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| to cheat; defraud | ||
| existing in name only; negligible | ||
| to afflict; destroy | ||
| joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought | ||
| a subtle expression of meaning or quality | ||
| intensely emotional; feverish | ||
| deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious | ||
| grammatical mistake; blunder in speech | ||
| to discard; get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering | ||
| to express sorrow; to grieve | ||
| easily deceived | ||
| excessively decorated or embellished | ||
| acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion | ||
| lasting a short time | ||
| behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state | ||
| fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual | ||
| to give up a position, right, or power | ||
| easily made angry | ||
| to decline in vigor, strength, or interest | ||
| foul-smelling; putrid | ||
| to glare or stare angrily and intensely | ||
| extremely plain or secluded | ||
| someone who shows off learning | ||
| causing disease | ||
| someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs | ||
| deceit; trickery | ||
| nickname | ||
| starting to develop; coming into existence | ||
| bell tower; room in which a bell is hung | ||
| predictable; cliched; boring | ||
| steadily increasing in volume or force | ||
| tending to be thrifty or cheap | ||
| to support with evidence | ||
| severe or stern in appearance; undecorated | ||
| bright; brilliant; glowing | ||
| to humble oneself in a demeaning way | ||
| ruddy; cheerfully optimistic | ||
| trick designed to deceive an enemy | ||
| to copy; to try to equal or excel | ||
| the domination of one state or group over its allies | ||
| to censor | ||
| discussion, usually b/w enemies | ||
| fertile; fruitful; productive | ||
| to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character | ||
| frolicsome; playful | ||
| green with vegetation; inexperienced | ||
| sin; evil act | ||
| to overlook, pardon, or disregard | ||
| dormant; unused | ||
| pompous | ||
| dictatorial in one's opinions | ||
| gaudy, cheap, or showy | ||
| to tarnish; taint | ||
| related to spring; fresh | ||
| amusing in a wry, subtle way | ||
| secret, stealthy | ||
| cautious; aware of potential consequences | ||
| to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill | ||
| persuasive and moving, especially in speech | ||
| silent; reserved | ||
| fearless and daring | ||
| an abusive, condemnatory speech | ||
| cynical; scornfully mocking | ||
| to make something unpleasant less severe | ||
| to dry out thoroughly | ||
| to ridicule with satire | ||
| excessive amount | ||
| causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing | ||
| frantic; frenzied | ||
| showing innocence or childlike simplicity | ||
| relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them | ||
| passion; excitement | ||
| inflexible; unyielding | ||
| a person who dislikes others | ||
| an extremely deep hole | ||
| practical, as opposed to idealistic | ||
| a written note or letter | ||
| to irritate | ||
| to choose not to do something | ||
| a self-serving flatterer; yes-man | ||
| tearful | ||
| piece of literature or music imitating other works | ||
| to cross a body of water by wading | ||
| deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong | ||
| beauty | ||
| to count, list, or itemize | ||
| lacking sophistication or experience | ||
| point of time, especially where two things are joined | ||
| a lie | ||
| outgoing; sociable | ||
| charming; happily engaging | ||
| to physically sway or be indecisive | ||
| wandering from place to place; unsettled | ||
| extremely sacred; beyond criticism | ||
| existing during the day | ||
| silent; not talkative | ||
| belonging to a particular area; inherent | ||
| one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors | ||
| new word or expression | ||
| to replace (another) by force; to take the place of | ||
| suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable | ||
| rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic | ||
| growth process from conception to birth | ||
| effectiveness | ||
| claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey | ||
| earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace | ||
| novice; beginner | ||
| to produce, cause, or bring about | ||
| to mar the appearance of; vandalize | ||
| stubborn; unyielding | ||
| generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior | ||
| to instruct morally and spiritually | ||
| to respect deeply | ||
| extremely loud | ||
| purposeful exaggeration for effect | ||
| excess | ||
| apparent | ||
| capable of being shaped | ||
| excessive showiness | ||
| to fluctuate b/w choices | ||
| a funeral hymn or mournful speech | ||
| impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light | ||
| appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety | ||
| to soothe or pacify | ||
| able to be molded, altered, or bent | ||
| to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern | ||
| long, harsh speech or verbal attack | ||
| angelic; sweet | ||
| lacking energy; indifferent; slow | ||
| to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties | ||
| trace amount | ||
| to damage or deface; spoil | ||
| respected because of age | ||
| to dance or skip around playfully | ||
| filled with truth and accuracy | ||
| wordy | ||
| to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse | ||
| rebellious | ||
| diverse | ||
| beliefs or character of a group | ||
| meal or mealtime | ||
| abundantly supplied; complete | ||
| nonsensical talk; specialized language | ||
| stupid; foolishly self-satisfied | ||
| to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire | ||
| exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits | ||
| tending to talk a lot | ||
| fearless; resolutely courageous | ||
| to grovel | ||
| someone passionately devoted to a cause | ||
| impartial and honest in speech | ||
| a person devoted to pleasure and luxury | ||
| fresh and clean; uncorrupted | ||
| to calm or make less severe | ||
| charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness | ||
| unemotional; lacking sensitivity | ||
| minor sin or offense | ||
| a trace; remnant | ||
| happening by chance; fortunate | ||
| monarch or ruler with great power | ||
| temporary irregularity in musical rhythm | ||
| dignified; grandiose | ||
| a contradiction or dilemma | ||
| to penetrate | ||
| to be present throughout; to permeate | ||
| selecting from or made up from a variety of sources | ||
| harsh, jarring noise | ||
| fame, glory, or honor | ||
| to combine; to mix together | ||
| to polish | ||
| the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates | ||
| a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief | ||
| to divide into two parts | ||
| cranky person, usually old | ||
| person with refined taste in food and wine | ||
| rude and bad-tempered | ||
| digressing; diverting | ||
| having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean | ||
| frivolity; gaiety; laughter | ||
| not capable of being disturbed | ||
| to make better; to improve | ||
| to give praise; to glorify | ||
| something out of place in time | ||
| causing sleep or lethargy | ||
| deviation from what is normal | ||
| to swell, inflate, or bloat | ||
| blocked path; dilemma with no solution | ||
| to annoy or provoke to anger | ||
| to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) | ||
| urgent; requiring immediate action | ||
| something that brings about a change in something else | ||
| to foretell or know by inspiration | ||
| peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity | ||
| to clear from blame; prove innocent | ||
| to deceive; a person who is easily deceived | ||
| great disorder or confused situation | ||
| pleasant, harmonious sound | ||
| a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes | ||
| theft of property | ||
| use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one | ||
| a state of diminished energy | ||
| playful; humorous | ||
| lack of interest or emotion | ||
| determined by chance or impulse | ||
| extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking | ||
| to reduce in strength | ||
| rural | ||
| to make larger; expand | ||
| a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers | ||
| a gentle breeze; something airy or insubstantial | ||
| stinking; putrid | ||
| figure of speech comparing two different things | ||
| a sorrowful poem or speech | ||
| corrupt; degenerate | ||
| a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation | ||
| shrewd; wise | ||
| to conciliate; to appease | ||
| unfortunate; having bad luck | ||
| relating to a palace; magnificent | ||
| to gather and store | ||
| a speaker of many languages | ||
| clear and easily understood | ||
| to add ornamental or fictitious details | ||
| sharp and irritating to the senses | ||
| deviating from what is normal or expected | ||
| pompous in speech and manner | ||
| to support; prop up | ||
| group | ||
| thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid | ||
| process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color | ||
| fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes | ||
| easily arouse or changeable; lively or explosive | ||
| to speak in favor of | ||
| to soften; to lessen | ||
| to make more bearable | ||
| to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer | ||
| done without using words | ||
| no variation; tediously the same | ||
| to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically | ||
| highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable | ||
| to make impure | ||
| to calm down or moderate | ||
| unruly; rebellious | ||
| warm praise | ||
| abusive language | ||
| healthful | ||
| stuffed doll; likeness of a person | ||
| ancient; old-fashioned | ||
| aware; conscious; able to perceive | ||
| the female branch of a family | ||
| a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work | ||
| cowardly; without courage | ||
| respect; courtesy | ||
| able to speak clearly and expressively | ||
| to satisfy fully or overindulge | ||
| relaxation; leisure | ||
| to reject the validity of | ||
| to return or repay | ||
| childish, immature, or silly | ||
| not easily managed or manipulated | ||
| an outcast | ||
| to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation | ||
| to make less serious; ease | ||
| known or understood only by a few | ||
| the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs | ||
| to increase in number quickly | ||
| period between reigns | ||
| lavish; wasteful | ||
| to operate against; work against | ||
| lacking foresight; having a narrow view or lang-range perspective | ||
| a puzzle; a mystery | ||
| doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways | ||
| authoritative statement | ||
| agitated; overdone | ||
| to reduce in amount, degree, or severity | ||
| wandering and unpredictable | ||
| to overwhelm; to cover with water | ||
| of a similar kind | ||
| lofty or grand | ||
| harmless | ||
| unable to be calmed down or made peaceful | ||
| a mark of shame or discredit | ||
| quick to act without thinking | ||
| composed of unlike parts; different; diverse | ||
| changing one's mind quickly and often | ||
| speech in praise of someone | ||
| talkative | ||
| acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner | ||
| a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds | ||
| cooperation; mutual helpfulness | ||
| to prevent or delay; anticipate | ||
| highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere | ||
| impudent boldness; audacity | ||
| premise; postulate; self-evident truth | ||
| to make worse | ||
| to clear of blame | ||
| boxing | ||
| deception by means of craft or guile | ||
| to act confusedly or without clear purpose | ||
| complete honesty and integriity | ||
| lowest point | ||
| admirable | ||
| wisdom, caution, restraint | ||
| science or art of making maps | ||
| clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression | ||
| a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation | ||
| to arouse or incite | ||
| varied; marked with different colors | ||
| ungrateful person | ||
| a change or variation; ups and downs | ||
| vitality and energy | ||
| to abuse verbally; berate | ||
| talkative; speaking easily; glib | ||
| sickly pale | ||
| undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless | ||
| to reject; abandon formally | ||
| to humble; disgrace | ||
| sour in taste or manner | ||
| speed or quickness | ||
| book, usually large and academic | ||
| inclined to complain; irritable | ||
| motionless | ||
| to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot | ||
| jumping from one thing to another; disconnected | ||
| to diminish by installment payments | ||
| willing to betray one's trust | ||
| overly idealistic; impractical | ||
| done in a routine way; indifferent | ||
| ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits | ||
| occurring daily; commonplace | ||
| allowing light to show through; delicate | ||
| extreme mental and physical sluggishness | ||
| temporary; lasting a brief time | ||
| a natural inclination or predisposition | ||
| a lessening or pain without loss of consciousness | ||
| to leave secretly | ||
| similar or alike in some way; equivalent to | ||
| something that calms or soothes pain | ||
| extreme dislike | ||
| acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective | ||
| of questionable authority or authenticity | ||
| one who renounces a religious faith | ||
| moderate in appetite | ||
| approval and praise | ||
| swollen as from a fluid; bloated | ||
| a growth in size; an increase in amount | ||
| a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling | ||
| beginner; novice | ||
| offense; resentment | ||
| intense and passionate feeling | ||
| to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right | ||
| to attack; assault | ||
| unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust | ||
| absolute; certain | ||
| to scold sharply | ||
| tightly sealed | ||
| very old; whitish or gray from age | ||
| concerning the appreciation of beauty | ||
| to reduce in force or degree; weaken | ||
| prophecy; prediction of events | ||
| phony; artificial | ||
| to increase in power, influence, and reputation | ||
| downward slope | ||
| to manage economically; to use sparingly | ||
| to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead | ||
| proper; tasteful; socially correct | ||
| subtly or unexpectedly harmful | ||
| a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice | ||
| to express doubts or objection | ||
| witty, skillful storyteller | ||
| fake | ||
| learned; scholarly; bookish | ||
| having bad connotations; disparaging | ||
| an oppressive lack of resource (as money); severe poverty | ||
| to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock | ||
| to make thinner or sparser | ||
| relief from wrong or injury | ||
| response | ||
| lacking self-confidence | ||
| intended to delay | ||
| one who champions or advocates | ||
| wandering from place to place, especially on foot | ||
| coin collecting | ||
| shrewd, astute, or keen-witted | ||
| hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion | ||
| someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic | ||
| impatient, uneasy, or restless | ||
| a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things | ||
| to set right; free from error | ||
| to perceive or recognize | ||
| a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values | ||
| fundamentally different; entirely unalike | ||
| belligerent support of one's country | ||
| an investigation; an inquiry | ||
| having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive | ||
| potential that is not readily apparent | ||
| to teach; impress in the mind | ||
| indirect or evasive; misleading or devious | ||
| extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly | ||
| overly submissive and eager to please | ||
| relating to motion; characterized by movement | ||
| suspicious | ||
| to prevent; to make unnecessary | ||
| trickery | ||
| sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure | ||
| an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual | ||
| to stop up; prevent the passage of | ||
| too helpful; meddlesome | ||
| tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish | ||
| using few words | ||
| hostile; unfriendly | ||
| not fully formed; disorganized | ||
| troublesome and oppressive; burdensome | ||
| to express an opinion | ||
| calm and unemotional in temperament | ||
| a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint | ||
| profound or substantial yet concise succinct, and to the point | ||
| immoral; unrestrained by society | ||
| crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners | ||
| clear; transparent | ||
| courageous; spunky | ||
| to treat as a celebrity | ||
| easily flexed; limber; agile | ||
| controversy; argument; verbal attack | ||
| public disgrace | ||
| lacking energy and enthusiasm | ||
| shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic | ||
| effective writing or speaking | ||
| discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger | ||
| sorrowful; mournful; dismal | ||
| to move slowly and awkwardly | ||
| plot or scheme | ||
| sickly sweet; excessive | ||
| humorous in a vulgar way | ||
| very highly ornamented | ||
| to call into question; to attack verbally | ||
| to grow together to form a single whole | ||
| strongbox; large chest for money | ||
| convincing and well-reasoned | ||
| lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable | ||
| clever; deceptive | ||
| collaboration; complicity; conspiracy | ||
| shriveled; withered; wrinkled | ||
| a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his/her death | ||
| to join together | ||
| the point of culmination; peak | ||
| one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions | ||
| intricate and complicated | ||
| to pamper; treat with great care | ||
| an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose | ||
| too trusting; gullible | ||
| lacking courage | ||
| greed; strong desire | ||
| young woman making debut in high society | ||
| prominent; of notable significance | ||
| meaningless; foolish talk | ||
| to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation | ||
| short summary of facts | ||
| sensible; showing good judgement | ||
| uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled | ||
| lacking interest or flavor | ||
| envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will | ||
| ceremony conferring authority | ||
| to harden; accustom become used to | ||
| a curse | ||
| lacking color or liveliness | ||
| flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve | ||
| temporary suppression or suspension | ||
| elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise | ||
| to punish or criticize harshly | ||
| impressive array | ||
| good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer | ||
| model of excellence or perfection | ||
| crude person, one lacking manners or taste | ||
| to grow and flourish | ||
| whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind | ||
| powerful or influential person | ||
| a curse; a wish of evil upon another | ||
| artificial or stilted in character | ||
| strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules | ||
| universal; broad and comprehensive | ||
| to trim off excess; reduce | ||
| biting in wit | ||
| a secret group seeking to overturn something | ||
| overly sentimental | ||
| dishonest | ||
| beggar | ||
| quick, shrewd, and unpredictable | ||
| gaudy; falsely attractive | ||
| to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage | ||
| rebellion | ||
| having foresight | ||
| to lie or deviate from the truth | ||
| to bury | ||
| to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten | ||
| poor; having no money | ||
| impossible to penetrate | ||
| not devout in religion | ||
| blood-red in color | ||
| habitually lazy or idle |
