9777113840 | trepidation | a feeling of fear or agitation about somehting that might happen | 0 | |
9775111805 | inundate | flood, overwhelm | 1 | |
9719392011 | allocation | the process of distributing something | 2 | |
9719392012 | ascetic | a person who practices severe self-descipline and abstention | 3 | |
9719425655 | beguile | to charm or enchant (sometimes in a deceptive way) | 4 | |
9719429872 | crass | lacking sensitivity, intelligence, or refinement | 5 | |
9719443646 | defray | to provide to pay (a cost or expense) | 6 | |
9719468077 | enjoin | urge or instruct someone to do something | 7 | |
9719475233 | envoy | a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission | 8 | |
9719484281 | interloper | a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they dont belong or are not wanted | 9 | |
9719494656 | vicarious | experienced in the imagination through feelings or actions of another person | 10 | |
9719625856 | akimbo | with hands on hips and turnt outwards | 11 | |
9719629677 | admonish | warn or reprimand someone firmly | 12 | |
9719637328 | lassitude | a state of phsyical or mental weariness; lack of energy | 13 | |
9719646899 | licentious | promiscuous and unproncipled in sexual matters | 14 | |
9719659723 | muse | person or personified force that is inspiration for artistry | 15 | |
9719662223 | pecuniary | relating to or consisting of money | 16 | |
9719667820 | plight | dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation | 17 | |
9719676185 | presumptuous | a person who doesnt know their limits for a situation; overconfident; egotistical | 18 | |
9719698968 | subversive | a person that wants to undermine the power and authority of an established system | 19 | |
9719706562 | vacuous | showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless | 20 | |
9719723607 | avocation | hobby or minor occupation | 21 | |
9719744331 | capricious | given to sudden and unnacountable changes of mood or behavior; fickle | 22 | |
9719749003 | disparity | a great difference | 23 | |
9719755594 | efficacy | the ability to produce the desired or intended result | 24 | |
9719775748 | epistle | a letter | 25 | |
9719778252 | hospice | a home fo the terminally ill | 26 | |
9719782539 | impetus | force that makes something that happens more quickly | 27 | |
9719806436 | moribund | the point of death or decline | 28 | |
9719817629 | reticent | not revealing ones thoughts or feelings | 29 | |
9719823246 | vacillate | waver between two different options; indecisive | 30 | |
9719840306 | akin | of similar character or related by blood | 31 | |
9719846368 | corroborate | confirm or give support to (theory, statement or finding) | 32 | |
9719859634 | inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent | 33 | |
9719866288 | insipid | lacking vigor or interest | 34 | |
9719873412 | nefarious | wicked or criminal action or activity | 35 | |
9721976690 | physiognomy | judging character from facial characteristics | 36 | |
9730013079 | retinue | a group of advisors, assistants or others accompanying an important person | 37 | |
9730038801 | suppliant | a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority | 38 | |
9730052879 | tedium | dull, slow, monotonous | 39 | |
9730071033 | torrid | very hot and dry; full of difficulty or tribulation | 40 | |
9730202411 | affront | an action or remark that causes outrage | 41 | |
9730240411 | blase | unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before | 42 | |
9743272636 | cajole | persuade someone to do something through the use of flattery | 43 | |
9743286046 | choleric | bad-tempered or irritable | 44 | |
9743290779 | encumber | restrict or burden something | 45 | |
9743296737 | feckless | lacking initiative or strength of character | 46 | |
9743305967 | impasse | a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement | 47 | |
9743319121 | indolent | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy | 48 | |
9743329445 | lugubrious | looking or sounding sad | 49 | |
9743338283 | ribald | referring to sexual | 50 | |
9775018062 | acquiesce | accept something reluctantly but without protest | 51 | |
9775040684 | amity | a frindly relationship | 52 | |
9775074953 | arduous | involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring | 53 | |
9777075495 | perjury | lying under oath | 54 | |
9777081363 | perspicuity | clarity, transparency | 55 | |
9777097998 | preposterous | utterly absurd or rediculous | 56 | |
9777128781 | voluble | spoken fluently or incessantly | 57 | |
9777191061 | adulation | excessive admiration or praise | 58 | |
9777204133 | censure | expression of disapproval | 59 | |
9777224467 | dissemble | conceal ones true motives, feelings, or beliefs | 60 | |
9777257190 | dissimulation | concealment of ones thoughts | 61 | |
9777274221 | droll | curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; jester | 62 | |
9777282387 | expectorate | cough or spit out phlegm | 63 | |
9777300119 | palpate | examine a part of the body by touch | 64 | |
9777321078 | peremptory | not open to change | 65 | |
9777451652 | pusillanimous | pussy; lacking courage | 66 | |
9777468769 | surfeit | an excessive amoount of something | 67 | |
9777517053 | admonish | warn or reprimand something | 68 | |
9777569263 | aplomb | self-confidence or assurance | 69 | |
9777588555 | barrage | a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area | 70 | |
9777597162 | cognizant | having knowledge or being aware of | 71 | |
9777651707 | collusion | secret or illegal cooperation | 72 | |
9777683849 | hegemony | leadership or dominance, especially by one group over another | 73 | |
9786085969 | nebulous | 74 | ||
9818751223 | countenance | facial expression | 75 | |
9818878270 | triumph | a great victory or achievement. | 76 |
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