Sat1000-Marino-Mission

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burgeon

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"grow rapidly, bloom, flourish 萌芽, 急速成长

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Alexa nodded mutely while Helen couldn’t contain her burgeoningenthusiasm. “Oh, yes, let’s go!”. Antonyms: shrink ORIGIN Old French bourgeonner ‘put out buds’, from Latin burra ‘wool’. http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?burgeo01.wav=burgeon bourgeois:中產階級的 http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?bourge01.wav=bourgeois

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austere

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stern and cold in appearance or manner 严峻的, 简朴的

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All of the buildings were made of the same gray material, Alexa noticed. An absence of any kind of landscaping added to the austere tone of the compound.

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rapport

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Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity, 关系, 一致, 同意, 和谐

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Alexa was always amazed to see the special rapport her mother had with the dolphins that she
studied. origin: from Old French raporter to bring back, from re- + aporter to bring, http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?rappor01.wav=rapport

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persevere

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to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of challenges v. intr. - 坚持不懈, 固执己见, 不屈不挠 Idioms: hang in there, keep going, keep it up.

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Even when she faced imminent failure, Laurie persevered with her positive attitude. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?persev04.wav=persevere

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abhor

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To regard with horror or loathing; detest

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abscond

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To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

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mollify

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to soothe

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guileless

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frank, hoestly

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animosty

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hate

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ambivalence

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The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.

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aplomb

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Self-confident assurance

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aggrandizement

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"cause something to seem or be greater; bigger that which makes richer or greater 增加, 夸大

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We are tired of his aggrandizement of his own achievements.

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impede

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To retard or obstruct the progress of, 妨碍, 阻碍, 阻止

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Idioms: get in the way of. Definition: obstruct, hinder
Antonyms: advance, aid, assist, facilitate, forward, help, support;

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torpid

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lacking in energy or vigor 麻痹的, 迟缓的 Definition: lazy, slow
Antonyms: active, energetic, lively, moving, quick

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A few of the dolphins looked to be doing nothing at all—they appeared torpid as they floated motionless near the surface. http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?torpid01.wav=torpid

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charismatic

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having, exhibiting, or based on charisma (a special magnetic charm or appeal) adj. - 神赐能力的, 领袖魅力的

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She wanted to touch this charismatic dolphin, to know it and to talk to it. http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?charis05.wav=charismatic

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supple

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Definition: bendable
Antonyms: hard, inflexible, rigid, stiff 易弯曲的, 柔软的

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Speckle dove headfirst underwater and her sleek, supple body disappeared from view. http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?supple01.wav=supple

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potentate

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one who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch 有权的人, 统治者, 有势力的人

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“This is Speckle,” Dr. Villeponce introduced the dolphin. “She’s
been with us for the longest amount of time—she’s our oldest dolphin
and quite a leader. She’s the potentate49 of the pool!” he chuckled. http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?potent02.wav=potentate

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Precarious

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characterized by a lack or security or stability that threatens with danger Definition: tricky, doubtful
Antonyms: certain, definite, firm, safe, secure, stable, strong, sure, undoubted 不稳定的, 危险的, 不安的

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Ramble

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to talk or write in a long-winded, wandering fashion
Definition: talk aimlessly, endlessly
Antonyms: be direct 闲逛, 漫谈, 聊天, 漫步, 随笔

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Fortitude

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strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or adversity with courage
Definition: strength of mind; guts
Antonyms: cowardice, helplessness, weakness
n. - 刚毅, 不屈不挠, 坚毅

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Arduous

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hard to accomplish or achieve
Definition: difficult, hard to endure
Antonyms: easy, facile, motivating
adj. - 艰巨的, 困难的, 费力的, 努力的

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“Here’s some
background information for you on our sonar project. It would be great
if you could familiarize yourself with it before our staff meeting tomorrow
morning. We begin at 8 A.M. sharp.” Dr. Villeponce smiled warmly at Helen as he handed her the arduous62 assignment.
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?arduou01.wav=arduous

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Articulate

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expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively

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Forlorn

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being in poor condition; miserable

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Exasperated

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irritated or annoyed

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Redeeming

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to release from blame or debt

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Grievance

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a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint

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Abhor

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to regard with extreme repugnance; loathe

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Abridge

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to shorten in duration or extent

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Absolve

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to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt

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Accentuate

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accent, emphasize

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Accord

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to bring into agreement

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Acrimonious

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caustic, biting, or rancorous, especially in feeling language or manner

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Acumen

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keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination, esp. in practical matters; shrewdness

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Addendum

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a thing added; an addition

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Adept

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thoroughly proficient; skillful

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Adeptness

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thoroughly proficient; expert

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Adjudicate

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to act as judge

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Admonish

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to express warning or disapproval especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner

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Adorned

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to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments

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Adulation

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to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly

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Adversary

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one who contends with, opposes, or resists; opponent, rival

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Adverse

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acting against or in a contrary direction; hostile

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Adversity

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a state or condition contrary to one of well-being

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Advocate

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one who pleads the cause of another; specifically one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court

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Aesthetics

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a pleasing appearance or effect; beauty

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Affable

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being pleasant and at ease talking to others

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Affectation

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mannerisms, especially pretentious ones

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Affirming

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expressing dedication

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Affront

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to insult especially to the face by behavior or language

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Agile

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marked by a ready ability to move with a quick, easy grace

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Alacrity

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promptness in response; cheerful readiness

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Alienate

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to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent where attachment formerly existed

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Alight

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to descend from the air and come to rest

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Allegiance

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devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause

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Alleviate

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to make (as suffering) more bearable her sympathy alleviated his distress; ease, lessen,

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Altercation

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a noisy, heated, angry dispute; also a noisy controversy

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Altruistic

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behavior that is unselfish in its regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

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Ambiguity

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the quality or state of being ambiguous (doubtful or uncertain), especially in meaning

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Ambivalent

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simultaneous and contradictory feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action

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Amiable

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friendly, sociable, congenial

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Amorphous

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without shape or form

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Anachronistic

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a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place, especially one from a former age that is incongruously in the present

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Analogous

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showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an analogy

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Anarchy

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absence of government

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Anecdote

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a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident

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Anemic

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lackluster, insipid

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Animated

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full of movement and activity

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Antagonistic

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marked by or resulting from antagonism (actively expressed opposition or hostility)

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Anticipating

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to look forward to as certain; expect

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Anticlimactic

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of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax; an event (as at the end of a series) that is strikingly less important than what has preceded it

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Antidote

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something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts

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Antiquated

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old-fashioned, old or obsolete

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Apathetic

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having little or no interest or concern; indifferent

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Aplomb

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complete and confident composure or self-assurance

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Appalling

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inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust

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Apparatus

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an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation

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Arbitrarily

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based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the intrinsic nature of something

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Arbitrating

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acting as an arbitrator (one who decides in the case of a dispute)

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Archaic

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characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time

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Archetypal

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classic example, model example

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Ardently

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characterized by warmth of feeling, typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity

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Ardor

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extreme vigor or energy intensity

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Arduous

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hard to accomplish or achieve

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Arid

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excessively dry

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Arrest

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to bring to a stop

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Articulate

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expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively

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Ascetic

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plain, stark, simple; austere in appearance, manner, or attitude (not to be confused with aesthetic, which means pleasing in appearance or effect; beauty)

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Asserted

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to declare forcefully

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Assiduous

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marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application

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Assurance

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something that inspires or tends to inspire confidence

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Assuredly

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without a doubt; certainly

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Astute

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having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity

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Attribute

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to explain by indicating a cause

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Attune

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to make aware or responsive

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Audacious

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intrepidly daring

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Augment

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to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

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Augurs

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to foretell

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Auspicious

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affording a favorable auspice (a favorable sign)

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Austere

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stern and cold in appearance or manner

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Authentic

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worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact

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Authoritatively

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with authority, commandingly convincingly

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Autonomous

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existing or capable of existing independently

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Aversion

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a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it

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Awestruck

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filled with awe (emotion in which dread, veneration, and wonder are variously mingled)

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Baffle

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to defeat or check (as a person) by confusing or puzzling; disconcert

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Bane

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a source of harm or ruin; curse

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Banish

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to require by authority to leave

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Barrage

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a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once

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Belie

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to give a false impression of

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Belligerent

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inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness

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Benefactor

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one who confers a benefit, esp. one who makes a gift or bequest

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Beneficiary

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one who benefits from something

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Benevolent

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marked by or disposed to doing good

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Benign

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having no significant effect; harmless

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Bequeathing

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handing down, transmitting

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Berate

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to scold or condemn vehemently and at length

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Bereft

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deprived or robbed of possession of something

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Beseech

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to beg for urgently or anxiously

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Bickering

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to engage in a petulant or petty quarrel

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Boisterous

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noisily turbulent; rowdy

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Bolster

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to give a boost to

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Botched

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to foul up hopelessly; failed, spoiled

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Boundless

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having no boundaries; vast

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Bourgeois

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marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity, usually used disparagingly

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Braggart

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a loud, arrogant boaster

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Breach

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infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard

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Brooding

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to dwell gloomily on a subject, worrying

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Buffoonery

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foolish or playful behavior

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Burgeoning

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growing and expanding rapidly

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Burrow

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a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (such as a rabbit) for shelter and habitation

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Buttress

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something that supports or strengthens

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Cacophony

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harsh or discordant sound; dissonance

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Cajole

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to persuade with flattery or gentle urging, especially in the face of reluctance

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Calamity

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an extraordinarily grave event marked by great loss and lasting distress

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Callous

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feeling no sympathy for others

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Camaraderie

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a spirit of friendly good fellowship

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Canonical

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conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure; orthodox

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Cantankerous

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difficult or irritating to deal with

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Capacious

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containing or capable of containing a great deal

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Captivate

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to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal

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Carnivores

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any of an order (Carnivora) of typically flesh-eating mammals that includes dogs, foxes, bears, raccoons, and cats

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Cartographer

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one who makes maps

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Castigation

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to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism

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Cataclysmic

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a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition

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Cathartic

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characterized by a purification or purgation of the emotions that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension

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Cavorting

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prancing

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Censured

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to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy (note that the word censure is similar in appearance to the word censor (footnote 733), but different in meaning)

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Cerebral

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of or relating to the brain or the intellect

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Certitude

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the state of being or feeling certain

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Chagrin

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disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure

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Charismatic

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having, exhibiting, or based on charisma (a special magnetic charm or appeal)

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Charitable

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of or relating to charity (generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy)

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Chasm

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a marked division, separation, or difference

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Cherished

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to hold dear; feel or show affection for

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Chide

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reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner; scold

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Circuitous

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having a circular or winding course; roundabout, indirect

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Circuitry

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the components of an electric circuit

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Circumlocutions

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the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea

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Circumscribe

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to surround by or as if by a boundary

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Clairvoyant

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the ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception

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Clandestine

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marked by held in, or conducted with secrecy

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Clientele

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customers, patrons

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Cloying

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excessively sweet or sentimental

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Coalesce

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to arise from the combination of distinct elements; to unite into a whole

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Coerce

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to compel to an act or choice

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Cognizant

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knowledgeable about something, especially through personal experience; mindful

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Coherently

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logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated

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Cohort

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companion, colleague

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Collaborator

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co-worker, colleague; a person working jointly with others, especially in an intellectual endeavor

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Colloquial

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characteristic of familiar and informal conversation

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Collude

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conspire, plot

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Colossal

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of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching the stupendous or incredible

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Combativeness

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marked by eagerness to fight or contend

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Commodities

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an economic good as in an article of commerce (something bought or sold), especially when delivered for shipment

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Comparatively

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considered as if in comparison to something else; relatively

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Compassionately

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having or showing compassion (sympathetic consciousness of others?distress, together with a desire to alleviate it)

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Compatriot

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fellow countryman

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Compelling

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demanding attention

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Complacency

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self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

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Complying

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to conform or adapt one抯 actions to another抯 wishes, to a rule, or to a necessity

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Compromise

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to adjust or settle by mutual concessions (see also footnote 802 for a different usage)

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Compulsive

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obsessive, habitual, or irrational behavior

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Comrade

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an intimate friend or associate; companion

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Conception

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the originating of something in the mind; idea

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Conciliatory

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to make compatible; reconcile

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Concocted

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to prepare by combining raw materials; devise

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Concur

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to express agreement

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Condemn

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to declare to be bad, wrong, or evil

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Condescending

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to assume an air of superiority

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Condone

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to pardon or overlook voluntarily; especially to treat as if trivial, harmless, or of no importance

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Confiscate

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to seize by or as if by authority

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Conflagration

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fire, especially a large disastrous fire

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Confounding

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baffling, frustrating

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Confrontation

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the clashing of forces or ideas; conflict

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Congeal

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to change from a fluid state to a solid state by or as if by cold

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Conjecture

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a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork

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Conjure

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to bring to mind

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Consciousness

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the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself

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Consecrate

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to make inviolable or venerable (can also mean to declare sacred)

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Consensus

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general agreement; unanimity

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Consign

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commit, especially to a final destination or fate

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Constructive

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promoting improvement or development

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Consummate

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extremely skilled and accomplished

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Contemporaries

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one of the same age or nearly the same age as another

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Contemporary

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marked by characteristics of the present period; modern

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Contemptuously

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with contempt, disdain

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Contentious

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likely to cause contention (rivalry, competition)

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Contiguous

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touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence

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Contrary

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a fact or condition incompatible with another; opposite

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Contrite

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grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming

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Conundrum

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an intricate and difficult problem

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Conventional

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according with, sanctioned by, or based on convention (a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct); ordinary, conformist, predictable

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Conviction

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a strong persuasion or belief

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Cordial

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warmly and genially affable

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Correlation

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a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone

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Corroboration

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to support with evidence or authority

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Corrosive

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having the power to break down or eat away at something (can also mean very sarcastic)

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Corrupt

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to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions

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Cosmopolitan

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having wide international sophistication

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Couched

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to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep

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Counteract

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to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by an opposite force

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Covenant

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a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement

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Covet

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to wish for enviously

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Craftiness

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skillfulness, cleverness

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Crass

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having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination

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Cryptic

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having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning

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Crystallize

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to cause to take a definite form

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Culminate

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to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point

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Culpable

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guilty; meriting condemnation or blame, especially as wrong or harmful

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Cultivating

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fostering, furthering, encouraging

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Cumulative

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made up of accumulated parts

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Cunning

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displaying keen insight

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Curtail

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to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part; shorten

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Cynically

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having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity

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Cynicism

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having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic (a faultfinding captious critic)

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Daunting

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something that daunts (lessens one抯 courage)

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Debacle

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a great disaster; fiasco

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Debatable

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arguable, worthy of debate or consideration

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Debilitating

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impairing the strength of

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Debunk

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to expose the sham or falseness of

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Decadent

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self-indulgent

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Deceitful

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having a tendency or disposition to deceive; not honest

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Decorous

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marked by propriety and good taste

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Decry

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to express strong disapproval of; condemn

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Deduction

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a conclusion reached by logic or reasoning

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Default

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a selection automatically used by a computer program in the absence of a choice made by the user; a course taken without an active choice

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Defer

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postpone, put off

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Deference

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in consideration of

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Defiantly

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full of defiance (disposition to resist, willingness to contend or fight)

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Deflect

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to turn from a straight course or fixed direction; bend

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Deftly

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characterized by facility and skill

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Degradation

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the act or process of degrading (to impair in respect to some physical property)

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Deliberate

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characterized by or resulting from careful and thorough consideration

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Delineated

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to mark the outline of; demarcated

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Demean

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to lower in character, status, or reputation

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Demeanor

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behavior toward others, outward manner; conduct

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D閚ouement

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finale, conclusion

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Denounced

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to pronounce, especially publicly, to be bad, blameworthy, or evil

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Deplorable

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deserving censure or contempt

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Deprived

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marked by deprivation, especially a lack of the necessities of life or of healthful environmental influences

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Derelict

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abandoned, esp. by the owner or occupant; run-down

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Derision

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the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

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Derisively

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expressing ridicule, scorn, or contempt

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Derogatory

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expressive of a low opinion, disparaging

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Desecrate

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to treat disrespectfully irreverently, or outrageously

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Desolate

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deserted, isolated

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Despoiling

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to strip of belongings and value; pillage

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Destitute

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lacking possessions and resources; especially suffering extreme poverty

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Detached

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exhibiting an aloof objectivity; disconnected, removed

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Detract

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to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something

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Detritus

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loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration

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Devalued

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to lessen the value of

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Deviate

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to depart from an established course or norm; stray

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Deviousness

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not straightforward; deceptive

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Diffidently

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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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Digress

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to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument

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Dimension

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one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity

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Diminished

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reduced in scope or size

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Dingy

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dirty, discolored

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Dire

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warning of disaster

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Disavow

Back 281

deny responsibility for

Front 282

Discern

Back 282

to recognize or identify as separate and distinct; discriminate

Front 283

Discomfited

Back 283

to put in a state of perplexity and embarrassment

Front 284

Disconcert

Back 284

to throw into confusion

Front 285

Discourse

Back 285

talk, converse

Front 286

Discourteous

Back 286

lacking courtesy rude, impolite

Front 287

Discredit

Back 287

to refuse to accept as true or accurate

Front 288

Discretion

Back 288

the quality of being discreet, especially cautious reserve in speech

Front 289

Discretionary

Back 289

left to discretion, exercised at one抯 own discretion (the quality of being discreet; cautious reserve in speech)

Front 290

Disdainful

Back 290

full of a feeling of contempt for what is beneath one; scornful

Front 291

Disgruntled

Back 291

discontent, unhappy

Front 292

Disillusionment

Back 292

to leave without illusion or naive faith and trust

Front 293

Disingenuous

Back 293

lacking in candor; calculating

Front 294

Disparaging

Back 294

to speak slightingly about; decry

Front 295

Disparate

Back 295

containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

Front 296

Disparity

Back 296

containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

Front 297

Dispel

Back 297

to drive away by or as if by scattering; dissipate

Front 298

Disputant

Back 298

one who is engaged in a dispute

Front 299

Dissembler

Back 299

one who puts on a false appearance; conceals facts, intentions or feelings under some pretense

Front 300

Disseminate

Back 300

to disperse throughout

Front 301

Dissent

Back 301

to differ in opinion

Front 302

Dissident

Back 302

disagreeing with an opinion or group

Front 303

Dissipated

Back 303

to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish (one抯 sympathy is eventually dissipated)

Front 304

Diversion

Back 304

the act or an instance of diverting from a course, activity, or use; deviation

Front 305

Divine

Back 305

supremely good

Front 306

Divisive

Back 306

creating disunity or dissension

Front 307

Divulge

Back 307

reveal, tell

Front 308

Doctrinaire

Back 308

one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties

Front 309

Domestic

Back 309

devoted to home duties and pleasures

Front 310

Drub

Back 310

to abuse with words; berate

Front 311

Dubious

Back 311

giving rise to uncertainty

Front 312

Earmark

Back 312

to designate (as funds) for a specific use or owner

Front 313

Eccentric

Back 313

deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct, especially in odd or whimsical ways

Front 314

Eclectic

Back 314

composed of elements drawn from different sources

Front 315

Ecstatic

Back 315

of, relating to, or marked by ecstasy (a state of overwhelming emotion, especially rapturous delight)

Front 316

Editorial

Back 316

a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers; also an expression of opinion that resembles such an article (a television editorial)

Front 317

Efface

Back 317

to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface

Front 318

Efficaciously

Back 318

effective; having the power to achieve the desired effect

Front 319

Egalitarian

Back 319

one who believes in human equality, especially with respect to social, economic, and political rights

Front 320

Egregious

Back 320

conspicuously bad; flagrant

Front 321

Elaborate

Back 321

give details, expand upon a subject

Front 322

Elation

Back 322

marked by high spirits; exultant

Front 323

Elitist

Back 323

consciousness of being or belonging to an elite (a socially superior group)

Front 324

Elocutionist

Back 324

one who is effective in the art of public speaking

Front 325

Eloquent

Back 325

vividly or movingly expressive or revealing

Front 326

Elude

Back 326

to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of

Front 327

Elusive

Back 327

tending to elude, as in tending to evade grasp or pursuit

Front 328

Emanate

Back 328

to come out from a source

Front 329

Emancipation

Back 329

to free from restraint, control, or the power of another

Front 330

Embellish

Back 330

to heighten the attractiveness of by adding ornamental details

Front 331

Embittered

Back 331

having bitter feelings

Front 332

Embody

Back 332

to represent in human or animal form; personify

Front 333

Embroil

Back 333

to involve in conflict or difficulties

Front 334

Emend

Back 334

to correct

Front 335

Emergent

Back 335

newly formed or prominent

Front 336

Emigrate

Back 336

to leave one抯 place of residence or country to live elsewhere

Front 337

Eminently

Back 337

to a high degree; very

Front 338

Emissary

Back 338

one designated as the agent of another

Front 339

Empathetic

Back 339

being understanding of, aware of, and sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another

Front 340

Empathy

Back 340

the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner

Front 341

Emphatically

Back 341

with emphasis, forcefully

Front 342

Empowering

Back 342

yielding power or authority

Front 343

Emulate

Back 343

try to be like, imitate

Front 344

Enable

Back 344

to provide with the means or opportunity

Front 345

Encampment

Back 345

the state of being encamped (to place or establish in a camp)

Front 346

Encapsulated

Back 346

epitomized

Front 347

Enclosure

Back 347

something that encloses (to close in)

Front 348

Encompasses

Back 348

to form a circle about, enclose

Front 349

Encroaching

Back 349

to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another

Front 350

Encumbered

Back 350

weighed down, burdened

Front 351

Endear

Back 351

to cause to become beloved or admired

Front 352

Endeavor

Back 352

to attempt (as the fulfillment of an obligation) by exertion of effort

Front 353

Endorsement

Back 353

backing, sanction, approval

Front 354

Enduring

Back 354

lasting

Front 355

Enervated

Back 355

lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor; to lessen the vitality or strength of

Front 356

Engender

Back 356

to cause to exist or develop

Front 357

Enigmatic

Back 357

something hard to understand or explain; mysterious

Front 358

Enlighten

Back 358

to furnish knowledge to

Front 359

Enmity

Back 359

positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will

Front 360

Ensemble

Back 360

a complete costume of harmonizing or complementary clothing and accessories

Front 361

Ensue

Back 361

to take place afterward or as a result

Front 362

Entangled

Back 362

to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation

Front 363

Entitlement

Back 363

the state or condition of being entitled; right

Front 364

Entreated

Back 364

to plead with, esp. in order to persuade

Front 365

Enumerated

Back 365

counted, tallied

Front 366

Enveloped

Back 366

to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

Front 367

Envision

Back 367

to picture to oneself

Front 368

Ephemeral

Back 368

lasting a very short time

Front 369

Epistolary

Back 369

contained in or carried on by letters

Front 370

Equitable

Back 370

fair

Front 371

Eradicate

Back 371

to do away with as if by pulling up from the roots

Front 372

Erratic

Back 372

characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity; deviating from what is ordinary or standard

Front 373

Espouse

Back 373

to take up and support as a cause; become attached to

Front 374

Esteem

Back 374

to regard highly

Front 375

Eternal

Back 375

having infinite duration; everlasting

Front 376

Ethical

Back 376

involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval

Front 377

Ethnicity

Back 377

ethnic quality or affiliation

Front 378

Ethos

Back 378

the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person group or institution

Front 379

Euphoric

Back 379

a feeling of well-being or elation

Front 380

Evade

Back 380

avoid, dodge

Front 381

Evanescent

Back 381

tending to vanish like vapor

Front 382

Evoke

Back 382

to call forth or up; conjure

Front 383

Exacerbate

Back 383

to make more violent, bitter, or severe

Front 384

Exalted

Back 384

to raise in status (can also mean to praise, glorify, or honor)

Front 385

Exasperated

Back 385

irritated or annoyed

Front 386

Exclusive

Back 386

restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense

Front 387

Exculpate

Back 387

to clear from alleged fault or guilt

Front 388

Execution

Back 388

the act or process of executing (to carry out fully put completely into effect)

Front 389

Exemplary

Back 389

deserving imitation because of excellence; commendable

Front 390

Exemplify

Back 390

to show or illustrate by example

Front 391

Exorbitantly

Back 391

excessively; exceedingly

Front 392

Explicitly

Back 392

clearly, unambiguously

Front 393

Exploit

Back 393

a deed or an act

Front 394

Expropriated

Back 394

the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty

Front 395

Extant

Back 395

currently or actually existing

Front 396

Extenuating

Back 396

to mitigate; to lessen or try to lessen the serious or extent of by making partial excuses

Front 397

Extolled

Back 397

praised highly glorified

Front 398

Extricate

Back 398

get out, remove oneself

Front 399

Exultant

Back 399

filled with or expressing great joy or triumph; jubilant

Front 400

Facile

Back 400

easily accomplished or attained

Front 401

Facilitate

Back 401

to make easier, help bring about

Front 402

Faction

Back 402

a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking

Front 403

Factual

Back 403

restricted to or based on fact

Front 404

Fallacious

Back 404

untrue; tending to deceive or mislead

Front 405

Fantasize

Back 405

to indulge in fantasy or reverie; daydream

Front 406

Fathom

Back 406

comprehend

Front 407

Feigned

Back 407

fictitious, faked; artificial

Front 408

Felicitous

Back 408

very well suited or expressed; apt

Front 409

Feral

Back 409

not domesticated or cultivated; wild

Front 410

Ferocity

Back 410

the quality or state of being ferocious (exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality)

Front 411

Fervently

Back 411

exhibited or marked by great intensity of feeling; zealously

Front 412

Fickle

Back 412

marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability given to erratic changeableness

Front 413

Flabbergast

Back 413

to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder

Front 414

Flagrant

Back 414

conspicuously offensive

Front 415

Flippancy

Back 415

unbecoming levity or pertness, especially in respect to grave or sacred matters

Front 416

Florid

Back 416

tinged with red

Front 417

Flourish

Back 417

grand gesture, display (also has another meaning, to thrive)

Front 418

Flout

Back 418

to treat with contemptuous disregard

Front 419

Fodder

Back 419

inferior or readily available material used to supply a heavy demand

Front 420

Foil

Back 420

to prevent from attaining an end; thwart

Front 421

Foliage

Back 421

the leaves of one or more plants

Front 422

Folly

Back 422

lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight; foolishness

Front 423

Foraged

Back 423

searched; rummaged

Front 424

Foray

Back 424

a brief excursion or attempt especially outside one抯 accustomed sphere

Front 425

Foreboding

Back 425

to have an inward conviction of (as coming ill or misfortune)

Front 426

Forlorn

Back 426

being in poor condition; miserable

Front 427

Formidable

Back 427

causing fear, dread, or apprehension

Front 428

Formulate

Back 428

to reduce to or express in a formula

Front 429

Fortitude

Back 429

strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or adversity with courage

Front 430

Foster

Back 430

to promote the growth or development of

Front 431

Franchise

Back 431

the license granted to an individual or group to market a company抯 goods or services in a particular territory

Front 432

Friction

Back 432

the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views

Front 433

Fritter

Back 433

to spend or waste bit by bit on trifles, or without commensurate return

Front 434

Frivolity

Back 434

playful merriment that lacks substance or purpose

Front 435

Frolicsome

Back 435

full of gaiety playful

Front 436

Frugal

Back 436

characterized by economy in the expenditure of resources

Front 437

Futile

Back 437

serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

Front 438

Gaffe

Back 438

a social or diplomatic blunder

Front 439

Garish

Back 439

offensively or distressingly bright; glaring

Front 440

Gauge

Back 440

estimate, judge

Front 441

Generalizations

Back 441

to make vague or indefinite statements

Front 442

Genial

Back 442

marked by sympathy or friendliness; kindly

Front 443

Gibbering

Back 443

to speak rapidly, inarticulately and often foolishly

Front 444

Gingerly

Back 444

very cautiously or carefully

Front 445

Glacial

Back 445

devoid of warmth and cordiality

Front 446

Glutton

Back 446

one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking

Front 447

Goading

Back 447

to incite or rouse as if with a goad; provoking, prodding

Front 448

Gourmand

Back 448

one who is heartily interested in good food and drink

Front 449

Gracious

Back 449

marked by kindness and courtesy

Front 450

Grandiose

Back 450

impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur

Front 451

Gratuity

Back 451

something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service, esp. a tip

Front 452

Gw

Front 453

Gregarious

Back 453

marked by or indicating a liking for companionship; sociable

Front 454

Grievance

Back 454

a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint

Front 455

Habitable

Back 455

capable of being lived in; suitable for habitation

Front 456

Hackneyed

Back 456

lacking in freshness or originality; trite

Front 457

Harangue

Back 457

a ranting speech or writing

Front 458

Harbor

Back 458

to hold a thought or feeling of

Front 459

Harmonious

Back 459

having the parts agreeably related; congruous

Front 460

Haughty

Back 460

blatantly and disdainfully proud; snooty conceited

Front 461

Heart-rending

Back 461

heartbreaking

Front 462

Heightened

Back 462

to increase the amount or degree of

Front 463

Heinous

Back 463

hatefully or shockingly evil

Front 464

Heralded

Back 464

to greet, especially with enthusiasm; to hail, publicize, or signal

Front 465

Heretofore

Back 465

up to this time; hitherto

Front 466

Hierarchy

Back 466

the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing; pecking order, chain of command

Front 467

Hindrance

Back 467

the state of being hindered (to make slow or difficult the progress of)

Front 468

Homogenize

Back 468

to blend (diverse elements) into a uniform mixture

Front 469

Hospitable

Back 469

promising or suggesting generous and cordial welcome

Front 470

Hostility

Back 470

deep-seated, usually mutual, ill will

Front 471

Hypocrite

Back 471

a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion

Front 472

Hypothesis

Back 472

a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences; theory

Front 473

Idealism

Back 473

the practice of forming ideals or living under their influence

Front 474

Idealist

Back 474

one guided by ideals, especially one who places ideals before practical considerations

Front 475

Idealistic

Back 475

characteristic of idealism (the practice of forming ideals or living under their influence)

Front 476

Idolatry

Back 476

immoderate attachment or devotion to something

Front 477

Ignite

Back 477

to heat up; excite

Front 478

Illicit

Back 478

not permitted; against the rules or law

Front 479

Illimitable

Back 479

incapable of being limited or bounded

Front 480

Illogical

Back 480

not observing the principles of logic; not reasonable or sound

Front 481

Immerse

Back 481

to plunge into something that surrounds or covers; especially to plunge or dip into a fluid

Front 482

Imminent

Back 482

ready to take place; looming, about to happen

Front 483

Immobilized

Back 483

incapable of moving

Front 484

Immutable

Back 484

not capable of or susceptible to change

Front 485

Impassion

Back 485

to arouse the feelings or passions of

Front 486

Impassive

Back 486

giving no sign of feeling or expression

Front 487

Impenitent

Back 487

not penitent (feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses)

Front 488

Imperceptible

Back 488

not perceptible by a sense or by the mind, extremely slight, gradual, or subtle

Front 489

Impermanent

Back 489

not permanent; transient

Front 490

Impetuous

Back 490

marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

Front 491

Impetus

Back 491

a driving force; impulse

Front 492

Impious

Back 492

not pious; lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one抯 parents)

Front 493

Implausible

Back 493

not plausible; provoking disbelief

Front 494

Implementation

Back 494

to carry out; to give practical effect to and ensure of actual fulfillment by concrete measures

Front 495

Implication

Back 495

the act of implying, the state of being implied (indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement)

Front 496

Imposing

Back 496

impressive in size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur

Front 497

Impressionable

Back 497

capable of being easily impressed

Front 498

Imprint

Back 498

to fix indelibly or permanently

Front 499

Impropriety

Back 499

an improper or indecorous act or remark; especially an unacceptable use of a word or of language

Front 500

Impugn

Back 500

to assail by words or arguments; oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity

Front 501

Impulsively

Back 501

spontaneously on a whim

Front 502

Imputed

Back 502

to lay the responsibility or blame for, often falsely or unjustly charge, attribute

Front 503

Inanimate

Back 503

not endowed with life or spirit

Front 504

Inarticulate

Back 504

incapable of speech, esp. under stress of emotion

Front 505

Inauspicious

Back 505

not auspicious or favorable; ominous

Front 506

Incalculably

Back 506

not capable of being calculated as in not predictable

Front 507

Incantation

Back 507

a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as part of a ritual of magic

Front 508

Incarceration

Back 508

to put in prison

Front 509

Inception

Back 509

an act, process, or instance of beginning

Front 510

Incessantly

Back 510

non-stop, never ending

Front 511

Incisively

Back 511

impressively direct and decisive (as in manner of presentation)

Front 512

Incline

Back 512

to lean, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion or course of conduct

Front 513

Incongruous

Back 513

lacking congruity not harmonious, incompatible

Front 514

Inconsequential

Back 514

of no significance or importance

Front 515

Incumbent

Back 515

obligatory, imposed as a duty (is also commonly used to refer to a politician who is currently in office)

Front 516

Indecorous

Back 516

not decorous; conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste

Front 517

Indefatigable

Back 517

incapable of being fatigued; untiring

Front 518

Indefensible

Back 518

incapable of being justified or excused; inexcusable

Front 519

Indeterminate

Back 519

not definitely or precisely determined; vague

Front 520

Indifferent

Back 520

apathetic, unconcerned

Front 521

Indignant

Back 521

filled with or marked by indignation (anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy or mean)

Front 522

Indiscernible

Back 522

incapable of being discerned; not recognizable as distinct

Front 523

Indiscretion

Back 523

something (an act or a remark) marked by a lack of discretion

Front 524

Indiscriminately

Back 524

not marked by careful distinction; deficient in discrimination and discernment; haphazard; random

Front 525

Indomitable

Back 525

incapable of being subdued; unconquerable

Front 526

Inducement

Back 526

a motive or consideration that leads one to action

Front 527

Industrious

Back 527

persistently active; zealous

Front 528

Ineffable

Back 528

incapable of being expressed in words; indescribable

Front 529

Inefficacious

Back 529

lacking the power to produce the desired effect

Front 530

Inept

Back 530

generally incompetent; bungling

Front 531

Inequities

Back 531

unequal things or situations

Front 532

Inestimably

Back 532

incapable of being estimated

Front 533

Inexorable

Back 533

not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty (pleas); relentless

Front 534

Inferred

Back 534

derived as a conclusion from facts or premises

Front 535

Inflamed

Back 535

to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling

Front 536

Inflammatory

Back 536

tending to excite anger, disorder, or tumult

Front 537

Infused

Back 537

to cause to be permeated with something

Front 538

Ingenious

Back 538

marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution

Front 539

Inherent

Back 539

involved in the constitution or essential character of something, belonging by nature or habit

Front 540

Innate

Back 540

existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth

Front 541

Innovation

Back 541

a new idea, method, or device

Front 542

Innovative

Back 542

characterized by, tending to, or introducing innovations (a new idea, method, or device)

Front 543

Innuendo

Back 543

an oblique allusion; hint, insinuation

Front 544

Inordinately

Back 544

exceeding reasonable limits; excessively

Front 545

Insidious

Back 545

having a gradual and cumulative effect

Front 546

Insight

Back 546

the power or act of seeing into a situation

Front 547

Insinuate

Back 547

to impart or communicate with artful or oblique reference

Front 548

Insolent

Back 548

insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct; overbearing

Front 549

Instill

Back 549

to impart gradually

Front 550

Insular

Back 550

characteristic of an isolated people, especially having a narrow provincial viewpoint

Front 551

Integral

Back 551

essential to completeness

Front 552

Integrity

Back 552

firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values

Front 553

Intelligentsia

Back 553

intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite

Front 554

Intemperate

Back 554

not temperate (moderate); extreme, immoderate

Front 555

Interlocutor

Back 555

those who take part in a dialogue or conversation

Front 556

Interlude

Back 556

an intervening or interruptive period, space or event; interval

Front 557

Interminable

Back 557

having or seeming to have no end

Front 558

Interpretation

Back 558

the act or the result of interpreting (to conceive in the light of individual belief, judgment, or circumstance)

Front 559

Interspersed

Back 559

to place something at intervals in or among

Front 560

Intervene

Back 560

to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification

Front 561

Interweave

Back 561

to mix or blend together

Front 562

Intransigent

Back 562

refusing to compromise or abandon an extreme position or attitude; uncompromising

Front 563

Intrepid

Back 563

characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance

Front 564

Introspective

Back 564

a reflective looking inward; an examination of one抯 own thoughts and feelings

Front 565

Intuitively

Back 565

known or perceived by intuition (quick and ready insight); instinctively

Front 566

Inundate

Back 566

to overwhelm; to cover with a flood

Front 567

Invariably

Back 567

not changing or capable of change; constant

Front 568

Invigorating

Back 568

stimulating, energizing

Front 569

Inviolable

Back 569

secure from violation or profanation; unbreakable

Front 570

Invoke

Back 570

bring about; cause

Front 571

Iridescent

Back 571

a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves (as from an oil slick, soap bubble, or fish scales) that tends to change as the angle of view changes

Front 572

Irrefutable

Back 572

impossible to refute or deny

Front 573

Irresolute

Back 573

indecisive (not resolute or firm)

Front 574

Irreverent

Back 574

lacking proper respect or seriousness

Front 575

Jaded

Back 575

world-weary, cynical

Front 576

Jester

Back 576

fool

Front 577

Joie

Back 577

de vivre (French) joy of living; keen or buoyant enjoyment of life

Front 578

Jollity

Back 578

the quality or state of being jolly (full of high spirits)

Front 579

Jovial

Back 579

markedly good-humored, especially as evidenced by jollity and conviviality

Front 580

Jubilation

Back 580

an expression of great joy

Front 581

Juxtaposition

Back 581

the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side

Front 582

Kinship

Back 582

the quality or state of being kin; relationship

Front 583

Languidly

Back 583

lacking force or quickness of movement; slow

Front 584

Latent

Back 584

present and capable of becoming, though not now visible, obvious, or active

Front 585

Lauded

Back 585

praise, extol

Front 586

Lavish

Back 586

expending or bestowing profusely

Front 587

Legitimacy

Back 587

the quality or state of being legitimate (being exactly as purposed, neither spurious nor false)

Front 588

Legitimating

Back 588

to show or affirm to be justified

Front 589

Levy

Back 589

to impose or collect by legal authority

Front 590

Liberal

Back 590

of or constituting a political party advocating or associated with the principles of political liberalism

Front 591

Liberate

Back 591

to set free

Front 592

Limitation

Back 592

something that limits; restraint

Front 593

Linchpin

Back 593

one that serves to hold together the elements of a complex

Front 594

Literally

Back 594

actually in a literal sense or manner

Front 595

Lithe

Back 595

characterized by easy flexibility and grace

Front 596

Litigate

Back 596

to contest in law

Front 597

Livid

Back 597

very angry enraged

Front 598

Loathed

Back 598

to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance

Front 599

Lobbyist

Back 599

one who attempts to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action; activist, campaigner

Front 600

Ludicrous

Back 600

amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity incongruity exaggeration, or eccentricity

Front 601

Lull

Back 601

quiet period

Front 602

Lummox

Back 602

clumsy person

Front 603

Lurid

Back 603

causing horror or revulsion; ghastly

Front 604

Machination

Back 604

a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end

Front 605

Maelstrom

Back 605

a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius

Front 606

Malediction

Back 606

to speak evil of

Front 607

Malice

Back 607

intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse

Front 608

Malicious

Back 608

given to, marked by, or arising from malice (desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another)

Front 609

Malign

Back 609

to utter injuriously misleading reports about; to speak evil of

Front 610

Malinger

Back 610

to pretend incapacity (as illness) so as to avoid duty or work; shirk

Front 611

Mandated

Back 611

to make mandatory, obligatory

Front 612

Manifestation

Back 612

the act, process, or instance of manifesting (readily perceived by the senses, esp. by sight)

Front 613

Maverick

Back 613

an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

Front 614

Maxim

Back 614

a saying of a proverbial nature; adage

Front 615

Mechanisms

Back 615

a process or technique for achieving a result

Front 616

Mediate

Back 616

to bring accord out of by action as an intermediary

Front 617

Melancholy

Back 617

depression of spirits; dejection

Front 618

Melodiously

Back 618

having a pleasing sound or melody

Front 619

Melodrama

Back 619

a drama characterized by extravagant theatricality

Front 620

Mendicant

Back 620

beggar

Front 621

Methodically

Back 621

habitually proceeding according to method; systematically

Front 622

Meticulously

Back 622

extremely carefully, painstakingly

Front 623

Microcosm

Back 623

a little world; especially the human race or human nature seen as an epitome of the world or the universe

Front 624

Miff

Back 624

to put into ill humor; offend

Front 625

Mirage

Back 625

an optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water

Front 626

Mire

Back 626

a troublesome or intractable situation

Front 627

Misconception

Back 627

a mistaken idea or concept

Front 628

Misgiving

Back 628

to suggest doubt or fear to

Front 629

Missive

Back 629

written communication; letter

Front 630

Modest

Back 630

unassuming, unpretentious; limited in size, amount, or scope

Front 631

Modicum

Back 631

a small amount

Front 632

Modulate

Back 632

to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion; temper

Front 633

Mollify

Back 633

to soothe in temper or disposition; placate, calm

Front 634

Momentous

Back 634

important, consequential

Front 635

Monstrosity

Back 635

an object of great and often frightening size, force, or complexity

Front 636

Morass

Back 636

something that traps, confuses, or impedes

Front 637

Morose

Back 637

having a sullen or gloomy disposition

Front 638

Mortified

Back 638

subjected to severe and vexing embarrassment

Front 639

Mundane

Back 639

characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary commonplace

Front 640

Munificence

Back 640

characterized by great liberality or generosity

Front 641

Na飗e

Back 641

deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

Front 642

Narcissistic

Back 642

excessive concern or love of oneself

Front 643

Narratives

Back 643

something that is narrated; a story

Front 644

Navigable

Back 644

deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships

Front 645

Nebulous

Back 645

indistinct, vague

Front 646

Nefarious

Back 646

flagrantly wicked or impious; evil, malicious

Front 647

Negate

Back 647

to cause to be ineffective or invalid

Front 648

Negligible

Back 648

so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention

Front 649

Nemesis

Back 649

a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent

Front 650

Neutrality

Back 650

the quality or state of being neutral, esp. refusal to take part in a war between other powers

Front 651

Nonchalance

Back 651

having an air of easy unconcern or indifference

Front 652

Nondescript

Back 652

lacking distinctive or interesting qualities; dull

Front 653

Nostalgic

Back 653

a wistful or excessively sentimental, sometimes abnormal, yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition

Front 654

Notions

Back 654

a theory or belief held by a person or group

Front 655

Novelty

Back 655

something new and fresh

Front 656

Novice

Back 656

beginner

Front 657

Obdurate

Back 657

resistant to persuasion or softening influences; stubborn

Front 658

Objective

Back 658

expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations; without bias

Front 659

Oblique

Back 659

neither perpendicular nor parallel

Front 660

Oblivious

Back 660

lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness

Front 661

Obstinate

Back 661

perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion; stubborn, inflexible

Front 662

Obstreperous

Back 662

marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness

Front 663

Obtuse

Back 663

lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect

Front 664

Offensive

Back 664

making attack

Front 665

Ominously

Back 665

being or exhibiting an omen, especially foreboding or foreshadowing evil

Front 666

Omnipresent

Back 666

present in all places at all times

Front 667

Onerous

Back 667

involving, imposing, or constituting a burden

Front 668

Opulent

Back 668

exhibiting or characterized by opulence (wealth, affluence); magnificent, lavish

Front 669

Oration

Back 669

speech; an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner

Front 670

Orator

Back 670

one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker

Front 671

Organic

Back 671

of, relating to, or containing carbon compounds

Front 672

Ornate

Back 672

elaborately or excessively decorated

Front 673

Ostensibly

Back 673

being such in appearance; plausible rather than demonstrably true

Front 674

Ostentatious

Back 674

marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display

Front 675

Ostracized

Back 675

to exclude from a group by common consent

Front 676

Outlandish

Back 676

exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards

Front 677

Overtly

Back 677

in a manner that is open to view

Front 678

Palate

Back 678

the sense of taste

Front 679

Pallid

Back 679

deficient in color; wan

Front 680

Palpable

Back 680

easily perceptible

Front 681

Pander

Back 681

cater or exploit the weakness of others

Front 682

Paradox

Back 682

a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true

Front 683

Paramount

Back 683

superior to all others; supreme

Front 684

Parasite

Back 684

an organism living in, with, or on another organism

Front 685

Parched

Back 685

dehydrated

Front 686

Pariah

Back 686

outcast

Front 687

Parsimony

Back 687

the quality of being careful with money or resources; thrift

Front 688

Partake

Back 688

to take part in or experience something along with others

Front 689

Patent

Back 689

a writing securing to an inventor for a term of years the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention

Front 690

Patently

Back 690

readily visible or intelligible; obvious

Front 691

Patrons

Back 691

customers

Front 692

Pedantic

Back 692

a style of teaching characterized by formality and undue attention to minutiae

Front 693

Penchant

Back 693

a strong and continued inclination; liking

Front 694

Penitence

Back 694

sorrow for sins or faults

Front 695

Pensive

Back 695

musingly or dreamily thoughtful

Front 696

Penurious

Back 696

marked by a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as in money)

Front 697

Perception

Back 697

capable of or exhibiting keen perception; observant

Front 698

Perceptiveness

Back 698

ability to notice and see; discernment, sharpness

Front 699

Perfidious

Back 699

disloyal or faithless

Front 700

Perfunctory

Back 700

characterized by routine or superficiality

Front 701

Perilous

Back 701

full of or involving peril (risk)

Front 702

Periodically

Back 702

occurring or recurring at regular intervals

Front 703

Periphery

Back 703

the external boundary or surface of a body

Front 704

Permeate

Back 704

to spread or diffuse through

Front 705

Perpetually

Back 705

continuing forever

Front 706

Perpetuate

Back 706

to make perpetual or to cause to last indefinitely

Front 707

Perplexed

Back 707

filled with uncertainty; puzzled

Front 708

Persevere

Back 708

to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counter influences, opposition, or influences

Front 709

Perspective

Back 709

point of view

Front 710

Perspicacity

Back 710

acute mental vision or discernment; keen

Front 711

Pertinent

Back 711

having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand

Front 712

Peruse

Back 712

to examine or consider with attention and in detail; study

Front 713

Pervasive

Back 713

something that pervades (to become diffused throughout every part of) or tends to pervade

Front 714

Pessimistic

Back 714

negative, gloomy

Front 715

Phenomenon

Back 715

an observable fact or event

Front 716

Philanthropic

Back 716

of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy (active effort to promote human welfare)

Front 717

Phlegmatic

Back 717

having or showing a slow and stolid temperament; apathetic

Front 718

Pigeonhole

Back 718

a neat category which usually fails to reflect actual complexities

Front 719

Pinioned

Back 719

to disable or restrain; to bind fast

Front 720

Pique

Back 720

to excite or arouse by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff

Front 721

Placating

Back 721

to soothe or mollify, especially by concessions; appease

Front 722

Plaintive

Back 722

expressive of suffering or woe; mournful

Front 723

Pliable

Back 723

yielding readily to others

Front 724

Poignant

Back 724

deeply affecting; touching

Front 725

Polarize

Back 725

to break up into opposing factions or groupings

Front 726

Pompous

Back 726

having or exhibiting self-importance; arrogant

Front 727

Ponder

Back 727

to think or consider especially quietly, soberly, and deeply

Front 728

Ponderous

Back 728

of very great weight; heavy

Front 729

Portal

Back 729

a door or entrance, especially a grand or imposing one

Front 730

Portentously

Back 730

something that foreshadows a coming event

Front 731

Practical

Back 731

of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action; not theoretical or ideal

Front 732

Pragmatist

Back 732

a person who takes a practical approach to problems and affairs

Front 733

Preamble

Back 733

an introductory statement

Front 734

Precarious

Back 734

characterized by a lack or security or stability that threatens with danger

Front 735

Precepts

Back 735

a command or principle intended as a general rule of action

Front 736

Precipitate

Back 736

to bring about, especially abruptly to cause to separate from solution or suspension

Front 737

Precipitous

Back 737

very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall (a precipitous slope)

Front 738

Preclude

Back 738

to make impossible by necessary consequence, rule out in advance

Front 739

Precocious

Back 739

exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age

Front 740

Preconceived

Back 740

to form (as an opinion) prior to actual knowledge or experience

Front 741

Preconceptions

Back 741

opinions that are formed prior to actual knowledge or experience

Front 742

Predatory

Back 742

living by predation (a mode of life in which food is primarily obtained by the killing and consuming of animals)

Front 743

Predetermined

Back 743

to determine beforehand

Front 744

Preempted

Back 744

to take the place of

Front 745

Preoccupied

Back 745

engrossed, busy, or occupied with thought

Front 746

Preponderance

Back 746

a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength

Front 747

Presiding

Back 747

occupying a place of authority; acting as president, chairman, or moderator

Front 748

Presumptuous

Back 748

overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

Front 749

Pretense

Back 749

false show

Front 750

Pretentious

Back 750

making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing); showy ostentatious

Front 751

Pretext

Back 751

a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs

Front 752

Procrastinating

Back 752

putting off until later

Front 753

Procure

Back 753

to get possession of; obtain by particular care and effort

Front 754

Profoundly

Back 754

characterized by intensity of feeling or quality

Front 755

Profundity

Back 755

the quality or state of being profound (having intellectual depth or insight)

Front 756

Profusion

Back 756

great quantity; lavish display or supply

Front 757

Proliferate

Back 757

to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring; reproduce, multiply

Front 758

Prolific

Back 758

abundant growth, generation, or reproduction

Front 759

Prominent

Back 759

widely and popularly known

Front 760

Prompt

Back 760

to move to action; incite

Front 761

Promulgate

Back 761

to put (a law) into action or force

Front 762

Pronouncement

Back 762

a usually formal declaration of opinion

Front 763

Propelled

Back 763

to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion; pushed

Front 764

Propensity

Back 764

an often intense natural inclination or preference

Front 765

Prophetic

Back 765

foretelling events; predictive

Front 766

Proponent

Back 766

one who argues in favor of something; advocate

Front 767

Proprietor

Back 767

one who has the legal right or exclusive title to something

Front 768

Prosaic

Back 768

dull, unimaginative

Front 769

Proselytize

Back 769

to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause

Front 770

Prot間? one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence

Front 771

Protocol

Back 771

the plan of a scientific experiment

Front 772

Prototype

Back 772

a standard or typical example

Front 773

Protract

Back 773

to prolong in time or space

Front 774

Proverbial

Back 774

something that has become a proverb or byword; commonly spoken of

Front 775

Provocative

Back 775

serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate

Front 776

Prowess

Back 776

extraordinary ability

Front 777

Proximity

Back 777

nearness, closeness

Front 778

Prudent

Back 778

shrewd in the management of practical affairs; sensible

Front 779

Punctuate

Back 779

to break into or interrupt at intervals

Front 780

Pundits

Back 780

one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner; critic

Front 781

Purportedly

Back 781

ostensibly, allegedly

Front 782

Purposefully

Back 782

with intent; having a purpose

Front 783

Quandary

Back 783

a state of perplexity or doubt

Front 784

Quell

Back 784

quiet, pacify

Front 785

Querulous

Back 785

argumentative

Front 786

Quest

Back 786

a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry; mission, expedition

Front 787

Quintessential

Back 787

the most typical example or representative

Front 788

Radical

Back 788

tending or disposed to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions, or institutions

Front 789

Raging

Back 789

violent, wild

Front 790

Rambled

Back 790

to talk or write in a long-winded, wandering fashion

Front 791

Ramification

Back 791

consequence, outcome

Front 792

Ramshackle

Back 792

appearing ready to collapse

Front 793

Rancorously

Back 793

characterized by bitter, deep-seated ill will

Front 794

Rapport

Back 794

relation marked by harmony, conformity, accord, or affinity

Front 795

Rational

Back 795

relating to, based on, or agreeable to reason; lucid

Front 796

Raucous

Back 796

boisterously, disorderly

Front 797

Reactionary

Back 797

ultraconservative in politics

Front 798

Recommenced

Back 798

to start again

Front 799

Reconciliation

Back 799

a restoration of friendship or harmony

Front 800

Recrimination

Back 800

to make a retaliating charge against an accuser

Front 801

Rectify

Back 801

to set right; remedy correct

Front 802

Redeeming

Back 802

to release from blame or debt

Front 803

Refined

Back 803

free from what is coarse, vulgar, or uncouth

Front 804

Refractive

Back 804

distortion of an image by viewing through a medium

Front 805

Refurbish

Back 805

to brighten or freshen up; renovate

Front 806

Reiterate

Back 806

to state or do over again or repeatedly, sometimes with wearying effect

Front 807

Relish

Back 807

a strong liking

Front 808

Remiss

Back 808

showing neglect or inattention

Front 809

Remote

Back 809

isolated, secluded, far from activity

Front 810

Remuneration

Back 810

an act or fact of remunerating ( to pay an equivalent to for a service, loss, or expense); recompense

Front 811

Renovation

Back 811

to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)

Front 812

Renunciation

Back 812

the act of refusing to follow, obey, or recognize any further

Front 813

Repast

Back 813

the act or time of taking food

Front 814

Repentance

Back 814

to feel regret or contrition

Front 815

Repercussion

Back 815

a widespread, indirect, or unforeseen effect of an act, action, or event

Front 816

Replete

Back 816

fully or abundantly provided or filled

Front 817

Repose

Back 817

to lie at rest

Front 818

Reprehensible

Back 818

deserving criticism

Front 819

Repudiate

Back 819

to reject or renounce; to refuse to have anything to do with

Front 820

Requisite

Back 820

essential, necessary

Front 821

Resentment

Back 821

a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury

Front 822

Resolute

Back 822

marked by firm determination; resolved

Front 823

Resolve

Back 823

to deal with successfully, to clear up

Front 824

Resonate

Back 824

to produce or exhibit resonance (a quality of evoking response)

Front 825

Resounding

Back 825

emphatic, unequivocal

Front 826

Respite

Back 826

an interval of rest or relief

Front 827

Resplendent

Back 827

shining brilliantly characterized by a glowing splendor

Front 828

Restate

Back 828

to state again or in another way

Front 829

Restorative

Back 829

something that serves to restore to consciousness, vigor, or health

Front 830

Restrained

Back 830

reserved, controlled; to limit, restrict, or keep under control

Front 831

Reticent

Back 831

restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance

Front 832

Retribution

Back 832

something given or exacted in recompense, esp. punishment

Front 833

Revelation

Back 833

the act of revealing an enlightening or divine truth

Front 834

Revelatory

Back 834

serving to reveal something

Front 835

Reverberate

Back 835

to continue in or as if in a series of echoes; resound

Front 836

Reverence

Back 836

honor or respect felt or shown; deference; especially profound or adoring awed respect

Front 837

Revoke

Back 837

to annul by recalling or taking back; rescind

Front 838

Revulsion

Back 838

a sense of utter distaste or repugnance

Front 839

Rhapsody

Back 839

a highly emotional utterance (can also refer to a highly emotional literary work, etc.)

Front 840

Rhetoric

Back 840

a type or mode of language or speech; also insincere or lofty language

Front 841

Righteous

Back 841

arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality

Front 842

Rigor

Back 842

a condition that makes life difficult, challenging, or uncomfortable; severity

Front 843

Rousing

Back 843

giving rise to excitement; stirring

Front 844

Rudiment

Back 844

a basic principle, element, or fundamental skill

Front 845

Rueful

Back 845

mournful, regretful

Front 846

Ruminate

Back 846

to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly

Front 847

Sagacity

Back 847

keen in sense of perception and judgment, discerning

Front 848

Salvage

Back 848

the act of saving or rescuing property in danger (as from fire)

Front 849

Salvation

Back 849

deliverance from danger or difficulty

Front 850

Sanctimonious

Back 850

affecting piousness, hypocritically devout

Front 851

Sarcastically

Back 851

having the character of sarcasm (a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual)

Front 852

Satire

Back 852

wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly

Front 853

Scapegoat

Back 853

one that bears the blame for others

Front 854

Scathing

Back 854

to assail with withering denunciation

Front 855

Scheme

Back 855

a plan or program of action, especially a crafty or secret one

Front 856

Scoffed

Back 856

to treat or address with derision; mocked, ridiculed

Front 857

Scorn

Back 857

open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation

Front 858

Scrupulous

Back 858

punctiliously exact; painstaking

Front 859

Scrutinize

Back 859

to examine closely and minutely

Front 860

Scurried

Back 860

scampered; to move in or as if in a brisk rapidly alternating step

Front 861

Self-aggrandizement

Back 861

to make oneself appear greater; to praise oneself

Front 862

Sensationalize

Back 862

to present in a sensational (arousing or tending to arouse [as by lurid details] a quick, intense, and usually superficial interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction) manner

Front 863

Sensibilities

Back 863

sensitivities; awareness of and responsiveness to something

Front 864

Sentient

Back 864

finely sensitive in perception or feeling; aware

Front 865

Sentiment

Back 865

an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling

Front 866

Serendipitously

Back 866

obtained by serendipity (the faculty of finding valuable or agreeable things accidentally)

Front 867

Serene

Back 867

marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude; peaceful

Front 868

Sermonize

Back 868

to preach to or on at length

Front 869

Servile

Back 869

of or befitting a slave or a menial person

Front 870

Shroud

Back 870

something that covers, screens, or guards

Front 871

Shun

Back 871

to avoid deliberately and especially habitually

Front 872

Skirt

Back 872

to avoid, especially because of difficulty or fear of controversy

Front 873

Sleuth

Back 873

detective

Front 874

Slot

Back 874

to place in or assign to a slot (a narrow opening or groove)

Front 875

Solicitous

Back 875

manifesting or expressing solicitude (attentive care and protectiveness)

Front 876

Solidarity

Back 876

unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards

Front 877

Soluble

Back 877

able to dissolve in a liquid

Front 878

Sparsely

Back 878

of few and scattered elements, especially not thickly grown or settled

Front 879

Specter

Back 879

something that haunts or perturbs the mind

Front 880

Speculate

Back 880

to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively

Front 881

Spurious

Back 881

outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities; false

Front 882

Squander

Back 882

to spend extravagantly or foolishly

Front 883

Squelch

Back 883

to completely suppress

Front 884

Stagnating

Back 884

remaining stale (usually from lack of circulation or flow)

Front 885

Statute

Back 885

a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government

Front 886

Staunch

Back 886

steadfast in loyalty or principle

Front 887

Stealthy

Back 887

intended to escape observation; secret

Front 888

Stifling

Back 888

to withhold from circulation or expression; repressing

Front 889

Stimulus

Back 889

something that rouses or incites to activity

Front 890

Stoic

Back 890

not showing passion or feeling

Front 891

Strife

Back 891

an act of contention; fight, struggle

Front 892

Stylistic

Back 892

of or relating especially to literary or artistic style

Front 893

Subject

Back 893

to cause or force to undergo or endure

Front 894

Subjective

Back 894

modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background (a subjective account of the incident)

Front 895

Submissive

Back 895

to yield oneself to the authority or will of another

Front 896

Subsequently

Back 896

following in time, order, or place

Front 897

Subsidize

Back 897

to furnish with a subsidy (a grant or gift of money)

Front 898

Subsist

Back 898

to have or acquire the necessities of life (such as food and clothing)

Front 899

Substantiate

Back 899

to establish by proof or competent evidence; verify

Front 900

Subversive

Back 900

a cause of overthrow or destruction, esp. a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government by persons working secretly within

Front 901

Suffused

Back 901

to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light

Front 902

Sully

Back 902

to make soiled or tarnished

Front 903

Superficial

Back 903

presenting only an appearance without substance or significance

Front 904

Supplant

Back 904

to supersede (another), especially by force or treachery

Front 905

Supple

Back 905

readily adaptable or responsive to new situations

Front 906

Supplement

Back 906

something that completes or makes an addition

Front 907

Suppress

Back 907

to keep secret or to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of

Front 908

Surfeit

Back 908

an overabundant supply excess

Front 909

Surmise

Back 909

a thought or idea based on scanty evidence

Front 910

Surmountable

Back 910

able to prevail over; able to overcome

Front 911

Surreal

Back 911

having the intense irrational reality of a dream

Front 912

Surreptitiously

Back 912

done, made, or acquired by stealth; secretly, slyly

Front 913

Susceptible

Back 913

open to some stimulus, influence, or agency

Front 914

Sycophant

Back 914

a servile, self-serving flatterer

Front 915

Symptomatic

Back 915

characteristic, indicative

Front 916

Synchronous

Back 916

happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time

Front 917

Synonymous

Back 917

having the same connotations, implications, or reference

Front 918

Synthesize

Back 918

to combine or produce by synthesis (the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole)

Front 919

Synthetic

Back 919

something resulting from synthesis rather than occurring naturally, esp. a product (as a drug or plastic) of chemical synthesis

Front 920

Tabled

Back 920

to remove from consideration indefinitely

Front 921

Tacit

Back 921

expressed or carried on without words or speech

Front 922

Tactics

Back 922

a device for accomplishing an end

Front 923

Talisman

Back 923

an object held as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune

Front 924

Taunting

Back 924

to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner, jeer at

Front 925

Temerity

Back 925

nerve, boldness

Front 926

Temperate

Back 926

marked by moderation, not extreme or excessive; mild

Front 927

Tenacious

Back 927

persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual

Front 928

Tenacity

Back 928

the quality or state of being tenacious (persistent in maintaining or adhering to something)

Front 929

Tentatively

Back 929

hesitantly

Front 930

Tenuous

Back 930

having little substance or strength

Front 931

Theoretically

Back 931

according to an ideal or assumed set of facts or principles, in theory

Front 932

Theorized

Back 932

to form a theory about; speculate

Front 933

Therapeutic

Back 933

providing or assisting in a cure

Front 934

Throng

Back 934

a multitude of assembled persons

Front 935

Thwarted

Back 935

to oppose successfully, to defeat the hopes or aspirations of

Front 936

Toady

Back 936

one who flatters in hope of gaining favors

Front 937

Tonic

Back 937

one who invigorates, restores, refreshes, or stimulates

Front 938

Torpid

Back 938

lacking in energy or vigor

Front 939

Tractable

Back 939

easily handled, managed, or wrought

Front 940

Tranquility

Back 940

the quality or state of being tranquil (free from disturbance or turmoil)

Front 941

Transformation

Back 941

the act, process, or instance of transforming (to change in composition or structure)

Front 942

Transient

Back 942

passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn

Front 943

Translucent

Back 943

clear, transparent

Front 944

Transparent

Back 944

fine or sheer enough to be seen through

Front 945

Travesty

Back 945

a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation

Front 946

Treacherous

Back 946

marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils

Front 947

Tremulous

Back 947

characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors

Front 948

Trepidation

Back 948

apprehension, fear

Front 949

Trivialize

Back 949

to make trivial (of little worth or importance)

Front 950

Trove

Back 950

a valuable collection; treasure

Front 951

Truculent

Back 951

feeling or displaying ferocity; cruel, savage

Front 952

Trump

Back 952

a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit

Front 953

Ubiquitous

Back 953

existing or being everywhere at the same time

Front 954

Unalterable

Back 954

not capable of being altered or changed

Front 955

Unambiguously

Back 955

without ambiguity or uncertainty; clearly, precisely

Front 956

Uncanny

Back 956

being beyond what is normal or expected, suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers

Front 957

Uncensored

Back 957

not examined for the purpose of deleting objectionable or sensitive information; unedited

Front 958

Undermine

Back 958

to weaken or ruin by degrees

Front 959

Underscore

Back 959

give emphasis to, highlight

Front 960

Understate

Back 960

to state or present with restraint, especially for effect

Front 961

Unduly

Back 961

in an undue manner; excessively

Front 962

Unearthed

Back 962

brought to light, discovered

Front 963

Unfetter

Back 963

emancipate, liberate

Front 964

Unfounded

Back 964

lacking a sound basis; groundless, unsupported

Front 965

Unintelligible

Back 965

incomprehensible, making no sense

Front 966

Universal

Back 966

worldwide, general, common

Front 967

Unmitigated

Back 967

not lessened; unrelieved

Front 968

Unprecedented

Back 968

having no precedent (previous example); novel

Front 969

Unprepossessing

Back 969

not attractive or tending to create a favorable impression

Front 970

Unrelenting

Back 970

not softening or yielding in determination

Front 971

Unruffled

Back 971

poised and serene, esp. in the face of setbacks or confusion

Front 972

Unscrupulous

Back 972

not scrupulous (having moral integrity); unprincipled

Front 973

Unswerving

Back 973

not swerving or turning aside; steady

Front 974

Untenable

Back 974

not able to be defended or occupied

Front 975

Unutterable

Back 975

being beyond the powers of description

Front 976

Unyielding

Back 976

not yielding (to surrender or relinquish to the control of another)

Front 977

Uplifting

Back 977

improving the spiritual, social, or intellectual condition of; inspiring, enriching

Front 978

Upstart

Back 978

unknown, insignificant person; low on the totem pole

Front 979

Usurp

Back 979

to take the place of by or as if by force; supplant

Front 980

Utilitarian

Back 980

no-frills, practical, and functional as opposed to decorative

Front 981

Utopia

Back 981

a place of ideal perfection

Front 982

Utopian

Back 982

of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia, especially having impossibly ideal conditions, especially of social organization

Front 983

Vacillating

Back 983

to waver in mind, will, or feeling hesitate in choice of opinions or courses

Front 984

Vanity

Back 984

inflated pride in oneself or one抯 appearance

Front 985

Vanquish

Back 985

to defeat in a conflict or contest

Front 986

Variegated

Back 986

having discreet markings of different colors

Front 987

Vast

Back 987

very great in size, amount, degree, or intensity, especially in extent or range

Front 988

Vehemently

Back 988

marked by forceful energy

Front 989

Veil

Back 989

to cover, provide, obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

Front 990

Veneer

Back 990

a thin sheet of a material, finish, or coating

Front 991

Venerable

Back 991

calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments

Front 992

Venerate

Back 992

to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference

Front 993

Vengeance

Back 993

punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense

Front 994

Venture

Back 994

an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger

Front 995

Verdant

Back 995

green with growing plants

Front 996

Verifiable

Back 996

capable of being verified (to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of)

Front 997

Verity

Back 997

the quality or state of being true or real; esp. a fundamental and inevitably true value (such eternal verities as honor, love, and patriotism)

Front 998

Vestige

Back 998

a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost; relic

Front 999

Vexed

Back 999

to bring trouble, stress, or agitation to

Front 1000

Vicarious

Back 1000

experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another

Front 1001

Vigilant

Back 1001

watchful, alert, and attentive

Front 1002

Vindictive

Back 1002

disposed to seek revenge

Front 1003

Vindictive

Back 1003

disposed to seek revenge; spiteful

Front 1004

Virtuoso

Back 1004

expert, incredibly skillful and masterful

Front 1005

Visceral

Back 1005

dealing with crude or elemental emotions; instinctive

Front 1006

Viscous

Back 1006

having or characterized by viscosity (the property of resistance to flow in a fluid or semifluid); a thick liquid

Front 1007

Vital

Back 1007

concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life

Front 1008

Vitiate

Back 1008

to make faulty or defective, often by the addition of something that impairs

Front 1009

Vivacity

Back 1009

the quality or state of being vivacious (lively in temper, conduct, or spirit); enthusiasm

Front 1010

Vivid

Back 1010

producing a strong or clear impression on the senses; sharp, intense

Front 1011

Vocation

Back 1011

the work in which a person is regularly employed; career, occupation, profession

Front 1012

Vociferous

Back 1012

marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

Front 1013

Volition

Back 1013

an act of making a choice or decision

Front 1014

Volubly

Back 1014

ready and rapid speech

Front 1015

Voluminous

Back 1015

having or marked by great volume or bulk

Front 1016

Warranted

Back 1016

sanctioned, authorized

Front 1017

Wary

Back 1017

marked by keen caution

Front 1018

Wavered

Back 1018

to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro

Front 1019

Whimsical

Back 1019

resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; lightly fanciful

Front 1020

Wields

Back 1020

to exert one's authority by means of (wield influence)

Front 1021

Wily

Back 1021

full of wiles (a trick or a stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive); crafty

Front 1022

Wrath

Back 1022

strong vengeful anger or indignation

Front 1023

Yearning

Back 1023

to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly

Front 1024

Zealous

Back 1024

filled with or characterized by zeal (eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something)