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10655656627AcuitySharpness, keeness0
10655656628AdeptHaving or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude1
10655656629Admonish / AdmonitionWarn, scold, caution2
10655656630AmbiguousUnclear meaning, two possible interpretations3
10655656631ApocalypticInvolving or portending widespread devastation or ultimate doom4
10655656632ApocryphalOf questionable authenticity5
10655656633AppellationA name, title, or designation6
10655656634Archetype / archetypalAn original model, pattern or type (after an original model)7
10655656635AscertainTo determine To find out8
10655656636AssiduousDiligent, persistent9
10655656637BaizeA type of coarse woolen cloth, often green, usually used for covering card tables10
10655656638BaseInferior, dishonorable11
10655656639BastionA well-fortified position12
10655656640BerateTo rebuke, reprimand, or scold13
10655656641BourgeoisieThe middle class In Marxist theory, the social group opposed to the proletariat (working class)14
10655656642CalumnySlander A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation15
10655656643CantTedious talk Monotonous talk filled with platitudes16
10655656644CensureTo reprimand To excommunicate (expel, as from the priesthood)17
10655656645CoarseLacking refinement or rough grained in texture18
10655656646ConfuteTo prove to be wrong or in error19
10655656647ConnoisseurPerson with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts20
10655656648CorporealHaving physical substance, material form21
10655656649DecryExpress strong disapproval of22
10655656650Defer / deferenceSubmit or yield to another's wish or opinion23
10655656651DeliquesceTo disappear as if by melting24
10655656652DilatoryInclined to waste time and lag behind25
10655656653DisparageTo criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them26
10655656654DraughtA current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room (archaic for draft)27
10655656655DrayA large low carriage with four wheels pulled by28
10655656656Dyspeptic / DyspepsiaAlways angry or easily annoyed or having indigestion29
10655656657ElicitTo call forth, draw out, or provoke To bring or draw out30
10655656658EmitTo send out a beam, noise, small or gas31
10655656659EspionageSpying The discovering of secrets, especially political or military information of another country or the industrial information of a business32
10655656660FacileEast, effortless33
10655656661FeignTo pretend, to dissemble, to misrepresent34
10655656662FesterTo become infected, to suppurations An infection (can be a noun and a verb)35
10655656663FestoonDraped, decorated as for a parade or state event36
10655656664FledglingNew and inexperienced37
10655656665GainsayChallenge, dispute38
10655656666GenuflectTo now as before a priest39
10655656667GrandeurMagnificent, splendid, vast beauty40
10655656668GrudgingDone in an unwilling way Unwillingly41
10655656669HackA reporter, artist or writer whose work is not very good42
10655656670HusbandTo use something carefully so that you do not use all of it43
10655656671IllicitContrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention44
10655656672IllusoryNot real, based on illusion45
10655656673ImbibeTo drink, especially alcohol46
10655656674InexorableWithout end, interminable47
10655728433IntrospectionExamination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings48
10655746416KowtowTo show too much respect to someone in authority, always obeying them and changing what you do in order to please them What a "toady" does, sucking up49
10655746417Languid, languished, languorWithout energy Pleasant mental or physical tiredness or lack of activity50
10655746418LatentPotentially existing but not presently evident or realized51
10655746419MagnanimityGreat generosity of spirit or money52
10658160045MalevolentI'll will, malicious53
10658160046MuttonMeat from a sheep54
10658160047OrthodoxyA belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards55
10658160048ParochialProvincial Country like, or of a parish (church community or region)56
10658160049PathosPoignancy Quality of emotion in a work of art of literature57
10658160050PecuniaryRelating to money58
10658160051PermeatePervade, penetrate, get into everything59
10658160052PerniciousDeadly, harmful, pestilent60
10658160053PiousGodly, reverent, holy (state of being pious)61
10658160054Plait / plaitsTo braid Braids62
10658160055PorterA railroad employee who assists passengers63
10658160056PrattleIdle talk, to go on and on meaninglessly64
10658160057Precipitate / precipitousTo chase to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely Done hastily, without thought65
10658160058PrecociousCharacterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity, especially mental development66
10658334606PrerogativePrivilege, right67
10658334607ProfligateWasteful, extravagant, prodigal68
10658334608ProstrateTo lay face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration69
10658334609PrudentCareful and sensible Marked by sound judgment70
10658334610QualmAn uncomfortable feeling of doubt about whether you are doing the right thing71
10658334611RandySexually aroused72
10658334612Recitationan event when one recites a literary work (usually) orally for an audience73
10661189756reiterateto say or explain again74
10661190464resonantstrong and deep in one or strongly reminiscent evocative75
10661191309rheumatismany painful disorder of joints or muscles or connective tissues76
10661192887satedsatisfied, full77
10661192888scantbarely sufficient78
10661195101schizoidof, relating to, or having a personality disorder marked by extreme shyness, flat affect, discomfort with others, and an inability to form close relationships a person who is reclusive79
10661197481self-abasementto put oneself down, to denigrate oneself80
10661198487soddendrenched, soaked, sopping expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink81
10661199862tawdrycheap, gaudy, trashy, tacky82
10661200510throescondition of agonizing struggle or trouble83
10661202670timorousfearful, shy, timid84
10661203234torrentan overwhelming number or amount or violently fast stream of water85
10661204463torporlistlessness, languor, without energy, apathetic86
10661205450transcendentbeyond ordinary, sublime87
10661205916transientfleeting, not lasting88
10661206814tremulousquivering as from weakness or fear89
10661208160turbidchurned up, cloudy, muddy, murky90
10661208881unabashednot embarrassed91
10661208882variegatedhaving streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors varicolored92
10661210819veracitytruthfulness93
10661210820veritablebeing true so-called real or genuine94
10661211984vigilanton guard, cautiously aware, continuous attention95
10661212654vigilanteone who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands96
10661213562vociferationcry out loudly and vehemently, especially in protest97
10661214577volubletalking easily, readily, and at length fluent98
10661215602weftthe horizontal threads interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric99

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