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  1. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  2. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  3. immiscible
    (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing
  4. Manichean
    of or relating to Manichaeism
  5. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  6. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  7. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  8. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  9. risible
    arousing or provoking laughter
  10. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  11. recognizance
    a bond requiring someone before a court to perform some act
  12. omerta
    a code of silence practiced by the Mafia
  13. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  14. hauteur
    overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
  15. samizdat
    a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
  16. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  17. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  18. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  19. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  20. dyspeptic
    suffering from indigestion
  21. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  22. cronyism
    favoritism shown to friends and associates
  23. anomie
    lack of moral standards in a society
  24. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  25. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  26. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  27. insouciance
    a casual or lighthearted feeling of unconcern
  28. exegesis
    an explanation or critical interpretation
  29. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  30. Schadenfreude
    delight in another person's misfortune
  31. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  32. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  33. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  34. realpolitik
    politics based on practical rather than moral considerations
  35. unambiguous
    having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
  36. misdemeanor
    a crime less serious than a felony
  37. protean
    taking on different forms
  38. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  39. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  40. blasphemy
    profane language
  41. brinkmanship
    act of pushing a dangerous situation to the edge of disaster
  42. incarcerate
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  43. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  44. quorum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of a group
  45. nascent
    being born or beginning
  46. austerity
    excessive sternness
  47. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  48. quondam
    belonging to some prior time
  49. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  50. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  51. toadyish
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  52. anathematise
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
  53. hanker
    desire strongly or persistently
  54. exterminate
    kill on a large scale
  55. deracinate
    pull up by or as if by the roots
  56. annihilated
    destroyed completely
  57. belch
    expel gas from the stomach
  58. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  59. insular
    relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
  60. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  61. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  62. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  63. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  64. incarnate
    possessing or existing in bodily form
  65. incommodious
    uncomfortably or inconveniently small
Created on Tue Sep 20 00:03:27 EDT 2011

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