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  1. accent
    special importance or significance
  2. acentric
    not centered or having no center
  3. aching
    causing a dull and steady pain
  4. acquaintance
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  5. across
    to the opposite side
  6. across the board
    including all
  7. actualize
    make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
  8. adjective
    the word class that qualifies nouns
  9. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  10. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  11. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  12. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  13. amusing
    providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
  14. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  15. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  16. anesthetize
    administer a numbing or sleep-inducing drug to someone
  17. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  18. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  19. appeasement
    the act of acceding to demands
  20. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  21. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  22. assimilation
    the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  23. astray
    away from the right path or direction
  24. atonement
    the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing
  25. attune
    adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
  26. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  27. baffled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  28. barnacle
    marine crustacean with feathery food-catching appendages
  29. barricade
    a barrier to impede the advance of an enemy
  30. bashful
    self-consciously timid
  31. bear
    be pregnant with
  32. bedevil
    be confusing or perplexing to
  33. being
    the state or fact of existing
  34. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  35. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  36. bickering
    a quarrel about petty points
  37. bipartisan
    supported by both sides
  38. birth pangs
    a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
  39. bloke
    a boy or man
  40. bog
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
  41. bond trading
    trading in bonds
  42. bootlegger
    someone who makes or sells illegal goods
  43. brag
    show off
  44. bragging
    an instance of boastful talk
  45. brawny
    possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
  46. brew
    sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor
  47. brim
    the top edge of a vessel or other container
  48. brisket
    a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
  49. buck up
    gain courage
  50. buffeted
    pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
  51. bulbous
    rounded and bulging
  52. bum
    a disreputable vagrant
  53. calamitous
    having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
  54. capsize
    overturn accidentally
  55. captivity
    the state of being imprisoned
  56. carabiner
    an oblong metal ring with a spring clip
  57. car pool
    shared travel arrangement where people take turns driving others
  58. castrated
    deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
  59. certain
    established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
  60. cesspool
    a covered cistern for waste water and sewage
  61. checkmate
    an inescapable attack on an opponent's king, in chess
  62. chisel
    an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
  63. clamour
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  64. clatter
    a rattling noise
  65. claustrophobic
    abnormally afraid of closed-in places
  66. clench
    squeeze together tightly
  67. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  68. clockwork
    any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
  69. cluster
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  70. clustered
    clustered together but not coherent
  71. cocksure
    marked by excessive confidence
  72. cocktail
    an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
  73. cog
    tooth on the rim of gear wheel
  74. cognition
    the psychological result of perception and reasoning
  75. comforter
    commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
  76. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  77. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  78. concourse
    a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
  79. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  80. concussion
    injury to the brain caused by a blow
  81. confidant
    someone to whom private matters are told
  82. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
  83. confiscation
    seizure by the government
  84. conformity
    correspondence in form, type, or appearance
  85. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  86. contagion
    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  87. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  88. contingency
    the state of being dependent on something
  89. contravention
    coming into conflict with
  90. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  91. conviviality
    a jovial nature
  92. crochet
    needlework by interlocking stitches with a hooked needle
  93. crossroads
    a crisis situation when a critical decision must be made
  94. crossways
    transversely
  95. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  96. crown of thorns
    a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
  97. cul de sac
    a street with only one way in or out
  98. cussed
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  99. cussedness
    meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
  100. damnable
    deserving a curse
  101. damned
    people who are condemned to eternal punishment
  102. dazzle
    cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  103. dead reckoning
    navigation without the aid of celestial observations
  104. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  105. debilitating
    impairing strength and vitality
  106. decapitate
    cut the head off of
  107. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  108. decimation
    the destruction or killing of a large part of the population
  109. decoy
    something used to lure fish or other animals
  110. deductive reasoning
    reasoning from the general to the particular
  111. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  112. defiance
    a hostile challenge
  113. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  114. definitive
    clearly formulated
  115. delouse
    free of lice
  116. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
  117. demeanour
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  118. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
  119. detour
    a roundabout road or route
  120. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
  121. dilate
    become wider
  122. dimwit
    a stupid incompetent person
  123. disclose
    expose to view as by removing a cover
  124. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  125. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  126. disposable income
    income that is available to you for saving or spending
  127. dissenter
    a person who objects to some established policy
  128. diverted
    pleasantly occupied
  129. doff
    remove
  130. dough
    a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
  131. dwarf
    a person who is markedly small
  132. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
  133. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  134. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  135. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  136. enclose
    surround completely
  137. endearing
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  138. engender
    call forth
  139. entrench
    fix firmly or securely
  140. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  141. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  142. ethnic cleansing
    the deliberate removal of people from a specific culture
  143. euthanasia
    the act of killing someone painlessly
  144. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  145. exasperate
    make furious
  146. excrement
    waste matter discharged from the body
  147. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  148. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  149. extermination
    the act of getting rid of by killing off
  150. extrovert
    a person directed toward others as opposed to the self
  151. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  152. fabrication
    the act of making a product from raw materials
  153. factual
    existing in fact
  154. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  155. fallible
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
  156. farfetched
    highly imaginative but unlikely
  157. feces
    solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
  158. fervour
    the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
  159. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  160. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  161. figment
    a contrived or fantastic idea
  162. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  163. fixate
    pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
  164. flatter
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  165. fleeting
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  166. flicker
    flash intermittently
  167. fling
    throw with force or recklessness
  168. flip side
    a different aspect of something
  169. flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  170. fondling
    affectionate play
  171. foreclosure
    proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan
  172. frame of reference
    a system that uses coordinates to establish position
  173. fraternity
    a social club for male undergraduates
  174. freeloader
    someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
  175. fretful
    nervous and unable to relax
  176. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  177. frolic
    play boisterously
  178. gangplank
    a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
  179. Gestapo
    the secret state police in Nazi Germany
  180. glum
    moody and sorrowful
  181. go-getter
    someone whose career progresses rapidly
  182. goofball
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  183. graffiti
    unauthorized drawings or writing on walls in public places
  184. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  185. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  186. gremlin
    (folklore) a small fairy-like creature that is somewhat mischievous
  187. grunge
    the state of being covered with unclean things
  188. gullet
    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
  189. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  190. hang up
    cause to be hanging or suspended
  191. haywire
    wire for tying up bales of hay
  192. heft
    bulk or weightiness
  193. hefty
    of considerable weight and size
  194. hideous
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  195. hindsight
    understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
  196. hippie
    someone who rejects the established culture
  197. hollering
    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  198. hooch
    an illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor
  199. hop
    jump lightly
  200. hunker
    squat, hunch, or crouch down
  201. hypnotic
    of or relating to a state that resembles sleep
  202. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  203. hysterical
    characterized by a state of violent mental agitation
  204. icky
    soft and sticky
  205. idle
    not in action or at work
  206. idling
    having no employment
  207. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  208. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  209. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  210. impeded
    made difficult or slow
  211. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  212. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  213. imply
    express or state indirectly
  214. inclination
    the act of bending forward
  215. incoherence
    lack of clarity or organization
  216. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  217. indispensable
    essential
  218. inductive reasoning
    reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
  219. inexorably
    in a manner impervious to change or persuasion
  220. inextricable
    incapable of being disentangled or untied
  221. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  222. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  223. infuse
    fill, as with a certain quality
  224. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  225. instinct
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to stimuli
  226. interest rate
    the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
  227. interlude
    an intervening period or episode
  228. intimidating
    discouraging through fear
  229. intrusion
    entrance by force or without permission or welcome
  230. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  231. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
  232. irreparable
    impossible to rectify or amend
  233. jilted
    rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
  234. junction
    an act of joining or adjoining things
  235. junkie
    a narcotics addict
  236. knapsack
    a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  237. kook
    someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
  238. lamenting
    vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
  239. languish
    become feeble
  240. laughingstock
    an object of mockery or ridicule
  241. lay off
    dismiss from work, usually for economic reasons
  242. levitate
    cause to rise in the air and float
  243. lieu
    the post or function properly occupied or served by another
  244. limbo
    in Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent souls
  245. lit
    provided with artificial light
  246. literally
    without exaggeration
  247. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  248. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  249. maniac
    an insane person
  250. mannequin
    a life-size dummy used to display clothes
  251. market capitalization
    an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share
  252. marrow
    network of connective tissue filling the cavities of bones
  253. meddling
    the act of improperly interfering in some situation
  254. meditation
    continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject
  255. merriment
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  256. metaphysics
    the philosophical study of being and knowing
  257. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  258. milch cow
    cattle that are reared for their milk
  259. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  260. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  261. misguide
    lead someone in the wrong direction
  262. mobster
    a criminal who is a member of gang
  263. monk
    a male member of a religious community living under vows
  264. monogamy
    having only one spouse at a time
  265. mop
    cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
  266. morality
    the quality of being in accord with right or good conduct
  267. multifaceted
    having many aspects
  268. multifarious
    having many aspects
  269. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  270. nag
    bother persistently with trivial complaints
  271. nagging
    continually complaining or faultfinding
  272. natural selection
    a process in which organisms evolve to adapt to environment
  273. naysayer
    someone with an aggressively negative attitude
  274. neither
    used to indicate something also does not apply
  275. nip
    sever or remove by pinching
  276. nonconformity
    failure to follow accepted standards of behavior
  277. nonsensical
    having no intelligible meaning
  278. nostalgic
    unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things
  279. notation
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
  280. notion
    a general inclusive concept
  281. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
  282. nubbin
    a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)
  283. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  284. nylons
    women's stockings made from a sheer material
  285. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  286. odds
    the likelihood of a thing occurring
  287. Oedipal complex
    a complex of males
  288. off
    from a particular thing or place or position
  289. ominously
    in a manner suggesting something bad will happen
  290. outset
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
  291. overdue
    not paid at the scheduled time
  292. oversight
    an unintentional omission from failure to notice something
  293. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  294. overwhelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  295. overwhelming
    very intense
  296. Padre
    `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches
  297. pantheism
    the belief that God exists in and is the same as all things
  298. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  299. parasitism
    when one organism benefits from another by causing damage
  300. parenthesis
    a punctuation mark used to enclose textual material
  301. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  302. pedagogical
    relating to the study of teaching
  303. peek
    throw a glance at; take a brief look at
  304. peer
    look searchingly
  305. peg
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  306. perhaps
    by chance
  307. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  308. perpetrator
    someone who commits wrongdoing
  309. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  310. perpetuity
    the property of being seemingly ceaseless
  311. perplex
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  312. perspire
    excrete sweat through the pores in the skin
  313. pervert
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  314. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  315. phalanx
    any closely ranked crowd of people
  316. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  317. phrasal verb
    an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit
  318. pinched
    as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
  319. ping
    a sharp high-pitched resonant sound
  320. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  321. pockmarked
    marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease
  322. poop
    the rear part of a ship
  323. porcelain
    ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
  324. potency
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  325. precognition
    knowledge of an event before it occurs
  326. predicate
    involve as a necessary condition or consequence
  327. preeminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
  328. preemptive
    designed to prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
  329. premeditation
    planning or plotting in advance of acting
  330. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  331. premises
    land and the buildings on it
  332. prenuptial
    occurring before a marriage
  333. preoccupation
    the mental state of being obsessed by something
  334. preoccupy
    engage or engross the interest or attention of
  335. preponderant
    having superior power or influence
  336. preside
    act as executive officer
  337. pretence
    the act of giving a false appearance
  338. prevision
    the power to foresee the future
  339. promiscuity
    indulging in promiscuous sexual relations
  340. propeller
    device with blades that rotate to push against air or water
  341. propulsion
    the act of moving forward
  342. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  343. proto
    indicating the first or earliest or original
  344. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  345. proverbial
    widely known and spoken of
  346. proximity
    the property of being close together
  347. puddle
    a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
  348. purvey
    supply with provisions
  349. put
    cause to be in a certain state
  350. quantify
    use as a quantifier
  351. quarantined
    under forced isolation for health reasons
  352. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  353. ragged
    being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
  354. rambling
    spreading out in different directions
  355. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
  356. reaffirm
    assert once again
  357. reckon
    expect, believe, or suppose
  358. redundance
    the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
  359. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  360. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  361. relentless
    never-ceasing
  362. remand
    refer a matter or legal case back to another authority
  363. remorseless
    without mercy or pity
  364. restraint
    the act of controlling by holding someone or something back
  365. reticence
    the trait of being uncommunicative
  366. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  367. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  368. revoke
    cancel officially
  369. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  370. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  371. riddle
    pierce with many holes
  372. round
    having a circular shape
  373. run around
    play boisterously
  374. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  375. sadistic
    deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
  376. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  377. sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
  378. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  379. scavenge
    clean refuse from
  380. scrunch
    wrinkle, crease, or crumple a smooth surface
  381. seaweed
    plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
  382. self-conscious
    aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being
  383. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  384. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  385. severed
    detached by cutting
  386. shiver
    shake, as from cold
  387. shovel
    a hand tool for lifting loose material
  388. shrapnel
    shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
  389. shrug
    raise shoulders to show one doesn't know or care about something
  390. shrug off
    minimize the importance of, brush aside
  391. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
  392. smock
    a loose coverall that protects the clothes
  393. smother
    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  394. snobbery
    arrogant or condescending behavior toward others
  395. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  396. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  397. sort
    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  398. sought
    that is looked for
  399. sow
    place seeds in or on the ground for future growth
  400. spew
    eject or send out in large quantities
  401. spiral
    something wound in a continuous series of loops
  402. spleen
    a large oval organ between the stomach and the diaphragm
  403. spook
    a mental representation of some haunting experience
  404. spooky
    inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
  405. squabbler
    someone who quarrels about a small matter
  406. squandering
    spending resources lavishly and wastefully
  407. squeak
    make a high-pitched, screeching noise
  408. squint
    partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct light
  409. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  410. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  411. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
  412. stock market
    an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
  413. stomp
    walk heavily
  414. stooge
    a person who is the subject of ridicule or pranks
  415. strangle
    kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
  416. stringency
    conscientious attention to rules and details
  417. stuff
    the tangible substance that goes into a physical object
  418. stung
    aroused to impatience or anger
  419. subject
    some situation or event that is thought about
  420. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  421. sublimity
    nobility in thought or feeling or style
  422. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  423. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  424. supplicant
    someone who prays to God
  425. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  426. swirl
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  427. sympathizer
    one who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
  428. syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  429. synergistic
    working together for an enhanced effect
  430. synergy
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
  431. tainted
    touched by rot or decay
  432. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  433. tertiary
    coming third in position
  434. thorn
    a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
  435. threshold
    the starting point for a new state or experience
  436. throb
    pulsate or pound with abnormal force
  437. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  438. thwarting
    an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
  439. tingling
    a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
  440. tipped
    departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
  441. tormented
    experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
  442. tousled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  443. tradeoff
    an exchange that occurs as a compromise
  444. trample
    tread or stomp heavily or roughly
  445. tranquility
    an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
  446. transcendent
    exceeding or surpassing usual limits
  447. tripping
    moving easily and quickly; nimble
  448. troll
    supernatural creature thought to live in caves or mountains
  449. tumble-down
    in deplorable condition
  450. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  451. underpin
    confirm or support with evidence or authority
  452. unsolicited
    not asked for
  453. unsubstantial
    lacking material form or substance; unreal
  454. untainted
    (of reputation) free from blemishes
  455. uptown
    toward or in the upper part of town
  456. usher
    someone employed to conduct others
  457. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  458. vegetative
    of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
  459. vehemence
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
  460. venereal
    of or relating to the external sex organs
  461. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  462. vermin
    any of various small animals or insects that are pests
  463. vestibule
    a large entrance or reception room or area
  464. vice
    a specific form of evildoing
  465. vindication
    the act of defending against criticism or censure
  466. vivid
    having striking color
  467. waffle
    a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
  468. whacking
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  469. wield
    handle effectively
  470. wisdom
    accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
  471. xenophobic
    having abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners
  472. yield
    give or supply
  473. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  474. stir
    move an implement through
  475. tantalizing
    arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable
  476. chuck
    throw carelessly
  477. shove
    come into rough contact with while moving
  478. shove along
    leave; informal or rude
  479. keepsake
    something of sentimental value
  480. ruction
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
  481. uppity
    arrogant or self-important
  482. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  483. weaned
    freed of dependence on something especially mother's milk
  484. duplicitous
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  485. lynch
    kill without legal sanction
  486. hood
    a headdress that protects the head and face
  487. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  488. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  489. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
  490. licentiousness
    the quality of being lewd and lascivious
  491. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  492. sanctum
    a sacred place of pilgrimage
  493. rescind
    cancel officially
  494. bay
    an indentation of a shoreline smaller than a gulf
  495. indemnity
    protection against future loss
  496. compliance
    the act of submitting, usually surrendering power to another
  497. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  498. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
  499. rove
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  500. row
    an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
  501. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  502. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  503. squat
    sit on one's heels
  504. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  505. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  506. receptive
    able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
  507. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  508. unscathed
    not injured
  509. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  510. shoring up
    the act of propping up with shores
  511. adoration
    the act of admiring strongly
  512. adore
    love intensely
  513. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
Created on 一月 16, 2013 (updated 一月 16, 2013)

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