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  1. abound
    exist in large quantities
  2. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  3. automation
    the act of implementing the control of equipment
  4. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  5. compound
    make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  6. drudgery
    hard, monotonous, routine work
  7. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  8. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  9. indiscriminate
    failing to make or recognize distinctions
  10. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  11. matron
    a married woman who is staid and dignified
  12. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  13. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  14. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  15. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
  16. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  17. steep
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
  18. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  19. tinge
    color lightly
  20. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  21. laconic
    brief and to the point
  22. throng
    a large gathering of people
  23. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  24. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  25. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  26. furtive
    secret and sly
  27. felon
    someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
  28. plethora
    extreme excess
  29. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  30. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  31. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  32. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  33. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  34. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  35. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  36. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  37. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  38. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  39. enhance
    increase
  40. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  41. desist
    stop performing some action
  42. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  43. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  44. engrossed
    giving or marked by complete attention to
  45. frustrate
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  46. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  47. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  48. inclement
    severe, of weather
  49. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  50. interject
    speak abruptly, especially as an interruption
  51. mastiff
    an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
  52. obsess
    be preoccupied with something
  53. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  54. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  55. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  56. recoil
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  57. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  58. squeamish
    easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
  59. symptomatic
    relating to sensations experienced by a patient
  60. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  61. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  62. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  63. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  64. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  65. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  66. bigot
    a prejudiced person who is intolerant of differing opinions
  67. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  68. entourage
    the group following and attending to some important person
  69. extortion
    unjust exaction, as by the misuse of authority
  70. impresario
    a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
  71. ineffectual
    not producing an intended consequence
  72. loath
    strongly opposed
  73. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
  74. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  75. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  76. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  77. spew
    eject or send out in large quantities
  78. venom
    toxin secreted by animals
  79. vexatious
    causing irritation or annoyance
  80. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  81. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
  82. ascend
    travel up
  83. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  84. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  85. excruciating
    extremely painful
  86. fretful
    nervous and unable to relax
  87. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  88. malignant
    dangerous to health
  89. malnutrition
    a state of poor nourishment
  90. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  91. remote
    located far away spatially
  92. respite
    a pause from doing something
  93. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  94. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  95. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  96. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  97. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  98. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  99. tranquil
    free from disturbance by heavy waves
  100. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  101. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  102. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  103. effigy
    a representation of a person
  104. exacerbate
    make worse
  105. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  106. forthwith
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  107. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  108. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  109. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  110. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  111. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  112. monolithic
    imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  113. oust
    remove from a position or office
  114. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  115. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  116. revert
    go back to a previous state
  117. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  118. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  119. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  120. turbulent
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  121. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  122. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  123. confidant
    someone to whom private matters are told
  124. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  125. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  126. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  127. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  128. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  129. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  130. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  131. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  132. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  133. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  134. obsolescence
    falling into disuse or becoming out of date
  135. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  136. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  137. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  138. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  139. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  140. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
  141. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  142. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  143. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  144. concur
    happen simultaneously
  145. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  146. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
  147. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  148. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  149. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  150. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  151. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  152. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  153. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  154. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  155. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  156. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  157. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  158. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  159. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  160. tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  161. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  162. aspirant
    an ambitious young person
  163. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  164. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  165. brash
    offensively bold
  166. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  167. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  168. dregs
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  169. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  170. frenzy
    state of violent mental agitation
  171. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
  172. laceration
    the act of tearing irregularly
  173. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  174. promulgate
    state or announce
  175. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  176. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  177. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  178. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  179. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  180. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  181. bristle
    a stiff hair
  182. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  183. cessation
    a stopping
  184. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  185. dupe
    fool or hoax
  186. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  187. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  188. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  189. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  190. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  191. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  192. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  193. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  194. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  195. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  196. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  197. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  198. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  199. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  200. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
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