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7291302420belabor (v)To explain excessively0
7291302421denote (v)To indicate1
7291302422eschew (v)To avoid2
7291302423taciturn (adj)Always silent3
7291302424credence (n)Acceptance of something as true4
7291302425evince (v)To show clearly5
7291302426Nefarious (adj)Wicked6
7291302427ostensibly (adv)Supposedly7
7291302428Bastion (n)A fortress8
7291302429Jettison (v)To discard9
7328486251emulate (v)to imitate10
7328496914euphemism (n)a substituted word used to decrease the effect of the original11
7328508357gainsay (v)to contradict12
7328518230innate (adj)natural13
7328529865elucidate (v)to clarify14
7328539590onerous (adj)burdensome15
7328549022robust (adj)strong and healthy16
7328562118attenuate (v)reduce the force, effect, or value17
7328570195dolt (n)a stupid person18
7328577886felicity (n)intense happiness19
7372744084nadir (n)The lowest point20
7372744085Pungent (adj)Sharp to the senses21
7372744086ameliorate (v)To make something bad, better22
7373090925abide (v)To act in accordance with23
7373090926nascent (adj)Recently formed24
7373090927abject (adj)Of the lowest kind25
7373090928Placate (v)To pacify26
7373090929Rife (adj)Abundant27
7373090930Adept (adj)Very skilled28
7373090931Surreptitiously (adv)Secretively29
7469248480Eviscerate (v)To gut30
7469248481Copious (adj)Abundant31
7469248482Parsimonious (adj)Stingy32
7469248483propensity (n)A natural tendency33
7469248484garner (v)To gather or collect34
7469248485Foible (n)Minor character flaw35
7469248486sacrosanct (adj)Sacred36
7469248487ignominious (adj)Shameful in the highest extent37
7469248488Portend (v)To indicate in advance38
7469248489Deftly (adv)Skillfully or cleverly39
7518122002Abrogate (v)To officially abolish40
7518122003affable (adj)Friendly41
7518122004charlatan (n)Fraud using skill to deceive42
7518122005irrefragable (adj)Indisputable43
7518122006Vacillate (v)To go back and forth44
7518122007Stellar (adj)Starlike/ excellent45
7518122008circumvent (v)To go around or bypass46
7518122009precipitous (adj)Dangerously steep47
7518122010Sordid (adj)Dirty48
7518122011Incidentally (adv)By the way49
7621909758protract (v)To prolong50
7621909759effervescent (adj.)To be bubbly/ enthusiastic51
7621909760Caveat (n)A stipulation to warn or bring awareness52
7621909761gregarious (adj)Sociable53
7621909762exacerbate (v)To worsen54
7621909763Recalcitrant (adj)Stubborn towards authority55
7621909764vindicate (v)To clear of guilt, blame, or suspicion/ to justify56
7621909765harbinger (n)Something that foreshadows57
7621909766Circumspect (adj)Careful in decision making58
7621909767Untenable (adj)Impossible to defend with logic or evidence59
7696253827embellish (v)To enhance with detail60
7696253828placid (adj)Peaceful61
7696253829Mollify (v)To soothe in disposition62
7696253830Purveyor(n)A person/group that promotes or spreads an idea63
7696253831indelible(adj)Incapable of being erased64
7696253832explicate (v.)To explain65
7696253833Sophomoric (adj)Immature/ juvenile66
7696253834frivolous (adj)Lacking seriousness67
7696253835Assuage (v)To make less painful68
7696253836truncate (v)To shorten by cutting69
7757488588Pensive (adj)Deeply thoughtful70
7757488589Extrapolate (v)To infer based on known fact71
7757488590Ruse (n)An action designed to deceive72
7757488591Germane (adj)Relevant73
7757488592penchant (n)A strong desire (for)74
7757488593Augment (v)To increase75
7757488594ubiquitous (adj)Existing everywhere76
7757488595erudite (adj)Scholarly77
7757488596Assiduously (adv)Diligently78
7757504182Imbue (v)To inspire79
7832799022resonate (v)to echo/ to evoke emotions80
7832799023Pejorative(adj)Belittling81
7832799024cogent (adj)convincing82
7832799025Codify (v)To arrange into a systematic code83
7832799026Decry (v)To publicly denounce84
7832799027Enjoin (v)To command85
7832799028Perfunctory (adj)Done as a matter of routine86
7832799029tantamount (adj) (x is tantamount to y)Equivalent to87
7832799030espouse (v.)to adopt as ones own88
7832799031Cognizant (adj) (x is cognizant of y)Aware89
7903900014Abate (v)To become less intense90
7903900015multifarious (adj)Various91
7903900016odious (adj)Offensive92
7903900017Dissemble(v)To conceal93
7903900018aggrandize (v)to increase (negative)94
7903900019inexorably (adv)Ceaselessly95
7903900020Urbane (adj)refined96
7903900021ascertain (v)To find out for sure97
7903900022deride (v)to ridicule98
7903900023Clandestinly (adv)secretively99
7955957744cogitate (v)to think carefully100
7955957745fallacious (adj)Logically false101
7955957746hubris (n)excessive pride102
7955957747intemperate (adj)lacking self-control103
7955957748embody (v)To personify104
7955957749jocular (adj)playful105
7955957750malign (v)to speak harmfully about106
7955957751malediction (n)an evil curse107
7955957752capitulate (v)to surrender108
7955957753recapitulate (v)to summarize109
8050021797juxtapose (v)To place side by side110
8050021798feckless (adj)Senseless111
8050021799circumlocution (n)Excessive words to avoid112
8050021800verbose (adj)wordy113
8050021801Engender (v)To evoke a feeling114
8050021802pariah (n)a social outcast115
8050021803expunge (v)to erase completely116
8050021804lethargy (n)lack of energy117
8050021805rarefied (adj)Distant from ordinary people118
8050021806mordant (adj)harshly sarcastic119
8183938148obviate (v)To remove a difficulty120
8183938149unequivocal (a.)Leaving no doubt121
8183938150scrutinize (v)to examine closely122
8183938151malodorous (adj)stinky123
8183938152insolence (n)rude behavior124
8183938153formulate (v)To create125
8183938154paragon (n.) (of something)a perfect example126
8183938155largesse (n)Great generosity127
8183938156potentate (n)a ruler128
8183938157misnomer (n)An inaccurate name or designation129
8292616772trenchant (adj)Thoroughly insightful130
8292616773equivocate (v)to deliberately speak ambiguously131
8292616774roustabout (n)unskilled laborer132
8292616775plausible (adj)Seemingly believable133
8292616776inane (adj)Senseless134
8292616777posthumously (adv)Done after death135
8292616778indomitable (adj)impossible to defeat136
8292616779furtive (adj)secretive137
8292616780illicit (adj)illegal138
8292616781Splendiferous (adj)splendid139
8371714128proscribe (v)To forbidden140
8371714129generate (v)to give rise to141
8371714130Disheveled (adj)Untidy142
8371714131countenance (n)facial expression143
8371714132countenance (v)Admit as acceptable144
8371714133prescribe (v)To direct as beneficial145
8371714134tawdry (adj)Showy but cheap146
8371714135virulent (adj)Extremely harmful147
8371714136galvanize (v)To motivate to action148
8371714137prescient (adj)having a sense of future events149
8636876472condone (v)to accept and allow to continue150
8636876473specious (adj)Seemingly true, but not151
8636876474crestfallen (adj)sad and disappointed152
8637071156nonplus (v.) (x can nonplus y)to puzzle153
8637071157Skullduggery (n)Underhanded trickery154
8637071158taxonomy (n)Method of classification155
8637071159remiss (adj) (to be)negligent156
8637071160bellicose (adj)warlike157
8637071161parlance (n)a particular manner of speaking158
8637071162resplendent (adj)dazzling in appearance159
8637071163alleviate (v)To relieve160
8637071164conciliatory (adj)Wanting to reconcile161
8637071165moniker (n)a given title162
8637071166insatiable (adj)incapable of being satisfied163
8637071167delineate (v)To describe precisely164
8637071168indubitable (adj)unquestionable165
8637071169raze (v)To destroy166
8637071170minutiae (n)trivial details167
8637071171carp (v)to complain excessively168
8637071172enigma (n)a mystery169
8788609057glean (v) (from)to gather bit by bit170
8788609058fraught (adj)full of (always negative)171
8788609059diatribe (n)a bitter and prolonged verbal attack172
8788609060frenetic (adj)frantic173
8788609061allay (v)to reduce (fear, concern)174
8788609062nuance (n)a slight difference175
8788609063recant (v)to formally withdraw something spoken176
8788609064benefactor (n)one who sponsors others177
8788609065impeccable (adj)flawless178
8788609066pedantic (adj)Making mountains out of molehills179
8897517429assertion (n)A confident and forceful statement180
8897517430coherent (adj)Logically put together181
8897517431Didactic (adj)Intended to teach182
8897517432exculpate (v)to clear of blame183
8897517433incontrovertible (adj)indisputable184
8897517434listless (adj)lacking energy185
8897517435convoluted (adj)Extremely complex or difficult to follow186
8897517436obscure (adj)Not known well187
8897517437impede (v)to obstruct188
8897517438quandary (n.)a dilemma189
9145571371discourse (n)written or spoken communication190
9145571372Cryptic (adj)Mysterious191
9145571373Indolent (adj)Lazy192
9145571374coup (n)a sudden siege of power from the government193
9145571375Proliferate (v)To spread rapidly in numbers194
9145571376vilify (v)To slander195
9145571377malfeasance (n)wrong doing or bad conduct by a public official196
9145571378timorous (adj)fearful197
9145571379Corroborate (v)To confirm with evidence198
9145571380cajole (v)to persuade by flattery199
9188302669penitent (adj)feeling regret200
9188302670disparity (n)A great difference201
9188302671Tenuous (adj)very weak202
9188302672impinge (v) (on)to negatively affect203
9188302673hegemony (n)dominate leadership204
9188302674schism (n)a division205
9188302675watershed (n.)an event marking a turning point206
9188302676Parochial (adj)narrow or limited207
9188302677Squander (v)to waste recklessly208
9363163500Opulent (adj)Wealthy209
9363163501Imperious (adj)Domineering210
9363163502auspicious (adj)promising success211
9363163503proximity (n.)nearness212
9363163504disparage (v)to belittle213
9363163505prognosticate (v.)to predict214
9363163506confound (v)to confuse215
9363163507parity (n)equality216
9363163508Fatuous (adj)Pointless217
9363163509expiate (v)to make amends218
9827841609castigateto reprimand severely219
9827843482flippantdisrespectful220
9827843483utopiaa place of perfection221
9827847690dystopiaa society of misery222
9827850151innuendosomething hinted at or suggested223
9827880763diurnaloccurring during the day224
9827910297floridextremely decorated225
9827922359reclamationthe act of making something useful again226
9827924685moribundnear death227
9827924686prosaicdull or having the qualities of prose228
9827946549indifferentpreferanceless229
9827946550staidunemotional230
9827948532nocturnaloccurring at night231
9827950070efficacyeffectiveness232
9827955291arbiterone who settles a dispute233
9827957555ostentatiouspretentiously showy234
9827960938denigrateto belittle235
9827960939effaceto wipe out236
9827963783mercurialprone to changes in mood or mind237
9827969914ebullienceexuberance238
9827972024inverteratehabitual239
9827974808ingrateungrateful person240

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