1.
conventional (100)
based on accepted practice; traditional; customary;
normal; ordinary; orthodox (convention,
unconventional)
2.
undermine (99)
to hurt, weaken, or destroy, often in an
underhanded or sneaky way
3.
dismissive (90)
rejecting another’s thoughts or ideas, usually as not
worthy of consideration; condescending (dismiss)
4.
aesthetic (86)
relating to what is beautiful; beautiful; pleasing
(aesthetics, aesthete, unaesthetic)
5.
objective (77)
based on facts rather than personal feelings;
unbiased; not personal; not subjective; true
(objectivity)
6.
reconcile (75)
to adjust the differences between things; to reach
an agreement, especially after an argument; to
make up; to overcome discord; to try to be inclusive
(reconciliation, conciliatory, irreconcilable)
7.
speculative (74)
taking a chance; risky; uncertain; cannot be
confirmed (speculate, speculation)
8.
accessible (71)
being able to enter or approach a place;
approachable; friendly; genial; gregarious (access,
inaccessible)
9.
decorum (68)
proper; correct behavior or etiquette; good
manners; refinement (decorous, indecorous)
10.
impulsive (67)
tending to act on impulse and without thought;
rash; impetuous; unrestrained; capricious
(impulses)
11.
deride (67)
to ridicule something; to laugh at something as
ridiculous; to mock; to satirize (derision, derisory,
risible)
12.
suppress (67)
to stop something from rising or coming out by
holding it down; to repress (suppression)
13.
complacent (66)
overly pleased with an accomplishment;
overconfident; self-satisfied; so unwary as to be
foolish (complacency)
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14.
reverent (66)
deeply honoring or respectful—and so not joking
around; venerating (revere, reverence, reverential,
irreverent)
15.
disparage (65)
to insult or put down; to offend
16.
relevant (65)
relating to the subject at hand; important or
significant; pertinent (relevance, irrelevant)
17.
prudent (62)
careful; cautious, especially about money; having
good judgment; circumspect; wary (prudence,
imprudent)
18.
refute (62)
to prove wrong or false (refutation, irrefutable)
19.
inevitable (61)
certain to happen; unavoidable (inevitability)
20.
innocuous (60)
harmless; not dangerous at all; not likely to provoke
a strong reaction; inconsequential
21.
convey (60)
to make something known; to reveal; to
communicate; to depict
22.
profound (59)
wise; deep; beneath the surface (profundity)
23.
ironic (59)
a statement or situation that conveys a second
meaning at odds with the apparent meaning;
humorous (irony)
24.
ambivalent (58)
undecided; feeling positively and negatively towards
something (ambivalence)
25.
pragmatic (58)
getting things done in an effective way; practical;
emphasizing the practical; expedient (pragmatism,
pragmatist)
26.
innovative (58)
new; revolutionary (innovation)
27.
rational (57)
based on reason rather than emotions; logical;
sensible (irrational, rationale, rationalize)
28.
abstract (57)
based on general ideas; not solid or concrete; vague;
hypothetical (abstraction)
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29.
distinct (57)
clearly separate from others; not identical;
different; clear; conspicuous; lucid (distinction,
distinctive, indistinct)
30.
felicitous (56)
well-chosen; especially appropriate; pleasing
(felicity, infelicity)
31.
resolute (56)
determined to succeed; not easily discouraged;
persistent; tenacious (resolution, irresolute,
resolve, unresolved)
32.
diverse (55)
varying; something composed of distinct or unlike
elements or qualities (diversity, diversify)
33.
trivial (53)
unimportant; insignificant; negligible;
inconsequential (trivialize, triviality)
34.
discern (53)
to notice; to see clearly; to distinguish; to
discriminate (discerning, discernment,
indiscernible)
35.
enhance (53)
to strengthen; to improve (enhancement)
36.
redundant (52)
extra, so not needed; extraneous (redundancy)
37.
tempered (52)
mild; not severe or extreme; controlled; moderate;
restrained (temperate, temperance, intemperate)
38.
dubious (52)
doubtful, and probably untrue; implausible
39.
depict (51)
to represent in words or pictures; to describe a
scene or situation; to show; to convey (depiction)
40.
compelling (51)
to arouse a feeling irresistibly; forceful; incisive;
provocative; engaging (compel, compulsion,
compulsory)
41.
indifferent (51)
not caring about something—such as an outcome—
one way or the other; apathetic (indifference)
42.
embellish (50)
to decorate; to make beautiful or aesthetic; to make
additions to, especially as in adding fictitious
details to a story (embellishment)
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43.
supplant (50)
to replace as better
44.
fabricate (49)
to make or devise something; to make up an
elaborate story, as in to lie (fabrication, fabricator)
45.
plausible (49)
believable; probably; likely (implausible)
46.
parallel (49)
something equivalent; a comparison; an analogy
(unparalleled)
47.
eradicate (49)
to wipe out; to eliminate; to destroy (ineradicable)
48.
dominant (49)
having great or complete power or influence over
someone or something; primary (dominate,
domination, predominant)
49.
deleterious (49)
harmful
50.
discord (48)
disagreement; disharmony, especially among
people; tension or unease between people, and
often the resulting confusion (discordant, concord,
accord)
51.
futile (48)
completely useless or ineffective; so hopeless that
effort to change a situation is wasted (futility)
52.
indulgent (47)
giving in to another’s wishes; permissive; lenient;
tolerant; condoning (indulge, overindulge, selfindulgent)
53.
indignant (47)
annoyed or insulted, especially about one’s dignity;
angered (indignity)
54.
eclectic (47)
selecting the best from different sources; selective;
varied
55.
vindicate (47)
to prove someone right in the end; to free him or
her from blame; to exonerate (vindication)
56.
exemplary (46)
showing by being great example; outstanding
(exemplar, exemplify)
57.
inhibit (46)
to block; to hold back; to impede or suppress
(inhibition)
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58.
discredit (46)
to harm someone’s reputation; to show something
should not be trusted or believed (credit)
59.
contemporary (46)
occurring at the present time; occurring at the
same time in history; modern (contemporaries,
contemporaneous)
60.
provoke (45)
to arouse strong feelings in someone; to anger
(provocative, provocation)
61.
solicitous (45)
eager to help; asking if one can help; sympathetic
(solicit, solicitude)
62.
daunting (45)
discouraging; intimidating; scary (undaunted)
63.
skepticism (44)
doubt (skeptical, skeptic)
64.
coherent (44)
sticking together in a unified whole; orderly;
logically understandable; lucid (incoherent)
65.
autonomy (44)
independence; self-government (autonomous)
66.
comprehensive (44) all-inclusive; thorough; complete; encompassing a
great deal
67.
ambiguous (44)
unclear; capable of being interpreted in more than
one way; uncertain; doubtful; dubious; not
definitive (ambiguity, unambiguous)
68.
pretentious (43)
believing oneself to better than others; boastful;
affected; not modest or reserved (pretense,
pretension)
69.
rhetoric (43)
impressive sounding, though sometimes empty,
words; a formal speech (rhetorical)
70.
ephemeral (43)
short-lived; present so fleetingly as barely to exist;
transient; evanescent
71.
spurious (43)
not genuine; fake; false; inauthentic
72.
valid (43)
well-grounded; sound; logical; effective; legal;
legitimate (validity, invalid)
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73.
contempt (43)
looking down on others or feeling superior to them;
to feel that someone or something deserves great
disrespect; condescension (contemptuous)
74.
restrained (43)
calm and collected; controlled; not impulsive;
reserved (self-restraint)
75.
mundane (43)
relating to everyday life; uninspired; banal; prosaic
76.
impetuous (43)
rash; impulsive; capricious; not retrained
(impetuosity)
77.
repudiate (42)
to reject a person or an idea completely; to have
nothing to do with any longer (repudiation)
78.
definitive (42)
settling a disputed matter finally; no longer
tentative; conclusive; authoritative; decisive
(defining, indefinite)
79.
debunk (42)
to prove wrong or false; to invalidate
80.
divergent (41)
to separate; to split away from; to move apart; to
travel in different directions (diverge, converge)
81.
digress (41)
to wander away from a topic; to change the subject
of a discussion momentarily (digression,
digressive)
82.
sustain (41)
to hold up; to support; to keep something going
(sustenance)
83.
incongruous (41)
not fitting or matching; seeming out of place
(incongruity, congruent)
84.
diffident (40)
lacking confidence; shy; reserved; apprehensive;
wary (diffidence)
85.
subtle (40)
so slight as to be hard to notice; hard to
distinguish or discern (subtlety)
86.
transient (40)
passing through a place quickly; not lasting; shortlived; transitory; ephemeral; evanescent
(transience)
87.
serene (40)
not disturbed; peaceful; quiet; tranquil (serenity)
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88.
inconsequential (40) not worth noticing; unimportant; so insignificant
as to have no consequences; negligible; trivial; trite
(consequence)
89.
scrutinize (40)
to examine something closely and completely,
especially with an aim to finding faults (scrutiny,
inscrutable)
90.
assert (40)
to state a belief positively; to claim, often without
proof (assertion, assertive)
91.
foster (40)
to promote; to encourage; to contribute to
something’s growth
92.
perplex (40)
to confuse; to mystify (perplexing, perplexity)
93.
narrative (40)
an account, story, or history about something
(narrate, narrator, narration)
94.
prosaic (39)
ordinary; matter-of-fact; lacking imagination;
uninspired; hackneyed; mundane; banal (prose)
95.
substantiate (39)
to offer supporting evidence; to help prove; to
corroborate (unsubstantiated, substantive,
substantial; insubstantial)
96.
optimistic (39)
hopeful; looking on the bright side; expecting the
best; sanguine (optimism, optimist)
97.
tranquil (39)
calm; peaceful; quiet; relaxing; serene (tranquility)
98.
denounce (39)
to put someone down, often publicly; to blame
someone; to accuse (denunciation)
99.
condescend (38)
to talk down to; to act superior to; to dismiss; to
treat with contempt (condescending,
condescension)
100. partisan (38)
supporting one side in a dispute, especially over
political matters; biased; not detached or objective
(bipartisan, nonpartisan)
101. prosperity (38)
success, especially financial (prosper, prosperous)
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102. lucid (38)
clear; easily understood; transparent; coherent
(elucidate, pellucid)
103. advocate (38)
someone who supports a cause; a supporter; a
champion; a proponent (advocacy)
104. distinguish (38)
to notice; to pick something out, as a person in a
crowd; to see something as different; to
discriminate; to discern (distinguished,
indistinguishable)
105. superficial (37)
only on the surface; shallow; unimportant
106. illusory (37)
seemingly real but not; deceptive; false; inauthentic
(disillusion, illusive)
107. apprehensive (36)
having great doubts; nervous; fearful; diffident
(apprehension, apprehend)
108. nostalgia (36)
fondness for and missing the past, especially one’s
own; missing the good old days (nostalgic)
109. benevolent (36)
kind; generous; tending to help others; solicitous
(benevolence)
110. sympathy (36)
sharing feelings; showing concern for another;
harmonious; solicitude (sympathetic, sympathies,
unsympathetic)
111. corrupt (36)
to ruin something, especially a person’s morals; to
make impure; to decay (corruption, incorruptible)
112. polemical (35)
arguing a position, especially a radical one
(polemics, polemicist)
113. belie (35)
to contradict; to fail to confirm (belied, belying)
114. mock (35)
to ridicule; to make fun of, often as something fake;
to satirize (mockery)
115. compromised (35)
to make insecure or to place in danger; to come to
an agreement by settling differences; agreeing to
something partially (uncompromising)
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116. disdain (34)
considering someone or something beneath oneself;
to have contempt for; to despise; condescension
117. presumption (34)
a bold assumption; being overly bold with someone
to the point of disrespect (presume, presuming,
presumptuous)
118. caustic (34)
burning; sarcastic
119. deferential (34)
respectful; reverent; venerating (defer, deferred,
deferral)
120. subjective (34)
open to interpretation; reflecting someone’s
perspective; biased; not objective
121. capricious (34)
unpredictable; whimsical; to act with complete
spontaneity; impulsive; impetuous; acting without
restraint (caprice)
122. animated (34)
lively; vigorous (animation)
123. endorse (34)
to support; to approve; to champion; to authorize;
to advocate; to commend (endorsement)
124. auspicious (34)
promising; favorable (inauspicious)
125. exacerbate (33)
to make a bad situation worse; to worsen
126. obscure (33)
not easily noticed; dark or shadowy; unclear; vague
(obscurity)
127. dogmatic (33)
stubbornly opinionated; arrogantly inflexible; closeminded; intractable (dogma, dogmatism)
128. extravagant (33)
fancy; luxurious; immoderate (extravagance)
129. venerate (33)
to honor above others; to revere (venerable)
130. gregarious (33)
friendly; outgoing; genial
131. attain (33)
to achieve, especially a goal; to get
132. elude (33)
to avoid being found or caught, usually by being
clever (elusive)
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133. tenacious (33)
persistent, especially in the face of continuing
challenges; stubborn; resolute; rarely if ever
resigned (tenacity, pertinacious)
134. mediate (33)
to try to help two arguing sides reach an
agreement; to reconcile to parties (mediator,
mediation)
135. meticulous (32)
careful; thorough; painstaking; scrupulous;
exacting
136. negligible (32)
extremely small; so unimportant that it can be
ignored; inconsequential; trivial
137. equanimity (32)
calm; composure, especially under difficult
circumstances
138. mitigate (32)
to lessen the severity or force of something,
especially of something bad or harmful; to
moderate; to alleviate (mitigating, unmitigated)
139. transitory (32)
of short duration; brief; ephemeral; transient;
mutable
140. immutable (32)
unchanging; not able to change; everlasting
(mutable)
141. evoke (32)
to inspire; to arouse; to bring forth (evocative)
142. cursory (32)
hurried and superficial; quick; perfunctory; not
meticulous
143. rancor (32)
extremely bad feelings about something; bitterness
(rancorous)
144. authentic (32)
genuine; true; real; valid (authenticity, inauthentic)
145. reserved (32)
generally quiet and reserved in behavior; modest
(reservation, unreserved)
146. intuitive (31)
knowing by instinct as opposed to rational thought;
what you would expect without having to give much
thought to the matter (intuit, intuition,
counterintuitive)
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147. satirize (31)
to imitate so as to make fun of; to mock, especially
in writing (satire, satiric)
148. devoid (31)
lacking; free from; empty (void)
149. concise (31)
expressing a lot using few words; short and clear;
to the point; terse (concision, conciseness)
150. erroneous (31)
wrong; mistaken; incorrect (err)
151. collaborate (31)
to work together with someone as equals on a
project, as with a colleague (collaboration,
collaborator)
152. thwart (31)
to block or impede, often for a long time or
permanently
153. spontaneous (30)
happening without being planned; making
decisions suddenly and without thought;
happening naturally, or without human effort;
impulsive (spontaneity)
154. implement (30)
to put into practice; to begin to use something
(implements, implementation)
155. underscore (30)
to emphasize, as if by drawing a line under; to
highlight
156. explicate (30)
to explain or analyze logically; to clear up any
misunderstanding; to make explicit; to elucidate
(explication, inexplicable)
157. exasperate (30)
to annoy someone to the point of frustration
(exasperation)
158. momentous (30)
extremely important; major; unprecedented
159. pertinent (30)
important; relevant (impertinent)
160. conspicuous (29)
obvious; easily seen; in plain sight; extremely
noticeable; easily distinguished or discerned;
prominent (inconspicuous)
161. amiable (29)
friendly; nice; genial; gregarious; amicable
(amiable)
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162. widespread (29)
widely spread out or shared; commonly held;
pervasive; abundant
163. pervasive (29)
appearing or being everywhere; widespread;
abundant; prevalent (pervade)
164. prophetic (29)
foretelling events; predicting or anticipating the
future (prophet, prophesy)
165. cynical (29)
looking at the bad side of people’s actions; lacking
faith in humanity; lacking any optimism (cynic,
cynicism)
166. tenuous (29)
thin; insubstantial; unable to support anything else
(attenuate)
167. innate (29)
inborn; inherited; naturally belonging; inherent
168. explicit (29)
clearly stated; in plain view; clear; lucid;
unambiguous; conspicuous (implicit)
169. distort (29)
to twist something out of shape; to misrepresent; to
give a false or misleading impression
170. challenge (29)
to question or dispute the truth or validity of
something
171. acclaim (28)
high praise; fame; renown (acclamation)
172. moderate (28)
not extreme; reasonable; tempered
173. legitimate (28)
justified by some rule or law; legal; real; true
(illegitimate, legitimacy)
174. patronize (28)
to be a customer; to treat rudely, condescendingly,
or contemptuously (patron, patronage)
175. exacting (28)
demanding; insisting on; meticulous
176. contentious (28)
to fight; to deal with difficulty; to argue a point
(contention, contend, contender)
177. conscientious (28)
careful; diligent; prudent; scrupulous; meticulous
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178. diligent (28)
always careful and hardworking; thorough;
persistent; assiduous (diligence)
179. deter (28)
to prevent; to discourage; to impede; to daunt
(deterrent, undeterred)
180. initiate (28)
to begin; to start; to introduce (initiative,
initiation)
181. champion (28)
to support; to fight for; to endorse; to advocate; to
commend
182. mediocre (28)
second-rate; average-to-poor quality (mediocrity)
183. domestic (27)
relating to the home; relating to one’s country;
fitting in at home; indigenous (domesticate,
domesticity)
184. pedantic (27)
overly academic about minor matters; being a
stickler for academic correctness (pedant,
pedantry)
185. wary (27)
cautious; careful; prudent; circumspect;
apprehensive; diffident
186. vulnerable (27)
able to be hurt; weak (vulnerability, invulnerable)
187. opportunist (27)
someone who takes advantage of opportunities,
often exploiting them selfishly (opportunistic,
opportune)
188. discriminating (27)
selective; making a clear distinction between
things; to treat differently; discerning;
distinguishing (indiscriminate, indiscriminant,
discrimination)
189. adept (27)
skillful (inept)
190. anachronistic (26)
out of date; extremely old-fashioned way of doing
something; dated and no longer needed; obsolete;
no longer contemporary (anachronism)
191. provincial (26)
relating to a region or province; narrow-minded;
parochial
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192. obstinate (26)
stubborn; intractable (obstinacy)
193. heresy (26)
a statement, action, or belief that goes a dominant
religion or system of beliefs; more generally, any
belief that goes sharply against the accepted
viewpoint on a subject; a radically unconventional
idea or action (heretical, heretic)
194. articulate (26)
able to express ideas clearly; coherent; lucid
(inarticulate)
195. formal (26)
standard; following rules; proper; ceremonial;
conventional; relating to superficial conventions
(formality, informal)
196. detached (26)
unemotional; unbiased; objective almost to the
point of being indifferent; neutral (detachment)
197. conformist (26)
someone who follows rules or conventions
(conform; conformity; nonconformist)
198. complement (26)
to fit well with; to complete something
(complementary)
199. intrepid (26)
brave; fearless; undaunted (trepidation)
200. feasible (26)
possible; workable; likely to happen (feasibility)
201. proponent (26)
a supporter; a champion; one who endorses; an
advocate
202. reprehensible (26)
deserving great blame; wicked; evil
203. extol (26)
to praise highly; to commend
204. compatible (26)
able to exist with something else; well-matched;
harmonious (incompatible)
205. radical (26)
not moderate; extremely unconventional, and
almost heretical
206. erratic (26)
moving in an unpredictable way; unpredictable;
inconsistent
207. inherent (26)
inborn; essential; innate
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208. resilient (26)
quickly bouncing back; flexible under pressure;
resolute (resilience)
209. tractable (26)
obedient; easily controlled; amenable (intractable)
210. clandestine (25)
secret; surreptitious
211. commend (25)
to praise; to extol (commendable)
212. adversity (25)
a difficult, harmful, or dangerous situation
(adverse)
213. convoluted (25)
complicated; twisted; incoherent
214. empathy (25)
ability to see and feel things from another person’s
point of view; sympathetic (empathetic)
215. inundate (25)
to flood; to overwhelm with overabundance
216. genial (25)
friendly; good-natured; kind; sympathetic;
gregarious; amiable; amicable (congenial)
217. insolvent (25)
unable to pay; out of money (solvent, solvency,
soluble, insoluble)
218. impede (25)
to block; to hinder; to delay; to inhibit
(impediment)
219. equivocal (25)
intentionally unclear or ambiguous; duplicitous;
obscuring one’s meaning, often in response to a
question (unequivocal, equivocate)
220. decisive (25)
quick to decide; definite or definitive; determined;
resolute
221. transcend (25)
to move beyond and often to overcome; to surpass
(transcendental)
222. prohibitive (25)
tending to prevent or impede; precluding
223. dilatory (25)
delaying; not prompt
224. divisive (25)
tending to divide parties; creating or stirring up
disagreement
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225. tolerant (25)
accepting of differences with others; able to deal
with; amicable (tolerance, tolerable, tolerate)
226. cerebral (25)
intellectual; relating to the brain
227. cantankerous (24)
bad-tempered; irritable
228. consensus (24)
general agreement; concord (consensual)
229. notion (24)
an idea or concept, usually unproven; a hypothesis
230. compound (24)
to combine; to increase (compounded)
231. circumscribe (24)
to draw a line around; to restrict; to define
(circumscription)
232. tentative (24)
not final; dependent; unsure; not definitive or
decisive
233. enigmatic (24)
puzzling; mysterious; obscure (enigma)
234. colleague (24)
a coworker, especially in a particular business or
profession; a collaborator (collegial)
235. regenerate (24)
to grow back; to regain health (degenerate)
236. hackneyed (24)
unoriginal; overused; banal; prosaic; mundane;
vapid
237. preclude (24)
to prevent; to make impossible; to prohibit
238. attribute (24)
to claim something as a cause, a characteristic, or
an aspect of something (attribution)
239. naïve (24)
unsophisticated; innocent; childlike; ingenuous
(naiveté)
240. abundant (24)
plentiful; not scarce (overabundant)
241. chronological (24)
in order of time (chronology)
242. exorbitant (24)
excessive; unreasonable
243. didactic (24)
intended to instruct; instructive
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244. idiosyncratic (24)
a quirky or highly individualistic way of doing
something or behaving; relating to an odd personal
habit or characteristic; oddly or extremely
unconventional (idiosyncrasy)
245. banal (24)
ordinary; commonplace; unoriginal; uninspired;
trite; mundane; prosaic; hackneyed (banality)
246. static (24)
not moving; remaining in the same state of being
(stasis)
247. extraneous (24)
unnecessary; irrelevant; not pertinent; not
inherent
248. notorious (24)
widely known or famous, usually in a bad way
(notoriety)
249. salutary (24)
beneficial
250. ardent (23)
extremely eager and enthusiastic (ardor)
251. impenetrable (23)
unable to be penetrated or understood; obscure;
enigmatic (penetrating)
252. amicable (23)
friendly, especially after a dispute; amiable; genial;
tractable; gregarious; conciliatory; amenable
253. trite (23)
not original; done many times already; boring;
banal; hackneyed; trivial; inconsequential
254. toxic (23)
extremely harmful; poisonous; deleterious (toxin,
toxicity)
255. disparity (23)
inequality (disparate)
256. incisive (23)
sharp; clear; clever; keen; perceptive;
discriminating; astute
257. allude (23)
to hint at; to refer to indirectly (allusion)
258. verbose (23)
wordy (verbosity)
259. account (23)
a report, description, or explanation; a narrative
(accountable, unaccountable)
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260. anecdote (23)
a brief personal story, account, or illustration, often
humorous (anecdotal)
261. affectation (23)
a pretentious or inauthentic way of behaving;
pretending to be something; not typical behavior
(affected, unaffected)
262. resignation (23)
reluctantly accepting a less than ideal situation;
reconciling oneself to a bad but apparently
inevitable situation; giving in (resigned)
263. composure (23)
extreme calm and confidence; equanimity
(composed, composition)
264. florid (22)
overly decorated; flowery
265. amenable (22)
cooperative; willing; tractable; amicable
266. condone (22)
to allow to happen; to forgive or overlook something
wrong; to indulge
267. tedious (22)
boring; monotonous; so dull and repetitive as to be
tiring (tedium)
268. officious (22)
bossy; overly asserting one’s authority; using one’s
position or authority to force others; authoritarian
269. exploit (22)
to use to advantage; to take advantage of (exploits,
exploitative, exploitation, unexploited)
270. assiduous (22)
hard-working; dedicated; persistent; diligent
271. neutral (22)
not taking sides, especially in a dispute; detached;
objective (neutralize, neutrality)
272. scrupulous (22)
principled; highly moral; conscientious; assiduous,
especially when dealing fairly with others (scruple,
scruples, unscrupulous)
273. laconic (22)
habitually using few words; tight-lipped
274. authoritarian (22)
demanding absolute obedience; domineering;
peremptory; officious (authoritative)
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275. refinement (22)
elegance; improving something, often by making it
more pure; urbanity; decorum (refine, unrefined)
276. incorporate (22)
to include as a part within a larger whole; to
encompass; to comprehend
277. predator (22)
a hunter, especially an animal hunting other
animals (predatory)
278. incredulous (22)
disbelieving; highly if not completely skeptical
(credulous, incredulity)
279. hypothesis (22)
something supposed to be true, but not yet proven;
a tentative theory; an educated guess; a likely
explanation (hypothetical, hypotheses)
280. duplicity (22)
deceitfulness; double-dealing; equivocation
(duplicitous)
281. languid (22)
lazy; lacking energy; apathetic (languish, languor)
282. orthodox (21)
traditional; conservative; commonly accepted;
conventional (orthodoxy, unorthodox)
283. ominous (21)
threatening, as an omen; dangerous; inauspicious
(omen)
284. tacit (21)
understood without needing to be said; implied;
implicit
285. astute (21)
insightful; clever; wise; discerning; discriminating
286. aspect (21)
the look or appearance of something, especially
from a particular viewpoint; an attribute
287. peremptory (21)
bossy; tending to cut others off; dismissive;
officious (peremptorily, preempt)
288. vignette (21)
a brief description of a scene
289. intrusive (21)
butting in; joining in without being wanted;
tactless (intrusion; intruder)
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290. prevalent (21)
common; existing everywhere; widespread;
abundant; pervasive (prevail, prevailing)
291. indisputable (21)
certain; absolute; beyond doubt dispute
(disputatious, disputant)
292. merit (21)
praiseworthy excellence (merited, meritorious,
demerit)
293. lament (21)
to regret deeply, sometimes to the point of grief
(lamentable, lamentation)
294. exonerate (21)
to free from blame; to vindicate
295. terse (21)
brief and often abruptly to the point; concise
296. sensibility (21)
preferences; awareness; tastes; delicacy or
refinement of tastes; discernment
297. evanescent (21)
fleeting; lasting only a very short while; transient;
ephemeral; transitory
298. renowned (21)
famous in a good way; distinguished; prominent;
acclaimed
299. indigenous (21)
native; belonging to a particular region and not
usually found elsewhere; domestic
300. repressed (21)
held down or held back; inhibited; suppressed
(repressive, repression, irrepressible)
301. ingenuous (21)
naïve; childlike; naive (disingenuous)
302. adulation (21)
deep and perhaps excessive admiration (adulatory)
303. expedient (21)
practical; useful; helpful; simple and efficient;
pragmatic (expedite, inexpedient)
304. vapid (20)
bland and uninteresting; unexciting; dull;
uninspired; prosaic; banal; trite; hackneyed
305. encompass (20)
to include; to encircle; to incorporate
306. exclusive (20)
shutting out; limited, sometimes to a select few;
elitist (inclusive)
rare, and often less than required; not abundant
(scarcity)
307. scarce (20)
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