7647188777 | Amicable | (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor: "there will be an amicable settlement of the dispute" (adj.) peaceable, friendly | ![]() | 0 |
7647188778 | Ardent | enthusiastic or passionate: "an ardent baseball fan" (adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned | ![]() | 1 |
7647191673 | Assuage | make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense: "the letter assuaged the fears of most members" (v.) to ease, pacify (The mother held the baby to BLANK its fears.) | ![]() | 2 |
7647191674 | Audacity | the willingness to take bold risks: "her audacity came in handy during our most recent emergency" excessive boldness, rashness, daring | ![]() | 3 |
7647193308 | Austere | severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance: "an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook" stern, severe; plain | ![]() | 4 |
7647196899 | Cogent | convincing; reasonable (adjective) | ![]() | 5 |
7647196900 | Commiserate | express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize: "she went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances" sympathize | ![]() | 6 |
7647198511 | Congenial | (adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own: "his need for some congenial company" | ![]() | 7 |
7647198512 | Credulous | too trusting; gullible (adjective) | ![]() | 8 |
7647200523 | Definitive | Supplying a final answer; conclusive 1.(of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority: "a definitive diagnosis" | ![]() | 9 |
7647200524 | Depravity | moral corruption moral corruption; wickedness: "a tale of wickedness and depravity" | ![]() | 10 |
7647202813 | Dormant | inactive, sleeping (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep: "dormant butterflies" | ![]() | 11 |
7647202814 | Effrontery | (n.) shameless boldness, impudence insolent or impertinent behavior: "one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner's decision" | ![]() | 12 |
7647204949 | Enclave | a distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory a small bit of foreign territory lying within a state but not under its jurisdiction ( •a place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it: "the engineering department is traditionally a male enclave" ) | ![]() | 13 |
7647204950 | Enigmatic | difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious (difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious: "he took the money with an enigmatic smile") | ![]() | 14 |
7647206923 | Expedient | a means to an end; advantageous, useful 1.(of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral: "either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so" | ![]() | 15 |
7647206924 | Fortuitous | Accidental, occurring by a happy chance happening by accident or chance rather than design: "the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous" | ![]() | 16 |
7647209341 | Malice | Desire to harm others the intention or desire to do evil; ill will: "I bear no malice toward anybody" | ![]() | 17 |
7647209342 | Prolific | (adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse 1.(of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring: "in captivity, tigers are prolific breeders" | ![]() | 18 |
7647211289 | Quagmire | a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot: "torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire" | ![]() | 19 |
7647211290 | Reprove | (v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke reprimand or censure (someone): "he was reproved for obscenity" | ![]() | 20 |
7647213628 | Temerity | rashness, boldness excessive confidence or boldness; audacity: "no one had the temerity to question his conclusions" | ![]() | 21 |
7647213629 | Tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant not certain or fixed; provisional: "a tentative conclusion" | ![]() | 22 |
7647215603 | Vehement | showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense: "her voice was low but vehement" | ![]() | 23 |
7647215981 | Wary | careful, cautious feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems: "dogs that have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers" | ![]() | 24 |
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