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  1. plaudits
    enthusiastic approval
  2. plenipotentiary
    a diplomat with full powers to take action or make decisions
  3. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  4. polygamist
    someone married to two or more people at the same time
  5. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  6. postprandial
    following a meal, especially dinner
  7. potion
    a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
  8. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  9. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  10. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  11. preeminent
    greatest in importance, degree, or significance
  12. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  13. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  14. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  15. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  16. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  17. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  18. prognosis
    a prediction of the course of a disease
  19. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  20. propagate
    multiply through reproduction
  21. propitiate
    make peace with
  22. prorogue
    adjourn by royal prerogative
  23. prosody
    the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
  24. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  25. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  26. prurient
    characterized by lust
  27. psychosis
    severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost
  28. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  29. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  30. purge
    rid of impurities
  31. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  32. quadruped
    an animal especially a mammal having four limbs
  33. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  34. querulous
    habitually complaining
  35. quip
    a witty saying
  36. quorum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of a group
  37. ramp
    an inclined surface connecting two levels
  38. rant
    talk at length in a noisy, excited, or angry manner
  39. rationalization
    the process of making something seem consistent with reason
  40. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  41. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  42. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  43. reconcile
    come to terms
  44. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  45. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
  46. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  47. refraction
    the change in direction of a propagating wave
  48. regal
    belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  49. regimen
    a systematic plan for therapy
  50. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  51. remedial
    tending or intended to rectify or improve
  52. remunerative
    for which money is paid
  53. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  54. reparation
    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  55. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  56. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  57. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  58. requite
    make repayment for or return something
  59. resonant
    characterized by a loud deep sound
  60. resurgent
    rising again as to new life and vigor
  61. reticulated
  62. retroactive
    affecting things past
  63. revile
    spread negative information about
  64. rife
    excessively abundant
  65. risque
    suggestive of sexual impropriety
  66. roseate
    of something having a dusty purplish pink color
  67. rubble
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  68. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  69. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  70. saffron
    crocus with pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
  71. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  72. salver
    a tray for serving food or drinks
  73. sapid
    full of flavor
  74. sate
    fill to contentment
  75. satrap
    a governor of a province in ancient Persia
  76. savant
    a learned person
  77. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  78. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  79. scuttle
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  80. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  81. senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
  82. septic
    of or relating to or caused by the process of decay
  83. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  84. severance
    the act of cutting
  85. sherbet
    a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar
  86. sibylline
    resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
  87. similitude
    similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
  88. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  89. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  90. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
  91. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  92. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  93. solstice
    when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
  94. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  95. soupcon
    a slight but appreciable amount
  96. spatula
    a hand tool with a thin flexible blade
  97. splenetic
    of or relating to the spleen
  98. spume
    foam or froth on the sea
  99. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  100. stanch
    stop the flow of a liquid
  101. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  102. stilted
    artificially formal or stiff
  103. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  104. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  105. suavity
    the quality of being charming and gracious in manner
  106. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  107. subsidiary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
  108. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  109. succulent
    tasty and full of juice
  110. summation
    calculating the total of two or more numbers
  111. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  112. supernal
    of heaven or the spirit
  113. suppliant
    humbly entreating
  114. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  115. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  116. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  117. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
  118. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  119. tarantula
    large southern European spider
  120. tautology
    useless repetition
  121. temerity
    fearless daring
  122. tenacity
    persistent determination
  123. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  124. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  125. tertiary
    coming third in position
  126. sodium hydroxide
    a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds
  127. thrall
    the state of being under the control of another person
  128. thyme
    any of various mints of the genus Thymus
  129. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  130. toady
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  131. topography
    the configuration of a surface and its features
  132. touchstone
    a basis for comparison
  133. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  134. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  135. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  136. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  137. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  138. tribunal
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
  139. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  140. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  141. tumbrel
    a farm dumpcart for carrying dung
  142. tureen
    a large deep serving dish with a cover
  143. tutelary
    providing protective supervision
  144. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  145. unassuming
    not arrogant
  146. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  147. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  148. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
  149. unmitigated
    not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity
  150. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  151. ursine
    of or relating to or similar to bears
  152. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  153. valance
    a decorative framework at the top of a window casing
  154. vanguard
    the leading units moving at the head of an army
  155. vaunt
    show off
  156. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  157. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  158. verbatim
    using exactly the same words
  159. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  160. vertiginous
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
  161. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  162. vilify
    spread negative information about
  163. virile
    characteristic of a man
  164. viscid
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  165. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  166. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
  167. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  168. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  169. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  170. whet
    sharpen by rubbing
  171. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  172. wont
    an established custom
  173. yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
  174. eclat
    brilliant or conspicuous success or effect
  175. abase
    cause to feel shame
  176. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  177. abominate
    find repugnant
  178. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  179. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  180. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
  181. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  182. acerbity
    a sharp bitterness
  183. acoustics
    the study of the physical properties of sound
  184. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  185. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  186. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  187. adjure
    command solemnly
  188. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  189. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  190. aeon
    the longest division of geological time
  191. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
  192. affluence
    abundant wealth
  193. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  194. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  195. Albert
    prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
  196. alimony
    support paid by one spouse to another after separation
  197. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  198. alluvial
    relating to deposits carried by rushing streams
  199. amass
    collect or gather
  200. ambulatory
    able to walk about
  201. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  202. amortization
    reducing the value of an asset over a period of years
  203. amputate
    remove surgically
  204. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  205. andiron
    metal supports for logs in a fireplace
  206. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  207. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
  208. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  209. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  210. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  211. apiary
    a shed containing a number of beehives
  212. apologue
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  213. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  214. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  215. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  216. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  217. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  218. aromatic
    having a strong pleasant odor
  219. arroyo
    a stream or brook
  220. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  221. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  222. aspirant
    an ambitious young person
  223. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  224. astral
    being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
  225. atheistic
    related to a lack of belief in the existence of God
  226. attest
    provide evidence for
  227. audit
    examine carefully for accuracy
  228. auscultation
    listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope
  229. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  230. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  231. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  232. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  233. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  234. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  235. baroque
    relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music
  236. bate
    moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
  237. bedraggle
    make wet and dirty, as from rain
  238. belated
    after the expected or usual time
  239. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  240. benignity
    the quality of being kind and gentle
  241. berserk
    frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  242. betroth
    give to in marriage
  243. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  244. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  245. blazon
    the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  246. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  247. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  248. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  249. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  250. brindled
    having a gray or brown streak or a patchy coloring
  251. brooch
    a decorative pin
  252. bullion
    a mass of precious metal
  253. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  254. buxom
    healthily plump and vigorous
  255. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  256. callow
    young and inexperienced
  257. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  258. cantata
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra
  259. caparison
    stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
  260. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  261. carillon
    set of bells hung in a bell tower
  262. carousal
    revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
  263. caryatid
    a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
  264. casuistry
    argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle
  265. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  266. cauterize
    burn, sear, or freeze using a hot iron or electric current
  267. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  268. reintegrate
    incorporate, combine, or unify again
  269. cerebration
    the process of using one's mind to consider something
  270. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  271. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  272. chaste
    abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
  273. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  274. choleric
    characterized by anger
  275. circlet
    a small ring-shaped object
  276. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  277. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  278. cleft
    a long narrow opening
  279. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
  280. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  281. cognizance
    the state or act of having knowledge of
  282. coincident
    occurring or operating at the same time
  283. collation
    assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
  284. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  285. comity
    a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility
  286. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  287. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  288. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  289. conception
    the creation of something in the mind
  290. concoct
    make something by mixing
  291. condign
    fitting or appropriate and deserved
  292. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
  293. congruence
    the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
  294. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  295. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  296. contaminate
    make impure
  297. continence
    voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
  298. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  299. convene
    meet formally
  300. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  301. cornice
    the topmost projecting part of an entablature
  302. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  303. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  304. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  305. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  306. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  307. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  308. crypt
    a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber
  309. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  310. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  311. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  312. dally
    behave carelessly or indifferently
  313. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  314. debenture
    the ability of a customer to obtain goods before payment
  315. decant
    pour out
  316. decoy
    something used to lure fish or other animals
  317. defalcate
    appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
  318. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  319. degraded
    lowered in value
  320. deliquescent
    tending to liquefy or dissolve by absorbing moisture from the air
  321. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  322. demolition
    the act of destroying completely
  323. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  324. depilate
    remove body hair
  325. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  326. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  327. descant
    an additional musical part above the main melody
  328. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  329. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
  330. detriment
    a damage or loss
  331. devout
    deeply religious
  332. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  333. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  334. dilatory
    wasting time
  335. dipsomaniac
    a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  336. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  337. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  338. disgruntle
    put into a bad mood or into bad humour
  339. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  340. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  341. disquisition
    an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
  342. dissimulate
    hide feelings from other people
  343. dissuasion
    a communication that dissuades you
  344. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  345. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  346. docile
    easily handled or managed
  347. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  348. dorsal
    on or near the back of an animal or organ
  349. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  350. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  351. decollete
    (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline
  352. eclecticism
    making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
  353. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  354. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  355. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  356. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  357. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  358. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  359. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  360. emetic
    a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
  361. empyreal
    of or relating to the sky or heavens
  362. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  363. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  364. engender
    call forth
  365. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  366. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
  367. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  368. epigram
    a witty saying
  369. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  370. equipage
    equipment and supplies of a military force
  371. erode
    remove soil or rock
  372. escapade
    any carefree episode
  373. esprit de corps
    the feeling that makes group members want to succeed
  374. etymology
    a history of a word
  375. euphonious
    having a pleasant sound
  376. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  377. exchequer
    the funds of a government or institution or individual
  378. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  379. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  380. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  381. expediency
    the quality of being suited to the end in view
  382. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  383. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  384. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  385. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  386. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  387. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  388. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  389. fanfare
    a short lively tune played on brass instruments
  390. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  391. febrile
    of or relating to or characterized by fever
  392. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
  393. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  394. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
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