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  1. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  2. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  3. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  4. adoration
    the act of admiring strongly
  5. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  6. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  7. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  8. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  9. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  10. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  11. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  12. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  13. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  14. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  15. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  16. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  17. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
  18. uxorial
    befitting or characteristic of a wife
  19. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  20. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  21. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  22. temerity
    fearless daring
  23. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  24. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  25. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  26. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  27. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  28. atavistic
    characteristic of a throwback
  29. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  30. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  31. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  32. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  33. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  34. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  35. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  36. debauchery
    a wild gathering
  37. bane
    something causing misery or death
  38. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  39. bemuse
    cause to be confused emotionally
  40. moribund
    being on the point of death
  41. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  42. senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
  43. requital
    an act of requiting; returning in kind
  44. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  45. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  46. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  47. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  48. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  49. reciprocity
    a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
  50. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  51. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  52. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  53. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  54. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  55. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  56. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  57. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  58. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  59. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  60. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  61. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  62. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  63. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  64. inimitable
    matchless
  65. atheist
    someone who denies the existence of god
  66. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  67. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  68. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  69. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  70. edification
    uplifting enlightenment
  71. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  72. connubial
    relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses
  73. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  74. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  75. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  76. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  77. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  78. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  79. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  80. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  81. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  82. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  83. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  84. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  85. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  86. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  87. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  88. chastity
    abstaining from sexual relations
  89. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  90. patronize
    provide support for
  91. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  92. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  93. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  94. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  95. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  96. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  97. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
  98. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  99. dissolute
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  100. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  101. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  102. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  103. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  104. continence
    voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
  105. troth
    a solemn pledge of fidelity
  106. infelicity
    inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style
  107. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  108. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  109. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  110. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  111. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  112. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  113. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  114. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  115. allegation
    a formal accusation against somebody
  116. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  117. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  118. salubrious
    promoting health
  119. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  120. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  121. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  122. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  123. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  124. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  125. precatory
    expressing entreaty or supplication
  126. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  127. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  128. deprecatory
    tending to diminish or disparage
  129. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  130. expeditious
    marked by speed and efficiency
  131. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  132. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  133. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  134. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  135. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  136. nascent
    being born or beginning
  137. languish
    become feeble
  138. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  139. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  140. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  141. chaste
    abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
  142. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  143. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  144. putative
    purported
  145. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  146. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  147. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  148. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  149. furtive
    secret and sly
  150. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  151. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  152. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  153. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  154. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  155. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  156. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  157. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  158. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  159. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  160. insouciance
    a casual or lighthearted feeling of unconcern
  161. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  162. crassitude
    the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement
  163. liturgy
    a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
  164. concubinage
    cohabitation without being legally married
  165. immolate
    kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire
  166. ambit
    an area in which something operates or has power or control
  167. objurgate
    censure severely
  168. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  169. ipso facto
    by the fact itself
  170. trollop
    a woman adulterer
  171. Gnosticism
    a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
  172. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  173. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  174. repartee
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
  175. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  176. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  177. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  178. graven
    cut into a desired shape
  179. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  180. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  181. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  182. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  183. spurious
    plausible but false
  184. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  185. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  186. highbrow
    highly cultured or educated
  187. efflorescence
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
  188. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  189. choleric
    characterized by anger
  190. prandial
    of or relating to a meal
  191. renascent
    rising again as to new life and vigor
  192. catechist
    one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism
  193. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  194. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  195. ingurgitate
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
  196. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  197. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  198. tropism
    an involuntary orienting response
  199. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  200. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  201. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  202. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  203. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  204. excrescence
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  205. usufruct
    a legal right to use and profit from someone else's property
  206. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  207. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  208. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  209. impolitic
    lacking tact, shrewdness, or prudence
  210. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  211. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  212. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  213. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  214. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
  215. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  216. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  217. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  218. asseverate
    state categorically
  219. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  220. spite
    meanness or nastiness
  221. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  222. ad hoc
    for or concerned with one specific purpose
  223. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  224. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  225. anathematize
    curse or declare to be evil
  226. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  227. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  228. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  229. predispose
    make susceptible
  230. vassalage
    the state of a serf
  231. denude
    make bare or strip of a covering
  232. soporific
    inducing sleep
  233. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  234. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  235. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  236. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  237. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  238. prostitute
    someone who engages in sexual contact for money
  239. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  240. effulgence
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  241. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  242. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  243. apoplectic
    marked by extreme anger
  244. comportment
    manner of behaving or conducting oneself; bearing
  245. catechumen
    a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
  246. invoke
    request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
  247. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  248. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  249. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  250. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  251. idiot savant
    person who is mentally challenged but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)
  252. laconic
    brief and to the point
  253. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  254. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  255. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  256. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
  257. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  258. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  259. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
  260. scrofulous
    afflicted with scrofula
  261. gaucherie
    the quality of being rustic or gauche
  262. lucubrate
    discuss in a scholarly way, especially in writing
  263. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  264. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  265. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  266. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  267. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  268. confabulate
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
  269. equanimous
    calm in mind or temper; in full control of one's faculties
  270. concubine
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
  271. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  272. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  273. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  274. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  275. a priori
    reasoned from a general principle to a necessary effect
  276. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  277. anatomize
    dissect in order to analyze
  278. corporeal
    having material or physical form or substance
  279. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  280. bathos
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
  281. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  282. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  283. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  284. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  285. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  286. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  287. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  288. milieu
    the environmental condition
  289. specious
    plausible but false
  290. slate
    fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into layers
  291. hortatory
    giving strong encouragement
  292. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  293. effloresce
    come into or as if into flower
  294. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  295. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  296. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  297. Angst
  298. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  299. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  300. insurgency
    an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a government
  301. surcease
    a stopping
  302. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  303. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  304. jeremiad
    a long and mournful complaint
  305. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  306. punctilio
    a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
  307. comity
    a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility
  308. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  309. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  310. pusillanimity
    contemptible fearfulness
  311. aggrandizement
    the act of increasing the prestige or power of something
  312. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  313. injectant
    any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
  314. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  315. numinous
    of or relating to or characteristic of a spirit
  316. interstice
    small opening between things
  317. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  318. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  319. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  320. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  321. duty assignment
    a duty that you are assigned to perform
  322. elan
    enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
  323. outre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  324. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  325. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  326. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  327. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  328. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  329. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  330. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  331. mendicancy
    the state of being a beggar or mendicant
  332. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  333. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  334. altruist
    someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
  335. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  336. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  337. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  338. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  339. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  340. venue
    the scene of any event or action
  341. metastasize
    spread throughout the body
  342. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  343. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  344. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  345. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  346. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  347. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  348. puissance
    power to influence or coerce
  349. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  350. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  351. scion
    a descendent or heir
  352. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  353. anfractuous
    full of twists and turns
  354. latitudinarian
    unwilling to accept authority or dogma
  355. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  356. periphrasis
    an instance of using more words than needed
  357. alms
    money or goods contributed to the poor
  358. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  359. kitsch
    excessively gaudy or sentimental art
  360. adjure
    command solemnly
  361. utile
    being of use or service
  362. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  363. phlegm
    saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages
  364. saturnalia
    a wild gathering
  365. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  366. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  367. discombobulate
    cause to be confused emotionally
  368. usurious
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  369. conjoin
    make contact or come together
  370. ad-lib
    perform without preparation
  371. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  372. esurient
    extremely hungry
  373. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  374. wolfish
    resembling or characteristic of a wolf
  375. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  376. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  377. quavering
    (of the voice) shaking as from weakness or fear
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