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3752918740Implacablenot to be appeased modified or pacified;inexorable0
4496209672Midigateto become milder, lessen in severity1
4496221523eclecticnot following any one system (as of medicine, philosophy ect.) but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems2
4496239245opprobriumthe disgrace of the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful;infamy3
4496247715aberrantdeviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type;exceptional; abnormal4
4496261736stymieto hinder, block, or thwart5
4496266556nascentbeginning to exist or develop6
4496269017avariceinsatiable greed for riches;inordinate,misery desire to gain and hoard wealth7
4496297126urbanehaving the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities8
4496319290ingenuousfree from reserve restraint or dissimulation(sincere, frank)9
4503262563onerousburdensome, oppressive or trouble some; causing hard ship10
4503267723discretion (noun)cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions11
4503288787burgeon (verb)to grow rapidly or flourish12
4503295129axiom(noun)a universally recognized principle13
4503301166ubiquitous (adjetive)existing elsewhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread14
4503309469disabuse(verb)to undeceive; to set right15
4503312498heretical (adj)violating accepted dogma or convention16
4503321259vilify (verb)to defame; or characterize harshly17
4503330723dogmatic(adj)expressing a ridged opinion based on unproved or improvable principles18
4503339586perennial (adj)recurrent through the year or many years;happening repeatedly19
4517983541torpid(adj)lethargic;sluggish; dormant20
4517986823magnanimity(noun)the quality of being noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving21
4517991515truculent(adj)fierce and cruel, eager to fight22
4517994001eccentric(adj)departing from nouns or convections23
4517996326convoluted(adj)complex or complicated24
4517999029bombasticpromos; grandiloquent(extravagant in language style or manner)25
4518004498occlude(verb)to obstruct or block26
4518006038loquacious(adj)extremely talkative27
4518009151misanthrope(noun)one who hates all other humans28
4518010823hedonism(noun)devotion to pleasurable pursuits (especially of the senses)29
4526731846abscondto depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest30
4526737957amalgamateto mix or blend together in a homogeneous body31
4526742175apocryphalof doubtful authority or authenticity32
4526747646auguryomen33
4526751180comestiblefit to be eaten34
4526754100desuetudea state of disuse or inactivity35
4526758603diaphanoustransparent36
4526763046encomiuma formal discriminating expression of praise37
4526769253gossamerflimsy38
4526770778iconoclastan image-breaker39
4541321464maudlinfoolishly and tearfully affectionate40
4541323695verbiageuse of many words without necessity41
4541326072vituperateto overwhelm with wordy abuse42
4541328653noisomeoffensive or disgusting; also harmful unwholesome43
4541333932abstrusedealing with manners difficult to be understood44
4541339253moribundon the point of dying45
4541341439nadirthe lowest point46
4541343523umbragea sense of injury47
4541344937vociferousmaking a loud outcry48
4541319626lasciviouslustful49
4546641296quixoticchivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous degree50
4546643231aberrationdeviating from the right, customary or prescribed corse51
4546646866acumenquickness of intellectual insight,or discernment, keenness of discrimination52
4546651233anathemaanything forbidden,as by social usage53
4546655649asperityharshness or roughness of temper54
4546658078bumptiousfull of offensive and aggressive self conceit55
4546662275contumaciousrebellious56
4546663977eruditevery learned57
4546666879insouciantnonchalant58
4546667912lachrymosegiven to shedding tears59
4548965730loquacioustalkative60
4548967048meretriciousalluring by false or gaudy show61
4548967634nefariouswicked in the extreme62
4548968775halcyoncalm and peaceful63
4548969407archaicoutdated;associated with earlier, more primitive time64
4548970696quiescencestillness; motionless; quality of being at rest65
4548971580pedagogyprofession or principles of teaching or instructing66
4548972853obsequiousexhibiting fawning attractiveness67
4548979880obdurateunyielding; hard hardened;intractable68
4548981414imperturbablemarked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness69
4548982856impassiverevealing no emotion70
4548983093paeansong or hymn of praise or thanksgiving71
4548985833obtuselacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression72
4548987216bucolicrustic and pastoral;characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants73
4548989818demurto question or oppose74
4548990468adulterateto reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients75
4548991326stoicindifferent or unaffected by pleasure or pain;steadfast76
4548993047evanescenttending to disappear like vapor;vanish77
4548993990exacerbateto make worse or more severe78
4548994829noxiousharmful;causing pain to others79
4548995995synesthesiawhen one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another(ex. the sight of red ants makes you itchy)80
4548999425assertiona declaration that is made emphatically81

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