8646771960 | abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence | 0 | |
8646771961 | acquired | developed or learned; not naturally occurring | 1 | |
8646771962 | aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty | 2 | |
8646771963 | affable | easy-going; friendly | 3 | |
8646771964 | alienated | removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland) | 4 | |
8646771965 | alleviate | to ease a pain or burden | 5 | |
8646771966 | alliance | a union of two or more groups | 6 | |
8646771967 | ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation | 7 | |
8646771968 | ambivalent | simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain | 8 | |
8646771969 | amenable | responsive; agreeable | 9 | |
8646771970 | ample | describing a large amount of something | 10 | |
8646771971 | anthology | a collection of literary pieces | 11 | |
8646771972 | apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion | 12 | |
8646771973 | apparatus | equipment; a group of machines | 13 | |
8646771974 | apprehension | anxiety or fear about the future | 14 | |
8646771975 | arbiter | a judge who decides a disputed issue | 15 | |
8646771976 | arbitrary | determined by impulse rather than reason | 16 | |
8646771977 | archaic | characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned | 17 | |
8646771978 | archetype | a perfect example; an original pattern or model | 18 | |
8646771979 | arid | describing a dry, rainless climate | 19 | |
8646771980 | assertion | a declaration or statement | 20 | |
8646771981 | assiduous | hard-working | 21 | |
8646771982 | assimilation | to absorb; to make similar | 22 | |
8646771983 | astute | shrewd; clever | 23 | |
8646771984 | asylum | a place of retreat or security | 24 | |
8646771985 | auspicious | favorable; promising | 25 | |
8646771986 | austere | without decoration; strict | 26 | |
8646771987 | benevolent | well-meaning; generous | 27 | |
8646771988 | benign | kind and gentle | 28 | |
8646771989 | biased | prejudiced | 29 | |
8646771990 | brittle | easily broken when subjected to pressure | 30 | |
8646771991 | brusque | rudely abrupt | 31 | |
8646771992 | camaraderie | good will between friends | 32 | |
8646771993 | candor | sincerity; openness | 33 | |
8646771994 | capricious | impulsive and unpredictable | 34 | |
8646771995 | catalog | to make an itemized list of | 35 | |
8646771996 | caustic | bitingly sarcastic or witty | 36 | |
8646771997 | clandestine | secretive | 37 | |
8646771998 | cogent | convincing; reasonable | 38 | |
8646771999 | coherent | logically connected | 39 | |
8646772000 | cohesion | the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning | 40 | |
8646772001 | compelling | forceful; urgently demanding attention | 41 | |
8646772002 | comprehensive | large in scope or content | 42 | |
8646772003 | conception | the way in which something is perceived or regarded | 43 | |
8646772004 | condemn | to express strong disapproval of; denounce | 44 | |
8646772005 | condescending | treating people as weak or inferior | 45 | |
8646772006 | conflagration | a widespread fire | 46 | |
8646772007 | consensus | general agreement | 47 | |
8646772008 | contemporary | current, modern; from the same time | 48 | |
8646772009 | contemptuous | feeling hatred; scornful | 49 | |
8646772010 | conviction | a fixed or strong belief | 50 | |
8646772011 | convoluted | intricate; complex | 51 | |
8646772012 | copious | plentiful; having a large quantity | 52 | |
8646772013 | cordial | friendly; sincere | 53 | |
8646772014 | coup | a brilliantly executed plan | 54 | |
8646772015 | cryptic | difficult to comprehend | 55 | |
8646772016 | decorous | proper; marked by good taste | 56 | |
8646772017 | deleterious | having a harmful effect; injurious | 57 | |
8646772018 | derived | copied or adapted from a source | 58 | |
8646772019 | despotic | exercising absolute power; tyrannical | 59 | |
8646772020 | dictatorial | domineering; oppressively overbearing | 60 | |
8646772021 | didactic | intended to instruct | 61 | |
8646772022 | dilettante | one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge | 62 | |
8646772023 | diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hard-working | 63 | |
8646772024 | discourse | verbal expression or exchange; conversation | 64 | |
8646772025 | discredit | to cause to be doubted | 65 | |
8646772026 | disdain | (v) contempt, scorn; (n) to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on | 66 | |
8646772027 | disingenuous | not straightforward; crafty | 67 | |
8646772028 | disparage | to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle | 68 | |
8646772029 | disparity | inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference | 69 | |
8646772030 | dogged | stubbornly persevering | 70 | |
8646772031 | dogmatic | stubbornly adhering to unproven beliefs | 71 | |
8646772032 | dubious | doubtful; of unlikely authenticity | 72 | |
8646772033 | ebullience | intense enthusiasm | 73 | |
8646772034 | eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles | 74 | |
8646772035 | effusive | emotionally unrestrained; gushy | 75 | |
8646772036 | egregious | conspicuously bad or offensive | 76 | |
8646772037 | eloquence | the ability to speak vividly or persuasively | 77 | |
8646772038 | elusive | difficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting | 78 | |
8646772039 | embellish | to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate | 79 | |
8646772040 | emigrate | to leave one country or region and settle in another | 80 | |
8646772041 | endure | to put up with; to survive a hardship | 81 | |
8646772042 | enlightening | informative; contributing to one's awareness | 82 | |
8646772043 | enmity | mutual hatred or ill-will | 83 | |
8646772044 | equanimity | the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure | 84 | |
8646772045 | equivocate | to avoid making a definite statement | 85 | |
8646772046 | excerpt | a selected part of a passage or scene | 86 | |
8646772047 | exculpate | to free from guilt or blame | 87 | |
8646772048 | exemplary | commendable; worthy of imitation | 88 | |
8646772049 | fabricated | made; concocted to deceive | 89 | |
8646772050 | facetious | playfully humorous | 90 | |
8646772051 | facile | done or achieved with little effort; easy | 91 | |
8646772052 | fastidious | possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please | 92 | |
8646772053 | flagrant | extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable | 93 | |
8646772054 | florid | describing flowery or elaborate speech | 94 | |
8646772055 | fluid | easily flowing | 95 | |
8646772056 | fractious | quarrelsome; unruly | 96 | |
8646772057 | frank | open and sincere in expression; straightforward | 97 | |
8646772058 | frenetic | wildly excited or active | 98 | |
8646772059 | futile | having no useful purpose; pointless | 99 | |
8646772060 | gesticulating | making gestures while speaking | 100 | |
8646772061 | gratuitous | given freely; unearned; unwarranted | 101 | |
8646772062 | hackneyed | worn out through overuse; trite | 102 | |
8646772063 | harbinger | something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner | 103 | |
8646772064 | haughty | arrogant; vainly proud | 104 | |
8646772065 | heinous | hatefully evil; abominable | 105 | |
8646772066 | hierarchy | a group organized by rank | 106 | |
8646772067 | hypothetical | existing only as an assumption or speculation | 107 | |
8646772068 | idealize | to consider perfect | 108 | |
8646772069 | impartial | not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased | 109 | |
8646772070 | impede | to slow the progress of | 110 | |
8646772071 | imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing | 111 | |
8646772072 | impinge | hinder; interfere with | 112 | |
8646772073 | implication | the act of suggesting or hinting | 113 | |
8646772074 | impression | a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience | 114 | |
8646772075 | inconsequential | unimportant | 115 | |
8646772076 | incontrovertible | not able to be denied or disputed | 116 | |
8646772077 | incorrigible | unable to be reformed | 117 | |
8646772078 | incumbent | imposed as a duty; obligatory | 118 | |
8646772079 | indifferent | not caring one way or the other | 119 | |
8646772080 | indolent | lazy | 120 | |
8646772081 | inevitable | certain to happen, unavoidable | 121 | |
8646772082 | ingrate | an ungrateful person | 122 | |
8646772083 | inherent | inborn; built-in | 123 | |
8646772084 | innate | possessed from birth; inborn | 124 | |
8646772085 | innovative | introducing something new | 125 | |
8646772086 | insipid | uninteresting; unchallenging | 126 | |
8646772087 | insolent | insulting in manner or speech | 127 | |
8646772088 | integrity | trustworthiness; completeness | 128 | |
8646772089 | intrepid | courageous; fearless | 129 | |
8646772090 | intuition | the power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight | 130 | |
8646772091 | inveterate | long established; deep-rooted; habitual | 131 | |
8646772092 | lament | express grief for; mourn | 132 | |
8646772093 | laudatory | giving praise | 133 | |
8646772094 | lexicon | a word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary | 134 | |
8646772095 | listless | lacking energy | 135 | |
8646772096 | lucid | easily understood; clear | 136 | |
8646772097 | malfeasance | wrongdoing, misconduct | 137 | |
8646772098 | malice | extreme ill-will or spite | 138 | |
8646772099 | malleable | easily shaped or formed; easily influenced | 139 | |
8646772100 | maverick | one who is independent and resists adherence to a group | 140 | |
8646772101 | mediocrity | the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality | 141 | |
8646772102 | medley | an assortment or a mixture, especially of musical pieces | 142 | |
8646772103 | melancholy | sadness; depression | 143 | |
8646772104 | meticulous | extremely careful and precise | 144 | |
8646772105 | misconception | an incorrect understanding or interpretation | 145 | |
8646772106 | modest | quiet or humble in manner or appearance | 146 | |
8646772107 | mollify | to calm or soothe | 147 | |
8646772108 | mundane | commonplace; ordinary | 148 | |
8646772109 | mural | a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface | 149 | |
8646772110 | naive | lacking sophistication | 150 | |
8646772111 | nascent | coming into existence; emerging | 151 | |
8646772112 | nocturnal | of or occurring in the night | 152 | |
8646772113 | notorious | known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous | 153 | |
8646772114 | novel | strikingly new or unusual | 154 | |
8646772115 | novice | a beginner | 155 | |
8646772116 | obdurate | stubborn; inflexible | 156 | |
8646772117 | objectivity | treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices | 157 | |
8646772118 | obscure | (adj) relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct | 158 | |
8646772119 | obsolete | no longer in use; old-fashioned | 159 | |
8646772120 | obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action | 160 | |
8646772121 | ominous | menacing; threatening | 161 | |
8646772122 | omnipotent | all-powerful | 162 | |
8646772123 | opulent | exhibiting a display of great wealth | 163 | |
8646772124 | ornate | elaborately decorated | 164 | |
8646772125 | ostentatious | describing a showy or pretentious display | 165 | |
8646772126 | panegyric | statement of high praise | 166 | |
8646772127 | paramount | of chief concern or importance | 167 | |
8646772128 | patronizing | treating in a condescending manner | 168 | |
8646772129 | pejorative | describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone | 169 | |
8646772130 | penitent | expressing remorse for one's misdeeds | 170 | |
8646772131 | perception | awareness; insight | 171 | |
8646772132 | permeated | spread or flowing throughout | 172 | |
8646772133 | pernicious | causing great harm | 173 | |
8646772134 | perspective | point of view | 174 | |
8646772135 | pervasive | dispersed throughout | 175 | |
8646772136 | plausible | seemingly valid or acceptable; credible | 176 | |
8646772137 | poignant | profoundly moving; touching | 177 | |
8646772138 | ponderous | extremely dull | 178 | |
8646772139 | pragmatic | practical | 179 | |
8646772140 | premonition | a feeling about the future | 180 | |
8646772141 | prodigious | enormous | 181 | |
8646772142 | profound | having great depth or seriousness | 182 | |
8646772143 | proliferate | to grow or increase rapidly | 183 | |
8646772144 | propitious | presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious | 184 | |
8646772145 | propriety | appropriateness of behavior | 185 | |
8646772146 | prosaic | unimaginative; dull | 186 | |
8646772147 | proximity | closeness | 187 | |
8646772148 | prudent | exercising good judgment or common sense | 188 | |
8646772149 | pugnacious | combative; belligerent | 189 | |
8646772150 | putrid | rotten | 190 | |
8646772151 | quandary | a state of uncertainty or perplexity | 191 | |
8646772152 | rancorous | hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will | 192 | |
8646772153 | rational | logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling | 193 | |
8646772154 | replete | abundantly supplied: filled to capacity | 194 | |
8646772155 | reprehensible | worthy of blame | 195 | |
8646772156 | rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 196 | |
8646772157 | ruse | a crafty trick | 197 | |
8646772158 | sanction | (v) to give official authorization or approval; (n) an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country | 198 | |
8646772159 | sardonic | disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, or caustic | 199 | |
8646773233 | sedentary | not migratory; settled | 200 | |
8646773234 | serene | calm | 201 | |
8646773235 | servile | submissive; like a servant | 202 | |
8646773236 | slander | false charges and malicious statements about someone | 203 | |
8646773237 | solvent | able to pay one's debts | 204 | |
8646773238 | sonorous | producing a deep or full sound | 205 | |
8646773239 | spontaneous | unplanned; naturally occurring | 206 | |
8646773240 | spurious | not genuine | 207 | |
8646773241 | staid | unemotional; serious | 208 | |
8646773242 | stoic | indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive | 209 | |
8646773243 | stratagem | a clever trick used to deceive or outwit | 210 | |
8646773244 | subdue | to restrain; to hold back | 211 | |
8646773245 | substantiated | supported with proof or evidence; verified | 212 | |
8646773246 | superficial | concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow | 213 | |
8646773247 | superfluous | extra; unnecessary | 214 | |
8646773248 | suppressed | subdued; kept from being circulated | 215 | |
8646773249 | surreptitiously | done by secretive means | 216 | |
8646773250 | tenacity | persistence | 217 | |
8646773251 | tenuous | having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak | 218 | |
8646773252 | timorous | timid; fearful about the future | 219 | |
8646773253 | torpor | laziness; inactivity; dullness | 220 | |
8646773254 | toxic | poisonous | 221 | |
8646773255 | transient | passing away with time; passing from one place to another | 222 | |
8646773256 | transitory | short-lived or temporary | 223 | |
8646773257 | trepidation | uncertainty; apprehension | 224 | |
8646773258 | trivial | of little importance or significance | 225 | |
8646773259 | truncated | shortened; cut off | 226 | |
8646773260 | venerated | highly respected | 227 | |
8646773261 | vilify | to make vicious statements about | 228 | |
8646773262 | vindicated | freed from blame | 229 | |
8646773263 | virtuoso | a tremendously skilled artist | 230 | |
8646773264 | vitality | energy; power to survive | 231 | |
8646773265 | wary | on guard | 232 | |
8646773266 | whimsical | subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable | 233 | |
8646773267 | wily | cunning | 234 |
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