8694842994 | abject | (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity | 0 | |
8694865942 | admonition | an act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning | 1 | |
8694868462 | adversity | difficulties; misfortune | 2 | |
8694871069 | advocacy | public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy | 3 | |
8694876567 | alienation | the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved | 4 | |
8694881523 | altered | change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way | 5 | |
8694895751 | altruism | the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others | 6 | |
8694899547 | ambiguity | the quality of being open to more than one interpretation | 7 | |
8694907991 | ambivalence | the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone | 8 | |
8694914678 | amorous | showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desires | 9 | |
8694916332 | amorphous | without a clearly defined shape or form | 10 | |
8694922584 | analogous | comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of things compared | 11 | |
8694929031 | annihilation | complete destruction or obliteration | 12 | |
8694934847 | apologetic | regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense or failure | 13 | |
8694939273 | arbiter | a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter | 14 | |
8694943622 | ardor | enthusiasm or passion | 15 | |
8694946833 | arrogant | having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities | 16 | |
8694948660 | artificiality | quality of being made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally insincerity or affectedness | 17 | |
8694954787 | ascetic | characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons a person whop practices severe self-discipline and abstention | 18 | |
8694967428 | assail | make a concerted or violent attack on | 19 | |
8694969649 | assuaging | make(an unpleasant feeling) less intense | 20 | |
8694976935 | assumption | arrogance or presumption | 21 | |
8694982469 | astuteness | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage | 22 | |
8694988587 | aura | the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing or place | 23 | |
8694997772 | autonomy | (of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, especially in a particular sphere independence | 24 | |
8695009712 | awe | a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder | 25 | |
8695016480 | berate | scold or criticize (someone) angrily | 26 | |
8695017472 | bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair | 27 | |
8695020530 | brevity | concise and exact use of words in writing or speech | 28 | |
8695022123 | cajoles | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery | 29 | |
8695023830 | camaraderie | mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together | 30 | |
8695026024 | candidly | in an honest and straightforward way; frankly | 31 | |
8804354124 | balanced sentence | a sentence consisting of two or more clauses that are parallel in structure | 32 | |
8804359389 | Animistic | the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls | 33 | |
8879970843 | capricious | impulsive and unpredictable | 34 | |
8879970844 | chaos (n) | complete disorder | 35 | |
8879970845 | charlatan | (n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack | 36 | |
8879970846 | chastise | (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely | 37 | |
8879970847 | chastisement | punishment | 38 | |
8879970848 | chronic | continuing for a long time; constant | 39 | |
8879970849 | chronicle | a record of events in order of time; a history | 40 | |
8879970850 | circumspect | (adj.) careful, cautious | 41 | |
8879970851 | clamorous | characterized by a loud noise or outcry | 42 | |
8879970852 | complicated | hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate | 43 | |
8879970853 | composure | control over expression and action | 44 | |
8879970854 | compulsion | compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse | 45 | |
8879970855 | conceited | excessively proud of oneself; vain | 46 | |
8879970856 | conciliatory | reconciling; soothing; overcoming hostility | 47 | |
8879970857 | concomitant | accompanying in a subordinate fashion | 48 | |
8879970858 | condemnation | an expression of strong disapproval | 49 | |
8879970859 | condescending | possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing | 50 | |
8879970860 | condescension | an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain | 51 | |
8879970861 | confinement | imprisonment | 52 | |
8879970862 | congenital | existing at birth | 53 | |
8879970863 | consolation | an act of comforting | 54 | |
8879970864 | Constraints | restrictions; limits | 55 | |
8879970865 | contemplation | a long and thoughtful observation | 56 | |
8879970866 | contemporaneity | living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary | 57 | |
8879970867 | contentment | satisfaction | 58 | |
8879970868 | contradict | to speak against; to say the opposite | 59 | |
8879970869 | contradictory | adj. Inconsistent with itself. | 60 | |
8879970870 | conventional | (adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite; lacking individuality | 61 | |
8879970871 | convinced | persuaded | 62 | |
8879970872 | convivial | (adj.) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial | 63 | |
8879970873 | corruptible | able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad | 64 | |
8879970874 | criteria | standards by which something is judged | 65 | |
8879970875 | cultivated | refined or cultured in manner | 66 | |
8879970876 | cynical | believing the worst of human nature and motives; distrust | 67 | |
8879970877 | cynicism | an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness | 68 | |
8938233465 | deceptive | tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive | 69 | |
8938246415 | dedication | a name and often a message prefixed to a literary, musical, or artistic production in tribute to a person or cause self-sacrificing devotion and loyalty | 70 | |
8940269285 | deem | (v.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion | 71 | |
8940269286 | defensible | Capable of being maintained or justified. | 72 | |
8940269287 | defiance | A daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. | 73 | |
8940269288 | deliberate | to think over deeply; intentional | 74 | |
8940269289 | delicacy | a choice item of food; great consideration for the feelings of others | 75 | |
8940269290 | deluded | deceived or misled | 76 | |
8940269291 | delusion | a false belief or opinion | 77 | |
8940269292 | demeaning | causing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others; degrading | 78 | |
8940269293 | denigrating | criticize harshly on belittle; condescending | 79 | |
8940269294 | deposition | the process in which material is laid down gas to solid | 80 | |
8940269295 | deprivation | lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities | 81 | |
8940269296 | derives | comes from a certain source | 82 | |
8940269297 | despicable | worthy of scorn, contemptible | 83 | |
8940432694 | despondency | feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless; depression | 84 | |
8940432695 | desultory | jumping from one thing to another; disconnected; rambling | 85 | |
8940432696 | detachment | lack of interest or involvement | 86 | |
8940432697 | deterred | to prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt. | 87 | |
8940432698 | devious | dishonest or deceptive; tricky; not straightforward | 88 | |
8940432699 | devout | pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope | 89 | |
8940432700 | dictate | to pronounce, command, prescribe; give orders | 90 | |
8940432701 | didactic | intended to instruct; instructive | 91 | |
8940432702 | digression | straying from main point | 92 | |
8940432703 | dilemma | a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options | 93 | |
8940432704 | discretion | cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions | 94 | |
8940432705 | discriminate | to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference | 95 | |
8940432706 | disdain | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; scorn | 96 | |
8940432707 | dismayed | struck with fear, dread, or consternation; discouraged | 97 | |
8940432708 | disparate | fundamentally different; entirely unlike | 98 | |
8940432709 | dissipation | wasteful spending, squandering; to spread out and become less concentrated | 99 | |
8940432710 | diversions | a maneuver that draws attention away from something else; distraction | 100 | |
8940472739 | duality | having two parts | 101 | |
8940472740 | duplicitous | deliberately deceptive | 102 | |
8940511162 | dwindles | little remains of it; decrease | 103 | |
8940511163 | dynamic | energetic; vigorously active; changing | 104 | |
9215774164 | efficacy | the power to produce a desired result | 105 | |
9215774165 | egotism | tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance | 106 | |
9215774166 | elegant | refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; graceful | 107 | |
9215774167 | elusive | (adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand | 108 | |
9215774168 | enchanting | charming; having the power to attract | 109 | |
9215774169 | enigma | a puzzle; a mystery | 110 | |
9215774170 | ennoble | to elevate, to raise in rank; to dignify | 111 | |
9215774171 | enumerate | to count, list, or itemize | 112 | |
9215774172 | ephemeral | short-lived; lasting short time | 113 | |
9215774173 | epigrammatic | of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing, witty | 114 | |
9215774174 | epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight | 115 | |
9215774175 | epitomizes | to serve as the typical or ideal example of | 116 | |
9215774176 | equivocating | using vague or ambiguous language to mislead | 117 | |
9215774177 | exhaust | to use up | 118 | |
9215774178 | exhortation | an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something; urgent recommendation or advice | 119 | |
9215774179 | exploited | developed or used to greatest advantage | 120 | |
9215774180 | expositions | large shows, open to the public, that highlight a particular type of product or service; organization open to public | 121 | |
9218707931 | expounds | to explain or talk about something in detail; elaborate | 122 | |
9218707932 | exultation | a feeling of extreme joy | 123 | |
9218707933 | facade | a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation | 124 | |
9218707934 | fallibility | capable of making a mistake | 125 | |
9218707935 | feigned | pretended; not genuine | 126 | |
9218707936 | ferocity | savagery; fierceness; brutality; aggressiveness | 127 | |
9218707937 | fluctuating | having unpredictable ups and downs; changing | 128 | |
9218759003 | foreboding | (n.) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; (adj.) marked by fear, ominous | 129 | |
9218759004 | fraudulence | when a financial gain accompanies a forgery; deceitfulness | 130 | |
9218759005 | frigid | intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone | 131 | |
9218759006 | frivolity | lack of seriousness; lightheartedness | 132 | |
9218759007 | functional | able to operate; in working order | 133 | |
9218759008 | futility | uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result | 134 | |
9219186065 | glee | high-spirited joy | 135 | |
9219186066 | gluttony (n) | engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence | 136 | |
9219186067 | Golden Rule | Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; treat others the way you want to be treated | 137 | |
9226763239 | gratification | satisfaction; a feeling of being rewarded for one's efforts | 138 | |
9226763240 | gullible | easily deceived | 139 | |
9229450283 | Golden Rule | Do unto others as you would have them do unto you | 140 | |
9321891540 | habitually | repeatedly or continuously | 141 | |
9321891541 | hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality; overused | 142 | |
9321891565 | haphazard sentence | random, chaotic, in complete; scrambles and repeats its topics-grammar) | 143 | |
9321891542 | hypocritical | pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; insincere | 144 | |
9321891543 | hysterical | marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion | 145 | |
9321891544 | idiosyncratic | peculiar to the individual; unique | 146 | |
9321891545 | idolatrous | given to intense or excessive devotion to something | 147 | |
9321891546 | idyllic | charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful | 148 | |
9321891547 | illustrate | to explain or make clear using examples, charts, or graphs | 149 | |
9321891548 | immobility | the quality or condition of being immovable or motionless; state of being unable to move | 150 | |
9321891549 | impartial | unbiased; neutral; fair | 151 | |
9321891550 | impassive | (adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless | 152 | |
9321891551 | impede | to obstruct or interfere with; to delay | 153 | |
9321891552 | impingement | to make an impression; have an effect or impact | 154 | |
9321891553 | impish | inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous | 155 | |
9321891554 | implication | something hinted at or suggested | 156 | |
9321891555 | implicitly | without being stated; unquestioningly | 157 | |
9321891556 | incomprehensible | impossible to understand | 158 | |
9321891557 | incongruous | out of place; incompatible | 159 | |
9321891558 | inconsequential | trifling, unimportant | 160 | |
9321891559 | inconspicuous | not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable | 161 | |
9321891560 | incorrigible | not able to be corrected; beyond control | 162 | |
9321891561 | indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment | 163 | |
9321891562 | Industrial Revolution | Change in technology, brought about by improvements in machinery and by use of steam power; change from agriculture to industrial manufacturing | 164 | |
9321891563 | industriousness | persevering determination to perform a task; hard working | 165 | |
9324232893 | ineffectual | producing no result or effect; useless | 166 | |
9324232894 | inexplicable | hard to explain or impossible to understand | 167 | |
9324232895 | inherently | essentially; naturally part of something | 168 | |
9324232896 | insensitivity | inability to be affected by; lack of sensitivity | 169 | |
9324232897 | insights | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation | 170 | |
9324232898 | insistent | demanding; persistent | 171 | |
9324232899 | instability | the quality or state of being liable to change or alteration | 172 | |
9324232900 | intact | untouched or uninjured; kept or left whole | 173 | |
9324232901 | integral | Necessary to complete something; essential | 174 | |
9324232902 | integrity | (n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness | 175 | |
9324232903 | interrogation | formal questioning by persons in authority, especially in the church | 176 | |
9336000411 | intervening | coming between so as to hinder or modify | 177 | |
9336000412 | intuitive | instinctive, untaught | 178 | |
9336000413 | invariably | always; without changing | 179 | |
9336000414 | ironic | satiric; unexpected | 180 | |
9336000415 | irrelevant | not to the point, not applicable or pertinent | 181 | |
9336000416 | irrepressible | incapable of being controlled or held back | 182 | |
9336000417 | irresistible | not capable of being refused or withstood; cant resist | 183 | |
9336000418 | irreverent | disrespectful | 184 | |
9337407466 | Industrial Revolution | the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation | 185 | |
9530696205 | justification | the fact that is said to prove that something is true | 186 | |
9530696206 | liturgies | structured public worship | 187 | |
9530696207 | lustrous | shiny; glossy | 188 | |
9530696208 | lute | a stringed instrument | 189 |
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