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400. Wax (verb)
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To gradually increase in size or intensity
401. Amok (adverb)
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In a frenzied or uncontrolled state
402. Flush (adj)
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To be in abundance
403. Checkered (adj)
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Marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings
404. Imponderable (adj)
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Impossible to estimate or figure out
405. Beatific (adj)
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Blissfully happy
406. Animosity (noun)
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Intense hostility
407. Corroborate (verb)
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To confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)
408. Ferret (verb)
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To search for something persistently
409. Paucity (noun)
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A lack of something
410. Chauvinist (noun)
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A person who believes in the superiority of their group
411. Vicarious (adj)
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Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
412. Aboveboard (adj)
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Open and honest
413. Becoming (adj)
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Appropriate, and matches nicely
414. Cadaverous (adj)
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Resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony
415. Stem (verb)
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To hold back or limit the flow or growth of something
416. Apex (noun)
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The highest point
417. Catalyst (noun)
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Something that speeds up an event
418. Disparate (adj)
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Two things that are completely different; not comparable
419. Replete (adj)
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Completely stocked or furnished with something
420. Check (verb)
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To limit (usually modifying the growth of something)
421. Check (noun)
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The condition of being held back or limited
422. Pugnacious (adj)
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Eager to fight or argue
423. Hodgepodge (noun)
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A confusing mixture or jumble
424. Bellicose (adj)
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Warlike; inclined to quarrel
425. Start (verb)
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To suddenly move in a particular direction
426. Errant (adj)
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To be wandering; not sticking to a certain path
427. Virago (noun)
tempered or violent woman
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An ill
428. Pittance (noun)
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A small amount (of money)
429. Contrite (adj)
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To be remorseful
430. Cardinal (adj)
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Of primary importance
431. Avarice (noun)
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Greed (one of the seven deadly sins)
432. Badger (verb)
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To pester
433. Extenuating (adj)
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Make less guilty or more forgivable
434. Exhort (verb)
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To strongly urge on; encourage
435. Fleece (verb)
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To deceive
436. Desecrate (verb)
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To willfully violate or destroy a sacred place
437. Scintillating (adj)
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Describes someone who is brilliant and lively
438. Moment (noun)
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Significant and important value
439. Raft (noun)
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A large number of something
440. Junta (noun)
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An aggressive takeover by a group (usually military)
441. Unconscionable (adj)
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Unreasonable; unscrupulous
442. Misanthrope (noun)
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A hater of mankind
443. Impede (verb)
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To be a hindrance or obstacle to
444. Renege (verb)
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Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
445. Raffish (adj)
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Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
446. Malady (noun)
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A disease or sickness
447. Quandary (noun)
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A state of uncertainty or perplexity over what to do in a difficult situation
448. Proponent (noun)
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A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project
449. Elusive (adj)
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Difficult to capture or difficult to remember
450. Dearth (noun)
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A lack or shortage
451. Appreciable (adj)
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Large enough to be noticed (usually refers to an amount)
452. Pithy (adj)
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Concise and full of meaning
453. Morose (adj)
tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy
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Ill
454. Transitory (adj)
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Lasting a very short time
455. Moot (adj)
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Open to argument, debate, or uncertainty
456. Muted (adj)
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(of a sound or voice) Quiet and soft
457. Impermeable (adj)
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Not allowing fluid to pass through
458. Disenfranchise (verb)
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Deprive of voting rights
459. Snide (adj)
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Derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
460. Endemic (adj)
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Native; originating where it is found
461. Meander (verb)
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To wander aimlessly
462. Autonomously (adverb)
governing (of a country)
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Acting independently, self
463. Flounder (verb)
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Behave awkwardly; have difficulties
464. Archaic (adj)
fashioned
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Very old or old
465. Malleable (adj)
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Capable of being shaped or bent
466. Malleable (adj)
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Easily influenced
467. Inclement (adj)
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(of weather) unpleasant, stormy
468. Inclement (adj)
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Used of persons or behavior; showing no mercy
469. Guffaw (verb)
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Laugh boisterously
470. Discriminate (verb)
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Recognize or perceive the difference
471. Fete (verb)
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To celebrate a person
472. Respite (noun)
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A pause from doing something (as work)
473. Ornate (adj)
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Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns
474. Stolid (adj)
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Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
475. Ascendancy (noun)
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The state that exists when one person or group has power over another
476. Avid (adj) Marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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476. Avid (adj) Marcado por interés activo y entusiasmo
477. Boon (noun)
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A desirable state
478. Boon (adj)
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Very close; intimate
479. Incessant (adj)
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(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption
480. Consummate (adj)
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Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
481. Consummate (verb)
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To make perfect and complete in every respect
482. Fledgling (adj)
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Young and inexperienced
483. Fledgling (noun)
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Any new participant in some activity
484. Jocular (adj)
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Characterized by jokes and good humor
485. Robust (adj)
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Strong and healthy
486. Obdurate (adj)
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Unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn
487. Plodding (adj)
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(of movement) Slow and laborious
488. Debase (verb)
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Reduce the quality or value of something
489. Buck (verb)
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Resist
490. Jargon (noun)
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A characteristic language of a particular group
491. Tawdry (adj)
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Showy but cheap and of poor quality
492. Augment (verb)
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Enlarge or increase; improve
493. Martial (adj)
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Suggesting war or military life
494. Facetious (adj)
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Not meant to be taken seriously, humorous
495. Lucid (adj)
Transparently clear; easily understandable
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(of language)
496. Inadvertent (adj)
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Happening by chance or unintentionally
497. Irresolute (adj)
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Uncertain how to act or proceed
498. Grovel (verb)
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Show submission or fear
499. Credence (noun)
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Belief in something
500. Perennial (adj)
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Lasting an indefinitely long time; eternal

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