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Question	Answer
to seek favor by flattery	curry
cease to please, become dull	pall
juicy	succulent
excess, overly full, surfeit	satiety
within itself, inherent	intrinsic
medley, mixture	potpourri
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards, endorse, certify	sanction
have as a meaning,indicate, show, mean	denote
make a more or less disguised reference to, hint, suggest	allude
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way, sly, seductive, treacherous	insidious
correct or appropriate behavior, suitability, , correctness	propriety
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous), the coming of an important event	advent
lacking piety or reverence for a god, lacking respect, irreverent	impious
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow, rush, flood	spate
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection, offer for acceptance	proffer
a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people, pet phrase, slogan	shibboleth
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance, counterfeit, fake	bogus
solidify, firm, or strengthen, confirm, ratify	substantiate
of or providing nourishment, having nourishing properties	nutritive
unpleasantly loud and harsh, harsh, shrill	raucous
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options, doubt, dilemma	quandary
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals, hardened, unfeeling	callous
advisable,fit	expedient
so small as to be meaningless; insignificant, trifling, inconsiderable	negligible
nonchalantly unconcerned, indifferent, not responsive to excitement	blase
the feeling of being bored by something tedious, boredom	ennui
very pleasing to the eye, beautiful, handsome	comely
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion, frantic, frenzied	frenetic
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture), strategy, trickery	artifice
the condition or result of being changeable, variety, change	diversity
uneasiness about the fitness of an action, twinge of conscience	qualm
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate, remove objectionable parts or passages	expurgate
wish ill or allow unwillingly, to be resentful or reluctant	begrudge
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit, innocent, naive	artless
an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation, tip	gratuity
evident, obvious	manifest
turn up, loosen, or remove earth, dig, do research	delve
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason, fanciful, whimsical	capricious
anything indispensable, requirement	requisite
fill something that had previously been emptied, to fill again, to restrock	replenish
a list of names	roster
inferior in size or quality, checked in natural growth, held back in growth	stunted
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use), waste away	atrophy
injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation, disable, cripple	maim
get better, improve, relieve	ameliorate
someone who is critical of the motives of others, pessimist, skeptic	cynic
generous in assistance to the poor, kindly, charitable	benevolent
affectedly emotional	unctuous
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant, servile, obsequious	subservient
an unjust act, injustice, wickedness	iniquity
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit, gift, gratuity, liberality	largess
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged, model, standard, test	criterion
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about, regret, desire to make amends	repent
make less rigid or softer, pacify, appease	mollify
motivated by desire for gain, greedy	mercenary
a person who is rejected (from society or home), social outcast	pariah
remote in manner, distant, apart, reserved	aloof
practical, based on experience	pragmatic
an indication that something has been present, trace, evidence	vestige
manner, appearance, mien	guise
abolish, cancel	nullify
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land, to flood	deluge
uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result, uselessness	futility
the savage and excessive killing of many people, slaughter	carnage
the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment, applied science	technology
the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks, degradation by writing or publishing	libel
a person who brings an action in a court of law, the complaining party, in law	plaintiff
a deliberately misleading fabrication, a made-up sensational story	canard
belittle, express disapproval	deprecate
thought, supposed, believed	reputed
delicate, weak	frail
having a strong physiological or chemical effect, powerful strong, intense	potent
express strong disapproval of, criticize severely	excoriate
deeply religious, sincere	devout
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign, damaging character by false reports	defamatory
a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness, tiny, small	diminutive
produced or growing in extreme abundance, overflowing, abundant	profuse
pleasing to the ear, sweet or melodious to the ear	dulcet
an extemporaneous speech or remark, spur of the moment, offhand	impromptu
having or exerting a malignant influence, ill-disposed, ill-intentioned	malevolent
showing pensive sadness, longing, pensive, wishful	wistful
especially fine or decorative clothing, dress, clothing	raiment
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band, robber, bandit	brigand
excessively fat, fleshy, obese	corpulent
scold, use abusive language	rail
a skilled storyteller	raconteur
darkened by clouds, ill-humored, grim	sullen
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions), a split, an opening	rift
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else, an agent	emissary
reflect deeply on a subject, ponder, reflect upon	ruminate
pulled or drawn tight, tense, keyed up, on edge	taut
pale	livid
someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms, strict disciplinarian	martinet
a yearning for something or to do something, strong desire, strong longing	yen
a trifle	bagatelle
young and inexperienced, youthful	callow
struck with fear, dread, or consternation, dismayed, shocked	appalled
a strong liking, a strong leaning in favor	penchant
cut the head of, behead	decapitate
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman, a shrew	termagant
discover, find out about	ascertain
inactive but capable of becoming active, resting, asleep	dormant
flourished, grew	burgeoned
a ruler who is unconstrained by law, ruler	potentate
cause to become widely known, spread, scatter	disseminate
formed or developed from something else; not original, descended from, received from a source	derived
an exclusive right or power	prerogative
favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)	nepotism
an insufficient quantity or number, scarcity, lack	dearth
characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides, involving conflict within a group, mutually destructive	internecine
someone new to a field or activity, beginner, novice	tyro
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone, false reasoning or argument	sophistry
not produced by natural forces, sham, artificial	factitious
a formal expression of praise, high praise	encomium
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions, disgrace, shame, dishonor	obloquy
extravagant exaggeration,exaggerated figure of speech	hyperbole
very generous	munificent
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth, lying	prevarication
a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others, quality of leadership inspiring enthusiasm	charisma
systematic killing of a racial or cultural group, planned destruction of an entire people	genocide