6579853162 | Anodize | To coat with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means | 0 | |
6579854572 | Flibbertigibbet | A chattery or flighty, light-headed person | 1 | |
6579854928 | Impertinence | Unmannerly intrusion or assumption | 2 | |
6579855619 | Moribund | In a dying state; near death | 3 | |
6579856424 | Pensive | Expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness | 4 | |
6579862487 | Rapacious | Given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed | 5 | |
6579873079 | Trenchant | Clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct | 6 | |
6579873080 | Visages | The face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance | 7 | |
6579875409 | Somnambulist | A sleepwalker | 8 | |
6579876759 | Diaphanous | Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent | 9 | |
6579878629 | Quiescent | Being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless | 10 | |
6579880486 | Innuendoes | An indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature | 11 | |
6579882136 | Cogitate | To think hard; ponder; mediate | 12 | |
6579884835 | Obsequious | Obedient; dutiful | 13 | |
6579887768 | Assiduously | Constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive | 14 | |
6579890180 | Timorous | Full of fear; fearful | 15 | |
6579890181 | Staid | Of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious | 16 | |
6579894437 | Jocund | Cheerful; merry; blithe; glad | 17 | |
6579895249 | Appellation | A name, title, or designation | 18 | |
6579898804 | Servile | Being in slavery; oppressed | 19 | |
6579899582 | Odious | Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable | 20 | |
6579900467 | Imbecility | An instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability | 21 | |
6579902951 | Pestiferous | Bringing or bearing disease | 22 | |
6579904713 | Lachrymose | Suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful | 23 | |
6579905047 | Dilapidation | To cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively) | 24 | |
6579905413 | Haughty | Disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious | 25 | |
6579905414 | Zeal | Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor | 26 | |
6579905893 | Incredulity | The quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe | 27 | |
6579906480 | Hardihood | Boldness or daring; courage | 28 | |
6579915298 | Sinewy | Having strength, power of vigor | 29 | |
6579916205 | Vexatious | Causing vexation; troublesome; annoying | 30 | |
6579916206 | Tenacious | Pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate | 31 | |
6579916527 | Affably | Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite | 32 | |
6579916528 | Caricaturing | A picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things | 33 | |
6579916864 | Dissimulation | The act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy | 34 | |
6579917260 | Ichthyosaurs | A marine reptile | 35 | |
6579921099 | Ostentation | Pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others | 36 | |
6579921100 | Gyves | A shackle, especially for the leg; fetter | 37 | |
6588475836 | Malign | To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame | 38 | |
6588475837 | Ramshackle | Loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky | 39 | |
6588476267 | Vexed | Irritated; annoyed | 40 | |
6588476666 | Abhor | To regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate | 41 | |
6588476667 | Annul | (Especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate | 42 | |
6588477126 | Languish | To be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade | 43 | |
6588477127 | Syncope | Risk of trauma from falls | 44 | |
6588477541 | Milch | (Of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production | 45 | |
6588477542 | Blunder | A stupid or careless mistake | 46 | |
6588478058 | Rodomontade | Vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk | 47 | |
6588486582 | Empyrean | The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to contain the pure element of fire | 48 | |
6588487011 | Ignominious | Marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating | 49 | |
6588488929 | Lugubrious | Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner | 50 | |
6588489474 | Magnanimity | Generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness | 51 | |
6588489812 | Insinuated | To suggest or hint slyly | 52 | |
6588489813 | Auspicious | Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable | 53 |
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