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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. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  9. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  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. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  20. prolific
    intellectually productive
  21. prospectus
    a document that sets forth a plan for a business enterprise
  22. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  23. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  24. callous
    emotionally hardened
  25. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  26. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
  27. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  28. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  29. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  30. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  31. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  32. assimilate
    make alike
  33. autonomy
    political independence
  34. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  35. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  36. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  37. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  38. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  39. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  40. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  41. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  42. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  43. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  44. denounce
    speak out against
  45. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  46. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  47. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  48. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  49. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  50. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  51. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  52. credible
    capable of being believed
  53. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  54. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  55. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  56. litigious
    of or relating to legal proceedings
  57. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  58. parity
    functional equality
  59. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  60. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  61. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  62. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  63. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  64. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  65. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  66. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  67. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  68. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  69. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  70. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  71. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  72. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  73. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  74. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  75. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  76. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  77. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  78. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  79. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
  80. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  81. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  82. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  83. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  84. squelch
    suppress or crush completely
  85. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  86. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  87. abase
    cause to feel shame
  88. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  89. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  90. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  91. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  92. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  93. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  94. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  95. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  96. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  97. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  98. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  99. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  100. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  101. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  102. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  103. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  104. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  105. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  106. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  107. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  108. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  109. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  110. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  111. vignette
    a brief literary description
  112. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  113. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  114. multifarious
    having many aspects
  115. multiplicity
    the property of having more than one part or entity
  116. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  117. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  118. cathartic
    emotionally purging
  119. curative
    tending to cure or restore to health
  120. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  121. therapeutic
    tending to cure or restore to health
  122. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  123. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  124. belie
    be in contradiction with
  125. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  126. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  127. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  128. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  129. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  130. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  131. mendacious
    given to lying
  132. specious
    plausible but false
  133. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  134. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  135. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  136. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  137. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  138. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  139. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  140. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  141. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  142. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  143. jaded
    exhausted
  144. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  145. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  146. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  147. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  148. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  149. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  150. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  151. temperate
    not extreme
  152. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  153. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  154. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  155. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  156. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  157. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  158. tenacity
    persistent determination
  159. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  160. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  161. juxtapose
    place side by side
  162. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  163. synergy
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
  164. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  165. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  166. aural
    of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
  167. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  168. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  169. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  170. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  171. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  172. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  173. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  174. debilitate
    make weak
  175. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  176. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  177. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  178. dilatory
    wasting time
  179. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  180. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  181. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  182. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  183. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  184. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  185. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  186. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  187. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  188. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  189. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  190. soporific
    inducing sleep
  191. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  192. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  193. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  194. transient
    lasting a very short time
  195. augment
    enlarge or increase
  196. bolster
    support and strengthen
  197. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  198. copious
    large in number or quantity
  199. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  200. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  201. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  202. redouble
    double again
  203. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  204. averse
    strongly opposed
  205. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  206. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  207. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  208. docile
    easily handled or managed
  209. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  210. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  211. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  212. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  213. concur
    happen simultaneously
  214. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  215. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  216. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  217. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  218. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  219. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  220. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  221. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  222. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  223. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  224. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  225. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  226. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  227. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  228. exacerbate
    make worse
  229. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  230. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  231. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  232. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  233. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  234. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  235. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  236. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  237. invocation
    the act of appealing for help
  238. stratify
    form, arrange, or deposit in layers
  239. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  240. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  241. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  242. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  243. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  244. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  245. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  246. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Created on Mon Jul 11 10:55:18 EDT 2011 (updated Mon Jul 11 11:24:05 EDT 2011)

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