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82566480ZenithHighest point a celestial body can reach in the sky
82566481HarrowA cultivating implement set with spikes, spring teeth, or disks and used primarily for pulverizing and smoothing the soil
82566482TruculentAggressively self-assertive;cruel, harsh, or destructive
82566483PetulantInsolent or rude in behavior or speech
82566484AnimosityIll will or resentment tending toward active hostility
82566485CantankerousDifficult or irritating to deal with
82566486LecherousSuggestive of excessive indulgence in sexual activity
82566487RakishDashingly or carelessly unconventional; jaunty
82566488VenerationRespect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom or talent of a person (or age)
82566489VagrantOne who has not established residence and wanders idly
82566490VehemenceMarked by forceful energy; intensely emotional
82566491QuerulousHabitually complaining
82566492SardonicDisdainfully or skeptically humorus; derisively mocking
82566493DenunciationA public condemnation
82566494IncredulousUnwilling to believe what is offered as true; skeptical
82566495CircuitousHaving a circular or winding course
82566496EffluviumUnpleasant or noxious odor or vapor
82566497FetidHaving a heavy offensive smell
82566498LitheCharacterized by easy flexibility and grace
82566499FatuousComplacently foolish, silly
82566500ArbiterOne who has the power to settle or decide a dispute
82566501ConjectureA conclusion reached by quesswork
82566502DecorousShowing good taste manners; proper or decent
82566503NebulousIndistinct and vague
82566504ListlessShowing no interest in action
82566505CowedTo be subdued by filling with fear or awe
82566506MoonTo spend in idle reverie; behave abstractly
82566507GauntThin, bony, hollow-eyed and haggard from hunger
82566508SlovenlyCareless in apperance
82566509BemusedTo occupy the attention of; absorb; to make confused; bewildered
82566510MoroseCharacterized by gloom
82566511DissipatedTo break up and scatter or vanish
82566512DemureModest and reserved in manner or behavior
82566513QuidA wad of something chewable
82566514PiquedProvoked; made irritated, angry or resentful
82566515AgrarianCharacteristic of farmers or their way of life
82566516InveterateFirmly established by long persistence; confirmed in a habit
82566517RestiveStubbornly resisting control; marked by impatience
82566518PallAn overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom
82566519VigilanteA slef-appointed doer of justice
82566520LanguidDrooping from exhaustion; without life
82566521OstracismExclusion by general consent from social acceptance
82566522BelligerentInclined to or exhibiting hostilityor combativeness
82566523FeralRelating to a wild beast, fierce
82566524DestituteLacking possessions and resources; suffering extreme poverty
93098341HeathenUncivilized or irreligious peron
93098342ConjureTo summon a devil or spirit
93098343FactionA party or group that is often self-seeking
93098344AbominationA dreadful or immoral thing
93098345DeferenceSubmission to the opinion of another; respectful regard
93098346NaughtNothing
93098347AbyssVast chasm; anything unfathomable, profound or infinite
93098348IntimationIndirect suggestion casting suspicion
93098349FormidableCausing fear or dread; vastly superior or strong
93098350TrepidationAlarm or dread
93098351NotoriousWidely and unfavorably known
93098352ProdigiousExtraordinary, big
93098353DefamationFalse or unjusticed injury of the good reputation of another
93098354LicentiousLacking moral restraint
93098355BlanchedTurned pale with shock or fear
93098356AmeliorateTo improve
93098357IndignantFilled with anger caused by something unjust or mean
93098358DaftCrazy; mad
93098359TaintTo contaminate morally; a trace of something bad or dishonorable
93098360QuailTo give way; to lose heart in difficulty or danger
93098361AvidlyCharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous persuit
93098362BefuddleTo confuse or stupefy; to make stupidly drunk
93098363EffronteryDisrespectful and insulting boldness
93098364ImmaculateWithout strain; pure
93098365QualmPang of conscience as to conduct; doubt of the rightness of an act
93098366ProbityComplete honesty and integrity
93098367BaseMorally low; mean-spirited; selfish
93098368ConciliatoryTending to win over; overcome distrust or hostility
93098369BeguileDeceive
93098370ReprieveTo delay punishment; to give relief for a time
93098371AdamantUnbreakable or hard
93098372GauntExcessively thin and angular
93098373CleaveTo adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
93098374TantalizeTo tease or torment by presenting something desirable but keeping it out of reach
103012781AcronymA word formed from the initial letters of a name or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words (ex. SCUBA)
103012782Affixa.A word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that is attached to a base, stem or root. b.Something that is attached, joined or added.
103012783Coinagea.The invention of new words b.An invented word or phrase c.The process of making coins (ex. Hobbit)
103012784Colloquiala.Used in or suitable to spoken language or to writing that imitates speech;conversational b.Informal style of expression
103012785MalapropismThe use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but humorously wrong in the context
103012786OnomatopoeiaThe formation of a word that imitatates or resembles what it stands for.
103012787PalindromeA word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward (ex. racecar)
103012788PortmanteauA word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two diferent words;blend (ex. blog)
103012789SimileA figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as
103012790SpoonerismAn accidental but humorous distortion of words in a phrase formed by interchanging the initial sounds.
116319234IgnominyDeep personal humiliation and disgrace
116319235Subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
116319236PhantasmagoricRapidly changing series of pictures
116319237SagacityDiscerning and wise
116319238AmenableReadily brought to yield or submit
116319239EfficacyPower to produce an effect
116319240AlchemyA medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of base metal into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and a means of indefinitely prolonging life
116319241LuridCausing gorror or revulsion, ghastly
116319242IrrepressiblyImpossible to restrain or control
116319243SuccorHelp, relief, aid
116319244InsidiousAwaiting a chance to entrap; harmful but enticing
116319245ContumaciouslyStubbornly rebellious
116319246DespondencyHopeless, dejection
116319247CapriceA sudden, impulsive action
116319248ImpMischievous child; small demon
116319249PlaciditySerenely free of disturbance
116319250AnathemasCurses
116319251PanoplyFull suit of armor, ceremonial attire
116319252ExpatiatingSpeaking at great length
116319253VindicateTo avenge, to set free, to provide justification or defense for
116319254PilloriedTo expose to public scorn or ridicule
116319255ImportunateTroublesomely urgent, overly persistent in request or demand
116319256BenevolentMarked by good will
116319257EruditionBookish knowledge; profound
116319258CommodiousnessComfortably and conveniently spacious
116319259InimicalAdverse because of hostility; enemy-like
116319260SomniferousSleep inducing
116319261SomnambulismSleep walking
116319262ExpiationAct of atonement or reconciliation
116319263TorpidNo motion, sluggish, lacking energy
116319264MalevolenceVicious ill will, spite or hatred
116319265DespoticRuling with absolute power; exercising power tyrannically
116319266BenignGracious, showing kindness and gentleness
116319267AcquiescingTo accept, comply or submit quietly
116319268UsurpingTo seize and hold or take possesion by force
116319269BaneA source of harm or ruin; a curse (antonym=boon)
116319270BlightedA disease of plants that causes them to wither; something that frustrates plans or hopes; something that destroys; a deteriorated condition
116319271SedulousWith careful perseverance; diligent in pursuit
116319272EnigmaSomething hard to understand or explain
116319273AsperityHarshness; severity
116319274ScintillatingEmitting sparks; brilliantly lively, stimulating or witty
116319275Mollifiedto soothe in temper
116319276JocularityHabitually jolly
116319277PathosEmotion of sympathetic pity
127034602HogsheadBarrel
127034603GapYawning
127034604HivedStealing
127034605AmbuscadeAmbush
127034606HidingWhipping
127034607MeddleBeing in someones business
127034608DandyA pretty boy
127034609TemperanceAbstinence
127034610SkiffA little boat
127034611PalaverLolly gagging by talking
127034612Trot LineA line of fishing
127034613QuicksilverMercury
127034614CooperHaving an ancestry of carrel makers
127034615Camp MeetingReligious meeting
127034616TruckRandom items of little value
127034617TexasCaptains quarters
127034618GuysRopes used to sturdy something
127034619CareenedSubmerged side
127034620SpondulicksMoney
127034621SheeringTo go off course
127034622WinceFlinch
127034623FrivolousnessNot serious
127034624FeudLong lasting hostility between two or more parties
127034625RansackTo search thoroughly
127034626GallusesSuspenders
127034627Jour PrinterJourneyman printer between an apprentice and master
127034628MesmerismHypnotism
127034629PhrenologyExamining a persons head to tell a fortune
127034630HaughtyProud
127034631HistrionicTheatrical
127034632Country JakesRed Neck
127034633LanguishAppealing for sympathy
127034634CapetThe family name of LouisXVI
127034635SoldCheated
127034636TannerA person whose occupation is to tan hides/ work with leather
127034637SlouchLazy person
127034638PalletSmall bed made of straw
127034639StretchersLies
127034640TickA fabric case for a matress
127034641SandGrit, courage
127034642HarrowTeeth
127034643CandidHonest and sincere
127034644DispositionInclination
127034645ElocutionTo speak out
127034646DoggerySaloon, tavern
127034647TightDrunk
127034648VentureTry, dare
127034649BogusA sham, not genuine
127034650MortificationDeath of flesh
127034651WaylayTo distract

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