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All 20 terms

TermDefinition
despoticexercising absolute power, tyrannical
effusiveemotionally unrestrained; pouring forth, gushy
egregiousconspicuously bad or offensive
frenticwildly excited or active
gratuitiousgiven freely, unearned, unjustified, unwarranted
copiousabundant; plentiful
permeateto spread of flow throughout; to penetrate
prodigiousenormous
repletecompletely filled; abundantly supplied
benignkind and gentle
emollientsoftening and calming
mollifyto clam or soften
slanderto speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor; false charges on someone
rusea crafty trick; a stratagem
stratagema clever trick used to deceive or outwit; a ruse
wilycunning
doggedstubbornly persevering
mavericka nonconformist ; a rebel; one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
obduratestubborn; inflexible; intractable
proliferateto grow or increase rapidly

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Creator afnan
Created August 7, 2008
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  1. egregious conspicuously bad or offensive - 7 misses
  2. copious abundant; plentiful - 7 misses
  3. wily cunning - 6 misses
  4. benign kind and gentle - 6 misses
  5. prodigious enormous - 5 misses
  6. obdurate stubborn; inflexible; intractable - 4 misses
  7. gratuitious given freely, unearned, unjustified, unwarranted - 4 misses