337115556 | abeyance | temporary cessation or suspension | |
337115557 | ambivalent | Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain | |
337115558 | bidialectal | Uses two variations of a language | |
337115559 | carte blanche | complete freedom or authority to act | |
337115560 | cataclysm | a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge | |
337115561 | debauch | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | |
337115562 | eclat | great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspicuous success | |
337115563 | fastidious | careful attention to detail | |
337115564 | gambol | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | |
337115565 | imbue | to inspire or influence; to saturate | |
337115566 | inchoate | in an initial stage; not fully formed | |
337115567 | lampoon | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone | |
337115568 | malleable | easily influenced; easily shaped or formed | |
337115569 | nemesis | someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy | |
337115570 | opt | select as an alternative | |
337115571 | philistine | smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values | |
337115572 | picaresque | involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction | |
337115573 | queasy | nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled | |
337115574 | refractory | stubborn, unmanageable | |
337115575 | savoir-faire | the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence | |
337115576 | aberration | the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course | |
337115577 | ad hoc | For a specific purpose or situation | |
337115578 | bane | the cause of ruin, harm, distress, or death | |
337115579 | bathos | insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity | |
337115580 | casuistry | the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument | |
337115581 | constrain | to force; compel; to restrain, hold back | |
337115582 | de facto | actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; in reality, actually | |
337115583 | depredation | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding | |
337115584 | equate | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | |
337115585 | harbinger | an indication of the approach of something or someone | |
337115586 | hedonism | an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good | |
337115587 | lackluster | lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring | |
337115588 | malcontent | person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs | |
337115589 | mellifluous | pleasing to the ear | |
337115590 | nepotism | favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) | |
337115591 | pander | cater to the low desires of others | |
337115592 | peccadillo | minor sin or offense | |
337115593 | piece de resistance | an outstanding accomplishment; the best part of something excellent; the main dish of a meal; the main event, incident, or item | |
337115594 | remand | to send back | |
337115595 | syndrome | a group of symptoms or signs that collectively characterize or indicate a disease, disorder, abnormality, etc. | |
337115596 | abrasive | tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive | |
337115597 | beatitude | blessedness; state of great happiness | |
337115598 | bete noire | a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded; bane | |
337115599 | caterwaul | to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel | |
337115600 | dank | unpleasantly cool and humid | |
337115601 | digress | to stray from the main subject | |
337115602 | ecumenical | general; universal; pertaining to the whole Christian church. | |
337115603 | fervid | burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated | |
337115604 | fetid | foul-smelling; putrid | |
337115605 | gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power | |
337115606 | heyday | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity | |
337115607 | incubus | burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil | |
337115608 | inveigle | to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery | |
337115609 | kudos | fame or praise due to achievement | |
337115610 | lagniappe | an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity | |
337115611 | propitiate | to soothe, appease | |
337115612 | protege | a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers their career | |
337115613 | prototype | original work used as a model by others | |
337115614 | sycophant | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | |
337115615 | truckle | to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely |
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