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1.  abject
   of the most contemptible kind
2. aberration
   a state or condition markedly different from the norm
3. abjure
   formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
4. abnegation
   the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
5. abrogate
   revoke formally
6. abscond
   run away
7. abstruse
   difficult to penetrate
8. accede
   yield to another's wish or opinion
9. accost
   speak to someone
10. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
11. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
12. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
13. admonish
    take to task
14. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
15. adverse
    in an opposing direction
16. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
17. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
18. aggrandize
    add details to
19. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
20. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
21. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
22. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
23. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
24. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
25. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
26. annex
    attach to
27. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
28. antiseptic
    thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
29. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
30. antithesis
    exact opposite
31. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
32. approbation
    official approval
33. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
34. arboreal
    resembling a tree in form and branching structure
35. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
36. archetypal
    of an original type after which other things are patterned
37. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
38. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
39. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
40. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
41. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
42. bane
    something causing misery or death
43. bashful
    self-consciously timid
44. beguile
    influence by slyness
45. bereft
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
46. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
47. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
48. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
49. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
50. callous
    having calluses
51. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
52. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
53. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
54. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
55. carouse
    engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
56. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
57. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
58. cavort
    play boisterously
59. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
60. circumscribe
    to draw a geometric figure around another figure
61. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
62. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
63. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
64. cobbler
    a person who makes or repairs shoes
65. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
66. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
67. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
68. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
69. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
70. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
71. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
72. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
73. congruity
    the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
74. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
75. consign
    give over to another for care or safekeeping
76. constituent
    one of the individual parts making up a composite entity
77. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
78. contusion
    an injury in which the skin is not broken
79. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
80. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
81. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
82. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
83. corpulence
    the property of excessive fatness
84. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
85. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
86. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
87. debacle
    a sudden and violent collapse
88. debauch
    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking
89. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
90. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
91. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
92. denigrate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
93. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
94. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
95. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
96. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
97. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
98. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
99. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
100. disparate
     fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
101. dispel
     to cause to separate and go in different directions
102. disrepute
     the state of being held in low esteem
103. divisive
     dissenting with the majority opinion
104. dogmatic
     pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
105. dour
     showing a brooding ill humor
106. duplicity
     acting in bad faith
107. duress
     compulsory force or threat
108. eclectic
     selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
109. edict
     a formal or authoritative proclamation
110. ebullient
     joyously unrestrained
111. egregious
     conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
112. elegy
     a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
113. elicit
     call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
114. embezzlement
     the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
115. emend
     make corrections to
116. emollient
     a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
117. empirical
     derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
118. emulate
     strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
119. enervate
     weaken mentally or morally
120. enfranchise
     grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
121. engender
     call forth
122. ephemeral
     anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
123. epistolary
     written in the form of letters or correspondence
124. equanimity
     steadiness of mind under stress
125. equivocal
     open to two or more interpretations
126. espouse
     choose and follow
127. evanescent
     tending to vanish like vapor
128. evince
     give expression to
129. exacerbate
     make worse
130. exhort
     spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
131. execrable
     unequivocally detestable
132. exigent
     demanding attention
133. expedient
     appropriate to a purpose
134. expiate
     make amends for
135. expunge
     remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
136. extraneous
     not belonging to that in which it is contained
137. extol
     praise, glorify, or honor
138. extant
     still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
139. expurgate
     edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
140. fallacious
     containing or based on incorrect reasoning
141. fatuous
     devoid of intelligence
142. fetter
     a shackle for the ankles or feet
143. flagrant
     conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
144. foil
     hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
145. forbearance
     good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
146. fortuitous
     occurring by happy chance
147. fractious
     easily irritated or annoyed
148. garrulous
     full of trivial conversation
149. gourmand
     a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
150. grandiloquent
     lofty in style
151. gratuitous
     unnecessary and unwarranted
152. hapless
     deserving or inciting pity
153. hegemony
     the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
154. heterogenous
     consisting of elements that are not of the same kind
155. iconoclast
     someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
156. idiosyncratic
     peculiar to the individual
157. impecunious
     not having enough money to pay for necessities
158. impetuous
     characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
159. impinge
     infringe upon
160. impute
     attribute or credit to
161. inane
     devoid of intelligence
162. inchoate
     only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
163. incontrovertible
     impossible to deny or disprove
164. incumbent
     necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
165. inexorable
     not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
166. inimical
     not friendly
167. injunction
     a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
168. inoculate
     impregnate with the germ of a disease to render immune
169. insidious
     working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
170. instigate
     provoke or stir up
171. insurgent
     in opposition to a civil authority or government
172. interlocutor
     a person who takes part in a conversation
173. intimation
     a slight suggestion or vague understanding
174. inure
     cause to accept or become hardened to
175. invective
     abusive language used to express blame or censure
176. intransigent
     impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
177. inveterate
     habitual
178. irreverence
     a mental attitude showing lack of due respect
179. knell
     the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
180. laconic
     brief and to the point
181. largesse
     liberality in bestowing gifts
182. legerdemain
     an illusory feat
183. libertarian
     an advocate of freedom of thought and speech
184. licentious
     lacking moral discipline
185. linchpin
     a central cohesive source of support and stability
186. litigant
     (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
187. maelstrom
     a powerful circular current of water
188. maudlin
     effusively or insincerely emotional
189. maverick
     someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
190. mawkish
     effusively or insincerely emotional
191. maxim
     a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
192. mendacious
     given to lying
193. modicum
     a small or moderate or token amount
194. morass
     a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
195. mores
     the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
196. munificent
     very generous
197. multifarious
     having many aspects
198. nadir
     the lowest point of anything
199. negligent
     characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
200. neophyte
     any new participant in some activity
201. noisome
     offensively malodorous
202. noxious
     injurious to physical or mental health
203. obdurate
     stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
204. obfuscate
     make obscure or unclear
205. obstreperous
     noisily and stubbornly defiant
206. officious
     intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
207. onerous
     not easily borne; wearing
208. ostensible
     appearing as such but not necessarily so
209. ostracism
     the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
210. palliate
     lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
211. panacea
     hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
212. paradigm
     a standard or typical example
213. pariah
     a person who is rejected from society or home
214. partisan
     a fervent and even militant proponent of something
215. paucity
     an insufficient quantity or number
216. pejorative
     expressing disapproval
217. pellucid
     transparently clear; easily understandable
218. penchant
     a strong liking
219. penurious
     excessively unwilling to spend
220. pert
     characterized by a lightly exuberant quality
221. pernicious
     exceedingly harmful
222. pertinacious
     stubbornly unyielding
223. phlegmatic
     showing little emotion
224. philanthropic
     of or relating to charitable giving
225. pithy
     concise and full of meaning
226. platitude
     a trite or obvious remark
227. plaudit
     enthusiastic approval
228. plenitude
     a full supply
229. plethora
     extreme excess
230. portent
     a sign of something about to happen
231. potentate
     a ruler who is unconstrained by law
232. preclude
     make impossible, especially beforehand
233. predilection
     a predisposition in favor of something
234. preponderance
     exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
235. presage
     a foreboding about what is about to happen
236. probity
     complete and confirmed integrity
237. proclivity
     a natural inclination
238. profligate
     unrestrained by convention or morality
239. promulgate
     state or announce
240. proscribe
     command against
241. protean
     taking on different forms
242. prurient
     characterized by lust
243. puerile
     displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
244. pugnacious
     tough and callous by virtue of experience
245. pulchritude
     physical beauty, especially of a woman
246. punctilious
     marked by precise accordance with details
247. quaint
     attractively old-fashioned
248. quixotic
     not sensible about practical matters
249. quandary
     state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
250. recalcitrant
     stubbornly resistant to authority or control
251. redoubtable
     inspiring fear
252. relegate
     assign to a lower position
253. remiss
     failing in what duty requires
254. reprieve
     postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
255. reprobate
     a person without moral scruples
256. rescind
     cancel officially
257. requisition
     an authoritative request or demand
258. rife
     excessively abundant
259. sanctimonious
     excessively or hypocritically pious
260. sanguine
     confidently optimistic and cheerful
261. scurrilous
     expressing offensive reproach
262. semaphore
     an apparatus for visual signaling
263. serendipity
     good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
264. sobriety
     the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
265. solicitous
     full of anxiety and concern
266. solipsism
     the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
267. spurious
     plausible but false
268. staid
     characterized by dignity and propriety
269. stolid
     having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
270. subjugate
     make subservient; force to submit or subdue
271. surfeit
     indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
272. surreptitious
     marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
273. swarthy
     naturally having skin of a dark color
274. tangential
     of superficial relevance if any
275. tome
     a large and scholarly book
276. toady
     a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
277. torpid
     in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
278. travesty
     a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
279. trenchant
     having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
280. trite
     repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
281. truculent
     defiantly aggressive
282. turpitude
     a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
283. ubiquitous
     being present everywhere at once
284. umbrage
     a feeling of anger caused by being offended
285. upbraid
     express criticism towards
286. utilitarian
     having a useful function
287. veracity
     unwillingness to tell lies
288. vestige
     an indication that something has been present
289. vicissitude
     a variation in circumstances or fortune
290. vilify
     spread negative information about
291. virtuoso
     someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
292. vitriolic
     harsh or corrosive in tone
293. vituperate
     spread negative information about
294. vociferous
     conspicuously and offensively loud
295. wanton
     lewd or lascivious woman
296. winsome
     charming in a childlike or naive way
297. yoke
     join with stable gear, as two draft animals
298. zephyr
     a slight wind
299. wily
     marked by skill in deception
300. tirade
     a speech of violent denunciation

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