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- ABASE
- TO HUMBLE OR DISGRACE
- ABJURE
- PROMISE OR SWEAR TO GIVE UP
- ABNEGATE
- TO DENY OR RENOUNCE
- ADJURATION
- SOLEMN URGING ”Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change thewitnesses' testimony.”
- ADVENTITIOUS
- ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL ”He found this adventitious meeting with hisfriend extremely fortunate.”
- ANIMADVERSION
- CRITICAL REMARK ”He resented the animadversions of his critics,particularly because he realized they were true.”
- ARROGATE
- TO ASSUME, OR CLAIM AS ONE'S OWN; TO TAKE OVER WITHOUT DUE CAUSE..“to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions toright or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings.”
- BALK
- FOILTo stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump. To refuse obstinately or abruptly: She balked at the very idea ofcompromise.
- BETOKEN
- TO INDICATE, SIGNIFY, GIVE EVIDENCE OF
- BILLET
- BOARD AND LODGING FOR TROOPS
- BROMIDE
- A DULL PERSON OR IDEA
- CADGE
- TO BEG, TO GET BY BEGGIN
- CANARD
- UNFOUNDED RUMOR OR LIE
- CODICIL
- SUPPLEMENT TO THE BODY OF A WILL
- CONSEQUENTIAL
- POMPOUS, SELF IMPORTANT
- CONTENTIOUS
- ARGUEMENTATIVE, CAUSING CONTROVERSY
- CONTUMACIOUS
- DISOBEDIENT; RESISTING AUTHORITY ”The contumacious mob shouteddefiantly at the police.”
- COZEN
- TO DECEIVE. BEGUILE, HOODWINK
- DEBAUCH
- TO CORRUPT, SEDUCE FROM VIRTUE OR DUTY, INDULGE
- DISTRAIT
- ABSENTMINDED, DISTRACTED
- DOUGHTY
- COURAGEOUS
- ENJOIN
- TO URGE OREDER OR COMMAND, FORBID OR PROHIBIT AS BY COURT ORDER
- EQUABLE
- STEADY, REGULAR
- ESURIENT
- HUNGRY, GREEDY
- ETIOLOGY
- THE STUDY OF CAUSES
- EXECRABLE
- VERY BAD
- EXIGUOUS
- SMALL, MINUTE
- EXPLODE
- TO DEBUNK, DISPROVE
- PHARISICAL
- HYPOCRITICALLY SELF-RIGHTEOUS AND CONDEMNATORY, SANCTIMONIOUS
- PITTANCE
- MEAGER AMOUNT OR WAGE
- PLANGENT
- POUNDING, THUNDERING, RESOUNDING, WAILING SOUND
- PONDEROUS
- Having great weight. Unwieldy from weight or bulk. Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull: a ponderous speech.
- PRESTIDIGITATION
- SLEIGHT OF HAND
- PROPOUND
- TO OFFER FOR CONSIDERATION; TO EXHIBIT (PROPOUND AN ARGUMENT)
- PRUNE
- SILLY PERSON