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Princeton 118-128

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calm
unemotional; serious
indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
to express strong disapproval of; denounce
to cause to be doubted
to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
the act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
to make vicious statements about
rudely abrupt
bitingly sarcastic or witty
quarrelsome; unruly
unable to be reformed
an ungrateful person
insulting in manner or speech
known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
combative; belligerent
worthy of blame
having a harmful effect; injurious
mutual hatred or ill-will
hatefully evil' abominable
wrongdoing, misconduct
extreme ill-will or spite
rotten
hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
poisonous
characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
worn out through overuse; trite
referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned
no longer in use; old-fashioned
without decoration; strict
the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
commonplace; ordinary
extremely dull
unimaginative; dull
not migratory; settled
anxiety or fear about the future
something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
menacing; threatening
a feeling about the future
timid; fearful about the future
uncertainty; apprhension
introducing something new
lacking sophistication
coming into existence; emerging
strikingly new or unusual
a beginner
sincerity; openness
open and sincere in expression; straightforward
describing a dry, rainless climate
a widespread fire
of or occuring in the night
producing a deep or full sound
describing a large amount of something
large in scope or content
plentiful; having a large quantity
spread or flowing throughout
dispersed throughout
enormous
abundantly supplied; filled to capacity
commendable; worhthy of imitation
to consider perfect
giving praise
of chief concern or importance
highly respected
to make an itemized list of
done or achieved with little effort; easy
possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
a group organized by rank
extremely careful and precise
practical
able to pay one's debts
removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
not applied to actual objects
something out of place in time or sequence
the attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or forces of nature
defense of an idea
equipment; a group of machines
a grammar construction in which a non (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
a perfect example; an original pattern or model
easily broken when subjected to pressure
an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
making gestures while speaking
existing only as an assumption or speculation
a word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
a type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is clearly associated
an apparent contradiction of terms
statement of high praise
an example or model
a grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
long, complex, grammatically correct sentence
causing great harm
an unusual, observable event
presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious
logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling
disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, or caustic
a form of deductive reasoning: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
when a part is used to signify the whole
lacking application or practical application
shortened; cut off

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