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100
extremely strange, unusual, atyical
bizarre
100
open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
vulnerable
100
an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
gauntlet
100
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)
novice
100
unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
irresolute
200
very wicked, offensive, hateful
heinous
200
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
mitigate
200
impartial; calm, free from emotion
dispassionate
200
done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious
pretentious
200
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
nebulous
300
one who rebels or rises against; rising in revolt, refuse to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
insurgent
300
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish), to devise, invent fabricate
concoct
300
based on assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
hypothetical
300
inactive, sluggish, dull
torpid
300
to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
resuscitate
400
a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
sinecure
400
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
cadaverous
400
faithlessness, treachury
perfidy
400
to review a series of facts; to sum up
recapitulate
400
untidy, dirty, careless
slovenly
500
stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
surreptitious
500
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
austere
500
to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
relegate
500
extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
penury
500
praise or flattery that is excessive
adulation