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228010557AcutenessSharpness of perception0
228010558LabyrinthLike a maze; very convulted and intricate1
228010559AuspiciousFavorable2
228010560ImperiousExtremely overbearing3
228010561WanVery pale & sickly4
228010562FugitiveA person who is elusive or hard to find; wandering5
228010563ExtantStill in existence6
228010564QuaintUnusual in character or appearance7
228010565TomeA book that is a large volume8
228010566GauntlessVery thin; emaciated; angular9
228010567Burnishedmade smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing10
228010568Exigenciesurgent situations, pressing needs11
228010569Vistaa distant view seen through an opening12
228010570Depravitymoral corruption13
228010571Unobtrusivenot readily noticeable, inconspicuous14
228010572Tarry(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while15
228010573Affinitya natural attraction or feeling of kinship16
228010574Despondencydepression, dejection17
228010575Enumeratedto mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list18
228010576Incuriousuninterested, lacking normal curiosity19
228010577Eruditescholarly20
228010578Incantationsritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic effect21
228010579Ominousthreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments22
228010580Abaselower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect23
228010581Palliatelessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of24
228010582Odiousdeserving hate or contempt25
228010583Implicitimplied though not directly expressed26
228010584Antipathya strong dislike, hostile feeling27
228010585Abstrusedifficult to understand28
228010586Etherealcharacterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; heavenly29
228010587ImportRelative importance. Significance30
228010588Inextricablenot able to be disentangled31
228010589Expiationthe act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)32
228010590Venerableprofoundly honored33
228010591ZenithThe highest point overhead; peak34
228010592Credibilitythe quality of being believable or trustworthy35
228010593ImputeTo blame or to charge36
228010594Malevolenceill will or evil intentions37
231550664repletefilled to capacity; abundantly supplied38
231550665portenta sign or forewarning39
231550666calamitya serious event causing distress or misfortune40
231550667benignnot causing harm; of gentle disposition; beneficial41
231550668foliageleaves of a plant, leafage42
231550669austeritystrict;stern; unadorned; ascetic43
231550670obviatedmakes unnecessary; prevents as a result of anticipating44
231550671precipicea very steep cliff or mass of rock; the brink of something dangerous45
231550672derisivelyscoffing at; mockery; ridicule46
231550673propinquitynearness;kinship47
231550674blighteddestroyed or caused by decline or decay48
231550675sedulousvery diligent; accomplishing with painstaking care49
231550676deleteriousharmful, injurious, dangeroud50
231550677incongruitynonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility51
231550678capriciouschanging suddenly, fickle52
231550679petulantunreasonably irritable or ill-tempered53
231550680precocityexceptionally early in development or occurrence54
231550681endowingto provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or a quality55
231550682primevalancient, relating to the earliest ages56
231550683scintillatingsparkling, shining, or flashing57
231550684loquacityvery talkative58
231550685lamentationthe passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief59
231550686misanthropyhatred of mankind60
231550687consecrationto make or declare sacred; blessing of something to make it holy61
231550688forebodev. To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.62
231550689sentinelone who keeps guard as a sentry63
231550690buoykeep afloat, raise the spirits of, encourage64
231550691solaceto comfort or to cheer65
231550692prattlemeaningless sounds, babble66
231550693estrangedseparated; alienated67
231550694mollifiedappeased, calmed down68
231550695pallorextreme paleness usually relating to the face69
231550696alloya substance that is a mixture of metals70
231550697entreatplead; ask earnestly71
231550698vicissitudea passing from one thing to another, change of luck72
231550699duplicitydouble-dealing, hypocrisy73
231550700decorumappropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior74
231550701potentatea monarch, very powerful ruler, sovereign75
231550702gratuitousgiven freely, unwarranted76
231550703jocularityjocular-jesting or joking jocularity-fun characterized by humor77
231550704posterityfuture generations, all descendants of a person78
231550705effervescenceshowing high spirits79
231550706pompa showy or dignified display pompous-exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance; bombastic80
231550707indefatigabletireless, incapable of being fatigued81
231550708audacityexcessive boldness, rashness, daring82

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