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| Word |
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| Definition |
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| Vindicate |
To Justify |
| Extirpate |
To destroy |
| Enervate |
Laze, lacking energy |
| Debauch |
To corrupt |
| Ameliorate |
To improve |
| Delineate |
To describe |
| Collate |
Put together in proper order |
| Facile |
Easy |
| Digress |
Stray from main topic |
| Disconcert |
To disturb |
| Disseminate |
Spread widely |
| Disparity |
Difference |
| Egregious |
Outrageous |
| Felicity |
Great happiness |
| Ostracize |
To expel from a group |
| Avarice |
Greedy |
| Adage |
Old saying; proverb |
| Abscond |
Flee; leave secretly |
| Obviate |
To prevent |
| Malign |
Slander |
| Volition |
Act of determination |
| Meretricious |
Tawdry |
| Duplicity |
Deception |
| Dilatory |
To procrastinate; put off |
| Dudgeon |
A fit or state of indignation |
| Furtive |
Stealthy |
| Intransigent |
Adament; not capable of being swayed |
| Exacerbate |
To render violent or bitter |
| Cogent |
Able to be compelled |
| Prolix |
Unnecessarilly long |
| Mollify |
To appease |
| Unmitigated |
Not lessened; absolute |
| Sordid |
Vile, dirty, diplorable |
| Strident |
Harsh sounding, bitter, upbraiding |
| Specious |
Misleading |
| Crepuscular |
Relating to or of twilight |
| Despondent |
Beyond help from a depressed state |
| Allay |
To calm, sooth, relieve |
| Abeyance |
Suspension from something |
| Inexorable |
Unyielding, refusing to quit |
| Ignonomous |
Shameful, regretful |
| Indolent |
Lazy |
| Torpid |
Dull, sluggish, lethargic |
| Contumely |
Rudeness compounded by haughtiness or contempt |
| Recondite |
Ambiguous, incomprehensible to ordinary meaning |
| Sagacious |
Keen perception and sound judgement |
| Castigate |
To punish |
| Blithe |
Carefree |
| Caprice |
Impulsive change of mind, unpredictable |
| Calumny |
Slander, false accusation |
| Cognizant |
Aware, mindful, especially of personal experience |
| Brusque |
Abrubt in manner, spontaneous, caprice |
| Obdurate |
Hard-hearted, stubborn, persistent, not persuasive, adament |
| Equanimity |
Calm, relaxed |
| Ensconce |
To conceal, to place secretly |
| Ebullient |
Agitated, boiling, angry |
| Fugacious |
Only lasting for a short time, temporal |
| Fatuous |
Foolish; weak; silly; stupid |
| Abase |
To lower in value, to degrade |
| Semantics |
Change in the signification of word meanings, especially to obtain a desired effect |
| Taciturn |
Quiet, not desiring to speak |
| Torrid |
Parched, scorched, dry |
| Lassitude |
Lethargic, enervated, lack of energy |
| Incongruous |
Lacking in harmony, disagreeing |
| Pithy |
Terse, devoid of superfluity, very brusque, very short |
| Parsimony |
Very thrift, stinginess |
| Propensity |
Tendency to do something |
| Effervescent |
Vivacious, |
| Pragmatic |
Practical |
| Phlegmatic |
Sluggish, lethargic, lacking energy |
| Contigent |
Possible but no certain, condition dependent |
| Loquacious |
Very verbose, talkative, wordy |
| Obtuse |
Stupid, lacking in intellect |
| Subservient |
Humble, modest, |
| Propituous |
Favorable, likable |
| Foment |
To nurse to life or activity, to encourage, to strengthen |
| Supercilious |
Arrogant, haughty, egotistical |
| Niggardly |
Stingy, |
| Lucid |
Clear, capable of being understood |
| Waspish |
Bad tempered, easily angered |
| Dolorous |
Causing misery, or grief |
| Edity |
To make better, to improve; to instruct, dogmatic |
| Vociferous |
A loud outcry |
| Perspicacious |
Keen judgement, aware |
| Superflurous |
More than needed |
| Impalable |
Vague, unclear, ambiguous |
| Languid |
Lacking in spirit or energy, lethargic |
| Postiche |
Artificial, fabricated |
| Lambast |
To insult, to scorn |
| Abject |
Of low condition or quality |
| Ambulent |
Moving from one place to another |
| Abet |
To support or encourage a crime or misdeed |
| Pernicious |
Harmful, corrupting, malice, spiteful |
| Recalcitrant |
Stubborn, refusing to obey authority |
| Repudiate |
To disown, cut off, relinquish |
| Boon |
A benefit or gain |
| Laconic |
Concise, said in a few words |
| Jocose |
Joking, humour, facietious |
| Sedentary |
Inactive, immobile, just there |
| Surfeit |
Copious, superflurous, more than needed |
| Acumen |
Shrewd |
| Truncate |
To cut short, abridge, cut off, terminate, extirpate |
| Scurribus |
Abusive, causing harm, pernicious |
| Collate |
To put together in a proper order |
| Abate |
To lessen, diminish |
| Abstruce |
Hard to understand |
| Animadversion |
Harsh criticism or disapproval |
| Reticent |
Reserved, quiet, taciturn |
| Convoke |
To group together |
| Prate |
Talking too much with no meaning |
| Predilection |
To prefer |
| Abet |
To aid, encourage, support |
| Cajole |
To coax or ease |
| Accrue |
To accumulate, to obtain more |
| Iniquitous |
Unjust, unfair, not vindicitave or justified |
| Menial |
Very low in value |
| Obsequious |
Overly submissive |
| Flout |
Treat with contempt, hate, spite |
| Puerile |
Lack of immaturity, precocious |
| Moribund |
Dying, ill fated |
| Neophyte |
Beginner, amateur, newbie |
| Odious |
Hateful, disgusting, grotesque, flout |
| Inveigle |
To entice, coax, ease |
| Intrinsic |
Essential |
| Insipid |
Dull, lackluster, boring |
| Insidious |
Treacherous, hazardous |
| Stilted |
Pompous, arrogant, haughty, supercilious |
| Temerity |
Foolish boldness, stupid intrepidation |
| Intrepid |
Bravery, courage |
| Tantamount |
Equivalent, equal to |
| Lethargic |
Hidden, dormant |
| Jocund |
High spirited, light hearted, happy |
| Abhor |
To immensley hate, despise, detest |
| Bombast |
Overly wordy |
| Nebulous |
Unclear, ambiguous |
| Transitory |
Temporal, lasting for a short time |
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