5439233997 | acquiesce | (v.) to give-in | 0 | |
5439233998 | adroit | (adj.) skillful; clever | 1 | |
5439236474 | advocate | (n.) supporter (v.) to support | 2 | |
5439236475 | aesthetic | (adj.) beautiful; art and beauty | 3 | |
5439236476 | affirmation | (n.) confirmation | 4 | |
5439239734 | alienate | (v.) to make hostile | 5 | |
5439239735 | altruistic | (adj.) selfless | 6 | |
5439242467 | ambiguous | (adj.) unclear | 7 | |
5439253461 | ambivalence | (n.) conflicting emotions | 8 | |
5439253462 | ameliorate | (v.) to make better | 9 | |
5439253463 | amity | (n.) peaceful relations | 10 | |
5439256383 | amorphous | (adj.) shapeless | 11 | |
5439269103 | analogous | (adj.) comparable | 12 | |
5439287361 | anarchist | (n.) rebel | 13 | |
5439289784 | antagonistic | (adj.) hostile; aggravated | 14 | |
5439289819 | antithesis | (n.) direct opposite | 15 | |
5439292858 | apathy | (n.) laziness | 16 | |
5439292859 | appease | (v.) pacify; to calm | 17 | |
5439296900 | apprehension | (n.) nervousness | 18 | |
5439296901 | arbitrary | (adj.) random | 19 | |
5439299383 | arrogance | (n.) superior attitude | 20 | |
5439301912 | articulate | (v.) to speak well (adj.) well spoken | 21 | |
5439305674 | ascendancy | (n.) superiority | 22 | |
5439305675 | ascetic | (adj.) self-denial | 23 | |
5439308148 | assuage | (v.) to lessen guilt | 24 | |
5439310771 | astute | (adj.) shrewd | 25 | |
5439313907 | asylum | (n.) shelter; refuge | 26 | |
5439313908 | atrophy | (n.) the condition of wasting away (v.) wasting away | 27 | |
5439317791 | augment | (v.) to improve or enhance | 28 | |
5439317792 | austerity | (n.) self-denial of money | 29 | |
5439322897 | banal | (adj.) dull | 30 | |
5439322898 | belittle | (v.) disparage | 31 | |
5439322899 | belligerent | (adj.) of war | 32 | |
5439322900 | benevolent | (adj.) kindliness | 33 | |
5439324988 | benign | (adj.) harmless | 34 | |
5439324989 | blasphemous | (adj.) profane acts against God | 35 | |
5439324990 | blithe | (adj.) cheerful | 36 | |
5439327059 | bolster | (v.) to support | 37 | |
5439327060 | brevity | (n.) briefness | 38 | |
5439327061 | capricious | (adj.) erratic; fickle | 39 | |
5439327062 | caustic | (adj.) sarcastic; biting | 40 | |
5439329718 | censorious | (adj.) critical | 41 | |
5439329719 | censure | (n.) strong disapproval (v.) to show strong disapproval | 42 | |
5439332162 | charlatan | (n.) fraud | 43 | |
5439332163 | chimerical | (adj.) fanciful | 44 | |
5439336178 | clamor | (n.) a loud outcry (v.) to make a loud outcry | 45 | |
5439337947 | clemency | (n.) mercy; forbearance | 46 | |
5439337948 | coalesce | (v.) to unite | 47 | |
5439337949 | coercion | (n.) use of force | 48 | |
5439337950 | complacent | (adj.) smug self-satisfaction | 49 | |
5439340394 | compliance | (n.) observance of; adhere to | 50 | |
5439340395 | concede | (v.) to give-up; admit as true | 51 | |
5439340396 | conciliatory | (adj.) winning over | 52 | |
5439342348 | concise | (adj.) brief | 53 | |
5439342349 | concur | (v.) agree | 54 | |
5439342350 | condescend | (v.) to look down on | 55 | |
5439342351 | condone | (v.) forgive or overlook an offense | 56 | |
5439345066 | conspicuous | (adj.) easily seen; clear | 57 | |
5439345067 | contempt | (n.) disrespect; disregard | 58 | |
5439345068 | contrite | (adj.) showing deep sorrow | 59 | |
5439347205 | conviction | (n.) strong belief | 60 | |
5439347206 | crass | (adj.) tasteless | 61 | |
5439347207 | credulity | (n.) believing too readily | 62 | |
5439349231 | criterion | (n.) standard; test | 63 | |
5439349232 | cynical | (adj.) disbelieving | 64 | |
5439380737 | decadence | (n.) moral decay | 65 | |
5439380738 | defamation | (n.) attack on reputation | 66 | |
5439380739 | deference | (n.) courteous respect | 67 | |
5439380740 | deleterious | (adj.) harmful | 68 | |
5439380741 | deliberate | (v.) to consider (adj.) intentional | 69 | |
5439382861 | delineate | (v.) to depict | 70 | |
5439382862 | denounce | (v.) to criticize publicly | 71 | |
5439382863 | depravity | (n.) wickedness | 72 | |
5439382864 | deprecate | (v.) to disapprove or make less of | 73 | |
5439385411 | derivative | (adj.) copy; adaptive | 74 | |
5439385412 | despondent | (adj.) extremely depressed | 75 | |
5439385413 | deterrent | (n.) discouraging action | 76 | |
5439387653 | detrimental | (adj.) harmful | 77 | |
5439387654 | deviate | (v.) to change course | 78 | |
5439387655 | didactic | (adj.) educational | 79 | |
5439389313 | diminution | (n.) lessening | 80 | |
5439389314 | discerning | (adj.) good judgement | 81 | |
5439389315 | discretion | (n.) cautious reserve | 82 | |
5439391703 | discriminating | (adj.) seeing fine distinctions | 83 | |
5439391704 | discursive | (adj.) rambling | 84 | |
5439394312 | disinclination | (n.) unwillingness | 85 | |
5439394313 | disparage | (v.) to belittle | 86 | |
5439398056 | disputatious | (adj.) inclined to debate | 87 | |
5439398057 | disseminate | (v.) to spread about | 88 | |
5439398058 | dissent | (n.) disagreement (v.) to disagree | 89 | |
5439400355 | dissonance | (n.) a harsh sound | 90 | |
5439400356 | divergent | (adj.) going apart | 91 | |
5439400357 | diverse | (adj.) different | 92 | |
5439400358 | dogmatic | (adj.) opinionated | 93 | |
5439402614 | dubious | (adj.) questionable | 94 | |
5439435100 | eccentric | (adj.) unconventional | 95 | |
5439435101 | elaboration | (n.) additional detail | 96 | |
5439435102 | engender | (v.) to cause or produce | 97 | |
5439437312 | enigmatic | (adj.) mysterious; puzzling | 98 | |
5439437313 | ephemeral | (adj.) fleeting | 99 | |
5439437314 | equivocal | (adj.) ambiguous | 100 | |
5439439190 | erroneous | (adj.) mistaken; wrong | 101 | |
5439439191 | exacerbate | (v.) to make worse | 102 | |
5439441727 | expedient | (adj.) practical (usually unethical) | 103 | |
5439441728 | expedite | (v.) to hasten | 104 | |
5439441729 | extol | (v.) to praise | 105 | |
5439444651 | extraneous | (adj.) unessential | 106 | |
5439444652 | extricate | (v.) to free | 107 | |
5439444653 | exuberance | (n.) abundance | 108 | |
5439447310 | facilitate | (v.) to make easier | 109 | |
5439447311 | fallacious | (adj.) misleading | 110 | |
5439447312 | fastidious | (adj.) not easy to please | 111 | |
5439447313 | fickle | (adj.) changeable | 112 | |
5439449522 | flagrant | (adj.) obviously bad | 113 | |
5439451824 | frivolity | (n.) lack of seriousness | 114 | |
5439451825 | furtive | (adj.) stealthy | 115 | |
5439451826 | gravity | (n.) seriousness | 116 | |
5439453846 | grudging | (adj.) unwillingness | 117 | |
5439453847 | guile | (n.) deceptive | 118 | |
5439453848 | gullible | (adj.) easily fooled | 119 | |
5439453849 | haphazard | (adj./adv.) random | 120 | |
5439456722 | haughtiness | (n.) arrogance | 121 | |
5439456723 | hindrance | (n.) obstacle | 122 | |
5439456724 | hypocritical | (adj.) acting against beliefs | 123 | |
5439468784 | hypothetical | (adj.) educated guess | 124 | |
5439508420 | illusory | (adj.) deceptive | 125 | |
5439508421 | immutable | (adj.) unchanging | 126 | |
5439508422 | implication | (n.) suggestion | 127 | |
5439512034 | impoverished | (adj.) poor | 128 | |
5439512035 | inadvertently | (adv.) unintentionally | 129 | |
5439512036 | inane | (adj.) foolish; stupid | 130 | |
5439512037 | incite | (v.) to provoke | 131 | |
5439514489 | incongruous | (adj.) incompatible | 132 | |
5439514490 | inconsequential | (adj.) unimportant | 133 | |
5439519482 | incorrigible | (adj.) cannot be corrected | 134 | |
5439519483 | indict | (v.) to charge with a crime | 135 | |
5439521735 | indiscriminate | (adj.) random | 136 | |
5439521736 | indolent | (adj.) lazy | 137 | |
5439521737 | infallible | (adj.) incapable of error | 138 | |
5439521738 | infamous | (adj.) notorious | 139 | |
5439521739 | infer | (v.) to conclude | 140 | |
5439523775 | injurious | (adj.) harmful | 141 | |
5439523776 | innocuous | (adj.) harmless emotions | 142 | |
5439523777 | insipid | (adj.) tasteless | 143 | |
5439523778 | insolvent | (adj.) bankrupt | 144 | |
5439531203 | insurgent | (n.) the one who is rising up against (adj.) rising up against | 145 | |
5439533645 | interminable | (adj.) endless | 146 | |
5439533646 | irresolute | (adj.) weak willed | 147 | |
5439533647 | kindle | (v.) to inspire | 148 | |
5439535707 | languish | (v.) to become weak | 149 | |
5439535708 | laud | (v.) to praise | 150 | |
5439537896 | lethargic | (adj.) sluggish | 151 | |
5439537897 | levity | (n.) lack of seriousness | 152 | |
5439537898 | loquacious | (adj.) talkative | 153 | |
5439541499 | lugubrious | (adj.) mournful | 154 | |
5439573594 | magnanimous | (adj.) generous | 155 | |
5439573595 | meander | (v.) to wander | 156 | |
5439573596 | mediocre | (adj.) low quality | 157 | |
5439573597 | mesmerize | (v.) to hypnotize | 158 | |
5439573598 | methodical | (adj.) systematic | 159 | |
5439576132 | meticulous | (adj.) careful | 160 | |
5439576133 | microcosm | (n.) a miniature world | 161 | |
5439576134 | milieu | (n.) environment | 162 | |
5439576135 | misconstrue | (v.) to misinterpret | 163 | |
5439578587 | mitigate | (v.) to make less harsh | 164 | |
5439578588 | modicum | (n.) a small amount | 165 | |
5439578589 | morose | (adj.) gloomy; sullen | 166 | |
5439580780 | nebulous | (adj.) hazy | 167 | |
5439582383 | nefarious | (adj.) evil | 168 | |
5439582384 | nepotism | (n.) favoritism to relatives | 169 | |
5439582385 | nihilism | (n.) existence is useless | 170 | |
5439584577 | nonchalance | (n.) a feeling of calmness | 171 | |
5439587373 | non sequitur | (n.) a conclusion without help | 172 | |
5439587374 | novelty | (n.) new for a short time | 173 | |
5439590340 | obdurate | (adj.) stubbornly persistent | 174 | |
5439590341 | obfuscate | (v.) to obscure or confuse | 175 | |
5439590342 | obscure | (v.) to conceal (adj.) vague | 176 | |
5439592943 | obsequious | (adj.) subservient | 177 | |
5439592944 | obstinance | (adj.) stubborn despite reason | 178 | |
5439592945 | omniscient | (adj.) all knowing | 179 | |
5439595070 | opulence | (n.) wealth | 180 | |
5439595071 | opportunist | (n.) one who takes advantage | 181 | |
5439595072 | optimist | (n.) one with positive attitude | 182 | |
5439597052 | ostensible | (adj.) apparent | 183 | |
5439599696 | ostentatious | (adj.) gaudy | 184 | |
5439627648 | parochial | (adj.) provincial | 185 | |
5439627649 | paucity | (n.) scarcity | 186 | |
5439627650 | pedantic | (adj.) bookish | 187 | |
5439627651 | peripheral | (adj.) related to boundary | 188 | |
5439629608 | pessimism | (n.) expect worst outcome | 189 | |
5439629609 | placate | (v.) to appease | 190 | |
5439629610 | plausible | (adj.) possible | 191 | |
5439631267 | pomposity | (n.) arrogance | 192 | |
5439631268 | preclude | (v.) to make impossible | 193 | |
5439631269 | predecessor | (n.) one who came before | 194 | |
5439633699 | pretentious | (adj.) overdoing importance | 195 | |
5439633700 | prodigious | (adj.) extraordinarily skilled | 196 | |
5439633701 | prolific | (adj.) abundant | 197 | |
5439633702 | provincial | (adj.) narrow-minded | 198 | |
5439633703 | punitive | (adj.) punishing | 199 | |
5439636718 | quandary | (n.) dilemma | 200 | |
5439636719 | querulous | (adj.) tendency to whine | 201 | |
5439636720 | quintessence | (n.) embodiment | 202 | |
5439639164 | ramification | (n.) consequence | 203 | |
5439641533 | recalcitrant | (n.) a defiant person (adj.) defiant | 204 | |
5439641534 | recapitulate | (v.) summarize | 205 | |
5439643420 | rectify | (v.) to fix | 206 | |
5439643421 | redundant | (adj.) repetitive | 207 | |
5439643422 | refute | (v.) disprove | 208 | |
5439643423 | relegate | (v.) to banish | 209 | |
5439645543 | renounce | (v.) refuse; cancel | 210 | |
5439645544 | reprehensible | (adj.) worthy of blame | 211 | |
5439645545 | reproach | (n.) disapproval (v.) to disapprove | 212 | |
5439648147 | repudiate | (v.) disown | 213 | |
5439648148 | respite | (n.) period of relief | 214 | |
5439650297 | rescind | (v.) to cancel | 215 | |
5439652571 | reticence | (n.) reserve; silence | 216 | |
5561578770 | sagacious | (adj.) keen | 217 | |
5561578771 | sardonic | (adj.) grimly mocking; cynical | 218 | |
5561581771 | savoir faire | (n.) knowing right | 219 | |
5561581772 | scurrilous | (adj.) obscene | 220 | |
5561583552 | scrupulous | (adj.) having moral integrity | 221 | |
5561585152 | sedition | (n.) rebellion against authority | 222 | |
5561587994 | semblance | (n.) outward appearance | 223 | |
5561587995 | sequester | (v.) seclude; segregate | 224 | |
5561590714 | sporadic | (adj.) occurring irregularly | 225 | |
5561592937 | stalwart | (adj.) strong | 226 | |
5561592940 | stigma | (n.) a mark of shame | 227 | |
5561599255 | stoic | (n.) a person who is unemotional (adj.) of a person who is unemotional | 228 | |
5561603759 | strident | (adj.) a loud noise | 229 | |
5561606784 | stringent | (adj.) strict | 230 | |
5561606785 | sublimate | (v.) to refine | 231 | |
5561610856 | subliminal | (adj.) below consciousness | 232 | |
5561612887 | succumb | (v.) yield or die | 233 | |
5561612888 | superfluous | (adj.) excessive | 234 | |
5561638448 | surreptitious | (adj.) stealthy | 235 | |
5561615031 | taciturn | (adj.) silent | 236 | |
5561615089 | tantamount | (adj.) equal to | 237 | |
5561617398 | tedious | (adj.) dull | 238 | |
5561617399 | temerity | (n.) nerve; recklessness | 239 | |
5561619893 | temperate | (adj.) moderate; mild | 240 | |
5561619894 | tentative | (adj.) unconfirmed | 241 | |
5561622238 | tenuous | (adj.) loosely grasped | 242 | |
5561625563 | timorous | (adj.) fearful | 243 | |
5561625564 | transgression | (n.) sin; bad behavior | 244 | |
5561632560 | trepidation | (n.) trembling fear | 245 | |
5561650208 | ubiquitous | (adj.) everywhere at once | 246 | |
5561650209 | umbrage | (n.) resentment | 247 | |
5561652642 | uncouth | (adj.) impolite | 248 | |
5561654903 | unctuous | (adj.) smug | 249 | |
5561654904 | unequivocal | (adj.) leaving no doubt | 250 | |
5561656991 | uniformity | (n.) in same form or manner | 251 | |
5561659048 | unilateral | (adj.) one-sided | 252 | |
5561661001 | unobtrusive | (adj.) not blatant | 253 | |
5561665520 | urbane | (adj.) suave; polished | 254 | |
5561667542 | vacillate | (v.) waver between choices | 255 | |
5561667544 | vacuous | (adj.) empty of content | 256 | |
5561669937 | vagary | (n.) unpredictable wandering | 257 | |
5561671951 | vaunted | (adj.) highly praised | 258 | |
5561673647 | vehement | (adj.) powerful; emotional | 259 | |
5561679234 | venal | (adj.) capable of being bought | 260 | |
5561682157 | venerate | (v.) to honor | 261 | |
5561682159 | verbatim | (adj.) word for word | 262 | |
5561683966 | verbose | (adj.) wordy | 263 | |
5561683967 | verdant | (adj.) green | 264 | |
5561685779 | vernacular | (n.) a common language (adj.) mother language | 265 | |
5561687589 | vestige | (n.) trace; tiny amount | 266 | |
5561689361 | vicarious | (adj.) experiencing through others | 267 | |
5561689362 | vilify | (v.) slander; defame | 268 | |
5561693452 | virulent | (adj.) rapid; severe course | 269 | |
5561696436 | vociferous | (adj.) loud noises; outcry | 270 | |
5561699223 | volition | (n.) act of one's own choice | 271 | |
5561701826 | winnow | (v.) remove by air | 272 | |
5561701827 | wither | (v.) dry up | 273 | |
5561704119 | xenophobia | (n.) fear of foreigners | 274 | |
5561705975 | zealot | (n.) fanatic | 275 |
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