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7407831404ADMONITIONA warning0
7407842081ADOLESCENTA teenaged person1
7407846008ALOOFnot friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant2
7407850723AMORALITYan attitude that lacks any moral orientation.3
7407853788ANGUISHsevere mental or physical pain or suffering4
7407857328APTsuitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn5
7407860939ARBITRARYunreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness6
7407863985ARCHseeming amused because you know more about a situation than someone else7
7407894392ASTUTEClever8
7407897474AUTHORSHIPthe writer of a book (or any written material)9
7407904984BANALcommon, ordinary10
7407909320CALAMITYa disaster11
7407911188CANDIDHonest12
7407914733TO CHASTISETo criticize severely and publicly13
7407917704CIRCUMSPECTIONcaution14
7407921223CONTINGENTPossible, conditional15
7407923958CONTRARYInclined to oppose and be stubborn, opposite16
7407928674TO CONVERGEto come together ; join ; to combine17
7407932924TO CONTEXTUALIZEto study in context18
7407936826DECEITdishonesty, deception19
7407941406DECOROUSLYpolite and restrained20
7407945037DEFERENCErespect; courtesy21
7407948866DELIBERATIONSlong and careful consideration or discussion22
7407951374DISCRETIONgood judgement23
7407954186DOGMATICStubbornly opinionated24
7407956866ELOQUENCEfluent or persuasive speaking or writing25
7407959710FORTITUDEcourage in facing difficulties26
7407962121FRIVOLOUStrivial; silly27
7407966609GNAWINGpersistent and troubling28
7407969271HYPOCHONDRIACa person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses29
7407971810ILLUSORYmisleading, deceptive30
7407973301IMPETUOUSacting or done quickly and without thought or care31
7407977392INARTICULATEunable to speak clearly32
7407980752INCHOATEin an early stage33
7407982724INDETERMINATEuncertain; indefinite34
7407984555IRREVERENTshowing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously35
7407988365INJURIOUScausing injury36
7407989621INSCRUTABLEDifficult to understand, mysterious37
7407992320JUDICIOUSwise38
7407993821JUXTAPOSETo place side by side for comparison39
7407997329LAPSESa slip of error40
7407998821LEGITIMIZEDTo make official41
7407998822LESTin case42
7408002687MILITANTgiven to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; an activist43
7408004663OBSCUREdifficult to understand; partially hidden44
7408006392OPAQUENESSNot transparent or translucent45
7408008984ORNERYbad-tempered and combative46
7408010585PERMEATEto spread through, penetrate, soak through47
7408013116PERPETUALLYContinually48
7408013143PERSPICUITYClearness, understandable49
7408016195PLIANTflexible50
7408017526POLEMICALcausing debate or argument51
7408018873PRAGMATISMpracticality52
7408018892PRODIGIOUSEnormous53
7408021006PROVISIONALtemporary54
7408022395SECRECYThe act of keeping something private55
7408024265SOLILOQUYA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage56
7408026916STATUTEa law57
7408028946STRIDENTshrill; high pitched58
7408030886SUBVERSIVEin opposition to authority or government59
7408033506TACTFULdiplomatic, polite60
7408033507TERSEbrief and to the point61
7408034710TREMULOUSshaking or quivering slightly62
7408036520UNADORNEDplain, not decorated63
7408036521VAUNTED(adj.) much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way64
7408038739VEHEMENTLYwith intense emotion65
7408040792CONTRIVEDDeliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously66

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