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  1. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  2. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  3. recondite
    difficult to understand
  4. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  5. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  6. enormity
    the quality of extreme wickedness
  7. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  8. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
    double meaning
  9. unconscious
    lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception
  10. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  11. pending
    awaiting conclusion or confirmation
  12. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  13. comprehensible
    capable of being understood
  14. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  15. portentous
    puffed up with vanity
    double meaning
  16. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  17. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  18. seamy
    morally degraded
  19. conciliate
    gain the good will of or cause to be more favorably inclined
  20. concede
    give over
  21. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  22. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  23. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  24. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  25. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  26. imprecate
    wish harm upon; invoke evil
  27. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  28. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  29. troglodyte
    one who lives in solitude
  30. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  31. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  32. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  33. eponymous
    relating to a name derived from a person
  34. mesmerize
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  35. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  36. Draconian
    imposing a harsh code of laws
  37. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  38. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  39. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  40. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  41. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  42. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  43. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  44. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  45. vilify
    spread negative information about
  46. vivify
    give new life or energy to
  47. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  48. devour
    eat immoderately
  49. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  50. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  51. posit
    take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  52. hold
    support in a certain manner
    Double meaning
  53. maintain
    stick to correctly or closely
    Double meaning
  54. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  55. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  56. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  57. whit
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  58. wit
    mental ability
  59. eke out
    live from day to day, as with some hardship
  60. irk
    irritate or vex
  61. pith
    spongelike central cylinder of the stems of flowering plants
  62. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  63. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
    Double meaning
  64. patent
    make open to sight or notice
    Double meaning
  65. dispose
    make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude
    Double meaning
  66. afford
    provide access to
    Double meaning
  67. inclement
    severe, of weather
    Double meaning
  68. turbulence
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder
    Double meaning
  69. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  70. halcyon
    idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquility
    halcyon past days - calm good old days
  71. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  72. iota
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  73. exiguity
    the quality of being meager
  74. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  75. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  76. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  77. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  78. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  79. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  80. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  81. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  82. persnickety
    characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
  83. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  84. tergiversate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
    double meaning
    second def: apostate
  85. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  86. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  87. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  88. transmogrify
    change completely the nature or appearance of
  89. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  90. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  91. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  92. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  93. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  94. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  95. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  96. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  97. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  98. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  99. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  100. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  101. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  102. expansive
    able or tending to extend in one or more directions
  103. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  104. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  105. upstart
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  106. dovetail
    a mortise joint formed by interlocking parts
  107. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  108. slapdash
    marked by great carelessness
  109. botch
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  110. swoon
    pass out from weakness or physical or emotional distress
  111. intonation
    the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  112. crusade
    a series of actions tending toward a particular end
  113. sluggish
    moving slowly
  114. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  115. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  116. remit
    make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
  117. palatial
    relating to or being a large and stately residence
  118. soiree
    a party of people assembled in the evening
  119. garret
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house
  120. hullabaloo
    disturbance usually in protest
  121. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  122. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  123. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  124. copious
    large in number or quantity
  125. deluge
    an overwhelming number or amount
  126. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  127. glut
    supply with an excess of
  128. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  129. ex post facto
    affecting things past
  130. a la mode
    in the current fashion or style
  131. agog
    highly excited
  132. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  133. agape
    with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  134. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  135. bigotry
    intolerance and prejudice
  136. bigotry
    intolerance and prejudice
  137. rousing
    capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement
  138. supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  139. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  140. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  141. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  142. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  143. spurious
    plausible but false
  144. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  145. plodding
    (of movement) slow and laborious
  146. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  147. dissolution
    degenerate indulgence in sensual pleasure
    double meaning
  148. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
    double meaning
  149. unscrupulous
    without principles
  150. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  151. troglodyte
    one who lives in solitude
  152. pulchritudinous
    having great physical beauty
  153. bolster
    support and strengthen
  154. row
    an angry dispute
  155. humdrum
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  156. pedestal
    an architectural support or base
  157. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  158. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  159. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  160. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  161. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  162. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  163. dilatory
    wasting time
  164. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  165. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  166. quail
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  167. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  168. quip
    make jokes or witty remarks
  169. querulous
    habitually complaining
  170. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  171. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
  172. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  173. nascent
    being born or beginning
  174. nettle
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  175. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  176. hew
    make or shape as with an axe
    learn connotation meaning

    Conform or adhere to
    some artists took photographs that hewed to more traditional ideas of art
  177. vie
    compete for something
  178. pat
    having only superficial plausibility
  179. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  180. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  181. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  182. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  183. extort
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
  184. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  185. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  186. fledgling
    young and inexperienced
  187. callow
    young and inexperienced
  188. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  189. jejune
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  190. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  191. sagacity
    forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
  192. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  193. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  194. apothegm
    a short pithy instructive saying
  195. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  196. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
  197. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  198. apostate
    a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause
  199. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  200. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  201. de rigueur
    required by etiquette, custom, or fashion
  202. persona non grata
    an individual who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
  203. sui generis
    constituting a class of its own; unique
  204. de facto
    existing, whether with lawful authority or not
  205. recrudesce
    happen
  206. reproach
    express criticism towards
  207. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  208. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  209. rash
    a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
    Double definition
  210. bridle
    anger or take offense
    Double definition
  211. graft
    the practice of offering something for an illegal advantage
    Double definition
  212. flag
    droop, sink, or settle
  213. curry favor
    seek favor by fawning or flattery
  214. temperate
    not extreme
  215. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  216. raillery
    light teasing
  217. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  218. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  219. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  220. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  221. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  222. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  223. niche
    a small concavity
  224. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  225. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  226. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  227. demonstrative
    given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
  228. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  229. pluck
    the trait of showing courage and determination
  230. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  231. moxie
    courage, confidence, and determination
  232. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  233. abrogate
    revoke formally
  234. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  235. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  236. facet
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
  237. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  238. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  239. immure
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  240. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  241. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  242. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  243. maunder
    speak in a rambling or incoherent way
  244. pontificate
    talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
  245. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  246. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  247. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  248. narcissist
    someone who is excessively self-centered
  249. Sisyphean
    both extremely effortful and futile
  250. tantalize
    harass with persistent teasing or baiting
  251. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  252. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  253. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  254. gadfly
    any of various large flies that annoy livestock
  255. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  256. whistle blower
    a person within an organization who exposes wrongdoing
  257. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  258. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
    double meaning
  259. gall
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
    double meaning
    other def: to irritate/ annoy
  260. temerity
    fearless daring
  261. chutzpah
    unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
  262. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  263. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  264. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  265. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  266. copious
    large in number or quantity
  267. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  268. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  269. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  270. ameliorate
    make better
  271. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  272. asperity
    harshness of manner
  273. perfidy
    betrayal of a trust
  274. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  275. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  276. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  277. contrarian
    an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
  278. hallmark
    a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin
  279. lodestar
    guiding star
  280. piecemeal
    one thing at a time
  281. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  282. aggravate
    make worse
  283. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  284. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  285. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  286. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  287. quibble
    argue over petty things
  288. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  289. splenetic
    bad-tempered, irritable, or spiteful
  290. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  291. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  292. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  293. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  294. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  295. vitiate
    make imperfect
  296. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  297. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  298. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  299. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  300. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  301. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  302. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  303. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  304. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  305. grouse
    complain
  306. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  307. comb
    search thoroughly
  308. balloon
    become inflated
  309. mushroom
    grow and spread fast
  310. signal
    notably out of the ordinary
  311. caustic
    harsh or corrosive in tone
  312. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  313. cathartic
    emotionally purging
  314. scintillating
    brilliantly clever
  315. unflappable
    not easily perturbed, excited, or upset
  316. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  317. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  318. unabashed
    not embarrassed
  319. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  320. fungible
    freely exchangeable for something of like nature
  321. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  322. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  323. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  324. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  325. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  326. regress
    go back to a previous state
  327. garish
    tastelessly showy
  328. garnish
    decorate, as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  329. garner
    assemble or get together
Created on Thu Oct 24 16:10:59 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Nov 23 09:02:21 EST 2013)

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