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  1. Mill
    English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
  2. Monopoly
    a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
  3. Philistine
    of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
  4. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  5. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  6. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  7. albino
    a person who lacks pigment and has pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes
  8. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  9. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  10. appearance
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  11. archive
    a depository containing historical records and documents
  12. asteroid
    a small celestial body composed of rock and metal
  13. auriferous
    containing gold
  14. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
  15. bionic
    applying physiological principles to engineering systems
  16. bionics
    application of biological principles to engineering systems
  17. blarney
    flattery designed to gain favor
  18. both
    equally or alike
  19. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
  20. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  21. bully
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  22. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  23. camel
    cud-chewing mammal used as a saddle animal in desert regions
  24. careen
    move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way
  25. cast
    put or send forth
  26. chortle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  27. comfortably
    in physical comfort
  28. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  29. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  30. confabulate
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
  31. conservative
    resistant to change
  32. contain
    hold or have within
  33. conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas
  34. convolute
    rolled longitudinally upon itself
  35. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  36. course
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
  37. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  38. cut
    separate with or as if with an instrument
  39. cutting
    the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
  40. dazzle
    cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  41. dazzling
    amazingly impressive
  42. deadpan
    deliberately impassive in manner
  43. defoliate
    deprived of leaves
  44. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  45. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  46. diverge
    move or draw apart
  47. eavesdrop
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
  48. ensconce
    fix firmly
  49. ergonomic
    designed to maximize workers' comfort and efficiency
  50. ergonomics
    the use of life sciences to study workers and their environments
  51. error
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance
  52. excogitate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  53. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  54. extremely
    to the greatest possible degree
  55. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  56. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  57. feral
    wild and menacing
  58. festive
    offering fun and gaiety
  59. firmness
    the trait of being resolute
  60. flaccid
    drooping without elasticity
  61. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
  62. glee
    great merriment
  63. gold
    a soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element
  64. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  65. grind
    reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
  66. grinding
    a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
  67. gripe
    complain
  68. grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
  69. growth
    changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  70. hence
    from that fact or reason or as a result
  71. hermit
    one retired from society for religious reasons
  72. ibex
    a wild goat with large curved horns
  73. image
    a visual representation produced on a surface
  74. incrustation
    the formation of a hard outer layer
  75. indulge
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  76. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  77. introspect
    reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
  78. introspective
    given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
  79. introvert
    a person who tends to shrink from social contacts
  80. irrigate
    supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
  81. keel
    one of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel
  82. kosher
    conforming to the dietary laws of Judaism
  83. macrocosm
    everything that exists anywhere
  84. manuscript
    the form of a literary work submitted for publication
  85. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  86. mean
    denote or connote
  87. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  88. medley
    a musical composition consisting of a series of songs
  89. minuscule
    very small
  90. montage
    the technique of splicing together different sections of film to convey an idea
  91. moribund
    being on the point of death
  92. museum
    a building for collecting and displaying valuable objects
  93. need
    require or want
  94. needed
    necessary for relief or supply
  95. nestle
    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  96. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  97. paint
    a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
  98. painting
    creating a picture with paints
  99. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  100. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  101. perfection
    the state of being without a flaw or defect
  102. person
    a human being
  103. pigment
    dry coloring material
  104. prairie
    a treeless grassy plain
  105. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  106. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  107. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  108. remedy
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain
  109. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  110. resplendence
    brilliant, radiant beauty
  111. resplendent
    having great beauty
  112. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  113. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  114. salubrious
    promoting health
  115. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  116. scissor
    cut with or as if with scissors
  117. scofflaw
    one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
  118. sentimental
    marked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion
  119. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  120. simplicity
    the quality of being uncomplicated
  121. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  122. small
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
  123. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  124. song
    a short musical composition with words
  125. spell
    write or name the letters that comprise the accepted form of
  126. stodgy
    excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
  127. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  128. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  129. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  130. sure
    having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty
  131. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  132. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  133. thing
    a separate and self-contained entity
  134. things
    any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
  135. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  136. train
    educate for a future role or function
  137. tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  138. trespass
    enter unlawfully on someone's property
  139. tribunal
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
  140. unify
    join or combine
  141. universe
    everything that exists anywhere
  142. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  143. variance
    the quality of being subject to change
  144. water
    compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid
  145. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  146. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
  147. words
    language that is spoken or written
Created on Sat Jul 02 09:39:36 EDT 2011 (updated Tue Jul 12 07:26:48 EDT 2011)

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