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  1. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  2. finale
    the closing section of a musical composition
  3. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  4. flail
    an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
  5. fleck
    a small contrasting part of something
  6. floe
    a flat mass of ice drifting at sea
  7. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  8. flux
    a state of constant change
  9. foppish
    overly concerned with extreme elegance in dress and manner
  10. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  11. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  12. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  13. frenzied
    affected with or marked by mania uncontrolled by reason
  14. frigid
    extremely cold
  15. frowzy
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  16. fulcrum
    the pivot about which a lever turns
  17. funereal
    suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
  18. gadfly
    any of various large flies that annoy livestock
  19. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  20. gape
    look with amazement
  21. garnish
    decorate, as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  22. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  23. generic
    relating to or applicable to an entire class or group
  24. gentry
    the most powerful members of a society
  25. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
  26. gibbet
    an instrument of public execution
  27. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  28. glossy
    reflecting light
  29. gnome
    a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man
  30. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  31. hackles
    a feeling of anger and animosity
  32. hawser
    large heavy rope for nautical use
  33. hegira
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
  34. hermitage
    the abode of a recluse
  35. hibernate
    be in an inactive or dormant state
  36. hireling
    a person who works only for money
  37. hogshead
    a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
  38. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  39. hoyden
    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
  40. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  41. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  42. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  43. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  44. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  45. imbecility
    mental retardation
  46. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  47. immure
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  48. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  49. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  50. imperturbability
    calm and unruffled self-assurance
  51. impiety
    unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
  52. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  53. importunate
    making persistent or urgent requests
  54. imprimatur
    formal and explicit approval
  55. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  56. inalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
  57. incapacitate
    make unable to perform a certain action
  58. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  59. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  60. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  61. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  62. incredulity
    doubt about the truth of something
  63. incubus
    an evil spirit thought to visit people while they sleep
  64. indemnify
    secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  65. indignity
    an affront to one's self-esteem
  66. indubitably
    in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
  67. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  68. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  69. inflated
    enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
  70. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  71. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  72. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  73. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  74. insolvency
    the lack of financial resources
  75. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  76. intellect
    knowledge and mental ability
  77. interlocutory
    consisting of dialogue
  78. interstice
    small opening between things
  79. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  80. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  81. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  82. inevitability
    the quality of being unavoidable
  83. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  84. irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  85. isotope
    atom with same atomic number, different number of neutrons
  86. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  87. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  88. jubilation
    a feeling of extreme joy
  89. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  90. kismet
    fate or fortune
  91. knoll
    a small natural mound
  92. lackey
    a servile or submissive follower
  93. laity
    members of a religious community who are not clergy
  94. languish
    become feeble
  95. lascivious
    driven by lust
  96. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  97. lechery
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
  98. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  99. libelous
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  100. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  101. linguistic
    consisting of or related to language
  102. litigation
    a legal proceeding in a court
  103. lode
    a deposit of valuable ore
  104. febricity
    a rise in the temperature of the body
  105. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  106. luscious
    having strong sexual appeal
  107. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  108. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  109. malcontent
    dissatisfied as toward authority
  110. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  111. mammal
    a warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin covered with hair
  112. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  113. marauder
    someone who attacks in search of loot
  114. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  115. matrix
    an enclosure within which something originates or develops
  116. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  117. mediate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  118. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  119. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  120. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  121. metallurgical
    of or relating to the science and technology of metals
  122. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  123. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  124. militant
    engaged in war
  125. mincing
    affectedly dainty or refined
  126. misapprehension
    an understanding of something that is not correct
  127. misdemeanor
    a crime less serious than a felony
  128. missile
    a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a target
  129. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  130. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  131. monetary
    relating to or involving money
  132. moratorium
    suspension of an ongoing activity
  133. moribund
    being on the point of death
  134. motif
    a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
  135. mugwump
    a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics
  136. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  137. musky
    resembling the smell of a deer secretion or odorous perfume
  138. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  139. notation
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
  140. neap
    a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
  141. negation
    the speech act of denying or refusing
  142. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  143. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  144. nonentity
    a person of no influence
  145. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  146. nugatory
    of no real value
  147. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  148. obituary
    a notice of someone's death
  149. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  150. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  151. obstetrician
    a physician specializing in childbirth
  152. obviate
    do away with
  153. odoriferous
    emitting a smell, especially an unpleasant smell
  154. ogle
    stare or look at, especially with amorous intentions
  155. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  156. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  157. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  158. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  159. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  160. ornithologist
    a zoologist who studies feathered animals
  161. ossify
    become bony
  162. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  163. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  164. pallet
    a hand tool with a flat blade for mixing and shaping clay
  165. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  166. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  167. parable
    a short moral story
  168. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
  169. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  170. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  171. parry
    impede the movement of
  172. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  173. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  174. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  175. peculate
    appropriate fraudulently for one's own use
  176. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  177. pell-mell
    in a wild or reckless manner
  178. pendant
    an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry
  179. penumbra
    a region of light shadow around the darkest part of a shadow
  180. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  181. perforce
    by necessity
  182. periphery
    the outside boundary or surface of something
  183. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  184. persiflage
    light teasing
  185. pert
    characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
  186. perusal
    the act of examining or reading carefully
  187. pessimism
    a general disposition to expect the worst in all things
  188. phial
    a small bottle that contains liquid medicine
  189. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  190. piebald
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  191. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  192. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  193. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  194. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  195. plethora
    extreme excess
  196. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  197. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  198. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  199. postulate
    maintain or assert
  200. potpourri
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  201. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  202. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  203. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  204. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  205. premonitory
    warning of future misfortune
  206. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  207. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  208. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  209. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  210. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  211. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  212. promiscuous
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  213. propellant
    any substance that moves forward with force
  214. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  215. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  216. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  217. protege
    a person who receives support from an influential patron
  218. proviso
    a stipulated condition
  219. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  220. pterodactyl
    extinct flying reptile
  221. pulmonary
    relating to or affecting the lungs
  222. punitive
    inflicting punishment
  223. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  224. putative
    purported
  225. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  226. quarantine
    isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
  227. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  228. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
  229. rabid
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  230. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  231. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  232. rationalize
    employ logic or reason
  233. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  234. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  235. recipient
    a person to whom something is sent, given, or awarded
  236. recondite
    difficult to understand
  237. recrudescence
    a return of something after a period of abatement
  238. recurrent
    happening again and again
  239. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  240. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  241. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  242. rehabilitate
    restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
  243. relevancy
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
  244. reminiscence
    a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
  245. rend
    tear or be torn violently
  246. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  247. repartee
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
  248. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  249. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  250. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  251. rescind
    cancel officially
  252. respite
    a pause from doing something
  253. resuscitate
    cause to regain consciousness
  254. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  255. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
  256. revulsion
    intense aversion
  257. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  258. roan
    having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
  259. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  260. rubicund
    having a healthy reddish color
  261. rummage
    search haphazardly
  262. sacerdotal
    associated with the priesthood or priests
  263. saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
  264. validatory
    serving to support or corroborate
  265. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  266. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  267. satellite
    any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
  268. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  269. savoir-faire
    social skill
  270. scintilla
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  271. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  272. sebaceous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  273. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  274. senility
    the state of being infirm with age
  275. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  276. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  277. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  278. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  279. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  280. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  281. sirocco
    a hot, dry wind from North Africa that blows into southern Europe
  282. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  283. slither
    pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  284. sluice
    conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
  285. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  286. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  287. sophist
    someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
  288. spangle
    adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material
  289. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  290. spoliation
    the act of stripping and taking by force
  291. spurious
    plausible but false
  292. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  293. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  294. stereotyped
    lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
  295. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  296. stratum
    one of several parallel layers of material
  297. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  298. subaltern
    British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
  299. subliminal
    below the threshold of conscious perception
Created on Mon Oct 15 17:36:35 EDT 2007

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