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english
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1. Inertia/standstill/ stagnation
statis
eulogy
quotidian
nascent
2. To expand like a woman in labor
listless
enigma
quotidian
Dilate
3. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle
listless
monotony
sportive
acme
4. Innocent - simple - frank - sincere - naiive - credulous - gullible
arbitrate
articulate
ingenuous
sportive
5. Temporary suppression or suspension - remission - delay
proliferate
posit
debutante
abeyance
6. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief
panache
analogous
dogma
permeate
7. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile
Fanatical
malleable
kindle
sully
8. To anger - to provoke - incite - vex - or pester
Dilate
enigma
antagonize
heterogeneous
9. To act confusedly or without a purpose - waver - falter - hesitate - vacillate
nuance
pristine
dither
antagonize
10. Differing in kind; dissimilar; varied
paradox
Euphemism
heterogeneous
elegy
11. A compact or close knit body of people or animals or things - legion
phalanx
vestige
placate
hermetic
12. Long harsh speech or verbal attack - diatribe - fulmination - harangue - vilification - obloquy
intractable
zeal
tirade
listless
13. Purposeful exaggeration for effect - embellishment - inflation
venerable
philantropy
hyperbole
audacious
14. A subtle expression of meaning or quality - gradation - tone
nuance
phalanx
prodigal
rustic
15. Fearless - adventurous - audacious - plucky - gallant
intrepid
banal
wraith
explicit
16. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous
Fanatical
rustic
abyss
unconscionable
17. Self-evident truth - adage - maxim - apothegm
polemic
axiom
explicit
erratic
18. Caution/thrift/widom
bombastic
prudence
phalanx
symbiosis
19. Easily aroused
arbitrate
explicit
volatile
demagogue
20. Unsettled - swaying - fluctuate - vacillate - wandering from one place to another - waver
itinerant
symbiosis
gullible
aerie
21. To inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone - to pervade
jargon
intractable
lucid
imbue
22. Uncompromising - refusing to reconcile - obstinate - stubborn - intractable
intrepid
abstain
austere
intransigent
23. Undecorated - stern in appearance - bleak - grim
leery
prudence
austere
pristine
24. High secluded place - a nest built high in the air; an elevated - often secluded - dwelling
intrepid
aerie
assail
ambiguous
25. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence
homogenous
symbiosis
intransigent
ingenuous
26. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious
latent
judicious
overwrought
dogmatic
27. Make impure/debase
intractable
adulterate
erratic
pajorative
28. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire
quotidian
adulterate
belfry
audacious
29. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous
prudence
Fanatical
jargon
paradox
30. Perceptive/sharp
Keen
Fanatical
enigma
audacious
31. Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
assail
articulate
symbiosis
sully
32. Wandering and unpredictable
jargon
hermetic
judicious
erratic
33. Influence or domination over
venerable
hegemony
jettison
abeyance
34. Tending to be thrifty or cheap - prudence - sparing - parsimony
frugality
homogenous
innocuous
inundate
35. To please someone so as to gain an advantage. Ex - ... themselves with the leaders.
malleable
surly
ingratiate
listless
36. Growth process from conception to birth - pregnancy - gravidity
gestation
supplant
demagogue
placate
37. Respected because of age
stigma
venerable
esoteric
abeyance
38. Extremely careful; particular about details - scrupulous - picky - finicky - similar to articulate
tangential
unequivocal
unconscionable
meticulous
39. To calm down or moderate - to temperate - quench - satisfy
slake
terrestrial
abstain
dither
40. Sluggish/listless/apathetic
dither
bombastic
lethargic
meticulous
41. A gradual increase or the peak of a gradual increase. Ex - complaints about stifling smog conditions reached a ...
crescendo
gregarious
latent
gullible
42. Controversy - argument - verbal attack - refutation
sportive
vestige
polemic
deface
43. Well-spoken; expressive; articulate - meticulous
frugality
imbue
eloquent
intransigent
44. A ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death - apparition - bogeyman - phantasm
arbitrary
ethos
wraith
whimsical
45. Suggest - propose an explanation
supplant
archaic
posit
acme
46. Impossible to see through - preventing the passage of light - obscure
dogmatic
slake
opaque
dilettante
47. Express grieve - deplore - bewail
enigma
vestige
amalgamate
lament
48. Flamboyant/verve/dash
enigma
Fanatical
panache
obstinate
49. Eject/discard like in excess fuel
banal
nuance
rustic
jettison
50. Airtight; secret; obscure; magical; mysterious
pajorative
gregarious
imbue
hermetic