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  1. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
    The proposed development contravenes just about every official planning guideline.
  2. braid
    make by interlacing
  3. kosher
    conforming to the dietary laws of Judaism
  4. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  5. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  6. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  7. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  8. libidinous
    driven by lust
  9. trance
    a psychological state induced by a magical incantation
  10. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  11. encipher
    convert ordinary language into code
  12. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  13. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  14. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  15. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  16. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
  17. risible
    arousing or provoking laughter
  18. zest
    a tart spicy quality
    Place lentils in a serving bowl, and add olive oil, lemon juice and zest.
  19. trivium
    (Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence
  20. dabble
    bob under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
  21. casuistry
    argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle
  22. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  23. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  24. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  25. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  26. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  27. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  28. consort
    keep company with
  29. vertiginous
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
  30. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  31. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  32. caliginous
    dark and misty and gloomy
  33. belie
    be in contradiction with
  34. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  35. acrophobia
    a morbid fear of great heights
  36. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  37. addle
    mix up or confuse
  38. benison
    a spoken blessing
  39. ameliorate
    make better
  40. betoken
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  41. chiropodist
    a specialist in care for the feet
  42. indenture
    formal agreement as to terms of a debt
  43. kleptomaniac
    someone with an irrational urge to steal
  44. scaffold
    a temporary arrangement erected around a building
  45. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  46. clangor
    a loud resonant repeating noise
  47. waggish
    witty or joking
  48. jabber
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  49. amulet
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  50. egress
    the act or means of going out
  51. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  52. militia
    civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  53. stickler
    someone who insists on something
  54. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  55. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  56. physiognomy
    the human face
  57. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  58. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  59. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  60. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  61. voluptuary
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  62. comatose
    in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness
  63. caliginous
    dark and misty and gloomy
  64. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  65. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  66. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  67. jabber
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  68. evanescence
    the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
  69. Seminole
    a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
  70. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  71. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  72. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  73. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  74. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  75. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  76. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  77. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  78. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  79. gamine
    a girl who has been abandoned and roams the streets
  80. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  81. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  82. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  83. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  84. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  85. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  86. pantile
    a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap
  87. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  88. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  89. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  90. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  91. savant
    a learned person
Created on Sat Nov 02 06:25:19 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Dec 14 02:19:37 EST 2013)

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