0
Q
laconic
A
not talkative
1
Q
jettison
A
to get rid of, to throw out
2
Q
leery
A
suspicious
3
Q
libertarian
A
one who believes in free will
4
Q
lithe
A
bending easily graceful flexible
5
Q
lurid
A
vivid and gross detail
6
Q
maladroit
A
clumsy
7
Q
malinger
A
to pretend to be ill in order to avoid work
8
Q
marshal
A
an officer of the police
to gather
9
Q
maverick
A
rebel
10
Q
minuet
A
slow dance
11
Q
modicum
A
small amount
12
Q
montage
A
collection of pictures
13
Q
mote
A
a small particle
14
Q
muse
A
source of inspiration
to think deeply about
15
Q
mytopia
A
narrow-minded ness
16
Q
nemesis
A
enemy
17
Q
nuance
A
a slight change in tone, meaning
18
Q
odium
A
hatred
19
Q
ontology
A
the study of nature of existence
20
Q
orb
A
sphere
21
Q
ossify
A
to harden, to become bone like
22
Q
overture
A
musical intro
an offer
23
Q
palliate
A
to sooth to calm
24
panegyrics
speech full of praise
25
pariah
putcast, low ranking member
26
parsimony
stinginess, miserliness
27
paucity
lack, shortage
28
penchant
strong taste or liking for somehing
29
perch
elevated seat for a bird
| to sit
30
perfunctory
done without care
31
perspicacity
strong perception
32
petulant
rude, moody
33
pinnacle
highest point
34
placate
to calm to soothe
35
plausible
possible
36
pluralistic
made up of different groups
37
portly
overweight, large
38
precipice
cliff
39
predilection
special liking for something, preference
40
proclivity
natural tendency; liking, preference
41
propitious
favorable
42
prostration
extreme depressin, physical exhaustion
43
provincial
narrow minded
44
pry
to ask personal questions
45
pursit
strict follower of tradition
46
qualified
limiting in meaning
meeting requirements
47
querulous
complaining
48
quixotic
romantic l, idealistic
49
ramifications o
result, consequences
50
rapt
totally attentive
51
reactionary
extremely conservative, against change
52
recompense
payment
| to pay for
53
redress
to make up for a wrong, to compensate for a loss
54
relegate
to put into a lower position
55
renegade
traitor
56
repertory
a group of plays
| theatre company
57
repslendent
shiny, brilliant
58
reverie
daydreaming
59
ribald
crude, offensive
60
rind
outer skin or covering
61
rouse
to wake up
| to inspire another into action
62
ruffianism
rough behavior
63
sardonic
sarcastic, mocking
64
scoundrel
a mean or wicked person
65
seamlessly
perfectly
66
sedate
to calm
67
self-ab negating
self denying, living without luxuries or pleasures
68
sequester
to isolate, especially by a jury
69
sheen
shine, brightness
70
sift
to seperate
| to sort
71
slander
to harm by making a false statement, to accuse falsely
72
slovenly
untidy
73
smother
to cover thickly, to suffocate
74
solace
comfort
75
sonnet
14 line poem
76
sordid
dirty, gross
77
spew
to come out In a stream
78
squabble
petty argument
79
stalwart
strong, steadfast
80
steadfast
firm, steady
81
stipend
base level payment or salary
82
stratagem
a plan or scheme, strategy
83
stymie
to prevent, to hi de
84
subterfuge
sneaky action
85
sumptuous
costly, magnificent
86
supine
lying down, inactive
87
surfeited
full or satisfied
88
sustenance
necessities of life, good
89
tarry
to delay or to be late
| to linger to wait
90
temerity
audacity, gall
91
tether
to restrict, to tie
92
tinge
a slight coloring or trace of something
93
torpid
slow, lacking energy
94
transcendent
beyond ordinary limits or understanding
95
travail
painfully difficult work
96
trudge
to walk in a slow, tired way
97
turgid
swollen
98
unctuousness
oiliness
| faked sincerity
99
undulating
gently moving up and down
100
unkempt
sloopy
101
unperturbed
calm
102
unruly
hard to control, disorderly
103
unwieldy
difficult to carry Or manage
104
usurp
to seize power by force
105
vagrant
homeless person
106
vaunt
to brag
107
venefful
wanteing revenge
108
vicarious
indirect, experienced second hand
109
vindicate
to get revenge, to clear a name
| to justify
110
Vitriolic
sharp or bitter
111
volatile
unstable, explosive
112
wariness
caution, watchfullness
113
weathered
toughened or changed by storms or experiance,
| endured
114
whimsical
impulsive and playful, spontaneous, capricious
115
wily
cunning, deceptive
116
woe
sadness
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