9892600658 | idiomatic | speech that is conversational and natural | 0 | |
9892600659 | heuristic | enabling a person to discover or learn something for himself | 1 | |
9892604272 | employ | to use | 2 | |
9892604273 | embittered | feeling bitter or resentful | 3 | |
9892604274 | propensity | a natural tendency to do something | 4 | |
9892611418 | ambivalence | having mixed feelings | 5 | |
9892611419 | zeal | great energy or enthusiasm | 6 | |
9892616547 | magnaminity | the condition of being generous | 7 | |
9892616548 | ostracized | excluded from a group | 8 | |
9892621379 | equanimity | mental calmness and composure | 9 | |
9892621380 | wary | feeling or showing caution | 10 | |
9892621381 | eminent | used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality | 11 | |
9892625907 | preemptive | serving to forestall something | 12 | |
9892625908 | expose(with accent on e) | a public exposure or revelation | 13 | |
9892627981 | fastidious | concerned about accuracy and detail | 14 | |
9892627982 | pragmatism | a practical (realistic) attitude | 15 | |
9892630954 | introspection | examination of one's own thoughts/feelings | 16 | |
9892630955 | unabashed | not embarrassed or ashamed | 17 | |
9892633927 | aural | related to the ear or sense of hearing | 18 | |
9892633928 | tactile | tangible/ connected with the sense of touch | 19 | |
9892644804 | arroyo | a steep sided gully cut by running water | 20 | |
9892653909 | ephemeral | lasting a very short time | 21 | |
9892656505 | inscrutability | not easily understood | 22 | |
9892656506 | impenetrable | impossible to pass through or enter | 23 | |
9892660147 | enigmatic | difficult to interpret or understand | 24 | |
9892660148 | ramification | consequence of an action | 25 | |
9892663117 | digression | temporary departure from the main topic | 26 | |
9892663118 | innocuous | not harmful or offensive | 27 | |
9892663119 | serenely | in a calm and peaceful manner | 28 | |
9892667411 | haphazard | lacking any obvious organization | 29 | |
9892667412 | intricately | in a very complicated or detailed manner | 30 | |
9892667413 | chastize | reprimand severely | 31 | |
9892672842 | intangible | unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence | 32 | |
9892672843 | query | a question | 33 | |
9892672844 | discrepancy | a lack of compatibility or similarity between two facts | 34 | |
9892677338 | mannerisms | ways of speaking or behaving | 35 | |
9892677339 | indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at unfair treatment | 36 | |
9892681566 | morose | sullen and ill-tempered | 37 | |
9892690409 | idiomatically | done in a style or way of a particular group | 38 | |
9893037328 | arbitrarily | on the basis of random choice or personal whim | 39 | |
9893049085 | wistfulness | longing, yearning for something | 40 | |
9893057097 | accentuate | make more noticeable or prominent | 41 | |
9893067382 | unpretentious | not attempting to impress others with appearance of greater importance | 42 | |
9893075210 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude in an unrestrained manner | 43 | |
9893084288 | prepossessing | attractive or appealing in appearance | 44 | |
9893097563 | circumlocution | the use of many words where fewer would do | 45 | |
9893112405 | problematize | to make into a problem requiring a solution | 46 | |
9893163209 | trivialize | make something seem less important | 47 | |
9893181210 | vice | immoral or wicked behavior | 48 | |
9893167271 | disparage | to regard as being of little worth | 49 | |
9893293618 | ellipsis | the omission of speech characterized by three dots | 50 | |
9893312089 | willy-nilly | without direction or organization; whether one likes it or not | 51 | |
9893321462 | anthology | a published collection of literary works | 52 | |
9893326691 | authoritative | done or said with a commanding and trustworthy tone or way | 53 | |
9893340260 | paradoxical | seemingly absurd or self-contradictory | 54 | |
9893350913 | necessitates | make necessary as a result of consequences (causes to need) | 55 | |
9893369934 | somber | oppressively solemn or gloomy | 56 | |
9893384573 | condescending | having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority (talking or acting "down to") | 57 | |
9893398047 | cynical | distrusting of human sincerity or integrity | 58 | |
9893411479 | intuitive | using what feels to be true without conscious reasoning; instinctive (going with gut feeling) | 59 | |
9893428111 | earnest | resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction | 60 | |
9893449120 | communal | shared by all members of a community | 61 | |
9893473079 | endeavor | an attempt | 62 | |
9893705266 | daunting | intimidating | 63 | |
9893708257 | melodious | pleasant sounding | 64 | |
9893718254 | transgressions | offenses | 65 | |
9893729076 | ad hominem | attack against a person, not on the topic itself | 66 |
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