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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  3. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  4. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  5. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  6. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  7. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  8. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  9. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  10. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  11. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  12. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  13. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  14. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  15. ameliorate
    make better
  16. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  17. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  18. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  19. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
  20. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  21. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  22. appease
    make peace with
  23. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  24. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  25. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  26. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  27. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  28. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  29. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  30. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  31. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  32. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  33. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  34. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  35. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  36. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  37. belie
    be in contradiction with
  38. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  39. bolster
    support and strengthen
  40. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  41. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  42. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  43. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  44. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  45. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  46. castigation
    verbal punishment
  47. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  48. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  49. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  50. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  51. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  52. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  53. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  54. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  55. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  56. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  57. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  58. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  59. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  60. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  61. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  62. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  63. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  64. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  65. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  66. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  67. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  68. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  69. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  70. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  71. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  72. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  73. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  74. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  75. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  76. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  77. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  78. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  79. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  80. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  81. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  82. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  83. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  84. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  85. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  86. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  87. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  88. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  89. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  90. dismiss
    stop associating with
  91. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  92. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  93. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  94. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  95. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  96. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  97. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  98. distill
    undergo condensation
  99. diverge
    move or draw apart
  100. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  101. documental
    relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
  102. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  103. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  104. dupe
    fool or hoax
  105. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  106. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  107. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  108. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  109. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  110. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  111. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  112. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  113. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  114. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  115. engender
    call forth
  116. enhance
    increase
  117. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  118. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  119. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  120. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  121. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  122. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  123. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  124. exacerbate
    make worse
  125. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  126. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  127. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  128. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  129. facilitate
    make easier
  130. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  131. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  132. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  133. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  134. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  135. Flag Day
    commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
  136. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  137. foment
    try to stir up
  138. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  139. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  140. futile
    producing no result or effect
  141. gainsay
    take exception to
  142. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  143. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  144. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  145. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  146. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  147. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  148. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  149. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  150. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  151. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  152. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  153. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  154. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  155. impair
    make worse or less effective
  156. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  157. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  158. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  159. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  160. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  161. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  162. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  163. implode
    burst inward
  164. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  165. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  166. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  167. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  168. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  169. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  170. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  171. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  172. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  173. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  174. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  175. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  176. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  177. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  178. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  179. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  180. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  181. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  182. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  183. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  184. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  185. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  186. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  187. itinerary
    an established line of travel or access
  188. laconic
    brief and to the point
  189. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  190. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  191. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  192. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  193. on leave
  194. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  195. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  196. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  197. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  198. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  199. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  200. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  201. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  202. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  203. mendacious
    given to lying
  204. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  205. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  206. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  207. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  208. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  209. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  210. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  211. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  212. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  213. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  214. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  215. obviate
    do away with
  216. occlude
    block passage through
  217. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  218. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  219. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  220. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  221. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  222. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  223. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  224. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  225. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  226. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  227. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  228. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  229. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  230. perfidious
    tending to betray
  231. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  232. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  233. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  234. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  235. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  236. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  237. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  238. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  239. plethora
    extreme excess
  240. plummet
    drop sharply
  241. porous
    full of holes
  242. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  243. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  244. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  245. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  246. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  247. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  248. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  249. no-par stock
    stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
  250. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  251. problematic
    making great mental demands
  252. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  253. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  254. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  255. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  256. propensity
    a natural inclination
  257. propitiate
    make peace with
  258. propriety
    correct behavior
  259. proscribe
    command against
  260. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  261. qualified
    meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
  262. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  263. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  264. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
  265. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  266. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  267. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  268. recondite
    difficult to understand
  269. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  270. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  271. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  272. reproach
    express criticism towards
  273. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  274. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  275. rescind
    cancel officially
  276. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  277. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  278. nurturant
    providing physical and emotional care and nourishment
  279. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  280. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  281. salubrious
    promoting health
  282. sanction
    official permission or approval
  283. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  284. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  285. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  286. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  287. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  288. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  289. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  290. soporific
    inducing sleep
  291. specious
    plausible but false
  292. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  293. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  294. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  295. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  296. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  297. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  298. striate
    marked with stripes
  299. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  300. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  301. subside
    wear off or die down
  302. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  303. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  304. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  305. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  306. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  307. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  308. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  309. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  310. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  311. tractable
    easily managed
  312. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  313. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  314. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  315. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  316. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  317. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  318. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  319. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  320. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  321. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  322. warranted
  323. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  324. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  325. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  326. Zealot
    a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
  327. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  328. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  329. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  330. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  331. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  332. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  333. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  334. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  335. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  336. articulate
    express or state clearly
  337. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  338. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  339. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  340. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  341. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  342. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  343. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  344. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  345. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  346. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  347. caprice
    a sudden desire
  348. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  349. girlishness
    being characteristic of a girl
  350. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  351. cloture
    a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
  352. cloying
    overly sweet
  353. codify
    organize into a system, such as a body of law
  354. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  355. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  356. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  357. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  358. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
  359. comeliness
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
  360. commodious
    large and roomy
  361. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  362. connotative
    implying or suggesting something extra
  363. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  364. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  365. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  366. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  367. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  368. debilitate
    make weak
  369. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  370. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  371. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  372. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  373. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  374. disputation
    a formal debate
  375. dissonant
    harmonically unresolved
  376. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  377. ellipsis
    a mark indicating that words have been omitted
  378. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  379. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  380. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  381. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  382. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  383. extemporize
    perform or speak without preparation
  384. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  385. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  386. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  387. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  388. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  389. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  390. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  391. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  392. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  393. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  394. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  395. maculate
    morally blemished; stained or impure
  396. ossify
    become bony
  397. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  398. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  399. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  400. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  401. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  402. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  403. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  404. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  405. putrefy
    decay with an offensive smell
  406. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  407. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  408. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  409. spurious
    plausible but false
  410. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  411. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  412. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  413. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  414. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  415. allusive
    characterized by indirect references
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