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5744858189SacerdotalRelated to the priest or priesthood (adj)0
5744858190AvuncularRelationship like that of an uncle (adj)1
5744858191PlutocraticRuled by wealth (adj)2
5744858192SalubriousHealthful (adj)3
5744858193Sedentary"Sitting a lot" or non moving lifestyle (adj)4
5744858194SybariticFond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent (adj)5
5744858195OdiumGeneral disgust/hatred (n)6
5744858196AffinityA natural liking; (n)7
5744858197PulchritudeBeauty (n)8
5744858198UbiquitousOccurring everywhere (adj)9
5744858199TrepidationFear; apprehension (n)10
5744858200SurfeitSurplus, overabundance, excess (n)11
5744858201ApprobationApproval, praise; laudation (n)12
5744858202OpprobriumHarsh criticism (n)13
5744858203AutodidactA self taught person (n)14
5744858204ContentiousReady to fight15
5744858205AlacrityGreat willingness16
5744858206ObfuscateTo render unclear17
5744858207AntediluvianTime before the flood18
5744858208HomilySermen/speech with religious discourse19
5744858209ProbityQuality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency20
5744858210Pusillanimous"Spineless," cowardly21
5744858211EphemeralPassing/fleeting22
5744858212EtherealHeavenly, celestial23
5744858213LugubriousWeakly sentimental24
5744858214ApotheosisDeification; raising to the level of gods25
5744858215MendacityUntruthfulness26
5744858216TemerityBoldness; audacity27
5744858217ZenithPeak; summit; crest28
5744858218PunditAn expert in a particular subject who is called to judge29
5744858219MaelstromWhirlpool (n)30
5744858220SanguineConfident of success (adj)31
5744858221FetidUnpleasant to smell; reeks (adj)32
5744858222DessicateTo dry out33
5744858223BoonGift (n)34
5744858224EgregiousOutstandingly bad; shocking35
5744858225CupidityGreed; avarice36
5744858226CacophonyHarsh mixture of sounds (n)37
5744858227BellicoseWarlike38
5744858228SuperannuateTo retire a person on a pension39
5744858229FloridRed, rosy Or decorated; ornate40
5744858230InveterateHabitual; ingrained41
5744858231UnctuousSickening flattery; oily42
5744858232VeracityTruthfulness43
5744858233VoracityEating greedily44
5744858234BucolicRelated to the countryside45
5744858235IrascibleEasy to anger46
5744858236VitriolHarsh bitter criticism47
5744858237IndefatigableTireless48
5744858238AcerbicSharp and bitter49
5744858239DetritusOrganic waste50
5744858240IgnominyShame, disgrace51
5744858241EuphemismAn expression or saying that is substituted into an often harsh/offensive remark to make it sound nicer.52
5744858242CanardUnfounded gossip53
5744858243UmbrageOffense54
5744858244InnocuousHarmless55
5744858245DilatorySlow to act; sluggish; delaying56
5744858246EnervateTo weaken57
5744858247MitigateTo lessen (the impact); to make less severe58
5744858248VituperateTo blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language59
5744858249PaucityLack of; scarcity60
5744858250PostprandialAfter dinner61
5744858251JacosePlayful or humorous; Jolly, jovial, jocular62
5744858252SoporificTending to induce drowsiness or sleep63
5744858253Iatrogenicof or relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment64
5744858254VitiateTo render legally void; to render invalid65
5744858255AttenuateTo dilute66
5744858256PerorateTo speak at length about a subject67
5744858257UndulateTo move in smooth wave like pattern68
5744858258UxorialRelated to a wife69
5744858259CompunctionGuilt/remorse of wrong doing70
5744858260EncomiumSpeech of high praise71
5744858261PolyglotSpeaks many languages72
5744858262ApocryphalOf doubtful origin73
5744858263BellwetherPredictor of coming events74
5744858264MephiticBad smelling75
5744858265AspersionNegative comment76
5744858266PrescientHaving or showing knowledge of events before they take place77
5744858267AntipathyIntense dislike; indifferent78
5744858268SycophantFlatterer; lacky79
5744858269PhilistineHostile, indifferent to the arts, ignorance of the arts80
5744858270FidelityFaithfulness81
5744858271FiduciaryA trustee; requiring faith82
5744858272FallaciousBased on mistaken belief83
5744858273FrissonA thrill84
5744858274FeignTo fake/pretend85
5744858275Parvenua person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity; upstart; social climber86
5744858276PugnaciousReady to fight87
5744858277InviolateUndisturbed, Prestine, unsullied, original state88
5744858278DesultoryWithout plan89
5744858279ImbroglioConfusion; morass; quagmire90
5744858280FecundityFertility91
5744858281SundryMiscellaneous92
5744858282EffeteOverly refined (used up)93
5744858283AridityDryness94
5744858284AgrarianFarming lifestyle95
5744858285SalaciousAppealing to ones lustful appetite96
5744858286ConfuteTo confuse97
5744858287RancidPutrid, rotten, foul smelling98
5744858288Inimicalhostile; intent to do harm99
5744858289SalientThe most outstanding point100
5744858290ConcomitantNaturally accompanying or associated101
5744858291CenotaphMonument to the dead whose remains are elsewhere102
5744858292EviscerateDisembowel; deprive (something) of its essential content103
5744858293MyriadGreat variety; a multitude104
5744858294SaturnineMoody; gloomy105
5744858295InsouciantCarefree; untroubled106
5744858296SubterfugeDeceit used to in order to achieve one's goal107
5744858297Hoi polloiThe masses; the common people108
5744858298PoltroonAn utter coward109
5744858299CognoscentiPeople who are knowledgable about a particular field/subject110
5744858300AbjureTo renounce; to give up111
5744858301AbsolutionFreeing from guilt112
5744858302AblutionMorning ritual cleansing113
5744858303GainsayTo deny something114
5744858304DissoluteOf low morals115
5744858305CeleritySwiftness; speed116
5744858306CataractA waterfall; a cascade117
5744858307PedestrianCommon; everyday; not exciting; dull118
5744858308EcumenicalUniversal (Catholic)119
5744858309AnachronismSomething that doesn't fit in a period of time120
5744858310ByzantineRequires great deal of work and detail121
5744858311CosmopolitanSophisticated thinker; worldly-wise;122
5744858312CredulousGullible; unsuspecting123
5744858313MelangeMixture, medley, salamagundi124
5744858314TalismanA charm with specific meaning; ring, amulet, totem125
5744858315FatuousSilly or foolish; idiotic126
5744858316BodaciousAudacious; bold127
5744858317PeripateticMigratory; itinerant; nomadic128
5744858318DiasporaDispersal of a group of people from their homeland129
5744858319ScintillatingSparkling brilliantly130
5744858320MeretriciousFalsely attractive or alluring131
5744858321RhinitisNose infection132
5744858322Carte blancheFreedom to act as one wishes133
5744858323EnigmaPuzzle; muddle; conundrum; riddle (difficult to understand)134
5744858324SesquipedalianPolysyllabic words; long words135
5744858325BamboozleCheated; deceit; confounded; tricked136
5744858326CircumlocutionTo talk around the subject137
5744858327FilialLike a son or daughter138
5744858328ConflagnationAll consuming fire; huge fire139
5744858329SubniveanZone beneath the snow where hibernal creatures find refuge140
5744858330InchoateNot completely formed or developed141
5744858331Assignationan appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers142
5744858332LevityLack of seriousness for the occasion143
5744858333PuissantPowerful, potent144
5744858334DegustationA tasting145
5744858335ArborealHaving to do with trees146
5744858336AsceticSelf denying; abstemious; monkish147
5744858337BurgeonBudding;flourishing148
5744858338PenultimateNext to last149
5744858339InsipidLacking interest150
5744858340LucullanLuxurious151
5744858341DiaphanousTranslucent, sheer152
5744858342AnnihilateReduce to nothing153
5744858343CrepuscularOf or relating to twilight154
5744858344ApostacyAbandonment of a religious or political belief155
5744858345MarmoreanResembling marble156
5744858346SucculentTender; savory; juicy; tasty157
5744858347FreneticFast/energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way; frantic;frenzied; wild158
5744858348VenalSusceptible to bribery159
5744858349RevivifyTo give new life to160
5744858350CideTo kill (ex. homicide, patricide, genocide)161
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