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5435519298UxorialWifely0
5435519299EncomiumSpeech/writing of great praise1
5435519300CompunctionRemorse2
5435519301PolyglotSpeak more than one language3
5435519302BellwetherA predictor4
5435519303ApocryphalFalse5
5435519304PerorateTo write/talk in great length6
5435519305UndulateTo move with a wavelike motion7
5435519306AttenuateThe process of making something weaker8
5435519307MephiticFetid9
5435519308AspersionsHarsh comment10
5441245131PrescientHave knowledge of the event before it happened11
5441245132AntipathyIntense dislike/hatred12
5441245133SycophantA flatterer13
5441245134PhilistineAn individual who is hostile/ignorant to arts and culture14
5441245135FidelityFaithfulness15
5441245136FiduciaryTrustee16
5441245137FallaciousMisconception17
5441245138FrissonThrill18
5441245139FeignTo fake19
5441245140ParvenuUpstart20
5441245141PugnaciousReady-to-fight21
5441245142InviolateUnbesmirched22
5441245143DesultoryWithout a strong plan23
5441245144ImbroglioA state of confusion24
5441245145FecundityFertility25
5441245146SundryMiscellaneous26
5441245147EffeteOverly refined27
5441245148AridityIntense dryness28
5441245149AgrarianMaking a living from farming29
5441245150SalaciousAppealing to one's lustful taste/appetite30
5441245151RancidFoul31
5441245152ConfuteTo confuse32
5441245153SalientMost outstanding point33
5441245154ConcomitantNaturally accompanying34
5441245155InimicalHostile35
5441245156CenotaphA monument to the dead, but the remains are not there36
5441245157MyriadNumerous37
5441245158EviscerateDisembowel38
5441245159SaturnineDark39
5441245160SubterfugeThe use of deceit to gain one's goal40
5441245161InsouciantCarefree41
5441245162Hoi polloiThe masses42
5441245163PoltroonAn utter coward43
5441245164CognoscentiIncredibly knowledgeable people who are experts in certain areas44
5441245165AbjureTo renounce completely45
5441245166AbsolutionTo cleanse46
5441245167AblutionMorning cleansing47
5441245168GainsayTo deny48
5441245169DissoluteOf low or lacks moral means49
5441245170CeleritySwiftness50
5441245171CataractA large waterfall51
5441245172PedestrianCommon52
5441245173EcumenicalUniversal53
5441245174ByzantineSomething that is more complicate than required54
5441245175AnachronismSomething out of place in time55
5441245176CosmopolitanSophisticated56
5441245177MílangeA mixture57
5441245178TailsmanA charm58
5441245179CredulousGullible59
5441245180SacerdotalRelated to the priesthood60
5441245181AvuncularOf or like an uncle61
5441245182PlutocraticDescribes society where wealth determines role62
5441245183SalubriousHealthful63
5441245184SedentaryNon-moving lifestyle64
5441245185SybariticSelf-indulgent65
5441245186OdiumDisgust66
5441245187AffinityBent for something67
5441245188PulchritudeBeauty68
5441245189UbiquitousOccurring everywhere at the same time69
5441245190TrepidationFear70
5441245191SurfeitExcess71
5441245192ApprobationPraise72
5441245193OpprobriumHarsh criticism73
5441245194AutodidactSelf-taught74
5441245195ContentiousReady-to-fight75
5441245196AlacrityWith great enthusiasm or willingness76
5441245197ObfuscateTo make unclear77
5441245198AntediluvianRidiculously old-fashioned78
5441245199HomilyLong lecture with moral/religious purpose79
5441245200ProbityHonesty80
5441245201PusillanimousCowardly81
5441245202EtherealHeavenly82
5441245203EphemeralFleeting83
5441245204LugubriousWeakly sentimental84
5441245205ApotheosisTo raise to the level of the gods85
5441245206MendacityLying86
5441245207TemerityBoldness87
5441245208ZenithPeak88
5441245209PunditJudge89
5441245210MaelstromWhirlpool90
5441245211FetidLoathsome91
5441245212SanguineConfident92
5441245213DessicateTo dry out93
5441245214BoonA gift94
5441245215EgregiousKnown by the bad95
5441245216CupidityGreed96
5441245217CacophonyHarsh sounds97
5441245218BellicoseWarlike98
5441245219SuperannuateTo retire on a pension99
5441245220InveterateHabitual100
5441245221FloridRed; ornate101
5441245222UnctuousSickenly flattering102
5441245223VeracityHabitual truthfulness103
5441245224VoracityGreedily eating104
5441245225BucolicRelated to the countryside105
5441245226VitriolHarsh, bitter criticism106
5441245227IrascibleEasy to anger107
5441245228IndefatigableTireless108
5441245229AcerbicSharp and bitter109
5441245230DetritusLeftover organic matter110
5441245289IgnominyShame111
5441245290CanardUnfounded rumor about someone112
5441245291UmbrageTo take offense113
5441245292DilatoryDelaying114
5441245293InnocuousHarmless115
5441245294MitigateTo lessen116
5441245295VituperateTo shout at someone loudly and harshly117
5441245296EnervateTo weaken118
5441245297JocoseJovial119
5441245298PostpramdialAfter dinner120
5441245299PaucityA lack of121
5441245300SoporificCausing drowsiness122
5441245301TateogenicThe cure causes the damage123
5441245302VitiateTo legally void124
5686189568RhinitisAn infection of the nasal membrane125
5686189569Carte BlancheThe freedom to do/say what you desire126
5686189570EnigmaMystery127
5710642138SesquipedalianA word with many syllables128
5710642139BamboozleTo cheat129
5710642140CircumlocutionA deliberate attempt to be vague130
5710642141FilialThe affection that characterizes a good son/daughter131
5710642142SubniveanThe zone in and under the snow pack, providing protection to hibernate entities132
5710642143ConflagrationA huge, all-consuming fire133
5710642144InchoateSomething that is not fully formed yet134
5710642145AssignationA secret meeting, usually between lovers135
5710642146LevityThe lack of proper seriousness for an occasion136
5710642147PuissantPowerfum137
5710642148DegustationThe tasting of something138
5710642149ArborealRelated to trees139
5710642150AsceticSelf-denying140
5710642151BurgeonTo bud141
5710642152PenultimateSecond to the last142
5710642153ApostasyThe complete abandonment of one's religious/political beliefs143
5710642154CrepuscularDescribes animals primarily active during twilight144
5710642155AnnihilateTo destroy completely145
5710642156InsipidLacking flavor146
5710642157LucullanLuxurious147
5710642158DiaphanousSheer148
5710642159Marmorean/MarnolealResembling marble in its hardness, coolness, and appearance149
5710642160SucculantA cactus; juicy; mentally nutritious150
5710642161FreneticWild in an unorganized way151
5710642162VenalDescribes an individual susceptible to bribery152
5710642163RevivifyTo bring back to life153
5710642164CideTo kill154
5710695875FatuousSilly155
5710695876PeripateticNomadic156
5710695877BodaciousBold almost to the point of ridiculousness157
5710695878DiasporaThe dispersal of any group of people from their homeland158
5710695879MeritriciousFalsely alluring159
5710695880ScintillatingTo shine brightly with luster160
5710736406EuphemismA nice way of saying something unpleasant161

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