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5455274066FactiousCausing disagreement0
5455279025IgnobleDishonorable; shameful1
5455281186BoorA rude or impolite person2
5455283289AegisA shield; protection3
5455288252PerspicacityKeenness of judgement4
5455294853FerventEager; earnest5
5455297630RectifyTo correct; to make right6
5455300428EnervateTo weaken7
5455303331Besiegeto overwhelm; to surround and attack8
5455306152Ephermerallasting only briefly; short-lived9
5455310453AltruismA concern for others; generosity10
5455316185CarrionDecaying flesh11
5455318464EroticPertaining to sexual love12
5455320500AmorphousShapeless; formless; vague13
5455323880OpulentRich; luxury; wealthy; opportunity14
5618795190ImpotentPowerless; lacking strength15
5618805866AntithesisAn exact opposite; an opposite extreme16
5618811123MaelstromWhirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind17
5618815571EmendationA correction18
5618818314ChagrinEmbarrassment; a complete loss of courage19
5618823376BaubleA showy, but useless thing20
5618828752DiaphanousVery sheer and light21
5618838049LabyrinthA complicated network of winding passages; a maze22
5618845404GloatTo look at or think about with great satisfaction23
5618848935ImpedimentA barrier; obstruction24
5618852570BestialSavage; brutal25
5618855205EffeteWorn out; barren26
5618858020ShardA fragment27
5618860399BlandMild; tasteless; dull28
5618863656NihilismA total rejection of established laws29
5618873778PedestrianOrdinary or dull30
5618892337Bona FideIn good faith31
5618894890AdventitiousAccidental; nonessential32
5618899023FecundFertile; productive33
5618903030DeviateTo turn aside from a course; to stray34
5618920460AbfuscateTo confuse; to bewilder35
5618923188ImpaleTo pierce with a sharp stake through the body36
5618927460ExtenuateTo lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses37
5618933339ParochialLocal; narrow; limited38
5618938185GlowerTo stare angrily39
5618941109EdifyImprove someone morally40
5618944377AmbiguousOpen to more than one interpretation41
5618950058CataclysmA violent change42
5618952521OptimumBest; most favorable; ideal43
5618955084ImportuneTo ask persistently; to beg44
5724036034CelibateAbstaining from intercourse; unmarried45
5724043915FortuiousHappening by chance or accident46
5724052058Recapitulateto summarize; to repeat briefly47
5724054947PerfunctoryDone without care; in a routine48
5724061116BaroqueOverly decorated49
5724065032HedonismPursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses50
5724072444ObloquyStrong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public critisim51
5724080778DebacleA complete failure; a total collapse52
5724086225Quasi-Resembling; seeming; half53
5736394523BesmirchTo make dirty; to stain54
5736401468ImperativeExtremely necessary; vitally important55
5736405798SacrosanctExtremely holy56
5736413033SadisticDeriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others57
5736416146DemeanorBehavior; manner of conducting oneself58
5736420823FacetiousComical; jocular; flippant59
5929397078FopAn excessively fashion-conscious man60
5929399326ImprecationA curse61
5929403028Non SequiturSomething that does not logically follow62
5929405067SanquineCheerful; Optomistic63
5929408693BowlderizeTo remove offensive passages of a play, novel, ect.64
5929411365ImpairTo weaken; to cause to become worse65
5929414268PanegyricAn expression of praise66
5929417705QuandaryA puzzling situation; a dilemma67
5929420167EbullientEnthusiastic68
5929424829DeferenceRespect; consideration69
5929426951CarnalRelating to physical appetite, especially sexual70
5929429521NebulousHazy; vague; uncertain71
5929431628RakishDashingly stylish and confident72
5929433728ElegyA sad or mournful poem73
5929437474PedanticTending to show off one's learning74
5929438751AntipathyAn intense dislike75
5929440549ElucidateTo make clear76
5929441547ImminentLikely to happen; threatening77
5929445244BanalCommon; ordinary78
5929446867PersueTo read carefully, scrutinize79
5929448259BedlamA noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion80
5929452907AffluenceWealth; richess81
5929454272ScurrilousCoarsely abusive; vulgar82
5929460330ParodyA work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner83
5929462848SedulousHard working; diligent84
5929464477OnerousBurdensome; heavy; head to endure85
5929466977AmoralLacking sense of right and wrong86
5929468621EschewTo keep away from; to avoid; to shun87
5929471896DenouementAn outcome; result88
5929480031ObdurateStubborn; hardheaded89
6191148811AdroitSkillful; clever90
6191151458MacroscopicVisible to the naked eye91
6191155691FatuousFoolish; inane92
6191158645BovinePertaining to cows/cattle93
6191161752FerretTo search or drive out94
6191167760AffectationA phony attitude; pose95
6191171584KnellA sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral96
6191179609DichotomyA division into parts97
6191182045CallowYoung and inexperienced98
6191185847LaconicUsing few words; short; concise99
6191190476MachinationAn evil design or plan100
6191193754PejorativeHaving a negative effect; insulting101
6191199675HarbingerAn omen or sign102
6191201713NubileSuitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female103
6191211068SapientWise; full of knowledge104
6191214122ChimericalImaginary; fantastic105
6191216249MasochistOne who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering106
6191220421FinesseDiplomacy; tact; artful management107
6191227266HeterogeneousDifferent; dissimilar108
6191236588EclecticChoosing from various sources109
6191239845GrandioseImpressive; showy; magnificent110
6191243748RaimentClothing; garments111
6191246023BlanchTo whiten; to make pale112
6191249411HybridAnything of mixed origin113
6191255661IdiosyncrasyA peculiar personality trait114
6191282984DerideTo mock; to ridicule115
6191318194CensureTo criticize sharply116
6191349626GambolTo frolic; to romp about playfully117
6191352970ImmolateTo kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire118
6191365618ReconditeDifficult to understand; profound119
6191371501MartinetA strict disciplinarian; taskmaster120
6191376061QuagmireA swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation121
6191379415GibeTo scoff; to ridicule122
6191381998AgapeOpen-mouthed; surprised; agog123
6191385040CarcinogenCausing cancer124
6191394537OlfactoryPertaining to smell125
6191397537ImperiousDomineering; haughty126
6191401469GrotesqueAbsurd; Distorted127
6191405935NeologismA new word or expression128
6191408503HackneyedCommonplace; overused129
6273943312IdolatryExcessive or blind adoration; worship of an object130
6273949512AdulterateTo make impure; to contaminate131
6273954356EmanateTo come forth; to send forth132
6273957330GarishTastelessly gaudy133
6273961001ImmutableUnchangeable; fixed134
6273963514DiademA crown135
6273963515BucolicPertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic136
6273970993RedolentHaving a pleasant odor; suggestive or ecovative137
6273974496ImpecuniousWithout money; penniless138
6273978061SeditionRebellion or resistance against the government139
6273981076DefileTo pollute; to corrupt140
6273987636GratuitousUnnecessary or uncalled for141
6273990178OnusA burden; a responsibility142
6273992577ImpiousDisrespectful toward God143
6273995151CaveatA warning144
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