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1. conventional (100) based on accepted practice; traditional; customary;
normal; ordinary; orthodox (convention,
unconventional)
2. undermine (99) to hurt, weaken, or destroy, often in an
underhanded or sneaky way
3. dismissive (90) rejecting another’s thoughts or ideas, usually as not
worthy of consideration; condescending (dismiss)
4. aesthetic (86) relating to what is beautiful; beautiful; pleasing
(aesthetics, aesthete, unaesthetic)
5. objective (77) based on facts rather than personal feelings;
unbiased; not personal; not subjective; true
(objectivity)
6. reconcile (75) to adjust the differences between things; to reach
an agreement, especially after an argument; to
make up; to overcome discord; to try to be inclusive
(reconciliation, conciliatory, irreconcilable)
7. speculative (74) taking a chance; risky; uncertain; cannot be
confirmed (speculate, speculation)
8. accessible (71) being able to enter or approach a place;
approachable; friendly; genial; gregarious (access,
inaccessible)
9. decorum (68) proper; correct behavior or etiquette; good
manners; refinement (decorous, indecorous)
10. impulsive (67) tending to act on impulse and without thought;
rash; impetuous; unrestrained; capricious
(impulses)
11. deride (67) to ridicule something; to laugh at something as
ridiculous; to mock; to satirize (derision, derisory,
risible)
12. suppress (67) to stop something from rising or coming out by

holding it down; to repress (suppression)
13. complacent (66) overly pleased with an accomplishment;
overconfident; self-satisfied; so unwary as to be
foolish (complacency)
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14. reverent (66) deeply honoring or respectful—and so not joking
around; venerating (revere, reverence, reverential,
irreverent)
15. disparage (65) to insult or put down; to offend
16. relevant (65) relating to the subject at hand; important or
significant; pertinent (relevance, irrelevant)
17. prudent (62) careful; cautious, especially about money; having
good judgment; circumspect; wary (prudence,
imprudent)
18. refute (62) to prove wrong or false (refutation, irrefutable)
19. inevitable (61) certain to happen; unavoidable (inevitability)
20. innocuous (60) harmless; not dangerous at all; not likely to provoke
a strong reaction; inconsequential
21. convey (60) to make something known; to reveal; to
communicate; to depict
22. profound (59) wise; deep; beneath the surface (profundity)
23. ironic (59) a statement or situation that conveys a second
meaning at odds with the apparent meaning;
humorous (irony)
24. ambivalent (58) undecided; feeling positively and negatively towards
something (ambivalence)
25. pragmatic (58) getting things done in an effective way; practical;
emphasizing the practical; expedient (pragmatism,
pragmatist)
26. innovative (58) new; revolutionary (innovation)

27. rational (57) based on reason rather than emotions; logical;
sensible (irrational, rationale, rationalize)
28. abstract (57) based on general ideas; not solid or concrete; vague;
hypothetical (abstraction)
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29. distinct (57) clearly separate from others; not identical;
different; clear; conspicuous; lucid (distinction,
distinctive, indistinct)
30. felicitous (56) well-chosen; especially appropriate; pleasing
(felicity, infelicity)
31. resolute (56) determined to succeed; not easily discouraged;
persistent; tenacious (resolution, irresolute,
resolve, unresolved)
32. diverse (55) varying; something composed of distinct or unlike
elements or qualities (diversity, diversify)
33. trivial (53) unimportant; insignificant; negligible;
inconsequential (trivialize, triviality)
34. discern (53) to notice; to see clearly; to distinguish; to
discriminate (discerning, discernment,
indiscernible)
35. enhance (53) to strengthen; to improve (enhancement)
36. redundant (52) extra, so not needed; extraneous (redundancy)
37. tempered (52) mild; not severe or extreme; controlled; moderate;
restrained (temperate, temperance, intemperate)
38. dubious (52) doubtful, and probably untrue; implausible
39. depict (51) to represent in words or pictures; to describe a
scene or situation; to show; to convey (depiction)
40. compelling (51) to arouse a feeling irresistibly; forceful; incisive;
provocative; engaging (compel, compulsion,
compulsory)

41. indifferent (51) not caring about something—such as an outcome—
one way or the other; apathetic (indifference)
42. embellish (50) to decorate; to make beautiful or aesthetic; to make
additions to, especially as in adding fictitious
details to a story (embellishment)
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43. supplant (50) to replace as better
44. fabricate (49) to make or devise something; to make up an
elaborate story, as in to lie (fabrication, fabricator)
45. plausible (49) believable; probably; likely (implausible)
46. parallel (49) something equivalent; a comparison; an analogy
(unparalleled)
47. eradicate (49) to wipe out; to eliminate; to destroy (ineradicable)
48. dominant (49) having great or complete power or influence over
someone or something; primary (dominate,
domination, predominant)
49. deleterious (49) harmful
50. discord (48) disagreement; disharmony, especially among
people; tension or unease between people, and
often the resulting confusion (discordant, concord,
accord)
51. futile (48) completely useless or ineffective; so hopeless that
effort to change a situation is wasted (futility)
52. indulgent (47) giving in to another’s wishes; permissive; lenient;
tolerant; condoning (indulge, overindulge, self-
indulgent)
53. indignant (47) annoyed or insulted, especially about one’s dignity;
angered (indignity)
54. eclectic (47) selecting the best from different sources; selective;
varied

55. vindicate (47) to prove someone right in the end; to free him or
her from blame; to exonerate (vindication)
56. exemplary (46) showing by being great example; outstanding
(exemplar, exemplify)
57. inhibit (46) to block; to hold back; to impede or suppress
(inhibition)
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58. discredit (46) to harm someone’s reputation; to show something
should not be trusted or believed (credit)
59. contemporary (46) occurring at the present time; occurring at the
same time in history; modern (contemporaries,
contemporaneous)
60. provoke (45) to arouse strong feelings in someone; to anger
(provocative, provocation)
61. solicitous (45) eager to help; asking if one can help; sympathetic
(solicit, solicitude)
62. daunting (45) discouraging; intimidating; scary (undaunted)
63. skepticism (44) doubt (skeptical, skeptic)
64. coherent (44) sticking together in a unified whole; orderly;
logically understandable; lucid (incoherent)
65. autonomy (44) independence; self-government (autonomous)
66. comprehensive (44) all-inclusive; thorough; complete; encompassing a
great deal
67. ambiguous (44) unclear; capable of being interpreted in more than
one way; uncertain; doubtful; dubious; not
definitive (ambiguity, unambiguous)
68. pretentious (43) believing oneself to better than others; boastful;
affected; not modest or reserved (pretense,
pretension)
69. rhetoric (43) impressive sounding, though sometimes empty,

words; a formal speech (rhetorical)
70. ephemeral (43) short-lived; present so fleetingly as barely to exist;
transient; evanescent
71. spurious (43) not genuine; fake; false; inauthentic
72. valid (43) well-grounded; sound; logical; effective; legal;
legitimate (validity, invalid)
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73. contempt (43) looking down on others or feeling superior to them;
to feel that someone or something deserves great
disrespect; condescension (contemptuous)
74. restrained (43) calm and collected; controlled; not impulsive;
reserved (self-restraint)
75. mundane (43) relating to everyday life; uninspired; banal; prosaic
76. impetuous (43) rash; impulsive; capricious; not retrained
(impetuosity)
77. repudiate (42) to reject a person or an idea completely; to have
nothing to do with any longer (repudiation)
78. definitive (42) settling a disputed matter finally; no longer
tentative; conclusive; authoritative; decisive
(defining, indefinite)
79. debunk (42) to prove wrong or false; to invalidate
80. divergent (41) to separate; to split away from; to move apart; to
travel in different directions (diverge, converge)
81. digress (41) to wander away from a topic; to change the subject
of a discussion momentarily (digression,
digressive)
82. sustain (41) to hold up; to support; to keep something going
(sustenance)
83. incongruous (41) not fitting or matching; seeming out of place
(incongruity, congruent)

84. diffident (40) lacking confidence; shy; reserved; apprehensive;
wary (diffidence)
85. subtle (40) so slight as to be hard to notice; hard to
distinguish or discern (subtlety)
86. transient (40) passing through a place quickly; not lasting; short-
lived; transitory; ephemeral; evanescent
(transience)
87. serene (40) not disturbed; peaceful; quiet; tranquil (serenity)
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88. inconsequential (40) not worth noticing; unimportant; so insignificant
as to have no consequences; negligible; trivial; trite
(consequence)
89. scrutinize (40) to examine something closely and completely,
especially with an aim to finding faults (scrutiny,
inscrutable)
90. assert (40) to state a belief positively; to claim, often without
proof (assertion, assertive)
91. foster (40) to promote; to encourage; to contribute to
something’s growth
92. perplex (40) to confuse; to mystify (perplexing, perplexity)
93. narrative (40) an account, story, or history about something
(narrate, narrator, narration)
94. prosaic (39) ordinary; matter-of-fact; lacking imagination;
uninspired; hackneyed; mundane; banal (prose)
95. substantiate (39) to offer supporting evidence; to help prove; to
corroborate (unsubstantiated, substantive,
substantial; insubstantial)
96. optimistic (39) hopeful; looking on the bright side; expecting the
best; sanguine (optimism, optimist)
97. tranquil (39) calm; peaceful; quiet; relaxing; serene (tranquility)

98. denounce (39) to put someone down, often publicly; to blame
someone; to accuse (denunciation)
99. condescend (38) to talk down to; to act superior to; to dismiss; to
treat with contempt (condescending,
condescension)
100. partisan (38) supporting one side in a dispute, especially over
political matters; biased; not detached or objective
(bipartisan, nonpartisan)
101. prosperity (38) success, especially financial (prosper, prosperous)
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