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7357250842alacrity (n)great enthusiasm0
7357250843euphemism (n)less offensive term1
7357250844gesticulate (v)to move arms wildly2
7357250845nuance (adj)slight difference3
7357250846laconic (adj)silent4
7357250847garrulous (adj)talkative5
7357250848pugnacious (adj)fighting, quarrelsome6
7357250849pariah (n)outcast7
7357250850truncated (adj)cut short8
7357250851fortuitous (adj)lucky accident9
7357250852Machiavellian (adj)ruling by opportunity10
7357250853adroit (adj)skillfull11
7504133730panacea (n)cure all12
7504133731ambiguous (adj)unclear13
7504133732iconic (adj)widely recognized14
7504133733debacle (n)disaster15
7504133734eponymous (adj)naming something after oneself16
7504133735vacillate (v)to hesitate17
7819135796egregious (adj.)very bad18
7819135797faux pas (n)a social mistake19
7819135798infamous (adj.)bad reputation20
7819135799amicable (adj.)friendly, agreeable21
7819135800labyrinth (n)a maze22
7819135801incipient (adj)beginning23
7998580387benevolent (adj)kind, giving24
7998580388emulate (v)Try to be like25
7998580389assiduous (adj)Careful, attentive26
7998580390prescient (adj)Able to tell the future27
7998580391inexorable (adj)Stubborn, unchanging28
7998580392acquiesce (v)To give in29
8412236855levity (n)humor30
8412305762cacophony (n)harsh noise31
8412305763excoriate (v)to criticize harshly32
8412305764surreptitious (adj)secretive33
8412305765juxtapose (v)to place side by side34
8412305766intrepid (adj)brave35
8412305767expunge (v)to erase36
8412305768Urbane (adj)sophisticated37
8412305769abrogate (v)to abolish38
8412305770nepotism (n.)favoritism towards a relative39
8412305771irascible (adj)grouchy40
8412305772genre (n)type or kind41
8412305773gullible (adj)easy to fool42
8412305774cursory (adj)brief, hasty43
8412305775ubiquitous (adj)common, everywhere44
8412305776deleterious (adj.)harmful45
8412305777salubrious (adj)healthy46
8412305778chicanery (n)trickery47
8722703773dulcet (adj)sweet to the ear48
8722703774nefarious (adj)evil49
8722703775mendacious (adj)lying50
8722703776sardonic (adj)mocking, sarcastic51
8722703777wan (adj)pale52
8722703778celerity (n)speed53
8722703779innocuous (adj)harmless54
8722703780charlatan (n)fraud55
8722703781zenith (n)the top, the best56
8722703782auspicious (adj)favorable57
8722703783ascertain (v)to discover58
8722703784tyro (n)beginner59
8726344573timorous (adj)fearful60
8726344574dearth (n)a shortage61
8726344575hirsute (adj)hairy62
8726344576misogynist (n)someone who dislikes women63
8726344577affluent (adj)rich64
8726344578conflagration (n)a great fire65
9044948385lucid (adj)easy to understand66
9044948386ameliorate (v)to improve67
9044948387Doleful (adj)sad, depressing68
9044948388Assuage (v)to lessen69
9044948389paroxysm (n)fit of emotion70
9044948390emaciated (adj)unhealthy, thin71
9086193969harbinger (n)signal of something to come72
9086193970progeny (n)offspring, children73
9086193971redolent (adj)fragrant74
9086193972obsolescence (n)process of wearing out, out of date75
9086193973Hubris (adj)arrogance76
9086193974diffident (adj)shy77
9468823952acumen (n)insight78
9468823953paradigm (n)pattern of doing things79
9468823954Epiphany (n)a realization80
9468823955Antipathy (n)hatred81
9468823956Churlish (adj)vulgar82
9468823957epitome (n)model of the best83
9468823958chagrin (n)disappointment84
9468823959laudable (adj)praiseworthy85
9468823960sanguine (adj)optimistic86
9468823961erudite (adj)educated87
9468823962eschew (v)to avoid88
9468823963disparage (v)to ridicule89
9618399099impresariodirector of arts90
9618399100phlegmaticcalm91
9618399101ostentatiousflashy, showy, over the top92
9618399102desultoryrandom, disconnected93
9618399103galvanizemotivate94
9618399104gamutwide range95
9681428019nadir (n)lowest point96
9681428020Mundane (adj)boring, dull97
9681428021obsequious (adj)brown nosing, insincere98
9681428022concur (v)to agree99
9681428023Indolent (adj)lazy100
9681428024slovenly (adj)sloppy, untidy101
9681428025epithet (n)bad name102
9918705063bellicose (adj)warlike, hostile103
9918705064vacuous (adj)stupid, meaningless104
9918705065Cryptic (adj)puzzling105
9918705066Prolific (adj)a lot, many106
9918705067antithesis (n)opposite107
9918705068parsimonious (adj)stingy108
9918705069appellation (n)noun or nickname109

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