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abhor 
1
 | refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
abrasive
2
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
abrogate
3
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
absolution
4
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
abstain
5
| indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
abstemious
6
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| one who makes maps or charts |
abstruse
7
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
accolade
8
| short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
acquiesce
9
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
| assent; agree without protesting |
acrid
10
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
acrophobia
11
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
acuity
12
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
adamant
13
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
adroit
14
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
adulation
15
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
adversity
16
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
advocate
17
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
aesthetic
18
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
affable
19
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
alacrity
20
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
alchemy
21
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
allay
22
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
alleviate
23
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
aloof
24
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
amass
25
| speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| comparable; similar or alike |
ambiguity
26
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
ambiguous
27
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
ambivalence
28
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
ambulatory
29
| able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| assent; agree without protesting |
ameliorate
30
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
amiable
31
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
| speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amity
32
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
amorphous
33
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
analgesic
34
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
analogous
35
| comparable; similar or alike |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
anarchy
36
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
anecdote
37
| short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| lack of caring; indifference |
animosity
38
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| assent; agree without protesting |
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
annex
39
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
anomaly
40
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
antagonism
41
| active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
antediluvian
42
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
anthology
43
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| one who makes maps or charts |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
antiquated
44
| irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
apathetic
45
| assent; agree without protesting |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
apathy
46
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
apocryphal
47
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
| excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| one who makes maps or charts |
appease
48
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
apprehensive
49
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
arable
50
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
arbitrary
51
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
| act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
| flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
arcane
52
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
archaic
53
| sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
| surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
| no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
bigot
54
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
bilk
55
| defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
billowing
56
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
blasphemy
57
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| lack of caring; indifference |
blatant
58
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
blighted
59
| suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
blithe
60
| bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
bolster
61
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
boorish
62
| rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
bourgeois
63
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
braggart
64
| short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
brevity
65
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| assent; agree without protesting |
broach
66
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
brusque
67
| too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
bulwark
68
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
bureaucracy
69
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| over-regulated administrative system |
burgeon
70
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
burnish
71
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
buttress
72
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
cajole
73
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
caldron
74
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
callow
75
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
candid
76
| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
candor
77
| introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
cantankerous
78
| medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
capacious
79
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
capitulate
80
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
carping
81
| quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
cartographer
82
| state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| one who makes maps or charts |
| introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
castigate
83
| fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
catharsis
84
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| one who makes maps or charts |
| purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
caucus
85
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
caustic
86
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
cavalcade
87
| quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| over-regulated administrative system |
celerity
88
| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
censorious
89
| bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
censure
90
| state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
| absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
| critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
cerebral
91
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
certitude
92
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
chary
93
| large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
chicanery
94
| cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
| friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
chimerical
95
| make or become better; improve; grow better |
| act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
choleric
96
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
| hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
circuitous
97
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
circumlocution
98
| irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |