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- culpable
- deserving blame; blameworthy
- ignominy
- deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
- paradox
- (logic) a self-contradiction
- retribution
- revenge
- desultory
- aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
- fabricate
- make up something artificial or untrue
- persevere
- to not give up, no mater how difficult, be persistent, refuse to stop
- exploit
- brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean
- obscene
- designed to incite to indecency or lust
- haughty
- arrogant conceited
- ominous
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- duplicity
- the acting of being two-faced, double-dealing, deception
- plaintive
- mournful, melancholy, sorrowful
- venerable
- profoundly honored
- negligible
- so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded
- nuance
- a very slight change in feeling or meaning; a gradation
- strident
- unpleasantly loud and harsh
- lucid
- easily understood; clear
- volatile
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
- consensus
- general agreement
- discourse
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
- gloat
- over look at with selfish delight
- empathy
- understanding and entering into another's feelings
- tangible
- capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind
- obsequious
- slavishly attentive, servile, sycophancy
- reciprocate
- To give and take mutually.
- prolific
- producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer
- futile
- useless; hopeless; ineffectual
- parody
- make a spoof of or make fun of
- denouement
- the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
- feign
- to pretend
- gullible
- naive and easily deceived or tricked
- judicious
- sound in judgment; wise
- inherent
- ingrained within one's nature; firmly established; a natural part of; definitionally so
- immutable
- unchangeable
- embellish
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- kudos
- award, honor, compliment, praise
- sabotage
- An action taken to destroy something or to prevent it from working properly; to take such destructive action
- equitable
- fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
- sanctimonious
- displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
- enigma
- puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling
- fiasco
- disaster, flop, bomb;syn
- epithet
- word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person
- implicit
- Implied.
- foible
- A personal weakness or failing.
- tenative
- not decided; uncertain - ADJECTIVE
- nostalgia
- a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.
- redundant
- use of more words than required to express an idea
- flaunt
- show off; display in a showy manner
- narcissistic
- an excessive love or admiration of oneself
- irony
- the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
- disparity
- difference in type, quality, or quantity
- ethical
- having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
- connoisseur
- an expert able to appreciate a field
- entice
- tempt or persuade
- euphemism
- mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
- innovation
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- feasible
- That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable.
- zeal
- eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal); ADJ. zealous
- poignant
- profoundly moving; touching
- precocious
- advanced in development; N. precocity
- emanate
- To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
- malice
- a desire to harm others or to see others suffer, extreme ill will or spite
- stigmatize
- To apply negative labeling with enduring effects on a person's self-image and social interactions.
- resilient
- Having the quality of springing back to a former position.
- delineate
- describe in vivid detail
- gregarious
- sociable
- gratuitous
- given freely; unearned; unwarranted
- legacy
- something passed on to those who come after
- facetious
- playfully humorous
- ubiquitous
- being present everywhere at once
- wrath
- anger; fury