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14801640095alacrity(noun) great speed; promptness0
14801645710arcane(adjective) obscure; mysterious1
14801647852archaic(adjective) obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date2
14801650170atone(verb) to make amends; to make up for3
14801652197capricious(adjective) very changeable; fickle; constantly shifting moods; mercurial4
14801654148cosmopolitan(adjective) very worldly; sophisticated5
14801656752excoriate(verb) to denounce scathingly6
14801661598hubris(noun) exaggerated pride; arrogance7
14801669339indefatigable(adjective) tireless; unflagging8
14801669340indomitable(adjective) invincible; incapable of being conquered9
14801674852ineffable(adjective) incapable of being put into words; indescribable10
14801677818innocuous(adjective) harmless; inoffensive11
14801680342inundate(verb) to fill with water; to flood12
14801682669juxtapose(verb) to place side by side13
14801684502laconic(adjective) very brief; concise; succinct14
14801686364machinations(noun) crafty schemes15
14801689563motley(adjective) very different; very heterogeneous16
14801697476pernicious(adjective) very injurious; destructive; deadly17
14801699970quandary(noun) a dilemma; a predicament18
14801702465reciprocal(adjective) shared and expressed by both sides; mutual19
14801705552rudimentary(adjective) basic; elementary20
14801708280supplant(verb) to take the place of21
14801710593ubiquitous(adjective) present everywhere; prevalent; widespread22
14801713266vacillate(verb) to waver; to hesitate; to be indecisive; to swing back and forth23
14801715858vilify(verb) to denounce; to defame; to turn into a villain24
14801718191ameliorate(verb) to make better; improve25
14801720755aplomb(noun) poise; confidence; self-assurance26
14801722451cajole(verb) to coax or entice someone into doing something; coerce27
14801724779cathartic(adjective) emotionally cleansing28
14801727352chicanery(noun) trickery; fraud; deception; disingenuousness29
14801727935consensus(noun) a general agreement30
14801732066contrite(adjective) expressing remorse, regret, sorrow for misdeeds; penitent31
14801733907enthralled(adjective) fascinated; spellbound32
14801736065equanimity(noun) evenness of mind, especially under stress33
14801737660eschew(verb) to abstain from; avoid; engage in abstinence34
14801740684futile(adjective) doomed to failure and therefore pointless35
14801744492heinous(adjective) hatefully evil; abominable36
14801746539improvised(adjective) done on the spur of the moment without preparation; impromptu37
14801749465incessant(adjective) constant; continuous; unceasing38
14801751359inexorable(adjective) relentless; unstoppable39
14801753668innate(adjective) inborn; present at birth40
14801753669inured(adjective) accustomed to accepting something undesirable41
14801756150magisterial(adjective) learned and authoritative42
14801759419maxim(noun) a short, concise wise saying43
14801762305palpable(adjective) capable of being perceived; tangible44
14801764968paradigm(noun) a model of thought45
14801767042pejorative(adjective) belittling; disparaging; putting someone down46
14801769347penchant(noun) a preference or liking47
14801771860premonition(noun) a forewarning; hunch; a feeling ahead of an event48
14801772592prevaricate(verb) to lie49

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