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Normal 1
abdicate
abet
abhor
abrade
abridge
absolve
abstruse
abyss
accede
accommodate
accord
accost
acerbic
acquiesce
acquisitive
acrimonious
acumen
adage
adamant
adept
adhere
adjunct
admonish
adroit
advent
advocate
aesthetic
affable
affiliate
affluence
aggravate
aggregate
agile
allege
alleviate
allot
allude
aloof
altercation
altruism
ambidextrous
ambiguous
ambivalence
amble
amenable
amiable
amicable
amorous
anarchy
annex

annihilate
annotation
antecedent
antidote
antipathy
antiquated
antithesis
apathy
appall
appease
appraise
apprehensive
arable
arbitrate
archaic
ardent
argumentative
arraign
array
assiduous
assimilate
assuage
astute
atone
atrocity
atrophy
attribute
audacious
augment
auspicious
austere
autonomous
aversion
avow
baleful
banal
baneful
banter
barbarous
barrage
bashful
bask
begrudge
beguile
belie
bellicose
belligerent
bemoan
benediction
benefactor
Normal 2
beneficent
benevolence
benign
berate
bereave
beset
bewilder
blaspheme
blazon
blithe
bombastic
boor
brandish
breadth
bridle
brusque
bungle
buoyant
buttress
bygone
cacophony
cajole
camaraderie
candor
cantankerous
canvass
caprice
caricature
carnage
carnal
cede
celestial
censure
chagrin
chary
chasm
chaste
chasten
chastise
chide
christen
chronic
cipher
circumscribe
circumspect
civility
clamorous
clandestine
clemency
coax

coddle
cohesive
cohort
collaborate
colloquial
combustible
comely
commodity
commune
commute
complacent
complement
complicity
comport
composure
compress
conciliate
concoct
concord
concur
condemn
condescending
condolence
conduit
confederate
confounded
confute
congenial
congregate
connive
conscientious
consecrate
consensus
conspicuous
consternation
constituent
constrict
contagion
contemplate
contemporaneous
contemptible
contend
contentious
contrite
contrive
conundrum
convene
converge
convex
convey
Normal 3
convivial
convoluted
convulsion
copious
cordial
corpulent
correlative
correspond
corroborate
covenant
covert
covetous
credence
crystallize
culminate
culpable
cursory
curt
curtail
cynical
dastardly
dauntless
debase
debauch
debunk
decamp
decipher
decorum
decoy
decrepit
deface
defame
default
deference
defraud
defray
deft
defunct
degenerate
degrade
deify
deity
deject
deleterious
delineate
delusion
demean
demeanor
demise
demobilize

demote
demure
denigrate
dense
deplore
deploy
deport
depose
depository
depravity
depreciate
derelict
derision
derisive
derogatory
despondent
despot
destitute
detract
detrimental
deviate
dexterous
dialect
differentiate
diffident
diffusion
digress
dilapidated
dilate
diminutive
din
dire
disavow
discharge
disciple
disconcert
disconsolate
discord
discredit
discrepancy
discriminate
discursive
disdain
disinterested
dismount
disparage
dispassionate
dispense
disposition
dissemble
Normal 4
disseminate
dissipate
dissolute
dissonance
distemper
distill
distort
distraught
divergent
divest
docile
dogged
dogmatic
doleful
domineer
dubious
ductile
duplicity
earnest
ebullient
eccentric
ecstatic
edict
edify
efface
effectual
effeminate
effervescent
effusion
egotistical
elation
elegiac
elicit
elite
elucidate
elude
embed
embezzle
embroil
embryonic
emigrate
eminence
emit
enchant
encumber
endow
enfranchise
engaging
engender
engross

enigma
enmity
ennoble
enrapture
enshrine
ensue
entail
enthrall
entice
entwine
enunciate
epidemic
epitome
epoch
equilibrium
equitable
equivocate
eradicate
erratic
erudite
escalate
esteem
estrange
etiquette
eulogy
euphemism
evoke
exacerbate
excruciating
exemplary
exemplify
exhaustive
exhort
exigent
exile
exotic
expatriate
expediency
expend
expertise
explicate
expulsion
expunge
exquisite
exterminate
extol
extort
extradite
extraneous
extravagance
Normal 5
exult
fabricate
facade
facetious
facile
fanatic
fatuous
felony
ferocious
fervor
festal
fetter
finesse
fiscal
fitful
flagrant
flamboyant
flaunt
fledgling
flora
florid
fluctuate
flux
fodder
foolhardy
forebode
foreclose
foreordain
forerunner
foreshadow
foresight
forgo
formulate
forthright
fortitude
forum
frank
fraternal
frolicsome
frugal
fruition
fumigate
furtive
fuse
futile
gall
gallant
gargantuan
garrison
garrulous

gaunt
gawky
genesis
genial
ghastly
gist
glut
gluttonous
grandeur
grandiloquence
grandiose
granulate
gratify
gravity
graze
grisly
grovel
guile
guileless
gutless
hackneyed
hale
haphazard
hardihood
haughty
hazardous
heathen
heckle
heedless
heinous
hereditary
heresy
hermit
heterogeneous
hiatus
hoard
homely
homogeneous
hoodwink
horde
hustle
hypocrisy
hypothesis
illegitimate
illiberal
illicit
illusion
illustrious
immaculate
imminence
Normal 6
imminent
immutable
impasse
impassioned
impede
impel
impenetrable
imperil
impermeable
impertinence
impervious
impetuous
impiety
implicate
impolitic
impoverished
impregnable
impressionable
impromptu
improvise
impudence
impulsive
inane
inanimate
inbred
incapacitate
incarcerate
incinerate
incipient
incongruous
inconspicuous
incontestable
incontrovertible
incorporate
indefatigable
indignity
indiscernible
indiscreet
indiscriminate
indisputable
indoctrination
indomitable
induct
inept
ineradicable
inert
inexpedient
infidelity
influx
ingenious

ingratiate
inherent
inhibit
innate
innocuous
inoculate
inquisition
insatiable
insidious
insipid
insolent
instigate
insufferable
insuperable
insurgence
insurrection
interim
intermingle
interpose
intervene
intractable
intransigent
intrepid
intrinsic
inundation
invariable
irascible
irk
irradiance
irreducible
jocose
jocular
jovial
judicious
jurisdiction
lacerate
laconic
lampoon
languid
languor
larceny
laud
lavish
lax
leaven
lethargy
libel
limber
limpid
listless
Normal 7
lithe
litigate
livid
loathe
lobby
lout
lucid
lukewarm
lull
luminous
lurid
lush
lustrous
luxurious
magnanimous
malcontent
malevolent
malicious
malignancy
malleable
mammoth
manifold
mar
maverick
maxim
meander
mediate
mediocre
meditate
melancholy
mellifluous
metamorphosis
metaphor
migrate
mime
minute
mirth
misconstrue
miserly
misnomer
mitigate
mollify
monolith
monologue
monotonous
morale
moronic
morose
mortify
mosaic

mottled
mull
mundane
munificence
muse
muster
mutable
mutilate
myth
nagging
naive
nauseous
nefarious
negligence
negligible
nemesis
nestle
neurotic
nimble
nomadic
nostalgia
notoriety
noxious
obdurate
obligate
oppress
optimistic
opulence
ornery
oscillate
ostentatious
overwrought
pacify
pagan
painstaking
palatable
palate
palatial
palliate
pandemic
panorama
paradigm
paragon
paramour
pariah
parody
partisan
pastoral
pathos
patronage
Normal 8
patronizing
paucity
pauper
peddle
pedestrian
pedigree
peevish
penance
penchant
penitence
pensive
perforate
perilous
permeate
pernicious
pert
pertinent
perturb
perturbation
pervade
pervasive
perversion
pessimistic
petite
philanthropy
phobia
pictorial
picturesque
pious
pique
pithy
placate
placid
plausible
plenitude
plethora
pliable
plight
plummet
pneumatic
poignant
poise
polarize
politic
pompous
ponderous
portent
posterity
posthumous
postulate

potent
prattle
precarious
precept
precipice
precipitate
precocious
precursor
predicament
predicate
preeminent
preempt
preface
prelude
premeditated
premise
preoccupation
preordain
prerogative
presage
prestige
presumption
presuppose
pretension
pretext
prevalence
prim
pristine
probation
prodigal
prodigious
prodigy
profane
proficient
profound
profuse
proliferate
prolific
promulgate
prone
propagate
propensity
propitious
propriety
prosaic
prose
prosperous
prostrate
protagonist
prototype
Normal 9
protract
protrude
proverb
provident
provincial
prowess
proximally
prudence
pungent
punitive
querulous
quiescent
rail
rampant
rancor
rant
rash
ravenous
rebuke
rebut
recalcitrant
recluse
refute
relegate
reminiscent
render
rendezvous
repress
reprimand
reprove
repudiate
resolve
restrain
reticent
retrospective
revere
ruminate
ruthless
sadistic
saga
sanguine
sarcasm
saturate
saunter
savage
scenario
sedentary
seethe
segregate
sentimental

sentinel
serene
sermon
shrewd
simulate
singe
skeptical
slander
sleight
sluggish
sober
solemn
solvent
somnolent
speculate
spiteful
sporadic
spurt
stagnant
static
stipulate
stoic
stratagem
stupor
suave
subtle
succinct
supercilious
superfluous
supervene
suppress
surfeit
surmount
swagger
sycophant
synthesis
tacit
taciturn
tactful
tactless
taint
tally
tangential
taper
teem
temerity
tenable
tenacious
tenet
terminate
Normal 10
terse
threshold
thwart
tightfisted
timely
timorous
tinge
tirade
torpor
torrid
tortuous
torturous
tout
toxic
tractable
trajectory
tranquil
transcript
transfiguration
transfix
transfusion
transgress
transience
translucent
transmute
travail
travesty
treacherous
trepidation
trite
truculent
trudge
truncate
tumult
turbulent
unbecoming
unbridled
unconscionable
uncouth
underhanded
underling
underpinning
undulate
unilateral
unkempt
unlettered
unmalleable
unspeakable
untenable
untimely

urbane
utility
utter
vacant
vacate
vaccinate
vacillate
vagabond
valiant
valorous
vapid
variance
veil
venerable
venerate
veracity
verbose
verity
vestige
vie
vigilant
vilify
vindictive
virtuoso
virulent
visage
voluminous
voracious
vulgarity
wanting
warrant
wary
wayward
wheedle
whim
wholesome
wile
winsome
wit
witticism
wittingly
wooden
worldly
wrangle
wreak
writhe
wry
yield
yore
zenith
Advanced 1
abase
aberration
abject
abjure
abnegate
abominable
aboriginal
abrogate
abscond
abstemious
abut
acme
adjudicate
adulterate
affront
aggrandize
alacrity
allay
ameliorate
amity
amorphous
anachronistic
ancillary
anesthetic
anomalous
apex
apogee
apostasy
apprise
ascertain
ascribe
asinine
attest
augur
auxiliary
avaricious
aver
avidity
awry
bequeath
blase
brazen
bulwark
burgeon
burnish
cache
cadence
callow
canon
capacious
Advanced 2
capitulate
captious
carouse
carp
caste
castigate
cataclysm
cession
chivalry
choleric
churlish
circumlocution
clangor
clone
cloying
coalescence
cognate
commensurate
commiserate
complaisant
compunction
conduce
conflagration
congenital
conjugate
connote
consign
consort
consulate
consummate
contiguous
continence
contingency
contravene
contrivance
coquettish
cornucopia
corollary
corrigible
cosmopolitan
coterie
coy
craven
crony
crucible
cull
cupidity
curmudgeon
debonair
declamation
Advanced 3
deem
deign
demur
denote
denude
deprecate
desultory
diatribe
dichotomy
dictum
dilatory
dilettante
dirge
disaffect
discountenance
disenfranchise
disingenuous
disparity
disputatious
dissentious
dissertation
distend
divination
doff
dogma
doldrums
domicile
don
dour
dowry
droll
dross
duress
ecclesiastical
educe
effete
efficacious
effigy
effrontery
egregious
egress
embargo
emblazon
emporium
encomium
endue
ennui
epicurean
epigram
escapade
Advanced 4
eschew
ethereal
eugenic
evanescent
excise
excommunicate
excoriate
execrable
exhume
exorcise
expiate
expostulate
extant
extensible
extenuate
extirpate
extrude
factious
fallow
fatalism
feint
felicitous
fetish
fiat
fiduciary
filch
filibuster
foible
foist
fop
foray
forensic
forlorn
forswear
forte
fulcrum
fulminate
fulsome
furlough
galvanize
gamut
garner
genteel
gentile
germane
gesticulate
gibe
glib
gourmand
herald
Advanced 5
hirsute
histrionic
hoary
iconoclast
ignoble
imbibe
impalpable
impeachable
impecunious
impend
implacable
importune
impropriety
impugn
impunity
impute
incarnation
incendiary
inculcate
incumbent
indict
indigent
inebriate
ineffable
inane
inestimable
inexorable
infernal
infringe
infuse
ingrate
inimical
inimitable
inopportune
insolvent
insouciant
insular
inter
interdict
interlocutor
interloper
interpolation
innuendo
inure
invective
inveigh
inveterate
invidious
iota
iridescent
Advanced 6
jibe
jingoism
jocund
juggernaut
junta
juxtapose
jurisprudence
kaleidoscopic
knavery
labyrinth
lachrymose
lackadaisical
laggard
latitude
lassitude
legerdemain
leviathan
levy
liaison
licentious
linguist
litany
liturgy
loquacious
lugubrious
maladroit
mawkish
melee
meliorate
mendacious
mendicant
menial
metaphysical
mete
meticulous
mettle
mien
minatory
minion
ministration
miscreant
misogyny
modicum
modish
moratorium
moribund
motif
motley
myriad
nadir
Advanced 7
nascent
neologism
nettle
nihilism
nirvana
noisome
non-partisan
nonplussed
nostrum
nugatory
obsequious
obstreperous
obtrude
occlude
ocular
olfactory
ostensibly
pall
pallor
palpitate
panegyric
panoply
pantheon
paraphernalia
parley
parsimonious
paltry
patrician
parochial
peccable
peccadillo
pecuniary
pedagogy
pellucid
pendulous
pension
penurious
perambulate
peremptory
perennial
perfidy
peripatetic
permutation
perjure
petulant
perspicacious
phantasm
philander
philistine
picayune
Advanced 8
pilfer
pillage
pittance
placebo
platonic
plebeian
plenary
ploy
plumb
plurality
pommel
pontificate
posit
pragmatic
prate
prattle
preamble
preclude
predilection
preen
preponderance
prescience
presentiment
prevaricate
priggish
primeval
privation
privy
probity
proclivity
procure
profligacy
progeny
proletarian
prolix
promenade
promontory
propitiate
propound
proscribe
proselytize
prosy
protean
protege
protocol
proxy
prude
puerile
pugnacious
puissant
Advanced 9
punctilious
purloin
purported
purview
pusillanimous
pyre
quandary
quixotic
raillery
rapacious
redoubtable
refractory
remonstrate
reparation
repast
repertoire
reprobate
requiem
requite
retinue
rhapsodize
ribald
ruffian
sagacious
salacious
salient
salubrious
salutary
sapience
sardonic
saturnine
savant
scintilla
sedulous
senescent
sibilant
solicitous
sonorous
splenetic
staid
stentorian
stipend
stolid
stultify
subterranean
suffuse
supine
surrogate
table (v.)
tantamount
Advanced 10
taut
tautology
tempestuous
temporize
tendentious
tenor
threadbare
timbre
titillate
titular
tonic
traipse
trammel
transverse
treatise
trove
turpitude
umbrage
unction
unctuous
unflagging
ungainly
unwieldy
unwonted
upbraid
usurp
usury
utilitarian
vacuous
vagary
vassal
venal
veracious
verdant
vernacular
vernal
vestment
vicissitude
vignette
virile
viscous
vitiate
vituperative
vivify
vociferate
vogue
voluble
wanton
wean
zephyr