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FAWNING
to ingratiate oneself, to flatter
TORPID
sluggish
STAGNANT
motionless
SOPORIFIC
sleepy
SEDENTARY
sitting, stationary
LETHARGIC
having little energy
LASSITUDE
tired
LANGUOR
weak or lifeless feeling
INDOLENT
lazy
LISTLESS
lacking interest
IMPASSIVE
lacking emotion
APATHETIC
indifferent
ALOOF
uninterested
UPBRAID
to scold bitterly, to chide
REPROVE
to scold
REBUKE
to scold, to reprimand
REBUFF
refuse
IMPUGN
to attack something as false
DERIDE
to ridicule
DEPRECATE
disapprove
CARP
to find fault
BERATE
scold
VIRULENT
deadly
PERNICIOUS
destructive, harmful
ODIOUS
revolting
NEFARIOUS
wicked
BANEFUL
harmful
DEBACLE
a failure or breakdown
CONFLAGRATION
a great fire
ADVERSITY
great trouble or difficulty
MERCENARY
greedy, money oriented
AVARICIOUS
greedy
SQUANDER
to spend money in a wasteful manner
PRODIGAL
wasteful, lavish
PHILANTHROPIC
charitable, humane
MUNIFICENT
very generous
MAGNANIMOUS
generous
LARGESS
generous giving
BENEVOLENT
charitable
DOGMATIC
stubborn, opinionated
SUPERCILIOUS
looking down on others, proud
MOLLIFY
to soothe
POLEMICAL
inclined to argue or debate, controversial
BELLICOSE
eager to fight
CONTENTIOUS
quarrelsome, belligerent
CAPTIOUS
quarrelsome, tending to find fault with
CANTANKEROUS
bad tempered
LEVITY
lightheartedness
CORDIAL
warm and friendly
CONVIVIAL
sociable
CONGENIAL
compatible
MOLLIFY
to appease, to soothe
QUELL
to pacify, to subdue
PACIFY
to calm
PLACATE
to make calm, to soothe
CONCILIATE
to reconcile, to win someone over
ALLAY
to lessen fear, to relieve pain
PLATITUDE
the quality of being dull and ordinary, truism
PRESUMPTUOUS
brazen, bold
CONTEMPTUOUS
lacking respect, scornful
COMPLACENT
self-satisfied, smug
VOLUBLE
talking a great deal with ease
VERBOSE
using too many words
DIFFUSE
wordy, not concise
SUCCINCT
clearly and briefly stated, concise
RETICENT
not talking much, reserved
QUIESCENT
quiet, still, or inactive
PITHY
brief and full of meaning and substance
LACONIC
using few words in speech
BREVITY
briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
VINDICTIVE
seeking revenge
UNASSAILABLE
untouchable, not attackable
UNFETTERED
free, not tied up
TYRO
a novice
TRANSIENT
short lasting, fleeting
THWART
to foil, to stop
THRONG
a huge crowd of people, a legion
TACIT
implied, not openly stated
TACITURN
silent, not talking much
SYCOPHANT
a kiss up, a toady
SURREPTITIOUS
sneaky, stealthy, furtive
SULLIED
dirty
SPURIOUS
fake
SPECIOUS
seems true but is actually false
SHROUD
a cloak or cloth to cover up with
SEDULOUS
hard working, diligent, assiduous
SEDITION
betrayal
RUSE
a trick or scam, to trick
RESPITE
a break
RESTIVE
restless
REMUNERATION
salary, payment
QUERULOUS
irritable
QUANDARY
predicament
QUAGMIRE
a swamp, a bad situation
PUGNACIOUS
always wanting to fight
PROSAIC
dull, insipid, banal
PRECARIOUS
risky
PORTEND
to predict the future
PERVASIVE
spreading through every part
PERFUNCTORY
short, curt, not thorough
PENURIOUS
poor, needy
PAUCITY
a scarcity or lack of
PARSIMONIOUS
cheap, miserly
PARIAH
an outcast
OSTENTATIOUS
showy, gaudy
OBSEQUIOUS
kissing up, servile
NOISOME
having an extremely offensive smell
MORIBUND
dying
MERCURIAL
unpredictable, fickle, capricious
MEAGER
to small, not enough
MAVERICK
a rebel
MARTINET
a strict disciplinarian
LURID
graphic
LUMMOX
a klutz, a clumsy person
LITHE
flexible
INTRINSIC
a natural part of, innate
INSOLENCE
arrogance
INSIPID
boring, dull, banal
INIQUITY
wickedness, an evil crime
INEFFABLE
inexpressible
ICONOCLAST
a person who attacks established beliefs
HEDONIST
pleasure-seeker
HAUGHTY
snotty, full of yourself, arrogant
GREGARIOUS
sociable, life of the party
GOAD
to urge in a bad way
FURTIVE
sneaky
FLORID
ornate and decorative; red
FERVER
passion
FERVENT
passionate, zealous, ardent
FERAL
wild and fierce
EXULTANT
crazy happy
EXTRICATE
to get yourself out of a jam or trap
EXTOL
to praise, worship, laud
ETHEREAL
light, airy, heavenly
ESOTERIC
know only to a select few
EPHEMERAL
short-lived, fleeting
ENFRANCHISEMENT
the right to vote, suffrage
ENERVATE
to weaken
EMOLLIENT
a soothing skin cream
EMINENT
prominent, well known
EGREGIOUS
shockingly bad
EFFUSIVE
gushy, over-the-top emotional
DOCILE
tame, easily controlled, tractable
DIVERSION
a distraction or entertainment
DIVERT
to change the course of something, to distract
DISINGENUOUS
crafty, scamming
DISCURSIVE
wandering off course
DERELICT
a bum, an abandoned boat, a person who blows off his obligations
DECOROUS
formal, proper
CULPABLE
guilty
CRASS
bad mannered
CLOYING
sickeningly sweet
CONVOLUTED
twisted around
CONUNDRUM
a puzzling problem
BUNGLER
a person who always makes mistakes
BLUNDER
a mistake
BANAL
dull, boring, insipid, mundane
ASYLUM
a safe place
ASCETIC
living a strict or harsh life, no luxury
ARDOR
passion
ARABLE
good for growing crops, fertile
ANTIQUATED
old, outdated
ANTHOLOGY
a collection of literary musical works
ANOMALY
an oddity, a thing thats not like the others
ANALGESIC
a painkiller drug
ALACRITY
great speed
ACCOLADE
an award of merit
ACERBIC
bitter in tone or mood
ABRASIVE
rough, scratchy or harsh in manner, brusque
ABATE
to subside
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