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obdurate 
1
 | lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
obfuscate
2
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments |
oblique
3
| having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
obsequious
4
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
obstreperous
5
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
obtuse
6
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
| gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
odious
7
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
officious
8
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
| change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
ostensible
9
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
palliate
10
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
pallid
11
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
| soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
panacea
12
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
paragon
13
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
pariah
14
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
parsimony
15
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
pathos
16
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
paucity
17
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
pejorative
18
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
pellucid
19
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
perfidious
20
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
perfunctory
21
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
| done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care |
| cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
pernicious
22
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
pertinacious
23
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
pithy
24
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
platitude
25
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
plethora
26
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
portent
27
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
precocious
28
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
primeval
29
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
proclivity
30
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
promulgate
31
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
propensity
32
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
propitious
33
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| point directly overhead in sky; summit |
prosaic
34
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
proscribe
35
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
protean
36
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
prurient
37
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
puerile
38
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
pulchritude
39
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
| equivalent in effect or value |
punctilious
40
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
quagmire
41
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
querulous
42
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
quixotic
43
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
rancor
44
| point directly overhead in sky; summit |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
rebuke
45
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
recalcitrant
46
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
rectitude
47
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
replete
48
| oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
reprobate
49
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
| person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples |
reprove
50
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
repudiate
51
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
rescind
52
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
restive
53
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
ribald
54
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
| seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
rife
55
| excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
| excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
ruse
56
| soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
sacrosanct
57
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
sagacity
58
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
salient
59
| omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
| filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
sanctimonious
60
| excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
| dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
sanguine
61
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
scurrilous
62
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
serendipity
63
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
servile
64
| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
solicitous
65
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
somnolent
66
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| point directly overhead in sky; summit |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
spurious
67
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
staid
68
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
stolid
69
| cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
| great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
stupefy
70
| change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
surfeit
71
| scold harshly; criticize severely |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
surmise
72
| guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
surreptitious
73
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
sycophant
74
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
tacit
75
| debase; degrade; spread negative information about |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
taciturn
76
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
tantamount
77
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| equivalent in effect or value |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
temerity
78
| soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
tenuous
79
| obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
timorous
80
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
torpid
81
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
| natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
| ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
tractable
82
| prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
transient
83
| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
transmute
84
| change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
trenchant
85
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
truculent
86
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
turgid
87
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
turpitude
88
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
ubiquitous
89
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
| oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
unctuous
90
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
upbraid
91
| sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
usurp
92
| seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
vacillate
93
| sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
| lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
vacuous
94
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
vapid
95
| extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor |
variegated
96
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
venerate
97
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
veracity
98
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
verdant
99
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
vex
100
| change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
vicarious
101
| filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
vicissitude
102
| change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples |
vilify
103
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| point directly overhead in sky; summit |
| debase; degrade; spread negative information about |
| momentary; temporary; staying for short time |
viscous
104
| sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
| sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence |
vitriolic
105
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
wanton
106
| regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
winsome
107
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
| having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
wistful
108
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
| full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
| truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
zenith
109
| long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| point directly overhead in sky; summit |
| excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
zephyr
110
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
| gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments |