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Word List 10

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  1. Congeal
    to solidify
  2. Effusive
    gushing; demonstrative
  3. Glacial
    hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
  4. Perspicacity
    insight
  5. Raze
    destroy; demolish; tear down
  6. Subterfuge
    a trick
  7. Beguile
    mislead; lure
  8. Congenital
    present from birth
  9. Egalitarianism
    belief in equality
  10. Irreproachable
    cannot be criticized; perfect
  11. Nebulous
    vague
  12. Belabor
    explain in unnecessary detail
  13. Connoisseur
    person with refined taste and good judgment
  14. Egregious
    outstandingly, obviously bad
  15. Irrevocable
    cannot be cancelled; unchangeable
  16. Nefarious
    wicked; immoral; disreputable
  17. Peruse
    read carefully
  18. Recant
    disclaim; retract statement
  19. Subversive
    rebellious; revolutionary
  20. Wax
    to increase; to grow
  21. Beleaguer
    besiege; attack
  22. Consecrate
    dedicate
  23. Egress
    exit
  24. Itinerant
    nomadic; wandering from place to place
  25. Pervasive
    spreading everywhere
  26. Recapitulate
    summarize
  27. Succinct
    concise
  28. Waylay
    accost; stop; approach; hinder
  29. Belie
    contradict
  30. Gratuitous
    unwarranted
  31. Jaded
    tired; bored; worn out
  32. Receptacle
    container; vessel; holder
  33. Suffragist
    someone who campaigns for voting rights
  34. Weighty
    serious
  35. Elucidate
    make clear
  36. Neologism
    newly coined word
  37. Petulant
    sulky; peevish
  38. Supercilious
    proud and haughty
  39. Whelp
    young dog
  40. Bellicose
    war-like; aggressive
  41. Consummate
    complete; total; supremely good
  42. Gregarious
    extroverted; sociable; outgoing
  43. Jaundiced
    cynical; pessimistic
  44. Nettle
    annoy
  45. Whet
    sharpen
  46. Belligerent
    aggressive; ready to fight
  47. Emaciated
    very thin; withered
  48. Niggardly
    miserly; stingy
  49. Jaunt
    short pleasure trip
  50. Philanthropy
    charity; love of mankind
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