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6131022064AberrationA deviation or departure from what is normal, usual, or expected typically an unwelcome one0
6131033448PiqueTo cause someone to have a greater interest or curiosity in something.1
6131046127Precocioushaving developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.2
6131051122Incipientbeginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage.3
6131063416Indefatigableincapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.4
6131069592VeracityHabitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness5
6131074338Viablecapable of becoming actual, useful, etc; practicable6
6131100206VouchsafeTo grant or give, as by favor or graciousness7
6131106366Arable(of land) used or suitable for growing crops.8
6131114430Apocryphal(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.9
6131122804CredulousHaving or showing too great a readiness to believe things10
6131132734DiatribeA forceful and bitter verbal attack against, someone or something11
6131141316Commensuratecorresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree12
6131150645Celerityswiftness; speed13
6131158536Ostentatiouscharacterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others.14
6131178384Parochialhaving a limited or narrow outlook or scope.15
6131196669PedanticOverconcerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching16
6131209066Conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations17
6131216154ConundrumA confusing and difficult problem or question18
6131220510InnocuousNot harmful or injurious; harmless19
6131226958Inscrutablenot easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable20
6131231550EnigmaticFull of mystery and difficult to understand21
6131247674EnnuiA feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom22
6131251958FetidHaving an offensive odor; stinking.23
6131259592Garnerto gather; to acquire by effort, earn24
6131268739FelicityThe quality or state of being happy.25
6131275949FecundFruitful in offspring or vegetation / very productive or creative intellectually26
6131289364Prosaiccommonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative27
6131295017Pugnacitya natural disposition to be hostile28
6131300137Recantto publicly say that you no longer have an opinion or belief that you once had29
6131305771Discursivedigressing from subject to subject / Proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than by intuition30
6131322492Disparageregard or represent as being of little worth31
6131327296Epicurea person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.32
6131332614Esotericintended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.33
6131338828Lithe(especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful34
6131345697Luridvery vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.35
6131395296Mirea tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.36
6131400985Proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something, often negative.37
6131405411Prolific(of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.38
6131417321Heretica professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.39
6131427891Emanateto flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin40
6131434855Emulateto try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass41
6131440739Imperviousnot permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable.42
6131444530Trepidationa feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.43
6131450826TurgidSwollen and distended or congested44
6131461576UndulateMove with a smooth wavelike motion.45
6131468504Asceticsevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons46
6131474560Aviarya large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in.47
6131538604Buttressa projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall.48
6131541508Ribaldreferring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way.49
6131554485Stultifycause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.50
6131562083Tantamountequivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.51
6132144697Opaquenot able to be seen through; not transparent.52
6132148473Nefarious(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.53
6132154031Mundanelacking interest or excitement; dull.54

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