun Oct 13 02:04:03 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Dec 03 14:16:49 EST 2014)

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