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1. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence
symbiosis
repudiate
dogma
dilettante
2. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme
zenith
enigma
imbue
demagogue
3. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane
statis
dither
sentient
belfry
4. Express grieve - deplore - bewail
lament
symbiosis
tirade
prudence
5. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one
Amulet
repast
Euphemism
lucid
6. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation
innocuous
tirade
austere
hyperbole
7. Clever - deceptive
plethora
inundate
wily
ingratiate
8. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout - imbue - pervade
affected
permeate
jargon
impervious
9. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious
lucid
analogous
debutante
hermetic
10. Humble oneself in a demeaning way - cringe - fawn - toady - kowtow - bootlick
inundate
intrepid
grovel
itinerant
11. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy
liberal
ethos
antagonize
insurrection
12. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate
archaic
bombastic
hegemony
waver
13. Flamboyant/verve/dash
panache
archaic
lucid
wraith
14. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
symbiosis
zeal
whimsical
embellish
15. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense
coalesce
plucky
intrepid
statis
16. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet
dilettante
repast
nascent
archaic
17. Sharp and irritating to the senses - acrid - acrimonious - piquant - caustic - poignant
tome
jargon
pungent
intrepid
18. Coalesce - fuse
eloquent
amalgamate
affected
bombastic
19. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay
disparate
abeyance
eulogy
paradox
20. Earthbound - commonplace - down-to-earth - tellurian - quotidian
terrestrial
discern
ingenuous
adulterate
21. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal
quotidian
abstain
audacious
Fanatical
22. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm
audacious
belfry
jettison
axiom
23. Fearless - intrepid - venturesome - valiant - valorous - game - gallant - plucky
aerie
audacious
inquest
itinerant
24. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable
repast
obstinate
plethora
placate
25. To perceive or recognize
discern
innocuous
pariah
obstinate
26. Caution/thrift/widom
fallow
elegy
inundate
prudence
27. Deceptive scheme; clever trick
meticulous
larceny
stratagem
latent
28. Wandering and unpredictable
lament
ingenuous
erratic
belfry
29. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy
antagonize
dirge
venerable
zeal
30. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone
deference
nuance
banal
abeyance
31. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic
stigma
banal
articulate
boor
32. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy
Dilate
lavish
surly
Keen
33. Effective writing or speaking
articulate
tirade
rhetoric
gregarious
34. To polish
luminous
burnish
impervious
naiive
35. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim
gestation
malleable
antagonize
austere
36. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable
intransigent
jargon
lethargic
lucid
37. Sociable; fond of the company of others
chaos
terrestrial
hyperbole
gregarious
38. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential
antagonize
statis
tangential
tirade
39. Deep hole
abyss
hyperbole
plucky
phalanx
40. Excess
acme
elegy
plethora
verbose
41. To expand like a woman in labor
Dilate
gregarious
nuance
malleable
42. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion
eulogy
phalanx
pervade
whimsical
43. Respected because of age
venerable
sully
dilettante
banal
44. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester
arbitrate
vacillate
antagonize
impasse
45. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly
philistine
liberal
invective
arbitrary
46. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate
philistine
aerie
meticulous
pervade
47. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang
terrestrial
arbitrary
jargon
judicious
48. Eject/discard like in excess fuel
dogmatic
elegy
stigma
jettison
49. Extremely generous or extravagant - exuberant - opulent - prodigal - profuse - bombastic
lavish
chaos
lucid
elegy
50. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical
quotidian
unequivocal
demagogue
antagonize
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