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01/02/2011

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Endemic
Definition
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region ; indigenous 
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Enervate
Definition
to weaken; to reduce in vitality 
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Engender
Definition
to cause, produce, give rise to 
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Enigmatic
Definition
mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand 
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Ennui
Definition
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy 
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Enormity
Definition
excessive wickedness, evilness 
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Ephemeral
Definition
brief, fleeting, short-lived 
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Epicure
Definition
one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand, sybarite
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episodic
Definition
loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals 
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Epithet 
Definition
disparaging word or phrase 
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epitome
Definition
embodiment; quintessence 
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Equanimity 
Definition
composure, self-possession
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Equable
Definition
level; not able to be easily disturbed 
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Equivocate 
Definition
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent 
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Errant 
Definition
traveling, itinerant, peripatetic 
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Erudite 
Definition
very learned, scholarly 
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Eschew
Definition
to shun or avoid
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Esoteric 
Definition
intended for or understood by a small, specific group 
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estimable
Definition
worthy, formidable 
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Evanescent
Definition
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing 
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Evince
Definition
to show clearly, to indicate 
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Exacerbate
Definition
to make worse or more severe 
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Excoriate
Definition
to censure scathingly, to upbraid 
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exculpate
Definition
exonerate; to clear of blame 
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Exemplar
Definition
typical or standard specimen; paradigm; model 
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Exhort
Definition
to incite, to make urgent appeals
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Exigent
Definition
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention 
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Exonerate
Definition
to remove blame 
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Expatiate
Definition
discuss or write about at length; to range freely 
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expiate 
Definition
to atone or make amends for 
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Expurgate 
Definition
to remove obscenity, purify, censor 
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Extant
Definition
existing, not destroyed or lost 
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Extemporaneous
Definition
improvised; done without preparation 
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Extirpate
Definition
to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots 
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facetious 
Definition
playful; humorous; not serious 
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Fallacy 
Definition
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief 
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Fallow
Definition
untilled, inactive, dormant 
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Fanatical
Definition
zealous; single-mindedly obessed with one with thing 
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Fatuous 
Definition
silly, inanely foolish
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Fawn 
Definition
to flatter or praise excessively 
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Feckless
Definition
ineffectual; irresponsible 
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Felcitous
Definition
apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful
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Fervent
Definition
greatly emotional or zealous 
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Fetid
Definition
stinking, having a heavy bad smell
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Fetter
Definition
to shackle, put in chains, restrain 
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Filibuster 
Definition
intentional obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action 
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Filigree
Definition
an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern 
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Florid
Definition
flushed with color, ruddy, ornate 
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Flout
Definition
to demonstrate contempt for 
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Foment
Definition
to stir up, incite, rouse 
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Forbearance
Definition

patience, willingness to wait

also be a legal term creditor's agreement not to demand debt payment when it is due 

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Forestall
Definition
to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action, to circumvent or thwart 
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Forswear
Definition
to renounce, disallow, repudiate 
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Fortuitous
Definition
happening by fortunate accident or chance 
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Fracas
Definition
noisy flight or quarrel, brawl 
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Fractious 
Definition
Quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky 
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Froward
Definition
intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient 
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Fulminate
Definition
to attack loudly or denounce 
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Furtive
Definition
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious 
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Gainsay
Definition
to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose 
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Gambol
Definition
to skip about playfully, frolic 
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Garner
Definition
to gather and save, store up, acquire
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Garrulous
Definition
pointlessly talkative, talking too much 
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Gauche
Definition
crude, awkward, tasteless 
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Germane 
Definition
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject manner 
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Glib
Definition
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant, lacking in depth, superficial 
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Gossamer
Definition
delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere 
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Grandiloquence 
Definition
pompous speech or expression 
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Gregarious 
Definition
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people  
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Guile 
Definition

trickery, duplicity, cunning 

 

Guileless is naive 

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Halcyon
Definition
calm and peaceful, prosperous 
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Hallow 
Definition
to set apart as holy 
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Harangue 
Definition
to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade 
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Harrow
Definition
to distress, create stress or torment 
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Hedonism 
Definition
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses 
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Hegemony
Definition
the consistent dominance or influence of one one group or ideology over others 
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Hermetic 
Definition
airtight, impervious to outside influence 
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Heterdoux 
Definition

unorthodox, heretical, iconclastic 

heterodoxy is an idea that departs from what is accepted 

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Hirsute
Definition
hairy, shaggy 
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Homily 
Definition
a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude 
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Hubris 
Definition
arrogant presumption or pride 
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Hyperbole 
Definition
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech 
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Idolatrous 
Definition
given to intense or excessive devotion to something 
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Idyll
Definition
a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such 
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Ignominious 
Definition
shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful 
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Imbroglio
Definition
difficult or embarrassing situation 
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Imminent 
Definition
about to happen, impending 
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Immutable 
Definition
not capable of change
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Impassive 
Definition
revealing no emotion or sensibility 
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Impecunious 
Definition
lacking funds, without money 
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Imperious 
Definition
commanding, masterful; arrogant, domineering, haughty 
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Imperturbable 
Definition
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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Impetuous 
Definition
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement 
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Implacable 
Definition
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed 
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Importune 
Definition
to ask incessantly, beg, nag
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Impudent 
Definition
shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent 
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Impugn 
Definition
attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate deny 
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Impunity
Definition
immunity from punishment, penalty or harm 
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Impute
Definition
to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic 
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Inalienable 
Definition
cannot be transferred 
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Incipient 
Definition
beginning to come into being or to become apparent 
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Indefatigable 
Definition
not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged 
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Indifferent
Definition
having no interest or concern, apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice 
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Indolent 
Definition
lazy, listless, torpid 
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Ineluctable 
Definition
certain, inevitable 
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Inert
Definition
unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically 
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Ingenious 
Definition
artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication 
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Inimical
Definition
damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile unfriendly 
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Inimitable
Definition
one of a kind, peerless 
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Iniquity
Definition
wickedness, gross injustice 
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Innervate
Definition
to supply with nerves, energize
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Innocuous 
Definition
harmless, causing no damage 
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Inscrutable
Definition
incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious 
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Insensible
Definition
unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb
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Insipid 
Definition
without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull
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Insouciant
Definition
unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant 
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Insular
Definition
parochial, narrow-minded, like an island 
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Interdict
Definition
prohibit, forbid, ban, halt 
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Intractable
Definition
not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate 
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Intrepid
Definition
steadfast, courageous 
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Inundate
Definition
to cover or overwhelm, to flood 
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Inured
Definition
accustomed to accepting something undesirable 
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Inveigh
Definition
to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate 
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Inveigle
Definition
to obtain by deception or flattery 
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Invidious 
Definition
tending to arouse envy or ill will in others 
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Irascible
Definition
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts 
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Itinerate 
Definition
to travel from place to place 
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Jejune 
Definition
vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature, lacking nutrition 
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Jibe 
Definition
to agree, to be in accord 
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Jocose
Definition
given to joking; humorous 
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Kinetic 
Definition
having to do with motion; lively; active 
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Labile
Definition
readily open to change, unstable 
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Lachrymose 
Definition
causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow 
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Laconic
Definition
using few words; terse 
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Lassitude 
Definition
listlessness, languor, weariness 
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Laud 
Definition
to praise highly 
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Lavish 
Definition
extravagant 
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Lethargic 
Definition
characterized by lethargy or sluggishness 
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Libertine
Definition
someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life 
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Limn
Definition
to draw, outline in detail
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Limpid 
Definition
transparent, serene, clear and simple in style untroubled 
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Loquacious
Definition
extremely talkative 
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Lucid
Definition
intelligible, sound, clear 
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Luminous
Definition
characterized by brightness and the emission light, enlightened, clear 
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Magnanimity 
Definition
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving 
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Malevolent 
Definition
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred 
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Malinger
Definition
to feign illness so as to avoid work 
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Malleable 
Definition
capable of being shaped or formed, easily influenced 
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Marital 
Definition
associated with war and the armed forces 
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Martinet 
Definition
a rigid disciplinarian 
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Maunder 
Definition
to talk or move aimlessly, mutter 
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Maverick
Definition
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party 
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Melancholy
Definition
tending toward sadness 
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Mellifluous 
Definition
sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds 
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Mendacity
Definition
the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty 
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Mendicant 
Definition
beggar, supplicant 
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Mercurial
Definition
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood 
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Meretricious 
Definition
tawdry, pretentious, attractive but false, showy having to do with prostitution 
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Meticulous 
Definition
characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail 
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Mettlesome 
Definition
courageous, high spirited 
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Militate 
Definition
to have weight or bearing on, to argue (against)
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Milk
Definition
to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of 
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Minatory 
Definition
menacing, threatening 
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Misanthrope 
Definition
one who hates humankind 
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Mitigate 
Definition
to make or become less severe or intense, moderate 
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Mollify 
Definition
to calm or soothe, reduce in emotional intensity 
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Monotony 
Definition
tedious lack of variety or change 
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Morose
Definition
sad, sullen, melancholy 
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Multifaceted 
Definition
having many aspects 
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Multifarious 
Definition
varied, motley, greatly diversified 
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Mundane 
Definition
of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary 
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Nadir 
Definition
low point, perigee 
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natty 
Definition
trimly neat and tidy, dapper 
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Nebulous 
Definition
vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form 
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Neologism
Definition
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new word or senses 
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Neophyte
Definition
a recent convert, a beginner; novice 
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Nexus 
Definition
a connection, tie, or link, center or focus 
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Noisome
Definition
offensive, especially to one's sense of smell, fetid 
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Nonplussed
Definition
baffled, in a quandary, at a loss for what to say, do or think 
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Nostrum
Definition
cure-all, placebo, questionable remedy 
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Noxious
Definition
harmful; injurious 
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Obdurate
Definition
unyielding, hardhearted, inflexible 
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Obeisance 
Definition
gesture that expresses deference, such as a bow or curtsy 
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Obfuscate
Definition
to deliberately obscure, to make confusing 
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Obsequious 
Definition
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient 
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Obstinate
Definition
stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising 
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Obstreperous 
Definition
noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterous 
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Occlude 
Definition
to obstruct or block 
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Odious
Definition
hateful, arousing strong feelings of dislike 
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Officious 
Definition
meddlesome, pushy in offering one's services where they are wanted 
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Onerous 
Definition
troubling, burdensome 
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Opaque
Definition

impermeable by light, dense in mind 

show no light through 

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Oscillation 
Definition
the act or sate of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm 
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Ossified
Definition
changed into bone; made rigidly conventional and unreceptive to change 
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Ostensible
Definition
seeming, appearing as such, professed 
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Ostentatious 
Definition
characterized by or given to pretentiousness 
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Overweening
Definition
presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate
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Paean 
Definition
a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving 
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Palliate
Definition
to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate 
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Panegyric 
Definition
formal expression of praise 
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Paradigm 
Definition
something that serves as a model, example or pattern; the framework of assumptions and understandings shared by a group or discipline that shapes its worldview 
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Paradox
Definition
a contradiction; a seemingly self-contradictory statement that seems true nonetheless 
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Paragon
Definition
something regarded as a model of excellence or perfection in some way 
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Pariah
Definition
an outcast, a rejected and despised person 
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Parry
Definition
to block, evade or ward off, as a blow 
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Parsimonous
Definition
cheap, miserly 
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Partisan
Definition
one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced 
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Paucity 
Definition
scarcity, a lacking of 
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Peccadillo
Definition
a slight offense, literally a minor sin 
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Pedantic 
Definition
ostentatious display of learning, excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules, unimaginative 
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Pedestrian 
Definition
commonplace, trite, unremarkable
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Penchant 
Definition
strong inclination, a liking 
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Penurious 
Definition
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous 
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Peremptory 
Definition
admitting of no contradiction, putting an end to further debate, haughty, imperious 
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Perennial 
Definition
recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly 
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Perfidy
Definition
intentional breach of faith, treachery 
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Perfunctory
Definition
cursory, done without care or interest
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Peripatetic 
Definition
itinerant, traveling, nomadic 
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Pernicious
Definition
extremely harmful, potentially causing death 
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Perspicacious 
Definition
acutely perceptive, having keen discernment 
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Peruse
Definition
to examine with great care 
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Pervade
Definition
to permeate throughout 
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Petrous
Definition
like a rock, hard, stony 
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Petulant 
Definition
impatient, irritable 
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Philistine 
Definition
a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values 
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Phlegmatic 
Definition
calm, sluggish, unemotional, stoic 
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Picaresque 
Definition
involving clever rogues or adventures 
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Pied
Definition
multi-colored, usually in blotches 
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Pillory
Definition
to punish, hold up to public scorn 
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Pine
Definition
to yearn intensely, to languish to lose vigor 
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Pious 
Definition
extremely reverent or devout 
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Piquant 
Definition
agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating 
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Pique
Definition
resentment, feeling of irritation due to hurt pride 
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Pith
Definition
the essential or central part 
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Placate 
Definition
to appease, to calm by making concessions 
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Plaintive 
Definition
mournful, melancholy, sorrowful
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Plangent
Definition
pounding, thundering, resounding 
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Plumb
Definition
to measure the depth, to examine critically 
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Poignant 
Definition
distressing, pertinent, touching, stimulating, emotional 
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Polemical
Definition
controversial, argumentative 
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Pragmatic 
Definition
practical rather than idealistic 
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Prate
Definition
chatter, babble 
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Prattle
Definition
to babble meaninglessly, to talk in an empty and idle manner 
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Precarious 
Definition
uncertain, risky, dangerous 
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Precept 
Definition
rule establishing standards of conduct, a doctrine that is taught 
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Precipitate
Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Precursor
Definition
something that precedes and indicates or announces another 
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Predilection 
Definition
a disposition in favor of something ,preference 
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Preempt
Definition
to replace, to supersede, to appropriate 
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Preen
Definition
to dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care; in animals, to clean fur or feathers 
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Prescience
Definition
knowing of events before they occur
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Presumptuous
Definition
overstepping bounds, as of propriety or courtesy; taking liberties 
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Prevaricate
Definition
to deliberately avoid the truth, mislead 
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Pristine
Definition
pure uncorrupted clean
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Probity
Definition
adherence to highest principles, uprightness
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Proclivity
Definition
a natural predisposition or inclination 
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Prodigal
Definition
recklessly wasteful, extravagent profuse lavish
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Prodigious 
Definition
abundant in size, force, or extent, extraordinary
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Profligate
Definition
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagent 
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Profuse
Definition
given or coming forth abundantly, extravagent 
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Prolific
Definition
producing large volumes or amounts, productive 
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Prolix
Definition
long-winded, verbose
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Propensity
Definition
a natural inclination or tendency, penchant 
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Propinquity
Definition
nearness in time or place, affinity of nature, kinship
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Propitiate
Definition
to appease or pacify
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Propitious 
Definition
auspicious, favorable
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Propriety
Definition
appropriateness, conformity with standards of acceptable behavior 
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Prosaic 
Definition
dull, unimaginative 
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Proscribe 
Definition
to outlaw or prohibit 
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Provident 
Definition
frugal, looking to the future 
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Pugnacious 
Definition
contentious, quarrelsome, given to fighting, belligerent 
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Punctilious 
Definition
precise, paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette 
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Pundit
Definition
an authority on a subject one who gives opinions 
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Pungent 
Definition
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste, penetrating to the point 
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Pusillanimous 
Definition
cowardly, craven 
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Putrefy
Definition
to rot, decay and give off a foul odor, become gangrenous 
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Quaff
Definition
to drink deeply 
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Qualms
Definition
misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy 
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Queries
Definition
questions, inquiries, reservations 
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Querulous
Definition
prone to complaining or grumbling quarrelsome 
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Quiescence 
Definition
stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest 
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Quotidian 
Definition
occurring or recurring daily, commonplace 
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Ramify
Definition
to be divided or subdivided, branch out 
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Rancorous
Definition
characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment 
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Rapacious 
Definition
voracious, greedy, plundering, subsisting on prey 
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Rarefy
Definition
to become or become thin less dense refine 
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Recalcitrant 
Definition
obstinately defiant or authority or guidance, difficult to manage 
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Recapitulate
Definition
to summarize, to repeat concisely 
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Recondite
Definition
hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
Term
Reconnoiter 
Definition
to engage in reconnaissance, make a preliminary inspection of 
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Recumbent
Definition
leaning, resting, prone 
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Redolent
Definition
fragrant, suggestive or evocative 
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redoubtable
Definition
awe-inspiring, worthy of honor 
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Refulgent
Definition
radiant, shiny, brilliant 
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Refute
Definition
disprove, successfully argue against 
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Relegate
Definition
to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
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Remonstrate 
Definition
to protest, object
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Repine
Definition
to feel or express dejection or discontent, long for 
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Repudiate
Definition
to refuse to have anything to do with, disown 
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Resolute
Definition
adamant, steadfast, determined
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Reticent 
Definition
quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings 
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Reverent 
Definition
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect 
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Rhetoric
Definition
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion 
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Risible 
Definition
hilarious, provoking laughter 
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Rubric 
Definition
authoritative rule, heading, title, or category 
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Rue
Definition
regret, feel remorse 
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Sagacious 
Definition
having sound judgement, perceptive, wise 
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Salacious
Definition
appealing to or causing sexual desire, bawdy
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Salient
Definition
prominent, protruding, conspicuous, highly relevant 
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Salubrious 
Definition
promoting health or well-being 
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Salutary
Definition
remedial, wholesome, causing improvement 
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Sanctimony
Definition
self-righteousness, pretended piety 
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Sanction
Definition
authoritative permission or approval, a penalty intended to enforce compliance 
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Sanguine
Definition
cheerful, optimistic, confident 
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Satiate
Definition
to overindulge, satisfy to excess
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Satire
Definition
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vice through humor or decision
Term
Saturnine 
Definition
gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
Term
Scurvy
Definition
contemptible, despicable 
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Sedulous
Definition
diligent, persistent, hard-working 
Term
Seine
Definition
a large net hung out and dragged to catch fish 
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Sere
Definition
withered, arid 
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Seminal
Definition
like a seed, constituting a source, originative 
Term
Simper 
Definition
to smirk, to say something with a silly coy smile 
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Sinecure 
Definition
position requiring little or nor work and usually providing income 
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Sinuous 
Definition
winding, curving, moving lithely, devious 
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Slake
Definition
to satisfy, quench, lessen the intensity of
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Sodden 
Definition
soaked or drenched, unimaginative, dull 
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Solicitous 
Definition
concerned and attentive, eager 
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Solvent
Definition
able to meet financial obligations 
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Sophistry 
Definition
fallacious reasoning; plausible but faulty logic 
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Soporific 
Definition
causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep 
Term
Sordid 
Definition
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor, foul
Term
Sparse 
Definition
thin, not dense, arranged at widely spaced intervals 
Term
Specious 
Definition
seeming true, but actually false, misleadingly attractive 
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Spendthrift
Definition
one who spends money wastefully 
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Splenetic 
Definition
bad-tempered, irritable 
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Spurious 
Definition
lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit 
Term
Squander
Definition
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly 
Term
Stanch 
Definition
to stop the flow of a fluid 
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Static 
Definition
not moving, active or in motion; at rest 
Term
Stentorian 
Definition
extremely loud and powerful 
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Stolid 
Definition
calm, impressive 
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Striated
Definition
striped, grooved, or banded 
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Stymie
Definition
to block, thwart 
Term
Succinct
Definition
brief, concise 
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Succor
Definition
assistance, relief in time of distress 
Term
Sundry 
Definition
various, miscellaneous, seperate 
Term
Supercilious
Definition
disdainful, arrogant, haughty, characterized by haughty scorn 
Term
Superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary 
Term
Supplant
Definition
to take the place of, supersede 
Term
Suppliant 
Definition
asking humbly, beseeching
Term
Supplicant 
Definition
beggar, one who prays or begs for something 
Term
Surfeit
Definition
to feed or supply in excess 
Term
Sycophant 
Definition
someone who tries to flatter or please for personal gain, parasite 
Term
Table
Definition
to remove from consideration 
Term
Taciturn
Definition
not talkative, silent 
Term
Talisman
Definition
something believed to have magic power or bestow good luck
Term
Tamp
Definition
to plug, to drive in or down by a series of blows 
Term
Tautology
Definition
a repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument 
Term
Tawdry
Definition
cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent 
Term
Tenacity
Definition
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued 
Term
Tendentious 
Definition
biased, showing marked tendencies 
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Terse 
Definition
brief and concise in wording 
Term
Timorous 
Definition
timid, fearful, diffident 
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Tirade 
Definition

           a long and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation     

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Toady
Definition
sycophant, flatterer, yes-mam
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Torpid
Definition
lethargic, sluggish, dormant 
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Torque
Definition
a force that causes rotation 
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torrid 
Definition
scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried 
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Tortuous 
Definition
winding, twisting, excessively complicated 
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Tractable 
Definition
docile, obedient, easily led 
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Tout 
Definition
to publicly praise or promote 
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Transient 
Definition
fleeting, passing quickly, brief 
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Travesty 
Definition
mockery, caricature, parody 
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Trenchant 
Definition
sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut 
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Truculent 
Definition
fierce, scathing, eager to fight 
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Tumid
Definition
swollen
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Turbid 
Definition
muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil
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turgid
Definition
swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate 
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Turpitude 
Definition
depravity, baseness 
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Tyro
Definition
novice, beginner in learning 
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Ubiquitous 
Definition
existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread 
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Umbrage 
Definition
offense, resentment 
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Undulate
Definition
to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate 
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unfeigned
Definition
genuine, not false or hypocritical 
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Untenable 
Definition
indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable 
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Untoward 
Definition
troublesome, unruly, unseemly adverse 
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Upbraid 
Definition
to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise 
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Urbane 
Definition
sophisticated, refined, elegant 
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Usury
Definition
charing an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest 
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Vacillate 
Definition
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion, sway from one side to the other 
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Variegated
Definition
multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color 
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Vaunt 
Definition
to brag or boast 
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Venal
Definition
capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary 
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Venerate 
Definition
to revere or respect 
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Veracity 
Definition
truthfulness, honesty 
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Verisimilitude 
Definition
appearing true or real
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Veritable 
Definition
authentic, real genuine 
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Vexation 
Definition
annoyance, irritation 
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Vigilant 
Definition
alertly watchful
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Vilify
Definition
to defame, characterize harshly 
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Virulent 
Definition
extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic 
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Viscous
Definition
thick, sticky 
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Vitiate
Definition
to reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective 
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Vituperate
Definition
to use harsh condemnatory language, abuse or censure severly
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Volatile
Definition
readily changing to a vapor; changeable, tickle explosive
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Voracious 
Definition
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous 
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Welter 
Definition
to writhe, to toss about, to be in turmoil
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Wend
Definition
to go, proceed, walk 
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Zealous
Definition
fervent, ardent, impassioned 
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