List 7

lazarius (Russia)
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  1. aboveboard
    without concealment or deception; honest
  2. accoutrement
    accessory or supplementary item of clothing
  3. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  4. ancillary
    furnishing added support
  5. antic
    ludicrously odd
  6. antithetical
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  7. applique
    a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
  8. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  9. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  10. bassinet
    a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
  11. belabor
    beat soundly
  12. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  13. bevy
    a flock of birds
  14. bisque
    a thick, creamy soup made from shellfish
  15. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  16. bonhomie
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  17. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
  18. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
  19. codswallop
    nonsensical talk or writing
  20. cogitation
    attentive consideration and thought
  21. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  22. coxswain
    the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
  23. culvert
    a transverse and enclosed drain under a road or railway
  24. curmudgeonly
    brusque, surly, and forbidding
  25. dally
    behave carelessly or indifferently
  26. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  27. depose
    force to leave an office
  28. depraved
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  29. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  30. dodgy
    of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
  31. dormer
    a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof
  32. dowdy
    lacking in stylishness or taste
  33. drivel
    saliva spilling from the mouth
  34. earthy
    of or consisting of or resembling the soil
  35. edifying
    enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage improvement
  36. elysian
    relating to the abode of the blessed after death
  37. escrow
    an agreement delivering property or money to a third party
  38. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  39. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  40. flagon
    a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout
  41. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  42. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  43. frippery
    something of little value or significance
  44. frond
    compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
  45. furlough
    a temporary leave of absence, especially from military duty
  46. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  47. goodly
    large in size, amount, or degree
  48. hector
    talk to or treat someone in a bossy or bullying way
  49. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  50. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  51. indemnification
    compensation for loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
  52. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  53. inquest
    an investigation into the cause of an unexpected death
  54. intercession
    the act of intervening, as to mediate a dispute
  55. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  56. jalopy
    a car that is old and unreliable
  57. languish
    become feeble
  58. limbo
    in Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent souls
  59. lop
    cut off from a whole
  60. maculate
    morally blemished; stained or impure
  61. militate
    have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
  62. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  63. nettled
    aroused to impatience or anger
  64. niggardly
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  65. operative
    producing a desired effect
  66. paisley
    a fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
  67. parry
    impede the movement of
  68. persnickety
    characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
  69. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  70. poultice
    a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
  71. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  72. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  73. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  74. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  75. quash
    declare invalid
  76. rave
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  77. ravish
    hold spellbound
  78. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  79. repudiation
    rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
  80. rigamarole
    a long, complicated, and confusing procedure
  81. sap
    a watery fluid that circulates in a plant
  82. segue
    proceed without interruption, in music or talk
  83. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  84. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  85. straggling
    spreading out in different directions
  86. subservience
    being something that is useful in carrying out a plan
  87. subversion
    the act of overthrowing or destroying, as a government
  88. supernumerary
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  89. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  90. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  91. temerity
    fearless daring
  92. touchstone
    a basis for comparison
  93. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  94. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  95. unlettered
    having little acquaintance with writing
  96. vaunt
    show off
  97. verve
    an energetic style
  98. vignette
    a brief literary description
  99. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  100. yawp
    make a raucous noise
Created on Tue Jan 28 21:35:37 EST 2020 (updated Thu Mar 17 03:33:16 EDT 2022)

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