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  1. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  2. lanky
    tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  3. lappet
    a small lap on a garment or headdress
  4. larcenous
    having a disposition to steal
  5. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  6. lascivious
    driven by lust
  7. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  8. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  9. latter
    the second of two or the second mentioned of two
  10. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  11. laurels
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  12. leery
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  13. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  14. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  15. legible
    capable of being read or deciphered
  16. leonine
    of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
  17. lethal
    of an instrument of certain death
  18. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  19. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  20. levy
    impose and collect
  21. lewd
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  22. lexicon
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  23. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  24. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  25. Lilliputian
    tiny
  26. limpid
    clear and bright
  27. linchpin
    a central cohesive source of support and stability
  28. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  29. liquidate
    eliminate a debt by paying it off
  30. lissomeness
    the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
  31. listed
    on a list
  32. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  33. litany
    a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
  34. litheness
    the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
  35. livid
    furiously angry
  36. loath
    strongly opposed
  37. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  38. lock
    a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
  39. lofty
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
  40. loggerhead
    very large carnivorous sea turtle
  41. loll
    be lazy or idle
  42. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
  43. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  44. lowering
    the act of causing something to move to a lower level
  45. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  46. lucre
    informal term for money
  47. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  48. luminance
    the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
  49. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  50. lupine
    of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
  51. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  52. luxuriant
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  53. luxuriate
    enjoy to excess
  54. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  55. Machiavellian
    of or relating to amoral or conniving political principles
  56. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  57. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  58. maggot
    fly larva commonly found in decaying organic matter
  59. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  60. mainstay
    a prominent supporter
  61. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  62. malcontent
    dissatisfied as toward authority
  63. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  64. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  65. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  66. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  67. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  68. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  69. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  70. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  71. malodorous
    having an unpleasant smell
  72. mandatory
    required by rule
  73. mantle
    a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
  74. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  75. marauding
    characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
  76. marshal
    a military officer of highest rank
  77. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  78. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  79. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  80. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  81. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  82. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  83. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
  84. mawkishly
    in a mawkish and emotional manner
  85. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  86. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  87. melange
    a varied mixture or assortment of things
  88. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  89. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  90. melodramatic
    having excitement and emotional appeal
  91. mendacious
    given to lying
  92. menial
    relating to unskilled work, especially domestic work
  93. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  94. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  95. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  96. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  97. meritorious
    deserving reward or praise
  98. metamorphose
    change in outward structure or looks
  99. metaphorically
    in a metaphorical manner
  100. mete
    a line that indicates a boundary
  101. meticulously
    in a manner marked by extreme care of details
  102. metier
    an occupation for which you are especially well suited
  103. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  104. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  105. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
  106. Milquetoast
    a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
  107. mince
    cut into small pieces
  108. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
  109. minister
    a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  110. minuscule
    very small
  111. minutia
    a small or minor detail
  112. mired
    entangled or hindered
  113. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  114. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  115. misogynist
    a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
  116. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  117. mitigated
    made less severe or intense
  118. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  119. moil
    work hard
  120. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  121. moniker
    a familiar name for a person
  122. monolithic
    imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  123. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  124. morass
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  125. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  126. moribund
    being on the point of death
  127. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  128. mortification
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  129. mote
    a tiny piece of anything
  130. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  131. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  132. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  133. mufti
    a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
  134. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  135. multitudinous
    too numerous to be counted
  136. mummery
    meaningless ceremonies and flattery
  137. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  138. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  139. musing
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  140. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  141. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  142. nabob
    a governor in India during the Mogul empire
  143. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  144. napery
    linens for the dining table
  145. nascent
    being born or beginning
  146. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  147. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  148. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  149. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  150. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  151. niggardly
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  152. niggling
    (informal) small and of little importance
  153. nimbus
    a dark grey cloud bearing rain
  154. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  155. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  156. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  157. nominal
    relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
  158. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  159. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  160. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  161. nubile
    (of young women) attractive and eligible to marry
  162. nullify
    declare invalid
  163. nuptials
    the social event at which the marriage ceremony is performed
  164. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  165. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  166. obfuscation
    darkening or obscuring the sight of something
  167. obliterated
    reduced to nothingness
  168. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  169. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  170. obscurantism
    a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
  171. obsequiously
    in an obsequious manner
  172. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  173. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  174. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  175. obtuseness
    the quality of being slow to understand
  176. obviating
    made impossible
  177. occlude
    block passage through
  178. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  179. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  180. oeuvre
    the total output of a writer or artist
  181. offal
    viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal
  182. officiously
    in an officious manner
  183. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  184. omnibus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  185. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  186. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  187. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  188. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  189. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  190. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  191. opine
    express one's view openly and without fear or hesitation
  192. opportunely
    at an opportune time
  193. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  194. opulently
    in a sumptuous and opulent manner
  195. oracle
    a shrine where a prophet is consulted
  196. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  197. orotund
    overly formal and pompous in style
  198. ossify
    become bony
  199. ostensibly
    from appearances alone
  200. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  201. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  202. outre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  203. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  204. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  205. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
  206. paean
    a hymn of praise
  207. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  208. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  209. pale
    very light in color or highly diluted with white
  210. palindrome
    a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
  211. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  212. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  213. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  214. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  215. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  216. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  217. panderer
    person who caters to the passions or plans of others
  218. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  219. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
  220. pantheon
    a temple to all the gods of antiquity
  221. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  222. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  223. paramount
    most important or impactful
  224. paramour
    a lover, especially a secret or illicit one
  225. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
  226. parasol
    a handheld collapsible source of shade
  227. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  228. parity
    functional equality
  229. parlance
    a manner of speaking natural to a language's native speakers
  230. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  231. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  232. parry
    impede the movement of
  233. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  234. Parthian
    pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture
  235. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  236. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  237. passel
    a large number or amount
  238. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  239. patently
    unmistakably
  240. patina
    a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  241. patois
    a regional dialect of a language
  242. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  243. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  244. patronizingly
    with condescension; in a patronizing manner
  245. patronize
    provide support for
  246. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  247. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  248. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  249. pedagogue
    someone who educates young people
  250. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  251. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  252. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  253. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  254. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  255. pendant
    an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry
  256. penitence
    remorse for your past conduct
  257. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  258. penultimate
    next to the last
  259. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  260. peon
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
  261. pepper
    climber having dark red berries when fully ripe
  262. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  263. peregrination
    traveling or wandering around
  264. peremptorily
    in an imperative and commanding manner
  265. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  266. perfidious
    tending to betray
  267. perfunctorily
    in a set manner without serious attention
  268. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  269. peripheral
    on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
  270. perish
    pass from physical life
  271. perk
    an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
  272. permeating
    spreading or spread throughout
  273. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  274. peroration
    the concluding section of a rhetorical address
  275. persiflage
    light teasing
  276. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  277. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  278. pertinaciously
    in a dogged and pertinacious manner
  279. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  280. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  281. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  282. phalanx
    any closely ranked crowd of people
  283. phantasmagoric
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
  284. pharisee
    a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
  285. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  286. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  287. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  288. picayune
    small and of little importance
  289. piebald
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  290. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  291. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
  292. pilgrimage
    a journey to a sacred place
  293. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  294. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  295. pining
    a feeling of deep longing
  296. pinioned
    (of birds) especially having the flight feathers
  297. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  298. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  299. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  300. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  301. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  302. placebo
    an innocuous or inert medication
  303. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  304. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  305. plash
    the sound like water splashing
  306. platitudinous
    dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
  307. plaudits
    enthusiastic approval
  308. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  309. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  310. plethora
    extreme excess
  311. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  312. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  313. plucky
    showing courage
  314. plundered
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  315. ply
    use diligently
  316. pogrom
    organized persecution of an ethnic group, especially Jews
  317. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  318. pointed
    having a point
  319. polarize
    cause to divide into conflicting positions
  320. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  321. politic
    marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  322. pomposity
    lack of elegance from being puffed up with vanity
  323. ponderer
    a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
  324. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  325. pontifical
    proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope
  326. porcine
    relating to pigs or swine
  327. port
    where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
  328. portal
    a grand and imposing entrance
  329. portentously
    in a portentous manner
  330. portly
    fairly large
  331. posit
    take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  332. posterity
    all future generations
  333. postulate
    maintain or assert
  334. posturing
    adopting a vain conceited posture
  335. potable
    suitable for drinking
  336. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  337. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  338. pragmatically
    in a realistic manner
  339. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  340. precipitous
    extremely steep
  341. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  342. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  343. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  344. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  345. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  346. predominate
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  347. preeminent
    greatest in importance, degree, or significance
  348. preen
    clean with one's bill
  349. prehensile
    adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
  350. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  351. prepossessing
    creating a favorable impression
  352. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  353. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  354. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  355. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  356. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  357. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  358. prevailing
    most frequent or common
  359. prevarication
    the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
  360. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  361. prig
    a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  362. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  363. primeval
    having existed from the beginning
  364. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  365. primping
    careful or finicky grooming
  366. prissy
    exaggeratedly proper
  367. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  368. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  369. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  370. procure
    get by special effort
  371. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  372. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  373. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  374. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  375. proffer
    present for acceptance or rejection
  376. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  377. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  378. profusely
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
  379. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  380. prognostication
    a sign of something about to happen
  381. proletariat
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor
  382. proliferation
    a rapid increase in number
  383. prolific
    intellectually productive
  384. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  385. promontory
    a natural elevation
  386. promulgation
    a public statement containing information about an event
  387. proneness
    being disposed to do something
  388. propagate
    multiply through reproduction
  389. propensity
    a natural inclination
  390. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  391. propitiation
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
  392. propitiously
    in an auspicious manner
  393. propound
    put forward, as of an idea
  394. propriety
    correct behavior
  395. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  396. proscribed
    excluded from use or mention
  397. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  398. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  399. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  400. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  401. protean
    taking on different forms
  402. protege
    a person who receives support from an influential patron
  403. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  404. protracted
    relatively long in duration
  405. proverbial
    widely known and spoken of
  406. providentially
    in a fortunately providential manner
  407. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  408. prudently
    in a prudent manner
  409. prurient
    characterized by lust
  410. puckish
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  411. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  412. pugilistic
    of or relating to boxing
  413. pugnaciously
    in a pugnacious manner
  414. puissant
    powerful
  415. pulchritudinous
    having great physical beauty
  416. pullulation
    asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
  417. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  418. punctiliously
    in a punctilious manner
  419. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  420. purgatory
    a temporary state of the dead in Roman Catholic theology
  421. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  422. purple
    of a color intermediate between red and blue
  423. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  424. pursuer
    a person who is following and trying to overtake or capture
  425. purveyor
    someone who supplies provisions, especially food
  426. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  427. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  428. putative
    purported
  429. pyre
    wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  430. pyrrhic
    relating to a victory that is offset by staggering losses
  431. quaffer
    a person who drinks heartily
  432. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  433. quail
    a small game bird
  434. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  435. quash
    declare invalid
  436. quavering
    (of the voice) shaking as from weakness or fear
  437. quelling
    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
  438. querier
    someone who asks a question
  439. querulously
    in a peevish manner
  440. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  441. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  442. quip
    a witty saying
  443. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  444. quizzically
    in a questioning manner
  445. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  446. radical
    far beyond the norm
  447. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
  448. rail
    a horizontal bar, usually of wood or metal
  449. raillery
    light teasing
  450. rake
    a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head
  451. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  452. rancid
    having an offensive smell or taste
  453. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  454. rank
    relative status
  455. rankle
    make resentful or angry
  456. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  457. rapier
    a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
  458. rapine
    the act of despoiling a country in warfare
  459. rapprochement
    the reestablishing of cordial relations
  460. rapt
    feeling great delight and interest
  461. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
  462. ravaged
    having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
  463. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  464. rare
    especially good, remarkable, or superlative
  465. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  466. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  467. recidivist
    someone who lapses into undesirable patterns of behavior
  468. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  469. recondite
    difficult to understand
  470. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  471. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  472. redeem
    exchange or buy back for money; under threat
  473. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  474. redoubled
    become much greater in intensity or size or amount
  475. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  476. redound
    have an effect for good or ill
  477. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  478. redundancy
    the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
  479. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  480. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  481. refurbish
    improve the appearance or functionality of
  482. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  483. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  484. regimen
    a systematic plan for therapy
  485. rejoin
    connect or put together again
  486. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  487. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  488. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  489. renascence
    a second or new birth
  490. render
    give or supply
  491. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  492. renowned
    widely known and esteemed
  493. repartee
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
  494. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  495. repatriate
    send someone back to his homeland against his will
  496. repentantly
    showing remorse
  497. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  498. repository
    a facility where things can be deposited for safekeeping
  499. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  500. reproach
    express criticism towards
  501. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  502. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  503. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  504. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  505. repute
    the state of being held in high esteem and honor
  506. rescind
    cancel officially
  507. reserve
    hold back or set aside, especially for future use
  508. resilience
    ability of a material to return to its original shape
  509. resolutely
    showing firm determination or purpose
  510. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  511. resonant
    characterized by a loud deep sound
  512. respective
    considered individually
  513. respite
    a pause from doing something
  514. resplendent
    having great beauty
  515. restive
    in a very tense state
  516. resurrect
    cause to become alive again
  517. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  518. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  519. retiring
    of a person who has held and relinquished a position
  520. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  521. retrench
    tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  522. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  523. revelry
    unrestrained merrymaking
  524. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  525. revile
    spread negative information about
  526. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  527. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  528. riffraff
    common or disreputable people
  529. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  530. risible
    arousing or provoking laughter
  531. rivulet
    a small stream
  532. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  533. roguishly
    like a dishonest rogue
  534. roiled
    (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
  535. roister
    celebrate or enjoy something in a noisy or wild way
  536. rotund
    spherical in shape
  537. roue
    a dissolute man in fashionable society
  538. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  539. roving
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  540. rube
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  541. rubicund
    having a healthy reddish color
  542. rubric
    category name
  543. ruefully
    in a manner expressing pain or sorrow
  544. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  545. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  546. saccharine
    overly sweet
  547. sacerdotal
    associated with the priesthood or priests
  548. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
  549. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  550. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  551. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  552. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  553. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  554. salubrious
    promoting health
  555. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  556. salvo
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  557. sanctimoniously
    in a sanctimonious manner
  558. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  559. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  560. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  561. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  562. sartorial
    of or relating to tailoring or clothing
  563. sassy
    improperly forward or bold
  564. sate
    fill to contentment
  565. satiated
    supplied, especially fed, to satisfaction
  566. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  567. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  568. saw
    hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
  569. scabrous
    rough to the touch, as if covered with scales or projections
  570. scamp
    one who is playfully mischievous
  571. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  572. scatological
    dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
  573. scenario
    a postulated sequence of possible events
  574. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  575. scion
    a descendent or heir
  576. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  577. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  578. scour
    rub hard or scrub
  579. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  580. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  581. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  582. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  583. scuttle
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  584. scuttlebutt
    a report about the behavior of other people
  585. seasoned
    aged or processed
  586. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  587. seditious
    inciting action or rebellion
  588. sedulously
    in a sedulous manner
  589. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  590. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  591. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  592. sentimental
    marked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion
  593. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  594. septuagenarian
    someone whose age is in the seventies
  595. sepulchral
    of or relating to a chamber that is used as a grave
  596. sequined
    covered with beads or jewels or sequins
  597. serendipitous
    lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  598. serene
    not agitated
  599. serge
    a durable, woven wool fabric with raised diagonal lines
  600. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  601. serried
    pressed together
  602. sesquipedalian
    a very long word (a foot and a half long)
  603. sever
    set or keep apart
  604. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  605. shill
    a decoy who helps stimulate the participation of others
  606. shore
    the land along the edge of a body of water
  607. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  608. shunt
    a conductor diverting a fraction of current from a device
  609. sibilant
    of speech sounds forcing air through a constricted passage
  610. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  611. simperer
    a smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy
  612. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  613. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  614. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  615. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  616. skein
    coils of worsted yarn
  617. skeptically
    with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
  618. skirt
    a garment hanging from the waist
  619. skulker
    someone waiting in concealment
  620. slaked
    allayed
  621. slatternly
    characteristic of or befitting an untidy, immoral woman
  622. slavery
    the state of being in forced servitude to another person
  623. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  624. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  625. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  626. sluicing
    pouring from or as if from a sluice
  627. smarting
    a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
  628. smidgen
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  629. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
  630. smugly
    in a smug manner
  631. sobering
    tending to make someone serious and thoughtful
  632. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  633. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  634. Sodom
    (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
  635. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  636. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  637. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  638. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  639. somnambulate
    walk in one's sleep
  640. somniferous
    sleep inducing
  641. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  642. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  643. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  644. sophomore
    a second-year undergraduate
  645. soporific
    inducing sleep
  646. sortie
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  647. sotto voce
    in an undertone
  648. soupcon
    a slight but appreciable amount
  649. Spartan
    of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
  650. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  651. specious
    plausible but false
  652. specter
    a ghostly appearing figure
  653. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  654. splay
    widen or spread apart
  655. sporadically
    in an irregular or unpredictable manner
  656. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  657. spurious
    plausible but false
  658. spurn
    reject with contempt
  659. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  660. squandered
    not used to good advantage
  661. squire
    a man who attends or escorts a woman
  662. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  663. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  664. stanch
    stop the flow of a liquid
  665. starboard
    right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow
  666. statuary
    of or relating to or suitable for statues
  667. stave
    one of the slats of wood forming sides of a barrel or bucket
  668. steadfastly
    with resolute determination
  669. stealthily
    in a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  670. steel
    an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon
  671. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  672. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  673. stertorous
    having a heavy snoring sound
  674. stilted
    artificially formal or stiff
  675. stoically
    without emotion; in a stoic manner
  676. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  677. straddle
    sit or stand astride of
  678. striate
    marked with stripes
  679. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  680. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  681. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  682. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  683. stupendous
    so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe
  684. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
  685. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  686. sub rosa
    in secret or covertly
  687. subjugation
    forced submission to control by others
  688. sublimate
    change directly from a solid into a vapor without melting
  689. subliminal
    below the threshold of conscious perception
  690. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
  691. subside
    wear off or die down
  692. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  693. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  694. succinctly
    with concise and precise brevity; to the point
  695. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  696. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  697. suffer
    undergo or be subjected to
  698. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  699. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  700. sultrily
    in a sultry and sensual manner
  701. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  702. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  703. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  704. supine
    lying face upward
  705. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  706. supplicatory
    humbly entreating
  707. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  708. surcease
    a stopping
  709. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  710. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  711. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  712. surmounted
    having something on top
  713. surreal
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
  714. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
  715. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  716. susurrant
    making a low continuous indistinct sound
  717. swaddle
    wrap very tightly in cloth, as a baby
  718. swan song
    a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
  719. swarm
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  720. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  721. sybaritic
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  722. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  723. sylvan
    relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  724. systemic
    affecting an entire structure, network, or complex of parts
  725. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  726. tactile
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  727. taffeta
    a crisp, smooth, lustrous fabric
  728. tainted
    touched by rot or decay
  729. talismanic
    possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power
  730. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  731. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  732. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  733. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  734. tarriance
    the act of tarrying
  735. tatterdemalion
    a dirty shabbily clothed person
  736. tattoo
    a design on the skin made by pricking and staining
  737. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  738. tautological
    characterized by unnecessary repetition
  739. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  740. tawny
    having the color of tanned leather
  741. teak
    tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
  742. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
  743. temerity
    fearless daring
  744. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
  745. tempest
    a violent commotion or disturbance
  746. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  747. temporize
    draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
  748. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  749. tenaciously
    with obstinate determination
  750. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  751. tenebrous
    dark and gloomy
  752. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  753. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
  754. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  755. tersely
    in a short and concise manner
  756. testily
    in a petulant manner
  757. tete a tete
    without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy
  758. Teutonic
    of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
  759. thrall
    the state of being under the control of another person
  760. throes
    violent pangs of suffering
  761. thwarted
    disappointingly unsuccessful
  762. tiara
    a jeweled, semicircular band worn on the head
  763. timorously
    in a shy or fearful manner
  764. tinge
    color lightly
  765. tintinnabulation
    the sound of a bell ringing
  766. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  767. toadyish
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  768. tocsin
    the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
  769. toil
    work hard
  770. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  771. tone
    the distinctive property of a complex sound
  772. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  773. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  774. torturous
    extremely painful or unpleasant
  775. totter
    move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
  776. touchstone
    a basis for comparison
  777. touter
    someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
  778. towhead
    a person with light blond hair
  779. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  780. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  781. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  782. transient
    lasting a very short time
  783. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  784. transmogrify
    change completely the nature or appearance of
  785. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  786. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  787. treacly
    overly sweet
  788. treble
    having or denoting a high range
  789. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  790. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  791. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  792. triage
    sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need
  793. trident
    a spear with three prongs
  794. trifle
    a detail that is considered insignificant
  795. tripe
    lining of the stomach of a cow (used as food)
  796. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  797. triumvirate
    a group of three people responsible for civil authority
  798. trove
    a valuable collection or treasure found hidden
  799. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  800. truncate
    make shorter as if by cutting off
  801. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  802. tumescent
    swollen or distended
  803. tumultuously
    in a chaotic, noisy, or excited manner
  804. turbid
    clouded as with sediment
  805. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  806. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  807. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  808. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  809. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  810. ululation
    a long, loud, emotional howl or cry
  811. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  812. unadulterated
    without qualification
  813. unassailable
    impossible to attack
  814. unceremoniously
    in an unceremonious manner
  815. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  816. undaunted
    resolutely courageous
  817. underling
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  818. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  819. undulation
    wavelike motion
  820. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
  821. unflappable
    not easily perturbed, excited, or upset
  822. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  823. unimpeachable
    beyond doubt or reproach
  824. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  825. unscathed
    not injured
  826. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  827. untrammeled
    not confined or limited
  828. unwittingly
    without knowledge or intention
  829. upbraiding
    a severe scolding
  830. upstart
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  831. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  832. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
  833. ursine
    of or relating to or similar to bears
  834. usurer
    someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
  835. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  836. utilitarian
    having a useful function
  837. utopia
    ideally perfect state
  838. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  839. vacillating
    uncertain in purpose or action
  840. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  841. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  842. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  843. vainglorious
    feeling self-importance
  844. vanguard
    the leading units moving at the head of an army
  845. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  846. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  847. vaunter
    a very boastful and talkative person
  848. vehemently
    in a forceful manner
  849. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  850. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  851. venerable
    profoundly honored
  852. vented
    supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases
  853. venue
    the scene of any event or action
  854. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  855. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  856. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  857. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  858. vermin
    any of various small animals or insects that are pests
  859. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  860. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  861. vertiginous
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
  862. verve
    an energetic style
  863. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  864. vicariously
    indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
  865. vice
    a specific form of evildoing
  866. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  867. vigilantly
    in a watchful manner
  868. vilify
    spread negative information about
  869. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  870. virago
    a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
  871. virility
    the property of being capable of copulation and procreation
  872. virtual
    being actually such in almost every respect
  873. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  874. visage
    the human face
  875. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  876. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  877. vista
    the visual percept of a region
  878. vitiate
    make imperfect
  879. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  880. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  881. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  882. volatility
    the quality of being unpredictable and affected by emotion
  883. volition
    the act of making a choice
  884. volley
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  885. volubly
    in a chatty manner
  886. voluminous
    large in capacity or bulk
  887. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  888. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
  889. vouch
    give personal assurance; guarantee
  890. vulpine
    resembling or characteristic of a fox
  891. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  892. wainscoting
    wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
  893. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  894. wallow
    roll around
  895. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  896. waning
    a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
  897. wantonly
    in a wanton manner
  898. watershed
    a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
  899. waxing
    a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
  900. wayfarer
    a pedestrian who walks from place to place
  901. waylay
    wait in hiding to attack
  902. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
  903. wend
    direct one's course or way
  904. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  905. whimsically
    in a fanciful manner
  906. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  907. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  908. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  909. wispy
    thin and weak
  910. wistfully
    in a pensively sad manner
  911. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  912. wont
    an established custom
  913. wraith
    a ghostly figure, especially one seen shortly before death
  914. wrath
    intense anger
  915. wryly
    in a humorously sarcastic or mocking manner
  916. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  917. yammer
    talk or complain incessantly
  918. yellow
    yellow color or pigment
  919. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  920. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  921. zenith
    the highest point of something
Created on 九月 29, 2012 (updated 九月 29, 2012)

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