330714900 | Perfidious | Disloyal and untrustworthy | |
330714901 | Perspicacity | Keenness in observing and understanding | |
330714902 | Physiognomy | Facial features | |
330714903 | Piety | Religious devotion | |
330714904 | Pithy | Short and concise but full of meaning | |
330714905 | Piquant | Stimulating to the taste or mind | |
330714906 | Precocious | Appearing or developing early | |
330714907 | Predilection | A predisposition in favor of something | |
330714908 | Propitious | Indicating a good chance of success | |
330714909 | Propriety | Correct or appropriate behavior | |
330714910 | Rectitude | Moral uprightness or righteousness | |
330714911 | Repertoire | A collection of works that an artist or company can perform | |
330714912 | Sagacious | Wise | |
330714913 | Salubrious | Favorable to health of mind or body | |
330714914 | Sardonic | Disdainfully or ironically humorous | |
330714915 | Sentient | Able to perceive or feel things | |
330714916 | Sibilant | Sounded with a hissing effect | |
330714917 | Sojourn | A temporary stay | |
330714918 | Soporific | Sleep inducing | |
330714919 | Sordid | Arousing moral distaste and contempt | |
330714920 | Irascible | Easily made angry | |
330714921 | Languid | Lacking spirit or liveliness | |
330714922 | Liable | Held legally responsible | |
330714923 | Magnanimity | Generosity | |
330714924 | Malevolent | Having or showing a wish to do evil to others | |
330714925 | Mendicant | Given to begging | |
330714926 | Meretricious | Apparently attractive but in reality having no value or integrity | |
330714927 | Mien | A person's look or manner | |
330714928 | Mirth | Great merriment | |
330714929 | Mitigate | Make less severe or harsh | |
330714930 | Nebulous | Lacking definition or definite content | |
330714931 | Neophyte | Any new participant in some activity | |
330714932 | Notoriety | The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality | |
330714933 | Obstreperous | Boisterously and noisily aggressive | |
330714934 | Opprobrium | A state of extreme dishonor | |
330714935 | Ostensible | Stated or appearing to be true | |
330714936 | Pacify | Quell anger, agitation, or excitement | |
330714937 | Palliate | Make less severe or less painful | |
330714938 | Pathos | A quality that evokes pity or sadness | |
330714939 | Pecuniary | Relating to or involving money | |
330714940 | Epistolary | Relating to writing in the form of a letter | |
330714941 | Exonerate | To clear of blame | |
330714942 | Extirpate | Destroy completely | |
330714943 | Extrication | Freedom from constraint or difficulty | |
330714944 | Facetious | Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor | |
330714945 | Fastidious | Very attentive to accuracy and detail | |
330714946 | Felicitous | Pleasing and fortunate | |
330714947 | Furtive | Secretive, stealthy | |
330714948 | Gratuitous | Unwarranted, uncalled for | |
330714949 | Harangue | A lengthy and aggressive speech | |
330714950 | Ignominy | Shame and disgrace | |
330714951 | Impetuous | Impulsive, done without thought or care | |
330714952 | Impudence | Not showing due respect for another person | |
330714953 | Indigence | A state of extreme poverty | |
330714954 | Indigenous | Native to a certain area | |
330714955 | Indignant | Angry at something that is unjust or wrong | |
330714956 | Inexorable | Not capable of being swayed, relentless | |
330714957 | Iniquities | Gross injustice or wickedness | |
330714958 | Insipid | Lacking flavor | |
330714959 | Invidious | Likely to arouse resentment or anger in others | |
330714960 | Cessation | A ceasing, an end | |
330714961 | Commodious | Roomy and comfortable | |
330714962 | Conciliatory | Intended or likely to placate or pacify | |
330714963 | Condescend | Show feelings of superiority | |
330714964 | Confabulate | Engage in conversation, talk | |
330714965 | Conjecture | An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information | |
330714966 | Consecrate | Make or declare sacred, dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose | |
330714967 | Conspicuous | Standing out so as to be obvious | |
330714968 | Convivial | Friendly, lively, enjoyable | |
330714969 | Corpulent | Fat | |
330714970 | Cunning | Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion | |
330714971 | Deference | Humble submission and respect, a courteous expression of esteem or regard | |
330714972 | Dereliction | The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated | |
330714973 | Desultory | Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm | |
330714974 | Dilettante | A person who cultivates an area of interest without real commitment or knowledge | |
330714975 | Diminutive | Extremely or unusually small | |
330714976 | Duplicity | Deceitfulness | |
330714977 | Elucidate | Make clear, explain | |
330714978 | Emulate | Match or surpass, typically by imitation | |
330714979 | Ennui | A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement | |
330714980 | Abdication | Renunciation of one's position | |
330714981 | Abhor | Regard with disgust or hatred | |
330714982 | Acrid | Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant odor | |
330714983 | Ameliorated | Made something better | |
330714984 | Amenable | Open and responsive to suggestion | |
330714985 | Amiable | Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner | |
330714986 | Analogous | Comparable in certain respects | |
330714987 | Antagonize | Cause someone to become hostile | |
330714988 | Antipathy | A deep-seated feeling of dislike | |
330714989 | Apparition | A ghost or ghost-like image of a person | |
330714990 | Apoplectic | Overcome with anger, extremely indignant | |
330714991 | Apothecary | A person who prepares and sells medicine and drugs, or a place where people go to buy medicine and drugs | |
330714992 | Asinine | Extremely stupid or foolish | |
330714993 | Assiduous | Showing great care and perseverance | |
330714994 | Assuaged | Made an unpleasant feeling less intense | |
330714995 | Auspicious | Conducive to success, favorable | |
330714996 | Avaricious | Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain | |
330714997 | Bereavement | Deprivation of a loved one through a profound absence | |
330714998 | Capricious | Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | |
330714999 | Carte Blanche | Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best |
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