3569516050 | abate | to reduce in degree or intensity (typically intransitive) | 0 | |
3569517692 | aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating especially from a moral standard or normal state | 1 | |
3569517693 | abet | to actively second or encourage (as an activity or plan) | 2 | |
3569517694 | abscond | to go away and take something that does not belong to you | 3 | |
3569519380 | accord | a formal or official agreement; a situation or state in which people or things agree | 4 | |
3569520973 | acerbic | expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way | 5 | |
3569545504 | adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion | 6 | |
3569545505 | adjudicate | to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute | 7 | |
3569545508 | adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations | 8 | |
3569547223 | aesthetic | of or relating to art or beauty | 9 | |
3569550608 | alacrity | a quick and cheerful readiness to do something | 10 | |
3569550609 | allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity (transitive) | 11 | |
3569550610 | amalgamate | to unite (two or more things, such as two businesses) into one thing; to merge into a single body | 12 | |
3569551960 | ambiguous | capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways | 13 | |
3569551961 | ambivalent | uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once | 14 | |
3569554364 | amenable | agreeable; readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate | 15 | |
3569554365 | anachronistic | mistakenly placed in a time that does not belong in a story | 16 | |
3569556046 | anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident | 17 | |
3569556047 | anomaly | something that is unusual or unexpected; something different, abnormal, peculiar , or not easily classified | 18 | |
3569557180 | antithesis | the exact opposite of someone or something | 19 | |
3569557181 | arbiter | a person who has the power to settle an argument between people; a person who is considered to be an authority on what is right, good, and proper | 20 | |
3569558412 | arbitrary | not planned or chosen for a particular reason; not based on reason or evidence; depending on individual discretion | 21 | |
3569558413 | arcane | secret or mysterious; known or understood by only a few people | 22 | |
3569558414 | archaic | old and no longer used or useful; of or relating to ancient times | 23 | |
3569560399 | archetypal | typical: typical of its kind, or providing a perfect example or model of something | 24 | |
3569560400 | ardent | very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic | 25 | |
3569560401 | arduous | very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure | 26 | |
3569560402 | ascertain | to learn or find out | 27 | |
3569561734 | ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline | 28 | |
3569561735 | ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author | 29 | |
3569561736 | assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort | 30 | |
3569562887 | assuage | to make something less painful or severe; to pacify or quiet | 31 | |
3569562888 | astute | having or showing an ability to notice and understand things clearly; mentally sharp or clever | 32 | |
3569562889 | atone | to make amends | 33 | |
3569564055 | audacious | very confident and daring; very bold and surprising or shocking | 34 | |
3569583882 | augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense | 35 | |
3569586840 | auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely | 36 | |
3569586841 | austere | stern or cold in appearance or manner; having few pleasures: simple and harsh | 37 | |
3569588078 | auxiliary | supplementary; offering or providing help | 38 | |
3569588079 | avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain | 39 | |
3569588080 | balk | to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on | 40 | |
3569588081 | banal | predictable; cliched; boring | 41 | |
3569589302 | behemoth | something of enormous size, power, or appearance | 42 | |
3569589303 | belie | to give a false idea of something; to show something to be false or wrong | 43 | |
3569589304 | bemused | to cause confusion; to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement | 44 | |
3569589305 | benign | not causing harm or damage | 45 | |
3569590663 | berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length | 46 | |
3569590664 | bereft | lacking something needed, wanted, or expected; suffering the death of a loved one | 47 | |
3569590665 | bilious | bad-tempered; cross; feeling or causing nausea | 48 | |
3569590666 | bombastic | marked by or given to pompous or overblown speech or writing | 49 | |
3569591959 | brazen | bold and without shame | 50 | |
3569594174 | brusque | talking or behving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way | 51 | |
3569594175 | bucolic | of or relating to the country or country life | 52 | |
3569594176 | byzantine | extremely intricate or complicated in structure | 53 | |
3569596227 | cajole | to persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | 54 | |
3569596228 | candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression | 55 | |
3569596229 | capitulate | to surrender; to admit that an enemy or opponent has won | 56 | |
3569596230 | catalyst | a person or event that quickly causes change or action | 57 | |
3569597501 | caustic | very harsh and critical; marked by incisive sarcasm | 58 | |
3569597502 | cavort | to leap about in a lively manner; to have lively or boisterous fun | 59 | |
3569597503 | cerebral | pertaining to the brain; intellectual | 60 | |
3569597504 | chide | to scold; to express mild disapproval | 61 | |
3569598778 | circuitous | roundabout, not direct; not said or done simply or clearly | 62 | |
3569598779 | circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea | 63 | |
3569598780 | clandestine | secret, concealed; underhanded | 64 | |
3569599740 | cloying | sickly or excessively sweet | 65 | |
3569599741 | coalesce | to grow together; to unite into a whole | 66 | |
3569599742 | cogent | convincing and well-reasoned | 67 | |
3569599743 | colloquial | conversational or informal | 68 | |
3569600969 | collude | to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose | 69 | |
3569600970 | conciliatory | attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill | 70 | |
3569600971 | concise | brief and to the point; free from all elaboration and superfluous detail | 71 | |
3569602454 | connive | to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing; to pretend ignorance or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose | 72 | |
3569602455 | construe | to explain or interpret; to understand in a particular way | 73 | |
3569602456 | conundrum | a confusing or difficult problem | 74 | |
3569604105 | copasetic | very good; excellent; completely satisfactory | 75 | |
3569604106 | copious | abundant; very large in amount or number | 76 | |
3569604107 | coy | having a shy or sweetly innocent quality that is often intended to be attractive or get attention | 77 | |
3569604108 | credulity | readiness to believe; gullability | 78 | |
3569605523 | culpable | deserving blame; guilty of doing something wrong | 79 | |
3569605524 | cursory | hasty, not thorough; rapidly and often superficially produced | 80 | |
3569605525 | curt | said or done in a quick and impolite way; terse | 81 | |
3569605526 | curtail | to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected | 82 | |
3569606422 | dearth | a lack or inadequate supply; scarcity | 83 | |
3569606423 | debacle | a disastrous failure, disruption | 84 | |
3569606424 | demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power | 85 | |
3569607802 | demure | modest and reserved in manner or behavior | 86 | |
3569607803 | despot | a dictator with absolute power; a tyrant | 87 | |
3569607804 | desultory | not having a plan or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; disappointing in progress, performance, or quality | 88 | |
3569609046 | diatribe | an abusive, bitter speech or piece of writing | 89 | |
3569609047 | didactic | intended to teach or instruct | 90 | |
3569610305 | diffident | lacking self-confidence; hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence | 91 | |
3569610306 | dilatory | intended to delay | 92 | |
3569611246 | dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic | 93 | |
3569611247 | discern | to see clearly, recognize; to recognize or identify as separate and distinct | 94 | |
3569611248 | disparate | fundamentally distinct or dissimilar | 95 | |
3569612446 | dither | to be indecisive; to act nervously or indecisively: vacillate | 96 | |
3569612447 | dogmatic | expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles | 97 | |
3569612448 | dubious | doubtful, questionable, suspect | 98 | |
3569765610 | ebb | to fade away, recede | 99 |
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