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  1. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  2. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  3. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  4. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  5. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  6. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  7. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  8. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  9. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  10. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  11. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  12. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  13. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  14. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  15. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  16. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  17. erudition
    profound scholarly knowledge
  18. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  19. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  20. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  21. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  22. prolific
    intellectually productive
  23. prospectus
    a document that sets forth a plan for a business enterprise
  24. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  25. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  26. callous
    emotionally hardened
  27. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  28. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
  29. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  30. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  31. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  32. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  33. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  34. assimilate
    make alike
  35. autonomy
    political independence
  36. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  37. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  38. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  39. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  40. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  41. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  42. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  43. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  44. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  45. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  46. denounce
    speak out against
  47. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  48. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  49. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  50. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  51. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  52. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  53. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  54. credible
    capable of being believed
  55. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  56. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  57. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  58. litigious
    of or relating to legal proceedings
  59. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  60. parity
    functional equality
  61. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  62. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  63. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  64. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  65. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  66. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  67. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  68. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  69. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  70. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  71. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  72. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  73. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  74. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  75. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  76. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  77. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  78. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  79. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  80. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  81. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
  82. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  83. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  84. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  85. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  86. squelch
    suppress or crush completely
  87. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  88. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  89. abase
    cause to feel shame
  90. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  91. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  92. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  93. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  94. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  95. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  96. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  97. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  98. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  99. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  100. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  101. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  102. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  103. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  104. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  105. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  106. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  107. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  108. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  109. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  110. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  111. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  112. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  113. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  114. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  115. vignette
    a brief literary description
  116. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  117. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  118. multiplicity
    the property of having more than one part or entity
  119. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  120. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  121. cathartic
    emotionally purging
  122. curative
    tending to cure or restore to health
  123. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  124. therapeutic
    tending to cure or restore to health
  125. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  126. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  127. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  128. belie
    be in contradiction with
  129. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  130. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  131. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  132. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  133. mendacious
    given to lying
  134. specious
    plausible but false
  135. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  136. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  137. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  138. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  139. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  140. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  141. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  142. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  143. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  144. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  145. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  146. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  147. jaded
    exhausted
  148. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  149. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  150. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  151. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  152. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  153. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  154. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  155. temperate
    not extreme
  156. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  157. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  158. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  159. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  160. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  161. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  162. tenacity
    persistent determination
  163. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  164. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  165. juxtapose
    place side by side
  166. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  167. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  168. synergy
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
  169. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  170. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  171. aural
    of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
  172. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  173. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  174. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  175. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  176. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  177. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  178. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  179. debilitate
    make weak
  180. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  181. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  182. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  183. dilatory
    wasting time
  184. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  185. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  186. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  187. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  188. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  189. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  190. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  191. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  192. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  193. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  194. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  195. soporific
    inducing sleep
  196. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  197. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  198. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  199. transient
    lasting a very short time
  200. augment
    enlarge or increase
  201. bolster
    support and strengthen
  202. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  203. copious
    large in number or quantity
  204. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  205. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  206. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  207. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  208. redouble
    double again
  209. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  210. averse
    strongly opposed
  211. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  212. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  213. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  214. docile
    easily handled or managed
  215. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  216. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  217. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  218. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  219. concur
    happen simultaneously
  220. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  221. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  222. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  223. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  224. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  225. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  226. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  227. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  228. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  229. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  230. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  231. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  232. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  233. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  234. exacerbate
    make worse
  235. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  236. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  237. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  238. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  239. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  240. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  241. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  242. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  243. invocation
    the act of appealing for help
  244. stratify
    form, arrange, or deposit in layers
  245. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  246. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
Created on Mon Jul 11 10:54:09 EDT 2011

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