7279724373 | ascetic | practicing self-denial; austere | 0 | |
7279725672 | beguile | charm, enchant, to deceive | 1 | |
7279725673 | crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid | 2 | |
7279725674 | defray | to pay for | 3 | |
7279726134 | dint | impact, impression, mark | 4 | |
7279726135 | enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit | 5 | |
7279726712 | envoy | a representative or messenger | 6 | |
7279726713 | interloper | intruder,do not belong | 7 | |
7279727395 | vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another | 8 | |
7279727396 | admonish | to warn | 9 | |
7279727949 | akimbo | with hands on hips and elbows extending outward | 10 | |
7279727950 | lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | 11 | |
7279729498 | licentious | morally unrestrained | 12 | |
7279729499 | pecuniary | relating to money | 13 | |
7279730141 | plight | a difficult or dangerous condition or situation | 14 | |
7481358553 | vacuous | lacking ideas or intelligence | 15 | |
7481363339 | avocation | hobby | 16 | |
7481367584 | capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 17 | |
7481371476 | efficacy | the ability to produce a desired or intended result | 18 | |
7481376129 | epistle | a letter | 19 | |
7481376130 | hospice | a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute | 20 | |
7481380661 | impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus | 21 | |
7481383255 | moribund | about to die or end | 22 | |
7481386112 | reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily | 23 | |
7481392287 | vacillate | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive | 24 | |
7481422063 | akin | related by blood; having similar qualities or character | 25 | |
7481427387 | inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent | 26 | |
7481472739 | insipid | lacking livliness, zest, or interest | 27 | |
7481477167 | nefarious | Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards | 28 | |
7481480704 | physiognomy | a person's facial features or expression | 29 | |
7635579953 | retinue | a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person | 30 | |
7635582978 | suppliant | a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority | 31 | |
7635585727 | tedium | dullness; monotony; boredom | 32 | |
7635590973 | blasé | bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned | 33 | |
7635593389 | cajole | to persuade with false promises and flattery | 34 | |
7635594953 | choleric | hot-tempered; quick to anger | 35 | |
7635605078 | encumber | To weigh down or burden | 36 | |
7635609685 | feckless | lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible | 37 | |
7635599462 | impasse | blocked path; dilemma with no solution | 38 | |
7635623227 | indolent | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy | 39 | |
7635625027 | lugubrious | looking or sounding sad and dismal | 40 | |
7635626542 | ribald | offensive in speech or gesture | 41 | |
7635628754 | adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive | 42 | |
7635630079 | censure | harsh criticism or disapproval | 43 | |
7635632132 | dissimulation | concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense | 44 | |
7884188149 | droll (adj) | amusing in an odd or whimsical way | 45 | |
7884188150 | expectorate | cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract | 46 | |
7884188151 | palpate (v) | to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness | 47 | |
7884188152 | peremptory | putting an end to all debate or action | 48 | |
7884188153 | pusillanimous | cowardly | 49 | |
7884188154 | surfeit | excessive amount | 50 | |
7884188155 | allay (v) | to calm or pacify | 51 | |
7884188156 | capacious | spacious | 52 | |
7884188157 | diurnal | daily; occurring during the daytime | 53 | |
7884188158 | extricate | (v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort | 54 | |
7884188159 | ignominious (adj) | deserving or causing public disgrace or shame | 55 | |
7884188160 | mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity | 56 | |
7884188161 | phlegmatic | calm and unemotional in temperament | 57 | |
7884188162 | propitious | Favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving | 58 | |
7884188163 | acquiesce | (v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit | 59 |
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