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5012431468PietyDeep religious devotion0
5012431469TempestuousCharacterized by strong and turbulent; conflicting emotion1
5012484064ColloquialInformal speech; ordinary conversation or slang2
5012484065LexiconVocabulary of a person/group; a language or a discipline3
5012484066EphemeralTransitory; short-lived4
5012484067VoraciousWanting or devouring great quantities of food5
5012484068PervasiveSpreading widely throughout an area or a group of people6
5012484069IniquityRepulsive injustice, wicked violation of one's decency7
5012484070UnctuousExcessive or ingratiatingly flattering; oily8
5012484071MisanthropistA person who avoids social interactions9
5023829508NebulousCloudy or hazy; confused10
5023829509LucidExpressed clearly; easy to understand11
5023829510CatharticProviding psychological relief through expression of strong emotions12
5023829511PlacateTo make someone less angry or upset13
5023829512ParadigmAn established standard of the way things are14
5074198686MellifluousSweet or musical, pleasant to the ear15
5074198687TrepidationA fear about something that might happen16
5074198688CovetousShowing great desire to acquire something17
5074198689VicissitudesUnfortunate alteration in a circumstance or event18
5074198690JarringIncongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing19
5145496036ObfuscateMake something more difficult to understand20
5145496037QuerulouslyCharacterized by or spoken using complaints21
5145496038EspyTo catch sight of something or to catch a glimpse22
5145496039IrefulFull of intense anger; wrathful23
5145496040IneffableToo great or extreme to be expressed or described in words24
5329306978RaptTo be completely engrossed or immersed in something25
5329306979DerisiveExpressing contempt or ridicule26
5329306980BombasticHigh-sounding but with little meaning; inflated27
5329306981ExplicateTo analyze and develops (an idea or principle) in detail28
5329306982IncessantlyConstantly, without interruption29
5329306983AbsolvedSet or declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility30
5329306984GuileCunning deception31
5329306985IgnominiousDeserving or causing a public disgrace or shame32
5329306986MeritocraticBased upon personal achievement or success33
5329306987PerturbTo unsettle someone or fill them with anxiety34
5543241378InexorableImpossible to stop or prevent35
5543241379DebaucheryExcessive indulgence in sensual pleasures36
5543241380VindictiveHaving or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge37
5543241381VenerateRegard with great respect38
5543241382ClandestonelyExecuted with secrecy or concealment39
5543241383SupersededTake the place of, take over from40
5543241384StaidSedate, respectable, and unadventurous41
5543241385Etiolated(Of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light42
5543241386NiggleCause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety43
5543241387AquilineLike an eagle44
5543241388MyriadCountless or extremely large number45
5543241389AvariciousHaving or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain46
5543241390TitularHolding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority; denoting a person or thing from whom or which the name of an artistic work or similar is taken47
5543241391PersiflageLight and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter48
5543241392DeprecateExpress strong disapproval of49
6051977886QuailFeel or show fear or apprehension50
6051977887PremonitionAnticipation of an event without conscious reason; previous notice or warning51
6051977888ItresolutrShowing or feeling hesitancy52
6051977889HaranguingLecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner53
6051977890SchismSplit or division between strongly opposed parties due to opinion or belief54
6051977891SusceptibleLikely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing55
6051977892VicariousExperienced in he imagination though the feelings or actions of another person56
6051977893Pyrrhic(Of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor57
6051977894DemurTo raise doubts or objections, or to show reluctance58
6051977895SolipsismThe view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist59
6051977896AcquiesceTo accept something with reluctance or dread60
6051977897MendaciousLying61
6051977898CloisteredKept away from the outside world; sheltered62
6051977899PlacidSerene without disturbance63
6051977900LanguorousLack of energy or vitality; sluggishness64
6051977901ExtemporaneousSpoken or done without preparation65
6051977902ChastiseRebuke or reprimand severely66
6051977903CajolePersuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery67
6051977904InextricablyIn a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate68
6051977905SuperciliousBehaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others69
6051977906LamentTo express grief for or about; to mourn70
6051977907WilfulIntentional; deliberate71
6051977908AmicableHaving a spirit of friendliness72
6051977909VexatiousCausing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry73
6051977910ErroneousMistaken; containing error74
6051977911EquivocateTo be ambiguous (in language) as a result of uncertainty75
6051977912SinewyPossessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful76
6051977913DesultoryLacking a plan purpose or enthusiasm77
6051977914InsipidLacking interest or significance78
6051977915SuccinctBriefly and clearly expressed79
6103860687CompunctiousA feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad80
6103872109DespondentWithout it almost without hope81
6103872110LecheryOffensive or excessive sexual desire; lustfulness82
6103872111TrifleSomething of little value83
6103872112MultitudinousVery numerous84
6259400737FebrileHaving or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy; having or showing symptoms of a gevee85
6259400738LucrativeProducing a great deal of profit86
6259400739TaciturnReserved or uncommunicative in soeech87
6259400740PlebeianA commonor88
6259400741FatuousSilly and pointless89
7306358230Perfunctory(Of an action or gesture) Carrie it with a minimum of effort or reflection90
7306358231Gregarious(Of a person) fond of company; sociable91
7306358232GarrulousExcessively talkative, especially on trivial matters92
7306358233GuiseAn external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something93
7306358234MawkishSentimental in a feeble or sickly way94
7306358235ArdentEnthusiastic or passionate95
7306358236HaggardLooking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering96
7306358237JocundCheerful and lighthearted97
7306358238CircumspectWary and unwilling to take rosks98
7306358239AustereSevere or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance99
7306358240KenOnes range of knowledge or sight100
7306358241OdiousExtremely unpleasant; repulsive101
7306358242EsotericIntended for it likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest102
7306358243Squalid(Of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect103
7306358244AnimosityStrong hostility104
7306358245DogmaA principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true105
7306358246DejectedSad and depressed; dispirited106
7306358247BenevolentWell meaning and kind107
7306358248ParoxysmA sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion of activity108
7306358249CapriciousGiven to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior109
7306358250AsceticCharacterized by practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons110
7306358251BenignGentle; kindly111
7306358252DeclivityA downward slope112
7306358253CalamityAn event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster113
7306358254LugubriousLooking or sounding sad and dismal114
7306358255EffaceMake oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous115
7306358256InsolenceRude or disrespectful behavior116
7306358257FarcicalResembling a farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects117
7306358258Perdition(I'm Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death118
7306358259AbscondLeave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft119

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