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  1. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    rijīgs
  2. indiscriminate
    failing to make or recognize distinctions
    nekritisks
  3. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
    ievērojams
  4. steep
    having a sharp inclination
    actually, steeped - soaked, drenched, saturated
    iemērkts
  5. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
    piepildīts
  6. abound
    exist in large quantities
  7. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  8. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  9. automaton
    a mechanism that can move independently of external control
  10. matron
    a married woman who is staid and dignified
  11. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  12. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
  13. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  14. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  15. tinge
    color lightly
  16. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  17. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  18. drudgery
    hard, monotonous, routine work
  19. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  20. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  21. laconic
    brief and to the point
  22. throng
    a large gathering of people
  23. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  24. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  25. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  26. furtive
    secret and sly
  27. felon
    someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
  28. plethora
    extreme excess
  29. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  30. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  31. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  32. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  33. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  34. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  35. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  36. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  37. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  38. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  39. enhance
    increase
  40. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  41. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  42. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  43. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  44. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  45. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  46. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  47. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  48. dupe
    fool or hoax
  49. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  50. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  51. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  52. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  53. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  54. cessation
    a stopping
  55. bristle
    a stiff hair
  56. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  57. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  58. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  59. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  60. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  61. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  62. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  63. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  64. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
  65. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  66. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  67. promulgate
    state or announce
  68. brash
    offensively bold
  69. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  70. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  71. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  72. laceration
    the act of tearing irregularly
  73. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  74. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  75. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  76. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  77. aspirant
    an ambitious young person
  78. dregs
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  79. frenzy
    state of violent mental agitation
  80. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  81. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  82. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  83. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  84. concur
    happen simultaneously
  85. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  86. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  87. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  88. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  89. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
  90. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  91. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  92. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  93. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  94. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  95. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  96. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  97. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  98. tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  99. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  100. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
Created on Mon Nov 04 13:23:10 EST 2013

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