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7467308614surreptitious (adj)secret; stealthy0
7467308615sagacity (n)wisdom1
7467308616tenacious (adj)determined2
7467308617reclusive (adj)preferring isolation3
7467308618prudent (adj)careful, cautious4
7467308619prosaic (adj)dull, commonplace5
7467308620querulous (adj)complaining; irritable6
7467308621resilient (adj)quick to recover7
7467308622subtle (adj)hard to detect or describe8
7467308623vindicate (v)to free from blame9
7618904531mundane (adj)commonplace; ordinary10
7618906475sedentary (adj)settled; not migratory (not moving)11
7618910356pugnacious (adj)belligerent; combative12
7618913756indolent (adj)lazy13
7618916598supplicate (v)to beg or plead for14
7618918835intrepid (adj)fearless; courageous15
7618920453poignant (adj)profoundly moving; touching16
7618925769sonorous (adj)having or producing sound17
7618927371convoluted (adj)intricate; complex; coiled18
7667990387incumbent (adj)obligatory; imposed as a duty19
7838732199egregious (adj)conspicuously, offensively bad20
7838732200cantankerous (adj)grumpy; disagreeable21
7838732201reticent (adj)reluctant to speak22
7838732202annihilate (v)to destroy completely23
7838732203sanguine (adj)cheerfully confident24
7838732204superfluous (adj)extra; unnecessary25
7838732205obsolete (adj)old-fashioned; out of date26
7838732206insolent (adj)insulting in manner or speech27
7838732207incorrigible (adj)unable to be reformed28
7838732208meticulous (adj)extremely careful and precise29
8047392992pernicious (adj)extremely harmful; fatal30
8047392993denizen (n)an inhabitant; one who frequents a place31
8047392994saturnine (adj)gloomy, heavy, dull32
8047392995parsimonious (adj)unduly sparing in the spending of money33
8047392996auspicious (adj)favorable34
8047392997antediluvian (adj)antiquated; before the flood35
8047392998chicanery (n)deception; trickery36
8047392999pyrrhic (adj)ruinous; gained at too great a cost37
8047393000inscrutable (adj)not easily understood; hidden38
8047393001evanescent (adj)vanishing too soon; light; airy39
8180609251dilatory (adj)one who delays; one who is habitually late40
8180609252au courant (adj)well-informed; up-to-date41
8180609253insipid (adj)uninteresting; unchallenging42
8180609254enervate (v)to weaken; to tire out43
8180609255ambience (n)surrounding atmosphere44
8180609256soporific (adj)causing sleepiness45
8180609257ebullience (n)intense enthusiasm46
8180609258garrulous (adj)given to excessive, rambling talk47
8180609259didactic (adj)intended to instruct48
8180609260dogmatic (adj)stubbornness in the face of insufficiently proved beliefs49
8408178853sardonic (adj)scornfully, darkly sarcastic50
8408178854mollify (v)to calm; to soothe51
8408178855scintillating (adj)sparkling; brilliant52
8408178856mawkish (adj)excessively, objectionably sentimental53
8408178857élan (n)cheerful enthusiasm54
8408178858sangfroid (n)coolness; composure55
8408178859sartorial (adj)pertaining to clothing, to the work of a tailor56
8408178860prolific (adj)abundantly productive57
8408178861exculpate (v)to free from guilt or blame58
8408178862profligate (adj)given over to self-indulgence59
8577522647obsequious (adj)servile; fawning60
8577522648innocuous (adj)harmless61
8577522649ostensible (adj)apparent; appearing to be true62
8577522650enigmatic (adj)puzzling; mysterious; perplexing63
8577522651lugubrious (adj)mournful; dismal64
8577522652choleric (adj)bad-tempered65
8577522653encumber (v)to weigh down; to burden66
8577522654nihilism (n)total and absolute destructiveness67
8577522655inculcate (v)to implant by repeated statement68
8577522656paradigm (n)an example serving as a model, pattern69
8981069066jocose (adj)given to playful joking70
8981069067maladroit (adj)clumsy71
8981069068palatable (adj)agreeable; tasteful72
8981069069pecuniary (adj)pertaining to money73
8981069070nefarious (adj)very wicked74
8981069071obfuscate (v)to make complex75
8981069072machinations (n)evil plots76
8981069073facetious (adj)given to inappropriate joking77
8981069074potable (adj)suitable for drinking78
8981069075quiescent (adj)dormant79
8981069076cacophonous (adj)discordant sound80
8981069077kindred (adj)related81
8981069078baroque (adj)highly ornate82
8981069079ignominy (n)dishonor83
8981069080germane (adj)pertinent; relevant84
8981069081aberrant (adj)deviant85
8981069082ensconce (v)to settle comfortably86
8981069083lassitude (n)weariness87
8981069084heinous (adj)outrageously evil88
8981069085deleterious (adj)harmful89
9228354749diaphanous (adj)sheer; transparent90
9228354750corrugated (adj)wrinkled; ridged91
9228354751dubious (adj)doubtful; questionable92
9228354752cavalier (adj)offhand or casual; haughty93
9228354753ambivalence (n)state of conflicting emotions94
9228354754engender (v)to cause; to produce95
9228354755cursory (adj)hastily done96
9228354756dissipate (v)to squander; to waste97
9228354757bereft (adj)deprived of; desolate because of loss98
9228354758abstruse (adj)obscure; profound99
9437477730contiguous (adj)adjacent; sharing a boundary100
9437477731factitious (adj)contrived; not genuine; produced by humans not by natural forces101
9437477732myriad (adj)innumerable; countless102
9437477733aspersions (n)damaging, slanderous remarks103
9437477734cull (v)to gather; to select104
9437477735perspicacious (adj)shrewd; keen in judgement105
9437477736copious (adj)plentiful; abundant106
9437477737extrapolate (v)to infer from that which is known107
9437477738ubiquitous (adj)present everywhere108
9437477739recondite (adj)abstruse (difficult) subject matter109
9691388615erudite (adj)learned; having or showing great knowledge110
9691388616fulsome (adj)offensively flattering or insincere111
9691388617imperturbable (adj)marked by extreme calm and steadiness; serene112
9691388618impasse (n)a road or passage having no exit; deadlock113
9691388619hedonist (n)pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially the pleasures of the senses114
9691388620fatuous (adj)vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish115
9691388621iniquitous (adj)wicked116
9691388622euphemism (n)the substitution of a mild, indirect, vague expression for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive117
9691388623indefatigable (adj)incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued; tireless118
9691388624heterodox (adj)not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church dogma or doctrine; holding unorthodox opinions; unconventional119

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