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absolve
| clear of guilt or blame |
absurd
| ridiculously unreasonable |
accidental
| unintentional |
adulation
| excessive flattery |
aesthetic
| appreciation of beauty |
affable
| approchable; pleasant |
affect
| (v) put on a false show; simulate |
alacrity
| cheerful willingness |
ambiguous
| having two or more possible meanings |
ambivalent
| experiencing opposing feelings or emotions |
amiable
| agreeable; cordial |
amorphous
| shapeless; formless |
amphitheater
| arena where spectacles are held |
anachronistic
| out of time order |
anomaly
| deviation from the norm |
anthropocentrism
| treating humans as the center of the universe |
arable
| fit for cultivation |
arboreal
| relating to trees |
archetype
| ideal example or model |
archive
| put into long term storage |
ardor
| fiery intensity of feeling |
ascetic
| renouncing material comforts |
assiduous
| diligent; unceasing; persistant |
auspicious
| marked by success; prosperous |
authoritarian
| obedience to authority |
autonomous
| independent |
autopsy
| exam to verify cause of death |
bard
| lyric poet |
benevolent
| charitable; kind |
benign
| having a kind disposition; harmless |
berate
| scold angrily at length |
bilk
| defraud; cheat; swindle |
bourgeois
| middle class (citizen) |
brine
| salty water from a sea or ocean |
brusque
| discourteously blunt |
cajole
| urge gently or flatteringly |
calumny
| vicious, false statement |
camaraderie
| goodwill and rapport among friends |
cantankerous
| ill-tempered, quarrelsome |
capricious
| impulsive, unpredictable |
carnivorous
| meat eating, predatory |
carouse
| party excessively |
carping
| complaining fretfully |
castigate
| inflict severe punishment |
caustic
| bittingly sarcastic |
censure
| strong disapproval, criticism |
cerebral
| exclusively intellectual |
circumscribe
| encircle, limit, restrict |
cloying
| too rich, filling, or sweet |
cogent
| well-reasoned; convincing |
coherent
| logical, consistent |
colossus
| something abnormally large or powerful |
commiserate
| sympathize with |
concoct
| prepare by mixing; devise |
concordant
| harmonious; agreeing |
condescendingly
| displaying a patronizingly superior attitude |
conflate
| bring together or combine |
congeal
| solidify; harden |
consecrate
| dedicate solemnly to a service or goal |
consummate
| (adj) complete and perfect |
consummate
| (verb) conclude |
contemporaneous
| existing or happening during the same period of time |
conundrum
| paradoxical or difficult problem |
converge
| come together or meet |
convoluted
| intricate, complicated |
cordial
| warm and sincere, friendly |
corroborate
| strengthen or support |
culpable
| deserving blame; guilty |
cumulative
| increasing by successive additons |
anecdote
| a short narrative of an interesting incident |
aplomb
| Assurance of manner or of action |
acrid
| sharp; harsh; bitter. |
assuage
| to make milder |
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