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  1. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  2. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  3. nerve
    a bundle of fibers running to organs and tissues of the body
  4. rescind
    cancel officially
  5. repeal
    cancel officially
  6. stalk
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant
  7. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  8. unabashed
    not embarrassed
  9. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
  10. prick
    make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
  11. inkling
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  12. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  13. somnolence
    a very sleepy state
  14. oscitance
    an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth
  15. restitution
    the act of restoring something to its original state
  16. puerility
    the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  17. frailty
    the state of being weak in health or body
  18. fidelity
    the quality of being faithful
  19. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  20. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  21. hitchhike
    travel by getting free rides from motorists
  22. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  23. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  24. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  25. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  26. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  27. scorching
    hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
  28. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  29. appalling
    causing shock, dismay, or horror
  30. lascivious
    driven by lust
  31. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  32. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  33. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  34. offing
    the distant part of the sea visible from the shore
  35. bona fide
    not counterfeit or copied
  36. reproach
    express criticism towards
  37. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  38. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  39. enervated
    lacking strength or vigor
  40. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  41. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  42. pleonasm
    using more words than necessary
  43. succinctness
    terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
  44. terseness
    a neatly short and concise expressive style
  45. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  46. locution
    a word or phrase that people use in particular situations
  47. saw
    hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
  48. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  49. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  50. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  51. occult
    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  52. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  53. septuagenarian
    someone whose age is in the seventies
  54. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  55. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  56. ambience
    the atmosphere of an environment
  57. ambient
    completely enveloping
  58. mellow
    having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
  59. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  60. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  61. procure
    get by special effort
  62. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  63. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  64. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  65. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  66. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  67. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  68. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  69. trice
    a very short time
  70. kaleidoscope
    an optical toy in a tube
  71. obnubilate
    make less visible or unclear
  72. vice
    a specific form of evildoing
  73. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  74. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  75. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  76. convene
    meet formally
  77. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  78. forge
    create by hammering
  79. excogitate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  80. devise
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  81. ratification
    making something valid by formally confirming it
  82. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  83. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  84. percept
    the representation of what is perceived
  85. niggardly
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  86. ramify
    have or develop complicating consequences
  87. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  88. conjugal
    relating to the relationship between a wife and husband
  89. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  90. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  91. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  92. snub
    refuse to acknowledge
  93. alumnus
    a person who has received a degree from a school
  94. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
  95. niche
    a small concavity
  96. propound
    put forward, as of an idea
  97. lechery
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
  98. conceit
    the trait of being unduly vain
  99. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  100. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  101. laconic
    brief and to the point
  102. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  103. impoverish
    make poor
  104. descry
    catch sight of
  105. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  106. jeremiad
    a long and mournful complaint
Created on Fri Jun 10 01:23:17 EDT 2011 (updated Sat Mar 16 01:56:28 EDT 2013)

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