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1. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle
volatile
grievous
acme
dither
2. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled
dirge
convoluted
explicit
paradox
3. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal
listless
quotidian
ingratiate
tangential
4. Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
bombastic
arbitrary
tangential
deface
5. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm
axiom
surly
ingratiate
verbose
6. Turmoil/disorder
pristine
jargon
chaos
pervade
7. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous
embellish
Fanatical
monotony
grievous
8. Tolerant - broad-minded
liberal
phalanx
intransigent
belfry
9. To expand like a woman in labor
fallow
chaos
Dilate
monotony
10. A puzzle - a mystery - conundrum - perplexity
Dilate
slake
abyss
enigma
11. Impossible to penetrate - impregnable
vacillate
pervade
naiive
impervious
12. Wandering and unpredictable
erratic
deface
dilettante
elegy
13. Influence or domination over
unconscionable
repose
hegemony
vacillate
14. To disavow/reject validity of/deny/disown
latent
philistine
repudiate
fallow
15. Self contradictory
nascent
paradox
convoluted
aesthetic
16. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
explicit
ambiguous
amalgamate
apathy
17. Frolicsome/ playful
tangential
sportive
lethargic
listless
18. Easily deceived - credulous - naiive - ingenguous
gullible
panache
malleable
grievous
19. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate
dither
debutante
dirge
leery
20. Dirge - lament - a sorrowful speech or poem
repose
panache
assail
elegy
21. Deceptive scheme; clever trick
nascent
stratagem
invective
malleable
22. An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience - false leader
prudence
ethos
aesthetic
demagogue
23. Make impure/debase
apathy
embellish
adulterate
articulate
24. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...
vacillate
supplant
crescendo
larceny
25. Coming into being; in early developmental stages
nascent
connoisseur
austere
impasse
26. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay
placate
ingenuous
abeyance
slake
27. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
embellish
zenith
articulate
nascent
28. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value
stratagem
philistine
catalyst
articulate
29. Philistine/bourgeois/superficial/materialistic
pariah
boor
quotidian
lucid
30. Book - usually large and academic
abeyance
tome
larceny
homogenous
31. Sharp and irritating to the senses - acrid - acrimonious - piquant - caustic - poignant
pungent
tirade
deference
lucid
32. A woman making a debut in high society/lady
dilettante
slake
debutante
jettison
33. Beliefs or character of a group - ethics - philosophy
inquest
ethos
grovel
dirge
34. Appease/mollify/to soothe or pacify
belfry
adulterate
placate
enigma
35. Adamant - stubborn -unruly - obstinate - intransigent
intractable
audacious
gregarious
eulogy
36. Nonsensical talk - specialized language - argot - cant - slang
hyperbole
whimsical
plethora
jargon
37. Caution/thrift/widom
proliferate
prudence
verbose
erratic
38. To perceive or recognize
discern
plethora
abeyance
meticulous
39. Rebellion - mutiny
meticulous
surly
homogenous
insurrection
40. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense
enigma
coalesce
quotidian
ethos
41. Meal or mealtime - feast - banquet
repast
lucid
rhetoric
burnish
42. Respected because of age
venerable
burnish
abeyance
alleviate
43. Equivalent to - alike - parallel
lethargic
analogous
zenith
insurrection
44. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous
assail
crescendo
discern
homogenous
45. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious
itinerant
pristine
dirge
hermetic
46. To choose not to do something
lethargic
inquest
demagogue
abstain
47. Easily aroused
belfry
transitory
volatile
bombastic
48. Relaxation - tranquility
ethos
repose
stratagem
rhetoric
49. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of
assail
advocate
affected
philantropy
50. Elaborated to excess: overdone - extremely excited: agitated - hectic - frenzied - heated Ex - She became ... when she heard that her child was missing
overwrought
knell
repudiate
burnish
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