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Definition
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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