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1. superfluous: more than is wanted or is sufficient.

2. gregarious: seeking and enjoying the company of others.


3. erudite: characterized by extensive reading or knowledge.
4. insouciant: nonchalant.
5. salubrious: healthful; promoting health.
6. verbiage: the use of many words without necessity.
7. ascribe: to attribute, as to a cause.
8. jovial: merry; joyous; jolly.
9. adamant: not capable of being swayed.
10. desideratum: anything desired.
11. ersatz: being a substitute or imitation.
12. solace: comfort in grief.
13. triskaidekaph obia : fear of the number 13.
14. stoic: indifferent to pleasure or pain.
15. encumbrance: a burdensome and troublesome load.
16. puerile: displaying a lack of maturity.
17. innocuous: harmless.
18. colloquial: characteristic of informal spoken language.
19. eleemosynary: relating to charity.
20. dour: stubbornly unyielding; also , harshly uninviting; also, showing a brooding ill humor.
21. incongruous: lacking in harmony.
22. winsome: light-hearted.
23. apposite : being of striking appropriateness.
24. tumult: the commotion or agitation of a crowd.
25. parvenu : a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status.
26. riparian : of or pertaining to the bank of a river.
27. dilatory: inclined to put off what ought to be done at once.
28. edify: to instruct and improve.
29. impecunious: not having money.
30. polyglot: speaking many languages.
31. sedulous: marked by care and persistent effort.
32. jocund: pleasant, cheering, delightful.
33. panoply: a splendid or impressive array.
34. miscreant: a villain, rascal.
35. fugacious: lasting but a short time.
36. respite: an interval of rest or relief.
37. somnolent: inclined to sleep.
38. cavil: a frivolous objection.
39. daedal: skillful; artistic; ingenious.
40. sang-froid : coolness in trying circumstance s.
41. clinquant: tinsel.
42. assiduous: constant in application or attention.
43. intractable: not easily governed, managed, or directed.
44. detritus: debris.
45. eschew: to avoid.
46. apogee : the highest point.
47. cant: empty, solemn speech.
48. imbroglio: a complicated and embarrassing state of things.
49. levity: an inappropriate la ck of seriousness.
50. choler: anger.
51. inure : to use till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience.
52. bonhomie: pleasant and easy manner; geniality.
53. land of Nod: .

54. ineffable : incapable of being expresses in words.


55. vociferous: making a loud outcry.
56. beneficence: the practice of doing good.
57. plenary: full; entire; complete.
58. lassitude: lack of vitality or energy.
59. chary: careful; wary; cautious.
60. descry: to catch sight of something distant or obscure.
61. cynosure: a center of attention.
62. fin de siecle: characteristic of the close of the century; sophisticated; world -weary.
63. Brobdingnagian : of extraordinary height; gigantic.
64. extant: still in existence.
65. verdant: covered with growing plants or grass; green.
66. Whig : a friend and supporter of the American Revolution.
67. trepidation: quaking; quivering.
68. torrid : drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
69. gnomic: uttering or containing maxims.
70. comity: a state of mutual civility and respect.
71. tyro: a novice.
72. avarice: an excessive desire of gain; greediness.
73. eke: to increase; to add to.
74. tittle-tattle: idle, trifling talk.
75. bellwether: a leader of a movement or activity.
76. torpid: dull; sluggish; inactive.
77. grok: to understand.
78. ameliorate: to make better.
79. bestow: to give or confer.
80. comestible : suitable to be eaten.
81. requisite: necessary, indispensable.
82. prolix: unnecessarily long.
83. sobriquet: a nickname.
84. Zeitgeist: the spirit of the time.
85. numismatics: the collection and study of coins.
86. palpable : plain; distinct; obvious.
87. listless: having no desire or inclination.
88. antediluvian: extremely old.
89. melee: a hand to hand conflict.
90. genial: sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.
91. raucous: unpleasantly loud and harsh.
92. aberrant: markedly different from an accepted norm.
93. diffident: showing modest reserve.
94. propitious: presenting favorable circumstances.
95. inclement: physically severe or harsh (esp. said of the weather).
96. kobold: a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.
97. knell: the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral.
98. cogent: having the power to compel conviction.
99. regale: to entertain with something that delights.
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mordant: biting; caustic; sarcastic.
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agog: in eager desire.
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captious: disposed to find fault; eager to object.
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arbitrage: The simultaneous purchase and sale of a good or asset.
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redoubt: a stronghold.
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chichi: affectedly trendy.
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taw: a large marble.

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vexillology: the study of flags.


quorum: a gathering of members of an organization large enough to transact
abscond : to depart in secret.
virtu: productions of art (especially fine antiques).
junta: a clique that seeks or obtains power usually through intrigue or revolution.
gamut: a complete extent or range.
lexicon: a dictionary.
aestival: of or belonging to the summer.
slugabed: a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour.
desultory: without logical sequence; disconnected; aimless.
irascible: quickly aroused to anger.
acumen : quickness of perception or discernment.
scion: a descendant; an heir.
bandog : a large and fierce dog.
multifarious: having great diversity or variety.
sublunary: situated beneath the moon.
ebullient: joyously unrestrained.
emolument: profit, gain.
palindrome: a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward.
deprecate : to disapprove of strongly.
bivouac: an encampment for the night.
umbrage: suspicion of injury or wrong; offense.
incipient: beginning to be; commencing; initial.
dapple: a small spot or blotch.
pugnacious: inclined to fighting.
capitulate: to surrender under agreed conditions.
susurrus: a whisper; a murmur; a rustling.
thaumaturgy: magic.
capacious: able to contain much; large; roomy.
glower: to stare angrily or with a scowl.
canorous: melodious; musical.
effulgence : a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
assuage : to soften; to ease, or lessen.
repast: a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
spoonerism: the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
tenebrous: dark; gloomy.
nescience : lack of knowledge.
gewgaw: a showy trifle; a pretty but worthless bauble.
exiguity: smallness; thinness; the quality of being meager.
seriatim: in a series; one after another.
tmesis: in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.
chthonic: dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld.
objurgate: express strong disapproval of.
plethora : excess; superabundance.
lissom: limber; supple; flexible; lithe.
badinage: playful raillery; banter.
chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful.
sybarite : a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
gourmand : one who enjoys good food in great quantities.
animadversion: harsh criticism or disapproval.
desuetude: disuse.
pusillanimous: lacking in courage and resolution.

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inculcate: To teach by frequent repetitions.


mien: aspect; air; manner; demeanor.
garrulous: talkative.
aggrandize: to make great.
sojourn: to dwell for a time.
bombast: high-sounding words; an inflated style.
cupidity: greed.
berate: to scold severely.
supererogatory: more than is needed.
encomium: high praise.
sardonic: bitterly sarcastic.
raconteur: a person skilled in telling stories.
polymath: a person of great learning.
extempore : without preparation; on the spur of the moment.
blandishment: flattery intended to persuade.
hugger-mugger: secret; clandestine.
quiddity: the essence or nature of a thing.
implacable : incapable of being pacified.
edacious: given to eating.
surfeit: an excessive amount.
perspicacity: clearness of understanding.
aberrant: abnormal.
ennui: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction.
invidious: likely to produce ill will.
affable: courteous; sociable.
noisome : offensive to the smell.
exacerbate: to irritate; to make worse.
misnomer: a wrong or inapplicable name.
lackadaisical: lacking spirit or liveliness.
hauteur: haughtiness; pride; arrogance.
skulk: To hide in a sneaking manner.
voluble: marked by a ready flow of speech.
ostracize: To expel from a community or group.
autocrat: a despot.
beholden: obliged.
aplomb: confidence; coolness.
disheveled : disordered; disorderly; untidy.
precocious: characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development.
reticent: inclined to keep silent.
legerdemain : sleight of hand.
vituperate: to overwhelm with wordy abuse.
foment: to nurse to life or activity; to encourage.
contumely: rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt.
philomath: a lover of learning.
aesthete: one who cultivates great sensitivity to beauty.
nefarious: wicked in the extreme.
proclivity: a natural inclination.
flout: to treat with contempt.
sesquipedalian : (of words) long; having many syllables.
inchoate : partially but not fully in existence or operation.
circumlocution: the use of many word s to express an idea that might be expressed by
wayworn: wearied by traveling.

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potable: drinkable.
crepuscular: pertaining to twilight.
doppelganger: a ghostly double.
juju: an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
chagrin: acute vexation or embarrassment.
mtier: an occupation for which one is especially well suited.
facile : performable or attainable with little labor.
perforce : by necessity.
evanescent: liable to vanish or pass away like vapor.
quotidian: of an everyday character; ordinary.
specious: apparently correct, but not so in reality.
munificent: very generous.
indolent: avoiding labor and exertion; lazy.
intransigent: not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends.
paucity: fewness.
autodidact: a person who is self-taught.
fatuous: weak; silly; stupid; foolish.
complement: that which completes.
taciturn: not apt to talk or speak.
en masse: all together.
confluence : a coming together.
maudlin : easily moved to tears.
enervate: to weaken.
recondite: incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
paroxysm: any sudden and violent emotion; a fit.
copious: large in number or quantity.
exalt: to praise, glorify, or honor.
erroneous: containing or characterized by error.
prescience : knowledge of events before they take place.
ineluctable : Impossible to avoid.
obdurate: hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.
banal: commonplace; trivial.
coxcomb: a vain, showy fellow.
chicanery: the use of trickery to deceive.
habitu: one who habitually frequents a place.
pellucid : transparent, clear; easily understandable.
buss: kiss.
factitious: artificial; sham; not natural.
profligate: dissipated; dissolute.
bedaub : to besmear or soil.
bifurcate: to divide into two branches.
contumacious: obstinate; stubbornly disobedient.
firmament: the sky or heavens.
arcane: understood by only a few.
perfunctory: performed mechanically.
temerity: unreasonable contempt of danger.
superannuated : discharged or disqualified on account of old age.
egregious: outrageously bad.
tutelary: guardian; protecting.
condign : deserved; adequate.
lambent: playing on the surface; flickering.
confabulation : familiar talk; also, a plausible but imagined memory.

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expiate: to make amends for.
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somniferous: causing or inducing sleep.
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aubade : a song greeting the dawn.
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cogitate : consider carefully and deeply; ponder.
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persiflage: frivolous or bantering talk.
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obfuscate: to darken; to obscure.
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calumny: malicious misrepresentation; slander.
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ablution : the washing of the body, or some part of it.
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undulate: to move in waves.
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cosset: to pamper.
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obsequious: servilely attentive; fawning.
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simulacrum: a representation; an insubstantial or vague semblance.
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miasma : noxious effluvia; also, a harmful atmosphere; also, an atmosphere that
obscures.
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ululate: to howl; to wail.
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toothsome : delicious; attractive; luscious.
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asperity: roughness, of surface, sound, or manner.
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impervious: impenetrable; also , not capable of being affected.
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auspicious: favorable; also, prosperous.
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puissant: powerful.
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otiose : ineffective; also , being at leisure; also , of no use.
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lucubration: nocturnal study; also , that which is composed by night; meditation.
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quaff: to drink with relish.
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perdurable : very durable; long lasting.
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crapulous: sick from, or marked by, excessive drinking.
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equanimity: calmness; composure.
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megalomania: a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.
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verbose : wordy.
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gauche: lacking social polish; tactless.
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euphonious: pleasing in sound.
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fustian: a kind of coarse twilled cotton; also , bombast.
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contradistinction: distinction by contrast.
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dispa rate: fundamentally different; composed of markedly dissimilar elements.
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palaver: idle talk; also, to talk idly.
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malleable: capable of being shaped; also, adaptable.
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termagant: a scolding, nagginoneiric: a pertaining to or suggestive of dreams.
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execrable: detestable; extremely bad.
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patina: a superficial layer.
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provenance: origin; source.
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caveat: a warning or caution.
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nonage : a period of immaturity; minority.
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atelier: a workshop; a studio.
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fetid: stinking.
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itinerant: going from place to place.
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conurbation: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.
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equipoise: equilibrium; also , counterbalance.
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coruscate: to sparkle.
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voluptuary: a sensualist.
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harridan : a scolding, vicious old woman.
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ambit: circuit or compass; also , sphere of action or influence.
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rapport: relation.
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pandemic: affecting a whole people or a number of countries.
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cormorant: a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person.
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microcosm: a smaller, representative unity having analogies to a larger unity.
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harbinger: a precursor; one that presages what is to come.
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censure : to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval.
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capricious: whimsical; changeable.
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sporadic: occuring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances.
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wassail: an expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to
someone.
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quidnunc: a gossip; a busybody.
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impassible : incapable of suffering; unfeeling, or not showing feeling.
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gloaming: twilight; dusk.
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manse: a large and imposing house.
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Grub Street: the world or category of impoverished literary hacks.
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Hogmanay: the name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year.
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g, bad-tempered woman.
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consanguineous: related by blood.
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verisimilitude: the quality of seeming to be true.
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tendentious: marked by a strong tendency in favor of a particular point of view.
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avoirdupois: weight; heaviness.
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dudgeon: a state or fit of intense indignation.
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rusticate : to go to the country; also, to force to reside in the country; to banish
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rebarbative: repellent; objectionable.
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afflatus: a divine inspiration.
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comport: to conduct; to behave.
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sunder: to disunite.
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espy: to see at a glance.
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compunction : the sting of conscience.
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venial: capable of being forgiven.
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gimcrack: a trivial mechanism.
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truculent: fierce; savage; ferocious.
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unctuous: excessively suave.
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celerity: quickness; swiftness.
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vehement: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions.
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putative : commonly thought or deemed; supposed.
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wheedle: to entice by soft words.
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sto lid: not easily aroused or excited; dull.
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lugubrious: indicating sorrow, often ridiculously.
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abjure: to renounce or reject with solemnity.
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vicissitude: a change in condition or fortune.
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redress: to set right.
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ubiquitous: being everywhere.
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propinquity: nearness.
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venal: capable of being bought.
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obviate: to prevent by interception.
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mellifluous: flowing sweetly or smoothly.
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prestidigitation: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks.
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gastronome: a person devoted to refined enjoyment of good food and drink.
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exculpate: to relieve of blame.
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diaphanous: allowing light to pass through.
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supernumerary: exceeding a necessary or usual number.
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disconcert: to disturb the composure of.
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physiognomy: the face, with respect to the temper of the mind.
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sempiternal: everlasting; endless.
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harangue: a speech addressed to a large public assembly; also, a noisy or pompous
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supernal: being on high; celestial.
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rubicund: inclining to redness; ruddy.
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moribund: dying.
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apothegm: a terse remark, conveying some important truth.
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wastrel: a person who wastes; a loafer.
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malodorous: having a bad odor.
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plangent: beating with a loud or deep sound; also, expressing sadness.
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immure : to inclose within walls, or as within walls.
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rara avis: a rare or unique person or thing.
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scapegrace: one who is wild and reckless.
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ruminate: to chew the cud; also, to ponder; to reflect.
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hirsute: shaggy; hairy.
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admonition: gentle or friendly reproof; friendly warning.
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abrogate: to annul; to do away with.
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importunate: troublesomely urgent.
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kitsch : art in pretentious bad taste.
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monomania: obsession with single subject only.
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ribald: characterized by, or given to, vulgar humor.
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febrile: feverish.
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rapacious: grasping; greedy.
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extirpate: to root out; to eradicate.
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uxorious: excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife.
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anodyne: serving to relieve pain.
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bootless: unavailing; unprofitable; useless.
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flummox: to confuse; to perplex.
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indomitable: not to be subdued; untamable.
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argot: a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
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impugn: to call in question; to make insinuations against.
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lascivious: wanton; lewd.
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parsimony: excessive sparingness in the expenditure of money.
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atrabilious: irritable; ill-natured.
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peccadillo : a slight trespass or offense.
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logorrhea: excessive talkativeness.
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travail: intense pains; agony.
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acquiesce : to concur, but not heartily.
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elucidate: to make clear or manifest
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recalcitrant: marked by stubborn resistance.
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abstemious: sparing in diet.
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gravitas: high seriousness; dignity.
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Ides: the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of the
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mendacious: given to deception or falsehood.
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verdure : greenness.
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emblazon: to display pompously; to decorate.
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collude: to conspire; to act in concert.
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risible: worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
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surcease: cessation; stop; end.
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adumbrate : to give a slight representation of; to outline.
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demagogue: a leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion, prejudice,
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augury: an omen; prediction
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fulminate: to thunder forth menaces.
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sycophant: a parasite; a toady.
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vitiate: to make faulty, or imperfect.
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factious: addicted to form parties and raise dissensions.
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quiescent: at rest; still.
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purblind : having greatly reduced vision.
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subterfuge : a deceptive device or stratagem.
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kismet: destiny; fate.
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turpitude: baseness; depravity.
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ephemeral: short-lived.
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inveigle : to entice.
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portentous: foreboding; ominous.
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facetious: characterized by wit and pleasantry.
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deign : to condescend.
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restive: resisting control.
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schadenfreude : a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
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pari passu : at an equal pace or rate.
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mawkish: sickly or excessively sentimental.
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panache: dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
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adventitious: added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.
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kvetch: to complain habitually.
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pejorative: depreciatory; disparaging; unfavorable; belittling.
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cognoscente : an expert in a certain field.
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alacrity: a cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude.
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bravura : a showy display.
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vivify: to animate.
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sonorous: yielding sound; impressive in sound.
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anathema : a curse; a person or thing cursed, or intensely disliked.
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laconic: expressing much in few words.
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deleterious: hurtful; destructive; pernicious.
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platitude : a thought or remark which is banal, trite, or stale.
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quash: to annul; also , to crush; to subdue.
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meretricious: pertaining to prostitutes; tawdry.
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bumptious: obtusely and offensively self-assertive.
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laudable : praiseworthy; commendable.
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inamorata : a woman whom one is in love with.
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penchant: a strong liking.
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perquisite: a benefit in addition to a salary.
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exigency: state of requiring immediate action; also , an urgent situation; also , that
which is required in a particular situation.
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succinct: brief; concise.
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ineffectual: without effect; weak; useless.
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sapient: wise; sage; discerning.
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pugilist: a boxer.
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deus ex machina: an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently
insoluble difficulty.
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circumspect: cautious; prudent; wary.
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tutelage : protection; also, instruction.
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visage: the face; also, appearance; aspect.
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missive: a written message.
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expropriate: to deprive of possession; also , to transfer (another's property) to oneself.
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malcontent: one who is discontented or dissatisfied.
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ukase : an edict.
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derogate: to deviate from expectation; also , to detract; also, to disparage.
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raillery: good -humored banter or teasing repartee.
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neologism: a new word or expression; the use or creation of new words or
expressions.
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malaise : a condition of uneasiness or ill-being.
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raffish: tawdry; also, rakish.
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parlous: dangerous.
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querulous: habitually complaining.
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cornucopia: the horn of plenty; also , an abundance.
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panacea: a cure-all.
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sine qua non : an indispensable thing.
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fractious: tending to cause trouble; also, irritable.
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vim: energy; vigor.
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perambulate : to stroll; to walk through or over.
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wizened : shriveled; withered.
486.
modicum: a small or token amount.
487.
castigate: to punish or criticize severely.
488.
aver: to assert as true.
489.
callow: immature.
490.
lucre: money; profit.
491.
epigone : an inferior imitator.
492.
imbue: to dye; to instill profoundly.
493.
concupiscence : lust.
494.
irrefragable: impossible to refute.
495.
rictus: a gaping grin or grimace.
496.
nostrum: a medicine whose effectiveness is unproved; a questionable remedy.
497.
scintilla: a tiny amount; a spark.
498.
ergo: therefore; consequently.
499.
animus: a feeling of ill will; also, animating spirit; disposition.
500.
ignoramus: an ignorant person; a dunce.
501.
interregnum: the interval between two reigns; also , any breach of continuity in an
order.
502.
lexicography: the writing or compiling of dictionaries.
503.
circumambient: surrounding; encompassing.
504.
purdah: a state of seclusion.
505.
proscribe: to forbid; to prohibit.
506.
coquette: a flirt.
507.
cadre : a core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an
organization is formed.
508.
titivate: to smarten up; to spruce.
509.
bromide : a commonplace or conventional saying.
510.
orotund : full in sound; also, pompous.
511.
pertinacious: obstinate; also , stubbornly persistent.
512.
Promethean: of or pertaining to Prometheus; also , boldly original.
513.
extraneous: coming from the outside; also, not essential; also, irrelevant.
514.
amity: friendship.
515.
pettifogger: a petty, unscrupulous lawyer; also, one who quibbles over trivia.
516.
mountebank: a quack; also, a charlatan.
517.
apparition: a ghost; also, an unexpected appearance.

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ascetic: one who practices extreme self-denial; also, austere, severe.


excoriate: to censure scathingly; also , to flay.
dilettante: an amateur; also , an admirer or lover of the fine arts.
truckle: to act in a subservient manner.
nugatory: insignificant; also , ineffectual.
moiety: a half; also, a small part.
variegated: having marks or patches of different colors; also , varied.
convivial: merry; festive; social.
posit: to postulate; also , to suggest; also , set firmly.
expunge: to blot out; to obliterate.
largess: generosity; also, money or gifts bestowed.
woebegone: woeful; also , run-down.
milieu: environment; setting.
accede: to agree or assent; also , to become a party.
salient: noticeable; also, projecting; also , leaping.
wunderkind: a child prodigy.
obeisance : an expression of deference.
felicitous: apt; also, delightful.
grandee : a man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman.
disconsolate : hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless.
malinger: to feign illness or inability.
credulous: inclined to believe too readily.
tryst: an appointment (as between lovers) to meet.
paragon : a model of excellence or perfection.
inscrutable : difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable.
soporific: causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep.
congeries: a collection; an aggregation.
didactic: conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson.
officious: meddlesome.
flippant: lacking proper respect or seriousness.
segue: to proceed without interruption.
palimpsest: an object a place whose older layers or aspects are apparent.
bete noire : something or someone especially hated.
farrago: an a ssortment.
expatiate: to speak or write at some length.
nadir: the lowest point.
protean : readily assuming different shapes.
fulsome : offensive from excess of praise.
constitutional: a walk taken for one's health.
quondam: former; sometime.
sinecure : an office or position which involves little responsibility.
vainglory: empty pride.
canard: a fabricated sensational report or statement.
gainsay: to contradict; to deny.
portend : to foreshadow; to bode.
ratiocination: the process of reasoning.
equivocate : to be deliberately ambiguous.
frisson: a shudder of excitement, pleasure, or fear.
tchotchke: a trinket; a knickknack.
inveigh: to attack with harsh criticism.
propound: put forward; to propose.
acrid: bitter to the taste or smell.
lachrymose: given to shedding tears.

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fop : a man who is much concerned with his appearance.


defenestrate : to throw out of a window.
brio: liveliness; spirit.
supercilious: lofty with pride.
gesticulate : to make gestures or motions.
probity: honesty; uprightness.
inveterate: deep-rooted; of long standing.
Hobson's choice: a choice without an alternative.
concomitant: accompanying; attending.
busker: a street musician.
turgid: swollen; bloated ; also, bombastic; pompous.
denizen: an inhabitant.
peregrination: a wandering.
tocsin: a warning.
palliate: to extenuate; also, to relieve.
improvident: lacking foresight; negligent; thoughtless.
inimical: unfriendly; unfavorable.
halcyon: peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
coeval: existing during the same period of time; also , a contemporary.
obtrude : to thrust out; also, to impose on others.
cozen: to defraud; also , to obtain by deceit.
perfervid: ardent; impassioned.
recrudescent: breaking out again.
deride: to laugh at with contempt.
billingsgate: foul language.
factotum: a person employed to do all kinds of work.
jejune : lacking in nutritional value; also, immature; also , dull.
evince: to show in a clear manner.
cacophony: harsh or discordant sound.
perfidy: faithlessness; treachery.
onus: a burden; an obligation.
tergiversation: subterfuge; evasion; also , desertion of a cause, party, etc.
opprobrium: disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt.
hoary: white or gray with age; hence, extremely old.
tractable: docile; manageable; governable.
recumbent: reclining; lying down.
prevaricate: to stray from truth; to equivocate.
libation: the act of po uring a liquid as a sacrifice; also , a beverage.
aficionado : a fervent admirer; a fan.
machination: a crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
germane: appropriate or fitting; relevant.
fallible: liable to make a mistake.
oblivious: forgetful; also, unmindful.
militate: to have force or influence.
permeate: to spread or diffuse through.
caterwaul: to make a harsh cry or screech.
agon: struggle; conflict.
deracinate: to uproot.
intrepid: fearless; bold.
cavort: to bound or prance about.
suasion: the act of persuading.
arrant: outright; thoroughgoing.
latitudinarian : having or expressing broad and tolerant views.

624.
homily: a sermon or lecture; also , an inspirational saying or a platitude.
625.
rejoinder: an answer to a reply.
626.
concinnity: elegance -- used chiefly of literary style.
627.
fecund: fruitful; prolific.
628.
tattoo : a rapid, rhythmic drumming or rapping.
629.
impre cation: a curse.
630.
supplant: to take the place of.
631.
vertiginous: causing dizziness; also, giddy; d izzy.
632.
pied-a-terre: a temporary or second place of lodging.
633.
Argus-eyed: extremely observant; watchful.
634.
corpulent: very fat; obese.
635.
bacchanalia: a revel.
636.
profuse : plentiful; copious.
637.
doyen: the senior member of a body or group.
638.
billet: to quarter, or place in lodgings.
639.
coterminous: of equal extent or duration.
640.
approbation: formal or official approval; also, praise.
641.
dishabille: the state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
642.
clerisy: the intelligentsia.
643.
debouch: to emerge; to issue.
644.
epicene : having the characteristics of both the male and the female.
645.
braggadocio : empty boasting.
646.
hubris: overbearing pride or presumption.
647.
gustatory: pertaining to the sense of taste.
648.
ken: cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
649.
recherche : exotic; rare; also , affected, pretentious.
650.
chimera : a mental fabrication.
651.
mulct: to defraud.
652.
hector: to bully or harass.
653.
disquisition: a formal discourse on a subject.
654.
tatterdemalion: a person dressed in tattered clothing.
655.
panjandrum: an important or self-important official.
656.
dulcet: melodious.
657.
serendipity: the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.
658.
extemporaneous: composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment.
659.
copse : a thicket of small trees.
660.
ludic: playful.
661.
popinjay: a vain and talkative person.
662.
embonpoint: plumpness of person.
663.
idyll: a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also , a carefree episode or
experience.
664.
unguent: an ointment.
665.
redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
666.
tenet: any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true.
667.
benison : blessing; benediction.
668.
arcanum: a secret; a mystery.
669.
diablerie : sorcery; also , mischievous conduct.
670.
eldritch: unearthly; weird; eerie.
671.
appellation : a name, title, or designation.
672.
galvanic: pertaining to a direct current of electricity; also, having the effect of an
electric shock.
673.
fillip: a snap; also , a stimulus.
674.
apologia : a formal defense or justification.

675.
flaneur: one who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.
676.
hullabaloo : a confused noise; uproar.
677.
myriad: consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; also, a very great many.
678.
nepotism: favoritism shown to members of one's family.
679.
potboiler: a usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly for the purpose
of making money.
680.
distrait: divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety.
681.
raiment: clothing in general; garments.
682.
politic: political; also , shrewdly tactful; also , judicious; expedient.
683.
internecine: destructive; especially, mutually destructive; also , relating to conflict
within a group.
684.
bevy: a group; an assembly.
685.
furtive: obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy.
686.
pulchritude: beauty.
687.
mendicant: a beggar.
688.
plaudit: enthusiastic approval.
689.
abstruse: difficult to comprehend.
690.
swan song : a final or farewell appearance, action, or pronouncement.
691.
teetotaler: one pledged to abstinence from alcoholic drinks.
692.
undulant: resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence.
693.
rapprocheme nt: the establishment or state of cordial relations.
694.
chortle: to utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
695.
hobbledehoy: an awkward, gawky young fellow.
696.
bricolage: construction or something constructed by using whatever materials
happen to be available.
697.
clamber: to climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet.
698.
nettlesome: causing irritation, ve xation, or distress.
699.
patrician : a nobleman; also, a person of refined upbringing, manners, and taste.
700.
heterogeneous: consisting of dissimilar elements.
701.
pantheon: the collective gods of a people; also, a group of highly esteemed persons.
702.
surly: ill-humored and churlish in manner or mood.
703.
fatidic: of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy.
704.
enjoin : to direct or impose with authority; also , to forbid.
705.
turbid: muddy; not clear; also, confused; disordered.
706.
renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
707.
enunciate: to utter articulately; also , to state or set forth precisely or systematically.
708.
punctilious: precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
709.
foo faraw: excessive or flashy ornamentation; also , a fuss over a trivial matter.
710.
autochthonous: formed or existing where found.
711.
gambol: to dance and skip about in play.
712.
bowdlerize : to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
713.
remunerate: to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense.
714.
discrete : constituting a separate thing; also , consisting of distinct or unconnected
parts.
715.
nascent: beginning to exist or to grow.
716.
excrescence : something growing out from something else; also , a disfiguring or
unwanted part.
717.
refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
718.
heterodox: holding unorthodox opinions.
719.
conflate : to bring together; to meld.
720.
bombinate: to buzz; to hum; to drone.
721.
putsch: an attempt to overthrow a government.
722.
bilious: of or pertaining to bile; also, ill-tempered.

723.
foundling: an abandoned child.
724.
bedizen: to dress or adorn in gaudy manner.
725.
tintinnabulation : a tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
726.
cosmopolite: a cosmopolitan p erson.
727.
galumph: to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
728.
salad days: a time of youthful inexperience, innocence, or indiscretion.
729.
affray: a tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
730.
faineant: doing nothing; idle; also , a do-nothing.
731.
prink: to primp.
732.
melange: a mixture.
733.
limn: to draw or paint; also, to describe.
734.
vapid : insipid; flat; dull.
735.
pernicious: deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful.
736.
valetudinarian: a weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his
or her health.
737.
cerebration: mental activity.
738.
hortatory: giving strong encouragement; inciting.
739.
mimetic: imitative.
740.
bellicose: warlike; pugnacious.
741.
veritable : real; true; genuine.
742.
apprise: to give notice to; to inform.
743.
explicate: to explain.
744.
maelstrom: a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool; also, a turbulent state of affairs.
745.
billet-doux: a love letter.
746.
dissimulate: to feign; to pretend.
747.
adage: an old saying.
748.
histrionic: theatrical.
749.
contrite: feeling or expressing grief and regret for sins or offenses.
750.
lacuna: a missing part; a gap.
751.
qua: in the capacity or character of; as.
752.
iota: a very small quantity or degree.
753.
malversation : misconduct in public office.
754.
confrere : a colleague.
755.
supine: lying on the back; also , indolent; listless.
756.
conflagration : a large and destructive fire.
757.
plenipotentiary: invested with full power.
758.
errant: wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.
759.
preternatural: beyond of different from what is natural; inexplicable; extraordinary;
abnormal.
760.
acclimate: to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or
situation.
761.
stentorian: extremely loud.
762.
expeditious: characterized by speed and efficiency.
763.
proselytize : to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
764.
equable : equal and uniform; also , serene.
765.
sacrosanct: sacred; inviolable.
766.
indefatigable : untiring.
767.
gravid: pregnant.
768.
hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration.
769.
funereal: pertaining to a funeral; solemn; mournful.
770.
flibbertigibbet: a silly, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
771.
vet: to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate.
772.
acme : the highest point of something.

773.
efface: to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.
774.
stanch: to stop the flowing of; to check.
775.
aggress: to make an attack.
776.
excursus: a digression.
777.
cataract: a large waterfall; also , a downpour, a flood.
778.
mazy: resembling a maze in form or complexity; intricate; confusing.
779.
entreat: to ask for or request earnestly.
780.
hypnagogic: leading to sleep; hypnotic.
781.
florid: of a lively reddish color; also, excessively ornate.
782.
leitmotif: a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a idea, person, or
situation; a dominant and recurring theme.
783.
bon ton : the height of the fashion; fashionable society.
784.
fungible : interchangeable.
785.
transmogrify: to change into a different shape.
786.
benefaction: the act of conferring a benefit; also , a benefit conferred.
787.
salutary: beneficial; also, healthful.
788.
interstice: a space between things or parts.
789.
neophyte: a new convert; also , a beginner.
790.
dyspeptic: pertaining to or having indigestion; also , ill-humored.
791.
satiety: fullness to or beyond the point of satisfaction.
792.
presentiment: a premonition.
793.
timorous: full of apprehensiveness.
794.
penury: extreme poverty; also , insufficiency.
795.
cudgel: a club.
796.
tirade : a long angry speech.
797.
aright: rightly; correctly.
798.
filial: of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter.
799.
brackish : somewhat salty; also , distasteful.
800.
louche: of questionable taste or morality.
801.
solecism: a nonstandard usage or grammatical construction.
802.
riposte: a quick and effective reply by word or act.
803.
longueur: a dull and tedious passage in a work of literature or performing art.
804.
juxtaposition: a placing or being placed in nearness or side by side.
805.
vatic: of or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
806.
crux: the essential point or feature.
807.
exegesis: exposition; explanation.
808.
arriviste : an upstart.
809.
carom: to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off.
810.
slake : to satisfy or quench; also, to cause to lessen.
811.
eremite : a hermit.
812.
cohort: a group; also , a companion or associate.
813.
avatar: an incarnation.
814.
ne plus ultra: the highest point; also , the most profound degree.
815.
exhort: to urge strongly.
816.
senescence: the state of being or growing old.
817.
Cockaigne : an imaginary land of ease and luxury.
818.
skulduggery: devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity.
819.
fey: possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality; elfin.
820.
remonstrate: to present and urge reasons in opposition.
821.
hinterland: backcountry.
822.
alfresco : outdoors; outdoor.
823.
dotage: senility.
824.
parse : to analyze.

825.
commensurate : equal in measure or extent; also, proportionate.
826.
paterfamilias: the male head of a household or the father of a family.
827.
rotund: round; spherical; also, chubby.
828.
wag: a wit.
829.
efficacious: producing, or capable of producing, a desired effect.
830.
aegis: a shield; protection.
831.
denouement: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic
work.
832.
yen: a strong desire or inclination.
833.
irenic: promoting peace.
834.
perorate: to conclude or sum up a long discourse; also , to speak at length.
835.
sui generis: unique.
836.
collegial: characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; also ,
collegiate.
837.
slaver: to slobber; to drool.
838.
discomfit: to disconcert; also, to thwart.
839.
sere: dry; withered.
840.
gadabout: one who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
841.
effusive : excessively demonstrative.
842.
languor: lack of energy or vitality.
843.
bloviate : to speak or write in a pompous manner.
844.
mephitic: offensive to the smell; also, noxious.
845.
oblation : an offering.
846.
interlard : to insert between; to mix.
847.
fait accompli: an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact.
848.
blackguard: a scoundrel.
849.
peremptory: precluding or putting an end to all debate or action.
850.
genuflect: to bend the knee, as in worship; also , to grovel.
851.
redolent: having or exuding fragrance; also , evocative, reminiscent.
852.
idee fixe : a fixed idea.
853.
succor: aid; help; assistance; also, to help or relieve.
854.
piebald: mottled.
855.
mollify: to soothe; to temper; to soften.
856.
staid: sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed.
857.
prima facie: at first view.
858.
exemplar: a model or pattern to be copied or imitated; a specimen; an ideal model or
type.
859.
recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp.,
into prior criminal habits.
860.
nosegay: a bouquet; a posy.
861.
wan: pale; pallid; also, lacking vitality or intensity.
862.
digerati: persons knowledgeable about computers.
863.
avuncular: resembling an uncle.
864.
nebbish : a weak-willed, timid, or ineffectual person.
865.
cadge: to beg; to sponge.
866.
minatory: threatening; menacing.
867.
quietus: final acquittance, as from debt; that which silences claims; rest; death.
868.
sagacious: of keen penetration and judgment; wise.
869.
feckless: ineffective; weak; worthle ss.
870.
invective: insulting or abusive language.
871.
sartorial: of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or clothing.
872.
puckish : whimsical; mischievous; impish.
873.
abulia: loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions.

874.
small beer: weak beer; also , trivia.
875.
vagary: an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion or action.
876.
nimbus: a dark gray rain cloud; also, a halo, an aura.
877.
overweening : overbearing; also, excessive.
878.
insuperable: incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome.
879.
effete: infertile; also, worn out; also , decadent; effeminate.
880.
spry: nimble.
881.
luminary: any body that gives light; also, a person of eminence or brilliant
achievement.
882.
ignoble: not noble.
883.
sotto voce : spoken low or in an undertone.
884.
bailiwick: a person's specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.
885.
nonplus: to cause to be at a loss as to what to think, say, or do.
886.
inkhorn: affectedly or ostentatiously learned.
887.
jocular: given to or characterized by joking.
888.
incommunicado : without the means or right to communicate.
889.
apotheosis: a model of excellence or perfection of a kind.
890.
bucolic: rustic; pastoral.
891.
limpid: clear; also , serene.
892.
solicitous: manifesting or expressing care or concern.
893.
comely: pleasing to the sight.
894.
inexorable: unyielding; relentless.
895.
nonpareil: having no equal.
896.
ossify: to harden or to become bone.
897.
commodious: comfortably spacious; roomy.
898.
pastiche: a hodgepodge; a potpourri.
899.
martinet: a strict disciplinarian.
900.
connubial: of or pertaining to marriage.
901.
acrimony: bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness.
902.
lambaste: to scold sharply; also, to beat.
903.
bibelot: a trinket.
904.
egress: the act of going out or leaving; exit.
905.
propitiate: to appease; to conciliate.
906.
stripling: an adolescent youth.
907.
peripatetic: walking about or traveling from place to place.
908.
abattoir: a slaughterhouse.
909.
rivulet: a small stream or brook.
910.
obstreperous: noisily and stubbornly defiant; also, boisterous.
911.
donnybrook: a brawl or dispute.
912.
hoi polloi: the common people; the masses.
913.
pervicacious: stubborn; obstinate.
914.
disport: to frolic; to amuse (oneself).
915.
repine: to feel or express discontent.
916.
troglodyte: someone who dwells in a cave.
917.
abeyance: suspension; temporary cessation.
918.
gamine: an urchin; also, a mischievous girl or young woman.
919.
sedition: incitement of rebellion against lawful authority.
920.
lubricious: lewd; also , slippery or smooth.
921.
hebetude: mental dullness or sluggishness.
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acuity: acuteness of perception or vision.
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sanctum: a place where one is free from intrusion.
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empyrean : the highest heaven; the heavens; the sky.
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demur: to object; also, to delay.

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rodomontade : pretentious, bragging speech.


gallimaufry: a hodgepodge.
impregnable : able to resist attack.
urbane: polite; refined; elegant.
bibulous: of, pertaining to, marked by, or given to the consumption of alcohol.
acerbic: sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone.
redound : to have a consequence or effect.
languid: lacking vigor or force.
predilection: an established preference.
repletion: the condition of being completely or excessively full.
transmute : to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another.
forgo : to do without.
abed: in bed.
malapropism: misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
soi-disant: self-styled; so -called.
paean: a song or other expression of praise or joy.
flummery: mumbo jumbo; nonsense.
dolorous: marked by, causing, or expressing grief or sorrow.
plaintive : expressive of sorrow or melancholy.
tremulous: shaking, quivering; also , affected with fear.
doughty: valiant; brave.
contretemps: something inopportune or embarrassing.
arbiter: one having the power of judging and determining.
pablum: something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
milksop: an unmanly man.
cajole : to coax.
hardscrabble: barren, marginal; also, marked by poverty.
potentate: one who possesses great power or sway.
moil: to labor; to toil; to drudge.
redact: to edit.
privation : the state of being deprived of something.
venerate: to treat with deep respect.
starveling: one who is starving or being starved.
etiolate: to blanch or bleach; to make sickly.
wiseacre: a smart aleck.
quagmire: a predicament.
dictum: an authoritative statement.
quixotic: foolishly impractical; also, capricious; impulsive.
maunder: to talk or wander aimlessly.
vade mecum: a book or other thing that one regularly carries about.
amicable: characterized by friendliness and good will.
effrontery: shameless boldness; insolence.
cabal: a group that seeks power usually through intrigue.
forcible: effected by force used against resistance; also , powerful.
neoteric: recent in origin; modern.
indigence: extreme poverty.
frangible: capable of being broken; easily broken.
grandiloquent: lofty in style.

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