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Term
Abjure
Definition
to repudiate or refrain
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Abnegate
Definition
to relinquish or renounce
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Abrogate
Definition
to abolish
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Abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand
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Accede/Accession
Definition
to acquire or consent
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Acidulous
Definition
slightly sour; sharp or caustic
Term
Adduce
Definition
to cite as an example or proof
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Adumbrate
Definition
to vaguely foreshadow or suggest; to overshadow or obscure
Term
Adventitious
Definition
extrinsic or associated with something by chance
Term
Aegis
Definition
protection
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Amble
Definition
to walk leisurely
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Anathema
Definition
accursed or denounced
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Animadversion
Definition
adverse criticism
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Antecedence
Definition
priority or precedence
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Antipodal
Definition
diametrically oppposite
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Apace
Definition
swiftly or at a quick pace
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Aplomb
Definition
composure or poise
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Apotheosis
Definition
deification or perfect example
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Arcane
Definition
mysterious or known only to a few
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Arrant
Definition
total or unmitigated
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Asinine
Definition
utterly foolish
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Askance
Definition
obliquely or with a side glance; scornfully or with disapproval or distrust
Term
Asseverate
Definition
to assert or allege
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Assonance
Definition
resemblance of sound or cose juxtaposition of similar sounds
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Astral
Definition
related to the stars
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Augur
Definition
an official diviner who foretells events
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August
Definition
majestic dignity
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Auspicious
Definition
propitious or attended by good fortune
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Avant-garde
Definition
vanguard cutting edge
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Awry
Definition
askew or twisted position; amiss or off correct course
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Baleful
Definition
pernicious or deadly; foreboding or threatening
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Becalm
Definition
to soothe or make calm
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Bedraggled
Definition
wet, soiled, or dilapidated
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Bemusing
Definition
to bewilder or make confused; to distract or occupy attention of
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Benighted
Definition
unenlightend or overtaken by darkness
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Benison
Definition
blessing or benediction
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Bewilder
Definition
to confuse
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Bilious
Definition
disagreeable or ill-natured
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Blithe/Blithely
Definition
lighthearted or cheerful
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Bluster
Definition
to talk boisterously or threateningly
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Bouquet
Definition
medley or collection; distinctive fragrance
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Bromide
Definition
commonplace or hackneyed
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Brook
Definition
to tolerate or bear
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Byzantine
Definition
secretive and devious; labyrinthine or intricatedly involved
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Cabal
Definition
a group engaged in a secretive plot
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Cachet
Definition
seal of approval
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Callow
Definition
immature
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Calorific
Definition
related to heat production
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Canny
Definition
clever or shrewd
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Capacious
Definition
spacious or roomy
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Captious
Definition
fault-finding; calculate to entrap
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Careen
Definition
to lurch or sway from side to side
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Carom
Definition
combination shot in pool; to rebound at an angle
Term
Carouse/Carousal
Definition
drunken revelry
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Cavalcade
Definition
procession of riders
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Cavil
Definition
to raise a frivolous objection
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Chagrin
Definition
disappointment or humiliation
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Chary
Definition
cautious or hestitant
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Chortle
Definition
to laugh or chuckle
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Churlish
Definition
rude or surly; vulgar or intractable
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Circumlocution
Definition
unnecessarily large number of words; evasive speech
Term
Clement
Definition
lenient or mild
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Cloying
Definition
disgusting by reason of excess
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Colloquy
Definition
conversation or dialogue
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Compendious
Definition
concise and comprehensive
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Complaisant
Definition
inclination to please or oblige
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Concatenate
Definition
to link together
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Consanguine/Consanguineous
Definition
related by blood or origin
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Consonance
Definition
concord or harmony
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Consonant
Definition
harmonious
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Continence
Definition
self-restraint
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Contretemps
Definition
a mishap or embarrassing occurence
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Contumacious
Definition
stubbornly disobedient
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Convival
Definition
festive or fond of partying
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Convocation
Definition
an assembly
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Coterie
Definition
exclusive group of persons
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Curt
Definition
terse and brusque or rude
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Decamp
Definition
to suddently depart
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Demur
Definition
to raise an objection
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Demure
Definition
reserved or modest
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Derelict
Definition
abandoned or neglected
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Descant
Definition
discourse or comment
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Descry
Definition
to discover or catch sight of
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Desuetude
Definition
state of disuse
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Didactic
Definition
intended to teach
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Diffidence
Definition
hesitant or reserved
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Dilatory
Definition
intended to delay
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Diminution
Definition
to decrease
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Din
Definition
a loud noise
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Disconsolate
Definition
sad or dejected
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Discursive
Definition
rambling discourse
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Dissimulate
Definition
to pretend
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Dissipated
Definition
dissolute or degenerate
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Distaff
Definition
woman's work or domain
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Dither
Definition
to shiver or tremble; to act nervously or indecisively
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Doleful
Definition
sadness or grief
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Dolor/Dolorous
Definition
sadness or grief
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Doltish
Definition
stupid
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Dotage
Definition
senility
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Doughty
Definition
valient or fearless resolution
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Dour
Definition
stern or harsh; sullen or gloomy
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Droll
Definition
humorous or whimsical
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Dudgeon
Definition
state of indignation
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Dulcet
Definition
melodious or harmonious
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Edacious
Definition
voracious or greedy
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Effervesce
Definition
to bubble or hiss; to show liveliness or exhilaration
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Effloresce
Definition
to bloom or blossom
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Effrontery
Definition
insolence or boldness
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Effusive
Definition
excessively sentimental
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Egress
Definition
exit
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Elegiac
Definition
sadness for something past
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Elocution
Definition
related to public speaking
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Encomium
Definition
enthusiastic praise
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Encumbrance
Definition
something that burdens or impedes
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Endogamous
Definition
marriage within a specific group as required by custom
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Enervate
Definition
to weaken
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Ennui
Definition
boredom or weariness
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Enormity
Definition
extreme wickedness
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Ephemeral
Definition
fleeting or lasting a very short time
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Epicure
Definition
refined taste in wine and food
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Epigram
Definition
a concise or wise saying
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Epitaph
Definition
inscription at a tomb to commemorate something past
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Epithet
Definition
a disparaging word or phrase
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Equanimity
Definition
composure
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Ersatz
Definition
artificial or inferior substitute
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Esurient
Definition
hungry or greedy
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Evanescent
Definition
fleeting or tending to vanish
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Exasperate
Definition
to irritate or enrage
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Excoriate
Definition
to castigate or verbally criticize
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Execrable
Definition
detestable or wretched
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Exigent
Definition
urgent or demanding
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Expatiate
Definition
to wander; to speak or write at length
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Expatriate
Definition
to banish or exhile
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Expiate
Definition
to atone or redeem
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Expletive
Definition
a word that fills a vacancy; an obscene or profane word
Term
Explicating
Definition
to explain in detail or analyze logically
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Exscind
Definition
to excise or cut off
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Facile
Definition
fluent or easy or skillful in a superficial way
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Farcical
Definition
amusing or absurd
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Fealty
Definition
intense loyalty or fidelity
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Feckless
Definition
weak or ineffective; worthless or irresponsible
Term
Fell
Definition
skin or hide or thin membrane
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Fetid
Definition
unpleasant smell
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Fetter
Definition
to chain or restrain
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Fey
Definition
doomed or marked by foreboding; visionary, crazy, or unconventional
Term
Fledgling
Definition
young or immature
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Flintily
Definition
stern or unyielding
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Flippant
Definition
glib or lacking proper seriousness
Term
Foible
Definition
minor flaw or shortcoming in character
Term
Foist
Definition
to introduce surreptitiously or pass of as genuine
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Foolhardy
Definition
rash or foolishly adventurous
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Forfend
Definition
to protect or prevent
Term
Fratricide
Definition
killing of own brother or sister
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Frigid
Definition
intensely cold; indifferent or insipid; adverse to sexual intercourse
Term
Fulminate
Definition
to denounce or criticize
Term
Furtive
Definition
surreptitious or underhanded
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Gambit
Definition
scheme or ploy
Term
Gauche/Gaucherie
Definition
tactless or awkward
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Gaudy
Definition
ostentatious or flamboyant
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Gibe
Definition
to taunt or mock
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Glib
Definition
superficial or lacking proper forethought; smooth or insincerely fluent
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Gratis
Definition
free of charge
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Gratuitous
Definition
unwarranted or complimentary
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Gyrate
Definition
convoluted or coiled
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Harry
Definition
to assault or move along by harassing
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Headlong
Definition
recklessly or without deliberation
Term
Hidebound
Definition
inflexible or ultraconservative or orthodox
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Hoary
Definition
gray or white with age
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Hurly-Burly
Definition
uproar or chaos
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Husband
Definition
to conserve or use sparingly
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Hypocritical
Definition
insincere or mealymouthed
Term
Iconoclast
Definition
person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
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Ignominy
Definition
deep disgrace
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Immure
Definition
to enclose or imprison
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Impassive
Definition
unemotional or stoic
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Imperious
Definition
commanding or domineering
Term
Impertinent/Impertinence
Definition
irrelevant; insolent rudeness
Term
Implacable
Definition
incapable of being appeased
Term
Impolitic
Definition
unwise
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Importune
Definition
to urge with annoying persistence
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Improvident
Definition
myopic or not foreseeing or providing for the future
Term
Impugn
Definition
to verbally attack
Term
Impunity
Definition
exemption from punishment
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Incipient
Definition
beginning or early
Term
Incredulous
Definition
skeptical or unbelieving
Term
Indecorous
Definition
improper or poor taste
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Indignant
Definition
anger from injustice
Term
Indolent
Definition
habitually lazy; slow to develop or heal but causing little pain
Term
Indubitable
Definition
unquestionable or incontrovertable
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Ineffable
Definition
unspeakable or indescribable; taboo
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Inexorable
Definition
relentless
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Ingrate
Definition
ungrateful person
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Inscrutable
Definition
mysterious or not readily interpreted or investigated
Term
Insidious
Definition
treacherous or seductive; subtle or having a gradual and cumulative effect
Term
Insipid
Definition
tasteless or dull
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Insouciant
Definition
carefree or lighthearted
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Interdiction
Definition
to prohibit or forbid; to intercept or destroy
Term
Internecine
Definition
deadly or mutually destructive
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Interstice
Definition
space between things; short space of time between events
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Intrepid
Definition
fearless
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Inure
Definition
to harden or accustom to something undesirable
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Inveigle
Definition
to entice or acquire by ingenuinty or flattery
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Inveterate
Definition
habitual or firmly established
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Invidious
Definition
envious or objectionable
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Involute
Definition
intricate or curved
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Iridescence
Definition
lustrous or attractive
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Japery
Definition
to mock or joke
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Jejune
Definition
juvenile; dull or lacking nutrients
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Ken
Definition
to recognize or know
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Kismet
Definition
fate or destiny
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Lachrymose
Definition
tearful or causing tears
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Laggard
Definition
dilatory or tending to lag
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Languid/Languish/Languor
Definition
weak or sluggish
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Largesse
Definition
generosity
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Lassitude
Definition
fatigue or languor
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Lecherous
Definition
lasciviousness or hypersexuality
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Libidinous
Definition
lasciviousness or hypersexuality
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Ligneous
Definition
woodlike
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Limpid
Definition
clear and simple; serene and untroubled
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List
Definition
to tilt or lean to one side
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Lithesome
Definition
stretching or flexible
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Lubricious
Definition
slippery or greasy; lewd or lascivious
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Luculent
Definition
lucid or clear in thought or expression
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Lugubrious
Definition
affedtedly mournful
Term
Lumber
Definition
to move slowly
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Lurid
Definition
gruesome or shocking; ghastly in appearance; red glow of fire
Term
Magisterial
Definition
authoritative
Term
Magnate
Definition
person of power or distinction
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Mainstay
Definition
chief support
Term
Malfeasance
Definition
wrongdoing or misconduct
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Manumission
Definition
emancipation from slavery
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Martinet
Definition
strict disciplinarian
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Maudlin
Definition
tearfully sentimental
Term
Melange
Definition
mixture of incongruous elements
Term
Mellifluous
Definition
sweetly flowing
Term
Mendicant
Definition
beggar
Term
Meretricious
Definition
pretentious or falsely attractive; related to prostitution
Term
Misanthrope
Definition
person who hates or distrusts humankind
Term
Moniker
Definition
nickname
Term
Moot
Definition
deliberative assembly
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Mordant/Mordacious
Definition
incisive or caustic
Term
Moribund
Definition
approaching death; inactive or obsolete
Term
Munificent
Definition
generous
Term
Nescience
Definition
ignorance
Term
Nettlesome
Definition
irritating
Term
Nice
Definition
fastidious or demanding
Term
Niggardly
Definition
begrudging or limited in supply
Term
Niggling
Definition
petty or trifling
Term
Noisome
Definition
noxious smell
Term
Nonplus
Definition
state of bafflement or perplexity
Term
Novitiate
Definition
novice
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Noxious
Definition
harmful
Term
Nugatory
Definition
trifling or inconsequential
Term
Obdurate/Obduracy
Definition
stubborn or resistant to persuasion
Term
Obeisance
Definition
obedient or showing homage
Term
Objurgate
Definition
harsh rebuke
Term
Obloquy
Definition
abusive language; discredited
Term
Obsequy/Obsequies
Definition
funeral or burial rite
Term
Obstreperous
Definition
clamorous or unruly
Term
Obviate
Definition
make unnecessary or prevent
Term
Odium/Odious
Definition
hateful or repugnant
Term
Officious
Definition
meddlesome or overly helpful
Term
Orotund
Definition
sonorous or loud; pompous or bombastic
Term
Ossified
Definition
hardened or resistant to change
Term
Otiose
Definition
lazy or futile
Term
Paean
Definition
song of praise
Term
Palaver
Definition
conference or discussion; idle or misleading speech
Term
Paltry
Definition
inferior or trivial
Term
Panegyric
Definition
formal praise
Term
Paroxysm
Definition
outburst or convulsion
Term
Parsimonious
Definition
miserly or stingy
Term
Passe
Definition
outmoded
Term
Patina
Definition
surface discoloration
Term
Pedantic
Definition
ostentatiously learned; unimaginative or pedestrian
Term
Peevish
Definition
ill-tempered
Term
Pellucid
Definition
clear; easy to understand
Term
Penitential
Definition
sorrow for sins
Term
Pensive
Definition
sad thoughtfulness
Term
Penury/Penurious
Definition
poor or frugal
Term
Percipient
Definition
perceptive
Term
Peregrination
Definition
to walk or travel
Term
Peremptory
Definition
urgent or putting an end to something; haughty or imperious
Term
Perfidy/Perfidious
Definition
disloyal or treacherous
Term
Peripatetic
Definition
itinerant or wandering
Term
Periphrais/Periphrastic
Definition
wordiness or use of a longer phrase
Term
Pernicious
Definition
injurious or evil
Term
Perorate
Definition
long oration
Term
Perpetuity
Definition
eternity
Term
Perspicacious
Definition
mentally sharp or keen
Term
Perspicuous
Definition
clear or easily understood
Term
Pertinacious
Definition
stubborn or persistent
Term
Pettish
Definition
peevish or choleric
Term
Petulant
Definition
insolent or rude in speech or behavior
Term
Picayune
Definition
trivial
Term
Pillory
Definition
means for exposing someone to public scorn
Term
Piquant
Definition
spicy; stimulating or provocative
Term
Pique
Definition
resentment or feeling of wounded vanity
Term
Pith
Definition
central part or essence
Term
Plangent
Definition
loud or mournful sound
Term
Plaudit
Definition
round of applause or enthusiastic approval
Term
Plebeian
Definition
common people
Term
Plebiscite
Definition
referendum or popular vote
Term
Plenary
Definition
complete or fully attended
Term
Plod
Definition
to drudge or work monotonously; to trudge or walk sluggishly
Term
Plucky
Definition
spirited or brave
Term
Poignant
Definition
touching or stimulating
Term
Polemic
Definition
aggressive attack or refutation
Term
Portent/Portendd
Definition
omen or sign
Term
Precipitous
Definition
steep
Term
Precocious
Definition
exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
Term
Predilection
Definition
established preference
Term
Prepossession
Definition
prejudiced or preoccupied
Term
Prize
Definition
to pry open
Term
Prodigious
Definition
wonderful or enormous
Term
Profligate
Definition
wasteful or licentious
Term
Profusion
Definition
lavish expenditure or sudden increase
Term
Prolix
Definition
excessively long
Term
Propinquity
Definition
proximity
Term
Protean
Definition
versatile
Term
Provender
Definition
vituals or food
Term
Provocateur
Definition
someone who provokes controversy
Term
Prurient
Definition
immoderate sexuality
Term
Puerile
Definition
juvenile or silly
Term
Puissant
Definition
powerful
Term
Pulchritude
Definition
physical beauty
Term
Punctilious
Definition
concerned about precise details of conventions
Term
Pundit
Definition
critic or scholar
Term
Purgation
Definition
to clear of guilt
Term
Quaff
Definition
to drink deeply
Term
Quay
Definition
landing or wharf or pier on edge of water
Term
Querulous
Definition
habitually complaining
Term
Quintessence
Definition
essence or typical example of something
Term
Quixotic
Definition
impractical or romantic; capricious or unpredictable
Term
Quotidian
Definition
ordinary or occuring everyday
Term
Rail/Raillery
Definition
banter or good-natured ridicule
Term
Rake/Rakish
Definition
dissolute or degenerate
Term
Rampart
Definition
fortifications or bulwarks of defense
Term
Rancor
Definition
bitter, deep-seated ill-will
Term
Rapacious
Definition
ravenous or covetous
Term
Raucous
Definition
boisterous or disorderly
Term
Rebarbative
Definition
repellant or irritating
Term
Recondite
Definition
deep or concealed or difficult to understand
Term
Recreant
Definition
cowardly or unfaithful to duty
Term
Redolent
Definition
fragrant; suggestive or reminiscent
Term
Redoubtable
Definition
formidable or eminent
Term
Redress
Definition
to remedy or compensate
Term
Remonstrate
Definition
to criticize or oppose
Term
Renitent
Definition
recalcitrant or resistant
Term
Restive
Definition
impatient or uneasy
Term
Reticent
Definition
reserved or reluctant
Term
Rhapsody/Rhapsodize
Definition
ecstasy or emotional utterance
Term
Ribald
Definition
coarse or indecent
Term
Riposte
Definition
retort or retaliatory maneuver
Term
Roil
Definition
to disturb or make turbid
Term
Rostrum
Definition
platform for speaking
Term
Rue
Definition
regret or sorrow
Term
Saccharine
Definition
mawkish or excessively sweet or emotional
Term
Salacious
Definition
lascivious or lustful
Term
Sanction
Definition
formal decree; loss of reward to enforce law
Term
Sanguine
Definition
optimistic or confident
Term
Sanguineous/Sanguinary
Definition
bloodthirsty or violent
Term
Sapient
Definition
wise
Term
Sardonic
Definition
disdainfully humorous
Term
Saturnine
Definition
gloomy or melancholy
Term
Satyr
Definition
sylvan beast; lecherous or morally degenerate person
Term
Scabrous
Definition
difficult problem; indecent theme
Term
Scathing
Definition
bitterly severe criticism
Term
Scion
Definition
detached portion of plant; descendent or heir
Term
Sedulous
Definition
diligence or perseverence
Term
Senescent
Definition
state of being old
Term
Sententious
Definition
ditactic or given to aphorisms or excessive moralizing
Term
Septuagenarian
Definition
person whose age is in the seventies
Term
Sepulchral
Definition
related to a funeral or burial site
Term
Sequestered
Definition
to seclude or separate
Term
Sibilant
Definition
producing a snakelike hiss
Term
Sidle
Definition
to subtly move or turn sideways
Term
Simper
Definition
to smile in a silly manner
Term
Skein
Definition
tangled or twisted
Term
Slake
Definition
to crumble with water; to satisfy or quench
Term
Slipshod
Definition
shabby or careless
Term
Slovenly
Definition
lazy
Term
Smutty
Definition
dirty or obscene
Term
Sobriquet
Definition
nickname
Term
Solicitous
Definition
concerned or cautious
Term
Soliloquy
Definition
monologue or talking to oneself
Term
Sonorous
Definition
producing loud sound
Term
Sordid
Definition
dirty or vile; covetous
Term
Spurned
Definition
to reject with disdain
Term
Squalor/Squalid
Definition
sordid or dirty from neglect
Term
Staid
Definition
sober or grave
Term
Stolid
Definition
stoic or unemotional
Term
Stricture
Definition
restriction or censure
Term
Stultify
Definition
to impair or invalidate
Term
Stygian
Definition
gloomy or dark
Term
Sully
Definition
to make dirty or defile
Term
Superannuated
Definition
outmoded; disqualified by advanced age
Term
Supercilious
Definition
arrogant or patronizing
Term
Supererogatory
Definition
superfluous or excessive
Term
Supine
Definition
lying face upward; offering no resistance
Term
Surfeit
Definition
surplus or excess
Term
Sybarite
Definition
hedonist or decadent
Term
Sylvan
Definition
related to the forest
Term
Tawdry
Definition
cheap and gaudy in appearance
Term
Temerity
Definition
recklessness or foolhardy
Term
Tendentious
Definition
biased
Term
Tepid
Definition
lukewarm
Term
Thrall
Definition
state of servitude
Term
Threnody
Definition
elegy or song of lamentation
Term
Timorous
Definition
fearful or shy
Term
Torpid
Definition
sluggish or apathetic
Term
Torrid
Definition
hot or passionate
Term
Trammeled
Definition
to confine or catch
Term
Transmogrify
Definition
to change with grotesque or humorous effect
Term
Trenchant
Definition
caustic or penetrating
Term
Truculent
Definition
belligerent or savage
Term
Turbid
Definition
to obscure or muddy
Term
Turgid
Definition
swollen; bombastic
Term
Tyro
Definition
novice or beginner
Term
Umbrage
Definition
feeling of resentment; to hint or suspect
Term
Uncanny
Definition
mysterious or supernatural
Term
Unctuous
Definition
affected or pious
Term
Unkempt
Definition
not neat
Term
Untoward
Definition
unruly; unlucky; improper
Term
Venal
Definition
purchaseable with bribery; capable of being corrupted
Term
Verve
Definition
energy or vitality
Term
Vexing/Vexation
Definition
irritation or affliction
Term
Victual
Definition
food or provisions
Term
Vilipended
Definition
to disparage
Term
Vitiate
Definition
to impair or debase
Term
Vituperative
Definition
verbal abuse
Term
Voluble
Definition
rotating; glib or fluent
Term
Voluptuary
Definition
hedonist or decadent
Term
Vortex
Definition
whirlpool
Term
Wag
Definition
a joker
Term
Wanton
Definition
bawdy or lewd; merciless; extravagant
Term
Waspish
Definition
petulant or rude
Term
Wizened
Definition
shriveled or withered
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