Sybil

Jared L.
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  1. Charybdis
    (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
  2. Scylla
    (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait
  3. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  4. accretive
    growing by accretion
  5. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  6. acquiescence
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
  7. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  8. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  9. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  10. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  11. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  12. balky
    stopping short and refusing to go on
  13. bequest
    a gift of personal property by will
  14. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  15. bosomy
    (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
  16. brash
    offensively bold
  17. brooding
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  18. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  19. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
  20. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  21. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  22. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  23. concatenation
    the act of linking together as in a series or chain
  24. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  25. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  26. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  27. cornice
    the topmost projecting part of an entablature
  28. cross
    a marking that consists of lines that intersect each other
  29. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  30. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  31. enshroud
    cover as if with a shroud
  32. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  33. enumerate
    specify individually
  34. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  35. feigned
    not genuine
  36. femme fatale
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
  37. fervently
    with strong emotion or zeal
  38. fillip
    an additional benefit, reward, or extra added to something else
  39. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  40. fugue
    a musical form consisting of a repeated theme
  41. gabardine
    a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
  42. gilt
    having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
  43. gyrate
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around an axis
  44. hanker
    desire strongly or persistently
  45. incorporeal
    without material form or substance
  46. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  47. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  48. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  49. languorous
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  50. leer
    look suggestively or obliquely
  51. lilting
    characterized by a buoyant rhythm
  52. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  53. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  54. matrix
    an enclosure within which something originates or develops
  55. milieu
    the environmental condition
  56. motif
    a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
  57. neurosis
    a mental illness that makes you behave in an unusual way
  58. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  59. orthodoxy
    the quality of adhering to what is commonly accepted
  60. perfidious
    tending to betray
  61. platonic
    free from physical desire
  62. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  63. promulgate
    state or announce
  64. quiesce
    become quiet or quieter
  65. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  66. rebuff
    a deliberate discourteous act
  67. recapitulation
    a summary that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
  68. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  69. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  70. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  71. reverie
    an abstracted state of absorption
  72. rotunda
    a building having a circular plan and a dome
  73. ruefully
    in a manner expressing pain or sorrow
  74. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  75. self-effacement
    withdrawing into the background
  76. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  77. spinster
    an elderly unmarried woman
  78. stratum
    one of several parallel layers of material
  79. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  80. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  81. surcease
    a stopping
  82. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  83. tantalizing
    arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable
  84. terra firma
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  85. tinge
    color lightly
  86. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  87. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  88. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  89. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
  90. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
Created on Sat Aug 20 21:56:09 EDT 2011 (updated Sat Aug 27 20:24:39 EDT 2011)

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