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1. Fluctuate between choices - to dither - vacillate - oscillate
waver
tirade
Fanatical
Dilate
2. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm
axiom
antagonize
invective
convoluted
3. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.. opposite of euphemism possibly
rustic
statis
invective
slake
4. An investigation or inquiry
gullible
inquest
pungent
tome
5. Caution/thrift/widom
repudiate
prudence
axiom
wily
6. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
monotony
innocuous
dilettante
advocate
7. An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience - false leader
explicit
homogenous
tangential
demagogue
8. Characterized by severe suffering or sorrow - serious or grave
sully
grievous
advocate
Amulet
9. Wordy/not succinct/ineloquent
verbose
gullible
deface
dogmatic
10. Perceptive/sharp
Keen
plucky
sully
ingenuous
11. Deceptive scheme; clever trick
stratagem
deface
eulogy
insurrection
12. Frolicsome/ playful
dither
pariah
sportive
apathy
13. No variation; tediously the same in sound
plucky
abeyance
unconscionable
monotony
14. Make impure/debase
adulterate
dirge
wraith
arbitrate
15. Altruism/ charity
Amulet
philantropy
ingrate
austere
16. Fresh and clean; uncorrupted ex - A ... beach
luminous
latent
amalgamate
pristine
17. Excess
plethora
impervious
stigma
lethargic
18. Peripheral - irrelevant - digressive - extraneous diverting - inconsequential
liberal
ethos
symbiosis
tangential
19. Fearless - intrepid - venturesome - valiant - valorous - game - gallant - plucky
luminous
audacious
aerie
intractable
20. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy
volatile
antagonize
surly
austere
21. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity
embellish
enigma
plethora
paradox
22. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
pervade
disparate
discern
ethos
23. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend
rustic
eulogy
stigma
wily
24. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade
imbue
judicious
vacillate
proliferate
25. Having bad connotation - disparaging - belittling - insulting
archaic
pajorative
repudiate
affected
26. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle
eulogy
elegy
acme
surly
27. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay
coalesce
affected
abeyance
philistine
28. Assuage - relieve - to make more bearable - placate
demagogue
alleviate
Dilate
explicit
29. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.
impasse
ingratiate
philantropy
antagonize
30. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one
arbitrary
antagonize
Euphemism
aesthetic
31. Clearly and directly stated - opposite of implicit
explicit
hegemony
impervious
dogma
32. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim
intractable
philistine
intransigent
austere
33. Mournful speech - funeral hymn - elegy
tangential
dirge
sully
slake
34. To expand like a woman in labor
elegy
dogmatic
unequivocal
Dilate
35. Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising - adamant - intransigent - intractable
dirge
prodigal
obstinate
listless
36. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous
disparate
overwrought
austere
bombastic
37. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem
elegy
repose
unequivocal
leery
38. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing
eloquent
pungent
overwrought
dogma
39. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous
repose
opaque
eloquent
pristine
40. Mark of disgrace
Amulet
statis
stigma
opaque
41. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy
rustic
veracity
ethos
acme
42. Suggest - propose an explanation
posit
antagonize
boor
embellish
43. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable
impervious
repast
banal
dither
44. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout - imbue - pervade
grovel
permeate
articulate
terrestrial
45. Book - usually large and academic
pungent
embellish
lethargic
tome
46. To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value - influence - or effect of; to face down - outshine
belfry
deface
phalanx
axiom
47. Extremely generous or extravagant - exuberant - opulent - prodigal - profuse - bombastic
monotony
zenith
inquest
lavish
48. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...
frugality
waver
grovel
crescendo
49. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver
archaic
itinerant
aerie
wraith
50. To judge a dispute - adjudge - adjudicate - intervene - referee - rule
invective
disparate
arbitrate
fallow
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