50298995 | raconteur | person who inspires laughter through his or her verbal talents | 0 | |
50298996 | harlequin | recognizable by his clothing of brightly colored diamond shapes and his mask | 1 | |
50298997 | stooge | one who helps a comedian to be a funny by feeding "straight" lines to him | 2 | |
50298998 | card | not a professional clown but who is eccentrically amusing in his or her behavior | 3 | |
50298999 | wag | habitual joker, a bit silly in his or her mischief | 4 | |
50299000 | wit | verbally clever, intelligently and subtly amusing | 5 | |
50299001 | mountebank | unscrupulous person (joke telling or not) | 6 | |
50299002 | droll | words, facial expressions, or acts that are amusing in an odd way | 7 | |
50299003 | antics | amusing or not, depending on the context or on the personality of beholder | 8 | |
50299004 | prankster | mischievous tricks, practical jokes, may/may not be humorous | 9 | |
50299005 | bacchanal | drunken or riotous celebration | 10 | |
50299006 | hedonist | person devoted to having a good time | 11 | |
50299007 | carouse | noisy partying | 12 | |
50299008 | revlry | loud "good time" | 13 | |
50299009 | libertine | acts without moral restraint | 14 | |
50299010 | chaste | morally pure in thought and conduct | 15 | |
50299011 | celibate | legal fact of being unmarried | 16 | |
50299012 | ratiocination | methodical and logical process of thinking | 17 | |
50299013 | satid | overly prim and proper (negative) | 18 | |
50299014 | spartan | self-disciplined, self-restrained, content with a simple way of life; bears difficult physical or emotional circumstances without showing distress | 19 | |
50299015 | scion | referring to a descendant or heir; male of a wealthy family | 20 | |
50299016 | epigone | tougher, second rate follower, wannabe | 21 | |
50299017 | filial | describes the relationship of a son or daughter to a mother or father | 22 | |
50299018 | avuncular | describes the relationship with an uncle; describes the kind, friendly manner of an unrelated man | 23 | |
50299019 | nepotism | favoritism shown to relatives in practices such as business matters; refers to family members | 24 | |
50299020 | posterity | refers to a person's descendents; general sense of "future generations" | 25 | |
50299021 | lineage | ancestry, line going back to forebears on family tree | 26 | |
50299022 | progenitor | direct ancestor, or by extension an originator | 27 | |
50299023 | prolific | describes someone with many offspring; literal or figurative | 28 | |
50299024 | posthumous | family sense, baby born after death of his/her father or any person | 29 | |
50299025 | resilient | ability to recover readily from illness or misfortune, get back into shape | 30 | |
50299026 | adamant | impervious to reason, stubbornly unyielding | 31 | |
50299027 | lithe | flexible- describing people or things | 32 | |
50299028 | implacable | unable to be appeased or mollified | 33 | |
51188612 | stringent | strict, severe, constricted; describe actions rather than people | 34 | |
51188613 | stalwart | firm, resolute; describe people or actions; "one who loyally supports a party or cause" | 35 | |
51188614 | compliant | flexible, adaptable, willing to agree to the demands of others | 36 | |
51188615 | obeisance | express your obedience or respect; a gesture that expresses homage or a willingness to serve | 37 | |
51188616 | malleable | capable of being shaped or formed, describe things or people who easily adjust to differing circumstances | 38 | |
51188617 | inexorable | not capable of being stopped or changed | 39 | |
51188618 | snippet | a bit, scrap, morsel; describes small, mischievous person, usually a child | 40 | |
51188619 | scintilla | a tiny amount, a trace, spark | 41 | |
51188620 | iota | a very small amount | 42 | |
51188621 | modicum | a small or modest amount | 43 | |
51188622 | smidgen | indeterminate but small amount | 44 | |
51216492 | mite | to a small degree | 45 | |
51216493 | soupcon | tiny amount, just a trace or a hint | 46 | |
51216494 | dram | tiny amount that has a specifc weight, unit of weigh | 47 | |
51216495 | shard | piece of broken pottery or a fragment of any brittle material; but can also be used to mean small piece | 48 | |
51216496 | dollop | lump, small quantity, splash (usually of a liquid or soft solid) | 49 | |
51216497 | obscure | so dark that it is barely visible, indistinct, hidden, not well known, not easily understood, inconspicuous | 50 | |
51216498 | crepuscular | dim, like twilight, describe quality of physical light | 51 | |
51216499 | nocturnal- | occurring at night, most active at night | 52 | |
51216500 | tenebrous | dark and gloomy; literal darkness | 53 | |
51216501 | swarthy | reserved for describing dark complexion | 54 | |
51216502 | shrouded | conceals, protects, or screens (cloth to wrap body or natural like fog) | 55 | |
51216503 | dusky | dark, shadowy, dark complexion | 56 | |
51216504 | opaque | different kinds of dark, impenetrable by light, so obscure as to be unintelligible | 57 | |
51216505 | lowering | to appear dark or threatening | 58 | |
51216506 | penumbra | partial shadow (between illumination and eclipse); something exists to an uncertain degree | 59 | |
51216507 | panache | touch of added style or dash | 60 | |
51216508 | charisma | personal magnetism, charm | 61 | |
51216509 | brio | vivacity, spirit, describe a way of doing something | 62 | |
51266715 | elan | enthusiastic liveliness, dash of style | 63 | |
51266716 | esprit | liveliness of spirit, sprightliness | 64 | |
51266717 | cachet | a mark of quality or a distinguishing feature | 65 | |
51266718 | flair | distinctive elegance or style, particular aptitude or talent | 66 | |
51266719 | raffish | cheaply or shoily vulgar in appearance; tawdry, characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionally | 67 | |
51266720 | rakish | self-confidently stylish, jaunty | 68 | |
51266721 | verve | energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas (especially in artistic performance) | 69 | |
51266722 | jeremiad | speech or written work that mournfully laments the wrongdoings of mankind and predicts wholesale doom; doleful complaints | 70 | |
51266723 | Armageddon | projected final battle between forces of good and evil | 71 | |
51266724 | apocalypse | vision of the total destruction of the world; cosmic devastation | 72 | |
51266725 | Gorgon or gorgon | woman who is regarded as terrifying | 73 | |
51266726 | chimera | creature of the imagination | 74 | |
51266727 | incubus | frightening image into any oppressive burden that torments as individual as a nightmare might torment | 75 | |
51266728 | juggernaut | overwhelmingly powerful, unstopable force, usually destructives | 76 | |
51266729 | specter | literally a ghost; disturbing image of a future disturbance | 77 | |
51266730 | feral | describe either an animal in the wild, one returned to living in such a state | 78 | |
51266731 | anathema | doomed offering,accursed thing; either the curse itself or the person being cursed | 79 | |
51266732 | interminable | not able to end, describe something tedious | 80 | |
51266733 | indefatigable | your energy never ends; incapable of becoming fatigued | 81 | |
51266734 | abiding | doesn't end | 82 | |
51266735 | limbo | fels as though it will never end because you're getting no attention or information that will enable you to move on | 83 | |
51266736 | incessant | unceasing | 84 | |
51266737 | unremitting | never stops, never slackens | 85 | |
51266738 | pertinacious | holding on to a belief or a plan, persistent | 86 | |
51266739 | unflagging | does not tire, does not stop | 87 | |
51266740 | relentless | unstopping, never melts | 88 | |
52782501 | ineluctable | inevitable, inescapable, the "end" is in sight | 89 |
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