8460167095 | Adulterate | to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value | 0 | |
8460167096 | ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical | 1 | |
8460167097 | Augment | To make larger; increase | 2 | |
8460167098 | bereft | deprived of; made unhappy through a loss | 3 | |
8460167099 | deploy | to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up | 4 | |
8460167100 | dour | stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored | 5 | |
8460167101 | fortitude | courage in facing difficulties | 6 | |
8460167102 | gape | to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide | 7 | |
8460167103 | gibe | to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn | 8 | |
8460167104 | guise | an external appearance, cover, mask | 9 | |
8460167105 | Insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous | 10 | |
8460167106 | Intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion | 11 | |
8460167107 | opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose | 12 | |
8460167108 | pliable | easily bent, flexible; easily influenced | 13 | |
8460167109 | reiterate | to say again, repeat | 14 | |
8460167110 | stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive | 15 | |
8460167111 | tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant | 16 | |
8460167112 | unkempt | not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude | 17 | |
8460167113 | verbatim | word for word; exactly as written or spoken | 18 | |
8460167114 | warily | cautiously, with great care | 19 | |
8460167115 | Adroit | skillful; expert in the use of the hands or mind | 20 | |
8460167116 | Amicable | peaceable; friendly | 21 | |
8460167117 | Averse | having a deep-seated distaste opposed, unwilling | 22 | |
8460167118 | Belligerent | Given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war | 23 | |
8460167119 | Benevolent | Kindly; charitable | 24 | |
8460167120 | Cursory | Hasty; not thorough | 25 | |
8460167121 | Duplicity | Treachery; deceitfulness | 26 | |
8460167122 | Extol | To praise extravagantly | 27 | |
8460167123 | Feasible | Possible, able to be done | 28 | |
8460167124 | Grimace | A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face | 29 | |
8460167125 | Holocaust | A large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering | 30 | |
8460167126 | Impervious | Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance | 31 | |
8460167127 | Impetus | A moving force, impulse, stimulus | 32 | |
8460167128 | Jeopardy | Danger | 33 | |
8460167129 | Meticulous | Extremely careful; particular about | 34 | |
8460167130 | Nostalgia | A longing for something past; homesickness | 35 | |
8460167131 | Quintessence | The purest essence of form of something; the most typical example | 36 | |
8460167132 | Retrogress | To move backward; to return to an earlier condition | 37 | |
8460167133 | Scrutinize | To examine closely | 38 | |
8460167134 | Tepid | Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest | 39 | |
8460167135 | adversary | an enemy or opponent | 40 | |
8460167136 | alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey | 41 | |
8460167137 | artifice | a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery | 42 | |
8460167138 | coerce | to compel, force | 43 | |
8460167139 | craven | cowardly; a coward | 44 | |
8460167140 | culinary | of or related to cooking or to the kitchen | 45 | |
8460167141 | delete | to erase, wipe out, cut out | 46 | |
8460167142 | demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty position | 47 | |
8460167143 | exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to | 48 | |
8460167144 | fallow | plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed | 49 | |
8460167145 | harass | to disturb, worry; to trouble y repeated attacks | 50 | |
8460167146 | inclement | stormy, harsh; servere in attitude or action | 51 | |
8460167147 | muse | to think about in a dreamt way, ponder | 52 | |
8460167148 | negligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded | 53 | |
8460167149 | perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting | 54 | |
8460167150 | precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action | 55 | |
8460167151 | punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment | 56 | |
8460167152 | redress | to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury | 57 | |
8460167153 | sojourn | a temporary stay; to stay for a time | 58 | |
8460167154 | urbane | refined in manner or style, suave | 59 | |
8460167155 | Altruistic | Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others | 60 | |
8460167156 | Assent | To express agreement; agreement | 61 | |
8460167157 | Benefactor | One who does good to others | 62 | |
8460167158 | Chivalrous | Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage | 63 | |
8460167159 | Clemency | Mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness | 64 | |
8460167160 | Dearth | A lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine | 65 | |
8460167161 | Diffident | Shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved | 66 | |
8460167162 | Discrepancy | A difference; a lack of agreement | 67 | |
8460167163 | Embark | To go aboard; to make a start; to invest | 68 | |
8460167164 | Facile | Easily done or attained; superficial; ready; fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt | 69 | |
8460167165 | Indomitable | Unconquerable, refusing to yield | 70 | |
8460167166 | Infallible | Free from error; absolutely dependable | 71 | |
8460167167 | Plod | To walk heavily or slowly, to work slowly | 72 | |
8460167168 | Pungent | Causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting | 73 | |
8460167169 | Remiss | Neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless | 74 | |
8460167170 | Repose | To rest; lie; place; relaxation; peace of mind, calmness | 75 | |
8460167171 | Temerity | Rashness, boldness | 76 | |
8460167172 | Truculent | Fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh | 77 | |
8460167173 | Unfeigned | Sincere, real, without pretense | 78 | |
8460167174 | Virulent | Extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful | 79 | |
8460167175 | Affiliated | Associated, connected | 80 | |
8460167176 | Ascertain | To find out | 81 | |
8460167177 | Attainment | An accomplishment; an act of achieving | 82 | |
8460167178 | Bequeath | To give or pass on as an inheritance | 83 | |
8460167179 | Cogent | Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point | 84 | |
8460167180 | Converge | To move toward one point, approach nearer together | 85 | |
8460167181 | Disperse | To scatter, spread far and wide | 86 | |
8460167182 | Esteem | To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement | 87 | |
8460167183 | Expunge | To erase, obliterate, destroy | 88 | |
8460167184 | Finite | Having limits; lasting for a limited time | 89 | |
8460167185 | Invulnerable | Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack | 90 | |
8460167186 | Malevolent | Spiteful, showing ill will | 91 | |
8460167187 | Nonchalant | Cool and confident, unconcerned | 92 | |
8460167188 | Omniscient | Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding | 93 | |
8460167189 | Panacea | A remedy for all ills, cure-all, an answer to all problems | 94 | |
8460167190 | Scrupulous | Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | 95 | |
8460167191 | Skulk | To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding | 96 | |
8460167192 | Supercilious | Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority | 97 | |
8460167193 | Uncanny | Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation | 98 | |
8460167194 | Venial | Easily excused, pardonable | 99 | |
8460167195 | Accede | To yield to; to assume an office or dignity | 100 | |
8460167196 | Brandish | To wave of flourish in a menacing fashion | 101 | |
8460167197 | Comprise | To include or contain; to be made up of | 102 | |
8460167198 | Deft | Skillful, nimble | 103 | |
8460167199 | Destitute | Deprived of necessities of life; lacking in | 104 | |
8460167200 | Explicit | Definite, clearly stated | 105 | |
8460167201 | Extirpate | To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally | 106 | |
8460167202 | Inopportune | Coming at a bad time; not appropriate | 107 | |
8460167203 | Ironic | Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic | 108 | |
8460167204 | Musty | Stale, moldy; out of date | 109 | |
8460167205 | Officious | Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority | 110 | |
8460167206 | Ominous | Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | 111 | |
8460167207 | Pinnacle | A high peak or point | 112 | |
8460167208 | Premeditated | Considered beforehand, deliberately planned | 113 | |
8460167209 | Rampant | Growing without check, running wild | 114 | |
8460167210 | Solace | Comfort, relief; to comfort, console | 115 | |
8460167211 | Stately | Dignified, majestic | 116 | |
8460167212 | Supple | Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile | 117 | |
8460167213 | Suppress | To stop by force, put down | 118 | |
8460167214 | Venal | Open to or marked by bribery or corruption | 119 |
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