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Term
Aberrant
 Definition
Markedly different from an accepted norm.
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Aberration
 Definition
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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Abet
 Definition
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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Abeyance
 Definition
A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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Abjure
 Definition
To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
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Ablution
 Definition
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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Abrogate
 Definition
To abolish, repeal.
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Abscond
 Definition
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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Abstemious
 Definition
Characterized by self-denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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Abstruse
 Definition
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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Abut
 Definition
To touch at the end or boundary line.
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Accede
 Definition
To agree.
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Acquiesce
 Definition
To comply; submit.
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Acrid
 Definition
Harshly pungent or bitter.
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Acumen
 Definition
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
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Adage
 Definition
An old saying.
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Adamant
 Definition
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
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Admonition
 Definition
Gentle reproof.
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Adumbrate
 Definition
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
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Affable
 Definition
Easy to approach.
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Aggrandize
 Definition
To cause to appear greatly.
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Aggravate
 Definition
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
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Agile
 Definition
Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
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Agog
 Definition
In eager desire.
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Alacrity
 Definition
Cheerful willingness.
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Alcove
 Definition
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
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Alleviate
 Definition
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
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Aloof
 Definition
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
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Amalgamate
 Definition
To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
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Ambidextrous
 Definition
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
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Ambiguous
 Definition
Having a double meaning.
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Ameliorate
 Definition
To relieve, as from pain or hardship
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Anathema
 Definition
Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
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Animadversion
 Definition
The utterance of criticism or censure.
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Animosity
 Definition
Hatred.
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Antediluvian
 Definition
Have or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
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Antidote
 Definition
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
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Aplomb
 Definition
Confidence; coolness.
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Apocryphal
 Definition
Of doubtful authority or authenticity.
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Apogee
 Definition
The climax.
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Apostate
 Definition
False.
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Apotheosis
 Definition
Deification.
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Apparition
 Definition
Ghost.
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Appease
 Definition
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
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Apposite
 Definition
Appropriate.
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Apprise
 Definition
To give notice to, to inform.
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Approbation
 Definition
Sanction.
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Arboreal
 Definition
Have or pertaining to a tree or trees.
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Ardor
 Definition
Intensity of passion or affection.
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Argot
 Definition
A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
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Arrant
 Definition
Notoriously bad.
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Ascetic
 Definition
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
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Ascribe
 Definition
To assign as a quality or attribute.
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Asperity
 Definition
Harshness or roughness of temper.
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Assiduous
 Definition
Unceasing; persistent
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Assuage
 Definition
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
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Astringent
 Definition
Harsh in disposition or character.
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Astute
 Definition
Keen in discernment.
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Atonement
 Definition
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
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Audacious
 Definition
Fearless.
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Augury
 Definition
Omen
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Auspicious
 Definition
Favorable omen
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Austere
 Definition
Severely simple, unadorned.
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Autocrat
 Definition
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
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Auxiliary
 Definition
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
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Avarice
 Definition
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
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Aver
 Definition
To avouch, justify or prove
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Aversion
 Definition
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
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Avow
 Definition
To declare openly.
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Baleful
 Definition
Malignant.
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Banal
 Definition
Commonplace.
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Bask
 Definition
To make warm by genial heat.
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Beatify
 Definition
To make supremely happy.
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Bedaub
 Definition
To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
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Bellicose
 Definition
Warlike.
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Belligerent
 Definition
Manifesting a warlike spirit.
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Benefactor
 Definition
A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
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Benevolence
 Definition
Any act of kindness or well doing.
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Benign
 Definition
Good and kind of heart.
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Berate
 Definition
To scold severely.
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Bewilder
 Definition
To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
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Blandishment
 Definition
Flattery intended to persuade.
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Blatant
 Definition
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
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Blithe
 Definition
Joyous.
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Boisterous
 Definition
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
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Bolster
 Definition
To support, as something wrong.
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Bombast
 Definition
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
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Boorish
 Definition
Rude.
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Breach
 Definition
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
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Brittle
 Definition
Fragile.
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Broach
 Definition
To mention, for the first time.
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Bumptious
 Definition
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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Buoyant
 Definition
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
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Burnish
 Definition
To make brilliant or shining.
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Cabal
 Definition
A number of persons secretly united for affecting by intrigue some private purpose.
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Cacophony
 Definition
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
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Cajole
 Definition
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
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Callow
 Definition
Without experience of the world.
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Calumny
 Definition
Slander.
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Candid
 Definition
Straightforward.
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Cant
 Definition
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
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Capacious
 Definition
Roomy.
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Capitulate
 Definition
To surrender or stipulate terms.
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Captious
 Definition
Hypercritical.
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Castigate
 Definition
To punish.
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Cataract
 Definition
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
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Caustic
 Definition
Sarcastic and severe.
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Censure
 Definition
To criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval.
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Centurion
 Definition
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
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Chagrin
 Definition
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
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Chary
 Definition
Careful, wary, and cautious.
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Chicanery
 Definition
The use of trickery to deceive.
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Circumlocution
 Definition
Indirect or roundabout expression.
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Coddle
 Definition
To treat as a baby or an invalid.
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Coerce
 Definition
To force.
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Coeval
 Definition
Existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.
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Cogent
 Definition
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
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Cogitate
 Definition
Consider carefully and deeply; ponder.
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Cognizant
 Definition
Taking notice.
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Colloquial
 Definition
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
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Collusion
 Definition
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.
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Comestible
 Definition
Fit to be eaten.
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Commemorate
 Definition
To serve as a remembrance of.
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Complaisance
 Definition
Politeness.
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Complement
 Definition
To make complete.
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Comport
 Definition
To conduct or behave (oneself).
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Compunction
 Definition
Remorseful feeling.
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Conceit
 Definition
Self-flattering opinion.
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Conciliatory
 Definition
Tending to reconcile.
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Concord
 Definition
Harmony.
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Concur
 Definition
To agree.
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Condense
 Definition
To abridge.
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Conflagration
 Definition
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
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Confluence
 Definition
The place where streams meet.
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Congeal
 Definition
To coagulate.
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Conjoin
 Definition
To unite.
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Connoisseur
 Definition
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.
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Console
 Definition
To comfort.
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Conspicuous
 Definition
Clearly visible.
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Consternation
 Definition
Panic.
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Constrict
 Definition
To bind.
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Consummate
 Definition
To bring to completion.
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Contiguous
 Definition
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
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Contrite
 Definition
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
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Contumacious
 Definition
Rebellious.
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Copious
 Definition
Plenteous.
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Cornucopia
 Definition
The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity.
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Corporeal
 Definition
Have a material nature, physical.
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Correlate
 Definition
To put in some relation of connection or correspondence.
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Corroboration
 Definition
Confirmation.
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Counterfeit
 Definition
Made to resemble something else.
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Countervail
 Definition
To offset.
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Covert
 Definition
Concealed, especially for an evil purpose.
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Cower
 Definition
To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame.
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Crass
 Definition
Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine.
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Credulous
 Definition
Easily deceived.
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Cupidity
 Definition
Avarice.
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Cursory
 Definition
Rapid and superficial.
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Curtail
 Definition
To cut off or cut short.
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Cynosure
 Definition
That to which general interest or attention is directed.
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Dearth
 Definition
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential, or desirable.
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Defer
 Definition
To delay or put off to some other time.
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Deign
 Definition
To deem worthy of notice or account.
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Deleterious
 Definition
Hurtful, morally or physically.
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Delineate
 Definition
To represent by sketch or diagram.
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Deluge
 Definition
To overwhelm with a flood of water.
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Demagogue
 Definition
An unprincipled politician.
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Denizen
 Definition
Inhabitant.
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Denouement
 Definition
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
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Deplete
 Definition
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
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Deposition
 Definition
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
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Deprave
 Definition
To render bad, especially morally bad.
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Deprecate
 Definition
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
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Deride
 Definition
To ridicule.
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Derision
 Definition
Ridicule.
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Derivative
 Definition
Coming or acquired from some origin.
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Descry
 Definition
To discern.
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Desiccant
 Definition
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
Term
Desuetude
 Definition
A state of disuse or inactivity.
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Desultory
 Definition
Not connected with what precedes.
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Deter
 Definition
To frighten away.
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Dexterity
 Definition
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
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Diaphanous
 Definition
Transparent.
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Diatribe
 Definition
A bitter or malicious criticism.
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Didactic
 Definition
Pertaining to teaching.
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Diffidence
 Definition
Self-distrust.
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Diffident
 Definition
Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
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Dilate
 Definition
To enlarge in all directions.
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Dilatory
 Definition
Tending to cause delay.
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Disallow
 Definition
To withhold permission or sanction.
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Discomfit
 Definition
To put to confusion.
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Disconcert
 Definition
To disturb the composure of.
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Disconsolate
 Definition
Hopelessly sad; also, saddening, cheerless.
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Discountenance
 Definition
To look upon with disfavor.
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Discredit
 Definition
To injure the reputation of.
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Discreet
 Definition
Judicious.
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Disheveled
 Definition
Disordered; disorderly, untidy.
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Dissemble
 Definition
To hide by pretending something different.
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Disseminate
 Definition
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.
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Dissent
 Definition
Disagreement.
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Dissolution
 Definition
A breaking up of a union of persons.
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Distraught
 Definition
Bewildered.
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Divulge
 Definition
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
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Dogmatic
 Definition
Making statements without argument or evidence.
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Dormant
 Definition
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
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Dubious
 Definition
Doubtful.
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Duplicity
 Definition
Double-dealing.
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Earthenware
 Definition
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
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Ebullient
 Definition
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
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Edacious
 Definition
Given to eating.
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Edible
 Definition
Suitable to be eaten.
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Educe
 Definition
To draw out.
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Effete
 Definition
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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Efficacy
 Definition
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
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Effrontery
 Definition
Unblushing impudence.
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Effulgence
 Definition
Splendor.
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Egregious
 Definition
Extreme.
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Egress
 Definition
Any place of exit.
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Elegy
 Definition
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
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Elicit
 Definition
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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Elucidate
 Definition
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
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Emaciate
 Definition
To waste away in flesh.
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Embellish
 Definition
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
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Embezzle
 Definition
To misappropriate secretly.
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Emblazon
 Definition
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
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Encomium
 Definition
A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
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Encumbrance
 Definition
A burdensome and troublesome load.
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Endemic
 Definition
Peculiar to some specified country or people.
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Enervate
 Definition
To render ineffective or inoperative.
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Engender
 Definition
To produce.
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Engrave
 Definition
To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
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Enigma
 Definition
A riddle.
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Enmity
 Definition
Hatred.
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Entangle
 Definition
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
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Entreat
 Definition
To ask for or request earnestly.
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Epicurean
 Definition
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
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Epithet
 Definition
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas".
Term
Epitome
 Definition
A simplified representation.
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Equable
 Definition
Equal and uniform; also, serene.
Term
Equanimity
 Definition
Evenness of mind or temper.
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Equanimity
 Definition
Calmness; composure.
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Equilibrium
 Definition
A state of balance.
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Equivocal
 Definition
Ambiguous.
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Equivocate
 Definition
To use words of double meaning.
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Eradicate
 Definition
To destroy thoroughly.
Term
Errant
 Definition
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
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Erratic
 Definition
Irregular.
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Erroneous
 Definition
Incorrect.
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Erudite
 Definition
Very learned.
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Eschew
 Definition
To keep clear of.
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Espy
 Definition
To keep close watch.
Term
Eulogy
 Definition
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
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Euphonious
 Definition
Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
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Evanescent
 Definition
Fleeting.
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Evince
 Definition
To make manifest or evident.
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Evoke
 Definition
To call or summon forth.
Term
Exacerbate
 Definition
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
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Exculpate
 Definition
To relieve of blame.
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Exhaustive
 Definition
Thorough and complete in execution.
Term
Exigency
 Definition
A critical period or condition.
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Exigency
 Definition
State of requiring immediate action; also, an urgent situation; also, that which is required in a
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Exorbitant
 Definition
Going beyond usual and proper limits.
Term
Expatiate
 Definition
To speak or write at some length.
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Expedient
 Definition
Contributing to personal advantage.
Term
Expiate
 Definition
To make satisfaction or amends for.
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Explicate
 Definition
To clear from involvement.
Term
Expostulate
 Definition
To discuss.
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Expropriate
 Definition
To deprive of possession; also, to transfer (another's property) to oneself.
Term
Extant
 Definition
Still existing and known.
Term
Extempore
 Definition
Without studied or special preparation.
Term
Extenuate
 Definition
To diminish the gravity or importance of.
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Extinct
 Definition
Being no longer in existence.
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Extinguish
 Definition
To render extinct.
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Extirpate
 Definition
To root out, to eradicate.
Term
Extol
 Definition
To praise in the highest terms.
Term
Extort
 Definition
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
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Extraneous
 Definition
Having no essential relation to a subject.
Term
Exuberance
 Definition
Rich supply.
Term
Facetious
 Definition
Amusing.
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Facile
 Definition
Not difficult to do.
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Factious
 Definition
Turbulent.
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Fallacious
 Definition
Illogical.
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Fatuous
 Definition
Idiotic
Term
Fawn
 Definition
A young deer.
Term
Feint
 Definition
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
Term
Felon
 Definition
A criminal or depraved person.
Term
Ferocity
 Definition
Savageness.
Term
Fervid
 Definition
Intense.
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Fervor
 Definition
Ardor or intensity of feeling.
Term
Fidelity
 Definition
Loyalty.
Term
Finesse
 Definition
Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.
Term
Flamboyant
 Definition
Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.
Term
Flippant
 Definition
Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
Term
Florid
 Definition
Flushed with red.
Term
Flout
 Definition
To treat with contempt.
Term
Foible
 Definition
A personal weakness or failing.
Term
Foment
 Definition
To nurse to life or activity, to encourage.
Term
Foppish
 Definition
Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
Term
Forbearance
 Definition
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.
Term
Forfeit
 Definition
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
Term
Forgery
 Definition
Counterfeiting.
Term
Forswear
 Definition
To renounce upon oath.
Term
Fragile
 Definition
Easily broken.
Term
Frantic
 Definition
Frenzied.
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Frugal
 Definition
Economical.
Term
Fugacious
 Definition
Fleeting.
Term
Fulminate
 Definition
To cause to explode.
Term
Fulsome
 Definition
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.
Term
Gainsay
 Definition
To contradict, to deny.
Term
Gamut
 Definition
The whole range or sequence.
Term
Garrulous
 Definition
Given to constant trivial talking.
Term
Germane
 Definition
Relevant.
Term
Gesticulate
 Definition
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
Term
Glimmer
 Definition
A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
Term
Gossamer
 Definition
Flimsy.
Term
Gourmand
 Definition
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
Term
Grandiloquent
 Definition
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
Term
Gregarious
 Definition
Sociable, outgoing
Term
Grievous
 Definition
Creating affliction.
Term
Guile
 Definition
Duplicity.
Term
Gullible
 Definition
Credulous.
Term
Halcyon
 Definition
Calm.
Term
Harangue
 Definition
A tirade.
Term
Harbinger
 Definition
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
Term
Head
 Definition
Adv. Precipitately, as in diving.
Term
Heinous
 Definition
Odiously sinful.
Term
Heresy
 Definition
An opinion or doctrine subversive have settled beliefs or accepted principles.
Term
Heterogeneous
 Definition
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
Term
Hirsute
 Definition
Having a hairy covering.
Term
Hoodwink
 Definition
To deceive.
Term
Hospitable
 Definition
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
Term
Hypocrisy
 Definition
Extreme insincerity.
Term
Iconoclast
 Definition
An image-breaker.
Term
Idiosyncrasy
 Definition
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
Term
Ignoble
 Definition
Low in character or purpose.
Term
Ignominious
 Definition
Shameful.
Term
Illicit
 Definition
Unlawful.
Term
Imbroglio
 Definition
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
Term
Imbue
 Definition
To dye, to instill profoundly.
Term
Immaculate
 Definition
Without spot or blemish.
Term
Imminent
 Definition
Dangerous and close at hand.
Term
Immutable
 Definition
Unchangeable.
Term
Impair
 Definition
To cause to become less or worse.
Term
Impassive
 Definition
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
Term
Impecunious
 Definition
Having no money.
Term
Impede
 Definition
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
Term
Imperative
 Definition
Obligatory.
Term
Imperious
 Definition
Insisting on obedience.
Term
Imperturbable
 Definition
Calm.
Term
Impervious
 Definition
Impenetrable.
Term
Impetuous
 Definition
Impulsive.
Term
Impiety
 Definition
Irreverence toward God.
Term
Implacable
 Definition
Incapable of being pacified.
Term
Implicate
 Definition
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
Term
Implicit
 Definition
Implied.
Term
Importunate
 Definition
Urgent in character, request, or demand.
Term
Importune
 Definition
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
Term
Impromptu
 Definition
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
Term
Improvident
 Definition
Lacking foresight or thrift.
Term
Impugn
 Definition
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
Term
Impute
 Definition
To attribute.
Term
Inadvertent
 Definition
Accidental.
Term
Inane
 Definition
Silly.
Term
Incessant
 Definition
Unceasing.
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Inchoate
 Definition
Incipient.
Term
Incipient
 Definition
Initial.
Term
Incite
 Definition
To rouse to a particular action.
Term
Incongruous
 Definition
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion.
Term
Inculcate
 Definition
To teach by frequent repetitions.
Term
Indelible
 Definition
That cannot be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
Term
Indigence
 Definition
Poverty.
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Indigenous
 Definition
Native.
Term
Indistinct
 Definition
Vague.
Term
Indolence
 Definition
Laziness.
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Indolent
 Definition
Habitually inactive or idle.
Term
Indomitable
 Definition
Unconquerable.
Term
Indulgent
 Definition
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care.
Term
Ineffable
 Definition
Unutterable.
Term
Ineluctable
 Definition
Impossible to avoid.
Term
Inept
 Definition
Not fit or suitable.
Term
Inexorable
 Definition
Unrelenting.
Term
Infuse
 Definition
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities.
Term
Ingenuous
 Definition
Candid, franks, or opens in character or quality.
Term
Inimical
 Definition
Adverse.
Term
Innocuous
 Definition
Harmless.
Term
Inscrutable
 Definition
Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
Term
Insensible
 Definition
Imperceptible.
Term
Insinuate
 Definition
To imply.
Term
Insipid
 Definition
Tasteless.
Term
Insouciant
 Definition
Nonchalant.
Term
Insurrection
 Definition
The state of being in active resistance to authority.
Term
Interdict
 Definition
Authoritative act of prohibition.
Term
Interim
 Definition
Time between acts or periods.
Term
Intransigent
 Definition
Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
Term
Intrepid
 Definition
Fearless and bold.
Term
Introspection
 Definition
The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
Term
Inundate
 Definition
To fill with an overflowing abundance.
Term
Inure
 Definition
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure.
Term
Invalid
 Definition
One who is disabled by illness or injury.
Term
Invective
 Definition
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach.
Term
Inveigh
 Definition
To utter vehement censure or invective.
Term
Inveterate
 Definition
Habitual.
Term
Invidious
 Definition
Showing or feeling envy.
Term
Invincible
 Definition
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.
Term
Iota
 Definition
A small or insignificant mark or part.
Term
Irascible
 Definition
Prone to anger.
Term
Irate
 Definition
Moved to anger.
Term
Ire
 Definition
Wrath.
Term
Irksome
 Definition
Wearisome.
Term
Itinerant
 Definition
Wandering.
Term
Itinerate
 Definition
To wander from place to place.
Term
Jocular
 Definition
Inclined to joke.
Term
Jovial
 Definition
Merry.
Term
Judicious
 Definition
Prudent.
Term
Junta
 Definition
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
Term
Lachrymose
 Definition
Given to shedding tears.
Term
Lackadaisical
 Definition
Listless.
Term
Languid
 Definition
Relaxed.
Term
Lascivious
 Definition
Lustful.
Term
Lassitude
 Definition
Lack of vitality or energy.
Term
Latent
 Definition
Dormant.
Term
Laudable
 Definition
Praiseworthy.
Term
Laudatory
 Definition
Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
Term
Legacy
 Definition
A bequest.
Term
Levee
 Definition
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
Term
Levity
 Definition
Frivolity.
Term
Lexicon
 Definition
A dictionary.
Term
Libel
 Definition
Defamation.
Term
Licentious
 Definition
Wanton.
Term
Lien
 Definition
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
Term
Listless
 Definition
Inattentive.
Term
Lithe
 Definition
Supple.
Term
Loquacious
 Definition
Talkative.
Term
Lugubrious
 Definition
Indicating sorrow, often ridiculously.
Term
Luminary
 Definition
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
Term
Lustrous
 Definition
Shining.
Term
Malaise
 Definition
A condition of uneasiness or ill being.
Term
Malcontent
 Definition
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
Term
Malevolence
 Definition
Ill will.
Term
Malign
 Definition
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
Term
Malleable
 Definition
Pliant.
Term
Massacre
 Definition
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings.
Term
Maudlin
 Definition
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
Term
Mawkish
 Definition
Sickening or insipid.
Term
Mellifluous
 Definition
Sweetly or smoothly flowing.
Term
Mendacious
 Definition
Untrue.
Term
Mendicant
 Definition
A beggar.
Term
Meretricious
 Definition
Alluring by false or gaudy show.
Term
Mesmerize
 Definition
To hypnotize.
Term
Meticulous
 Definition
Over-cautious.
Term
Mettle
 Definition
Courage.
Term
Mettlesome
 Definition
Having courage or spirit.
Term
Microcosm
 Definition
The world or universe on a small scale.
Term
Mien
 Definition
The external appearance or manner of a person.
Term
Mischievous
 Definition
Fond of tricks.
Term
Miscreant
 Definition
A villain.
Term
Miser
 Definition
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
Term
Misnomer
 Definition
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied.
Term
Moderation
 Definition
Temperance.
Term
Modicum
 Definition
A small or token amount.
Term
Mollify
 Definition
To soothe.
Term
Molt
 Definition
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
Term
Monomania
 Definition
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
Term
Morbid
 Definition
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
Term
Mordant
 Definition
Biting.
Term
Moribund
 Definition
On the point of dying.
Term
Morose
 Definition
Gloomy.
Term
Multifarious
 Definition
Having great diversity or variety.
Term
Mundane
 Definition
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
Term
Munificent
 Definition
Extraordinarily generous.
Term
Myriad
 Definition
A vast indefinite number.
Term
Nadir
 Definition
The lowest point.
Term
Nefarious
 Definition
Wicked in the extreme.
Term
Negligent
 Definition
Apt to omit what ought to be done.
Term
Neophyte
 Definition
Having the character of a beginner.
Term
Noisome
 Definition
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
Term
Nostrum
 Definition
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
Term
Noxious
 Definition
Hurtful.
Term
Nugatory
 Definition
Having no power or force.
Term
Obdurate
 Definition
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
Term
Obfuscate
 Definition
To darken, to obscure.
Term
Oblique
 Definition
Slanting, said of lines.
Term
Obsequious
 Definition
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
Term
Obstreperous
 Definition
Boisterous.
Term
Obtrude
 Definition
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
Term
Obtrusive
 Definition
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
Term
Obviate
 Definition
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
Term
Odious
 Definition
Hateful.
Term
Odium
 Definition
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
Term
Officious
 Definition
Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
Term
Ominous
 Definition
Portentous.
Term
Onerous
 Definition
Burdensome or oppressive.
Term
Onus
 Definition
A burden or responsibility.
Term
Opprobrium
 Definition
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
Term
Ossify
 Definition
To convert into bone.
Term
Ostentation
 Definition
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
Term
Ostracism
 Definition
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
Term
Ostracize
 Definition
To exclude from public or private favor.
Term
Palate
 Definition
The roof of the mouth.
Term
Palatial
 Definition
Magnificent.
Term
Palliate
 Definition
To cause to appear less guilty.
Term
Palpable
 Definition
Perceptible by feeling or touch.
Term
Panacea
 Definition
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases.
Term
Panegyric
 Definition
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.
Term
Panoply
 Definition
A full set of armor.
Term
Paragon
 Definition
A model of excellence.
Term
Pariah
 Definition
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
Term
Paroxysm
 Definition
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
Term
Parsimonious
 Definition
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
Term
Partisan
 Definition
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
Term
Pathos
 Definition
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
Term
Paucity
 Definition
Fewness.
Term
Peccadillo
 Definition
A small breach of propriety or principle.
Term
Pedestrian
 Definition
One who journeys on foot.
Term
Pellucid
 Definition
Translucent.
Term
Penchant
 Definition
A bias in favor of something.
Term
Penurious
 Definition
Excessively sparing in the use of money.
Term
Penury
 Definition
Indigence.
Term
Peregrination
 Definition
A wandering.
Term
Peremptory
 Definition
Precluding question or appeal.
Term
Perfidy
 Definition
Treachery.
Term
Perfunctory
 Definition
Half-hearted.
Term
Peripatetic
 Definition
Walking about.
Term
Perjury
 Definition
A solemn assertion of a falsity.
Term
Permeate
 Definition
To pervade.
Term
Pernicious
 Definition
Tending to kill or hurt.
Term
Persiflage
 Definition
Banter.
Term
Perspicacity
 Definition
Acuteness or discernment.
Term
Perturbation
 Definition
Mental excitement or confusion.
Term
Petrify
 Definition
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
Term
Petulant
 Definition
Displaying impatience.
Term
Phlegmatic
 Definition
Not easily roused to feeling or action.
Term
Physiognomy
 Definition
The external appearance merely.
Term
Pious
 Definition
Religious.
Term
Pique
 Definition
To excite a slight degree of anger in.
Term
Placate
 Definition
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness.
Term
Platitude
 Definition
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
Term
Plea
 Definition
An argument to obtain some desired action.
Term
Plenary
 Definition
Entire.
Term
Plethora
 Definition
Excess; superabundance.
Term
Plumb
 Definition
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something.
Term
Plummet
 Definition
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
Term
Poignant
 Definition
Severely painful or acute to the spirit.
Term
Polyglot
 Definition
Speaking several tongues.
Term
Ponderous
 Definition
Unusually weighty or forcible.
Term
Portend
 Definition
To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs.
Term
Portent
 Definition
Anything that indicates what is to happen.
Term
Precarious
 Definition
Perilous.
Term
Preclude
 Definition
To prevent.
Term
Precocious
 Definition
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.
Term
Predominate
 Definition
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
Term
Premature
 Definition
Coming too soon.
Term
Presage
 Definition
To foretell.
Term
Prescience
 Definition
Knowledge of events before they take place.
Term
Presumption
 Definition
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
Term
Preternatural
 Definition
Extraordinary.
Term
Prevalent
 Definition
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.
Term
Prevaricate
 Definition
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention.
Term
Prim
 Definition
Stiffly proper.
Term
Pristine
 Definition
Primitive.
Term
Probity
 Definition
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.
Term
Proclivity
 Definition
A natural inclination.
Term
Procrastination
 Definition
Delay.
Term
Prodigal
 Definition
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
Term
Prodigious
 Definition
Immense.
Term
Profligacy
 Definition
Shameless viciousness.
Term
Profligate
 Definition
Recklessly wasteful
Term
Profuse
 Definition
Produced or displayed in overabundance.
Term
Prolix
 Definition
Verbose.
Term
Propinquity
 Definition
Nearness.
Term
Propitious
 Definition
Kindly disposed.
Term
Prosaic
 Definition
Unimaginative.
Term
Proscribe
 Definition
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation.
Term
Protuberant
 Definition
Bulging.
Term
Provident
 Definition
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.
Term
Prudence
 Definition
Caution.
Term
Puerile
 Definition
Childish.
Term
Pugnacious
 Definition
Quarrelsome.
Term
Punctilious
 Definition
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom.
Term
Pungency
 Definition
The quality of affecting the sense of smell.
Term
Pusillanimous
 Definition
Without spirit or bravery.
Term
Pyre
 Definition
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
Term
Qualm
 Definition
A fit of nausea.
Term
Quandary
 Definition
A puzzling predicament.
Term
Quibble
 Definition
An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
Term
Quiescence
 Definition
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
Term
Quiescent
 Definition
Being in a state of repose or inaction.
Term
Quixotic
 Definition
Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.
Term
Quotidian
 Definition
Of an everyday character, ordinary.
Term
Raconteur
 Definition
A person skilled in telling stories.
Term
Ramify
 Definition
To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
Term
Rapacious
 Definition
Seize by force, avaricious
Term
Raucous
 Definition
Harsh.
Term
Reactionary
 Definition
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.
Term
Rebuff
 Definition
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.
Term
Recalcitrant
 Definition
Marked by stubborn resistance.
Term
Recant
 Definition
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained).
Term
Reciprocity
 Definition
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
Term
Recluse
 Definition
One who lives in retirement or seclusion.
Term
Recondite
 Definition
Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
Term
Recrudescent
 Definition
Becoming raw or sore again.
Term
Recuperate
 Definition
To recover.
Term
Redoubtable
 Definition
Formidable.
Term
Redress
 Definition
To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrongdoer.
Term
Refractory
 Definition
Not amenable to control.
Term
Regale
 Definition
To give unusual pleasure.
Term
Regicide
 Definition
The killing of a king or sovereign.
Term
Reiterate
 Definition
To say or do again and again.
Term
Relapse
 Definition
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.
Term
Remonstrate
 Definition
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong.
Term
Renovate
 Definition
To restore after deterioration, as a building.
Term
Repast
 Definition
A meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
Term
Repel
 Definition
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally.
Term
Repine
 Definition
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.
Term
Reprobate
 Definition
One abandoned to depravity and sin.
Term
Repudiate
 Definition
To refuse to have anything to do with.
Term
Repulsive
 Definition
Grossly offensive.
Term
Requisite
 Definition
Necessary.
Term
Requite
 Definition
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.
Term
Rescind
 Definition
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority.
Term
Resilience
 Definition
The power of springing back to a former position
Term
Resonance
 Definition
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
Term
Respite
 Definition
Interval of rest.
Term
Restive
 Definition
Resisting control.
Term
Retinue
 Definition
The group of people who accompany an important person during travels.
Term
Revere
 Definition
To regard with worshipful veneration.
Term
Reverent
 Definition
Humble.
Term
Ribald
 Definition
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
Term
Risible
 Definition
Capable of exciting laughter.
Term
Rotund
 Definition
Round from fullness or plumpness.
Term
Ruffian
 Definition
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.
Term
Ruminate
 Definition
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
Term
Sagacious
 Definition
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
Term
Salacious
 Definition
Having strong sexual desires.
Term
Salient
 Definition
Standing out prominently.
Term
Salubrious
 Definition
Healthful, promoting health.
Term
Salutary
 Definition
Beneficial.
Term
Sanction
 Definition
To approve authoritatively.
Term
Sanguine
 Definition
Cheerfully confident, optimistic.
Term
Sardonic
 Definition
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
Term
Satiate
 Definition
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
Term
Satyr
 Definition
A very lascivious person.
Term
Savor
 Definition
To perceive by taste or smell.
Term
Scabbard
 Definition
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.
Term
Scintilla
 Definition
The faintest ray.
Term
Scribble
 Definition
Hasty, careless writing.
Term
Sedulous
 Definition
Persevering in effort or endeavor.
Term
Sequence
 Definition
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.
Term
Severance
 Definition
Separation.
Term
Shrewd
 Definition
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
Term
Sinecure
 Definition
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.
Term
Sinuous
 Definition
Curving in and out.
Term
Skiff
 Definition
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars.
Term
Sluggard
 Definition
A person habitually lazy or idle.
Term
Solace
 Definition
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity.
Term
Solvent
 Definition
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
Term
Somniferous
 Definition
Tending to produce sleep.
Term
Somnolent
 Definition
Sleepy.
Term
Sonorous
 Definition
Resonant.
Term
Sophistry
 Definition
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
Term
Soporific
 Definition
Causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep.
Term
Sordid
 Definition
Filthy, morally degraded
Term
Specious
 Definition
Plausible.
Term
Spurious
 Definition
Not genuine.
Term
Squalid
 Definition
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.
Term
Stanch
 Definition
To stop the flowing of, to check.
Term
Stigma
 Definition
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil doing.
Term
Stingy
 Definition
Cheap, unwilling to spend money.
Term
Stolid
 Definition
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.
Term
Submerge
 Definition
To place or plunge under water.
Term
Subterfuge
 Definition
Evasion.
Term
Succinct
 Definition
Concise.
Term
Sumptuous
 Definition
Rich and costly.
Term
Supercilious
 Definition
Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
Term
Superfluous
 Definition
Being more than is needed.
Term
Supernumerary
 Definition
Superfluous.
Term
Supersede
 Definition
To displace.
Term
Supine
 Definition
Lying on the back.
Term
Supplicate
 Definition
To beg.
Term
Suppress
 Definition
To prevent from being disclosed or punished.
Term
Surcharge
 Definition
An additional amount charged.
Term
Surfeit
 Definition
To feed to fullness or to satiety.
Term
Susceptibility
 Definition
A specific capability of feeling or emotion.
Term
Sybarite
 Definition
A luxurious person.
Term
Sycophant
 Definition
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence.
Term
Synopsis
 Definition
A syllabus or summary.
Term
Taciturn
 Definition
Disinclined to conversation.
Term
Taut
 Definition
Stretched tight.
Term
Temerity
 Definition
Foolhardy disregard of danger, recklessness.
Term
Terse
 Definition
Pithy.
Term
Timorous
 Definition
Lacking courage.
Term
Torpid
 Definition
Dull, sluggish, and inactive.
Term
Torrid
 Definition
Excessively hot.
Term
Tortuous
 Definition
Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
Term
Tractable
 Definition
Easily led or controlled.
Term
Transgress
 Definition
To break a law.
Term
Transient
 Definition
One who or that which is only of temporary existence.
Term
Transitory
 Definition
Existing for a short time only.
Term
Travail
 Definition
Hard or agonizing labor.
Term
Travesty
 Definition
A grotesque imitation.
Term
Trenchant
 Definition
Cutting deeply and quickly.
Term
Trepidation
 Definition
Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
Term
Trite
 Definition
Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
Term
Truculence
 Definition
Ferocity.
Term
Truculent
 Definition
Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
Term
Turbid
 Definition
In a state of turmoil; muddled
Term
Turgid
 Definition
Swollen.
Term
Turpitude
 Definition
Depravity.
Term
Tutelage
 Definition
The act of training or the state of being under instruction.
Term
Tyro
 Definition
One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession.
Term
Ubiquitous
 Definition
Being present everywhere.
Term
Ulterior
 Definition
Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
Term
Umbrage
 Definition
A sense of injury.
Term
Unctuous
 Definition
Oily.
Term
Undermine
 Definition
To subvert in an underhand way.
Term
Undulate
 Definition
To move like a wave or in waves.
Term
Untoward
 Definition
Causing annoyance or hindrance.
Term
Upbraid
 Definition
To reproach as deserving blame.
Term
Vagary
 Definition
A sudden desire or action
Term
Vainglory
 Definition
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
Term
Valorous
 Definition
Courageous.
Term
Vapid
 Definition
Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.
Term
Variegated
 Definition
Having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied.
Term
Vehement
 Definition
Very eager or urgent.
Term
Venal
 Definition
Mercenary, corrupt.
Term
Veneer
 Definition
Outside show or elegance.
Term
Venial
 Definition
That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.
Term
Veracious
 Definition
Habitually disposed to speak the truth.
Term
Veracity
 Definition
Truthfulness.
Term
Verbiage
 Definition
Use of many words without necessity.
Term
Verbose
 Definition
Wordy.
Term
Verdant
 Definition
Green with vegetation.
Term
Veritable
 Definition
Real, true, genuine.
Term
Vestige
 Definition
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone.
Term
Vicissitude
 Definition
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.
Term
Vigilance
 Definition
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
Term
Vigilant
 Definition
Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
Term
Virago
 Definition
Loud talkative women, strong stature women
Term
Virtue
 Definition
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality.
Term
Visage
 Definition
The face, countenance, or look of a person.
Term
Vitiate
 Definition
To contaminate.
Term
Vituperate
 Definition
To overwhelm with wordy abuse.
Term
Vivify
 Definition
To endue with life.
Term
Vociferous
 Definition
Making a loud outcry.
Term
Volatile
 Definition
Changeable.
Term
Voluble
 Definition
Having great fluency in speaking.
Term
Wean
 Definition
To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
Term
Whimsical
 Definition
Capricious.
Term
Winsome
 Definition
Attractive.
Term
Zeitgeist
 Definition
The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
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