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3270166990DiscomfitTo embarrass and confuse0
3270166991EdificationImprovement or enlightenment1
3270166992MalfeasanceMisconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official2
3270166993FeasibleCapable of being accomplished3
3270166994SurfeitCondition of being too full, overabundance4
3270166995Magnum OpusThe greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer.5
3270166996Modus OperandiManner of working6
3270166997OpulentPossessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent7
3270166998SynergyThe power that results from the combination of two or more forces8
3270166999LiturgyA pattern of prayer or worship9
3270167000LethargyA state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy10
3270167001LaboriousRequiring mental or physical effort11
3270167002Belabor1. To discuss in too much detail 2. To attack12
3270167003ElaborateTo explain in greater detail13
3270167004StanchTo stop the flow of14
3270167005StaunchFirm and steadfast15
3270167006ExtantStill in existence; not destroyed16
3270167007Restive1. Resisting authority; difficult to control 2. Restless; fidgety17
3270167008AproposWith regard to18
3270167009DeposeTo remove from office or power19
3270167010StaticHaving no motion or change20
3270167011EcstasyIntense joy or delight21
3270167012StasisCondition in which there is no change22
3270167013EntityA being23
3270167014EssenceThe most important ingredient; the crucial element24
3270167015QuintessentialThe most typical, ideal, or important25
3270167016VerdureGreenery; fresh and ripe vegetation26
3270167017VerdantGreen; lush with vegetation27
3270167018ViridityLack of experience; innocence28
3270167019CandidOpen and sincere29
3270167020CandorFrankness or sincerity of expression; openness30
3270167021IncandescentShining brilliantly31
3270167022PallorExtreme or unnatural paleness32
3270167023PallidLacking color; dull33
3270167024AppallTo fill with horror or disapproval34
3270167025LividEnraged; furious35
3270167026DenigrateTo attack the character of; to mock36
3270167027PeccadilloA small sin or fault37
3270167028ImpeccableHaving no flaws38
3270167029PeccantViolating a moral law; sinful39
3270167030PejorativeNegative and critical; insulting40
3270167031ImpairTo cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quanity41
3270167032MalignTo speak of maliciously; insult42
3270167033MalingerTo pretend to be sick in order to avoid something43
3270167034MalaiseA sense of unease; depression44
3270167035NegligentNot properly attentive45
3270167036NegligibleUnimportant; insignificant46
3270167037NegateTo cancel the effect of; nullify47
3270167038JocoseCheerful; merry48
3270167039JocularCharacterized by joking49
3270167040FestoonTo drape or adorn festively50
3270167041FeteTo honor with a banquet or feast51
3270167042BacchicOf or related to a wild celebration52
3270167043BacchanalA drunken party or celebration53
3270167044PlaintiveSorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness54
3270167045PlaintA lament or complain55
3270167046ElegyA song or poem memorializing something or someone56
3270167047ElegiacMourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful57
3270167048SomnolentDrowsy; sleepy58
3270167049SoporificCausing sleep or fatigue59
3270167050SoporSleep; drowsiness60
3270167051LanguidLacking energy; weak61
3270167052LanguishTo waste away62
3270167053LanguorLack of physical or mental energy63
3270167054VigilantOn the alert; watchful64
3270167055VigilanteSomeone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands65
3270167056AcquiesceTo give in66
3270167057RequiemA song or religious service for the dead or lost67
3270167058QuittanceA repayment; compensation68
3300453442FortuitousHappening by a lucky accident or chance; fortunate69
3300456200FortuityChance or accident70
3300457829AuspicesProtection or support; patronage71
3300459710AuspiciousFollowed by favorable circumstances72
3300460793PredestinationThe belief that one's fate has been determined in advance by a higher power73
3300463725DestineIntend for a specific end or purpose74
3300466171ConsortiumA group of companies or institutions75
3300468520ConsortTo keep company; associate76
3300470071PropitiousLucky; favorable77
3300471632PropitiateTo soothe or satisfy; to appease78
3397295556ImportuneTo urge or beg without end79
3397298712RapportA positive relationship80
3397299695InsufferableImpossible to bear; intolerable81
3397304739PreferentialGiving or showing an advantage to one over another82
3397311996ConfermentThe act of bestowing; a formal offer83
3397313323PeripheryThe outermost part of boundary84
3397314497EuphoriaA feeling of great happiness or well-being85
3397329589CongestedOvercrowded; too tightly packed86
3397332756GestateTo conceive and develop in the mind or body87
3397335250GesticulateTo make gestures for emphasis88
3457492977SolipsismThe theory that the self is the only reality89
3457495894DesolateDeserted and lonely90
3457498629SoliloquyA literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character91
3457500874MonotonousUnvarying; lacking in variety92
3457503649MonosyllabicHaving only one syllable93
3457505891MonotoneSameness of sound, style, manner or color94
3457510179DivulgeTo make public95
3457513104VulgarOf the common people96
3457516142PolymathA person with knowledge of many subjects97
3457521436Hoi PolloiThe common people; the masses98
3457525017PolyglotA person with a knowledge of several languages99
4423413956TotalitarianHaving to do with a government in which one person, group, or party controls everything100
4423413957TotalityCompleteness101
4423415816HolisticConcerning the whole rather than the parts102
4423421348CatholicConversing a broad range; universal103
4423424231ConsummatePerfect or ideal, especially in skill or accomplishment104
4423425584SummationAccumulation; total result105
4423428009TrenchantSharply effective or insightful106
4423429381TruncateTo cut short in the middle107
4423429382ParcelTo divide into parts and distribute108
4423429383ParseTo examine or analyze109
4423435117ReparteeQuick. witty conversation110
4423437700AssertionSomething declared or stated positively111
4423439584ExertionThe use of power and of strength112
4423439585DisserationA formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college113
4423441311DisconcertTo upset and confuse114
4423444631CertitudeCertainty; inevitability115
4423446742AscertainTo discover; find out116
4423448194AnnexTo attach oneself; take over117
4423449846NexusThe core or center118
4423451448LiasionIntermediary; go-between119
4423456436ObligatoryExpected or required120
4423458842LigatureA binding or joining121
4423458936SeditionAct or practice aimed at undermining authority; rebellion122
4423463153AmbianceEnvironment surrounding; atmosphere123
4423466149CircuitousRoundabout or lengthy124
4423469450TransitoryShort-lived or temporary125
4423471183AccedeTo agree, often at the urging of another126
4423472750AntecedentOne that precedes another127
4423474527PrecedentTradition; an act or decision that is used as a model for future acts or decisions128
4423476580ContraveneTo violate or go against129
4423478821AdventitiousArtificial; acquired130
4423480218ParvenuSomeone newly wealthy131
4423482359IncendiaryInflaming; provoking heat or anger132
4423485054IncenseTo infuriate; to make passionately angry133
4423486957InflammatoryArousing anger or strong emotion134
4423489005FlamboyantIntended to attract attention; showy135
4423491777LusterBrilliance; brightness136
4423494788IllustriousWell-known and distinguished137
4423499097IllustrativeDescriptive; representative138
4423500554FulminateTo attack with words; denounce139
4423500578RefulgentBrilliantly illuminated; shining140
4423504064FlagrantNoticeably bad or offensive141
4423508169ConflagrationA large fire142
4423510069SemanticHaving to do with the meaning of words or language143
4423512000SemioticOf or relating to signs or symbols144
4423514045ParadigmA pattern or model145
4423517099PhraseologyThe way in which something is expressed style146
4423521947MetaphraseAn exact translation or restatement147
4423523428ParaphraseA summary that is not word-for-word148
4423527304DemonstrativeOpenly expressive of emotion149
4423528994RemonstrateTo protest or object150
4423530945OmionousMenacing; threatening151
4423533425AbominableLoathsome; disagreeable152
4423533452AbominationSomething disgustingly offensive153
4423542408DetrimentalCausing damage or harm; injurious154
4423544600ContriteFeeling regret and sorrow; penitent155
4423546063TriteBoring because of overuse or repetition156
4423549461DetritusDebris; junk157
4423551894AttritionA lowering in number158
4423557093LenientNot strict; generous159
4423557122LenitiveEasing pain or discord160
4423560014MollifyTo soothe the feelings of; to appease161
4423562714RuidmentA basic idea or principle162
4423564439RudimentaryUndeveloped; very basic or simple163
4423569995ImplicitImplied or understood but not directly expressed164
4423571943InexplicableDifficult or impossible to explain165
4423573822DivergeTo branch out to go different ways166
4423575326ConvergeTo come together; to gather; to meet167
4423577762AcclivityA climbing slope; a hill168
4423579849DeclivityA downward slope; a dip169
4423584676ProclivityA natural tendency towards170
4423584677ContortTo twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape171
4423587807DistortTo misshape; misrepresent172
4423589720SinuousCurving or twisting173
4423591623InsinuateTo suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion174

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