QRZ! Ham Radio 3/QRZ Ham Radio Callsign Database - Volume 3.iso/world/mac/space/satquizr.hqx/import.txt

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adj,abstract,theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
verb,acquiesce,assent; agree passively
adj,adroit,skillful
verb,advocate,urge; plead for
adj,aesthetic,artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
noun,affirmation,positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
verb,alienate,make hostile; separate
adj,aloof,apart; reserved
adj,altruistic,unselfishly generous; concerned for others
verb,amass,collect
adj,ambiguous,unclear or doubtful in meaning
noun,ambivalence,the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
verb,ameliorate,improve
verb,amend,correct; change╤generally for the better
noun,amity,friendship
adj,amorphous,shapeless
adj,analogous,comparable
noun,anarchist,person who rebels against the established order
adj,antagonistic,hostile; opposed
noun,antithesis,contrast; direct opposite of or to
noun,apathy,lack of caring;indifference
verb,appease,pacify; soothe
noun,apprehension,fear
adj,arbitrary,fixed or definite; imperious; tyrannical; despotic
noun,arrogance,pride; haughtiness
adj,articulate,effective; distinct
noun,ascendancy,controlling influence
adj,ascetic,practicing self-denial; austere
noun,assessment,estimation
verb,assuage,ease; lessen
adj,astute,wise; shrewd
noun,asylum,place of refuge or shelter; protection
noun,atrophy,wasting away
verb,augment,increase
noun,austerity,sternness; severity; lack of luxuries
adj,banal,hackneyed; commonplace; trite
verb,belittle,disparage; depreciate
adj,belligerent,quarrelsome
adj,benevolent,generous; charitable
adj,benign,kindly; favorable; not malignant
adj,blasphemous,profane; impious
adj,blithe,gay; joyous
verb,bolster,support; prop up
noun,braggart,boaster
noun,brevity,conciseness
noun,candor,frankness
adj,capricious,fickle; incalculable
adj,caustic,burning; sarcastically biting
verb,censure,blame; criticize
noun,charlatan,quack; pretender to knowledge
adj,chimerical,fantastic; highly imaginative
noun,clamor,noise
noun,clemency,disposition to be lenient; mildness╤as of the weather
verb,coalesce,combine; fuse
noun,coercion,use of force
verb,collaborate,work together
adj,compatible,harmonious; in harmony with
adj,complacent,self-satisfied
noun,compliance,readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
adj,comprehensive,thorough; inclusive
verb,concede,admit; yield
adj,conciliatory,reconciling; soothing
adj,concise,brief and compact
verb,concur,agree
verb,condescend,bestow courtesies with a superior air
verb,condone,overlook; forgive
adj,conspicuous,easily seen; noticeable; striking
noun,contempt,scorn; disdain
adj,contrite,penitent
noun,conviction,strongly held belief
adj,crass,very unrefined; grossly insensible
noun,credulity,belief on slight evidence
noun,criterion,standard used in judging
adj,cynical,skeptical or distrustful of human motives
noun,decadence,decay
noun,defamation,harming a person╒s reputation
noun,deference,courteous regard for another╒s wish
adj,deleterious,harmful
verb,deliberate,consider; ponder
verb,delineate,portray
verb,denounce,condemn; criticize
verb,depict,portray
verb,deplete,reduce; exhaust
noun,depravity,corruption; wickedness
verb,deprecate,disapprove regretfully
adj,derivative,unoriginal; derived from another source
adj,despondent,depressed; gloomy
adj,detached,emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent
noun,deterrent,something that discourages; hindrance
adj,detrimental,harmful; damaging
verb,deviate,turn away from
adj,didactic,teaching; instructional
noun,diligence,steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
noun,diminution,lessening; reduction in size
adj,discerning,mentally quick and observant; having insight
adj,discordant,inharmonious; conflicting
noun,discretion,prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances
adj,discriminating,able to see differences; prejudiced
adj,discursive,digressing; rambling
verb,disdain,treat with scorn or contempt
noun,disinclination,unwillingness
verb,disparage,belittle
noun,disparity,difference; condition of inequality
adj,dispassionate,calm; impartial
verb,dispel,scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
verb,disperse,scatter
adj,disputatious,argumentative; fond of argument
verb,disseminate,scatter
verb,dissent,disagree
noun,dissonance,discord
adj,divergent,differing; deviating
adj,diverse,differing in some characteristics; various
noun,diversion,act of turning aside; entertaining pastime
verb,document,provide written evidence
adj,dogmatic,positive; arbitrary
adj,dubious,doubtful
adj,eccentric,odd; whimsical; irregular
noun,effervescence,inner excitement; exuberance
noun,elaboration,addition of details; intricacy
adj,elated,overjoyed; in high spirits
noun,eloquence,expressiveness; persuasive speech
adj,elusive,evasive;baffling;hard to grasp
verb,endorse,approve; support
verb,engender,cause; produce
verb,enhance,advance; improve
adj,enigmatic,obscure; puzzling
adj,ephemeral,short-lived; fleeting
adj,equivocal,doubtful; ambiguous
adj,erratic,odd; unpredictable
adj,erroneous,mistaken; wrong
verb,esteem,respect; value; judge
adj,evasive,not frank; eluding
verb,exacerbate,worsen; embitter
verb,exalt,raise in rank or dignity; praise
verb,execute,put into effect; carry out
adj,exhaustive,thorough; comprehensive
adj,expedient,suitable; practical; politic
verb,expedite,hasten
adj,explicit,definite; open
noun,exploit,notable deed or action╤particularly a brave deed
verb,exploit,make use of╤sometimes unjustly
verb,extol,praise; glorify
adj,extraneous,not essential; external
verb,extricate,free; disentangle
noun,exuberance,abundance; effusiveness; lavishness
verb,facilitate,make less difficult
adj,fallacious,misleading
noun,fanaticism,excessive zeal
adj,fastidious,excessively particular critical or demanding; difficult to please; squeamish
noun,fervor,glowing ardor
adj,fickle,changeable; faithless
adj,flagrant,conspicuously wicked
adj,fledgling,inexperienced
verb,fluctuate,waver
noun,foresight,ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
noun,frivolity,lack of seriousness
adj,furtive,stealthy; sneaky
adj,garbled,mixed up; based on false or unfair selection
noun,glutton,someone who eats too much
adj,grandiose,imposing; impressive
noun,gravity,seriousness
adj,grudging,unwilling; reluctant; stingy
noun,guile,deceit; duplicity
adj,gullible,easily deceived
verb,hamper,obstruct
adj,haphazard,random; by chance
noun,haughtiness,pride; arrogance
verb,heed,pay attention to; consider
noun,hindrance,block; obstacle
noun,humility,humbleness of spirit
adj,hypocritical,pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
adj,hypothetical,based on assumptions or hypotheses
adj,illusory,deceptive; not real
adj,immutable,unchangeable
adj,impartial,not biased; fair
noun,implication,that which is hinted at or suggested
adj,impoverished,poor
adj,inadvertently,carelessly; unintentionally; by oversight
adj,inane,silly; senseless
adj,incidental,not essential; minor
verb,incite,arouse to action
adj,incompatible,inharmonious
adj,incongruous,not fitting; absurd
adj,inconsequential,of trifling significance
adj,incorrigible,uncorrectable
verb,indict,charge
adj,indifferent,unmoved; lacking concern
adj,indiscriminate,choosing at random; confused
adj,indolent,lazy
adj,indulgent,humoring; yielding; lenient
adj,inevitable,unavoidable
adj,infallible,unerring
adj,infamous,notoriously bad
verb,infer,deduce; conclude
verb,inhibit,prohibit; restrain
verb,initiate,begin; originate; receive into a group
adj,injurious,harmful
adj,innate,inborn
adj,innocuous,harmless
adj,innovative,novel; introducing a change
adj,insipid,tasteless; dull
adj,insolvent,bankrupt; lacking money to pay
verb,instigate,urge; start; provoke
adj,insurgent,rebellious
adj,interminable,endless
adj,intricate,complex; knotty; tangled
adj,ironic,resulting in an unexpected and contrary manner
adj,irresolute,uncertain how to act; weak
adj,judicious,sound in judgment; wise
verb,kindle,start a fire; inspire
verb,languish,lose animation; lose strength
verb,laud,praise
noun,legacy,a gift made by a will
adj,lethargic,drowsy; dull
noun,levity,lightness
adj,listless,lacking in spirit or energy
adj,lofty,very high
adj,lucid,bright; easily understood
adj,magnanimous,generous
adj,malicious,dictated by hatred or spite
adj,marred,damaged; disfigured
adj,meager,scanty; inadequate
verb,meander,to wind or turn in its course
adj,methodical,systematic
adj,meticulous,excessively careful
adj,minute,extremely small
adj,miserly,stingy; mean
verb,mitigate,appease
adj,morose,ill-humored; sullen
adj,muted,silent; muffled; toned down
noun,novelty,something new; newness
noun,novice,beginner
adj,objective,not influenced by emotions; fair
noun,objective,goal; aim
verb,obliterate,destroy completely
noun,oblivion,state of being forgotten or unknown; forgetfulness
adj,obscure,dark; vague; unclear
verb,obscure,darken; make unclear
adj,obsolete,outmoded
adj,obstinate,stubborn
adj,ominous,threatening
adj,opaque,dark; not transparent; hard to understand
noun,optimist,person who looks on the good side
adj,painstaking,showing hard work; taking great care
adj,parochial,narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
adj,partial,(1) incomplete; ((2) biased
adj,partisan,one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
noun,paucity,scarcity
adj,pedantic,showing off learning; bookish
adj,peripheral,marginal; outer
noun,pessimism,belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
adj,petty,trivial; unimportant; very small
noun,phenomena,observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
adj,pious,devout
verb,placate,pacify; conciliate
adj,plausible,having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious
noun,pomposity,self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt
adj,potent,powerful; persuasive; greatly influential
verb,preclude,make impossible; eliminate
noun,predecessor,former occupant of a post
adj,pretentious,ostentatious; ambitious
adj,prodigal,wasteful; reckless with money
adj,prodigious,marvelous; enormous
adj,profound,deep; not superficial; complete
noun,profusion,lavish expenditure; overabundant condition
adj,prolific,abundantly fruitful
adj,provincial,pertaining to a province; narrow
verb,provoke,stir to anger; cause retaliation
adj,prudent,cautious; careful
adj,qualified,limited; restricted
noun,quandary,dilemma
verb,ratify,approve formally; verify
noun,rebuttal,refutation; response with contrary evidence
verb,rectify,correct
adj,redundant,superfluous; excessively wordy; repetitious
verb,refute,disprove
verb,relegate,consign to inferior position; delegate
noun,remorse,guilt; self-reproach
verb,renounce,abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate
adj,reprehensible,deserving blame
noun,reproach,blame; censure
verb,reprove,censure; rebuke
verb,repudiate,disown; disavow
verb,rescind,cancel
noun,reserve,self-control; care in expressing oneself
adj,resigned,unresisting; patiently submissive
noun,resolution,determination
noun,respite,delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest
noun,restraint,controlling force
verb,retaliate,repay in kind
noun,reticence,reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to be silent
adj,reverent,respectful
adj,rhetorical,pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language
verb,sanction,approve; ratify
adj,satirical,mocking
verb,saturate,soak
adj,scanty,meager; insufficient
adj,scrupulous,conscientious; extremely thorough
verb,scrutinize,examine closely and critically
noun,seclusion,isolation; solitude
adj,servile,slavish; cringing
adj,shrewd,clever; astute
noun,skeptic,doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view
noun,slander,defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
noun,solemnity,seriousness; gravity
adj,sporadic,occurring irregularly
verb,squander,waste
adj,stagnant,motionless; stale; dull
noun,stanza,division of a poem
adj,static,unchanging; lacking development
adj,steadfast,loyal
noun,stoic,person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
noun,subtlety,nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy
adj,superficial,trivial; shallow
adj,superfluous,excessive; overabundant; unnecessary
verb,suppress,crush; subdue; inhibit
verb,surpass,exceed
adj,surreptitious,secret
noun,swindler,cheat
noun,sycophant,servile flatterer
noun,symmetry,arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
adj,taciturn,habitually silent; talking little
adj,tedious,boring; tiring
adj,tentative,provisional; experimental
adj,terse,concise; abrupt; pithy
adj,thrifty,careful about money; economical
noun,tirade,extended scolding; denunciation
noun,trepidation,fear; trembling agitation
noun,trivia,trifles; unimportant matters
noun,turbulence,state of violent agitation
noun,tyranny,oppression; cruel government
verb,undermine,weaken; sap
noun,uniformity,sameness; monotony
adj,unobtrusive,inconspicuous; not blatant
noun,vacillation,fluctuation; wavering
verb,venerate,revere
adj,verbose,wordy
adj,viable,capable of maintaining life
noun,vigor,active strength
verb,vilify,slander
noun,virtuoso,highly skilled artist
adj,virulent,extremely poisonous
adj,volatile,evaporating rapidly; lighthearted; mercurial
adj,vulnerable,susceptible to wounds
adj,whimsical,capricious; fanciful; quaint
verb,wither,shrivel; decay
noun,zealot,fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal