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1. countenance
(noun)the look or expression of the face, also approval or encouragement; moral support
2. facetious
(adjective)not meant to be taken seriously or literally, lacking serious intent; amusing or
frivolous
3. pedantic
(adjective)ostentatious in one's learning, overly concerned with minute details or formalisms,especially in teaching
4. esoteric
(adjective)understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge orinterest; secret or confidential
5. ambiguous
(adjective)open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; difficult tocomprehend, distinguish, or classify
6. repudiate
(verb)to reject as having no authority or binding force, to cast off or disown
7. melancholy
(adjective)affected with, characterized by, or showing sadness; mournful; soberly thoughtful
8. paradigm
(noun)a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, an example serving as a model or
pattern
9. capricious
(adjective)subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic
10. ostentatious
(adjective)characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress
others or attract notice
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11. paradox
(noun)a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expressesa possible truth
12. mitigate
(verb)to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate or make lesssevere
13. pragmatic
(adjective)pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
14. auspicious
(adjective)promising success, favored by fortune; prosperous
15. plethora
(noun)overabundance, excess
16. lethargic
(adjective)drowsy and sluggish
17. gullible
(adjective)easily deceived or cheated
18. erudite
(adjective)characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
19. eclectic
(adjective)selecting from various sources or made up of what is selected from different sources
20. obsequious
(adjective)characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning, servilelycompliant or deferential
21. refute
(verb)to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge
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22. disingenuous
(adjective)lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity
23. lucid
(adjective)easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
24. opaque
(adjective)not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; dark or dull
25. aesthetic
(adjective)pertaining to the beautiful or the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as thebeautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic
26. mundane
(adjective)pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; earthly, common, ordinary,banal or unimaginative
27. hyperbole
(noun)obvious and intentional exaggeration; an extravagant statement or figure of speech not
intended to be taken literally
28. loquacious
(adjective)talking or tending to talk much, excessively or freely
29. rhetoric
(noun)the undue use of exaggeration or display in writing or speech; bombast
30. apathy
(noun)absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest in or concern
for things that others find moving or exciting
31. discretion
(noun)the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgmentor choice
32. articulate
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(verb)to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity
33. enigmatic
(adjective)perplexing and mysterious
34. appropriate
(verb)to set apart and authorize for some specific purpose; to take for oneself or to take without
permission or consent
35. acumen
(noun)keen insight or shrewdness
36. advocate
(verb)to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly
37. innocuous
(adjective)not harmful or injurious; harmless
38. gregarious
(adjective)fond of the company of others; sociable
39. anathema
(noun)a person or thing detested, loathed, consigned to damnation or destruction; a formal
ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication
40. banal
(adjective)devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed or trite
41. efficacy
(noun)capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
42. benign
(adjective)having a kindly disposition; showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness
43. meticulous
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(adjective)taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise and thorough
44. ephemeral
(adjective)lasting a very short time, transitory
45. succinct
(adjective)expressed in few words; concise or terse
46. reticent
(adjective)disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reluctant or restrained
47. contentious
(adjective)tending to argument or strife; causing, involving, or characterized by controversy
48. ambiguity
(noun)doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
49. insipid
(adjective)without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid or bland
50. alacrity
(noun)cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
51. austere
(adjective)severe in manner or appearance, rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral;
lacking softness
52. presumptuous
(adjective)unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward
53. dogmatic
(adjective)of the nature of a dogma or doctrine, asserting opinions in an arrogant manner;
opinionated
54. arcane
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(adjective)known or understood by very few; mysterious, secret or obscure
55. taciturn
(adjective)inclined to silence; reserved in speech; dour, stern, and silent in expression and
manner
56. impetuous
(adjective)characterized by sudden or rash action; impulsive; moving with great force or violence
57. anomaly
(noun)a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form; an odd or peculiar
condition
58. inherent
(adjective)existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, orattribute
59. pernicious
(adjective)causing insidious harm or ruin, injury or hurt
60. spurious
(adjective)not genuine, authentic, or true; pretended or counterfeit
61. contrite
(adjective)showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement
62. volatile
(adjective)tending or threatening to break out into open violence; changeable or mercurial
63. emulate
(verb)imitate with effort to equal or surpass or to rival with some degree of success
64. petulant
(adjective)moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling
annoyance
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65. convoluted
(adjective)twisted or coiled; complicated or intricately involved
66. obstinate
(adjective)firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose or opinion; not yielding to argument,
persuasion, or entreaty
67. laconic
(adjective)using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
68. propensity
(noun)a natural inclination or tendency
69. audacious
(adjective)extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave and fearless, also extremely original
70. pique
(noun)a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride or self-esteem
71. prosaic
(adjective)commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative; having the character of proserather than poetry
72. mercurial
(adjective)changeable, volatile, fickle, flighty and erratic
73. hegemony
(noun)leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others; predominance
74. exacerbate
(verb)to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of; aggravate
75. nascent
(adjective)beginning to exist or develop
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76. disparate
(adjective)distinct in kind and essentially different; dissimilar
77. avarice
(noun)insatiable greed for riches; miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth
78. sporadic
(adjective)appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; scattered or isolated instances
79. assuage
(verb)to make milder or less severe; relieve, ease or mitigate
80. penchant
(noun)a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
81. arduous
(adjective)requiring great exertion; laborious, using much energy and vigor; full of hardships
82. specious
(adjective)apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing
83. dearth
(noun)an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack as during famine
84. cogent
(adjective)convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation
85. ambivalence
(noun)uncertainty, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneousdesire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
86. ameliorate
(verb, verb)to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve
87. perfunctory
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(adjective)performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial; lacking interest, care, orenthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic
88. lugubrious
(adjective)mournful, dismal, or gloomy in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
89. pithy
(adjective)brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning;terse
90. empirical
(adjective)depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method ortheory
91. tenuous
(adjective)thin or slender in form like a thread; lacking a sound basis in reasoning; an
unsubstantiated or weak stand, statement or argument
92. amenable
(adjective)ready or willing to answer, open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable
93. catalyst
(noun)a person or thing that precipitates an event or change
94. digress
(verb)to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing
95. peruse
(verb)to read through with thoroughness or care, to examine in detail
96. indolent
(adjective)having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
97. tacit
(adjective)understood without being openly expressed; implied, unvoiced or unspoken
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98. latent
(adjective)present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential
99. placate
(verb)to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures
100. eloquent
(adjective)having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech,
characterized by forceful and appropriate expression
101. ascetic
(noun)a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices
extreme self-denial for religious reasons
102. vindictive
(adjective)disposed or inclined to revenge; proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit
103. caustic
(adjective)capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue; severely critical or sarcastic
104. garrulous
(adjective)excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivialmatters
105. recalcitrant
(adjective)resisting authority or control, not obedient or compliant
106. precarious
(adjective)dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain, unstable or insecure
107. anachronism
(noun)something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially
one that belongs to an earlier time
108. prodigal
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(adjective)wastefully or recklessly extravagant or lavish
109. diatribe
(noun)a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
110. bane
(noun)a person or thing that ruins or spoils
111. morose
(adjective)gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood; characterized by or expressinggloom
112. verbose
(adjective)characterized by the use of many or too many words
113. deleterious
(adjective)injurious to health
114. onerous
(adjective)burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; having obligations or that outweigh the
advantages
115. rescind
(verb)to annul, revoke or repeal, to invalidate by a later action or a higher authority
116. axiom
(noun)a self-evident truth that requires no proof, a universally accepted principle or rule
117. abate
(verb)to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity
118. assiduous
(adjective)unremitting; constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task
119. admonish
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(verb)to caution, advise, to reprove or scold in a mild and good-willed manner
120. ostensible
(adjective)outwardly appearing, professed or pretended
121. corroborate
(verb)to make more certain; confirm
122. lament
(verb)to feel or express sorrow or regret for, to mourn for something or someone
123. sagacious
(adjective)having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd
124. sanction
(noun)authoritative permission that serves to support an action or condition
125. paucity
(noun)smallness of quantity, scarcity, insufficiency of number
126. fervent
(adjective)having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm; ardent
127. terse
(adjective)neatly or effectively concise, brief and pithy
128. bombastic
(adjective)high-sounding, inflated or pretentious speech or writing
129. malevolent
(adjective)wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will
130. whimsical
(adjective)given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious
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131. decorum
(noun)dignified propriety of behavior, speech and dress; an observance or requirement of politesociety
132. abscond
(verb)to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution
133. connoisseur
(noun)a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly oneof the fine arts, or in matters of taste
134. obdurate
(adjective)unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn, unyielding
135. resolute
(adjective)firmly resolved or determined, characterized by firmness and determination
136. apocryphal
(adjective)of doubtful authorship or authenticity
137. diffident
(adjective)lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; restrained or reserved inmanner or conduct
138. zealot
(noun)an excessively zealous person or a fanatic
139. archaic
(adjective)marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated or primitive
140. guile
(noun)insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception
141. inchoate
(adjective)not yet completed or fully developed; just begun; incipient; not organized
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142. ingenuous
(adjective)free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid or sincere
143. fortuitous
(adjective)happening or produced by chance; lucky or fortunate
144. endemic
(adjective)characteristic of a specific people or place; native or indigenous
145. fatuous
(adjective)foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly
146. halcyon
(adjective)calm and tranquil; rich and prosperous; happy and carefree
147. disparage
(verb)to treat slightingly or belittle
148. irascible
(adjective)easily provoked to anger; very irritable
149. propriety
(noun)conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners
150. misanthrope
(noun)a person who dislikes other people
151. hackneyed
(adjective)made commonplace or trite; stale or banal
152. vindicate
(verb)to clear, as from an accusation, imputation or suspicion; to uphold or justify by argument
or evidence
153. acerbic
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(adjective)sour or astringent in taste; harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
154. approbation
(noun)approval; commendation or official sanction
155. platitude
(noun)a flat, dull, or trite remark uttered as if it were fresh or profound
156. sordid
(adjective)morally ignoble or base; meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary
157. impede
(verb)to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances
158. precipitate
(verb)to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, or to cast or plunge violently
159. maverick
(noun)an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother, or a lone dissenter who takes anindependent stand apart from his or her associates
160. perennial
(adjective)lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring
161. adroit
(adjective)expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body; cleverly skillful, resourceful, oringenious
162. quotidian
(adjective)daily, usual or customary; everyday
163. flippant
(adjective)frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity
164. pusillanimous
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(adjective)lacking courage or resolution; timid
165. levity
(noun)lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
166. tirade
(noun)a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation
167. obviate
(verb)to anticipate and prevent or eliminate difficulties by effective measures; renderunnecessary
168. inscrutable
(adjective)incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; not easily understood;
mysterious
169. odious
(adjective)deserving or causing hatred; highly offensive
170. blithe
(adjective)joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; without thought or regard
171. phlegmatic
(adjective)not easily excited to action or display of emotion; self-possessed, calm, or composed
172. deference
(noun)respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion or will of another
173. paragon
(noun)a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
174. voracious
(adjective)craving or consuming large quantities of food; exceedingly eager or avid
175. soporific
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(adjective)causing sleep; characterized by drowsiness
176. accolade
(noun)award, honor, or laudatory notice; originally a light touch on the shoulder with the flat
side of the sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood
177. feign
(verb)to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse
178. extant
(adjective)still existing, not destroyed or lost
179. abeyance
(noun)temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension
180. prevaricate
(verb)to speak falsely, deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; to lie
181. antipathy
(noun)a basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion or dislike
182. boisterous
(adjective)rough and noisy, jolly or rowdy; clamorous and unrestrained
183. propitious
(adjective)presenting favorable conditions; auspicious
184. salacious
(adjective)lustful or lecherous; obscene writing or photographs
185. appease
(verb)to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment
186. dilettante
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(noun)a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in asuperficial way; a dabbler
187. aberrant
(adjective)departing from the right, normal, or usual course; exceptional
188. umbrage
(noun)offense, annoyance or displeasure; the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion,doubt or hostility
189. invidious
(adjective)calculated to create ill will, resentment or give offense; hateful
190. filial
(adjective)pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; noting or having the relation of a child to aparent
191. elegy
(noun)a mournful, melancholy poem, especially in remembrance of the dead
192. truculent
(adjective)fierce; cruel; brutally harsh or aggressively hostile
193. iconoclast
(noun) a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, or religions as being based
on error or superstition
194. incipient
(adjective)beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
195. anomalous
(adjective)deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; not fitting into acommon or type or pattern
196. partisan
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(noun)an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially one that shows abiased, emotional allegiance
197. opprobrium
(noun)the disgrace incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy
198. exigent
(adjective)requiring immediate action or aid; requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable
199. vacillate
(verb)to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute
200. desultory
(adjective)lacking in consistency or visible order; random
201. lassitude
(noun)weariness of body or mind from strain; a condition of indolent indifference
202. apposite
(adjective)suitable, well-adapted, pertinent, relevant or apt
203. inhibit
(verb)to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check; to prohibit or forbid
204. implacable
(adjective)not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified
205. eulogy
(noun)a speech or writing in praise and in honor of a deceased person
206. effrontery
(noun)shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity
207. inimical
(adjective)adverse in tendency or effect, unfavorable; unfriendly or hostile
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208. turgid
(adjective)swollen, distended, tumid; overblown or pompous
209. bolster
(verb)to support with a pillow or cushion, or to support and uphold
210. pristine
(adjective)having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
211. neophyte
(noun)a beginner or novice, a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, ornonbeliever
212. credulous
(adjective)willing to believe or trust too readily without proper or adequate evidence; gullible
213. anodyne
(noun)a medicine that relieves or allays pain
214. iniquity
(noun)gross injustice or wickedness; a violation of right or duty
215. apotheosis
(noun)the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god; an ideal example
216. exonerate
(verb)to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame
217. demur
(noun)the act of making objection
218. dissonance
(noun)inharmonious or harsh sound; a simultaneous combination of tones conventionallyaccepted as being in a state of needing completion
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219. viscous
(adjective)of a thick nature or consistency
220. rue
(verb)to feel sorrow over or regret bitterly; to wish that something had never taken place
221. salubrious
(adjective)favorable to or promoting health
222. pungent
(adjective)sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting oracrid
223. flout
(verb)to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt
224. reprobate
(adjective)morally depraved, unprincipled or bad; rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation
225. inert
(adjective)having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance
226. abstain
(verb)to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper orunhealthy
227. apprise
(verb)to give notice to; inform or advise
228. amalgamate
(verb)to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce
229. castigate
(verb)to criticize or reprimand severely, or punish in order to correct
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230. apostate
(noun)a person who forsakes his religion, cause or party
231. luminous
(adjective)radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright; enlightened, as in a writer or a writer's
works
232. engender
(verb)to produce, cause, or give rise to
233. belie
(verb)show to be false; to misrepresent or act unworthily according to some standard
234. chicanery
(noun)trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
235. derivative
(adjective)not original but secondary
236. fallacious
(adjective)containing a fallacy; logically unsound or misleading
237. noxious
(adjective)harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being; morally harmful, corrupting orpernicious
238. august
(adjective)inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
239. immutable
(adjective)unchangeable, changeless
240. enervate
(verb)to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of and weaken
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241. exhort
(verb)to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; urgently admonish
242. itinerant
(adjective)traveling from place to place, journeying
243. harangue
(noun)a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; a long, passionate, vehement speech
delivered before a public gathering
244. venerate
(verb)to regard or treat with reverence
245. stint
(verb)to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often inappropriately
246. recondite
(adjective)dealing with very profound or difficult subject matter; beyond ordinary knowledge orunderstanding
247. precursor
(noun)a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone orsomething else; harbinger
248. perfidy
(noun)deliberate breach of faith or trust
249. imperious
(adjective)domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial or overbearing
250. renege
(verb)to break a rule of play or go back on one's word
251. attenuate
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(verb)to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value; to make thin, slender orfine
252. stolid
(adjective)not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional or impassive
253. probity
(noun)integrity and uprightness; honesty
254. gauche
(adjective)lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward, crude or tactless
255. culpable
(adjective)deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
256. intractable
(adjective)not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn
257. subpoena
(noun)the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or
documents, before a court
258. impugn
(verb)to challenge as false; to cast doubt upon
259. tortuous
(adjective)full of twists, turns, or bends; not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech
260. laud
(verb)to praise, extol
261. insular
(adjective)of or pertaining to an island or islands, or detached and isolated
262. churlish
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(adjective)boorish and rude, difficult to work or deal with
263. reverent
(adjective)feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful
264. noisome
(adjective)offensive or disgusting, such as an odor; harmful or injurious to health
265. equivocate
(verb)to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order tomislead
266. pedestrian
(adjective)lacking in vitality, imagination or distinction; commonplace or dull
267. fell
(noun)an upland pasture, moor, or thicket; a highland plateau
268. compendium
(noun)a brief account of an extensive subject; a summary
269. impecunious
(adjective)having little or no money; penniless, poor
270. excoriate
(verb)to denounce or berate severely; to strip off or remove the skin from; verbally flay
271. homogeneous
(adjective)composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; of the same kind or nature
272. officious
(adjective)objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or
advice; meddlesome
273. confound
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(verb)to perplex or amaze by a sudden disturbance or surprise; to throw into confusion ordisorder
274. dissolution
(noun)the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements, the undoing orbreaking of a bond, tie, union or partnership
275. sedulous
(adjective)diligent in application or attention; persistently or carefully maintained
276. inundate
(verb)to flood or cover with water; deluge, or to overwhelm
277. trenchant
(adjective)incisive or keen, as language or a person; vigorous, effective and energetic
278. querulous
(adjective)full of complaints; complaining or peevish
279. intransigent
(adjective)refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible
280. occlude
(verb)to close, shut, or stop up
281. pervade
(verb)to become spread throughout all parts of
282. fledgling
(adjective)young, new, or inexperienced
283. palliate
(verb)to relieve or lessen without curing; to try to conceal the gravity of an offense by excuses orapologies
284. denigrate
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(verb)to speak damagingly in a derogatory manner; to treat or represent as lacking in value orimportance
285. philanthropic
(adjective)pertaining to or engaged in benevolent giving, engaging in the betterment of conditionfor others; charitable work
286. augury
(noun)the art or practice of divination or a related omen, token, or indication
287. solicitous
(adjective)anxious or concerned about; desirous or eager
288. deprecate
(verb)to express earnest disapproval of; to protest against a scheme
289. mendacious
(adjective)telling lies, habitually dishonest, untruthful
290. relegate
(verb)to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition
291. mollify
(verb)to soften in feeling or temper; pacify or appease; reduce or soften
292. perfidious
(adjective)deliberately faithless, treacherous or deceitful
293. foment
(verb)to instigate or foster discord or ill feeling
294. torpid
(adjective)inactive or sluggish; slow; dull or lethargic
295. turpitude
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(noun)vile, shameful or base character or act
296. deride
(verb)to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff, jeer or mock
297. satiate
(verb)to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; or to satisfy to the full
298. proscribe
(verb)to denounce or condemn as dangerous or harmful; prohibit or banish into exile
299. vitiate
(verb)to impair or weaken the effectiveness of; invalidate
300. fawn
(verb)to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor or to behave affectionately
301. mendacity
(noun)the quality of being untruthful, an instance of lying
302. magnanimity
(noun)the quality of being extremely generous
303. din
(noun)a loud, confused noise, continued or tumultuous
304. dilatory
(adjective)tending to delay or procrastinate; to slow
305. prolix
(adjective)extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy
306. venal
(adjective)willing to sell one's influence in return for a bribe
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307. penury
(noun)extreme poverty or destitution
308. dissemble
(verb)to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of something in
a feign
309. propitiate
(verb)to make favorably inclined; appease
310. aver
(verb)to assert with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner
311. timorous
(adjective)full of fear, subject to fear; timid
312. peremptory
(adjective)leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative, decisive or final
313. felicitous
(adjective)well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt or appropriate
314. salutary
(adjective)promoting or conducive to health; wholesome
315. temperate
(adjective)moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, or overly indulgent inappetite or passion
316. florid
(adjective)reddish, ruddy or rosy; flowery or excessively ornate
317. fetid
(adjective)having an offensive odor; stinking
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318. craven
(adjective)cowardly, contemptibly timid, pusillanimous
319. dirge
(noun)a funeral song expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead
320. complaisant
(adjective)inclined or disposed to please; agreeable or gracious
321. munificent
(adjective)extremely liberal in giving; very generous
322. recant
(verb)to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion; to formally retract
323. aspersion
(noun)a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; the act of slandering
324. saturnine
(adjective)sluggish in temperament; gloomy or taciturn
325. tractable
(adjective)easily managed or controlled; docile; easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled
326. accretion
(noun)an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent
327. impassive
(adjective)without emotion, unmoved; calm or serene
328. strut
(verb)to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out
329. ebullience
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(noun)high spirits, exhilaration or exuberance
330. talisman
(noun)a stone, ring, or other object supposed to possess occult powers to be worn as an amulet or
charm
331. burgeon
(verb)to grow or develop quickly; flourish
332. gossamer
(noun)a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather; any
thin, light fabric with this quality
333. fervid
(adjective)heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm; burning, glowing or intensely hot
334. refractory
(adjective)hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient
335. tendentious
(adjective)having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose
336. dupe
(noun)a person who is easily deceived, a gullible person who unquestioningly or unwittinglyserves a cause or another person
337. astringent
(adjective)harshly biting, stern or severe; sharply incisive or pungent
338. oscillate
(verb)to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does, or to vacillate between differing beliefs,
opinions or conditions
339. turbid
(adjective)not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment; clouded, opaque or obscured
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340. waver
(noun)an act of fluttering or vacillating
341. discordant
(adjective)being at variance; disagreeing or harsh
342. panegyric
(noun)a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; an eulogy
343. expiate
(verb)make amends or reparation for
344. encomium
(noun)a formal expression of high praise; eulogy
345. aggrandize
(verb)to widen in scope, enlarge or extend, to make greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor
346. buttress
(noun)any prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts
347. adumbrate
(verb)to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to foreshadow, darken or partially conceal
348. untoward
(adjective)unfavorable or unfortunate; improper
349. antagonism
(noun)an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups; an opposingforce or tendency
350. multifaceted
(adjective)having many facets, such as a gem, or having many aspects or phases
351. exculpate
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(verb)to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame
352. flag
(verb)to fall off in vigor, energy, activity, interest; to hang loosely or droop
353. veracious
(adjective)habitually speaking the truth; characterized by truthfulness; honest in content
354. sinuous
(adjective)having many curves, bends, or turns; winding and indirect; devious.
355. imperturbable
(adjective)incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited, calm
356. penurious
(adjective)extremely stingy, parsimonious or miserly; extremely poor
357. daunt
(verb)to overcome with fear; intimidate
358. adulterate
(verb)to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements
359. desiccate
(verb)to become thoroughly dried or dried up
360. libertine
(noun)a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, or a freethinker in religious matters
361. limpid
(adjective)clear and transparent, such as water, crystal, or air; completely calm, without distressor worry
362. baleful
(adjective)full of menacing or malign influences
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363. asperity
(noun)harshness or sharpness of tone or manner; roughness and unevenness
364. rent
(noun)an opening made by rending or tearing; a breach of relations or union between individuals
or groups
365. reproof
(noun)the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking
366. remonstrate
(verb)to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
367. disinterested
(adjective)unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives
368. guileless
(adjective)free from guile; sincere, honest, straightforward, frank
369. emollient
(adjective)having the power of softening or relaxing, such as for the skin
370. gainsay
(verb)to deny, dispute, or contradict; to speak or act against; oppose
371. mordant
(adjective)sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; burning or corrosive
372. fetter
(noun)a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains
373. qualify
(verb)to modify or limit in some way; make less strong or positive
374. disabuse
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(verb)to free a person from deception or error
375. auspice
(noun)patronage; support; sponsorship ; a divination or prognostication, originally from
observing birds
376. alloy
(noun)composed of two or more metals, often a less costly metal mixed with a more valuableone
377. undulate
(verb)to move with a wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-sidealternation of movement
378. coda
(noun)in music, an independent passage at the end of a composition, made to bring it to a
satisfactory close; anything that serves as a conclusion
379. tyro
(noun)a beginner in learning anything
380. cacophonous
(adjective)having a harsh or discordant sound
381. bent
(noun)direction taken, as by one's interests; a capacity of endurance
382. inveigh
(verb)to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words
383. forestall
(verb)to prevent by action in advance, anticipate, or to buy up goods in advance in order toincrease the price when resold
384. peccadillo
(noun)a very minor offense, a trifling fault
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385. fulminate
(verb)to explode with a loud noise, or to issue denunciations against
386. malinger
(verb)to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty or avoid work
387. burnish
(verb)to polish a surface by friction to make smooth and bright
388. vituperate
(verb, verb)to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile
389. arrant
(adjective)downright, thorough, unmitigated, notorious
390. slake
(verb)to allay by satisfying; to make less active, vigorous, intense
391. descry
(verb)to see something unclear or distant by looking carefully; to discover or detect
392. rancorous
(adjective)full of resentment or spite
393. pillory
(verb)to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse
394. beneficent
(adjective)doing good, conferring benefits; kind in action or purpose
395. plastic
(adjective)capable of being molded or of receiving form; pliable and impressionable
396. martinet
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(noun)a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one; someone who stubbornly adheres tomethods or rules
397. arrest
(verb)to catch and hold, attract and fix, to stop and slow down
398. headlong
(adjective)undertaken quickly and suddenly; hasty
399. indigence
(noun)seriously impoverished condition; poverty
400. arabesque
(noun)a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line or linear motif, often used in the Fine
Arts
401. abnegate
(verb)to refuse or deny oneself some rights or conveniences; to reject or renounce
402. shard
(noun)a fragment such as broken earthenware, glass or shell
403. minatory
(adjective)menacing, threatening
404. welter
(verb)to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea; to roll, writhe or tumble about
405. striated
(adjective)marked with narrow furrows or ridges; striped or streaked
406. simper
(noun)a silly, self-conscious smile
407. cadge
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(verb)to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship, to borrow without intent torepay
408. depredation
(noun)the act of preying upon or plundering
409. rarefy
(verb)to make more refined, spiritual, or exalted
410. raillery
(noun)good-humored ridicule or banter
411. artless
(adjective)free from deceit or cunning; natural, simple, uncontrived
412. idolatrous
(adjective)worshiping idols or blindly adoring
413. insensible
(adjective)incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious
414. bedizen
(verb)to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner
415. novitiate
(noun)the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation; the state orperiod of being a beginner in anything
416. grandiloquence
(noun)speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic
417. blandish
(verb)to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole
418. beatify
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(verb)to make blissfully happy; in the Roman Catholic Church, to declare to be among theblessed entitled to specific religious honor
419. Stoic
(adjective)pertaining to the philosophy that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joyor grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity