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4963127404PlaintiveADJ: sad; sorrowful; woebegone0
4963130867PortentousADJ: foreboding; alarming; ominous; portend V: to foreshadow1
4963136853SemblanceN: resemblance; alikeness; pretense; affinity2
4963139952PenuryN: extreme poverty (penurious: very poor)3
4963145097DesolateADJ: abandoned; bare; bleak; derelict4
4963155541AsceticADJ: harsh; severe; abstinent; self-sacrificing (also one who is)5
4963162836SullenADJ: upset; fretful; gloomy6
4963172197PeremptoryADJ: overbearing; authoritative; dictatorial; domineering7
4963182302SoporificADJ: boring; dull; causing sleep8
4963184568LudicrousADJ: absurd; ridiculous; PREPOSTEROUS9
4963194376FaçadeN: false front; guise; pretense; exterior10
4963197912ApprobationN: approval; consent; endorsement11
4963201879InterminableADJ: everlasting; incessant; never-ending12
4963205243CalumnyN: a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something; slander; a damaging lie13
4963212170AcquiesceV: to yield; to comply; to accede14
4963215515PropitiousADJ: favorable; fortunate; good15
4963219377VenerateV: to revere; to admire; to esteem (veneration: respect)16
4963225155PhlegmaticADJ: indifferent; lifeless; dull; "blah"17
4963228020EnigmaN: a puzzle; a mystery (enigmatic: mysterious; puzzling)18
4963233456DeprecateV: to belittle; to condemn; to put down (verbally) (DISCOMMEND)19
4963241958NoxiousADJ: deadly; injurious; dangerous20
4963244309AssiduousADJ: hard-working; persevering; SEDULOUS (N: assiduity)21
4963258890SolicitousADJ: concerned; attentive; mindful22
4963262552FastidiousADJ: fussy; picky; METICULOUS23
4963266499InsipidADJ: dull; uninteresting; mundane24
4963270503InveterateADJ: customary; deep-rooted; habitual25
4963274420EnervateV: to fatigue; to weaken; to VITIATE26
4963278232TrepidationN: fear; anxiety; uneasiness27
4963280858IntrepidADJ: brave; heroic; audacious28
4963284426EvinceV: to show clearly; to prove29
4963287326IndefatigableADJ: tireless; determined; diligent30
4963290618InsuperableADJ: hopeless; impossible to overcome31
4963293433EngenderV: to cause to happen; to beget; to generate32
4963297179CapriciousADJ: erratic; flighty; given to whims; IRRESOLUTE; IMPETUOUS33
4963301122CountenanceN: outward appearance; PHYSIOGNOMY34
4963681194ConjectureN:a guess V: to guess35
4963684044InexorableADJ: restless; uncompromising; adamant36
4963688886SardonicADJ: bitterly sarcastic; biting37
4963692377ImpetuousADJ: impulsive; rash; hasty; CAPRICIOUS38
4963696725EquivocalADJ: doubtful; uncertain; dubious; evasive39
4963701433TransitoryADJ: temporary; fleeting; EPHEMERAL40
4963705698EphemeralADJ: temporary; fleeting; TRANSITORY41
4963710410ObscureADJ: cryptic; complicated; confusing V: to confuse; to hide42
4963713805SanguineADJ: happy; optimistic; hopeful43
4963718132ProdigalADJ: wasteful; excessive; PROFLIGATE44
4963724108DiscernV: to recognize and understand; to detect; to perceive45
4963726523ProfligateADJ: shamelessly immoral; reckless; wanton; PRODIGAL46
4963731200LanguidADJ: lacking in spirit or interest; indifferent; listless47
4963736778SententiousADJ: given to excessive moralizing; preachy; pithy; short and sweet48
4963741756DispositionN: frame of mind; mood; attitude; personality49
4963744382ApoplexyN: stroke; seazure (medical condition)50
4963747827EffulenceN: outfloq; emission; wordiness; VERBOSITY51
4963753433IndemnityN: payment; compensation52
4963755511PuerileADJ: immature; juvenile; CALLOW53
4963757545QuerulousADJ: grouchy; whily; hard-to-please54
4963760885PicayuneADJ: measily; of little value; worthless55
4963764298CapaciousADJ: spacious; roomy56
4963766340AscertainV: to find out for sure; to verify57
4963768237FerventADJ: intense; enthusiastic; avid; ARDENT58
4963771644IrascibleADJ: irritable; easily angered; BILIOUS; PETULANT; QUERULOUS59
4963775936ImbibeV: to consume; to swallow; to ingest; to absorb60
4963781496DrossN: trash; dregs; refuse61
4963791529Physiognomy:N: outward appearance; COUNTENANCE62
4963796004ConfabullationN: conversation; discussion; PALAVER63
4963798677NoisomeADJ: offensive; disgusting64
4963800681ConciliateV: to calm; to satisfy65
4963803748AutomatonN: a robot; gadget66
4963806171MisconstrueV: to interpret incorrectly; to misjudge67
4963812510PropinquityN: proximity- nearness in place-; kinship- nearness of relation-68
4963818056AsperityN: bitterness; irritability; meanness69
4963821113TyroN: beginner; newcomer70
4963838975PanegyricN: a speech praising someone, often dead; an encomium71
4963843512AssuageV: to cease; to lessen; to conciliate72
4963848213InvidiousADJ: offensive; hateful; full of enmity73
4963853453EffronteryN: shameless boldness; audacity; impudence74
4963858134DisquietingADJ: unsettling; disturbing75
4963860954RaptADJ: wholly absorbed; captivate; immersed76
4963866332SapientADJ: wise; intelligent77
4963867946MienN: manner; personality; disposition78
4963870575CapitulateV: to surrender79
4963873490PrecludeV: to prevent; to hinder; to impede80
4963875617DisputatiousADJ: argumentative; fond of argument81
4963879148SalientADJ: significant; remarkable; obvious82
4963881368FacileADJ: effortless; deft; hasty83
4963882945MaladroitADJ: clumsy; unskillful84
4963888452Fait AccompliN: an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed85
4963892733PedantryN: slavish attention to rules; meticulousnes; extreme exactness86
4963895844IneffableADJ: inexpressible; indescribable; unspeakable87
4963901526SalubriousADJ: healthful; wholesome; hygienic88
4963903167MisanthropyN: hatred of mankind89
4963907539EclecticADJ: assorted; MULTIFARIOUS; DIVERSIFIED90
4963913762CursoryADJ: superficial; careless; haphazard91
4963916479DissimulateV: to pretend; to deceive; to feign92
4963918968ImmutableADJ: unchanging; eternal93
4963921962AmeliorateV: to make better; to improve94
4963925977PalliateV: to lessen; to sooth; to miligate95
4963932232FetterV: to curb; to hamper; to restrain; to TRAMMEL96
4963935606ArrogateV: to confiscate; to take/claim without right97
4963938993PredilectionN: a passion; a fondness; a PROCLIVITY98
4963942197CholericADJ: hot-tempered; easily angered99
4963944858AmbivalentADJ: indecisive; undecided; IRRESOLUTE100
4963948624ContumeliousADJ: insolent; rude101
4963950940PrurientADJ: lewd; obscene; lustful; LASCIVIOUS102
4963965410MachinationsN: schemes; plots103
4963967489IgnominiousADJ: disgraceful; shameful104
4963969604PedanticADJ: unimaginative; academic; DIDACTIC105
4963972174ImperiousADJ: insistent; domineering; PEREMPTORY106
4963976486RankleV: to irritate; to irk107
4963978689ExculpateV: to pardon; to forgive108
4963980708AbstruseADJ: complex; obscure109
4963983670SobriquetN: nickname110
4963985985LassitudeN: exhaustion; weariness; LANGUOR111
4963988254AbjectADJ: miserable; hopeless; INSUPERABLE112
4963991075DiffidentADJ: shy; timid; reserved; RETICENT113
4964011951SanguinaryADJ: bloody; murderous114
4963998258SedulousADJ: hard-working; ASSIDUOUS115
4964001271DirgeN: a funeral song116
4964003052PetulantADJ: moody; irritable; IRASCIBLE; BILIOUS117
4964045327OstensibleADJ: apparent; supposed118
5201399515EquanimityN: calmness119
5201402028DastardlyADJ: cowardly; PUSILLANIMOUS120
5201409657AmalgamateV: to combine121
5201419558PalpableADJ: concrete; real; touchable122
5201422557CensureV: to condemn; to criticize harshly; to REMONSTRATE N: condemnation; REMONSTRATION123
5201438768TemporizeV: to procrastinate; to delay124
5201442412HideboundADJ: narrow-minded; intolerable; DOGMATIC125
5201446629BibulousADJ: fond of drink; alcoholic126
5201450744ObstreperousADJ: rowdy; unruly; boisterous127
5201454624SundryADJ: varied; assorted; many128
5201457253CircuitousADJ: rambling; indirect; roundabout129
5201460810GarnishADJ: gaudy; flashy130
5201464326ClamorousADJ: noisy; CACOPHONOUS131
5201468252CompunctionN: remorse; regret132
5201470641EruditeADJ: learned; scholarly133
5292850848IndigentADJ: very poor; DESTITUTE134
5292852350NebulousADJ: cloudy; unclear135
5292854376RefractoryADJ: mulish; stubborn136
5292860328ConquetteN: a flirt ADJ: flirtatious137
5292867187CastigateV: to critisize severely138
5292872861DesultoryADJ: wandering; unfocused; off-the-subject139
5292876152LugubriousADJ: mournful; gloomy; very sad; SATURNINE140
5292880347MalingererN: one who feigns an illness141
5292882135CopiousADJ: plentiful; ample; REPLETE142
5292884803ProfusionN: overabundance; plethora [can be good or bad]; surfeit [good]; plentitude143
5403030830BowdlerizeV: to purge; to censor; to remove bad or offensive parts144
5403035506RapacityN: inordinate greed; CUPIDITY [greed for money]145
5403043810ObfuscateV: to darken or confuse; to OBSCURE146
5403058817CozenV: to trick; to cheat147
5403050865SereADJ: withered; dried-up; ARID148
5914698216TemperateADJ: calm; even-tempered; mild149
5914700793CelerityN: swiftness; speed; haste150
5914703086IllimitableADJ: boundless; measureless151
5914707106SteadfastADJ: loyal; unswerving; RESOLUTE152
5914710932MellifluousADJ: musical; harmonious; EUPHONIOUS153
5914723059VacuousADJ: stupid; insane; ASININE154
5914726631DebauchV: to seduce; to corrupt morally155
5914729049MoribundADJ: dying; near death156
5914731210RibaldADJ: vulgar; indecent; SCURRILOUS157
5914734756FortuitousADJ: lucky; fortunate158
5914737401ProselyteN: a convert; a disciple159
5914742233Hoi polloiN: the common people; the masses160
5914746344MeleeN: a brawl; a free-for-all161
5914807778RisibleADJ: laughable; amusing; comical162
5914752376CaterwaulV: to howl or screech N: a racket163
5914757878SolecismN: a breech of etiquette; a faux pas; a misusage164
5914760849PecuniaryADJ: pertaining to money; financial165
5914762995BrazenADJ: sassy; cheeky; impudent166
5914765116PunditN: a learned person; an expert167
5914767278TautologyN: needless repitition; redundancy168
5914769816DeferenceN: courtesy; respect169
5914774646AvuncularADJ: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle; friendly; helpful170
5914778743AestheticADJ: pertaining to beauty; artful; beautiful171
5914782184BlitheADJ: cheerful; jolly; joyful; JOCUND172
5914785018AntipathyN: a strong dislike; hatred173
5914791654OnusN: responsibility; burden174
5914793518PungentADJ: spicy; sharp or strong in smell or taste; ACRID [ bitter]175
5914798408BuffoonN: a clown; BUFFOONERY [foolishness]176
5914802086DenizenN: inhabitant; resident177
5914805388TruncateV: to shorten; to lop; to trim178
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