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1. To attack or assault - beset
leery
assail
rhetoric
zenith
2. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle
connoisseur
acme
impasse
luminous
3. Sluggish/listless/apathetic
Keen
aerie
innocuous
lethargic
4. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm
wraith
debutante
venerable
arbitrate
5. Sociable; fond of the company of others
gregarious
amalgamate
sully
posit
6. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy
dither
audacious
austere
ethos
7. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule
articulate
arbitrate
impervious
knell
8. Commute/replace/superceded
gestation
archaic
supplant
ingenuous
9. Ornament against evil/talisman/fetish
prodigal
rhetoric
pristine
Amulet
10. To polish
vestige
burnish
advocate
grovel
11. Passion - excitement - fervor - ardency
latent
sentient
statis
zeal
12. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate
nuance
tirade
dither
ingrate
13. Sharp and irritating to the senses - acrid - acrimonious - piquant - caustic - poignant
analogous
transitory
pungent
aesthetic
14. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous
jargon
homogenous
bombastic
itinerant
15. Unclear or doubtful in meaning
pariah
whimsical
connoisseur
ambiguous
16. Perceptive/sharp
archaic
sportive
intrepid
Keen
17. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
nascent
inundate
apathy
placate
18. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value
catalyst
listless
philistine
Euphemism
19. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity
enigma
eloquent
permeate
gestation
20. To choose not to do something
leery
rhetoric
abstain
aerie
21. Eject/discard like in excess fuel
deface
dirge
jettison
inquest
22. Social outcast
Fanatical
axiom
hermetic
pariah
23. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly
dirge
Euphemism
invective
convoluted
24. Ungrateful person - cad - churl
eulogy
esoteric
ingrate
vestige
25. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit
sportive
pristine
pariah
explicit
26. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief
lucid
dogma
Keen
liberal
27. Assuage - relieve - to make more bearable - placate
listless
Keen
alleviate
chaos
28. Turmoil/disorder
impervious
impasse
alleviate
chaos
29. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal
quotidian
lethargic
pariah
larceny
30. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting
erratic
pajorative
placate
Fanatical
31. A woman making a debut in high society/lady
debutante
Fanatical
veracity
transitory
32. Know or understood by only a few - abstruse - arcane
gregarious
whimsical
esoteric
veracity
33. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade
imbue
archaic
arbitrary
Fanatical
34. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile
permeate
stigma
sully
elegy
35. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane
placate
gregarious
sentient
rustic
36. Mark of disgrace
ambiguous
naiive
stigma
Keen
37. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim
deference
pervade
nascent
austere
38. Not apparent/dormant/quiescent/inert like hidden energy
latent
tome
Fanatical
hermetic
39. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate
impasse
pariah
permeate
debutante
40. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown
zenith
repudiate
pervade
larceny
41. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate
burnish
zeal
meticulous
frugality
42. Bucolic - rural
arbitrate
acme
malleable
rustic
43. Fearless - intrepid - venturesome - valiant - valorous - game - gallant - plucky
audacious
Dilate
plethora
advocate
44. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic
sully
fallow
boor
connoisseur
45. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable
venerable
obstinate
acme
judicious
46. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous
lament
connoisseur
gullible
stratagem
47. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate
terrestrial
repast
vacillate
wraith
48. Equivalent to - alike - parallel
inquest
tirade
paradox
analogous
49. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet
grovel
repast
vestige
insurrection
50. Easily aroused
volatile
grievous
waver
inundate
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