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110718537acquiesceAccept something reluctantly but without protest
110718538Admonishto caution, advise, or counsel against something
110718540adulationexcessive praise or admiration
110718541affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language.
110718542Akimbowith hands on hips and elbows extending outward
110718543Akinrelated to or alike
110718544allayDiminish or put at rest
110718546Allocationto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things
110718548ambulatoryRelating to or adapted for walking.
110718550amityfriendship; peaceful harmony.
110718551aplombimperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
110718552arduousrequiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
110718553Asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
110718554Avocationsecondary or minor occupation
110718555barragean overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms.
110718556Beguileto lead by deception
110718557blaséapathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment
110718558brazenBold and without shame.
110718559cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging
110718560capaciousHaving a lot of space inside
110718561capriciousimpulsive, unpredictable
110718562censureharsh criticism or disapproval
110718563cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger
110718564cognizantaware; having knowledge.
110718565collusionsecret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; connivance; conspiracy.
110718566Corroborateto support with evidence
110718567Crasshaving or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination
110718568Defrayto provide for the payment of
110718569dina loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
110718570Dintpower; effort
110718571disparityinequality or difference in some respect
110718572dissembleto disguise or conceal
110718573dissimulationthe act of deceiving
110718574diurnalof or pertaining to a day or each day; daily
110718575drollamusingly odd
110718576efficacythe power to produce a desired result
110718577encumberto impede or hamper the function or activity
110718578Enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
110718579ennuia feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom
110718580Envoya person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another
110718581epistlea letter or form of communication
110718582exonerateto relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.
110718583expectorateclear out the chest and lungs
110718584extricateto free or release from entanglement
110718585fecklesscareless or irresponsible
110718586gestalta configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.
110718587hegemonyleadership; predominance.
110718588hospicea shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute
110718589ignominioushumiliating, disgracing
110718590impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
110718591impetusa moving force, impulse, stimulus
110718592indolentlazy
110718593Inexorableimpossible to stop or prevent
110718594inscrutablenot easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable
110718595Insipidlacking taste or flavor or tang
110718596Interlopersomeone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
110718597inundateto flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge
110718598Lassitudea condition of weariness or debility
110718599Licentiouslacking moral discipline
110718600lugubriousexaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
110718601mitigateto make less severe
110718602moribunddying
110718603Muse (Noun)a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction
110718604Muse (Verb)to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject
110718605nebulouslacking definite form, shape, or content; vague or amorphous.
110718606Nefariousextremely wicked
110718607palpateexamine (a body part) by palpation
110718608palpitateto cause to throb or beat rapidly
110718609paradigma pattern or model.
110718610Pecuniaryrelating to or involving money
110718611peremptorynot allowing contradiction or refusal
110718612perjurythe willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
110718613perspicuityclearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
110718614phlegmaticnot easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
110718615physiognomythe art of judging human character by facial features
110718616Plighta solemn pledge of fidelity
110718617preposterouscompletely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish
110718618Presumptuousassuming too much; arrogant
110718619prognosticateto forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
110718620propitiouspresenting favorable conditions
110718621prostrateto lay flat on the ground in demonstration of humility or submission
110718622pusillanimouscowardly; fearful
110718623reticentsilent; reserved
110718624retinuea group that attends an important person.
110718625ribaldhumorously vulgar
110718626schismdivision or disunion, esp. into mutually opposed parties.
110718627seditionincitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
110718628Subversivein opposition to a civil authority or government
110718629suppliantasking humbly and earnestly
110718630surfeitan excessive amount
110718631tediumthe feeling of being bored by something tedious
110718632torridintensely hot and dry
110718633trepidationtremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
110718634unctuousoily; using excessive flattery.
110718635urbanecharacterized by elegance or sophistication.
110718636vacillatebe undecided about something
110718637Vacuousdevoid of significance or point; empty
110718638Vicarioussuffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
110718639volublecharacterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative
110718640wizenedwithered; shriveled

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