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7278108025proscribeto prohibit or put outside the law0
7278111167debauch profligacyengage in wild and corruptive living, immorality1
7278118045licentious prurient salaciousimmoral lewd, corruptive2
7278128351demagoguepolitical leader who seeks support by appearing to popular desires rather than by using rational argument3
7278141585umbrageoffense4
7278143180travailsuffering and hardship5
7278144838veracity veracioustruth6
7278148345voracious rapacious rapacitygreedy, grasping7
7278155118encomiumgreat praise8
7278155119banalordinary, dull; prosaic9
7278161244dereliction derelictfailure to perform an official duty or responsibility10
7278163620travestya force11
7278165572anathemaanything forbidden socially12
7278169590perfidy perfidious treachery treacheroustreason or double dealing13
7278179148ignominy ignominiousdisgraceful14
7278180489pyrrhicsome win or victory accomplished as too great a cost15
7278183320surfeitan excess or overabundance16
7278187964dourgloomy, solemn17
7278189449slothfullazy, indolent18
7278191411pithy terse laconicbrief to the point19
7278195749orotund bloviating bombasticwordy, pompous20
7278208364pejorativefull of ones self21
7278208367nemesisone that inflicts retribution or vengeance22
7278215255acquisitivegreedy or materialistic23
7278217528pariahan outcast (from Hindu caste system)24
7278219971paradigma model or pattern25
7278221826ebullient ebulliencebuoyant, bubbly, enthusiastic26
7278224670culpableguilt27
7278226314exculpatefree of blame28
7278268456recondite esoteric abstruse obscurelittle known, highly specialized, known to a few29
7278272238peremptoryfinal, irrevocable30
7278274314countermandto go against31
7278276895pertinaciousfrom tenacious, persistent32
7278278980lambentsoftly radiant33
7278280576peccadillominor faults34
7278280577cupidityinordinate desire for wealth35
7278293723tawdry meretriciouscheap and common36
7278293724internecinedeadly for everyone involved37
7278296436imbroglioconfused mess38
7278297527impetusa push39
7278300709perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment40
7278304318confluenceflowing together41
7278306019effluenceflowing out of42
7278307484simplisticTOO simple43
7278310699convolutedcomplicated44
7278315019ablutionsliterally a religious word meaning purified with water; shaving, shower45
7278324866abstemiouscomes from abstain46
7278326883amulet talismanlucky47
7278331513mitigate alleviateto lessen to make "softer"48
7278347978analogousfrom analogy49
7278351798apparition specter wraithghost50
7278355654artifice ruse machination stratagem ploy gambitclever trick51
7278355655atrophy degeneration attenuateweaken, wasting away52
7278402053guilecunning53
7278402054beguileto charm someone54
7278403634bereftgrieving because of loss55
7278405045flaccidlimp or flabby56
7278410070premonition presentiment prescience misgivingprevious notice or warning57
7278439047gourmandize gourmet gourmand1. to eat voraciously 2. connoisseur 3. slob58
7278445753ubiquitousoccurring everywhere59
7278447550admonishgive friendly, earnest advice or encouragement exhort; importune60
7278454833caveata warning61
7278454834derogate denigrate disparge malignto blacken or defame someone62
7278460289traduce pilloryto publicly ridicule someone63
7278461674cosseted cossetto pamper someone or treat him as a pet64
7278466208acquiesced capitulated accededto give into65
7278483228beleagueredtroubled, harassed, besieged66
7278485952machiavellianruthless and scheming, usually political67
7278491356draconianunduly harsh68
7278494471extirpate eradicate annihilateto wipe out69
7278500144attritionfailure rate70
7278497971decimatepartially eradicate71
7278502493tangential peripheralaround the outside or something; not relevant to issue at hand72
7278508834germanerelevant73
7278514343exacerbateto make worse or worsen74
7278518053abrogate terminateto end75
7278518054truncateto reduce in size by cutting off76
7278522326synergy synergistichappy cooperation77
7278536626ersatzan inferior or unconventional substitute78
7278564350inexorable ineluctableinevitable or bound to happen79
7278566159desultorywandering; aimless80
7278568295quotidianeveryday events81
7278571245sanctimonioustoo "holier than thou"; used when person is being negative82
7278573190sanctimonythe act of acting sanctimonious83
7278581927pontificatepreachy84
7278585349inureto become accustomed to85
7278585350parseread carefully86
7278587106peruseskim quickly87
7360255526gourmandizeto eat voraciously88
7360256751gourmeta connoisseur89
7360257348gourmandslob90

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