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