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  1. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  2. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  3. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  4. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  5. syllabus
    a summary or outline of what will be covered in an academic course
  6. synopsis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  7. terse
    brief and to the point
  8. apace
    rapidly; in a speedy manner
  9. abrupt
    exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  10. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  11. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  12. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  13. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  14. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  15. ancillary
    furnishing added support
  16. bolster
    support and strengthen
  17. corroborate
    give evidence for
  18. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  19. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  20. mainstay
    a prominent supporter
  21. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  22. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  23. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  24. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  25. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  26. dudgeon
    a feeling of intense righteous anger
  27. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  28. pettish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  29. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  30. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  31. querulous
    habitually complaining
  32. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  33. waspish
    very irritable
  34. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  35. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  36. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  37. novitiate
    the period during which you are a novice
  38. proselyte
    a new convert, especially to a religion
  39. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  40. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  41. callow
    young and inexperienced
  42. engender
    call forth
  43. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  44. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  45. nascent
    being born or beginning
  46. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  47. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  48. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  49. asperity
    harshness of manner
  50. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  51. mordacious
    biting or given to biting
  52. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  53. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  54. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  55. courageous
    able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
  56. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  57. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  58. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  59. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  60. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  61. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  62. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  63. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  64. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  65. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  66. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  67. bacchanalian
    used of riotously drunken merrymaking
  68. debauchery
    a wild gathering
  69. depraved
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  70. dissipated
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  71. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  72. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  73. libidinous
    driven by lust
  74. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  75. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  76. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  77. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  78. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  79. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  80. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  81. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  82. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  83. counterpart
    a person or thing having the same function as another
  84. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  85. facsimile
    an exact copy or reproduction
  86. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  87. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  88. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  89. quintessence
    the most typical example or representative of a type
  90. simulated
    reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character
  91. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  92. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  93. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  94. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  95. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  96. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  97. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  98. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  99. denounce
    speak out against
  100. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  101. derisive
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  102. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  103. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  104. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  105. gainsay
    take exception to
  106. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  107. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  108. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  109. lambaste
    censure severely or angrily
  110. objurgate
    censure severely
  111. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  112. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  113. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  114. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  115. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  116. reprehend
    express strong disapproval of
  117. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  118. revile
    spread negative information about
  119. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  120. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  121. bereave
    deprive through death
  122. cadaver
    the dead body of a human being
  123. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  124. demise
    the time when something ends
  125. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  126. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  127. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
  128. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  129. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  130. moribund
    being on the point of death
  131. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  132. sepulchral
    of or relating to a chamber that is used as a grave
  133. wraith
    a ghostly figure, especially one seen shortly before death
  134. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  135. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  136. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  137. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  138. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  139. temperate
    not extreme
  140. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  141. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  142. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  143. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  144. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  145. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  146. tyrannical
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  147. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  148. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  149. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  150. bemuse
    cause to be confused emotionally
  151. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  152. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
  153. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  154. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  155. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  156. paradoxical
    seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
  157. perplexing
    lacking clarity of meaning
  158. recondite
    difficult to understand
  159. turbid
    clouded as with sediment
  160. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  161. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  162. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  163. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  164. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  165. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  166. rebarbative
    serving or tending to repel
  167. articulate
    express or state clearly
  168. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  169. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  170. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  171. limpid
    clear and bright
  172. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  173. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  174. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  175. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  176. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
  177. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  178. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  179. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  180. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  181. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  182. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  183. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  184. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  185. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  186. expiate
    make amends for
  187. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  188. gaucherie
    the quality of being rustic or gauche
  189. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  190. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  191. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  192. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  193. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  194. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  195. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  196. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  197. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  198. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  199. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  200. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  201. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  202. feigned
    not genuine
  203. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  204. mendacious
    given to lying
  205. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  206. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  207. specious
    plausible but false
  208. spurious
    plausible but false
  209. conjugal
    relating to the relationship between a wife and husband
  210. consanguine
    related by blood
  211. distaff
    a stick on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
  212. endogamous
    characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind
  213. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  214. fratricide
    the murder of your sibling
  215. progenitor
    an ancestor in the direct line
  216. scion
    a descendent or heir
  217. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  218. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  219. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  220. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  221. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  222. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  223. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  224. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  225. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  226. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  227. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  228. expiate
    make amends for
  229. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  230. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  231. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  232. chortle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  233. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  234. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  235. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  236. gibe
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  237. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  238. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  239. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  240. raillery
    light teasing
  241. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  242. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  243. abatement
    the act of making less active or intense
  244. aperture
    a natural opening in something
  245. fissure
    a long narrow depression in a surface
  246. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  247. interregnum
    the time between two reigns or governments
  248. interstice
    small opening between things
  249. lull
    make calm or still
  250. orifice
    an opening, especially one that opens into a bodily cavity
  251. rent
    a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner
  252. respite
    a pause from doing something
  253. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  254. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  255. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  256. clement
    (of weather or climate) mild
  257. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  258. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  259. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  260. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  261. unstinting
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  262. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  263. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  264. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  265. miserly
    characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  266. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  267. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  268. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  269. asperity
    harshness of manner
  270. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  271. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  272. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
  273. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  274. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  275. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  276. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  277. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  278. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  279. vituperation
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  280. baneful
    evil or sinister
  281. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  282. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  283. injurious
    harmful to living things
  284. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  285. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  286. perfidious
    tending to betray
  287. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  288. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  289. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  290. dissonant
    harmonically unresolved
  291. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  292. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  293. abhorrence
    hate coupled with disgust
  294. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  295. antagonism
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
  296. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  297. detestation
    hate coupled with disgust
  298. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  299. loathing
    hate coupled with disgust
  300. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
  301. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  302. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  303. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  304. salubrious
    promoting health
  305. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  306. dither
    be undecided or uncertain
  307. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  308. teeter
    move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
  309. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  310. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  311. antithetic
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  312. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  313. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  314. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  315. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  316. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  317. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  318. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  319. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  320. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  321. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  322. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  323. novitiate
    the period during which you are a novice
  324. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  325. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  326. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  327. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  328. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  329. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  330. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  331. assay
    a test of a substance to determine its components
  332. descry
    catch sight of
  333. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  334. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  335. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  336. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  337. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  338. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  339. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  340. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  341. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  342. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  343. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  344. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  345. amulet
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  346. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  347. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  348. kismet
    fate or fortune
  349. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  350. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  351. propitiate
    make peace with
  352. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  353. providential
    peculiarly fortunate or appropriate
  354. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  355. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  356. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  357. belabor
    beat soundly
  358. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  359. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  360. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  361. hector
    talk to or treat someone in a bossy or bullying way
  362. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  363. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  364. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  365. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  366. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  367. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  368. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  369. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  370. careen
    move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way
  371. carom
    a glancing rebound
  372. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  373. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  374. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  375. gyrate
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around an axis
  376. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  377. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  378. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  379. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  380. sidle
    move sideways
  381. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  382. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  383. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
  384. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  385. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  386. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  387. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  388. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  389. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  390. periphrastic
    roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
  391. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  392. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  393. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  394. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  395. ameliorate
    make better
  396. appease
    make peace with
  397. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  398. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  399. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  400. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  401. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  402. propitiate
    make peace with
  403. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  404. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  405. sooth
    truth or reality
  406. euphonious
    having a pleasant sound
  407. harmonious
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
  408. melodious
    having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
  409. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  410. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  411. esurient
    extremely hungry
  412. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  413. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  414. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  415. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  416. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  417. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  418. eulogize
    praise formally and eloquently
  419. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  420. fawn
    a young deer
  421. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  422. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  423. augur
    predict from an omen
  424. auspice
    a favorable omen
  425. fey
    suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
  426. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  427. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  428. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  429. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  430. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  431. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  432. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  433. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  434. discomfort
    the state of being tense and feeling pain
  435. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  436. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  437. forfend
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  438. hinder
    be an obstacle to
  439. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  440. inhibit
    limit the range or extent of
  441. occlude
    block passage through
  442. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  443. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  444. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  445. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  446. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  447. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  448. dolor
    (poetry) painful grief
  449. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
  450. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  451. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  452. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  453. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  454. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  455. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  456. threnody
    a song or hymn of mourning
  457. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  458. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  459. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  460. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  461. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  462. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  463. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  464. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  465. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  466. vexing
    extremely annoying or displeasing
  467. compendious
    briefly giving the gist of something
  468. curt
    brief and to the point
  469. laconic
    brief and to the point
  470. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  471. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  472. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  473. antecede
    be earlier in time; go back further
  474. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  475. anterior
    of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
  476. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  477. diurnal
    having a daily cycle or occurring every day
  478. eon
    the longest unit of geological time
  479. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  480. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  481. fortnight
    a period of fourteen consecutive days
  482. millennium
    a span of 1000 years
  483. penultimate
    next to the last
  484. synchronous
    occurring or existing at the same time
  485. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  486. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  487. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  488. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  489. recreant
    having deserted a cause or principle
  490. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  491. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  492. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  493. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  494. frankness
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  495. indisputable
    not open to question; obviously true
  496. indubitable
    too obvious to be doubted
  497. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  498. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  499. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  500. sincere
    open and genuine; not deceitful
  501. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  502. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  503. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  504. virtuous
    morally excellent
  505. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  506. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  507. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  508. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  509. ambulatory
    able to walk about
  510. perambulate
    walk with no particular goal
  511. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  512. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  513. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  514. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  515. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  516. foray
    a sudden short attack
  517. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  518. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  519. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  520. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  521. exacerbate
    make worse
  522. inhibit
    limit the range or extent of
  523. obviate
    do away with
  524. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  525. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  526. vitiate
    make imperfect
  527. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  528. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  529. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  530. apothegm
    a short pithy instructive saying
  531. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  532. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  533. theorem
    an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
  534. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
  535. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  536. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  537. epigram
    a witty saying
  538. concoct
    make something by mixing
  539. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  540. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  541. truism
    an obvious statement of fact
  542. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  543. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  544. abnegation
    the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
  545. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  546. abrogate
    revoke formally
  547. decamp
    leave suddenly
  548. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  549. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  550. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  551. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  552. remission
    an abatement in intensity or degree
  553. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  554. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  555. rescind
    cancel officially
  556. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
  557. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  558. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  559. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
  560. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  561. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  562. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  563. feral
    wild and menacing
  564. limber
    easily bent
Created on 八月 15, 2012 (updated 九月 9, 2012)

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