SAT words Flashcards

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Abate

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Lessen

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Aberration

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departing from the normal

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Abet

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encourage

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abject

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servile, cringing

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abrogate

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cancel

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abstemious

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moderate,
especially in the use of food/drink

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abstruse

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profound, obscure

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accolade

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salutation, praise, award

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accost

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greet, address

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accrue

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be added by growth

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acerb

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acid, sour

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acme

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highest, point

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acolyte

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novice, young assistant

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acquiesce

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comply, yield

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acrimonious

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biting, sharp

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acumen

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insight

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adamant

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persistent, stubborn

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admonition

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gentle rebuke

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adulation

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excessive praise

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adumbrate

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foreshadow

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adventitious

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happening by chance

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aeon

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age

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aesthetic

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pertaining to the beautiful

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affable

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sociable

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affluent
prosperous
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aggravate
make worse, intensify
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aggregate
total, to form into a mass or whole
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agnostic
one who says that man cannot understand the nature of man and the world
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alacrity
briskness, eagerness
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alleviate
lighten
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alluvial
pertaining to mud left by running water
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altercation
quarrel
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altruistic
unselfish
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ambiguous
vague, of doubtful nature
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ameliorate
to better
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amenable
tractable
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amity
friendliness
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analogy
similarity
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anathema
curse, abomination
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anomalous
abnormal, irregular
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antipathy
dislike
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antithesis
contrast
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apathy
indifference
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apocryphal
of dubious origin, fictitious
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apostate
a renegade, owe who deserts his principles
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apposite
appropriate
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apt
likely, fit, skillful
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arbiter
judge
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arbitrary
biased, prejudiced
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arboreal
pertaining to trees
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argot
slang, jargon
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aroma
scent, smell
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arrogance
proud and offensive self esteem
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artless
frank, without cunning
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ascetic
self-denying
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ascribe
attribute
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askance
distrustfully
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askew
turned to one side
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asperity
harshness, severity in temper
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assiduous
attentive, diligent
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assuage
soften, alleviate
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astral
pertaining to the stars
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astute
shrewd
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atrophy
waste away
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attrition
grinding down, wearing down
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augment
increase
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augury
prediction
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august
stately
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auspicious
of favorable prospect
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austere
severe, strict
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authentic
genuine
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autonomous
self governing
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avarice
greed
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aver
assert
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averse
reluctant, disinclined
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avert
turn aside, prevent
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avid
greedy, eager
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avouch
declare strongly
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awry
turned to one side
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axiomatic
self-evident
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baleful
deadly, evil
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balk
thwart, frustrate, prevent
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balmy
mild, refreshing
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banal
commonplace
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baneful
destructive
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banter
jesting
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bauble
cheap toy
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beget
produce offspring, couse
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beguile
cheat, charm
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bellicose
warlike
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benign
kindly, not harmful
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benison
blessing
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bibliophile
lover of books
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bibliophobe
hater of books
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bigoted
prejudiced
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bizarre
strange, fantastic
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bland
mild
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blandish
persuade by flattery
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blasphemy
irreverence, profane talk
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blatant
very obvious, noisy
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blithe
cheerful
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bogus
not genuine
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bombastic
pompous in language
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bounty
generosity
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bowdlerize
remove offensive portions in a book
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braggadocio
unjustified boasting
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brusque
abrupt
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bucolic
pertaining to the country
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bumptious
boldly conceited
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buttress
support or prop up
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cabal
intrigue, a group plotting secretly
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cache
hiding place
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cadaverous
haggard, ghastly pale
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cadence
rhythm
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cajole
persuade by flattery or deceit
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callous
insensitive
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callow
immature
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calumny
false, malicious accusation
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canard
an absurd rumor circulated to deceive the public
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candid
frank
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canine
pertaining to dogs
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cant
slang
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cantankerous
ill natured, peevish
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caper
skip
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capricious
changeable, whimsical
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captious
quick to find petty fault, hypercritical
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careen
tip over
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carouse
revel
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castigate
punish
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cataclysm
upheaval
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catholic
tolerant, universal
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caustic
biting
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cavil
find petty fault
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celerty
speed
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celibate
bachelor
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chaos
confusion
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charlatan
pretender of knowledge, fraud
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cherubic
angelic
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chafe
irritate
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chalice
cup
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chastise
punish, reprimand
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chauvinist
extreme nationalist
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chicanery
deception by sharp practice
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chide
scold
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chimerical
fantastic
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choleric
ill tempered
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choreography
art of the dance
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circuitous
indirect
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circumlocutory
wordy
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circumspect
cautious
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circumvent
evade by means of deception
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cite
name, mention
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clandestine
secret
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clarion
trumpet, sound of trumpet
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cleavage
division
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clemency
mercy
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cliche
a commonplace phrase
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coalesce
fuse, merge
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coerce
compel
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cogent
stronly persuasive or compelling
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cogitate
ponder or consider deeply
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cognizant
aware
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collaborate
work together
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comely
pleasant to look at
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commodious
roomy
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compatible
agreeable, consistent
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compendium
summary
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complacent
self satisfied, showing smug
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complaisant
complying, courteous
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compunction
sorrow for sin
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con
read carefully
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concatenation
series, linking
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conclave
a secret conferance
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concomitant
accompanying
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concur
agree
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condign
deserved
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condiment
spice
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condolence
sympathy
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condone
excuse, over look, accept or allow
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conducive
contributing to a result
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congenital
existing at birth
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conglomeration
mass of varied elements
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conjecture
guess
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connive
plot, conspire
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connoisseur
expert
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consecrate
make holy, hallow
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constellation
as assemblage of stars or distinguished people
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construe
interpret, explain
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consummate
perfect adj, complete verb
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contiguity
closeness
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contrite
penitent, sorry for sin
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contumacious
scornfully insubordinate
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convivial
joyous
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copious
plenteouse
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corroborate
confirm, substantiate
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coruscate
sparkle
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coterie
clique, circle
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covert
hidden
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covetous
grasping, craving
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crass
coarsely stupid
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craven,
cowardly
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credence
belief, plausibility
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credulous
inclined to believe anything
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culinary
pertaining to the kitchen
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culmination
highest or climactic point
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culpaable
guiltyc
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cumbrous
burdensome
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cupidity
greed
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cursory
hasty
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curtail
shorten, impose restriction
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cynical
sneering, sarcastic
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cynosure
center of attention
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dearth
scarcity
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debacle
collapse
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decorum
propriety
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decrepit
infirm
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defection
desertion
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defunct
dead
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deference
submission to another's will or opinion
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delectable
pleasant
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delete
expunge, cancel
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deleterious
harmful
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delineate
sketch
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deluge
flood
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demagogue
rabble-rouser
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demise
death
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demur
hesitate
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demure
affectedly modest
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denizen
inhabitant
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deplete
empty
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deplore
lament, regret
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deprecate
protest stronly
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derelict
abandoned vessel, social outcast, negligent
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deride, adj derisive
redicule
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derogatory
belittling
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descry
discern
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desecrate
render unholy
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desiccant
drying
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destitute
poverty stricken, deprived
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desuetude
disuse
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desultory
unmethodical
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detergent
cleansing agent
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deviate
wander from the usual course
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devious
indirect, crooked
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dexterous
skillful
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diabolic
fiendish, devilish
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diagnosis
explanation resulting from a careful study of the facts
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diatribe
an abusive speech
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dichotomy
division into two parts
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dictum
authoritative statement
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didactic
instructive
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diffident
shy
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dilatory
delaying
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dilemma
perplexing situation
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dilettante
amateur dabbler
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dirge
funeral song
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discerning
having keen insight
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discomfiture
disappointment, embarrassment
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discord
disagreement, lack of haarmony
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discursive
rambling from one subject to another
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disparage
belittle
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disparate
completely different
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disparity
inequality
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disseminate
disperse
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dissolute
dissipated
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distrait
absent minded
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distraught
bewildered, perplexed
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diurnal
daily
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divulge
disclose
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docile
submissive
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doggerel
trivial poetry
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dogmatic
strongly asserting an opinion
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doleful
sad
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dolorous
sad
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drab
monotonous, dull
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drastic
extreme in effect
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droll
comical
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dubious
doubtful
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dudgeon
sullen resentment or anger
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dulcet
sweet
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duplicity
deception
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duress
imprisonment, compulsion
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dynamic
energetic
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ebullition
bubbling over, outburst of spirit
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éclat
brilliance
286
eclogue
a poem about the country
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edify
enlighten
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effete
no longer productive
289
efficacious
potent to produce an effect
290
effigy
a dummy
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effrontery
boldness
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egregious
outstanding
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ejaculate
explain suddenly
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elicit
draw forthem
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emaciated
haggard
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emanate
issue forth
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embezzle
steal
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emollient
softener
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emolument
payment
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empirical
experimental
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emulate
try to excel or equal
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encomium
praise
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engender
cause
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enhance
increase
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enigma
puzzle
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enjoin
prohibit
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ephemeral
shortlived
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epicure
lover of luxurious living
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epitaph
writing on a tombstone
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epithet
characterization
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epitome
highest point, summary
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equable
even tempered
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equanimity
calmness
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equitable
just, fair
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equity
justice
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equivocal
deliberately vague
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erode
wear away
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eschew
avoid, forego
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esoteric
profound, understood by a few
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espouse
wed, advocate [as a doctrine]
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estrange
alienate
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ethereal
heavenly
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ethnology
science of racial origins
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etymology
science of word origins
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eulogy
praise
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euphemism
mild expression of an offensive fact
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euphony
pleasing sound of words
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evanescent
fleeting, vanishing
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exacerbate
embitter, aggravate
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excoriate
scold severely
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exculpate
free of guilt
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execration
curse
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exigency
pressing need
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exigent
pressing
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exonerate
clear of blame
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exotic
strange, foreign
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expatiate
talk or write at great length
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expedient
convenient, advantageous
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expiate
atone for sin
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expatriate
exile
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explicit
ceearly explessed
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expeditious
speedy
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expostulate
reason earnestly with
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expunge
erase
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expurgate
cleanse of offensive passages
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extant
in existence
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extenuate
excuse, modify the severity of
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extinct
no longer existing
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extirpate
root out
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extraneous
irrelevant, not basis
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exude
ooze out
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facetious
humorous
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factious
given to causing dissensions
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fain
glad
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fallacy
mistake in logic
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fallow
uncultivated
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fastidious
hard to please, squeamish
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fatuous
silly
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feasible
workable
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feckless
cowardly
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fecund
highly productive, prolific
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feign
pretend
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felicitous
appropriately expressed
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fetid
malodorous
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fetish
an object of unreasoning devotion
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fetter
chain
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fiasco
a ridiculous failure
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fickle
changeable
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fictitious
imaginary
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filch
steal
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fissure
crack in the earth
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flamboyant
showy
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flay
scold severly
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fleet
moving fast
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fluctuate
waver
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foible
peculiarity
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forensic
relating to public debate
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formidable
dreadfully powerful
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fortuitous
happening by chance
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founder
sink
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fracas
a noisy argument
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fractious
irritable
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frugal
sparing of expenditure
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fulsome
repulsive
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furtive
secretive
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futile
useless
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gainsay
deny
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gamut
range
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garland
wreath
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garner
gather
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garrulous
talkative
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gauche
clumsy
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gaudy
showy
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gaunt
haggard, thin
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germane
relevant
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gibe
mock, scoff
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gird
invest with power, fasten, surroundgl
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glib
fluent
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gossamer
flimsy material, gauzy
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grandiose
grand, imposing
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gregarious
sociable
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grimace
facial expression, usually of disgust
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guile
deception, stratagem
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guileless
naive, without cunning
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gullible
easily imposed upon
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hackneyed
worn out by use, commonplace
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haggard
thin, gaunt
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halcyon
peaceful
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hallow
make holy
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hapless
unfortunate
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harangue
a noisy ranting speech
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harbinger
forerunner
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harlequin
clown
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haughty
scornfully proud
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hauteur
scornful pride
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hedonist
lover of pleasure
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heinous
atrocious
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heresy
unorthodox
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heterogeneous
not uniform
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hiatus
gap
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hibernal
wintery
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hibernate
spend the winder
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hilarious
boisterously merry
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histrionic
theatrical
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hoax
rumor designed to deceive the public
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holocaust
destruction by fire
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homily
sermon
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homogeneous
uniform
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hoodwink
deceive
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humid
damp
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hybrid
of mixed breed
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hyperbole
excessive exaggeration
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idiosyncrasy
whim, eccentricity
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ignominy
disgrace
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imbue
absorb, permeate
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immaculate
spotless
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immutable
unchangeable
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impasse
barrier
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impeccable
faultless
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impediment
obstruction
441
impervious
not penetrable
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impeous
irreverent
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implacable
not easily pacified
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imponderable
incapable of being weighed
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importune
plead with
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imrecation
curse
447
impromptu
without previous preparation
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impugh
accuse
449
impunity
with punishment
450
impute
charge
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inane
silly
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inadverten
thoughtless
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inarticulate
unable to express in words
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incarcerate
imprison
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incessant
without pause
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incipient
beginning
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inclement
merciless, stormy
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incognito
of concealed identity
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incongruous
inconsistent, inharmonious
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incorrigible
beyond correction
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incredible
unbelievable
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incubus
an oppressive weight
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incumbent
obligatory, an office holder
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indigenous
native
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indigent
poor
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indolent
lazy
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indomitable
unconquerable
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inebrietey
drunkenness
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ineffable
indescribalble
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inert
motionless
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inexorable
pitiless
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inference
logical conclusion or deduct
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ingenious
skillful
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ingenuous
frank, without cunning, unsophisticated
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inhibit
restrain
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ingratiate
work oneself into another's good graces
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inimical
hostile
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iniquitous
wiched
479
innocuous
harmless
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innuendo
insinuation
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inordinate
excessive
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inscrutable
incomprehensible
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insidious
treacherus
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insipid
flat, tasteless
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intangible
vague, incapable of being touched
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integrity
uprightness, honesty
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interdict
forbid
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interment
burial
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interminable
endless
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interriment
imprisonment, incarceration
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intrepid
fearless
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intrinsic
basic, inherent
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inundate
flood
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inure
harden
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invalidate
render void
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invective
harsh accuation
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inveigh
denounce abusively
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inveigle
persuade by flattery
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inveterate
deepley rooted
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invidious
arousing envy
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irascible
irritable
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irrefutable
unable to be disproved
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irrevocable
unable to be withdrawn
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itinerant
wandering
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jaunty
showy, gay
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jeopardize
endanger
507
jettison
throw overboard
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jingoist
extreme nationalist
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jocose
humorous
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jostle
push against, collide
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junta
council, conniving group
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kaleidoscopic
variegated with respect to changing scene
513
knell
ring, signalizing death
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labyrinthine
intricate, perplexing, confusing
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lacerate
mangle, tear
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lachrymose
tearful
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lackadaisical
indifferent
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lackey
a servile attendant
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laconic
sparing of words
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lacteal
milky
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laissez-faire
non interference
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laity
persons unrelated to a particular profession
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linguid
sluggish, listless
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largess
generous gift
525
lascivious
indecent, lustful
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lassitude
sluggishness
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laten
hidden, not apparent
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laudable
praiseworthy
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lenient
merciful, mild
530
lethal
deadly
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lethargy
sluggishness
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levity
lightness, frivolity
533
licentious
highly immodest, lustful
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limpid
transparently clear
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lithe
nimble, bending easily
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litigious
disputing at law
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longevity
long life
538
loquaacious
talkative
539
lucid
clear
540
lucrative
profitable
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ludicrous
laughable
542
lugubrious
sad
543
luminary
shining light
544
lurid
sensationally vivid
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machination
plot
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magnanimous
benevolent
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malediction
curse
548
malevolent
malicious, spiteful
549
malign
slander
550
manacle
handcuff, fetter
551
mandatory
imperative
552
manifest
apparent, clear
553
martinet
strict disciplinarian
554
maudlin
excessively sentimental
555
meander
wander aimlessly
556
mendacity
lying
557
mendicant
beggerd
558
mephitic
smelly
559
mercenary
motivated solely by money
560
mesmerize
hypnotize
561
meticulous
finicky, fastidious
562
mettle
courage
563
mien
appearance
564
mirage
optical illusion
565
miry
muddy
566
miscreant
villain
567
misnomer
wrong name
568
misogyny
hatred of women
569
missile
projectile weapon
570
missive
letter
571
mitigate
moderate, soften, lessen
572
modicum
a small quantity or measure
573
mollify
soften, appease
574
momentous
highly important
575
moot
debattable
576
morass
bog, swamp
577
morbid
unwholesome
578
mordant
biting
579
mores
customs
580
moribund
dying
581
morose
gloomy
582
motley
of mixed ingredients
583
mundane
unworldly, common
584
munificent
generous
585
murky
dark, gloomy
586
myopic
nearsighted
587
myriad
innumerable
588
nadir
lowest point
589
naive
unsophisticated, simple
590
nebulous
vague
591
necromancy
death magic
592
nefarious
wicked
593
neophyte
beginner
594
niggardly
stingy
595
nocturnal
pertaining to the night
596
nomadic
wandering
597
nominal
in name only, very small
598
nonchalance
indifference
599
nonentity
of little importance
600
novice
beginner
601
noxious
injurious (harmful), poison
602
numismatics
coin collecting
603
nuptial
marriage, connubial
604
obdurate
stubborn
605
obeisance
submission
606
obese
fat
607
obliterate
destroy utterly
608
oblivion
forgetfulness
609
obloquy
abusive criticism
610
obnoxious
harmful
611
obsequious
cringing, fawning
612
obsolete
out of date
613
occult
mysterious, hidden from view
614
odium
hatred, disgrace
615
officious
medlesome
616
ogle
flirt, a lecherous look
617
ominous
forecasting evil
618
omniscient
all knowing
619
onerous
burdensome
620
opportune
timely
621
opprobrium
disgrace, infamy
622
orthography
correct spelling
623
oscillate
waver, undulate
624
ostensible
apparent
625
ostentatious
showing off
626
ostracize
banish disgracefully
627
overt
open, manifest
628
palliate
lessen the severity
629
pallid
pale
630
palpable
obvious
631
panacea
a cure all
632
pandemonium
chaos
633
panegyric
praise
634
paradox
a seemingly self contradictory statement
635
paragon
model
636
paramount
supreme
637
paraphrase
rephrase
638
parish
outcast
639
paroxysm
out burst of emotion
640
parricide
murder of a father or mother
641
parsimonious
stingy
642
pastoral
pertaining to the country
643
patent
clear, obvious
644
patriarch
head of a tribe or family
645
paucity
lack
646
pedantic
making a display of learning
647
pellucid
very clear
648
penance
sorrow for sin
649
penchant
strong inclination
650
pensive
thoughtful
651
penury
extreme poverty
652
peremptory
final, decisive, dictatorial
653
perfidy
treachery
654
perfunctory
mechanical, spiritless
655
periphery
border
656
permeate
spread
657
pernicious
destructive
658
perspicacious
acute, discerning
659
perspicuous
lucid
660
petinacity
persistency
661
peruse
read
662
pervade
spread, saturate
663
perverse
contrary minded, willful
664
petulant
highly irritable
665
philatelist
stamp collector
666
philology
study of languages
667
phlegmatic
sluggish
668
piebald
of various colors
669
pilfer
steal
670
piquant
seasoned, racy, lively
671
pique
wounded pride, vexation
672
pithy
meaningful, terse
673
placate
appease, conciliate
674
plagiarism
stealing another's ideas
675
platitude
a hackneyed remark
676
plausible
seemingly trustworthy or reasonable
677
plebeian
common, relating to the common people
678
plebiscite
vote by the people
679
plethora
superabundance
680
poignant
keen, touching
681
ponderous
weighty
682
portentous
prophetic of evil
683
posthumous
occurring after death
684
postulate
hypothesis
685
potent
powerful
686
precariuos
dangerously uncertain
687
precedence
going before
688
precedent
tradition, established by time
689
preclude
render ineffectual or impossible forestall, impede
690
precocious
prematurely bright
691
precursor
forerunner
692
predatory
plundering
693
predilection
strong inclination, partiality
694
prehensile
grasping
695
prelude
introduction
696
premise
a statement from which a conclusion is drawn
697
prerogative
unquestioned right
698
presentiment
feeling of something to come
699
presently
soon
700
presentment
presentation
701
prevaricate
lie
702
pristine
primitive, unspoiled
703
probity
integrity, uprightness
704
proboscis
nose
705
proclivity
inclination
706
procrastinate
put off
707
prodigal
extravagant
708
prodigious
vast
709
profligate
dissipated
710
profuse
lavishly overabudant
711
progeny
offspring
712
prognosis
forecast
713
prolific
highly productive or inventive
714
prolix
wordy
715
promiscuous
undiscriminating
716
promulgate
make known
717
propensity
inclination
718
propinquity
nearness
719
propitiate
pacify
720
propitiuos
favorable
721
prosaic
dull
722
proscribe
outlaw
723
proselyte
a convert
724
protract
prolong
725
protuberant
bulging
726
provincial
narrow in interests
727
prowess
outstanding bravery of skill
728
proximity
nearness
729
pseudo
false
730
pseudonym
pen name
731
puerile
immature
732
punctilious
very exacting
733
pungent
biting, strong smell
734
purge
cleanse
735
pusillanimous
cowardly
736
putrid
rotting
737
qualm
scruple, misgiving
738
quandary
predicament
739
quash
suppress
740
quay
pierq
741
quell
subdue
742
querulous
constantly complaining
743
quiescence
quiet
744
quintessence
the most perfect state of an essence
745
quixotic
impractical
746
raconteur
storyteller
747
rampant
unchecked,wild
748
rancor
deep seated malice
749
rankle
fester
750
raspin
harsh sounding, grating
751
raucous
harsh sounding, shrill
752
raze
level to the ground
753
rebut
disprove
754
recalcitrant
stubbornly hostile
755
recondite
difficult to understand
756
recreant
cowardly
757
recrudescence
revival
758
recumbent
lying down
759
redolent
aromatic
760
redoubtable
arousing fear
761
redress
remedy
762
redundant
superfluous, no longer useful
763
refractory
stubborn, resistant to a process
764
refute
disprove
765
regale
entertain
766
regimen
administration
767
relegate
assign to an inferior position
768
relevant
on the subject
769
remiss
neglectful
770
remonstrate
reason earnestly with
771
remorse
sorrow for sin
772
renegade
traitor, turncoat
773
remuneration
payment
774
relete
filled abundantly
775
reprisal
paying back for damage sustained
776
reprove
blame or censurer
777
equite
pay back
778
respite
pause
779
reticent
secretive
780
retort
sharp reply
781
retribution
compensation, punishment
782
retrogress
return to a former condition
783
ribald
low in language
784
rill
a small brook
785
rococo
extravagantly ornamented
786
roster
list of names
787
rostrum
public platform or pulpit
788
rotund
round
789
rubicund
rosy
790
rudimentary
basic, fundamental
791
ruthless
pitiless
792
sacerdotal
priestly
793
sacrilegious
irreverent
794
sagacity
wisdoms
795
salacious
highly indecent
796
salient
jutting out
797
sanctimonious
outwardly religious
798
sanction
approval
799
sanctity
holiness
800
sangfroid
composure
801
sanguinary
bloody, gory
802
sanguine
cheerful, hopeful, red
803
sardonic
sneering
804
sartorial
pertaining to clothes
805
satiate
satisfy fully
806
saturnine
habitually solemn
807
savor
relish, taste
808
saw
a saying
809
scintilla
trace
810
scintillate
sparkle
811
scion
heir
812
scourge
punish severely
813
scrutiny
careful examination
814
scurrilous
coarsely abusive in language
815
secular
not belonging to a religious order
816
sedate
dignified, serious
817
sedentary
sitting
818
sedulous
attentive
819
seemly
proper
820
senile
aged
821
sententious
meaningful
822
serried
packed close
823
sever
disunite
824
shibboleth
watchword
825
sidle
move sideways
826
simulate
pretend
827
sinecure
a position not requiring much work
828
sinister
evil
829
sinuous
winding
830
sleazy
flimsy
831
slovenly
untidy
832
solicitous
anxious
833
somatic
physical
834
somber
melancholy, depressing
835
somnolent
sleepy
836
sophisticated
worldly wise
837
soporific
causing sleep
838
specious
outwardly reasonable
839
splenetic
melancholy
840
sporadic
scattered
841
spurious
not genuine
842
squalid
filthy
843
staid
very grave
844
stalwart
brave
845
stentorian
loud
846
stigma
blemish
847
stigmatize
brand
848
stoic
indifferent to pain or pleasure
849
strident
harsh sounding
850
stringent
strict
851
stultify
render foolish
852
suave
polished in manner
853
subterfuge
deceitful evasion
854
subvert
overthrow, undermine
855
succinct
concise
856
succulent
juicy
857
sully
dirty
858
superannuated
very old
859
supercilious
arrogantly proud
860
supine
on one's back
861
supple
flexible
862
surfeit
fill to excess
863
surmise
guess
864
surreptitious
stealth, secret
865
syllogism
three sentences in logical sequence
866
synchronize
agree in time
867
synthesis
combination of parts into a whole
868
sycophant
servile flatterer
869
taciturn
habitually silent
870
talisman
a charm
871
tangible
actual, touchable
872
tantamount
equal to
873
tart
sharp of taste
874
tautological
needlessly repetitive, wordy
875
temerarious
bold
876
temerity
rashness
877
temporal
pertaining to earthly matters
878
temporize
avoid committing oneself
879
tenacious
unyielding
880
tenebrous
dark
881
tentative
experimental, provisional
882
tenuous
slender
883
tergiversation
changing sides
884
terrestrial
earthly
885
terse
to the point
886
testy
easily angered
887
tether
fasten
888
therapeutic
curative
889
timorous
fearful
890
tirade
a long speech of abuse
891
torpid
listless, phlegmatic, sluggish
892
toxic
poisonous
893
tractable
docile
894
transcend
surpass, exceed
895
transgress
break a rule, violate
896
transient
temporary
897
transitory
passing quickly
898
transmute
change form
899
travesty
ludicrous or burlesque treatment of a subject
900
trechant
keen edged
901
trepidation
agitation from fear
902
trite
stale, commonplace
903
truculent
fierce
904
tureen
soup dish
905
turgid
swollen
906
turpitude
baseness
907
tyro
beginner, novice
908
ubiquitous
existing everywhere
909
umbrage
hurt pride, shadow
910
unconscionable
unreasonable, uninfluenced by conscience
911
uncouth
coarse, unsophisticated
912
unremitting
without stopping
913
unwonted
unaccustomed
914
upbraid
condemn severely
915
urban
pertaining to the city
916
usury
charging excessive interest
917
utopian
visionary, ideal
918
vacillate
waver
919
vacuous
vacant
920
vagary
whim
921
vapid
tasteless
922
vassal
slave
923
veracity
truthfulness
924
verbose
wordy
925
vernacular
common speech
926
vernal
springlike
927
versatile
able to do many things
928
vestige
trace
929
vicarious
sharing another's experience
930
vicissitudes
changes in fortune
931
victuals
food
932
vigilant
watchful
933
vilify
debase, besmirch
934
vindicate
clear of blame
935
vindictive
revengeful
936
virago
quarrelsome woman
937
virile
manly
938
virtuoso
expert
939
virulent
malignant, hostile
940
visage
face
941
viscous
sticky
942
vitiate
destroy effectiveness
943
vituperation
scalding language
944
vociferous
clamorous
945
volatile
changeable, fickle
946
voluble
talkative
947
voracious
rapacious
948
vulnerable
conquerable
949
vulpine
crafty
950
wan
pale
951
wane
decrease
952
wanton
unchecked
953
wary
cautious
954
wastrel
spendthrift
955
waylay
lie in wait for
956
wheedle
cajole, entice
957
wily
cunning
958
winnow
sift
959
wistful
longing
960
wont
custom
961
wrangle
quarrel
962
zealous
enthusiastic
963
zenith
highest point