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  1. nonetheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  2. spirited
    displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
  3. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  4. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  5. hullabaloo
    disturbance usually in protest
  6. skew
    turn or place at an angle
  7. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  8. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
  9. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  10. engender
    call forth
  11. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  12. endearment
    the act of showing affection
  13. elation
    a feeling of joy and pride
  14. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  15. endeavour
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  16. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  17. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  18. chalk
    a soft whitish calcite
  19. gild
    decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
  20. flaunt
    display proudly
  21. emended
    improved or corrected by critical editing
  22. contend
    compete for something
  23. summon
    ask to come
  24. affluence
    abundant wealth
  25. soak up
    take in, also metaphorically
  26. swap
    exchange or give in exchange for
  27. wield
    handle effectively
  28. carve up
    separate into parts or portions
  29. gear up
    make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  30. belie
    be in contradiction with
  31. etching
    making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
  32. commendation
    an official award given as formal public statement
  33. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  34. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  35. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  36. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  37. strive
    attempt by employing effort
  38. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  39. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  40. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  41. rebarbative
    serving or tending to repel
  42. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  43. gaucherie
    the quality of being rustic or gauche
  44. hinder
    be an obstacle to
  45. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  46. abashed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  47. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  48. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  49. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  50. spurned
    rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
  51. spurn
    reject with contempt
  52. pan
    shallow container made of metal
  53. shrewdness
    intelligence manifested by being astute
  54. bemusement
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  55. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
Created on Wed Aug 10 11:16:52 EDT 2011 (updated Wed Aug 10 11:17:16 EDT 2011)

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