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Word List 9

  1. Aversion
    a dislike of
  2. Concatenation
    linking into chains
  3. Garish
    gaudy
  4. Intrepid
    brave
  5. Peripheral
    on the edge; not important
  6. Querulous
    always complaining
  7. Stolid
    impassive; dull; indifferent
  8. Vivacity
    liveliness; animation
  9. Balk
    hinder and prevent; hesitate over
  10. Conciliate
    to bring together; end a dispute
  11. Inveterate
    habitual
  12. Moratorium
    temporary prohibition or halt to activity
  13. Perjury
    telling lies under oath
  14. Stratagem
    plot; plan; trick
  15. Vivify
    enliven
  16. Banal
    common; dull
  17. Ebullient
    very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
  18. Garrulous
    talkative
  19. Invidious
    arousing envy
  20. Moribund
    on the point of death
  21. Pernicious
    destructive; harmful
  22. Strident
    loud and harsh
  23. Vociferous
    noisy; loud in speech
  24. Banality
    ordinariness; dullness
  25. Gaunt
    emaciated; bony and angular
  26. Inviolable
    cannot be invaded
  27. Persnickety
    fastidious; fussy
  28. Ramifications
    branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
  29. Stringent
    strict or severe
  30. Volatile
    dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
  31. Bane
    troublesome influence
  32. Eclectic
    taking things from different sources
  33. Irascible
    easily angered
  34. Perpetuated
    caused to continue
  35. Rancor
    resentment; animosity; bad feeling
  36. Edifice
    building; structure; construction
  37. Germane
    relevant
  38. Munificent
    generous; charitable
  39. Perpetuity
    eternity
  40. Conflagration
    big fire
  41. Bastion
    fortress; stronghold
  42. Efface
    wipe out; remove all trace of
  43. Irksome
    annoying; infuriating
  44. Mutinous
    very rebellious
  45. Ratify
    approve; consent
  46. Effigy
    a model of a person
  47. Myriad
    in large numbers
  48. Perspicacious
    insightful; sharp; wise
  49. Waive
    surrender; give up
  50. Congeal
    to solidify
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Word List 9
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