186999896 | adroit | adjective skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends | |
186999897 | chronic | adjective being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering | |
186999898 | disaffected | adjective discontented as toward authority | |
186999899 | ethereal | adjective characterized by lightness and insubstantiality | |
186999900 | histrionic | adjective characteristic of acting or a stage performance | |
186999901 | juxtapose | verb place side by side | |
186999902 | maladroit | adjective clumsy | |
186999903 | perspicacious | adjective mentally acute or penetratingly discerning | |
186999904 | prodigious | adjective so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe | |
186999905 | remuneration | noun the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses | |
186999906 | ruminate | verb reflect deeply on a subject | |
186999907 | squalor | noun sordid dirtiness | |
186999908 | tensile | adjective capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | |
186999909 | unkempt | adjective not properly maintained | |
186999910 | venerate | verb regard with feelings of respect and reverence | |
186999911 | adjunct | noun something added to another thing but not an essential part of it; a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another | |
186999912 | cherubic | adjective resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent | |
186999913 | delusion | noun a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | |
186999914 | epicure | noun person with refined taste in food and wine | |
186999915 | guzzle | verb to swallow greedily or hastily; gulp | |
186999916 | irascible | adjective quickly aroused to anger; hothead | |
186999917 | laxity | noun carelessness, laziness | |
186999918 | noxious | adjective injurious to physical or mental health; , harmful; poisonous; lethal | |
186999919 | posthumous | adjective occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; after death | |
186999920 | ramble | verb continue talking or writing in a desultory manner | |
186999921 | reverent | adjective feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; respectful | |
186999922 | svelte | adjective gracefully slender | |
186999923 | tawdry | adjective cheap and shoddy; tastelessly showy | |
186999924 | turgid | adjective abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; swollen | |
186999925 | voracious | adjective excessively greedy and grasping;ravenous | |
186999926 | Adulterate | verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance | |
186999927 | Boorish | adjective ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance | |
186999928 | Ctenoid | adjective comblike; having narrow segments | |
186999929 | Disinterment | noun the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried | |
186999930 | Furtive | adjective secret and sly or sordid | |
186999931 | Indecorous | adjective lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct | |
186999932 | Kudos | noun an expression of approval and acclaim | |
186999933 | Malapropism | noun humorous misuse of a word | |
186999934 | Pedantic | adjective characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship | |
186999935 | Quandary | noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | |
186999936 | Recalcitrant | adjective marked by stubborn resistance to authority | |
186999937 | Stultify | verb deprive of strength or efficiency; to appear foolish | |
186999938 | Tantamount | equivalent; equal to | |
186999939 | Torpor | noun inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy | |
186999940 | Viable | adjective capable of life or normal growth and development | |
186999941 | authoritarian | noun a person behaves in an tyrannical manner synonym: dictator | |
186999942 | distend | verb swell from or as if from internal pressure synonym: to become wider | |
186999943 | engender | verb cause to happen; cause an action synonym: to make children | |
186999944 | insolvent | noun someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts synonym: bankrupt adjective unable to meet or discharge financial obligations synonym: financially ruined | |
186999945 | labyrinth | noun complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost synonym: maze | |
186999946 | optimum | noun most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances] synonym: best or most desirable | |
186999947 | peccadillo | noun a petty misdeed synonym: a sin or fault | |
186999948 | primordial | adjective having existed from the beginning synonym: earliest | |
186999949 | puerile | adjective displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity synonym: childish | |
186999950 | rabid | adjective furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; synonym: mad; infected with rabies | |
186999951 | resilient | adjective recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like synonym: rebounds readily | |
186999952 | saccharine | adjective overly or excessively sweet synonym: sugary or sickly sweet | |
186999953 | truant | adjective absent without permission synonym: astray or playing hooky | |
186999954 | variegated | adjective having a variety of colors or many parts synonym: multicolored | |
186999955 | whet | verb to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager synonym: to make acute | |
186999956 | atrophy | n any weakening or degeneration, withering/wasting away | |
186999957 | bliss | n a state of extreme happiness | |
186999958 | dissuade | v turn away from by persuasion | |
186999959 | esoteric | adj intended for or understood by only a small group or selected few | |
186999960 | heretic | n a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion), a person who goes against the accepted views | |
186999961 | inscrutable | adj incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically, difficult to understand | |
186999962 | kiosk | n small area set off by walls for special use | |
186999963 | malinger | v avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill | |
186999964 | parochial | adj limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial restricted or narrow minded | |
186999965 | placid | adj taking life easy free from disturbance | |
186999966 | progeny | n the immediate descendants of a person offspring or children | |
186999967 | recant | v to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract | |
186999968 | rudiment | n the remains of a body part that was or a basic principle or skill functional at an earlier stage of life | |
186999969 | supercilious | adj having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | |
186999970 | virulent | adj extremely poisonous or injurious harsh or corrosive in tone | |
186999971 | audacity | noun excessive boldness, rashness, daring synonym: fearless | |
186999972 | chasten | verb to correct by punishment or criticism to restrain synonym: discipline | |
186999973 | delineate | verb portray depict or sketch synonym: draw | |
186999974 | foible | noun a minor character weakness or flaw synonym: defect, shortcoming | |
186999975 | insipid | adjective not pleasing to the sense of taste synonym: dull | |
186999976 | levity | noun lack of seriousness or steadiness frivolity synonym: lightness | |
186999977 | paucity | noun an insufficient quantity or number synonym: shortage | |
186999978 | primeval | adj having existed from the beginning synonym: ancient | |
186999979 | pulverize | verb make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust synonym: destroy | |
186999980 | refurbish | verb to brighten, or make like new to restore or improve synonym: freshen, polish | |
186999981 | surfeit | noun eating until excessively full synonym: overindulgence | |
186999982 | tirade | noun a long, angry speech, usually very critical synonym: harangue | |
186999983 | voluminous | noun large in number or quantity synonym: bulk | |
186999984 | waver | verb the act of moving back and forth synonym: sway | |
186999985 | zenith | noun the highest point the peak | |
187000001 | admonish | verb to caution or advise against something to remind of a duty Synonym: to warn | |
187000002 | chimerical | adjective Fantastic, unreal, impossible absurd Synonym: imaginary | |
187000003 | demagogue | noun a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power Synonym: rabble-rousing | |
187000004 | ennui | noun weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest Synonym: boredom | |
187000005 | hyperbole | noun intentional exaggeration to create an effect Synonym: overstatement | |
187000006 | judicious | adjective characterized by good judgment or sound thinking Synonym: wise | |
187000007 | laudable | adjective worthy of high praise Synonym: commendable | |
187000008 | ostentatious | adjective intended to attract notice and impress others Synonym: showy | |
187000009 | potable | any liquid suitable for drinking Synonym: drinkable | |
187000010 | redundant | adjective more than is needed, desired, or required Synonym: excess, repetitive | |
187000011 | ruffian | noun brutal or cruel person Synonym: bully | |
187000012 | surly | adjective angry and bad-tempered, rude Synonym: grumpy, cross | |
187000013 | temerity | noun rashness, boldness Synonym: daring | |
187000014 | turpitude | noun a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice Synonym: shameful, wickedness | |
187000015 | vitriolic | adjective harsh or corrosive in tone Synonym: bitter | |
187000016 | aesthete | noun one who appreciates and seeks beauty Synonym: philistine | |
187000017 | blithe | adjective carefree and happy and lighthearted Synonym: unconcerned | |
187000018 | conglomerate | noun a corporation including several different companies Synonym:collect, mixture | |
187000019 | denounce | verb to speak out against to accuse formally Synonym: condemn | |
187000020 | embroil | verb to draw into conflict or fight Synonym: entangle | |
187000021 | fickle | adjective liable to sudden unpredictable change Synonym: changeable | |
187000022 | hedge | verb to protect against possible loss by minimizing risk Synonym: to avoid | |
187000023 | improvident | adjective not given careful consideration Synonym: thriftless | |
187000024 | jollity | noun feeling jolly and full of good humor Synonym: cheerful | |
187000025 | lachrymose | adjective given to tears or weeping Synonym: mournful | |
187000026 | meander | verb to move or cause to move in a spiral, or circular course Synonym: to wander | |
187000027 | opulent | adjective rich and superior in quality Synonym: wealthy | |
187000028 | querulous | adjective peevish, complaining, fretful Synonym: irritable | |
187000029 | scanty | adjective lacking in amplitude or quantity Synonym: inadequate | |
187000030 | undulate | verb increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves Synonym: ripple | |
187000031 | alacrity | noun liveliness and eagerness Synonym: promptness | |
187000032 | boisterous | adjective noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline Synonym: rowdy | |
187000033 | conjugal | adjective of or relating to marriage Synonym: matrimonial | |
187000034 | depravity | noun extreme corruption wickedness Synonym: sinful | |
187000035 | emcee | noun a person who acts as host at formal occasions Synonym: compere | |
187000036 | fledgling | noun a young or inexperienced person a baby bird Synonym:beginner | |
187000037 | hedonism | noun devotion to pleasure as a way of life Synonym: self-indulgence | |
187000038 | impugn | verb to call into question to attack as false Synonym: dispute | |
187000039 | juncture | noun the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made Synonym: joining point | |
187000040 | lamentation | noun a cry of sorrow and grief Synonym: weeping | |
187000041 | mendicant | noun a beggar one who depends on charity for support Synonym: panhandler | |
187000042 | ostracize | verb to exclude from a group, banish, send away Synonym: expel | |
187000043 | quibble | verb to argue about insignificant and irrelevant details Synonym: belittle | |
187000044 | scoff | verb to make fun of to show contempt for Synonym: to mock | |
187000045 | unfathomable | adjective difficult or impossible to understand Synonym: incomprehensible |
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