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abduct (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to kidnap
abase (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to lower, demean, degrade
abscond (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to sneak away and hide
abate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to lessen, to reduce in severity
abbreviate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to shorten, reduce
abundant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- in great numbers
accede (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to agree
accentuate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to emphasize, to highlight
aberration (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a deviation from the expected course
abhor (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to hate, loathe
abide (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to put up with, tolerate
abject (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- of the most miserable kind
abort (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to give up unfinished
abridge (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to shorten, cut down
accommodating (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- obliging, helpful
accost (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to approach or confront aggressively
acumen (n.) commencer à apprendre		- keen insight
acute (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- sharp, severe
affable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- friendly, amiable
affluent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- rich, wealthy
aggrandize (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to increase or make greater
abrogate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to abolish, often by authority
aggregate (v.) commencer à apprendre		to gather, amass
aghast (adj.) commencer à apprendre		struck by amazement
agoraphobia (n.) commencer à apprendre		an abnormal fear of open or public places
akimbo (adj.) commencer à apprendre		with hands on hips
alacrity (n.) commencer à apprendre		speed readyness
algid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		fridgid, cold
allay (v.) commencer à apprendre		to sooth, assuage
alleviate (v.) commencer à apprendre		to relieve
aloof (adj.) commencer à apprendre		reserved, distant
altercation (n.) commencer à apprendre		an argument, dispute
amalgamation (n.) commencer à apprendre		a union, a merger
ambivalent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		having contradictory feelings
amble (v.) commencer à apprendre		to stroll, walk
ameliorate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to improve, to make better
amend (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to change for the better,
amiable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- friendly, affable
amorous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- relating to or showing love
amorphous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- without shape or borders
anomaly (n.) commencer à apprendre		- something that does not fit into the normal order
antechamber (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a waiting room
anxiety (n.) commencer à apprendre		- uneasiness
aphorism (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a short saying
apocalypse (n.) commencer à apprendre		- total devastation, the end of the world
apparitional (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- ghostly, spectral
arbitrator (n.) commencer à apprendre		- one who settles controversy between two sides
ascetic (n.) commencer à apprendre		- one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline
assuage (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to ease, pacify
atone (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to apologize, make amends
audacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- excessively bold
augment (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to increase or make larger
austere (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- very bare, bleak, simple
baleful (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- harmful, threatening
bard (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a poet, often a singer as well
battery (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
belligerent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- contentious, ready to fight
benevolent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- kind, good, caring
benign (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- non-threatening, innocuous
berate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to scold severely
bereft (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- without, devoid of
bide (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to wait, or remain in a condition
bilk (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to cheat, to swindle
blandish (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to coax through flattery
bloated (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- swollen, bigger than desired
boisterous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- loud, energetic
bourgeois (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- middle class
brash (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- hasty or lacking in sensitivity
brazen (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- excessively bold, brash
brumal (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- wintry, relating to winter
brusque (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- short, abrupt, dismissive
buffet (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a spread of food involving choices
buffet (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to hit or strike
burgeon (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to come forth, blossom
cacophony (n.) commencer à apprendre		- noise, discordant sound
cadence (n.) commencer à apprendre		- rhythm
cajole (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to urge, coax
callous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- harsh, cold, unfeeling
calumny (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an attempt to defame another's reputation
camaraderie (n.) commencer à apprendre		- cheerful unity among a group
canvas (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
capricious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim
captivate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
carouse (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to revel, to party
cavity (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a hole
cavort (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to frolic, leap, prance
celestial (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- relating to the sky or the heavens
chastise (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to criticize, to scold
choreographed (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- arranged, as in dance
circumlocution (n.) commencer à apprendre		- indirect language
circumspect (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- cautious
clairvoyant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- able to see things that others cannot
claustrophobia (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an abnormal fear of closed or crowed spaces
cliché (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a trite, overused expression
coalesce (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to combine into one
cogent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- intelligent, viable
collusion (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a conspiracy, a secret agreement
colossus (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an enormous structure
comatose (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- lethargic
commendable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- worthy of praise
commodious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- spacious, roomy
compel (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to force
complicit (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- being an accomplice in a wrong act
compliment (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an expression of esteem or approval
concede (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to give in, to accept
conciliatory (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- agreeable, friendly
concoct (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to make up or invent
concord (n.) commencer à apprendre		- agreement
conduit (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a pipe, passage, channel
confluence (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a convergence, a coming together
confound (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to frustrate
connotation (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
contusion (n.) commencer à apprendre		- bruise, injury
convalescence (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the gradual return to health after illness
copious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- abundant, plentiful
corpulent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- very fat
cosmopolitan (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- worldly, sophisticated
credulity (n.) commencer à apprendre		- readiness to believe
cursory (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- brief to the point of being superficial
daft (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- insane, foolish
daunting (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- intimidating
dearth (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a lack, scarcity
defame (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to destroy the reputation of
deft (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- skilled, adept
defunct (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- no longer used or existing
deleterious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- harmful
delude (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to deceive, to mislead
deluge (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
derelict (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- run-down, abandoned
desolate (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- deserted, lifeless
despondent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- discouraged, hopeless, depressed
destitute (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- impoverished
diaphanous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- transparent, light, airy
dictate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to pronounce, command, prescribe
differentiate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to distinguish, to make different
dilapidated (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- in a state of disrepair
diligent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- careful, showing care
diminish (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to decrease or make smaller
diminutive (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- miniature, small
discreet (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- prudent or inconspicuous
discrete (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- separate, distinct, individual
disparage (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to criticize, degrade, belittle
dissonance (n.) commencer à apprendre		- lack of harmony or agreement
divergent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- different, deviating, contrary
diverse (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- varied
divisive (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- causing conflict, opposition
domicile (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a residence, a home
doppelganger (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a ghostly double of a living person
douse (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to drench, saturate
dutiful (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- careful to fulfill obligations
dynamic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- characterized by continuous change or activity
elocution (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the art of public speaking
elucidate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to clarify
empathetic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- feeling another’s pain as own's own
empathy (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the experience of another’s feelings as one's own
enervate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to weaken, make weary
enervated (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- lacking energy, weakened, exhausted
entity (n.) commencer à apprendre		- something that exists as a discrete unit
entomology (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the study of insects
envious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- jealous
erect (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to construct, to raise
erroneous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- mistaken, incorrect
euphoric (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- elated, overjoyed
exacerbate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to make more violent, intense
excursion (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a trip, an outing
exemplary (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- serving as an example
exigent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- critical, urgent
existential (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- relating to existence
exorbitant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- excessive
extol (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to praise
extravagant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- excessive, over-the-top
fabricate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to invent, make-up, concoct
fabulist (n.) a liar commencer à apprendre		- a teller of fables
facile (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- easy
fallacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- incorrect, misleading
familial (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- relating to family
fatuous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- silly, foolish
fecund (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- fertile, fruitful
feign (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to fake or pretend to
feral (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- savage, wild, untamed
fetter (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to restrain, chain, tie
fey (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- magical
fickle (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- characterized by changeableness, whimsical
figurative (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- symbolic
firmament (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the sky, the heavens
flabbergasted (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- astounded, stupefied
flaccid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- limp
flattery (n.) commencer à apprendre		- compliments, sycophancy
flout (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to scorn, ignore, show contempt for
fluctuate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to vary irregularly
flux (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a state of constant change or a flow
forage (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to rummage, scavenge, graze for food
forestall (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to delay, impede
forlorn (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- lonely, hopeless
formidable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- arousing fear or alarm
forsake (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to abandon, forget
fortify (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to strengthen
fortitude (n.) commencer à apprendre		- strength, bravery
fortuitous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- lucky, occurring by chance
foster (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to stimulate, promote, encourage
frenetic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- frenzied, hectic, frantic
gape (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to open the mouth and stare stupidly
gay (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- happy, cheery, or homosexual
gluttonous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- insatiable in appetite
goad (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to urge, to provoke into action
gourmand (n.) commencer à apprendre		- one who likes eating and drinking
grandiose (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- extraordinary, grand in scope
gregarious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- sociable, outgoing
grotto (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a small cave or cavern
guile (n.) commencer à apprendre		- deceitful actions or behavior
hail (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to come from
hapless (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- unlucky
harmony (n.) commencer à apprendre		- agreement, often of sound
harrowing (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- agonizing, distressing
hedonist (n.) commencer à apprendre		- one whose primary pursuit is pleasure
henchman (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a trusted follower, goon
hiatus (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an interruption in continuity, a break
hiemal (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- wintry, relating to winter
hierarchy (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a ranking system of groups or individuals
histrionic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- excessively dramatic or emotional
idolatrous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- worshiping excessively an object or person
illusory (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- deceptive, produced by an illusion
immaculate (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- impeccably clean, spotless, pure
immutable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- not susceptible to change
impecunious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- excessively poor
impervious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- unable to be penetrated, unaffected
impudent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- rude, improper
incessant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- without interruption
incisive (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- clear, sharp, direct
inclement (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- stormy, bad, severe
inclination (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a tendency, propensity
indictment (n.) commencer à apprendre		- accusation of wrongdoing
indignation (n.) commencer à apprendre		- anger due to an unfair situation
inextricable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- hopelessly confused or tangled
infuse (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to inject
ingenious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- marked by special intelligence
inimical (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- hostile, threatening
iniquity (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a wicked act, a sin
innate (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- inborn, native, inherent
innocuous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- harmless
inquisitor (n.) commencer à apprendre		- someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry
inundate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to flood
invariable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- not susceptible to change
invective (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a verbal attack
inveterate (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- habitual, natural
irascible (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- easily angered
jubilant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- joyful, happy
judicious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- of sound judgment
juvenile (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- young or immature
juxtapose (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to put next to each other
labyrinthine (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- intricate, maze-like
laceration (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a cut, a rip
lachrymose (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- tearful
latent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- present but hidden
laud (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to applaud or praise
laudatory (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- admiring, praising
lavish (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- extravagant
lethargic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- sluggish, weary, apathetic
lewd (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- vulgar, offensive, rude
libel (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a statement giving an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing
licentious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- amoral, lawless, lewd
limber (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- bending or flexing readily, pliable
limpid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- clear, easily understood
linchpin (n.) commencer à apprendre		- something that holds separate things together
lithe (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- graceful, flexible, supple
loquacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- talkative
lull (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a relatively calm interval, as in a storm
luminescence (n.) commencer à apprendre		- light from non-thermal sources
magnanimous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- generous, noble
malaise (n.) commencer à apprendre		- vague feeling of discomfort
malevolent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- having intent to harm others
malicious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- malevolent, harmful
malign (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of
malleable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- easily shaped or formed
mandatory (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- required, not optional
manifest (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to show clearly
manifold (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- many
masticate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to chew
matrimony (n.) commencer à apprendre		- marriage
maudlin (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- sentimental
maxim (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a common saying of advice or virtue
meager (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- lacking in quality stature
mediate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
melodramatic (adj.) histrionic commencer à apprendre		- exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental
mendacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- inclined to lie or mislead
meritorious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- deserving of praise or merit
metamorphosis (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a change of form, shape or substance
mimic (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to imitate, to copy
misogyny (n.) commencer à apprendre		- hatred of women
modicum (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a small amount of something
mollify (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to soften in temper
mercurial (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- quick and changeable in temperment
monogamy (n.) commencer à apprendre		- having only one spouse at a time
mores (n.) commencer à apprendre		- moral attitudes
morose (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- gloomy or sullen
munificent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- generous, benevolent
mutability (n.) commencer à apprendre		- capability of change
myopic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- short-sighted
myriad (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- consisting of a very great number
narrate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to tell a story
nebulous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- indistinct, hazy
nefarious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- horribly villainous
neologism (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the creation of new words, or a new word
neonate (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a newborn baby
noisome (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
notoriety (n.) commencer à apprendre		- infamy, known in bad regard
novel (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- strikingly new, unusual, or different
noxious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- harmful, toxic
obdurate (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
obfuscate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to render incomprehensible
obsequious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- excessively compliant or submissive
odious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- meriting strong displeasure
officious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- offering unwanted help or service
olfactory (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- relating to the sense of smell
ominous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous
oration (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a dignified and formal speech
ostracize (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to exclude from a community
pacify (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to sooth, ease
paragon (n.) commencer à apprendre		- model of perfection
pariah (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an outcast
parody (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a satirical imitation
patent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- clear, apparent
pedagogue (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a schoolteacher
pellucid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- clear
penchant (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a tendency, partiality, preference
peregrinate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to travel from place to place on foot
perfunctory (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
permeate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to spread out, to pervade
persevere (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to persist, remain constant
pertinacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position
peruse (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to examine carefully
pervasive (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- to spread throughout
petulance (n.) commencer à apprendre		- irritability, impoliteness
physiognomy (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the art of judging human character from facial features
pique (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to provoke or to cause indignation
pithy (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- succinctly meaningful
pittance (n.)– commencer à apprendre		- very small amount
placate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to soothe, appease
placid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- calm, tranquil
plethora (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a great number, an abundance
pliable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- flexible, bendable
poach (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to hunt or fish illegally
poised (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- balanced, readied
polygamy (n.) commencer à apprendre		- having more than one spouse at a time
portentous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- foreboding or forshadowing evil, ominous
portly (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- fat, chubby, round
precarious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- dangerously lacking in
predestination (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the concept of destiny or fate
premonition (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a presentiment of the future
preponderance (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a great amount or frequency
presage (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an omen
prestidigitation (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a sleight of hand
presumptuous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- disrespectfully bold
profane (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- indecent, blasphemous
profuse (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- abundant, lavish, prolific
propensity (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an inclination, preference
propriety (n.) commencer à apprendre		- decency, state of being proper
protean (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- readily taking on various shapes or forms
prudent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- cautious, careful
puerile (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- immature
pugnacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- belligerent
pulchritude (n.) commencer à apprendre		- physical beauty
punctilious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- eager to follow rules
pungent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- having a sharp, strong quality especially related to smell
purport (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to present an intention that is often false
putrid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- rotten, rancid, foul
quaint (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- old-fashioned
quid pro - (n., latin) commencer à apprendre		– a mutually beneficial exchange
quotidian (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- daily, everyday
radiant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- bright, beaming
rancid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- rotten, spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste
ratiocinate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to think, contemplate
raze (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to demolish
recalcitrant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- defiant
recalibrate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to readjust or make corrections to
recapitulate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to repeat, reiterate
rectify (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to set right, correct
redact (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to revise, edit
redoubtable (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- formidable, commanding respect
redress (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to set right or remedy
reel (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
refrain (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to hold oneself back, forbear
reiterate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to repeat
relish (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to take zestful pleasure in, enjoy flavor of
remiss (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- negligent, exhibiting carelessness
render (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to say, or to make
renovate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to restore, return to original state
repose (n.) commencer à apprendre		- rest, sleep
reprehensible (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- deserving criticism
repudiate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to reject, turn down
repulse (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel
requisition (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a demand for goods, often by an authority
restitution (n.) commencer à apprendre		- compensation, reimbursement
retaliation (n.) commencer à apprendre		- revenge, punishment
retract (v.) commencer à apprendre		- withdraw
retribution (n.) commencer à apprendre		- vengeance, revenge, payback
revel (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to enjoy
rife (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- abundant
ruddy (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- having a healthy, reddish color
ruse (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a trick
saccharine (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- overly sweet
rustic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- relating to country life
sacrosanct (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- sacred, holy
sagacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- shrewd, showing sound judgment
salient (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- significant, conspicuous
salutation (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a greeting
sanguine (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- cheery, optimistic, hopeful
sate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to satisfy (an appetite) fully.
satiate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to satisfy excessively
savor (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to appreciate fully, enjoy
scathing (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- hurtful, critical
scourge (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a plague
scurrilous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- crude, vulgar
sedate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to calm, soothe
sedentary (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- sitting
seer (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a fortune teller
seminal (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- original, ground-breaking
serendipity (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the act of finding things not sought, luck
slander (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of anothr
sobriety (n.) commencer à apprendre		- moderation from excess, calm, tranquility
somnolent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- sleepy
soothsayer (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a fortune teller
sordid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- dirty
spectral (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- ghostly
spurious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible
stagnant (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- still, not flowing
stagnate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to be idle, to be still
static (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- not moving, being at rest
steadfast (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- fixed or unchanging
strenuous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- requiring tremendous strength or energy
strife (n.) commencer à apprendre		- conflict
stupefy (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to astound
submissive (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- easily yielding to authority
subsist (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to live, exist
succinct (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- marked by compact precision
suffice (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to meet needs
supplant (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to displace and substitute for another
surfeit (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an excess, a surplus, an overabundance
surmise (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to guess, infer, suppose
surreptitious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- done in a secret, or stealthy way
swarthy (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- of dark color or complexion
sybarite (n.) commencer à apprendre		- someone devoted to pleasure and luxuary, a voluptuary
sycophant (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a self-serving flatterer
sympathetic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- compassionate
sympathy (n.) commencer à apprendre		- an expression of pity for another, compassion
synopsis (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a summary
taciturn (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- not inclined to talk
tantamount (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- equivalent in value or significance
tedious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- boring, dull
telepathic (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- capable of reading minds
tenuous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- having little substance or strength
terrestrial (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- relating to the land
terse (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- abrupt, short, brief
timorous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- fearful, timid
tome (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a large book
toothsome (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- delicious, luscious
torpid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- lazy, lethargic, moving slowly
torrid (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- giving off intense heat, passionate
tortuous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- winding, twisted
tragedy (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate
tranquil (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- calm, serene, peaceful
travesty (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a grossly inferior imitation
trek (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to walk, travel by foot
trite (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- overused, hackneyed
truculent (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- eager to fight, violent
ubiquitous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- existing everywhere, widespread
ultimate (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the last part, or a fundamental element
umbrage (n.) commencer à apprendre		- anger, offense, resentment
uncanny (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- of supernatural character or origin
undulate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to move in a smooth wavelike motion
uniform (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- unvarying, conforming to one principle
unilateral (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- having only one side
unique (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- being the only one of its kind
upbraid (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to criticize, scold, reproach
vacillate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to sway from one side to another
variance (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
variegate (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to diversify
vast (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- enormous, immense
veneer (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade
veracious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- honest, truthful
verbose (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- wordy
vicarious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- experienced through another's actions
vicissitudes (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one’s life
vigor (n.) commencer à apprendre		- vitality and energy, vim
vim (n.) commencer à apprendre		- and energy, vigor
vivacious (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- lively, spirited, full of life
vocation (n.) commencer à apprendre		- one’s work or professional calling
volition (n.) commencer à apprendre		- a conscious choice or decision
voluminous (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- large, ample
voluptuary (n.) commencer à apprendre		- someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybaritye
wane (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to decrease gradually in size or degree
wax (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to increase gradually in size or degree
weather (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to withstand or survive a situation
whet (v.) commencer à apprendre		- to make more keen, stimulate
winsome (adj.) commencer à apprendre		- charming, attractive
Zeitgeist (n.) commencer à apprendre		- the spirit of the time

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