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Stems (words) 25-28

  1. introspective
    inward looking
  2. intervene
    come between
  3. syndrome
    complex of symptoms
  4. subordinate
    lower
  5. dissonant
    inharmonious
  6. belligerent
    warring
  7. credible
    believeable
  8. impending
    overhanging
  9. polyphonic
    multi-melodic
  10. exculpiate
    free from blame
  11. euphemism
    pleasant name
  12. benefactor
    helper
  13. megalomania
    delusions of greatness
  14. magnate
    powerful person
  15. vivacious
    lively
  16. heliotropic
    sun-following
  17. amour-propre
    self-love
  18. octogenarian
    an eighty-year-old
  19. cognoscenti
    those who know
  20. surfeit
    excess
  21. primate
    monkeys, apes, and humans
  22. pellucid
    crystal clear
  23. circumvent
    get around
  24. hemiplegia
    paralysis on one side
  25. narcolepsy
    attacks of sleep
  26. delineate
    to outline
  27. emollient
    softener
  28. retrograde
    backward
  29. melancholy
    dark sadness
  30. intracranial
    within the skull
  31. cardiovascular
    of the heart and vessels
  32. epiphany
    revelation
  33. histology
    study of living tissues
  34. perihelion
    orbital point nearest the sun
  35. inherent
    built-in
  36. plutocracy
    government of the wealthy
  37. sine qua non
    essential element
  38. corpulent
    full-bodied
  39. dichotomy
    two-part division
  40. pathological
    diseased
  41. cryptic
    having hidden meaning
  42. isosceles
    having two equal sides
  43. pathogen
    disease-causer
  44. vocierous
    loudly-voiced
  45. rectify
    correct
  46. sanctimonious
    affectedly holy
  47. tortuous
    twisting
  48. rectilinear
    tight-angled
  49. metamorphosis
    change of shape
  50. petroglyph
    rock carving
  51. chronic
    lasting
  52. hyperbole
    overstatement
  53. sonorous
    full-sounding
  54. germane
    related
  55. convivial
    jovial, festive
  56. cognomen
    nickname
  57. anarchist
    one against government
  58. animadversion
    criticism
  59. pusillanimous
    small-minded
  60. subterfuge
    evasive dodge
  61. saturnine
    gloomy and remote
  62. luminary
    enlightening person
  63. expatriate
    banish
  64. filigree
    lacy design
  65. eulogy
    words of praise
  66. sedentary
    sitting
  67. euphoria
    joy
  68. bonhomie
    good-naturedness
  69. bona fide
    good faith
  70. bon vivant
    indulger in luxury
  71. mutable
    changeable
  72. impute
    attribute discredit
  73. status quo
    the present state
  74. paradigm
    model
  75. exorbitant
    unreasonable
  76. schism
    division
  77. bootless
    useless
  78. rubicund
    red
  79. apotheosis
    raising to god status
  80. precursor
    forerunner
  81. transpose
    switch
  82. invective
    bitter denunciation
  83. prestidigitation
    slaight of hand
  84. cosmology
    study of the universe
  85. effusion
    outpouring
  86. anthology
    literary collection
  87. posthumous
    after death
  88. euphony
    beautiful sound
  89. refractory
    stubborn
  90. platitude
    flat trite remark
  91. acrophobia
    fear of heights
  92. agoraphobia
    fear of openness
  93. veracity
    truthfulness
  94. verisimilitude
    similarity to truth
  95. idiosyncrasy
    pecularity
  96. alumni
    graduates
  97. casus belli
    cause for war
  98. interregnum
    time between rulers
  99. infraction
    breaking
  100. condign
    worthy
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Stems (words) 25-28
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