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| 4438142600 | Acquiesce | (verb) accept something reluctantly but without protest. "Sara acquiesced in his decision" | 0 | |
| 4438142601 | Admonish | (verb) warn or reprimand someone firmly. "she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine" | 1 | |
| 4438142602 | Amorous | (adj) showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire. "she rejected his amorous advances" | 2 | |
| 4438145080 | Antipathy | (noun) a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion. "his fundamental antipathy to capitalism" | 3 | |
| 4438146362 | Aplomb | (noun) self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation. "Diana passed the test with aplomb" | 4 | |
| 4438148723 | Astute | (adj) having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage. "an astute businessman" | 5 | |
| 4438148724 | Auspicious | (adj) conducive to success; favorable. "it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election" | 6 | |
| 4438148725 | beguile | (verb) 1. charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. "every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine" 2. help (time) pass pleasantly. "to beguile some of the time they went to the movie theater" | 7 | |
| 4438149707 | bereft | adj. deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset. "her room was stark and bereft of color" | 8 | |
| 4438151080 | brevity | noun 1. concise and exact use of words in writing or speech. 2. shortness of time. | 9 | |
| 4438151081 | candor | noun the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness. "a man of refreshing candor" | 10 | |
| 4438151082 | censure | verb 1. express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement. "a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct" | 11 | |
| 4438152586 | chaste | adj abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. | 12 | |
| 4438152587 | cognizant | adj. having knowledge or being aware of. "statesmen must be cognizant of the political boundaries within which they work" | 13 | |
| 4438152588 | contempt | noun the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn. "he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly" | 14 | |
| 4438154149 | derisive | adj expressing contempt or ridicule. "a harsh, derisive laugh" | 15 | |
| 4438154150 | didactic | adj. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. "a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice" | 16 | |
| 4438154151 | disdain | the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. "her upper lip curled in disdain" | 17 | |
| 4438156544 | discourse | noun 1. written or spoken communication or debate. "the language of political discourse" Verb. 2. speak or write authoritatively about a topic. "she could discourse at great length on the history of Europe" | 18 | |
| 4438156545 | dubious | adj. 1. hesitating or doubting. "Alex looked dubious, but complied" 2. not to be relied upon; suspect. | 19 | |
| 4438156546 | elegiac | adj. 1. (especially of a work of art) having a mournful quality. "the movie score is a somber effort, elegiac in its approach" | 20 | |
| 4438158177 | equivocal | adj. open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous. "the equivocal nature of her remarks" | 21 | |
| 4438158178 | expository | intended to explain or describe something. "formal expository prose" | 22 | |
| 4438158179 | extol | verb praise enthusiastically. "he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples" | 23 | |
| 4438159674 | feckless | adj. lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible. "a feckless mama's boy" | 24 | |
| 4438161682 | hedonistic | adj. engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent. "a hedonistic existence of drink, drugs, and parties" | 25 | |
| 4438161683 | imperious | adj. assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. "his imperious demands" | 26 | |
| 4438161684 | incredulous | adj. (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. "an incredulous gasp" | 27 | |
| 4438164091 | indignant | adj. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. "he was indignant at being the object of suspicion" | 28 | |
| 4438164092 | indolent | adj. 1. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy. | 29 | |
| 4438164093 | inexorable | adj. impossible to stop or prevent. "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology" | 30 | |
| 4438165662 | insipid | adj 1. lacking flavor. "mugs of insipid coffee" 2. lacking vigor or interest. | 31 | |
| 4438165663 | licentious | adj. 1. promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. 2. disregarding accepted rules or conventions, especially in grammar or literary style. | 32 | |
| 4438167601 | magnanimous | adj. very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself. | 33 | |
| 4438167602 | nostalgia | noun a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. "I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days in college" | 34 | |
| 4438167603 | ostentatious | adj. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. "books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish" | 35 | |
| 4438170060 | paradigm | noun 1. a typical example or pattern of something; a model. "there is a new paradigm for public art in this country" 2. a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles. "English determiners form a paradigm: we can say "a book" or "his book" but not "a his book."" | 36 | |
| 4438170061 | pedantic | adj. of or like a pedant. "many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal" | 37 | |
| 4438171380 | perjury | noun the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation. | 38 | |
| 4438171381 | propitious | adj. giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable. "the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious" | 39 | |
| 4438171382 | reticent | adj not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs" | 40 | |
| 4438173208 | sardonic | adj. grimly mocking or cynical. "Starkey attempted a sardonic smile" | 41 | |
| 4438173209 | sedition | noun conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. | 42 | |
| 4438173210 | tenacious | adj tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely. "a tenacious grip" | 43 | |
| 4438174703 | vehement | adj (vi-a-mint) showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense. "her voice was low but vehement" | 44 | |
| 4438174704 | venerable | adj accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character. "a venerable statesman" | 45 | |
| 4438174705 | veracity | noun conformity to facts; accuracy. "officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story" | 46 | |
| 4438177629 | vigilant | adj (vi-ji-lint) keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. "the burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbors" | 47 | |
| 4438177630 | wry | adj 1. using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor. "a wry smile" | 48 | |
| 4438177631 | zeal | noun great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective. "his zeal for privatization" | 49 |