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Alivia N.
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  1. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  2. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  3. bigot
    a prejudiced person who is intolerant of differing opinions
  4. counterfeit
    not genuine; imitating something superior
  5. enfranchise
    grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
  6. hamper
    prevent the progress or free movement of
  7. kindle
    catch fire
  8. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  9. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  10. injurious
    harmful to living things
  11. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  12. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  13. abrasive
    causing irritation or erosion by friction
  14. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  15. covert
    secret or hidden
  16. engender
    call forth
  17. hanger
    anything from which something can be hung
  18. knotty
    tangled in snarls
  19. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  20. renown
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  21. tangent
    a line that touches a curve at only one point
  22. abasement
    depriving one of self-esteem
  23. billowing
    characterized by great swelling waves or surges
  24. cower
    crouch or curl up
  25. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  26. nullify
    declare invalid
  27. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  28. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
  29. abrogate
    revoke formally
  30. blasphemy
    profane language
  31. credible
    capable of being believed
  32. revoke
    cancel officially
  33. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  34. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  35. labyrinthine
    resembling a maze in form or complexity
  36. plaudit
    enthusiastic approval
  37. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  38. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  39. absolution
    the act of being formally forgiven
  40. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  41. ensconce
    fix firmly
  42. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  43. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  44. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  45. blighted
    affected by something that prevents growth or prosperity
  46. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  47. enshrine
    enclose in a place of worship
  48. haughtiness
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner
  49. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  50. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  51. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  52. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  53. ratify
    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  54. assent
    agree or express agreement
  55. tedium
    the feeling of being bored by something
  56. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  57. temperance
    the trait of avoiding excesses
  58. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  59. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  60. enunciation
    the articulation of speech with regards to intelligibility
  61. headstrong
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  62. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  63. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  64. pliable
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  65. rescind
    cancel officially
  66. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
  67. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  68. blunderbuss
    a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
  69. envenom
    add poison to
  70. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  71. ethical
    conforming to accepted standards of social behavior
  72. laconic
    brief and to the point
  73. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  74. plumage
    the covering of feathers on a bird
  75. resignation
    the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
  76. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  77. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  78. bolster
    support and strengthen
  79. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  80. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  81. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  82. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  83. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  84. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  85. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
  86. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  87. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  88. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  89. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  90. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  91. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  92. sensuous
    providing perceptible pleasure or gratification
  93. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  94. ridicule
    language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
  95. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  96. resonant
    characterized by a loud deep sound
  97. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  98. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  99. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  100. epistle
    a specially long, formal letter
  101. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  102. lance
    a long pointed rod used as a weapon
  103. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  104. keen
    intense or sharp
  105. respite
    a pause from doing something
  106. terse
    brief and to the point
  107. acrophobia
    a morbid fear of great heights
  108. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  109. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  110. epistolary
    written in the form of letters or correspondence
  111. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  112. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  113. resplendent
    having great beauty
  114. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  115. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
  116. debunking
    the exposure of falseness or pretensions
  117. epitomize
    embody the essential characteristics of
  118. hidebound
    stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
  119. conservative
    resistant to change
  120. languish
    become feeble
  121. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
  122. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  123. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  124. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  125. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  126. brawny
    possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
  127. rugged
    having long narrow shallow depressions in the surface
  128. decathlon
    an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
  129. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  130. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  131. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  132. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  133. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  134. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  135. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  136. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  137. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  138. propriety
    correct behavior
  139. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  140. liberality
    the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
  141. pontificate
    administer a pontifical office
  142. pontifical
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope
  143. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  144. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  145. denunciation
    a public act of condemnation
  146. denounce
    speak out against
  147. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  148. bristle
    a stiff hair
  149. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  150. liable
    subject to legal action
  151. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  152. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  153. portend
    indicate by signs
  154. titter
    laugh nervously
  155. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  156. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  157. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  158. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  159. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  160. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  161. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  162. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  163. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  164. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  165. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  166. defoliate
    deprived of leaves
  167. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  168. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  169. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  170. rigor
    excessive sternness
  171. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  172. obviate
    do away with
  173. poseur
    a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
  174. riddled
    spread throughout
  175. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  176. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  177. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  178. embankment
    a long artificial mound of stone or earth
  179. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  180. etymology
    a history of a word
  181. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  182. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  183. detest
    dislike intensely
  184. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  185. rife
    excessively abundant
  186. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  187. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  188. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  189. degradation
    a change to a lower state
  190. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  191. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  192. ailment
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
  193. legion
    a large military unit
  194. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  195. meddling
    the act of improperly interfering in some situation
  196. totter
    move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
Created on Wed Oct 16 00:18:09 EDT 2013

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