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  1. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  2. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  3. incriminate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  4. interrupt
    make a break in
  5. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  6. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  7. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  8. curriculum
    an integrated course of academic studies
  9. electoral
    of or relating to elections
  10. transect
    cut across or divide transversely
  11. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  12. bugle
    a brass instrument without valves
  13. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  14. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  15. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  16. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  17. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  18. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  19. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  20. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  21. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  22. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
  23. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  24. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  25. capitulation
    the act of surrendering, usually under agreed conditions
  26. necessary
    absolutely essential
  27. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  28. corporal
    affecting the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  29. participant
    someone who is involved in an activity
  30. primal
    having existed from the beginning
  31. ventilate
    furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or escape
  32. reptile
    a cold-blooded vertebrate including snakes and lizards
  33. foliate
    grow leaves
  34. renovate
    restore to a previous or better condition
  35. canine
    a dog, wolf, jackal, or other closely related mammal
  36. femininity
    the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
  37. popularity
    the quality of being widely admired or sought after
  38. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  39. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  40. current
    occurring in or belonging to the present time
  41. incorruptible
    incapable of being morally corrupted
  42. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  43. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  44. access
    the right to enter
  45. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  46. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  47. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  48. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  49. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  50. crescent
    having a curved shape that tapers at the ends
  51. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  52. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  53. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  54. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  55. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  56. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  57. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  58. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  59. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  60. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  61. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  62. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  63. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  64. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  65. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  66. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  67. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  68. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  69. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  70. library
    a place containing books and other materials for reading
  71. filament
    a thin wire heated by the passage of an electric current
  72. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  73. providence
    prudence and care exercised in the management of resources
  74. nasal
    of or in or relating to the nose
  75. credentials
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
  76. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  77. confidence
    belief in yourself and your abilities
  78. diary
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  79. strict
    rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  80. ductile
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  81. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  82. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  83. postmortem
    occurring or done after death
  84. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  85. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  86. percolate
    cause to pass through a permeable substance
  87. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  88. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  89. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  90. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  91. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  92. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
  93. canary
    any of several small Old World finches
  94. lunatic
    an insane person
  95. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  96. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  97. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  98. ridiculous
    incongruous or absurd
  99. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  100. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
  101. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  102. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  103. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  104. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
  105. prescription
    the action of issuing authoritative rules or directions
  106. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  107. dissect
    cut open or cut apart
  108. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  109. Capricorn
    a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere
  110. cognition
    the psychological result of perception and reasoning
  111. unity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  112. igneous
    produced by the action of fire or intense heat
  113. message
    a communication that is written or spoken or signaled
  114. opera
    a drama set to music
  115. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  116. credible
    capable of being believed
  117. triumvirate
    a group of three people responsible for civil authority
  118. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  119. prosecute
    conduct legal proceedings against a defendant
  120. gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of something
  121. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
Created on Tue Feb 01 20:40:27 EST 2011 (updated Tue Feb 01 21:02:50 EST 2011)

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