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dingy
dull
not fresh
cheerless
dinghy
small boat
din
continued loud noise
dilute
make less concentrated
reduce in strength
dilettante
aimless follower of the arts
amateur
dabbler
dilatory
tending to delay
intentionally delaying
dilate
expand
dilapidated
ruined because of neglect
digression
wandering away from the subject
diffuse
wordy
rambling
diffidence
shyness
diatribe
bitter scolding
invective
diaphanous
sheer
transparent
diadem
crown
dexterous
skillful
diabolical
devilish
devout
pious
devolve
be transferred to another
delegate to another
gradually worsen
detraction
slandering
aspersion
detonation
explosion
desultory
aimless
haphazard
digressing at random
desuetude
state of disuse
despondent
depressed
gloomy
despoil
strip of valuables
forsake
desperado
reckless outlaw
desolate
unpopulated
joyless
desiccate
dry up
desecrate
profane
violate the sanctity of
descry
catch sight of
derogatory
expressing a low opinion
deride
ridicule
make fun of
derelict
abandoned
negligent
derange
make insane
disarrange
depredation
plundering
deprecate
express disapproval of
protest against
depravity
extreme corruption
wickedness
deposition
testimony under oath
deplore
regret
denouement
outcome
final development of the plot
denotation
meaning
denizen
inhabitant
regular visitor
denigrate
blacken
demure
grave
serious
coy
demur
objection
protest
object
hesitate
demoniac
flendish
demolition
destruction
demented
insane
demeanor
behavior
bearing
demean
degrade
humiliate
delve
dig
investigate
deluge
flood
rush
delude
deceive
delineate
portray
depict
sketch
deleterious
harmful
deign
condescend
stoop
defunct
dead
no longer in use
deft
neat
skillful
defrock
to strip a priest or minister of church authority
defray
provide for the payment of
defoliate
destroy leaves
deflect
turn aside
defile
pollute
profane
defiance
refusal to yield
resistance
deference
courteous regard for another's wish
defection
desertion
deface
mar
disfigure
decepritude
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
decoy
lure or bait
decorum
propriety
orderliness and good taste in manners
declivity
downward slope
decidious
falling off as of leaves
decelerate
slow down
decant
pour off gently
debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.
ridicule
debonair
urbane and suave
carefree and cheerful
debauch
corrupt
debacle
sudden downfall
complete disaster
dearth
scarcity
deadpan
wooden
impassive
dawdle
loiter
waste time
dauntless
bold
daub
intimidate
frighten
daub
smear (as with paint)
dappled
spotted
dapper
neat and trim
dank
damp
damp
lessen in intensity
diminish
mute
dally
trifle with
procrastinate
dais
raised platform for guests of honor
dabble
work at a nonserious fashion
cynosure
object of general attention
cursory
casual
hastily done
cursive
flowing
running
curmudgeon
churlish miserly individual
cupidity
greed
culvert
artificial channel for water
cull
pick out
reject
cubicle
small chamber used for sleeping
cryptic
mysterious
hidden
secret
crotchety
eccentric
whimsical
crone
hag
cringe
shrink back as if in fear
crevice
crack
fissure
crestfallen
dejected
despirited
crescendo
increase in volume and density
climax
creed
system of religious or ethical belief
credulity
belief on slight evidence
naivete
credo
creed
craven
cowardly
crass
very unrefined
grossly insensible
crabbed
sour
peevish
cozen
cheat
hoodwink
swindle
coy
shy
modest
cower
shrink quivering, as from fear
cow
terrorize
intimidate
covetous
avaricious
eagerly desirous of
countermand
cancel
revoke
countenance
approve
tolerate
face
coterie
group that meets socially
select circle
corrugated
wrinkled
ridged
corrode
destroy by chemical action
corpulent
very fat
cornice
projecting molding on building
convoke
call together
convivial
festive
gay
conveyance
vehicle
transfer
conundrum
riddle
difficult problem
contusion
bruise
contumacious
disobedient
resisting authority
controvert
oppose with arguments
attempt to refute
contradict
contrived
forced
artificial
not spontaneous
contrite
penitent
continence
self-restraint
sexual chastity
contiguous
adjacent to
touchig upon
contentious
quarrelsome
contention
claim
thesis
consummate
wholly without flaw
supremely skilled
complete and utter
construe
explain
interpret
consort
associate with
consequential
pompous
self important
conscientious
careful
scrupulous
consanguinity
kinship
connubial
pertaining to marriage
connoisseur
person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.
a lover of an art
connivance
pretense of ignorance of sth wrong
permission to offend
assistance
conjure
summon a devil
practice magic
imagine or invent
conjugal
pertaining to marriage
conjecture
infer on the basis of insuficient data
guess
congruence
correspondence of parts
harmonious relationship
congenital
existing at birth
congenial
pleasant
friendly
congeal
freeze
coagulate
confound
confuse
puzzle
confluence
flowing together
crowd
conducive
helpful
contributive
condone
overlook
forgive
give tacit approval
excuse
condole
express sympathehic sorrow
condiment
food seasoning
spice
condign
appropriate
deserved
condescend
bestow courtesies with a superior air
concurrent
happening at the same time
concur
agree
concoct
prepare by combining
make up in concert
conclave
private meeting
conceit
vanity or selflove
whimsical idea extravagant metaphor
concanetate
link as in a chain
compunction
remorse
compound
combine
constitute
pay interest
increase
comport
bear one's self
behave
compliant
yielding
conforming to requirements
complaisant
trying to please
overly polite
obliging
complacency
self-satisfaction
smugness
compendium
brief comprehensive summary
commodious
spacious and comfortable
commiserate
feel or express pity or sympathy for
commensurate
proportionate
comity
courtesy
civility
comeuppance
rebuke
deserts
comestible
sth fit to be eaten
comely
attractive
agreeable
colossus
gigantic statute
colossal
huge
collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
collation
a light meal
collateral
security given for loan
collate
examine in order to verify authenticity
arrange in order
colander
utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
cohorts
armed band
cognate
related linguistically
allied by blood
similar or akin in nature
cogitate
think over
cogent
convincing
cog
tooth projecting from a wheel
coeval
living at the same time as
contemporary
codicil
supplement to the body of a will
coddle
treat gently
pamper
coda
concluding section of a musical or literary composition
something that rounds out, summarizes or concludes
coagulate
thicken
congenal
clot
cloying
distasteful (because excessive)
excessively sweet or sentimental
clout
great influence (esp. political or social)
cloister
monastery or convent
cleft
split
clavicle
collarbone
clarion
shrill
trumpetlile sound
clapper
striker of a bell
clangor
loud resounding noise
clamber
climb by crawling
circumvent
outwitt
baffle
circumspect
prudent
cautious
circumscribe
limit narrowly
confine or restrict
define
circultous
roundabout
circlet
small ring or band
cipher
nonentity
worthless person or thing
secret code
cillated
having minute hairs
churlsh
boorish
rude
chortle
chuckle with delight
choleric
hot-tempered
chivalrous
couretous
faightful
brave
chisel
wedgelike tool for cutting
swindle or cheat
chimerical
fantastically improbable
highly unrealistic
imaginative
chide
scold
chicanery
trickery
deception
cherubic
angelic
innocent looking
checkered
marked by changes in fortune
chastise
punish or scold
reprimand
chasten
correct by punishment or scolding
restrain
chassis
framework and working parts of an automobile
chasm
abyss
chase
ornament a metal surface by indenting
chary
cautious
sparing or restrained about giving
challice
goblet
consecrated cup
chaffing
bantering
joking
chaff
worthless products of an endeavor
chafe
warm by rubbing
make sore
certitude
certainty
cerebration
thought
centaur
mythical figure
half man and half horse
celestial
heavenly
celerity
speed
rapidity
cavil
make frivolous objections
cavalier
casual and offhand
arrogant
cavalcade
procession
parade
cauterize
burn with hot iron or caustic
caustic
burning
sarcastically biting
caulk
to make watertight
caucus
private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
cathartic
purgative
catechism
book for religious instruction
instruction by question and answer
catcall
shout of disapproval
boo
cataclysm
deluge
upheaval
castigation
punishment
sever criticism
carrion
rotting flesh of a dead body
carping
petty criticism
fault finding
carousal
drunken revel
carnage
destruction of life
carilion
a set of bells capable of being played
careen
lunch
sway from side to side
carapace
shell covering the back
captious
faultfinding
capillary
having a very fşne bore
canvass
determine or seek opinions votes etc.
canto
division of a long poem
canter
slow gallop
cantata
story set to music
to be sung by a chorus
cantankerous
ill-humored
irritable
cant
insincere expressions of piety
jargon of thieves
canny
shrewd
thrifty
canker
any ulcerous sore
any evil
canine
related to dogs
candor
frankness
canard
false or unfounded story
fabricated report
cameo
shell of jewel carved in relief
star's special apperance in a minor role in a film
camaraderie
good-fellowship
calumny
malicous misrepresentation
slander
callow
youtful
immature
inexperienced
callous
hardened
unfeeling
cajole
coax
wheedle
cadge
beg
mooch
panhandle
cabal
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
buxom
full-bosomed
plump
jolly
buttress
support
prop up
burnish
make shiny by rubbing
polish
burlesque
give an imitation that ridicules
burgeon
grow forth
send out buds
bouyant
able to float
cheerful and optimistic
bungle
mismanage
blunder
bulwark
earthwork or other strong defense
person who defends
bugaboo
bugbear
buffoonery
clowning
buffet
slap
batter
knock about
bucolic
rustic
pastoral
buccaneer
pirate
brusque
blunt
abrupt
brunt
main impact or shock
browbeat
bully
intimidate
brook
tolerate
endure
brocade
rich figured fabric
brittle
easily broken
difficulty
bristling
rising like bristles
showing irritation
brindled
tawny or grayish with streaks and spots
brevity
conciseness
brazen
insolent
brawn
muscular strength
sturdiness
brindled
tawny or grayish with streaks and spots
brevity
conciseness
brazen
insolent
brawn
muscular strength
sturdiness
bravado
swagger
assumed air of defiance
brandish
wave around
flourish
braggart
boaster
braggadocio
boasting
brackish
somewhat saline
bowdlerize
expurgate
bovine
cowlike
placid and dull
bountiful
abundant
graciously generous
boorish
rude
insensitive
boon
blessing
benefit
bolt
dash or dart off
fasten a door
gobble down
bolster
support
reinforce
boisterous
violent
rough
noisy
bode
foreshadow
portend
bluster
blow in heavy gusts
threaten emptily
bully
blurt
utter impulsively
bluff
pretense of strength
deception
high cliff
bluff
rough but good natured
bludgeon
club
heavy headed weapon
blowhard
talkative boaster
bloated
swollen or puffed as with water or air
blithe
carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so)
cheerful and gay
blighted
suffering from a disease
destroyed
bleak
cold or cheerless
loudly offensive
blatant
extremely obvious
loudly offensive
blasé
bored with pleasure or dissipation
blare
loud
harsh roar or screech
dazzling blaze of light
blandish
cajole
coax with flattery
n. blandishment
bland
soothing or mild
agreeable
blanch
bleach
whiten
bivouac
temporary encampment
billowing
swelling out in waves
surging

Marilyn Monroe's billowing skirt
bilk
swindle
cheat
bilious
suffering from a liver complaint
peevishly ill humored
bigotry
stubborn intolerance
bifurcated
divided into two branches
forked
bicker
quarrel
bevy
large group
betroth
become engaged to marry
betoken
signify
indicate
bestow
confer
bestial
beastlike
brutal
inhuman
besmirch
soil
defile
besiege
surround with armed forces
beset
harass or trouble
hem in
beseech
plead with
beg
berserk
frenzied
bereft
deprived of
lacking
bereavement
state of being deprived of sth beloved or valuable
berate
scold strongly
bequeath
leave to someone by means of a will
handdown
bent
determined
natural talent or inclination
benison
blessing
benevolent
generous
charitable
benefactor
gift giver
patron
benediction
blessing
bemused
confused
bemoan
lament
express disapproval of
belie
contradict
give a false impression
beleaguer
besiege or attack
harass
belabor
explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree
assail verbally
behoove
be necessary or proper for
be incumbent upon
beholden
obligated
beguile
mislead or delude
cheat
pass time
begrudge
resent
beget
father
produce
give rise to
befuddle
confuse thoroughly
beeline
direct quick route
bedraggle
wet thoroughly
bedizen
dress with vulgar finery
beatify
bless or sanctify
beatific
showing or producing joy
blissful
bawdy
indecent
obscene
bauble
trinket
trifle
bastion
stronghold
bate
let down
restrain
bask
luxuriate
take pleasure in warmth
barrister
counselor-at-law
barrage
barrier laid down by artillery fire
overwelhming profusion
barefaced
shameless
bold
unconcealed
bard
poet
barb
sharp projection from fishbook or other object
openly cutting remark
bantering
good-naturedly ridiculing
baneful
destructive
causing ruin or death
bane
curse
cause of ruin
bandy
discuss lightly or glibly
exchange words heatedly
balmy
mild
fragrant
balm
sth that relieves pain
ballast
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
balk
foil
balk
hesitate
baleful
threatening
menacing
sinister
foreshadowing evil
bait
harass
tease
baffle
frustrate
perplex
badinage
teasing conversation
badger
pester
annoy
bacchanalian
drunken
babble
chatter idly
azure
sky-blue
awry
distorted
crooked
awl
pointed tool used for piercing
awe
solemn wonder
avuncular
like an uncle
avow
declare openly
avocation
secondary or minor occupation
avid
greedy
eager for
aversion
firm dislike
averse
reluctant
disinclined
aver
assert confidently or declare
as used in law state formally as a fact
avenge
take vengeance for something
automaton
mechanism that imitates actions of humans
austere
forbiddingly stern
severely simple and unornamented
auspicious
favoring success
aureole
sun's corona
halo
august
impressive
majestic
augury
omen
prophecy
audacious
daring
bold
attrition
gradual decrese in numbers
reduction in the work force without firing employees
wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
attenuate
make thinner
weaken or lessen
athrophy
wasting away
atone
make amends for
pay for
atavism
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents
reversion to an earlier tupe
throwback
asunder
into parts
apaort
astute
wise
shrewd
keen
astringent
binding
causing contractiom
harsh or severe
assuage
ease or lessen pain
satisfy hunger
soothe anger
assidiuous
diligent
assail
assault
aspersion
slanderous remark
asperity
sharpness of temper
askew
crookedly
slanted
at an angle
askance
with a sideways or indirect look
asinine
stupid
ashen
ash-coloured
deadly pale
ascertain
find out for certain
ascendancy
controlling influence
artless
without guile
open and honest
artifice
deception
trickery
artful
cunning
crafty
arsenal
storage place for military equipment
arroyo
gully
arrears
being in debt
array
clothe
adorn
array
marshal
draw up in order
arraign
charge in court
indict
arid
dry
barren
arduous
hard
strenous
ardor
heat
passion
zeal
archipelago
group of closely located islands
arcane
secret
mysterious
known only to the initiated
arcade
covered passageway
arboretum
place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
aquiline
curved
hooked
aptitude
fitness
talent
apropos
to the point
timely
adv. with reference to, regarding
appurtenances
subordinate possessions
appropriate
acquire
take possession of
approbation
approval
apprise
inform
appehensive
fearful
discerning
appraise
estimate value of
apposite
appropriate
fitting
appease
pacify or soothe
relieve
apparition
ghost
phantom
appall
dismay
shock
apotheosis
elevation to godhood
an ideal example of sth
apothegm
pithy
compact saying
apothecary
druggist
apostate
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
apocryphal
spurious
not authentic
invented rather than true
aplomb
poise
assurance
apiary
a place where bees are kept
aphasia
loss of speech due to injury or illness
aperture
opening
hole
ape
imitate or mimic
anvil
iron block used in hammering out metals
antiquated
obsolete
outdated
anticlimax
letdown in thought or emotion
antic
extravagantly odd
antediluvian
extremely ancient
anoint
consecrate
anodyne
drug that relieves pain
anneal
redduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
animus
hostile feeling or intent
animaversion
critical remark
anguish
acute pain
extreme suffering
anathema
solemn curse
someone or sth regarded as a curse
analogous
comparable
amulet
charm
talisman
amok
(amuck)
in a state of rage
amplify
broaden or clarify by expanding
intensify
make stronger
ample
abundant
amiss
wrong
faulty
amenities
convenient features
courtesies
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