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6388180141Implacablenot to be appeased modified or pacified;inexorable0
6388180142Midigateto become milder, lessen in severity1
6388180143eclecticnot following any one system (as of medicine, philosophy ect.) but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems2
6388180144opprobriumthe disgrace of the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful;infamy3
6388180145aberrantdeviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type;exceptional; abnormal4
6388180146stymieto hinder, block, or thwart5
6388180147nascentbeginning to exist or develop6
6388180148avariceinsatiable greed for riches;inordinate,misery desire to gain and hoard wealth7
6388180149urbanehaving the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities8
6388180150ingenuousfree from reserve restraint or dissimulation(sincere, frank)9
6388180151onerousburdensome, oppressive or trouble some; causing hard ship10
6388180152discretion (noun)cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions11
6388180153burgeon (verb)to grow rapidly or flourish12
6388180154axiom(noun)a universally recognized principle13
6388180155ubiquitous (adjetive)existing elsewhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread14
6388180156disabuse(verb)to undeceive; to set right15
6388180157heretical (adj)violating accepted dogma or convention16
6388180158vilify (verb)to defame; or characterize harshly17
6388180159dogmatic(adj)expressing a ridged opinion based on unproved or improvable principles18
6388180160perennial (adj)recurrent through the year or many years;happening repeatedly19
6388180161torpid(adj)lethargic;sluggish; dormant20
6388180162magnanimity(noun)the quality of being noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving21
6388180163truculent(adj)fierce and cruel, eager to fight22
6388180164eccentric(adj)departing from nouns or convections23
6388180165convoluted(adj)complex or complicated24
6388180166bombasticpromos; grandiloquent(extravagant in language style or manner)25
6388180167occlude(verb)to obstruct or block26
6388180168loquacious(adj)extremely talkative27
6388180169misanthrope(noun)one who hates all other humans28
6388180170hedonism(noun)devotion to pleasurable pursuits (especially of the senses)29
6388180171abscondto depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest30
6388180172amalgamateto mix or blend together in a homogeneous body31
6388180173apocryphalof doubtful authority or authenticity32
6388180174auguryomen33
6388180175comestiblefit to be eaten34
6388180176desuetudea state of disuse or inactivity35
6388180177diaphanoustransparent36
6388180178encomiuma formal discriminating expression of praise37
6388180179gossamerflimsy38
6388180180iconoclastan image-breaker39
6388180181maudlinfoolishly and tearfully affectionate40
6388180182verbiageuse of many words without necessity41
6388180183vituperateto overwhelm with wordy abuse42
6388180184noisomeoffensive or disgusting; also harmful unwholesome43
6388180185abstrusedealing with manners difficult to be understood44
6388180186moribundon the point of dying45
6388180187nadirthe lowest point46
6388180188umbragea sense of injury47
6388180189vociferousmaking a loud outcry48
6388180190lasciviouslustful49
6388180191quixoticchivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous degree50
6388180192aberrationdeviating from the right, customary or prescribed corse51
6388180193acumenquickness of intellectual insight,or discernment, keenness of discrimination52
6388180194anathemaanything forbidden,as by social usage53
6388180195asperityharshness or roughness of temper54
6388180196bumptiousfull of offensive and aggressive self conceit55
6388180197contumaciousrebellious56
6388180198eruditevery learned57
6388180199insouciantnonchalant58
6388180200lachrymosegiven to shedding tears59
6388180201loquacioustalkative60
6388180202meretriciousalluring by false or gaudy show61
6388180203nefariouswicked in the extreme62
6388180204halcyoncalm and peaceful63
6388180205archaicoutdated;associated with earlier, more primitive time64
6388180206quiescencestillness; motionless; quality of being at rest65
6388180207pedagogyprofession or principles of teaching or instructing66
6388180208obsequiousexhibiting fawning attractiveness67
6388180209obdurateunyielding; hard hardened;intractable68
6388180210imperturbablemarked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness69
6388180211impassiverevealing no emotion70
6388180212paeansong or hymn of praise or thanksgiving71
6388180213obtuselacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression72
6388180214bucolicrustic and pastoral;characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants73
6388180215demurto question or oppose74
6388180216adulterateto reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients75
6388180217stoicindifferent or unaffected by pleasure or pain;steadfast76
6388180218evanescenttending to disappear like vapor;vanish77
6388180219exacerbateto make worse or more severe78
6388180220noxiousharmful;causing pain to others79
6388180221synesthesiawhen one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another(ex. the sight of red ants makes you itchy)80
6388180222assertiona declaration that is made emphatically81

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