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  1. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  2. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  3. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  4. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  5. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  6. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  7. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  8. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  9. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  10. absolute
    perfect or complete or pure
  11. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  12. abstinent
    self-restraining
  13. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  14. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  15. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  16. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  17. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  18. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  19. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  20. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  21. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  22. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  23. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  24. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  25. address
    speak to
  26. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  27. admonish
    warn strongly; put on guard
  28. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  29. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  30. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  31. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  32. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  33. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  34. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  35. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  36. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  37. agenda
    a list of matters to be taken up, as at a meeting
  38. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  39. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  40. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  41. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  42. allege
    report or maintain
  43. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  44. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  45. alloy
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
  46. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  47. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  48. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  49. ambience
    the atmosphere of an environment
  50. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  51. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  52. ameliorate
    make better
  53. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  54. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  55. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  56. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  57. amoralism
    the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
  58. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  59. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  60. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  61. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  62. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  63. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  64. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  65. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  66. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  67. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  68. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  69. antithesis
    exact opposite
  70. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  71. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  72. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  73. apocalypse
    a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the powers of evil
  74. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  75. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  76. appease
    make peace with
  77. appreciate
    increase the value of
  78. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  79. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  80. appropriate
    take possession of by force
  81. aptitude
    inherent ability
  82. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  83. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  84. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  85. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  86. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  87. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  88. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  89. aristocratic
    belonging to or characteristic of the nobility
  90. artful
    marked by skill or cunning in achieving a desired end
  91. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  92. ascendancy
    the state when one person or group has power over another
  93. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  94. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  95. assimilate
    take up mentally
  96. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  97. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  98. atheist
    someone who denies the existence of god
  99. attrition
    a wearing down to weaken or destroy
  100. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
  101. augment
    enlarge or increase
  102. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  103. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  104. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  105. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  106. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  107. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  108. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  109. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  110. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  111. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  112. bane
    something causing misery or death
  113. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  114. beget
    have children
  115. belabor
    work at or to absurd length
  116. beleaguer
    surround so as to force to give up
  117. belie
    be in contradiction with
  118. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  119. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  120. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  121. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  122. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  123. benign
    not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
  124. bequest
    a gift of personal property by will
  125. bereaved
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  126. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  127. blasphemy
    the act of depriving something of its sacred character
  128. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  129. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  130. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  131. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  132. bovine
    any of various wild or domestic cattle
  133. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  134. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  135. bucolic
    idyllically rustic
  136. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  137. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  138. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  139. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  140. cadence
    a recurrent rhythmical series
  141. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  142. callow
    young and inexperienced
  143. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  144. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  145. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  146. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  147. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  148. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  149. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  150. categorical
    not modified or restricted by reservations
  151. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  152. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  153. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  154. celibacy
    abstaining from sexual relations
  155. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  156. cerebral
    of or relating to the brain
  157. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  158. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  159. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  160. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  161. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  162. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  163. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  164. choleric
    characterized by anger
  165. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  166. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  167. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  168. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  169. circumscribe
    draw a line around
  170. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  171. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  172. civil
    not rude
  173. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  174. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  175. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  176. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  177. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  178. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  179. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  180. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  181. coherent
    sticking together
  182. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  183. collusion
    secret agreement
  184. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  185. compendium
    a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
  186. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  187. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  188. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  189. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  190. comprise
    be made of
  191. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  192. concise
    expressing much in few words
  193. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  194. concurrent
    occurring or operating at the same time
  195. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  196. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  197. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  198. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  199. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  200. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  201. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  202. congregate
    come together, usually for a purpose
  203. conjecture
    the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
  204. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  205. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  206. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  207. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  208. consonant
    involving or characterized by harmony
  209. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  210. consummate
    make perfect; bring to perfection
  211. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  212. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  213. contingent
    possible but not certain to occur
  214. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  215. contrived
    artificially formal
  216. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  217. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  218. copious
    large in number or quantity
  219. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  220. corroborate
    give evidence for
  221. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  222. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  223. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  224. covenant
    a signed written agreement between two or more parties
  225. covert
    secret or hidden
  226. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  227. credulous
    disposed to believe on little evidence
  228. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  229. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  230. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  231. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  232. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  233. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  234. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  235. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
  236. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  237. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  238. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  239. debauchery
    a wild gathering
  240. debilitate
    make weak
  241. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  242. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  243. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  244. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  245. defame
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  246. deference
    a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
  247. definitive
    clearly formulated
  248. degenerate
    grow worse
  249. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  250. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  251. delude
    be dishonest with
  252. deluge
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  253. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  254. denizen
    a person who inhabits a particular place
  255. depravity
    a corrupt or degenerate act or practice
  256. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  257. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  258. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  259. desiccate
    lose water or moisture
  260. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  261. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  262. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  263. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  264. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  265. dialectical
    relating to reasoning by the exchange of logical arguments
  266. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  267. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  268. diffident
    lacking self-confidence
  269. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  270. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  271. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  272. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  273. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  274. discriminate
    marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  275. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  276. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  277. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  278. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  279. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  280. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  281. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  282. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  283. distinguish
    mark as different
  284. docile
    easily handled or managed
  285. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  286. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  287. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  288. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  289. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  290. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  291. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  292. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  293. eclectic
    someone who selects what seems best of various styles
  294. edify
    make understand
  295. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  296. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  297. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  298. egocentric
    limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
  299. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  300. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  301. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  302. elliptical
    rounded like an egg
  303. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  304. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  305. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  306. encroach
    advance beyond the usual limit
  307. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  308. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  309. enfranchise
    grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
  310. engender
    call forth
  311. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  312. enormity
    the quality of extreme wickedness
  313. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  314. epigram
    a witty saying
  315. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  316. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  317. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  318. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  319. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  320. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  321. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  322. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  323. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  324. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  325. exacerbate
    make worse
  326. exacting
    requiring precise accuracy
  327. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  328. exasperate
    make furious
  329. exemplify
    be characteristic of
  330. exhaustive
    performed comprehensively and completely
  331. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  332. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  333. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  334. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  335. expatriate
    a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  336. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  337. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  338. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  339. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  340. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  341. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  342. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  343. extrovert
    a person directed toward others as opposed to the self
  344. exult
    express great joy
  345. fabrication
    the act of making a product from raw materials
  346. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  347. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  348. faction
    a dissenting clique
  349. farcical
    broadly or extravagantly humorous
  350. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  351. fatalist
    someone who feels powerless to change his or her destiny
  352. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  353. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  354. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  355. felicity
    state of well-being characterized by contentment
  356. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  357. fetter
    restrain with shackles
  358. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  359. figurative
    not literal
  360. finesse
    subtly skillful handling of a situation
  361. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  362. flaunt
    display proudly
  363. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  364. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  365. foment
    try to stir up
  366. forbear
    refrain from doing
  367. forego
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  368. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  369. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  370. founder
    fail utterly; collapse
  371. fraternal
    like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
  372. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  373. frugal
    avoiding waste
  374. furtive
    secret and sly
  375. futile
    unproductive of success
  376. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  377. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  378. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  379. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  380. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  381. glut
    supply with an excess of
  382. grandiloquent
    puffed up with vanity
  383. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  384. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  385. gravity
    a manner that is serious and solemn
  386. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  387. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  388. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  389. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  390. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  391. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  392. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  393. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  394. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  395. heyday
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  396. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  397. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  398. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  399. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  400. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  401. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  402. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  403. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  404. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  405. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
  406. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  407. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  408. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  409. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  410. immigrate
    come into a new country and change residency
  411. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  412. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  413. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  414. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  415. imperial
    belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  416. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  417. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  418. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  419. impotency
    the quality of lacking strength or power
  420. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  421. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  422. inaugurate
    commence officially
  423. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  424. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
  425. incense
    make furious
  426. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  427. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  428. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  429. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  430. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  431. increment
    the amount by which something increases
  432. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  433. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  434. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  435. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  436. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  437. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  438. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  439. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  440. inert
    slow and apathetic
  441. inexorable
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  442. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  443. infatuated
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  444. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  445. infinitesimal
    immeasurably small
  446. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  447. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  448. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  449. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  450. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  451. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  452. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  453. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  454. insipid
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  455. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  456. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  457. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  458. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  459. integral
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  460. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  461. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  462. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  463. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  464. introspective
    given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
  465. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  466. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  467. inveterate
    habitual
  468. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  469. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
  470. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted
  471. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  472. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  473. juxtapose
    place side by side
  474. kinetic
    relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
  475. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  476. laconic
    brief and to the point
  477. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  478. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  479. languish
    become feeble
  480. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  481. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  482. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  483. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  484. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  485. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  486. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  487. litigate
    engage in legal proceedings
  488. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  489. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  490. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  491. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  492. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  493. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  494. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  495. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  496. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  497. malignant
    dangerous to health
  498. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  499. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  500. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
Created on Sun Oct 27 14:02:31 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Nov 10 12:57:21 EST 2013)

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