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- abstemiousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Practicing strict self-restraint, especially with food and drink.
- aggrandizeverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To make something appear greater or more important than it is.
- anodyneadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Not likely to offend or provoke; bland.
- appositeadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Especially relevant or fitting for the situation.
- artificenoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Clever trickery used to deceive.
- avuncularadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Kind and friendly toward someone younger, like a favorite uncle.
- biliousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Bad-tempered, as if suffering from indigestion.
- blandishverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To coax with flattery.
- bombastnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Pompous, inflated language meant to impress.
- canardnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A false, often deliberately misleading story or rumor.
- captiousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Quick to find fault over trivial matters.
- celeritynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Swiftness of movement or action.
- charyadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Cautious and wary about doing something.
- contemporaneousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Existing or occurring at the same time as something else.
- contumaciousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Stubbornly disobedient to authority.
- convalescentadjective/noun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Recovering gradually from illness or injury.
- corollarynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A natural consequence that follows from something else.
- denouementnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
The final resolution of a story's plot.
- desiccateverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To remove moisture from thoroughly; to dry out completely.
- desultoryadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Lacking a plan or purpose; disconnected.
- diaphanousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Light, delicate, and translucent.
- dilettantenoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A person with only a superficial interest in an art or subject.
- discomfitverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed.
- discomposeverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To disturb the calm or composure of.
- disconsolateadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Unable to be comforted; deeply unhappy.
- disportverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To enjoy oneself in a lively, playful way.
- dissoluteadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Lacking moral restraint; given to excessive pleasure-seeking.
- doctrinaireadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Applying a theory or doctrine rigidly, without regard to practical concerns.
- dolorousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Feeling or expressing great sorrow.
- drossnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Worthless or inferior material.
- duplicitynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Deceitfulness; the act of saying one thing and doing another.
- eclatnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Brilliant, conspicuous success or acclaim.
- elegiacadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Mournful, expressing sorrow especially for something lost.
- emendverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To correct or revise a text.
- encomiumnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A formal expression of high praise.
- epicureanadjective/noun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Devoted to the pursuit of sensory and culinary pleasure.
- equableadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Calm and even-tempered; not easily disturbed.
- eruditionnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Extensive knowledge gained through study.
- excoriateverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To criticize someone severely.
- exiguousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Extremely scanty or meager.
- expiateverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To make amends for wrongdoing.
- expostulateverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To express strong disagreement or protest.
- expurgateverb · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
To remove objectionable material from a text before publishing it.
- fealtynoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Loyalty or allegiance owed to a lord or cause.
- fecklessadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Lacking effectiveness or initiative; irresponsible.
- limpidadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Clear and transparent, especially of water or writing style.
- machinationnoun · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
A scheming plot, usually secret.
- obstreperousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Noisy and difficult to control.
- perfidiousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Deceitful and untrustworthy; treacherous.
- quiescentadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
In a state of inactivity or dormancy.
- restiveadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Impatient or restless, especially under restraint.
- saturnineadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Having a gloomy, brooding temperament.
- scintillatingadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Sparkling with wit, brilliance, or excitement.
- sedulousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Showing dedication and diligence.
- supineadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Lying face upward, or passively submissive.
- timorousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Showing fear or lack of confidence.
- trenchantadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Sharp and forceful in expression; incisive.
- truculentadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Eager to argue or fight; fiercely aggressive.
- venaladjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Susceptible to bribery; corrupt.
- volubleadjective · 700-800 · Priority 4+ Save
Talking fluently and at length.