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1. aberrant deviating from normal or correct.

2. abscond to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the

law.

3. accusatory containing or expressing accusation

4. acerbic having a sour or bitter taste or character

5. acrimonious (adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

6. advocate to speak, plead, or argue for a cause, or in

another's behalf.

7. Affronted treated with insolent and rude language

especially openly and intentionally

8. aggrandize to make greater/increase/exaggeration

9. Aggrieve break the heart of

10. aggrieved feeling or expressing a sense of injustice,

injury, or offense

11. allay lessen the intensity of; calm (e.g. watchingTeleTubbies ____ed his fear of unknown fluffy

creatures with televisions in their stomach)

12. amalgamate to unite or mix.

13. ambiguous vague; subject to more than one interpretation

14. ambitious having a strong desire for success or

achievement

15. Ambivalent having or showing both good and bad feelings

about sb

16. ambivalent having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a

person, thing, or idea; unable to decide

17. ambrosial extremely pleasing to the senses, divine,

delicious

18. Amiable pleasant, friendly and easy to like

19. amicable (adj.) peaceable, friendly

20. amused pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted

21. angry feeling or showing anger

22. Anguish extreme mental distress

23. anomalous peculiar; unique, contrary to the norm

24. antagonise provoke the hostility of

25. antagonise act in opposition to

26. anticipate (v.) regard something as probable or likely

27. antipathy hostility toward, objection, or aversion to

28. anxious worried; concerned

29. apathetic feeling or showing little emotion

30. apathy the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest

in things generally

31. apologetic sorry; showing regret

32. appease make peace through yielding to another's

demand

33. appreciative feeling or expressive of gratitude

34. Apprehensive Losing benefit, eager to obtain it but in doubt

of success

35. apprehensive fearful expectation or anticipation

36. approbation the expression of approval or favorable

opinion, praise; official approval

37. arbitrary choices and actions made out of selfishness

38. arbitrate to settle a dispute by impulse

39. ardent characterized by intense emotion

40. arrogant having or showing feelings of unwarranted

importance out of overbearing pride

41. assertive acting with confidence and force; sure of

one's self

42. Assuage to make an unpleasant feeling less severe

43. assuage to make less severe; to appease or satisfy

44. attenuate weaken

45. audacious extremely bold; fearless, especially said of

human behavior

46. audacious disposed to venture or take risks

47. auspicious Attended by favorable circumstances

48. authentic conforming to fact and therefore worthy of

belief

49. authoritive a person behaves in an tyrannical manner,

reliable; commanding

50. avid marked by active interest and enthusiasm,

desirous of something to the point of greed;

intensely eager

51. awe an overwhelming feeling of wonder or

admiration

52. baleful threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic

developments

53. banal boring, ordinary, not original

54. banal commonplace or trite

55. barefaced unconcealed, shameless, or brazen

56. beaming pleased and proud

57. Bedevil be confusing or perplexing to

58. beguiling tricking; charming

59. belligerent given to fighting, warlike; combative,

aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war

60. bereaved having a close relative or friend who has

recently died

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61. bereaved sorrowful through loss or deprivation

62. bewilderment the state of being confused or puzzled

63. bitter exhibiting strong hatred as a result of

pain/grief

64. blandishment speech or action intended to coax someone

into doing something

65. blithe joyful, cheerful, or without appropriatethought

66. bodacious unrestrained by convention or propriety

67. bombast pompous speech

68. brazen face with defiance or impudence

69. breach to break/break through. e.g. a ___ of

etiquette, a ___ of confidentiality

70. bristling to become rigid with anger or irritation;

visibly roused or stirred

71. burgeon to grow or flourish; a bud or new growth (adj:

burgeoning )

72. buttress to support

73. cadge to get something by taking advantage of

someone

74. callous emotionally hardened; unfeeling

75. candid characterized by directness in manner or

speech

76. Candour the quality of saying what you think openly

and honestly

77. caprice impulse, on a whim

78. castigate to chastise or criticize severely

79. catalyst an agent of change

80. caustic capable of dissolving by chemical action;

highly critical: "His ____ remarks spoiled

the mood of the party."

81. Chafed to be annoyed

82. chagrin strong feelings of embarrassment

83. cherish to feel or show great love for; to value highly;

to take special care of

84. chicanery deception by trickery

85. Choleric quickly aroused to anger

86. choleric quickly aroused to anger

87. compatible Able to get along or work well together;

capable of use with some other model or

system

88. complacent contented to a fault

89. complaisant will ingly compliant or accepting of the status

quo

90. concerted mutually agreed on; done together by

agreement

91. Conciliation to diplomatically resolve a dispute

92. condescending displaying superiority; patronizing

93. conflagration a great fire

94. contemplative thoughtful, reflective, meditative

95. contempt lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of

intense dislike

96. contemptuous Scornful. disdainful

97. content satisfy in a limited way

98. contentious argumentative; quarrelsome; causing

controversy or disagreement

99. corporal of the body: "corporal punishment." a non-

commissioned officer ranked between a

sergeant and a private.

100. corporeal of or having to do with material, as

opposed to spiritual; tangible. (In older

writings,coeporeal could be a synonym for

corporal. This usage is no longer common)

101. corroborate to strengthen or support: "The witness

corroborted his story." (n: corroboration)

102. courteous polite and gracious; considerate toward

others; well-mannered

103. covet (v.) to desire something belonging to

another

104. craven cowardly; a coward

105. critical marked by a tendency to find and ca llattention to errors and flaws

106. crude not refined or processed in manner

107. culpable deserving of blame

108. cynical doubting the goodness and sincerity of

human motives

109. cynical believing the worst of human nature and

motives

110. dearth lack, scarcity

111. defeatist someone who is resigned to defeat

112. deference submission or courteous yielding

113. Deferential respectful, respectful and polite in a

submissive way to another's authority

114. deferential respectful and polite in a submissive way

115. defiant boldly resisting authority or an opposing

force

116. demean (behavioral attributes) the way a person

behaves toward other people



117. denigrated cause to seem less serious, play-down,

belittle

118. depict to show, create a picture of.

119. deprecation belittlement.

120. depredation the act of preying upon or plundering

121. deranged driven insane

122. Derision Ridicule, rude and disrespectful

(>Mockery)

123. derisive expressing contempt or ridicule

124. Derogatory belittle, lower the estimation of

125. descry to make clear, to say

126. desolate devastate or ravage, crushed by grief

127. despise Look down on with contempt or disgust;

loathe; regard as inferior

128. despondent unhappy and discouraged because you feel

you are in a difficult situation

129. devastated damaged, destroyed, shocked ,extremely

sad

130. didactic instructive (especially excessively)

131. diffident lacking self-confidence, modest

132. diffident lacking self-confidence, showing modest

reserve

133. diplomatic able to take a broad view of negotiations

between states

134. disabuse to free a person from falsehood or error

135. discombulate unsettle or confuse someone

136. disconcerted having self-possession upset

137. disconsolate extremely sad and disappointed

138. discountenance To look upon with disfavor

139. Disdainful contempt/ lack of respect

140. disillusion to be free from beliefs or illusions, to

disappoint someone by breaking his or

her belief in a false ideal

141. disillusioned Disappointed in someone or something

that one discovers to be less good thanone had believed.

142. dismissive tending to dismiss or reject

143. Disparaging belittle, lower the estimation of

144. disparaging to be belittling

145. dispassionate calm; objective; unbiased

146. dispirited low in spirits

147. Disquiet anxiety

148. dissemble to conceal one's real motive, to feign

149. dogged stubborn or determined: "Her ____ pursuit of

the degree eventually paid off."

150. dogmatic relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed

to evidence

151. dogmatic characterized by arrogant assertion of

unproved or unprovable principles

152. Doleful very sad, filled with or evoking sadness

153. doleful filled with or evoking sadness

154. domineering ruling or controlling arrogantly; overbearing;

tyrannical

155. Ebullient joyously unrestrained

156. eclectic selecting or employing individual elements

from a variety of sources

157. Ecstatic feeling great rapture or delight

158. efficacy effectiveness; capability to produce a desired

effect

159. effluent the quality of flowing out

160. elate Feeling or expressing great happiness or

triumph

161. emboldened made bold or courageous

162. empower give or delegate power or authority to

163. emulate to strive to equal or excel

164. encomium a formal eulogy or speech of prais(

165. endemic prevalent in or native to a certain region,

locality, or people 9contrary to epidemic)

166. enervate to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of

167. engender to give rise to, to propagate, to cause:

168. enigma puzzle; mystery: "Math is an _____ to me."

169. enmity a state of deep-seated ill-wil l

170. enrapture to delight, to thrill or give pleasure

171. ephemeral lasting for only a brief time, fleeting

172. equivocal ambiguous; unclear; subject to more than one

interpretation -- often intentionally so:

"Republicans complained that Bill Clinton's

answers were equivocal." (v. equivocate)

173. erudite scholarly; displaying deep intensive learning.

174. esoteric intended for or understood by only a few

175. eulogy a spoken or written tribute to the deceased

176. euphoric exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

177. exacerbate to increase the bitterness or violence of; to

aggravate

178. exaggerated enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness

179. exasperated annoyed



180. exculpate to demonstrate or prove to be blameless

181. exorbitant exceeding customary or normal l imits, esp. in

quantity or price

182. explicit fully and clearly expressed

183. exploit use or manipulate to one's advantage

184. extant in existence, still existing

185. extravagant excessive, unrestrained

186. Exuberant full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy

187. fathom come to understand

188. fawn to seek favor or attention; to act subserviantly

189. feign to give false appearance or impression

190. fervid,

fervent

highly emotional; hot

191. flamboyant Exaggerated or high-flown in style or manner;

showy

192. floundering struggling

193. Forlorn sad and alone or abandoned

194. forlorn pitiable in circumstances especially through

abandonment

195. Galled painful from having the skin abraded,

irritated; angered

196. gape (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the

mouth wide; to open wide

197. garrulous verbose; talkative; rambling

198. Geniality friendly and cheerful199. genuine actually being what it is claimed or seems to

be; true; real; authentic

200. gleam flash; sparkle; noun: a beam of light

201. glib (adj.) Ready and fluent in speech;

thoughtless, insincere, offhand

202. glint A momentary flash of light, shiny, twinkle

(e.g. Jane had a glint in her eye as she

surveyed the fruits of her success)

203. goad to make a person or an animal react or do

something by continuously annoying or

upsetting them

204. guile skillful deceit

205. guileless honest; straightforward

206. hapless unfortunate

207. harmonious Friendly; amicable

208. hasty done with very great speed and without due

deliberation

209. headlong headfirst; impulsive; hasty. impulsively;

hastily; without forethought:

210. homogenous similar in nature or kind; uniform

211. hostile characterized by enmity or ill will

212. iconoclast one who attacks traditional ideas or

institutions or one who destroys sacred

images (adj: iconoclastic)

213. Impassioned characterized by intense emotion

214. Impassivity emotionlessness

215. impecunious penniless; poor

216. imperious able to deal authoritatively with a ffairs

217. imperious commanding

218. impertinent improperly forward or bold

219. implication insinuation or connotation

220. imply to suggest indirectly; to entail

221. improvidence an absence of foresight; a failure to provide

for future needs or events

222. impudence the trait of being rude and impertinent

223. inchoate in an initial or early stage; incomplete;

disorganized

224. incorrigible not capable of being corrected: "The school

board finally decided the James was

incorrigible and expelled him from school."

225. indefatigable showing sustained enthusiastic action with

unflagging vitality

226. indelible permanent; unerasable; strong: "The Queen

made an indelible impression on her

subjects."227. indifference the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest

in things generally

228. Indignant Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at

what is percieved as unfair treatment.

Resentful

229. indignant angered at something unjust or wrong

230. indolent disinclined to work or exertion

231. ineffable undescribable; inexpressible in words;

unspeakable

232. Inequitable unjust, not equitable or fair

233. infer to deduce

234. ingenious clever

235. ingenuous unsophisticated; artless; straightforward;

candid

236. inhibit to hold back, prohibit, forbid, or restrain

237. innocuous harmless; having no adverse affect; not

likely to provoke strong emotion

238. insensible numb; unconscious



239. insipid lacking zest or excitement; dull

240. insolent (adj) boldly disrespectful in speech or

behavior; rude

241. insular of or pertaining to an island, thus,

excessively exclusive

242. intransigent stubborn; immovable; unwilling to change

243. invidious envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely topromote ill-will

244. Irascible quickly aroused to anger

245. irascible prone to outbursts of temper, easily angered

246. irate feeling or showing extreme anger

247. irate extreme anger

248. irksome irritating, annoying

249. jovial full of or showing high-spirited merriment

250. jubilant joyful and proud especially because of

triumph or success

251. lackadaisical idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way

252. laconic using few words; terse: "a laconic reply."

253. languid lacking spirit or liveliness

254. Languish lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

255. Lassitude weakness characterized by a lack of vitality

or energy

256. latent present or potential but not evident or active

257. laudable praiseworthy; commendable

258. leery Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about

something

259. lethargic deficient in alertness or activity

260. leviathan giant whale, therefore, something very large

261. livid furiously angry

262. loquacious talkative

263. lucid clear; translucent: "He made a lucid

argument to support his theory."

264. lucid capable of thinking and expressing yourself

in a clear and consistent manner265. Lugubrious looking or sounding sad

266. lugubrious weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to

an excessive degree

267. magnanimity generosity and nobility. (adj: magnanimous)

268. malevolent malicious; evil; having or showing ill will:

"Some early American colonists saw the

wilderness as malevolent and sought to

control it."

269. manipulative skilful in influencing or controlling others to

your own advantage

270. meek quiet and obedient; spiritless

271. melodramatic exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental

272. meretricious based on pretense

273. misanthrope one who hates people: "He was a true

misanthrope and hated even himself."

274. Misgiving doubt about someone's honesty / painful

expectation

275. misnomer incorrect name or word for something

276. misogynist one who hates women

277. mitigate to make less forceful; to become more

moderate; to make less harsh or

undesirable: "He was trying to mitigate the

damage he had done."

278. mollycoddling to treat someone very indulgently or

protectively.

279. Morose sullen (gloomy) and ill-tempered

280. Morose unhappy,bad-tempered.

281. mournful filled with or evoking sadness

282. nefarious wicked, evil: "a nefarious plot."

283. noisome harmful, offensive, destructive: e.g. "The

noisome odor of the dump carried for

miles."

284. obdurate hardened against influence or feeling;

intractable.

285. obnoxious Highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

286. Obsequious trying too hard to please someone287. Obstinate dogged, persistent

288. obviate to prevent by anticipatory measures; to

make unnecessary:

289. occlude to close or shut off; to obstruct

290. officious intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

291. opaque not transparent or transluscent; dense;

difficult to comprehend, as inopaque

reasoning

292. ostentatious intended to attract notice and impress

others

293. ostracised exclude someone from an activity or group

294. overbearing (adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying;

overpowering, predominant

295. overemotional excessively or abnormally emotional

296. pedantic showing a narrow concern for rules or

formal book learning; making an excessive

display of one's own learning

297. peevish easily irritated or annoyed

298. peremptorily in an imperative and commanding manner



354. seething overflowing with anger or in a state of

agitation

355. self-assured having a lot of confidence in yourself and

your abilities

356. Social

ineptitude

lack of social skills

357. solicit make a solicitation or petition for something

desired, to ask for; to seek

358. Solicitous Eager or anxious to do something

359. Solicitude care or concern for something or someone

360. sombre lacking brightness or colour

361. specious seemingly true but really false; deceptively

convincing or attractive

362. stoic someone who is seemingly indifferent to

emotions

363. submissive inclined or willing to submit to orders or

wishes of others or showing such inclination

364. sullen angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant

365. superficial only covering the surface, of l ittle substance

or significance

366. tacit adj. unspoken

367. taciturn habitually untalkative or silent

368. tactful showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with

people

369. tawdry tastelessly showy

370. temperate exercising moderation and self-denial; calm

or mild

371. timid lacking self-confidence

372. tirade

(diatribe)

an angry speech

373. tortuous twisted; excessively complicated: "Despite

public complaints, tax laws and forms have

become increasingly tortuous." (Note: Don't

confuse this with torturous.)

374. tractable ability to be easily managed or controlled

375. Trammelled restricted or limited freedom of movement or

activity

376. Trepidation fear or anxiety about what is going to happen

377. turpitude depravity; baseness

378. Uninhibited not inhibited or restrained

379. unwarranted Unjustified; groundless; undeserved

380. vacuous empty; without contents; without ideas or

intelligence

381. venerate great respect or reverence

382. verbose adj. for wordy

383. vex to annoy; to bother; to perplex; to puzzle;

384. vexation being worried or annoyed

385. vindicative disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful

386. vindictive showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt

387. vivacious dispirited

388. volatile explosive; fickle

389. voracious craving or devouring large quantities of food,

drink, or other things.

390. vulgarity conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

391. warranted Justified; authorized

392. waver to hesitate or to tremble

393. wistful Having or showing a feeling of vague or

regretful longing

394. Woebegone sad or miserable in appearance

395. wretched extremely pitiful or unfortunate

396. wretched very unhappy, characterised by physical misery

397. zeal enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal

398. zealous marked by active interest and enthusiasm

399. zest vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

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