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Abhorrent
repugnant; detestable; loathsome; utterly opposed
Admonish
to caution, advise or counsel against something; to scold mildly; to urge
Agglomerate
to collect or gather into a cluster or mass
Alacrity
cheerful readiness, promptness, willingness, liveliness
Amalgamate
to form into an integrated whole; unite
Amnesty
a general pardon for offenses; an act of forgiveness; forgetting a past offense
Antipathy
a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion
Apathetic
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
Aplomb
imperturbable self possession, poise, or assurance; equanimity
Apogee
the highest or most distant point; climax
Apparition
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing esp. a ghost; anything that appears remarkable or startling
Ardent
passionate; fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous; vehement; fierce
Auspicious
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable; prosperous
Banal
devoid of freshness or originality; trite
Beguile
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc; to charm or divert
Bereft
Deprived
Bilious
peevish; irritable; cranky
Bombast
pompous speech/ writing
Callow
immature or inexperienced
Capitulate
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms; to give up resistance
Cataclysm
any violent upheaval, esp. one of a social or political nature
Caustic
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue; severely critical or sarcastic
Charlatan
a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
Circumspect
cautious; prudent; watchful; discreet; well-considered
Clairvoyance
quick, intuitive knowledge of things and people; sagacity
Compunction
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret of wrong doing; remorse; contrition
Congenital
of or pertaining to a condition present at birth; inherited or caused by the environment; having by nature a specific character
Conjugal
of or pertaining to marriage
Consecrate
to make or declare sacred
Consternation
a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results utter confusion; dismay; bewilderment
Contempt
the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior or worthless
Contemptuous
showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful
Contrition
sincere penitence or remorse
Copulation
sexual intercourse; a joining together or coupling
Coquettish
alluring, enticing, flirty
Corpulent
large, bulky, fat, stout
Coterie
an exclusive group; clique
Credence
belief as to the truth of something; something giving a claim to belief or confidence
Crepuscular
pertaining to or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct
Crestfallen
dejected; dispirited; discouraged
Debonair
suave, carefree, jaunty, urbane
Decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
Decrepit
feeble; worn out; dilapidated
Deleterious
harmful, injurious
Derelict
abandoned
Derisive
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking
Desiccated
dehydrated or powdered
Destitute
utterly lacking; devoid; impoverished
Desultory
without purpose or intent; aimless
Diaphanous
translucent; almost transparent; delicately hazy
Discern
to detect or perceive with the eyes or intellect
Discerning
showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding
Dissipated
indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute
Dissolute
indifferent to moral restraints; licentious, dissipated
Dissonant
disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant; out of harmony; incongruous; at variance
Ebullient
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high spirited
Eccentric
departing from conventional pattern
Eclectic
selecting/employing individual elements from a variety of sources or styles
Economical
avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty
Edification
moral improvement or guidance
Effigy
a crude representation or image esp. of someone disliked
Egregious
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
Emaciation
abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or disease
Emanate
to flow out, issue or proceed as from a source of origin; come fourth
Enmity
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism
Epochal
extremely important, significant, or influential
Equanimity
calmness, composure
Esoteric
intended for or only understood by a few; confidential
Execrable
utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent
Exigent
urgent; requiring immediate action; pressing; requiring more than is reasonable
Exorbitant
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason; highly excessive
Expatriate
to banish a person from his native country; to withdraw oneself from residence or allegiance to one’s country
Expostulate
to reason with someone earnestly against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate
Felicitous
well suited for the occasion; appropriate
Flaccid
soft; limp; not firm; flabby; weak; lacking force
Florid
flowery; excessively ornate; showy
Flummery
complete nonsense; a flour made dish
Forlorn
deserted; abandoned; pitiful; hopeless; desperate
Fortuitous
happening or produced by chance; accidental
Fragmentary
broken; disconnected; incomplete; consisting of reduced fragments
Frugal
not wasteful; prudently saving or sparing; economical in use or expenditure
Fulminate
to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation or condemnation
Furtive
taken, done, or used surreptitiously or by stealth; sly; shifty
Futility
uselessness; ineffectiveness
Futile
useless; ineffective
Gallantry
dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior
Galvanic
stimulating; energizing; startling shocking
Galvanize
to stimulate; startle into sudden activity
Gaunt
bleak; desolate; thin and bony; emaciated
Gratuitous
given, done, or obtained without charge; voluntary; without apparent reason, cause or justification
Halcyon
calm; peaceful; tranquil; prosperous; happy; carefree
Immutable
unchangeable
Imp
a little devil or demon; a mischievous child
Impassive
without emotion, apathetic, unmoved
Imperturbable
incapable of being agitated or upset; not easily excited
Impish
mischievous
Implacable
not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
Incandescent
shining brilliantly
Incongruous
out of keeping or place; inappropriate; inconsistent
Inconsequential
of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial
Consequential
following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; logically consistent; of consequence or importance
Indubitable
that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable
Industrious
hard-working; diligent
Indubitably
unquestionably
Inebriate
drunk, intoxicated
Ineffable
unable to be described
Inexorable
unyielding; unalterable; not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties
Inextricable
hopelessly intricate, involved, or perplexing; incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved
Iniquitous
characterized by injustice or wickedness
Intravenous
of, pertaining to, employed in, or administered by injection into a vein
Jovial
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship
Lachrymose
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful
Laconic
concise; expressing a lot in few words
Lancinate
to stab or pierce
Lascivious
inclined to lustfulness; lewd; arousing sexual desire
Lecherous
erotically suggestive; lustful
Lechery
unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.
Liaison
a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection
Licentious
unrestrained by law or morality; going beyond proper boundaries or limits; lewd
Litany
a repetitive recital
Lithe
bending readily; pliant; limber; flexible
Magnanimous
generous and noble
Masochism
the deriving of pleasure from being dominated or mistreated
Mellifluous
flowing in a smooth or sweet manner
Mendacious
dishonest; habitually untruthful
Menial
lowly and sometimes degrading; servile; submissive
Miasma
a dangerous, foreboding, noxious atmosphere or influence
Miscible
capable of being mixed
Misogynist
one who dislikes or mistreats women
Modicum
moderate or small amount
Mollify
pacify; appease; mitigate; to soften in feeling or temper, as a person
Moniker
nickname or alias
Morass
a difficult, perplexing or overwhelming situation
Morbid
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc
Morose
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood
Mundane
of this world: ordinary
Munificent
very generous
Mutable
liable or subject to change or alteration
Myopic
shortsighted; lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow minded
Myriad
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things
Nefarious
extremely wicked, villainous, iniquitous
Noxious
injurious to health or morals
Obstetrics
the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth
Obstinate
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or course of action
Obviate
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc) by effective measures
Opprobrium
disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy
Ornate
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so
Adorn
to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance; to add beauty to
Ostensible
evident; apparent; outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
Ostentatious
pretentious
Palatial
suitable for a palace
Pallid
lacking in vitality; dull
Palpable
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident; tangible
Parsimonious
frugal or stingy; characterized by parsimony
Parsimony
extreme or excessive economy or frugality
Pedantic
overly concerned with minute details of formalism; ostentatious in one’s learning;
Peevish
showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood
Pendulous
hanging down loosely; swinging freely; vacillating or undecided; wavering
Penitent
feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrong doing; contrite; repentant
Pensive
deeply or dreamily thoughtful
Penumbra
a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area
Perfidious
deliberately treacherous, deceitful
Perfidy
deliberate breach of faith; treachery
Perilous
dangerous; involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous
Peril
grave risk; jeopardy; danger
Pernicious
deadly, destructive, ruinous, hurtful, evil, wicked
Peroration
a long speech characterized by lofty and pompous language; the concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.
Perspicacity
acuteness of perception or understanding
Perturb
to disturb or agitate
Pestilence
something that is considered harmful; destructive or evil; a deadly virulent epidemic disease
Pestilent
producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; destructive to life; deadly; poisonous; injurious to peace, morals, etc.; pernicious
Philanthropic
providing charitable assistance
Philanthropy
effort to increase well-being of humankind
Pilfer
to steal (esp. in small quantities)
Placate
to appease or pacify
Pliant
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable; easily influenced
Poignant
keenly distressing to the feelings; affecting or moving the emotions
Portentous
exciting wonder or awe; marvelous; amazing; prodigious
Precarious
dangerously lacking in stability; risky; dependent on the will or pleasure of another
Precocious
prematurely developed; advanced or mature in development
Premonition
a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; a forewarning
Pretentious
claiming or demanding distinction or merit when unjustified; ostentatious
Prissy
excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim
Proclivity
a natural propensity or inclination
Prodigal
lavishly abundant; profuse; wastefully or recklessly extravagant
Prodigious
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc; wonderful or marvelous
Profanation
desecration; defilement; debasement
Profligate
utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated
Prognosis
a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease and of the chances of recovery
Proletarian
member of lower class
Proliferate
to increase or spread
Promulgate
to make known by open declaration; proclaim formally; set forth or teach publicly
Prophylactic
acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease; protective
Propitious
presenting favorable conditions
Propriety
appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability
Prosaic
straight forward; matter-of-fact; commonplace
Protuberant
bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting
Provenance
place or source of origin
Proverbial
having become an object of common mention or reference
Prurient
having a restless desire or longing; having or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts
Pungent
sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid; caustic; sharply expressive
Quixotic
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; impulse; unpredictable
Rancid
having a rank, unpleasant or stale smell or taste, as through decomposition; offensive or nasty
Reciprocal
corresponding; complimentary; equivalent
Reprobate
(v) to disapprove, condemn or censure; (a) morally depraved, unprincipled; (n) a depraved, unprincipled or wicked person; a person rejected by god
Repugnant
distasteful, objectionable, or offensive
Resplendent
shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
Reticent
inclined to keep one’s personal affairs to oneself; restrained and reserved
Reverie
a fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea
Reverence
deep respect
Revulsion
a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike; a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste
Rudiments
fundamental elements, skills, principles, etc.
Rueful
causing sorrow or pity; pitiable, mournful
Ruminate
to consider a matter at length
Sacrilegious
something in violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred
Sagacity
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment
Sagacious
lustful or lecherous
Salient
prominent; conspicuous; projecting
Salubrious
favorable to health or well-being
Satiety
the condition of being full or gratified beyond satisfaction; surfeit
Saturnine
sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn
Saunter
a leisurely walk or stroll; to walk with a leisurely gait
Semantic
of or relating to meaning especially in language
Serendipitous
come upon of found by accident; fortuitous
Sinewy
tough, resilient; vigorous; forceful
Sojourn
a temporary stay (n); to stay temporarily (v)
Solipsism
the theory that the self is the only thing that can be known & verified
Somber
dark, gloomy, melancholy, dismal
Soporific
causing or tending to cause sleep; sleepiness; drowsiness
Spavined
being or marked of a decrepit or broken down condition
Spelunk
to explore caves
Splendor
brilliant or gorgeous appearance
Staunch
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc.
Stipulate
to arrange expressively in terms of agreement; to require as an essential condition
Sumptuous
of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish
Supercilious
haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
Superfluous
excessive; unnecessary; obsolete; extravagant
Superimpose
to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else; to put or join as an addition
Surfeit
an excessive amount; overindulgence; to indulge in excess
Surreptitious
secret and stealthily
Taciturn
habitually untalkative or silent
Talisman
anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions
Temerity
reckless boldness, rashness
Tenuous
long, slim, slender
Terse
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language
Torpid
inactive or sluggish
Torrential
violent, vehement, or impassioned; overwhelming; extraordinarily copious
Tractable
easily managed or controlled
Transcend
to rise above or go beyond; to outdo or exceed in excellence
Tremulous
timid; fearful; characterized by trembling as from fear or nervousness
Trepidation
dread; apprehension
Trivial
insignificant, commonplace
Tyro
a beginner
Unfettered
not bound or restrained; free
Vacillate
to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute; sway unsteadily; oscillate; fluctuate
Valise
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand
Venerate
to regard or treat with reverence; revere
Vicarious
felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
Vigilance
alert watchfulness
Vindicate
to clear, as from an accusation or suspicion
Virility
masculinity; manly character, vigor or spirit
Virulent
actively poisonous; intensely noxious; spiteful; malicious
Visceral
intensely emotional
Vitality
the capacity to live, grow, develop; vigor; energy
Vitriolic
very caustic; scathing; critical or sarcastic
Vivacious
lively; animated
Voracious
exceedingly eager or avid; craving or consuming large quantities
Vulpine
cunning or crafty
Wonk
student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life
Zealous
ardently active, devoted, or diligent
Precocious
unusually advanced or mature in development
Flaccid
soft and limp; not firm; lacking force; weak
Deciduous
not permanent; transitory; shedding leaves annually, as certain trees
Dysphoria
a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting
Atavism
reversion to an earlier type; throw back; the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations
Caveat
a warning or caution
Perturbation
mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation
Frugal
prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
Decadence
moral degeneration or decay; turpitude; falling into an inferior condition or state
Fidelity
strict observance of promises, duties; loyalty; accuracy; exactness
Cavalier
haughty, disdainful, or supercilious
Discerning
showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding
Urbane
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities
Consequential
following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; logically consistent; of consequence or importance
Adorn
to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance; to add beauty to.