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