4614492144 | Abate | Become less in amount or intensity. | ![]() | 0 |
4614493696 | Abdicate | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors. | ![]() | 1 |
4614502806 | Aberration | A state or condition markedly different from the norm. | ![]() | 2 |
4614508221 | Abstain | Choose not to consume. | ![]() | 3 |
4614509555 | Adversity | A state of misfortune or affliction. | ![]() | 4 |
4614514319 | Aesthetic | Characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste. | 5 | |
4614517253 | Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. (A symbol). | ![]() | 6 |
4614524858 | Amicable | Characterized by friendship and good will. | ![]() | 7 |
4614528699 | Anachronistic | Chronologically misplaced. | ![]() | 8 |
4614529262 | Arid | Lacking sufficient water or rainfall. | ![]() | 9 |
4614532549 | Asylum | A shelter from danger or hardship. | ![]() | 10 |
4614534243 | Benevolent | Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding. | ![]() | 11 |
4614536787 | Bias | A partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue. | ![]() | 12 |
4614540032 | Boisterous | Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits. | ![]() | 13 |
4614541312 | Brazen | Unrestrained by convention or propriety. | ![]() | 14 |
4614544283 | Brusque | Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. | ![]() | 15 |
4615269216 | Camaraderie | The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability. | ![]() | 16 |
4615272195 | Canny | Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. | ![]() | 17 |
4615274460 | Capacious | Large in the amount that can be contained. | ![]() | 18 |
4615286660 | Capitulate | Surrender under agreed conditions. | ![]() | 19 |
4615287097 | Clairvoyant | Someone who can perceive things not present to the senses. | ![]() | 20 |
4615291877 | Collaborate | Work together on a common enterprise of project. | ![]() | 21 |
4615295631 | Compassion | A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering. | ![]() | 22 |
4615297292 | Compromise | An accommodation in which both sides make a concession. | ![]() | 23 |
4615299155 | Condescending | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance. | ![]() | 24 |
4615301011 | Conditional | Imposing or depending on or containing an assumption. | ![]() | 25 |
4615303112 | Conformist | Someone who follows established standards of conduct. | ![]() | 26 |
4615305321 | Conundrum | A difficult problem. | ![]() | 27 |
4615306192 | Convergence | The act of of coming closer. | ![]() | 28 |
4615306630 | Deleterious | Harmful to living things. | ![]() | 29 |
4615306631 | Demagogue | A leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions. | ![]() | 30 |
4615384724 | Digression | A turning aside. | ![]() | 31 |
4615389076 | Diligent | Quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness. | ![]() | 32 |
4615389738 | Discredit | The state of being held in low esteem. | ![]() | 33 |
4615389739 | Disdain | Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. | ![]() | 34 |
4615390159 | Divergent | Tending to move apart in different directions. | ![]() | 35 |
4615390160 | Empathy | Understanding and entering into another's feelings. | ![]() | 36 |
4615390655 | Emulate | Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating. | ![]() | 37 |
4615391337 | Enervating | Causing weakness or debilitation. | ![]() | 38 |
4615391338 | Ephemeral | Anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day. | ![]() | 39 |
4615392412 | Evanescent | Leading to vanish like vapor. | ![]() | 40 |
4654819285 | Exemplary | Worthy of imitation. | ![]() | 41 |
4654819940 | Extenuating | Partially excusing or justifying. | 42 | |
4654821478 | Florid | Elaborately or excessively ornamented. | ![]() | 43 |
4654822282 | Forbearance | A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges. | ![]() | 44 |
4654823436 | Fortitude | Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity, | ![]() | 45 |
4654824457 | Fortuitous | Occurring by happy chance. | ![]() | 46 |
4654824729 | Foster | Providing nurture though not related by blood or legal files. | ![]() | 47 |
4654826555 | Fraught | Filled with or attended with. | ![]() | 48 |
4654827028 | Frugal | Avoiding waste. | ![]() | 49 |
4654827740 | hackneyed | Repeated too often; over familiar with overuse. | ![]() | 50 |
4654829394 | Haughty | Having or showing arrogant superiority to. | ![]() | 51 |
4654830340 | Hedonist | Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures. | ![]() | 52 |
4654832029 | Hypothesis | A tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested. | ![]() | 53 |
4654834205 | Impetuous | Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought. | ![]() | 54 |
4654835405 | Impute | Attribute or credit to. | ![]() | 55 |
4654836423 | Inconsequential | Lacking worth or importance. | ![]() | 56 |
4654837279 | Inevitable | Incapable of being avoided or prevented. | ![]() | 57 |
4654838615 | Intrepid | Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. | ![]() | 58 |
4654839011 | Intuitive | Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency. | ![]() | 59 |
4654840103 | Jubilation | A feeling of extreme joy. | ![]() | 60 |
4654843115 | Lobbyist | Someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote. | ![]() | 61 |
4654843641 | Longevity | The property of being long-lived. | ![]() | 62 |
4654844107 | Mundane | Found in the ordinary course of events. | ![]() | 63 |
4654844794 | Nonchalant | Marked by blithe unconcern. | ![]() | 64 |
4654845260 | Opulent | Rich and superior in quality. | ![]() | 65 |
4654845842 | Orator | A person who delivers a speech. | ![]() | 66 |
4654846707 | Ostentatious | Intended to attract notice and impress others. | ![]() | 67 |
4654847795 | Parched | Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. | ![]() | 68 |
4654848716 | Perfidious | Tending to betray. | ![]() | 69 |
4654849458 | Pragmatic | Concerned with practical matters. | ![]() | 70 |
4654851345 | Precocious | Characterized by exceptionally early development. | ![]() | 71 |
4654851346 | Pretentious | Creating an appearance of importance or distinction. | ![]() | 72 |
4654851495 | Procrastinate | Postpone doing what one should be doing. | ![]() | 73 |
4654851496 | Prosiac | Lacking wit or imagination. | ![]() | 74 |
4654852133 | Prosperity | The condition of having good fortune. | ![]() | 75 |
4654852839 | Provocative | Serving or tending to excite or stimulate. | ![]() | 76 |
4655283621 | Prudent | Marked by sound judgement. | ![]() | 77 |
4655284510 | Querulous | Habitually complaining. | ![]() | 78 |
4655285034 | Rancorous | Showing deep-seated resentment. | ![]() | 79 |
4655285365 | Reclusive | Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude. | ![]() | 80 |
4655286200 | Reconciliation | The reestablishing of cordial relations. | ![]() | 81 |
4655286654 | Renovation | The act of improving by renewing and restoring. | ![]() | 82 |
4655287681 | Restrained | Under control. | ![]() | 83 |
4655288078 | Reverence | A feeling of profound respect for someone or something. | ![]() | 84 |
4655289464 | Sagacity | The ability to understand and show good judgement. | ![]() | 85 |
4655290136 | Scrutinize | Examine carefully for accuracy. | ![]() | 86 |
4655291242 | Spontaneous | Said or done without having been planned in advance. | ![]() | 87 |
4655292128 | Spurious | Plausible but false. | ![]() | 88 |
4655292426 | Submissive | Inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others. | ![]() | 89 |
4655293527 | Substantiate | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. | ![]() | 90 |
4655294147 | Subtle | Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. | ![]() | 91 |
4655294994 | Superficial | Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface. | ![]() | 92 |
4655296972 | Superfluous | More than is needed, desired, or required. | ![]() | 93 |
4655297653 | Surreptitious | Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy. | ![]() | 94 |
4655297549 | Tactful | Having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others. | ![]() | 95 |
4655299161 | Tenacious | Stubbornly unyielding. | ![]() | 96 |
4655299162 | Transient | Lasting a very short time. | ![]() | 97 |
4655299625 | Venerable | Profoundly honored. | ![]() | 98 |
4655300288 | Vindicate | Show to be right by providing justification or proof. | ![]() | 99 |
4655300289 | Wary | Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence. | ![]() | 100 |
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