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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, often taking something or somebody along
7. abstruse
difficult to understand
8. accede
yield to another's wish or opinion
9. accost
approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
10. accretion
an increase by natural growth or addition
11. acumen
shrewdness shown by keen insight
12. adamant
insistent; unwilling to change one's mind or opinion
13. admonish
scold or reprimand; 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
embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
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 acceptance or agreement
33. arbitrary
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
34. arboreal
of or relating to or formed by trees
35. arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
36. archetypal
of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
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
lacking or deprived of something
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
emotionally hardened
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
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 complete disaster
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
attack the good name and reputation of someone
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
cause to separate and go in different directions
102. disrepute
the state of being held in low esteem
103. divisive
causing or characterized by disagreement or disunity
104. dogmatic
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
105. dour
showing a brooding ill humor
106. duplicity
the act of deceiving or 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 physically, 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 a theory, idea, policy, etc.
127. evanescent
short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
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 immediate 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
lucky; 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
unfortunate and deserving 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
impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
166. inimical
tending to obstruct or cause harm
167. injunction
a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
168. inoculate
inject or treat 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, or 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
a party to a lawsuit
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 undue lack of attention or 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
burdensome or difficult to endure
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 or preference
219. penurious
excessively unwilling to spend
220. pert
characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent 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 powerful ruler, especially one 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
ready and able to resort to force or violence
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 demand
258. rife
excessively abundant
259. sanctimonious
excessively or hypocritically pious
260. sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
261. scurrilous
expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
262. semaphore
an apparatus for visual signaling
263. serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
264. sobriety
the state of being unaffected or 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, bitter, or malicious in tone
293. vituperate
spread negative information about
294. vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud
295. wanton
a lewd or immoral person
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
