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ab ovo
 Definition
from the beginning
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abjure
 Definition
to renounce or retract; to abjure one's errors
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abnegate
 Definition
to deny one's self, to renounce
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abrogate
 Definition
to formally put an end to
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abstemious
 Definition
characterized by abstinence; sparing
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accrete
 Definition
to adhere; to grow
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adduce
 Definition
to use as an argument or evidence
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admonish
 Definition
to mildly caution against something
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adventitious
 Definition
associated by chance rather than by shared value
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aggrandize
 Definition
to make something larger or greater, or to give it that appearance
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aggrieve
 Definition
to injure one's rights, or to afflict with pain
Term
alacrity
 Definition
liveliness
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animadversion
 Definition
to criticize something; to make animadversions on someone's conduct
Term
anodyne
 Definition
something that relieves pain
Term
aphorism
 Definition
a pithy saying, embodying a general truth
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aplomb
 Definition
poise or self-assurance; the vertical position
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apocryphal
 Definition
false; of doubtful authority
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apogee
 Definition
the highest point or climax
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apostate
 Definition
one who renounces his allegiance (usually to a religion)
Term
apotheosis
 Definition
quintessence
Term
apposite
 Definition
suitable
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approbation
 Definition
approval
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ardor
 Definition
zeal for a cause; burning heat
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ascetic
 Definition
one who leads an austere life in order to be dedicated to a god or idea
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asperity
 Definition
sharpness of tone or temper; hardship; something rough
Term
aspersion
 Definition
a derogatory remark or criticism
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assiduous
 Definition
contant in effort
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attenuate
 Definition
to weaken or reduce in force
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audacious
 Definition
extremely bold or original
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augury
 Definition
an omen or token; an indication
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august
 Definition
of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
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austere
 Definition
simple; strict; somber
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aver
 Definition
to affirm with confidence
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avuncular
 Definition
of or relating to an uncle
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badinage
 Definition
playful banter
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baleful
 Definition
harmful
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banal
 Definition
trite
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bestir
 Definition
to stir to action
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bibelot
 Definition
bauble
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bombastic
 Definition
high-flown speech
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bromide
 Definition
a trite saying or person
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brook
 Definition
to bear or suffer
Term
calumny
 Definition
a false or malicious statement
Term
canard
 Definition
a false derogatory story
Term
canicular
 Definition
refering to the rise of Sirius, the dog star, and the coming of the dog days of summer
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cant
 Definition
a particular argot; insincere speech; a sudden tilting or cut of a lecel surface or object
Term
capitulate
 Definition
to surrender
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capricious
 Definition
erratic or changing quickly
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captious
 Definition
always finding fault
Term
castigation
 Definition
to criticize or punish in order to correct
Term
casuistry
 Definition
false reasoning
Term
causerie [koh-zuh-ree]
 Definition
an informal chat or essay
Term
caustic
 Definition
severely critical; capable of burning tissue
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cavil [kav-uhl]
 Definition
a trival objection
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censure
 Definition
a strong expression of disapproval
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chorography
 Definition
a detailed description of a region; a map
Term
circumlocution
 Definition
a roundabout way of stating something
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clamor
 Definition
a loud uproar
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cloy
 Definition
to weary by an excess of food or something else
Term
coda
 Definition
the concluding section
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comminute [kom-uh-noot]
 Definition
to pulverize
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complaisant
 Definition
eager to please
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consign
 Definition
to transfer an item
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contemn [kuhn-tem]
 Definition
to treat with disdain
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contentious
 Definition
quarrelsome
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contretemps [kon-truh-than]
 Definition
an accident or inopportune happening
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contrite [kon-trahyt]
 Definition
showing sincere remorse
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contumacious
 Definition
rebellious
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convivial
 Definition
jovial or festive
Term
coterie
 Definition
a closely-associated group
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countermand
 Definition
to cancel an order
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craven
 Definition
cowardly
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credulous
 Definition
gullible
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crescendo
 Definition
a steady increase in intensity
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cupidity
 Definition
greed or avarice
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daedal [deed-l]
 Definition
skillful
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decorous
 Definition
dignified; showing decorum
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deign
 Definition
condescend
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delate [di-leyt]
 Definition
to inform against
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deleterious
 Definition
harmful to health
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deluge
 Definition
a flooding or inundation
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demean
 Definition
to lower in dignity
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demur
 Definition
to make objection on the grounds of scruples
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denigrate
 Definition
to disparage or defame
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deride
 Definition
to mock
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dernier cri [dern-yey kree]
 Definition
the latest fashion
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descry
 Definition
to discover or perceive
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desultory
 Definition
lacking in consistency; disconnected
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diaphanous
 Definition
translucent
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didactic
 Definition
instructive
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diffident
 Definition
lacking confidence
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dilatory
 Definition
intending to cause delay
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dilettante
 Definition
a dabbler
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dirge
 Definition
mournful song
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disabuse
 Definition
to free someone of a false belief
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disavow
 Definition
disown; disclaim connection with
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discomfit
 Definition
to confuse; to frustrate
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discursive
 Definition
Wandering; Finding conclusion from reason rather than intuition
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disparate
 Definition
distinct or dissimilar
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dissemble
 Definition
to feign; to conceal the truth of
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distend
 Definition
to expand
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doggerel
 Definition
crude verse
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draconian
 Definition
unusually severe
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ebullience
 Definition
exhileration; boiling over
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effluvium
 Definition
invisible exhalation of vapor
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effrontery
 Definition
shameless boldness
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effusive
 Definition
pouring out; lacking social reserve
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eleemosynary [el-uh-mos-uh-ner-ee]
 Definition
charitable
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elegy
 Definition
a mournful poem
Term
elocution
 Definition
a person's manner of speaking
Term
elucidate
 Definition
to make clear
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empyreal [em-pir-ee-uhl]
 Definition
pertaining to the sky; formed of fire or light
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encomium
 Definition
a formal expression of high praise; An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.
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endemic
 Definition
characteristic of a specific people or place
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enervate
 Definition
weaken
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engender
 Definition
to give rise to
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ennead [en-ee-ad]
 Definition
a group of nine
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ennui [ahn-wee]
 Definition
boredom
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ephemeral
 Definition
short lives; transitory
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epicure
 Definition
connoisseur of food
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epigamic
 Definition
attracting the opposite sex, as the colors of certain birds
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epigram
 Definition
a witty saying, tersely expressed
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equivocal
 Definition
deliberately ambiguous; questionable; intended to mislead
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equivocate
 Definition
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, to mislead or hedge; When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
Term
erudite
 Definition
learned or scholarly
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eschew
 Definition
avoid or abstain from
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estimable
 Definition
worthy of esteem; capable of being estimated
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evince
 Definition
to show clearly; to reveal something
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excoriate
 Definition
to denounce; to strip from the skin
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execrable
 Definition
abominable; abhorrent
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exegesis
 Definition
Critical explanation of a text
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exhort
 Definition
to urge; to caution
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exigent
 Definition
urgent; pressing
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expatiate [ik-spey-shee-eyt]
 Definition
to enlarge in discourse; to expatiate upon a theme
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expiate
 Definition
to atone for
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expostulate
 Definition
to reason with someone against something that person has done
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expurgate [ek-sper-geyt]
 Definition
to purge of moral offensiveness
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extant
 Definition
in existance
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extirpate
 Definition
to uproot and destroy
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fatuous
 Definition
foolish or unreal
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feckless
 Definition
ineffective; incompetent
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fervent
 Definition
enthusiastic; hot
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fervid
 Definition
vehement in spirit; burning
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fetid
 Definition
having an offensive odor
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fiat
 Definition
an authoritative decree
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florid
 Definition
reddish; flowery
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florilegium [flawr-uh-lee-jee-uhm]
 Definition
an anthology
Term
foment
 Definition
to instigate or foster
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foppish
 Definition
excessively refined and excessively particular
Term
foray
 Definition
an initial venture; a sudden raid
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forestall
 Definition
to thwart by advance action; buy up goods to increase their price
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founder
 Definition
to sink or stumble
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fractious
 Definition
unrily; irritable
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fulminate
 Definition
to issue denunciations; to explode with a loud noise
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fulsome
 Definition
offensive to good taste; sickening; copious; full & complete
Term
fusillade
 Definition
a simultaneous or continuous discharge of weapons
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futurity
 Definition
future time: Such discussion is better left to futurity
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gainsay
 Definition
to oppose or declare false
Term
gallimaufry [gal-uh-maw-free]
 Definition
a jumble; a hodgepodge
Term
garrote [guh-roht]
 Definition
strangulation or throttling
Term
garrulous
 Definition
talkative
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gauche
 Definition
lacking social grace
Term
glaucous
 Definition
light blue-ish green
Term
gregarious
 Definition
sociable; moving in the company of others
Term
halcyon [hal-see-uhn]
 Definition
calm; tranquil; prosperous
Term
harangue
 Definition
intense verbal attack; diatribe
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hermetic
 Definition
airtight; isolated
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histrionic
 Definition
pertaining to actors of acting; dramatic
Term
homily
 Definition
a biblical sermon; an inspirational clich
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who attacks cherished beliefs, especially religious ones
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idyllic
 Definition
simple or rustic
Term
ignominious
 Definition
humiliating; contemptible
Term
imbroglio
 Definition
a perplexing situation
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immutable
 Definition
unchanging
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impecunious
 Definition
poor
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implacable
 Definition
not to be mollified; inexorable
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improvident
 Definition
lacking foresight
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impugn
 Definition
to challenge as false
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inchoate
 Definition
not fully developed
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incipient
 Definition
in an initial state
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incisive
 Definition
cutting; distinct
Term
incommode
 Definition
to trouble or hinder
Term
incursion
 Definition
a hostile entrance; a running in
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ineffable
 Definition
inexpressable
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ineluctable
 Definition
inescapable
Term
inflammable
 Definition
combustible
Term
ingenuous
 Definition
sincere; free from restraint
Term
ingratiate
 Definition
to enter the good graces of another
Term
inimical
 Definition
unfriendly; adverse in effect
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inimitable
 Definition
unable to be copied
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iniquitous
 Definition
sinful; wicked
Term
insipid
 Definition
vapid; lacking personality
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insouciant [in-soo-see-uhnt]
 Definition
free from worry
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interminable
 Definition
unending
Term
interregnum
 Definition
a period between rulers
Term
intestate
 Definition
to die without having made a will
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intransigeant
 Definition
inflexible; one who won't compomise
Term
inured
 Definition
to grow accustomed to hardship
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invective
 Definition
violent denunciation
Term
inveigle [in-vey-guhl]
 Definition
to entice using artful talk; to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
Term
inveterate
 Definition
habitual
Term
irascible
 Definition
irritable; easily provoked to anger
Term
irenic [ahy-ren-ik]
 Definition
peaceful or conciliatory
Term
jacquerie
 Definition
a peasent revolt
Term
jingoism
 Definition
loud patriotism
Term
jocose
 Definition
humorous; playful
Term
laconic
 Definition
concise; using few words
Term
Laodicean [ley-od-uh-see-uhn]
 Definition
indifferent, especially toward religion
Term
lassitude
 Definition
weariness of body or mind
Term
levee
 Definition
a formal reception
Term
ligneous
 Definition
resembling wood
Term
lugubrious
 Definition
gloomy in an affected manner
Term
lumen
 Definition
a unit of measurement equal to one candle
Term
macerate [mas-uh-reyt]
 Definition
To soften something by steeping it in a liquid; to starve
Term
malapropism
 Definition
misusing words rediculously
Term
malediction
 Definition
a curse or imprecation
Term
manumit
 Definition
to release from slavery
Term
marmoreal
 Definition
like a marble
Term
martinet
 Definition
a strict disciplinarian
Term
maudlin
 Definition
tearfully emotional
Term
megalomania
 Definition
a grand view of the self
Term
mellifluous
 Definition
sweet as honey, often times describing a sound
Term
mendicant
 Definition
a beggar
Term
mercurial
 Definition
changing; erratic
Term
meretricious [mer-i-trish-uhs]
 Definition
alluring; based on pretense; characteristic of a prostitte
Term
mete
 Definition
to dole out
Term
militate
 Definition
To have substantial influence; His prison record militated against him.
Term
minatory
 Definition
menacing
Term
moribund
 Definition
on the verge of death; stagnant
Term
morose
 Definition
gloomy, especially mood
Term
munificent
 Definition
very generous
Term
nadir
 Definition
lowest point
Term
neologism
 Definition
a new word, phrase, or meaning
Term
nostrum
 Definition
medicine, or snake oil
Term
numismatist
 Definition
coin collector
Term
obdurate
 Definition
stubborn; resistant to moral influence
Term
obeisance [oh-bey-suhns]
 Definition
deference; a body movement indicating deference
Term
obfuscate
 Definition
to confuse; to darken
Term
obloquy
 Definition
abusive language from the general public; disrepute in the eyes of the public
Term
obsequious
 Definition
servile; deferent; an obsequious bow
Term
obstinate
 Definition
inflexible persistence; not easily controlled
Term
obstreperous
 Definition
noisy; clamorous; obstreperous children
Term
obviate
 Definition
to anticipate and eliminate; to obviate the risk of serious injury
Term
officious [uh-fish-uhs]
 Definition
meddlesome: an officious person
Term
onerous
 Definition
burdensome
Term
opprobrium
 Definition
disgrace incurred by shameful behavior
Term
ostentatious
 Definition
attempting to attract notice; ostentatious charity
Term
outgrowth
 Definition
an offshoot
Term
pabulum
 Definition
intellectual nourishment
Term
palliate [pal-ee-eyt]
 Definition
to mitigate a problem but not cure
Term
panacea
 Definition
cure-all
Term
panegyric [pan-i-jir-ik]
 Definition
lofty praise of someone/thing
Term
paroxysm
 Definition
a sudden outburst
Term
pecuniary
 Definition
pertaining to money
Term
pedantic
 Definition
overly concerned with details
Term
pejorative
 Definition
having a derogatory effect
Term
pellucid
 Definition
clear to light or clear in meaning
Term
penurious
 Definition
stingy; poorly supplied
Term
penury
 Definition
extreme poverty
Term
peregrination
 Definition
travel
Term
peremptory
 Definition
imperative; dictatorial, as in a command
Term
perfidious
 Definition
treacherous
Term
perfunctory
 Definition
performed merely as a routine duty
Term
pernicious
 Definition
causing great harm
Term
perorate [per-uh-reyt]
 Definition
a long speech; the conclusion of the long speech
Term
perquisite
 Definition
an added benefit; Among the president's perquisites was a company car
Term
perspicacious [pur-spi-key-shuhs]
 Definition
discerning
Term
petulant
 Definition
easily irritated
Term
philoprogenitive
 Definition
abundantly producing offspring
Term
phlegmatic
 Definition
apathetic; composed
Term
pink
 Definition
to poke holes in something
Term
piquant
 Definition
agreeabley stimulating
Term
pith
 Definition
the core or heart; The pith of the matter
Term
pithy
 Definition
brief but forceful
Term
platitude
 Definition
a trite remark
Term
poignant
 Definition
keenly noticable
Term
polemic
 Definition
something highly controversial
Term
popinjay
 Definition
a vain, talkative person
Term
predilection
 Definition
a preferance for something
Term
prescience
 Definition
foreknowledge
Term
prevaricate
 Definition
to deliberately speak falsley
Term
privation
 Definition
lacking in comforts
Term
probity
 Definition
honesty
Term
prodigal
 Definition
wastefully extravigant; Prodigal expenditure
Term
prodigious
 Definition
extraordinarily large; monstrous
Term
proffer
 Definition
to put before someone; offer
Term
profligate
 Definition
recklessly prodigal
Term
prognosticate
 Definition
to forecast or predict
Term
prolix
 Definition
Tediously long; Editing a prolix manuscript
Term
promulgate
 Definition
To publish or announce publicly
Term
propinquity
 Definition
proximity; nearness
Term
propitiate
 Definition
to appease or make favorably inclined
Term
propitious
 Definition
favorable; favorably inclined
Term
propriety
 Definition
a standard of proper behavior
Term
prosaic
 Definition
dull
Term
proscribe
 Definition
to outlaw something
Term
proselytize
 Definition
to recruit or convert
Term
protract
 Definition
to lengthen, specifically in time
Term
provincial
 Definition
originating in the provinces; unsophisticated
Term
puerile
 Definition
childish
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
comabtive
Term
puissant
 Definition
powerful
Term
pukka
 Definition
proper
Term
pulchritude
 Definition
physical beauty
Term
punctilious
 Definition
adhering rigidly to formalities
Term
pusillanimous
 Definition
cowardly
Term
putative
 Definition
commonly regarded
Term
qua
 Definition
as, or in such a capacity
Term
quaff
 Definition
to drink heartily
Term
querulous
 Definition
constantly complaining
Term
quiescent
 Definition
at rest
Term
quixotic
 Definition
over romantic; impulsive
Term
quodlibet [kwod-luh-bet]
 Definition
a point for debate
Term
rail
 Definition
vehement denunciation
Term
rampart
 Definition
broad defensive embankment
Term
recalcitrant
 Definition
resisting control
Term
recondite
 Definition
beyond ordinary knowledge
Term
rectilinear
 Definition
straight
Term
rectitude
 Definition
moral virtue; correctness
Term
redolent
 Definition
having a pleasant odor; smelling of
Term
redoubtable
 Definition
formidable
Term
refulgent
 Definition
radient; the opera house's large windows made it a refulgent setting for the ball
Term
remonstrate
 Definition
to plead in protest or disapproval
Term
repudiate
 Definition
to reject as having no authority or legitimacy; to repudiate a claim
Term
requiem
 Definition
a mass or repose for the dead
Term
restive
 Definition
restless
Term
retiring
 Definition
reserved; not ostentatious
Term
reverent
 Definition
deeply respectful
Term
ribald
 Definition
vulgar or indecent in speech
Term
sagacious
 Definition
showing discernment; a sagacious lawyer
Term
salacious
 Definition
lustful; obscene
Term
salubrious
 Definition
promoting health
Term
salutary
 Definition
promoting health
Term
sanguine
 Definition
cheerful; full blooded
Term
saturnine
 Definition
sluggish; absorbing of lead
Term
sedulous
 Definition
assiduous
Term
seminal
 Definition
highly original; influential toward future events
Term
sententious
 Definition
abounding in pithy aphorisms
Term
sentient
 Definition
conscious
Term
shibboleth
 Definition
a peculiarity that distinguishes a particular group
Term
simper
 Definition
a self-conscious smile
Term
sinuous
 Definition
having many curves
Term
sirocco
 Definition
a hot oppressive wind or dust storm
Term
slough
 Definition
a swamp; a condition of disrepair
Term
sockdolager [sok-dol-uh-jer]
 Definition
a decisive blow; something heavy
Term
solicitous
 Definition
eager; desirous of something; solicious of others' esteem
Term
somatic
 Definition
bodily
Term
soporific
 Definition
causing one to sleep
Term
sparge
 Definition
to sprinkle
Term
spate
 Definition
a sudden ourpouring; a spate of angry words
Term
specious
 Definition
pleasing to the eye, but deceptive
Term
spurious
 Definition
not from the claimed source; counterfeit
Term
stentorian
 Definition
loud, powerful sound
Term
sternutation
 Definition
the act of sneezing
Term
stolid
 Definition
not easily stirred; impassive
Term
stygian
 Definition
hellish; infernal
Term
subterfuge
 Definition
artifice used to escape a consequence
Term
sundry
 Definition
diverse; sundry persons
Term
superfluous
 Definition
exsessive; needless
Term
supine
 Definition
on one's back
Term
supposition
 Definition
an assumption
Term
surfeit
 Definition
an excess
Term
tacit
 Definition
unspoken but understood
Term
tangential
 Definition
divergent
Term
tantivy
 Definition
full gallop; rapid
Term
temerity
 Definition
rashness
Term
tenable
 Definition
capable of being held
Term
tendentious
 Definition
showing a specific tendency
Term
torpid
 Definition
sluggish
Term
torpor
 Definition
sluggish inactivity
Term
tractable
 Definition
easily controlled
Term
traduce
 Definition
to slander; he traduced his opponent's character
Term
transitory
 Definition
not long lasting
Term
trichologist
 Definition
the science of hair
Term
truculent
 Definition
vitriolic
Term
turgid
 Definition
swollen; bloated; bombastic language
Term
turpitude
 Definition
an act displaying base character
Term
tyro
 Definition
a beginner
Term
umbrage
 Definition
offense; shade
Term
unctuous [uhngk-choo-uhs]
 Definition
affected piousness; oily
Term
underwrite
 Definition
to support
Term
unlettered
 Definition
ignorant
Term
upshot
 Definition
the result
Term
uxorious [uhk-sawr-ee-uhs]
 Definition
doting upon one's wife
Term
vacillate
 Definition
to waver or sway
Term
vacuous
 Definition
empty; idle
Term
vagary
 Definition
an unpredictable action; the vagaries of the weather
Term
venal
 Definition
able to be bribed
Term
veracity
 Definition
honesty
Term
verdant
 Definition
green with vegetation; inexperienced
Term
verisimilitude [ver-uh-si-mil-i-tood]
 Definition
likelihood; the play lacked verisimilitude
Term
vicissitudes
 Definition
a change in course; mutation
Term
viscid
 Definition
sticky consistency
Term
vitiate
 Definition
to spoil or corrupt
Term
vitreous
 Definition
resembling or containing glass
Term
vitriolic
 Definition
caustic; scathing
Term
vituperation
 Definition
verbal abuse
Term
winnow
 Definition
to separate or distinguish
Term
wizened
 Definition
withered
Term
acuity
 Definition
acuteness
Term
arrogate
 Definition
to claim presumptuously; to arrogate the right to make decisions
Term
aspic
 Definition
jelly made from meat stock
Term
auger
 Definition
large drill; snaking tool
Term
bevel
 Definition
a surface that doesn't form a right angle with other surfaces
Term
Callipygian [kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn]
 Definition
having well shaped buttocks
Term
censorious
 Definition
severely critical
Term
comeliness
 Definition
pleasing in appearance
Term
compendium
 Definition
a summar or inventory; a compendium of their complaints
Term
declaim
 Definition
to make formal speech
Term
derogatory
 Definition
an attack on the merit or reputation of a person or thing
Term
despoiled
 Definition
to strip of posessions; pillage
Term
despondent
 Definition
hopelessness
Term
drupe
 Definition
a fruit with an outer skin, pulpy middle, and hard pit/seed
Term
edict
 Definition
a decree issued by a ruler
Term
elegiac
 Definition
expressing sorrow; elegiac poems
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emolument
 Definition
profit from employment
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expedient
 Definition
conducive to advantage of interest
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tor
 Definition
a rocky pinnacle
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extenuate
 Definition
to represent as less serious; to extenuate an offense
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extrinsic
 Definition
not essential; being outside something
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factious
 Definition
given to faction
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hash
 Definition
a mixture of disparate elements
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indolent
 Definition
slothful; an indolent person
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inscrutable
 Definition
not capable of being understood, or investigated
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languor
 Definition
sluggishness
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lecherous
 Definition
erotic; lustful; lecherous photographs
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limpid
 Definition
clear; transparent; calm
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listlessness
 Definition
indifferent
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kaffeeklatsch
 Definition
A casual social gathering for coffee and conversation
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litigate
 Definition
to make the subject of a lawsuit
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mire
 Definition
a marsh; to involve in an entanglement
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mischance
 Definition
a mishap
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poetaster
 Definition
an inferior poet
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polder
 Definition
a tract of low land, reclaimed from the sea
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prating
 Definition
to babble pointlessly
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punctilio
 Definition
a finer point, as of conduct or ceremony; strict adherency to formality
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purloin
 Definition
to steal
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ragout [ra-goo]
 Definition
seasoned vegetable stew
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refractory
 Definition
hard to manage; stubborly disobedient
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repose
 Definition
to lie at rest; sleep
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rondure
 Definition
a circle; circular
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satiety
 Definition
a state of being satiated
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scurrilous
 Definition
obscenely abusive; a scurrilous attack on the mayor
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spendthrift
 Definition
a person who spends extravagently
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spurge
 Definition
a type of plant
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tawdry
 Definition
showy and cheap; low or base
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moot
 Definition
arguable; of little value; to argue over a topic
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triturate
 Definition
pulverize
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tumid
 Definition
swollen; bulging
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veracious
 Definition
habitually truthful
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writ
 Definition
something written; a sacret writ
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flange
 Definition
a large metal gasket
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gimlet
 Definition
a tool for boring holes
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helical
 Definition
having the form of a helix or spiral
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inveigh
 Definition
to protest strongly; to inveigh against interventionalism
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tautology
 Definition
repetitive concept; widow woman; "This candidate will will or will not win"
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