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worddefinition
abet to aid
abjure to renounce
abstemious moderate in eating and drinking and diet
accede to agree
acquiesce comply silently or without protest; agree; consent
acrid sharp or biting to the taste or smell
adamant hard, stubborn
affable pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
alleviate to make easier
aloof at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest
ambiguous open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
ameliorate to make easier /assuage
anomaly something out of the ordanary
antithesis opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.
apex top of
apocryphal doubtful in authenticity
ardor passion
assuage to make easier/ameliorate
astute shrewed
autocrat an absolute ruler
avarice greed
avuncular like an uncle
bellicose warlike
benefactor a person who gives support
benighted ignorent
benign good
blatant fragrent
blithe happy
boon a gift
breach a break or to break
cacophony harsh
candid true
capitulate to surrender
chaff husk of grain
circumlocution taking a round about way
cogent argument/reasons
colloquial to belong to
concur to agree
console to comfort
copious abundent
defer to post pone
deplete to use up supply of
deter discourage
dexterous demonstrating neat skill
diminutive small
discreet careful in ones speech or actions
discrete not notice able.
divulge to tell
dormant in a state of sleep
dross regarded as useless
egress an exit
elegy a poem
empathy the ability to share feelings
enmity hatred
engender to bring forth
equivocate †o lie using ambiguous language
ethereal light/delicate
evoke to preduce
expedite to make go faster
extinct gone/disesed
facile of the face
Fallacy false belief
feign to pretend
fulsome complete
garrulous exessivly talkative/loquacious
gregarious social
guile sly, cunning
gullible believes easily
hamper to hinder, get in the way of,to interfere with
haughty thinking highly of ones self
heinous extreme
hew a hint of color
ignoble not honorable, of humble origins
immaculate clean
impair to spoil/weaken
impede to get in the way
inane stupid
incite encourage
incredulous unbelievable
indelible can not be removed
indolent rude
innocuous harmless
intrepid fearless
ire anger
jocular fond of joking
jubilant happy
laudable praise worthy
lax loose, not strict
lexicon a dictionary
lithe graceful(dance),flexible
loquacious very talkative/garrulous
lucid easily understood, see threw
malcontent cranky, grumpy(N) dissatisfied with existing condition
meander to follow a winding path
mendicant a beggar
mettle courage,spirit, spunk, fortitude
mimic to copy
mollify to calm in temperer feelings,to sothe
morose gloomy
mundane ordinary
nadir lowest point
noisome having offensive odor
Obdurate stubborn,
oblique slanting
obstreperous stubbornly defiant
odious smelling disgusting
opulent showing great wealth
ostracize to exclude
palpable plane, unmistakable
panegyric complements
panegyric complements to some one who has died
paragon a motel of excellence
Paramount of chief concern or importance
pathos giving feelings of passion
perfidious treacherous
peripatetic walking
pernicious extremely harmful
petty frivolous, unimportance
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