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5049775948QuipA witty remark0
5049775949AphorismA wise saying1
5049775950PithyExpressive2
5049775951EsotericIntended for or understood by the select few that have special knowledge or interest3
5049775952PrurienceInclined to have or characterized by luscious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc4
5049775953ProsyDull,tedious,wearisome, or commonplace5
5049775954RigmarolesElaborate or complicated procedure6
5049775955EruditionKnowledge acquired by study7
5049775956PiousCharacterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion8
5049775957AposiopesisA sudden braking off in the midst of a sentence9
5049775958LicentiousnessSexually unrestrained; lascivious10
5049775959ChasteNot engaging in sexual relations11
5049775960NotorietyThe state, quality, or character of being known for a bad reason12
5049775961MalodorousHaving an unpleasant or offensive odor13
5049775962PutrefactionThe anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria14
5049775963OdiousDeserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable15
5049775964ExecratedTo detest utterly; abhor; abominable16
5049926836PoseursA person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment17
5049926837MawkishDesire to inflict injury, harm or suffering on another either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness18
5049926838VirulenceVenomous hostility19
5049926839ExasperateTo irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely20
5049926840Profligate/ libertineMorally unrestrained, free with morals21
5049926841VitriolHate speech22
5049926842DiatribeDirect attack23
5049926843InvectiveCensure or reproach24
5049926844SyllogismA form of logical reasoning25
5049926845ParadoxA statement that contradicts itself26
5049926846AnecdoteShort funny story27
5049926847Oxymoron2 words that contradict themselves28
5049926848DigressionRevering of a particular topic29
5049926849AcuityMental sharpness30
5049926850TransienceFleeting, effeminate nature31
5049926851Inverted syntaxVerb comes first than subject32
5049926852MinutiaeSmall, precise, trivial33
5049926853DotingProudly caring for somebody34
5049926854ObfuscateTo confuse bewilder or stupefying35
5049926855OrthodoxyOrthodox belief or practice36
5049926856UnderscoreStress or emphasize37
5049926857FlippantDisrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness38
5049926858DebasedTo reduce quality or value39
5049926859DuplicityAn act or instance of such deceitfulness40
5049926860ColloquialismCharacteristic of or to ordinary or familiar conversation41
5049926861AllureTo attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable42
5049926862CynicismDisposition, character, or belief distrusting or disparaging the motives of others43
5049926863FrivolouslyNon important44
5049926864FeignedPretended; sham; counterfeit, assumed, fictitious, disguised45
5049926865BravadoA pretentious, swaggering display of courage46
5049926866MusingThinking, pondering47
5049926867SalientStands out48
5049926868RecapitulateSummarizing49
5652075002Dignitybearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.50
5652075003PerniciousCausing insidious harm or ruin51
5652093115PedanticPreachy52
5652093116PerspicuityClear and easy to understand53
5652101876CantHypocritical, sanctimonious54
5652107071CircumlocutionsTalking in circles55
5692789815CaricatureA picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things. Ex: his caricature of the mayor in this mornings paper is the best he's ever drawn.56
5692789816DispassionateDevoid of personal feeling or bias57
5692789817ConciliatoryPlacating; attempting to win favor or goodwill58
5692789818IncredulityDisbelief59
5692789819SpontaneityImpulsiveness60
5692789820FledglingInexperienced61
5692789821UnremittingUnceasing, without stopping62
5692789822CandorThe state or quality of being frank, open, sincere63
5692789823BrashImpertinent; basic repugnance; aversion64
5692789824WhimsicalExhibiting whims--capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea65
5692789825IncisiveImpressively direct and decisive in presentation; straight to the point, cutting to the heart of something66
5692789826PicturesqueVisually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for painting; strikingly graphic or vivid; creating detailed mental images:67
5692789827ExhortationUrgent pleading68
5692789828DiscretionThe quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid social embarrassment or distress69
5692789829RhapsodyHighly emotional literary work or effusively passionate discourse,70
5692789830MaverickA lone dissenter, as an intellectual , artist, or politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates71
5692789831NoncommittalRefusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks72
5692789832TruismUndoubted or self evident truth, esp. one that is too obvious to mention73
5692789833UnderstatementA form of irony in which something is intentionally represented as less than it is: "Hank Aaron was a pretty good ball player."74
5692789834Begging the questionIf one's premises entail one's conclusion, and one's premises are questionable, one is said to beg the question.75
5692789835JargonUnintelligible or meaningless talk or writing76
5692789836ColloquialFamiliar, ordinary77
5692789837LunacyInsanity, mental disorder78
5692789838WinnowingTo drive or blow away by fanning79
5692789839LuxuriatedTo enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth80
5692789840StiflingSuffocating; oppressively close81
5692789841DisseminationSpreading widely82
5692789842LoquaciousTalkative, gregarious83
5692789843PartisanshipPeople loyal only to a your affiliated party84
5692789844MendedTo remove or correct defects85
5692789845NurturantWarm & affectionate physical & emotional support & care86
5692789846AshtrayReceptacle for tobacco ashes of smokers87
5692789847Hors d'oeuvresA small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or cream cheese88
5692789848AdherenceSteady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment89
5692789849EnumeratingTo mention separately as if in counting; name one by one90
5692789850JuxtaposeTo place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast91
5692789851AmorphousWithout shape92
5692789852ConcessionAdmitting in someone's argument93
5692789853CovetousnessInordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions94
5692789854AncillarySubordinate; subsidiary95
5692789855ReproachDisapproval96
5692789856LucidEasily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible97
5692789857PlosiveExplosive98
5692789858UnderstatementUnder exaggeration of a statement99
5692789859ImmolationBy fire100
5693239286SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language101
5693239287DictionThe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing102
5693239288ToneThe general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc103
5693239289ImageryVisually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work104
5693239290InclusionThe action or state of including or being included within a group of structure105
5693239291ExclusionThe process or state of excluding or being excluded106
5693239292LexicographerWriter of dictionaries107
5693239293LoftyElevated, at a high level108
5693239294PedestrianBasic109
5693239295MackerelA food fish, "Scomber scombrsus", of the North Atlantic, having way cross markings on the back110
5693239296InfluxAct of flowing in111
5693239297OstracizeTo exclude, by general consent, from society112
5693239298RaptureEcstatic joy or delight113
5693239299SouffléA murmuring or blowing sound heard on auscultation114
5693239300AuscultationAct of listening, either directly or through a stethoscope or other instruments, to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis115
5693239301OpiningVerb form of opinion116
5693239302Logical argumentStructured evidence117
5693239303YieldBusiness strategy tactic118
5693239304DichotomyA comparison of 2 specific groups119
5693239306Kernel sentenceA simple, active, declarative sentence containing no modifiers or connectives that may be used in making more elaborate sentences120
5693239307Ad hominemAn attack against a person rather than their argument121
5693239308ParalipsisThe suggestion that much of importance is being omitted122
5898898908CommensurateEqual in worth123
5898988242TravailWork124
5898988243PinnacleThe peak125
5898988244AnguishSomething bad happens126
5898988245Veritiesthe state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality: to question the verity of a statement.127
5898988246Polysyndeton*The use of many connectives128
5899095419MaudlinSelf pitying or tearfully sentimental129
5899095420Derisivecharacterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling.130
5899095421Scholarlyof, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits131
5899095423Melancholya gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.132
5929044639Disquisitiona formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.133
5929044640Propitiouspresenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.134
5929044641Antiquatedcontinued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned: antiquated attitudes.135
5929044642Eloquencethe practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.136
5929044643Forbearancean abstaining from the enforcement of a right.137
5929044644Jadeddulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.138
5929044645CausticHarsh form of sarcasm139
5964804539Congenitalof or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.140
5964804540Analogoushaving analogy; corresponding in some particular141
5964804541Obdurateunmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.142
5964804542Spuriousnot genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.143
5964804543Ductilecapable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable. Other definitions include gullible.144
5964804544Reconditedealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.145
5964804545Gaudybrilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.146
5965071873Enervatingto deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken.147
5965071874Ardentlyhaving, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.148
5965071875Curmudgeonlya bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.149
5965071876Punctiliousextremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.150
5965071877Poignantkeen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest.151
5965071878Guffawa loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.152
5965071879Platitudesa flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.153
5965071880Plethoricoverfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.154
5965071881Sumptuousentailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.155
5965071882Garnituressomething that garnishes; decoration; adornment.156
5965314615Perfidiousdeliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.157
5965314616Nascentbeginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.158
5965314617Perpetuityendless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity.159
5965314618Transientnot lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.160
5965314619Quintessentialof or pertaining to the most perfect embodiment of something: the quintessential performance of the Brandenburg Concertos.161
5965314620Innocuousnot harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.162
5965314621Subliminalexisting or operating below the threshold of consciousness; being or employing stimuli insufficiently intense to produce a discrete sensation but often being or designed to be intense enough to influence the mental processes or the behavior of the individual: a subliminal stimulus; subliminal advertising.163
6016369905Ardorenthusiasm or passion.164
6016369906Amebaa single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. Amoebas are either free-living in damp environments or parasitic.165
6026254822EgregiousMost serious mistake166
6030227531Lascivious(of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire. "he gave her a lascivious wink" synonyms:167
6081832718PerniciousViscous168
6590485315InfinitesimalInfinitely small169
6590485316ExtemporizingTo compose, produce, perform170
6590485317AudibleAble to be heard171
6590485318VigilA period of staying awake172
6590485319SetteeSeat for 2 or more people173
6590485320VelvetA fabric of silk, acetate174
6590532682TurbulentConflict, disorder, confusion175
6590532683FeeblyLacking strength or force176
6590532684EtherHighly volatile chemical177
6590532685UninflectedNo distinction in words178
6590532686GlintedGive out or reflect small flashes of light179
6590532687RotogravurePrinting system using rotary press180
6590532688AnonSoon181
6590532689LibelFalse statement that was published182
6590532690PeremptoryNot open to appeal183
6590532691PeremptorilyInsisting on immediate attention, obedience184

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