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4823360377AdroitSkillful, Clever0
4823360378AdulterateTo make impure, to contaminate1
4823360379AdventitiousAccidental; nonessential2
4823360380AegisA shield; Protection; Sponsorship3
4823360381AestheticPertaining to Beauty4
4823360382AffectationA phony attitude; Pose5
4823360383AffinityAn attraction to6
4823360384AffluenceWealth; Richness7
4823360385AgapeOpen-Mouthed; Surprised; Agog8
4823360386AggrandizeTo enlarge; To expand9
4823360387AltruismA concern for others; Generosity10
4823360388AmbiguousOpen to more than one interpretation11
4823360389AmoralLacking sense of right and wrong12
4823360390AmorphousShapeless, Formless; Vague13
4823360391AnimosityHatred14
4887669052AntipathyAn intense dislike15
4887669053AntithesisAn exact opposite; an opposite extreme16
4887669054Badinage1. Playful, teasing talk 2. To banter, to tease with playful talk17
4887669055BanalCommon, ordinary18
4887669056BaroqueOverly Decorated19
4887669057BaubleA showy but useless thing20
4887669058BedlamA noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion21
4887669059BeguileTo deceive; to charm; to enchant22
4887669060BesiegeTo overwhelm; to surround and attack23
4887669061BesmirchTo make dirty; Stain24
4887706506BestialSavage, brutal25
4887706507BiliousBad tempered; cross26
4887706508BlanchTo whiten, to make pale27
4887706509BlandMild, Tasteless, Dull28
4887706510BlandishmentFlattery29
4927519177BombastImpressive but meaningless language30
4927519178Bona-fideIn good faith31
4927519179BoorA rude or impolite person32
4927519180BovinePertaining to cows or cattle33
4927519181BowdlerizeTo remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.34
4927519182BrevityBriefness; Short duration35
4927519183BucolicPertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic36
4927519184CajoleTo coax, to persuade, to wheedle37
4927519185CallowYoung and inexperienced38
4927519186CarcinogenCausing Cancer39
4927519187CarnalSensual, Sexual40
4927519188CarrionDecaying fish41
4927519189CataclysmA violent change42
4927519190CataractLarge waterfall; abnormality to the eye43
4927519191CaveatA warning44
5043894573CelibateNoun Unmarried Adj. Abstaining from sex45
5043894574CensureTo criticize sharply46
5043894575CessationA stopping; a discontinuance47
5043894576ChaffWorthless Manner48
5043894577ChagrinEmbarrassment; A complete loss of courage49
5043894578ChimercialImaginary; Fantastic50
5043894579CoalesceTo blend, to merge51
5043894580DebacleA complete failure; a total collapse52
5043894581DebaucheryCorruption; Self-Indulgence53
5043894582DeferenceRespect; Consideration54
5043894583DefileTo pollute, to corrupt55
5043894584DeignTo lower oneself before an inferior56
5043894585DelineateTo describe, to depict57
5043894586DemeanorBehavior; Manner of conducting oneself58
5043894587DenouncementAn outcome, result59
5179497342DerideTo ridicule, to mock60
5179497343DesiccatedDried up61
5179497344DespicableContemptible, Hateful62
5179497345DesultoryWandering from subject to subject63
5179497346DeviateTo turn aside64
5179497347DiademA crown65
5179497348DiaphanousVery sheer and light66
5179497349DichotomyA division into two parts67
5179497350EbullientEnthusiastic68
5179497351EclecticChoosing from various sources69
5179497352EdifyImprove someone morally70
5179497353EffeteWorn out; Barren71
5179497354EgregiousRemarkably bad; Outrageous72
5179497355ElegyA sad or mournful poem73
5179497356ElicitTo draw forth; Yo call forth74
5223504093ElixirA supposed remedy for all ailments75
5223504094ElucidateTo make clear76
5223504095EmanateTo come forth; to send forth77
5223504096EmendationA correction78
5223504097EmpathyAn understanding of another's frelings79
5223504098EmpiricalBased on practical experience rather than theory80
5223504099EndemicConfined to a particular country or area81
5223504100EnervateTo weaken82
5223504101EnnuiBoredom; a weariness resulting from a lack of interest83
5223504102EphemeralLasting only a brief time; short- lived84
5223504103EpitomeA typical example; a condensed account85
5223504104ErgoTherefore86
5223504105EroticPertaining to sexual love87
5223504106EschewTo keep away from; to avoid; to shun88
5223504107FacetiousComical; jocular; flippant89
5323374901FactiousCausing Disagreement90
5323374902FastidiousHard to Please; Fussy91
5323374903FatuousFoolish; Inane92
5323374904FecundFertile; Productive93
5323374905FerretNoun: A small animal of the weasel family Verb: to search or drive out94
5323374906FerventEager; Earnest95
5323374907FetishAn object that receives respect or devotion96
5323374908FinesseDiplomacy; Tact; Artful Management97
5323374909FiscalPertaining to Finances98
5323374910FissureAn opening; A groove; A split99
5323374911FlaccidFlabby; Looking vigor or effectiveness100
5323378623FlagellateTo whip; To lash101
5323378624FlauntTo show off102
5323378625FloutTo ridicule; To show contempt for103
5323378626FomentTo stir up; to incite104
5410000581FopAn excessively fashion-conscious man105
5410000582FortuiousLucky, By Chance106
5410000583GambolTo frolic; To romp put playfully107
5410000584GarishTastelessly gaudy108
5410000585GarnerTo gather, To acquire109
5410000586GarrulousTalkitave110
5410000587GermaneRelevant; Fitting111
5410000588GibeTo scoff; To ridicule112
5410000589GloatTo look at or think about with great satisfaction113
5410000590GlowerTo stare angrily114
5410000591GrandioseImpressive, Showy, Magnificent115
5410000592GratuitousUnnecessary or uncalled for116
5410000593GrotesqueAbsurd; Distorted117
5410000594GumptionCourage and initiative; Common sense118
5410000595HackneyedCommonplace; Overused119
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