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10434881542Abatebecome less in amount or intensity0
10434881543AbjectCast off, rejected, cast out, expelled1
10434881544AblutionA cleansing with with water or other liquid as a religious ritual2
10434881545AbominableHateful, detestable, loathsome3
10434881546AcquiesceTo accept, comply, or submit4
10434881547AdulterateTo make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance5
10434881548AloofRemote in manner6
10434881549AntiquatedSo extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period7
10434881550ApostateOne who abjures or forsakes his religious faith8
10434881551ApprehendAnticipate with dread or anxiety9
10434881552ApprobationApproval10
10434881553ArbitressOne who settles disputes11
10434881554Ardorfeelings of great warmth and intensity12
10434881555AscertainTo learn with certainty13
10434881556AssiduousDiligent (showing care and persistent effort)14
10434881557Augmentenlarge or increase15
10434881558AuguryAn event indicating important things to come16
10434881559AuspiciousAuguring favorable circumstances and good luck17
10434881560AvariceGreed for riches and wealth18
10434881561BequeathHand down or pass on19
10434881562CandourFrankness or outspokenness20
10434881563CapriceSudden whim or fancy21
10434881564Catharsisthe purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions22
10434881565ClairvoyantCapable of perceiving through intuition things that cannot be seen23
10434881566ComplacencyA feeling of quiet pleasure or security24
10434881567CompunctionA feeling of remorse or guilt25
10434881568ConclaveA private room, inner chamber, closet26
10434881569CondescendAssume an air of superiority (in Austen times graciously lowering oneself)27
10434881570ConjectureOpinion found on insufficient guess (or to form one)28
10434881571ContriteFeeling sorrow or regret for a fault or offense29
10434881572CountenanceAppearance, especially the look on ones face (or to tolerate/allow)30
10434881573CredulousGullible31
10434881574CreviceA crack forming an opening32
10434881575DecorumOrderliness, regularity proper behavior, speech, or dress33
10434881576DecrepitWorn out by old age34
10434881577DeferenceRespecting the opinion of another35
10434881578DenounceTo strongly criticize or accuse publicly36
10434881579DepravityComplete immorality or evil37
10434881580DerisionRidicule, mockery38
10434881581Despota king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; any tyrant or oppressor39
10434881582DiscernTo notice or understand something- often something that is not obvious40
10434881583DiscordUnpleasant sound-especially a combination of sounds that sound wrong together (though sometimes done intentionally in music)41
10434881584DisdainA lack of respect- often suggesting distante and an undeserved sense of superiority42
10434881585DivineTo predict or discover something supernaturally (as if by magic)43
10434881586DubiousObjectively doubtful, fraught with doubt or uncertainty44
10434881587EmphaticUttered with emphasis45
10434881588EnumerateName one by one46
10434881589EtherealCharacterized by an air-like insubstantiality47
10434881590ExpedientSomething that is useful or helpful48
10434881591ExpostulationEarnest and kindly protesting49
10434881592Extolpraise, glorify, or honor50
10434881593FastidiousOverly difficult to please51
10434881594FelicityGreat happiness52
10434881595Filialof, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter53
10434881596FortnightTwo weeks54
10434881597GallantPolite or attentive to women brave55
10434881598GuileCunning (shrewdness and cleverness) and deceitful56
10434881599HubrisExcessive pride or arrogance57
10434881600IgnominyDishonor, disgrace, shame58
10434881601ImpertinentIrrelevant, rude or insolent59
10434881602ImpetuousImpulsive (acting suddenly without much thought) - often with an unfortunate consequence60
10434881603ImplacableNot to be appeased or made peace with61
10434881604IncorporealHaving no bodily or material structure; not composed of matter, immaterial.62
10434881605IndignationAnger aroused by something unjust63
10434881606Inducementto persuade into action64
10434881607IniquitousUnjust, wicked65
10434881608InsipidityLacking taste or flavor, dull or flat66
10434881609IntolerableUnable to be endured67
10434881610JocundFeeling, expressing, or communicating mirth or cheerfulness; mirthful, merry, cheerful, blithe, gay.68
10434881611LaudableDeserving praise, praiseworthy69
10434881612MortalHuman (especially merely human); or subject to death70
10434881613ObdurateFlinty, hard, stubborn71
10434881614OdiousDeserving or causing hatred72
10434881615OpprobriousOf words, languages, etc.; expressing scorn; reproachful; scorn73
10434881616OrdinanceA decree or command or law74
10434881617Ostentationpretentious or conspicuous show, trying to impress75
10434881618PanegyricA formal or elaborate praise76
10434881619Parricidethe act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative or a person who commits such an act77
10434881620PedanticInsist on petty details of things they know78
10434881621PerditionThe fact or condition of being destroyed or ruined; utter destruction, complete ruin.79
10434881622PerfidyAn act of deliberate betrayal; or such behavior80
10434881623PiquedIrritated, aroused or provoked81
10434881624PrecipitanceRash haste, suddenness, hurried82
10434881625PrimalOriginal83
10434881626ProdigiousExtraordinary in size or degree84
10434881627PropensityA natural inclination or tendency85
10434881628PrudentJudicious in practical affairs; marked by wisdom86
10434881629PuissantPossessed of or wielding power; having great authority or influence; mighty, potent, powerful.87
10434881630RaptureEcstatic state of joy or happiness88
10434881631Regicidethe act of killing a king89
10434881632SolaceComfort during grief90
10434881633SuppliantA person who petitions or humbly asks for something91
10434881634SurmiseTo conjecture, presume, suppose92
10434881635TreatiseA summary of information on a specific topic93
10434881636TumultViolent uproar94
10434881637TranscendentSurpassing or excelling others of its kind; going beyond the ordinary limits95
10434881638VacuousLacking intelligent thought96
10434881639VenerateRevere, honor, respect97
10434881640WrathExtreme anger- sometimes implying angry punishment98
10434881641ZealActive interest and enthusiasm99

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