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abate alias approbation balkanize

aberrant alienate appropriate (v.) ballast


abet, abettor allegorical aptitude banal
abhorrent, abhorrence altruistic arbitrary baneful
abide amateur arcadian banter
abjure ambiguous arcane barbaric
abode ambivalent arch (adj.) barbarous
abound ameliorate archaic baroque
abreast of amenable ardor base
abrogate amend arduous bask
abscond amiable arid baying
abstruse amicable aristocratic bedazzle
acclaim amity arrant bedizen
accord amorphous arresting bedlam
accrue, accrual amortize artful beguile
acculturation anachronism, articulate belie
acerbic anachronistic artifact belletristic
acuity analeptic artifice bellicose
acumen anathema artisan belligerent
acute anecdote artless beneficent
addled anemic ascent benign, benignant
addlepated annihilate ascertain berate
adduce anodyne ascetic berserk
adept anomaly, anomalous asinine beseech
adherence anomie askance to besmirch
adjudicator antagonism asperity besotted
adjuvant antediluvian aspersion biased
admonish antipathy assay bifurcate
adroit antiquated assent bile
adulatory antithetical to asseveration blacklist
adumbrate apathy, apathetic assiduousness blandishments
aerial ape (v.) assimilation blatant
aesthetics apex assuage blather
affinity aphorism astute bleat (v.)
aforementioned apocalyptic asymmetrical blithe
agglomerate apocryphal, apocrypha atrocious bloodthirsty
aggrandize apollonian attest to blunt (verb)
aggravate apologia auspicious bogged down
aggrieved apologist austere boisterous
aghast appellant autodidact bolster
agog appellations autonomy bombastic
agonistic appendage auxiliary boom (n.)
agrarian apportion avail boon
akimbo apposed avant-garde boondoggle
alacrity apposite avarice boor, boorish
albatross apprenticeship averred boosterism
aleatory apprising bald bootless
botch clandestine contingent dearth
boycott claptrap contortion debacle
brawl cleave to contraband debase
breach coalesce contrapuntal debauchery, debauched
breadth coarse contretemps debunk
brusque coda contrite decipherable
bucolic cogent contrivance decor
bureaucrat cognitive contrived decry
burgeon collide conundrum deface
bustling collude, collusive conventional defame
buttress color (v.) conversance defeasible
cabal coltish convivial defector
cad commercial (adj.) convoke defer
cajole communal convoluted defile
calibrated compendious copious deflect
callous complaisant cornerstone deft
callow complement corroborate degrade
calumny composure cosmopolitan deification, deify
candid, candor compound (v.) cosseted dejected
canon con artist costive deleterious
canonization concatenate couched in delimit
capital concede counterargument delineate
capitulatory conceit counterfactual deluge
capricious concentrated (adj.) countless delve
careen concessions covey demarcate
carnage conciliatory crack (adj.) dementia
castigate condescending crackpot demonize
catalyst condone credence denigrate
catharsis confabulation credibility denomination
caustic confounded, credulous denouement
cavalier confounding crescendo depose
celerity congenial crucible depreciate
censorious congruent crushed depredate
censure conjectural cryptic derivation
chagrin conjure culmination derogate
champion (v.) consanguineous culpable descent
chary consecrate cumbersome desecrate
chastity considerable cunning desiccated
chauvinism considered (adj.) curb (v.) despot
chicanery conspiratorial cursory desuetude
chide construe curt deter
chilly contemporary, curtail detonation
choleric contemporaries cynical detractor
chronic contempt daft detriment
chronology contemptible dally devoid of
chump contentious dated devotee
clamor contiguous daunting devout
dexterous drum epicurean facile
dialect dulcet epoch faction
dialectical dumbfounded equable factotum
dicey dupe equanimity faculties
didactic duplicitous, duplicity equity fad, faddish
diffident dwindle equivocal fallacious
digress dyed-in-the-wool equivocate fallacy
dilapidated dynamic eremitic famine
dilettante dynamo erode fanatical
diminutive dystopian erratic fantastical
din earmark erroneous farce, farcical
dionysian earnest ersatz fascist
diplomatic earthy erstwhile fastidious
dire ebb erudite, erudition fatuous
dirge ebullient eschew faux-naif
disabuse eccentric esoteric fawning
disaffection eclectic espouse fealty
disclaim ecumenical esteemed feasible
disconcerting edifice estrangement feckless
discount (v.) eerie ethos fecund
disdain efface eulogize, eulogy fester
disenfranchisement effect (v.) evanescent fetid
disincentive effectual evergreen fettle
disinclination effeminate evocative fib
disingenuous effete evoke fickle
disinterested efficacious exacerbate fictive
dispensation effusive excogitate field (v.)
disquiet egoist, egoistic excoriate figurative
dissembling egregious excruciating finite
disseminate elicit exculpate fissile
dissent emblazon executive flabbergasted
dissimulation emblematic exegesis, exegetic flag (v.)
dissipate, dissipation eminence exhaustive flagging
dissolute, dissolution empathetic exorbitant flagitious
dissuade empirical expedite flagrant
distort enamored expeditious flamboyant
divagate encumbered, explicate flashy
divergence encumbrances explicit flawless
doctrinaire endemic exploits fledgling
doggedly enervate extant fleeting
dogmatic enhance extemporaneous flimsy
dotage enigmatic, enigma extenuate floe
doting enshrine extirpate flout
doyenne ensure extort, extortionate flowery
draconian enthralled extraneous fluke
dramaturgy ephemera fabulous flummox
dross ephemeral facetious foibles
forebears hallow impecunious inimical
foresee hampered impede initially
forfeit hankering impenetrable inkling
forgery haphazard imperil innocuous
forgo, forwent hapless imperious innuendo
forte harbingers impious inquisition
fortitude hedonism implacability inscrutable
foster hegemony, hegemonic implicated, implication insidious
fractured heinous implicit insipid
frank hemorrhage importunate insofar
frantic hence improbity insolvent
fraught herald impromptu insurgent
fruition heretofore impudent inter
full-bore hermeneutic imputation interlocutor
fulmination heuristic inadvertently interlude
furnish (v.) hierarchy, hierarchical inane interpolate
gadfly high-handed incendiary intransigent
gaffe hinder incensed intrepid
gainsay hinterland incentive, incentivize intrinsic
gallivant histrionics inchoate inundate
galvanizing hodgepodge incipient inured to
garlanded hoi-polloi incomprehensible invalidate
garner homage to incongruous investiture
garnish (v.) homely inconsequential iota
gauche homily inconsolable irascible
genesis homogeneous incorrigible irate
genteel hone indefatigable ironclad
germane hortatory indelicate irony
gibe host of indemnify irreconcilable
gilded humanize indeterminate irredeemable
ginger, gingerly humbling indict irredentist
gist husband (v.) indifferent irrefutable
glamorize hyperbole indigenous irrelevancies
glean hypocrisy indignant iteration, iterative
glib idealistic indiscretion jaundiced
gore idealogues indistinct jejune
grandiloquent ideological indolent jeopardize
grave (adj.) idiom industrious jingoistic
gregarious idiosyncratic inexorable jocular
grievous idle infamy jouissance
grizzled idyllic infinitesimal joviality
groaning ignominious infirmity jurisprudence
guesswork immaterial inform keen
guileless immortalize ingénue klutzy
hackneyed impartial ingenuity labile
hale impasse ingenuous labyrinthine
hallmark impeccable inhibited lackadaisical
lackey maxim mute, muted outdone
laconic mayhem mutiny, mutinous outlaw
lacunae means (n.) myopic outpace
lament meddling myriad outright
lapse melancholy myrmidon outstrip
lascivious melange nadir override
lassitude mendacious nascent overrun
laud mercenary naysayer overt
lavish mercurial nebulous overtake
lax meretricious nemesis overture
layperson, layman messianic neologism pacific
leery metastasize nominal, nominally pacifist
legions of meticulous nonchalant paean
leitmotifs militant nonplussed painstaking
leniency mimetic nostrum palliating
libertine, libertinous minuscule notional pan (v.)
limpid minutiae notorious panacea
lissome mired notwithstanding panache
literati mirror (v.) novel pandemic
lithe mirth novelty pander
loaf (v.) misanthrope, novice panegyric
loathsome misanthropy noxious pantheon
lobbying miser nugatory parable
lofty mishap nuisance paradigm, paradigmatic
logistical mishmash objective, objectivity paradox, paradoxical
loquacious misnomer obliging paragon
lubricious mitigate obloquy parameter
lucidity mock obsequious paramount
lull modicum obsolete paramour
lummox modish obtuse parlous
lurid mollify obviate parochial
lurk monarchy odious parody
macabre moneyed officious parsimony, parsimonious
magnanimity monological oft partial, partiality
mainstream moot oligarchy partisan
makeshift moralist olio parvenu
malfeasance mordant ominous passé
malice, malicious mores omnipotent, pastime
malign morose omnipresence patent (adj.)
manifest mortifying opine pathogen
manumit mote opportunism patrimony, patrimonial
markedly motley opprobrium patronize, patronizing
marrow muckraking orthodox paucity
martial mundane ostentatious peccadillo
masquerade munificent ostracize pecuniary
material (adj.) mushroom otherworldly pedantic, pedantry
maudlin muster oust peddle
pell-mell poignant provincial rectitude
pellucid polemic prowess red-blooded
penchant politicize prude, prudish redoubtable
penetrating polymath prudent redress
penitential ponderous prurient redundant
penumbra pontificate puckish refinement
pepper (v.) populist puerile regalia
peppery posit puffery regressive
perennial posterity puissant reign
perfidy postulate pulchritude rejoinder
peril potable pun rejuvenation
perilous poultice punctilious reminiscences, reminisce
peripheral pragmatic pundit remorse
pernicious prattle puritanical remuneration
perpetuity precedent purported rend
perquisites precocious putative render
personable predicated on putsch renege
perspicacious premeditated pyrrhic renown, renowned
pert preoccupied quack replicate
pertinent preposterous quagmire reportorial
peruse prerequisites quantum republican
pervade presage quarrelsome reputability
petty prescient quiescent requisite
phased in presumptuous quietus requite
philippic pretentious quisling resolute
philistine preternatural quixotic resplendent
physiology prevalence quotidian restive
picayune priggish rabble restless
pidgins probity ramifications resurrect
piecemeal proclivity rampage retch
piety procure ramshackle retort
pilfering prodigal rancor retract
pillory prodigy rapscallion retrograde
pine profane rapture retrospective
pious profligate rash (adj.) reverent
piques profundity ratify revisionist
pith, pithy progeny ravish revivification
placate progressive raze rhetoric, rhetorical
placid prologue reactionary rife with
plangent promulgate recant rift
plateau proponent recapitulate rigor
platitude propound recede risible
plaudits proscribe recidivist risqué
plenary protagonist reciprocal robust
plethora protean recondite rote
plum proverbial recount roundly
plunder providential recrimination rousing
rout shrewd stew (v.) tenet
rudder shun steward tepid
rue shutter (v.) stigmatize tergiversate
ruminate shyster stipulate tether
rustic sidereal stoic theses
sabotage similes stolid thwart
saccharine simpatico stonewall (v.) timorous
safeguard simulacrum stopgap tirade
sagacity sinuous storied titillation
sage siren strong suit titular
said (adj.) skeptical stygian toady
salubrious skitter stymie toil
salutation skulk subjective tome
salvo slack subsequent tony
sanctimonious slight (n.) subservient to topographical
sangfroid slogan subside torpid, torpor
sanguinary smitten subsidize tortuous
sanguine snub subterfuge torturous
sap (n.), (v.) sobriquets suffrage totalitarian
sardonic soi-disant sumptuous touchstone
sate, satiate solace superannuated tout
satire, satirical solecisms supersede tractable
saturnine solicitous supine trademark
scanty solipsistic supplicate traipse
scapegoat somber surplus traitorous
scintillating sop surreptitious transgressor
scorn sophistry suspend transient
scotch (v.) sophomoric sweeping transmogrify
scruples, scrupulous spare swindle transmute
scrutiny sparing sycophant travesty
scurvy spartan syncopated treachery
seasoned specious synergetic tremulous
sectarian specter tacit trenchant
sedulous spendthrift taciturn triage
seemly spooked tactful tribulation
seething sporadically tactical, tactics trite
self-styled spree tangential trove
semiotic sprint tangible truculent
senescent spurious tantamount to trumpet
sentries squalid tarry trundle (v.)
sequelae stalemate taut tumescence
seraph stanchion taxonomy turgid
sere standstill teeming turpitude
serendipity stanza temperate tweak
shabby stasis tenacious tyrannical
shortcomings staunch tenacity ubiquitous
shorthand steadfast tendentious ululation
umbrage vociferous
unbeknownst volatile
unbridled volley
unconscionable voluble
uncouth vulgar
unctuous wag
undercut wail
undergirds wallop
undermine wallowing
underpin wanderlust
underscore wane
underserve ward off
undeterminable warily, wary
undue wax (v.)
unforeseen well-heeled
unnerve wend
unorthodox whet
unpropitious whimsical
unscrupulous whitewash
unseemly wholly
unstrung wizened
unwavering wracked
upend wrongdoing
upstanding wry
urbane zealot
utilitarian zealous
utility
utopia
vacillate
vainglorious
vanquish
vapid
variegated
vaunted
venerable, venerate
vent (v.)
veracity
verdant
versatile
vexed
viable
vice
vicissitude
vigorous
vindicate
vitiation
vitreous

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