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12154964563Affableeasy-going; friendly0
12154964564Amendableresponsive; agreeable1
12154964565anachronismsomething out of place in time or sequence2
12154964566anthologycollection of literary works3
12154964567Anthropomorphismthe attribution of human characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or forces of nature4
12154964568apatheticfeeling or showing little emotion5
12154964569apologydefense of an idea6
12154964570Appositiona grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation7
12154964571Arbitera judge who decides a disputed issue8
12154964572Arbitrarydetermined by impulse rather than reason9
12154964573Archetypea perfect example; an original pattern or model10
12154964574Ariddescribing a dry, rainless climate11
12154964575assiduoushard-working12
12154964576Astuteshrewd; clever13
12154964577auspiciousfavorable; promising14
12154964578austerewithout decoration; strict15
12154964579brusquerudely abrupt16
12154964580candorsincerity; openness17
12154964581capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable18
12154964582causticbitingly sarcastic or witty19
12154964583Decorousproper; in good taste20
12154964584Deleteriousharmful, injurious21
12154964585Convolutedintricate; complex22
12154964586conflagrationgreat fire23
12154964587Clandestinesecretive24
12154964588Didaticintended to instruct25
12154964589DilettanteNoob, amateur26
12154964590DiscourseConversation27
12154964591disingenuousnot straightforward; crafty28
12154964592Disparityinequality in age, rank, or degree; difference29
12154964593Dogmaticstubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs30
12154964594Dubiousdoubtful; of unlikely authenticity31
12154964595Ebullienceintense enthusiasm32
12154964596Effusiveemotionally unrestrained; gushy33
12154964597egregiousconspicuously bad or offensive34
12154964598Emnitymutual hatred or ill-will35
12154964599Cogentconvincing; reasonable36
12154964600convolutedintricate; complex37
12154964601CoupWell executed plan38
12154964602equanimitythe quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure39
12154964603equivocateto avoid making a definite statement40
12154964604Exculpateto free from blame41
12154964605facetiousPlayfully humorous42
12154964606faciledone or achieved with little effort; easy43
12154964607fastidiouspossessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please44
12154964608fractiousquarrelsome; unruly45
12154964609franeticWildly excited active46
12154964610harbingersomething that indicates what is to come; a forerunner47
12154964611imperiousarrogantly domineering or overbearing48
12154964612Impingehinder; interfere with49
12154964613inconsequentialunimportant50
12154964614incontrovertiblenot able to be denied or disputed51
12154964615incorigibleunable to be reformed52
12154964616incumbentimposed as a duty; obligatory53
12154964617indolentLazy54
12154964618ingratean ungrateful person55
12154964619inherentinborn; built-in56
12154964620InnatePossesses from birth57
12154964621Insipiduninteresting; unchallenging58
12154964622Insolentinsulting in manner or speech59
12154964623Intrepidcourageous; fearless60
12154964624Inveteratelong established; deep-rooted; habitual61
12154964625Laudatorygiving praise62
12154964626Lexicona word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary63
12154964627LucidEasily flowing64
12154964628malfeasancewrongdoing, misconduct65
12154964629Maliceextreme ill will or spite66
12154964630Metonymya type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated67
12154964631Mollifyto calm or soothe68
12154964632Nascentcoming into existence; emerging69
12154964633Obduratestubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action70
12154964634OminousMenacing; threatening71
12154964635Omnipotentall-powerful72
12154964636Ostentatiousdescribing a showy or pretentious display73
12154964637panegyricStatement of high praise74
12154964638Paradigmexample or model75
12154964639pejorativedescribing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone76
12154964640penitentexpressing remorse for one's misdeeds77
12154964642perniciousharmful78
12154964643Pervasivedispersed throughout79
12154964644ponderousextremely dull80
12154964645pragmaticpractical81
12154964646premonitiona feeling about the future82
12154964647prodigiousenormous83
12154964648proliferateto grow or increase rapidly84
12154964649propitiouspresenting favorable circumstances; auspicious85
12154964650proprietyappropriateness of behavior86
12154964651prosaicunimaginative; dull87
12154964652Prudentexercising good judgement or common sense88
12154964653pugnaciouscombative; belligerent89
12154964654quandarya state of uncertainty or perplexity (in a)90
12154964655rancoroushateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will91
12154964656Realismartistic representation that aims for visual accuracy92
12154964657reclamationthe act of making something useful again93
12154964658repleteabundantly supplied; filled to capacity94
12154964659reprehensibleworthy of blame95
12154964660Rhetoricthe art of using language effectively and persuasively96
12154964661Rusea crafty trick97
12154964662sardonicdisdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, or caustic98
12154964663servilesubmissive; like a servant99
12154964664Solventable to pay one's debts100
12154964665sonorousproducing a deep or full sound101
12154964666spuriousnot genuine102
12154964667Staidunemotional; serious103
12154964668Stoicindifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive104
12154964669Stratagema clever trick used to deceive or outwit105
12154964670surreptitiouslydone by secretive means106
12154964671Synecdochea form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole107
12154964672tenacitypersistence108
12154964673tenuoushaving little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak109
12154964674timoroustimid; fearful about the future110
12154964675Torporlaziness; inactivity; dullness111
12154964676transientpassing away with time; passing from one place to another112
12154964677Transitoryshort-lived or temporary113
12154964678veneratedhighly respected114
12154964679vilifyto make vicious statements about115
12154964680vindicatedfreed from blame116
12154964681virtuosoa tremendously skilled artist117

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