2980613348 | allocation | (noun) a share set aside for a specific purpose | 0 | |
2980613349 | ascetic | (noun) One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury | 1 | |
2980613350 | beguile | (verb) charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way | 2 | |
2980616091 | crass | (adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid. Without refinement | 3 | |
2980617394 | defray | (verb) provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay | 4 | |
3028240280 | Dint | (n.) force or power | 5 | |
3028245531 | Enjoin | (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit | 6 | |
3028259431 | Envoy | (n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government) | 7 | |
3028541925 | Interloper | (n.) one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler | 8 | |
3028542572 | Vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another | 9 | |
3166946026 | Pecuniary | (adj.) of or involving money | 10 | |
3166947239 | Plight | (n.) a sorry condition or state | 11 | |
3166950533 | Presumptuous | (adj.) disrespectfully bold | 12 | |
3166953079 | Subversive | (adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; | 13 | |
3166964320 | Vacuous | (adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid (Beyonce realized that the lyrics she had just penned were completely...and tried to add more substance.) | 14 | |
3166968291 | Admonish | (v.) to caution or advise against something | 15 | |
3166968544 | Akimbo | (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward | 16 | |
3166969759 | Lassitude | (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | 17 | |
3166972088 | Licentious | (adj.) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints (Marilee has always been fascinated by the ... private lives of politicians.) | 18 | |
3166975417 | Muse | (v.) think about in a dreamy way; meditate; (n.) a source of inspiration [in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration] | 19 | |
3292703316 | Avocation | (N) hobby or minor occupation | 20 | |
3292704677 | Capricious | (Adj) given to sudden changes in mood or behavior | 21 | |
3292706000 | Disparity | (N) a great difference | 22 | |
3292707368 | Efficacy | (N) ability to produce a desired/intended result | 23 | |
3292713594 | Epistle | (N) a letter | 24 | |
3314846866 | Hospice | A home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill (n) | 25 | |
3314847999 | Impetus | The force or power with which a body moves (n) | 26 | |
3314848837 | Moribund | (Adj) at the point of death | 27 | |
3314849591 | Reticent | (Adj) not revealing ones thoughts or feelings readily | 28 | |
3314850879 | Vacillate | (V) to alternate or waver between different opinions or actions | 29 | |
3355511758 | Akin | (Adj) of similar character | 30 | |
3355518114 | Corroborate | (V) to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding | 31 | |
3355520291 | Inexorable | (Adj) impossible to stop or prevent | 32 | |
3355522327 | Insipid | (Adj) lacking flavor, vigor or interest | 33 | |
3355523144 | Nefarious | (Adj) wicked or criminal; typically of an action or activity | 34 | |
3403051935 | Physiognomy | (N) a persons facial features or expression. Often indicative of ethnicity or origin. | 35 | |
3403053759 | Retinue | (N) a group of advisors, assistants or others accompanying an important person. | 36 | |
3403055258 | Suppliant | (Adj) making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority | 37 | |
3403056459 | Tedium | (N) the quality or state of being bored and tedious. | 38 | |
3403058002 | Torrid | (adj) very hot or dry, full of difficulty or tribulation | 39 | |
3500610504 | affront | (n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; | 40 | |
3500614554 | blase | (adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic | 41 | |
3500616609 | cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | 42 | |
3500617870 | choleric | (adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered | 43 | |
3500618786 | encumber | (v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder | 44 | |
3637606149 | Feckless | (adj) lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible. | 45 | |
3637607210 | Impasse | (noun) a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock. | 46 | |
3637607805 | Indolent | (adjective) wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy. | 47 | |
3637608561 | Lugubrious | (adjective) looking or sounding sad and dismal. | 48 | |
3637609781 | Ribald | (adj) vulgar or indecent in speech, language, ect. | 49 | |
3637610848 | Adulation | (n) excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery. | 50 | |
3637611557 | Censure | (noun) strong or vehement expression of disapproval | 51 | |
3637612545 | Dissemble | (verb) to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of | 52 | |
3637614004 | Dissimulation | (N) the act of disguising or concealing under a false appearance | 53 | |
3637615275 | Droll | (Adj) amusing in an odd way, whimsically humorous | 54 | |
3662138501 | Expectorate | (verb) cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs. | 55 | |
3662139535 | Palpate | (verb) examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes. | 56 | |
3662141741 | Peremptory | (adjective) (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way. | 57 | |
3662143454 | Pusillanimous | (adjective) showing a lack of courage or determination; timid. | 58 | |
3662146760 | Surfeit | (noun) an excessive amount of something. "a surfeit of food and drink" | 59 | |
3807952938 | mitigate | Verb: to make less severe | 60 | |
3807954573 | palpitate | Verb: be beat rapidly or strongly | 61 | |
3807955440 | phlegmatic | Adjective: calm, composed, not easily excited | 62 | |
3807956440 | propitious | Adjective: describing favorable conditions (weather, omens, gods) | 63 | |
3807957723 | prostrate | Verb: to cast oneself facedown on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration | 64 | |
3807999599 | extricate | Verb: to free or release from entanglement; disengage | 65 | |
3808001118 | diurnal | Adjective: of or during the day | 66 | |
3808002357 | capacious | Adjective: having lots of room or space | 67 | |
3808004010 | allay | Verb: to diminish or put to rest | 68 | |
3807998808 | ignominious | Adjective: deserving or causing shame or disgrace | 69 | |
3898058164 | Aquiesce | V: accept something reluctantly but without protest | 70 | |
3898060278 | Amity | N: a friendly relationship | 71 | |
3898060989 | Arduous | Adj: involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring | 72 | |
3898061878 | Gestalt | N: an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts | 73 | |
3898062829 | Inundate | V: overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with | 74 | |
4000287491 | Perjury | Noun: the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation. | 75 | |
4000288230 | Perspicuity | Noun: clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. | 76 | |
4000292700 | Preposterous | adjective: contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous | 77 | |
4000296209 | Trepidation | noun: a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. "the men set off in fear and ... | 78 | |
4000297711 | Voluble | adjective: speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently. "she was as ... as her husband was silent" | 79 | |
4048158517 | Aplomb | noun: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation. "Diana passed the test with ... | 80 | |
4048159418 | Barrage | noun: a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area. | 81 | |
4048159888 | Cognizant | adjective: having knowledge or being aware of. "statesmen must be ... of the political boundaries within which they work" | 82 | |
4048160692 | Collusion | noun: secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others. "the armed forces were working in ... with drug traffickers" | 83 | |
4125394856 | hegemony | (n.) domination over others (Britain's hegemony over its colonies was threatened once nationalist sentiment began to spread around the world.) | 84 | |
4125402603 | nebulous | (adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct | 85 | |
4125402604 | paradigm | (n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model (Because the new SUV was so popular, it became the paradigm upon which all others were modeled.) | 86 | |
4125403201 | unctuous | (adj.) Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable | 87 | |
4125403202 | urbane | (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave | 88 | |
4125404000 | ambulatory | able to walk or move about | 89 | |
4125404484 | brazen | (adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass | 90 | |
4125405216 | din | (n) loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time | 91 | |
4125405217 | ennui | (n.) boredom, weariness (I feel such ennui that I don't look forward to anything, not even my birthday party.) | 92 | |
4125406591 | exonerate | (v.) to clear from a charge or accusation | 93 | |
4310291604 | Inscrutable | (Adj) impossible to understand and interpret | 94 | |
4310293170 | Prognosticate | (Verb) foretell or prophesy ( an event in the future) | 95 | |
4310294467 | Schism | (Noun) a split or division between strongly opposed sides | 96 | |
4310294770 | Sedition | (Noun) conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority | 97 | |
4310307441 | Wizened | (Adj) shriveled or wrinkled with age | 98 | |
4353164638 | Ostentatious | Adj: characterized by vulgar or pretentious display. Designed to impress or attract notice | 99 | |
4353164639 | Sanguine | Adj: optimistic or positive esp. In an apparently bad or difficult situation | 100 | |
4353164640 | Strident | Adj: loud and harsh, grating; | 101 | |
4353164641 | Vehement | Adj: showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense | 102 | |
4353164642 | Manifest | Adj: clear or obvious to the eye or mind | 103 | |
4505217093 | Austere | Adj: strict or severe in manner, attitude or experience | 104 | |
4505217094 | Corpulent | Adj: fat | 105 | |
4505217095 | Derisive | Adj: expressing contempt, or ridicule | 106 | |
4505217096 | Effeminate | Adj: having or showing characteristics regarded as feminine | 107 | |
4505217097 | Jocund | Adj: cheerful and lighthearted | 108 |
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