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1601 Sycophantic

Flattering in order to gain something

1602 Luxuriate

take pleasure in great comfort

1605 Precipitous

Steep OR done suddenly and hastily

1606 Reprobation

severe disapproval;

1609 Parquet

floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter;

1611 Genesis

Birth, beginning point

1612 Abortive

Failing to produce intended result

1613 Myriarch

Ruler of 10,000 troops

1614 Corpuscle

red or white cell in the blood

1615 Mat

not shiny; matte; having a dull finish;

1618 Brigand

Robber, thief

1619 Thrall

State of being enslaved or captivated

1620 Saturnalian

Characterized by riotous celebration, revelry, or excess (from the festival of Saturna

1621 Rationale

fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based)

1625 Wizened

shriveled; withered;

1627 Hereafter

life after death

1628 Bilious

bad tempered, easily irritated

1629 Whit

small amount; smallest speck;

1633 Drone

idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee

1634 Waylay

To lie in wait for and ambush; to stop someone unexpectedly.

1635 Plebiscite

direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)

1638 Scouring

cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching

1640 Lineaments

features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face;

1641 Disconcert

confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb

1643 Aperture

opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light

1644 Automaton

mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself

1646 Ulcer

sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body;

1647 Acetic

vinegary

1649 Milieu

Surroundings or environment

1650 Insubstantial

Weak; lacking substance or significance