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amicable
friendly
amenable
capable of being persuaded
feasible
practicable
credible
believable
creditable
praiseworthy
culpable
blameworthy
delectable
delightful
equable
steady or even
estimable
worthy of high regard
habitable
capable of being lived in
dexterity (n.)
skill in using the hands or body
dermatology
the study of the skin
feline
cat-like
demagogic
unprincipled political agitation
equilibrium
stability or balance
edict
a proclamation
ambidextrous
able to use both hands
dictum
an authoritative statement
decimate
to destroy a large part
enamored
enflamed with love
filial (adj.)
of a son or daughter
endemic
peculiar to a specific area
decant
to gently pour off
deduce
to infer or conclude
demise
death
decadent
characterized by deterioration
deterrent
something that prevents or discourages
delegate (v.)
to give authority over to another
detraction
defamation or slander
derision
ridicule or scorn
defray
to pay
debase
to lower in character or quality
declivity (n.)
a downward slope
anthropology
the study of man
bilingual
speaking two languages
credence
reliance on the truth of something
anachronism
something out of its proper time
biennial
occuring once every two years
circumstantial
dependent on circumstances
credulous
easily deceived, gullible
chronically
all the time, habitually
misanthropic
hating mankind
circumlocution
a roundabout verbal expression, softening a blunt expression
credo
a set of professed beliefs
carnivore
flesh-eating animals
emanate
to flow forth
excoriate
to strip off
extenuate
to excuse the faults of
exonerate
to free from blame
evolve
to work out or develop gradually
exacerbate
to aggravate
emit
to give out
evasive
elusive, dodging
effeminate
womanish
egregious
very bad
digress
to wander away from the main topic
regress
to go backward
transgress
to sin
gratis
free of charge
inherent
inborn
incoherent
lacking logical connection
eject
to throw out
dejection
lowness of spirits
interjection
a one-word exclamation
enjoin
to order
juncture
a point in time
deferential
respectful
preference
a choosing of one thing over another
reference
direction of the attention to one thing or person
referendum
a popular vote
transferal
moving something to another place
reflex
an involuntary movement
inflection
modulation of the voice
influx
a flowing in
effluence
a flowing out
fluctuation
continual change
infraction
the breaking of the law
chagrin
feeling of disappointment and embarrassment
belligerent
warlike, someone who likes to fight or battle
profuse
giving freely in large amounts
indignant
strong displeasure at something unjust
vicissitude
a change in the course of something
oxymoron
a group of words that produce a self-contradicting effect
antagonist
an adversary
precarious
unstable or insecure
nefarious
wicked or vile
irrevocable
not to be revoked
invariably
always, habitually
queue
line, row
intermittent
irregular, alternating
luminous
glowing, shining
scrounge
beg, borrow
pathos
sorrow, sadness
remonstrance
a presentation of reasons for being opposed to something
intimidate
scared, frightened
salutation
a greeting
decipher
to figure out, understand