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abrogate EASY
revoke formally
2. accede AVERAGE ak-cid
yield to another's wish or opinion
describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
3. affluent EASY af-fluent
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
4. aggrandize AVERAGE aag’gran-dice
embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
5. ambivalent AVERAGE am-bi-va-laent
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
6. amenable EASY a’-mi-na-bol
disposed or willing to comply
7. amorphous AVERAGE a-mor’-fes
having no definite form or distinct shape
attach to
8. approbation AVERAGE appro-bey-tion
official acceptance or agreement
9. arbitrary EASY ar’-bit-tra-ry
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
10. ascetic AVERAGE a-se-tic
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
11. assiduous DIFFICULT a-sij-was
marked by care and persistent effort
12. bane AVERAGE beyn
something causing misery or death
13. callous DIFFICULT ka-las
emotionally hardened
14. caucus DIFFICULT ko-kas
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
15. circumvent AVERAGE ser-kam-vent
surround so as to force to give up
16. cogent DIFFICLUT co-jaent
powerfully persuasive
17. cognizant DIFFICULT kag’ni-zant
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
18. commensurate AVERAGE co-men-su-rate
corresponding in size or degree or extent
19. conduit DIFFICULT kan’-du-it
a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
20. connive DIFFICULT co-nayv
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
21. consign AVERAGE kan-sayn
give over to another for care or safekeeping
22. contusion AVERAGE kan-tu-sion
an injury in which the skin is not broken
23. covet DIFFICULT co-vet
wish, long, or crave for
24. derivative AVERAGE di-ri-vi-tiv
a compound obtained from another compound
25. diaphanous DIFFICULT da-ya-fa-nus
so thin as to transmit light
26. dirge DIFFICULT derj
a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
27. dogmatic AVERAGE dog’matic
pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
28. dour DIFFICULT dur
showing a brooding ill humor
29. duress DIFFICULT du’ress
compulsory force or threat
30. ebullient DIFFICULT i-bul-yant
joyously unrestrained
31. egregious AVERAGE I’-gri-jas
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
32. embezzlement DIFFICULT
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
33. emollient DIFFICULT e-mal-yaent
a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
34. exhort DIFFICULT ig-zort
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
35. fatuous DIFFICULT fa-chu-aes
devoid of intelligence
36. gratuitous DIFFICULT gra-tu-wi-tus
unnecessary and unwarranted
37. impinge DIFFICULT im-pinj
infringe upon
38. inchoate DIFFICULT in-ko-wat
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
39. incumbent DIFFICULT in-kam-baent
necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
40. inure DIFFICULT i-nur
cause to accept or become hardened to
41. largesse difficult lar’-jes
liberality in bestowing gifts
42. maelstrom DIFFICULT meyl’-stram
a powerful circular current of water
43. neophyte AVERAGE
a participant with no experience with an activity
44. pariah difficult pa-ra-ya
a person who is rejected from society or home
45. preponderance
exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
46. presage
a foreboding about what is about to happen
47. probity
complete and confirmed integrity
48. proclivity
a natural inclination
49. profligate
unrestrained by convention or morality
50. promulgate
state or announce
51. proscribe
command against
52. protean
taking on different forms
53. prurient
characterized by lust
54. puerile
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
55. pugnacious
ready and able to resort to force or violence
56. pulchritude
physical beauty, especially of a woman
57. punctilious
marked by precise accordance with details
58. quaint
attractively old-fashioned
59. quixotic
not sensible about practical matters
60. quandary
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
61. recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
62. redoubtable
inspiring fear
63. relegate
assign to a lower position
64. remiss
failing in what duty requires
65. reprieve
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
66. reprobate
a person without moral scruples
67. rescind
cancel officially
68. requisition
an authoritative demand
69. rife
excessively abundant
70. sanctimonious
excessively or hypocritically pious
71. sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
72. scurrilous
expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
73. semaphore
an apparatus for visual signaling
74. serendipity
good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
75. sobriety
the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
76. solicitous
full of anxiety and concern
77. solipsism
the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
78. spurious
plausible but false
79. staid
characterized by dignity and propriety
80. stolid
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
81. subjugate
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
82. surfeit
indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
83. surreptitious
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
84. swarthy
naturally having skin of a dark color
85. tangential
of superficial relevance if any
86. tome
a large and scholarly book
87. toady
a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
88. torpid
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
89. travesty
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
90. trenchant
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
91. trite
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
92. truculent
defiantly aggressive
93. turpitude
a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
94. ubiquitous
being present everywhere at once
95. umbrage
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
96. upbraid
express criticism towards
97. utilitarian
having a useful function
98. veracity
unwillingness to tell lies
99. vestige
an indication that something has been present
100. vicissitude
a variation in circumstances or fortune
101. vilify
spread negative information about
102. virtuoso
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
103. vitriolic
harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
104. vituperate
spread negative information about
105. vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud
106. wanton
a lewd or immoral person
107. winsome
charming in a childlike or naive way
108. yoke
join with stable gear, as two draft animals
109. zephyr
a slight wind
110. wily
marked by skill in deception
111. tirade
