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Words that start with "A"
Words that end with "-ious"
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Words that start with "p"
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adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone s:biting, caustic a:gentle, warm
What is acrimonious
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adj.) harmful, injurious s:destructive, damaging a:helpful, harmless
What is deleterious
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v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; n.)the act of looting; booty s:v.) ravage n.) booty
What is pillage
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adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid s:crude, vulgar a:refined, elegant
What is crass
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n.) faithlessness, treachery s: betrayal, treason a:loyalty, faithfulness
What is perfidy
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adj.) severe or stern in matter; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor s:rigorous, forbidding a:mild, luxurious
What is austere
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adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic pr pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou a:heartfelt, sincere
What is sanctimonious
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v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke s:chide, chastise a:praise, laud
What is reprove
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v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit s:diminish, let up a:intensify, wax
What is abate
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n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiently s:destitution, want a:affluence, luxury
What is penury
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n.) praise or flattery that is excessive s:adoration, hero-worship a:ridicule, scorn
What is adulation
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adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy s:flashy, affected a:modest, plain
What is ostentatious
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adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive s:stolid, dull a:alert, sharp
What is bovine
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adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste s:frumpy, tacky a:chic, stylish
What is dowdy
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v.) to delay, put off until later s:stall, dillydally
What is procrastinate
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v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result s:collect, accumulate a:dwindle, decrease
What is accrue
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adj.) effective, producing results s:effectual, potent a:worthless, useless
What is effacious
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adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom s:acute, wily a:obtuse, doltish
What is astute
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v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about stealth, dishonestly, or coercion
What is foist
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adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying s:arousing, vexing a:dull, insipid
What is provocative
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v.) clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt s:acquit, excuse a:condemn, convict
What is absolve
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adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety s:precise, fussy a:careless, lax
What is punctilious
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adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit s:sophistic a:valid, sound
What is specious
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v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion s:chatter, prattle a:come to the point
What is prate
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adj.) capable or being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized s:tangible, plain a:incorpreal
What is palpable