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Lax
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Pretentious
Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified; making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious; snobbish, conceited; characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance; marked by outward, often extravagant display
Nullify
To make null; invalidate; to counteract the force or effectiveness of; cancel, revoke
Obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate; difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory; difficult to alleviate or cure; stubborn, determined
Pastiche
A mixture of materials, forms, motifs, and/or styles; often incongruous; dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly imitating the previous works of other artists, often with satirical intent; an artistic effort that imitates or caricatures the work of another artist
Puddle
A small pool of water, especially rainwater; small pool of a liquid; tempered paste of wet clay and sand that serves as waterproofing when dry
Malaise
A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; general sense of depression or unease; general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness, often the first indication of an infection or other disease
Pallid
Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
Ladle
a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
Metamorphisis
in a changing state
Obdurate
Stubborn and unfeeling
Mushroom
Any of various fleshy fungi of the class Basidiomycota, characteristically having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk, especially any of the edible kinds; to increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control; sprout
Quart
A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to / 4 gallon or 32 ounces
Melodious
Of, relating to, or containing a pleasing succession of sounds; tuneful; agreeable to hear; containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
Prolix
Rambling and wordy
Laconic
Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
Paralyze
To deprive of the power to move or feel in a part of the body; make powerless and unable to function; cause to be paralyzed and immobile; impair the progress or functioning of; make inoperative or powerless
Perspicuity
The quality of being perspicuous; clearness and lucidity
Marrow
(Pithy) The most central and material part; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Malice
A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite; the intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another; hate, vengefulness; state of mind that disregards the law and legal rights of others but that does not necessarily involve personal hate or ill will
Matter-of-fact
Relating or adhering to facts; literal; straightforward or unemotional; realistic, unembellished; lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise; having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are; with little or no emotion or expression
Procrastinate
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness; postpone or delay needlessly; delay, put off doing
Passion
A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger; very strong interest; adoration, love; strong emotion
Probity
Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound; fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
Metaphysical
Having no body, form, or substance; of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world; not physical; without physical presence; ideal
Recapitulate
To repeat again the principal points of; go over something again; repeat in concise form
Recondite
Not easily understood; abstruse; concealed; hidden; mysterious, obscure
Rile
To stir to anger; to stir up (liquid); roil; to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations; anger, upset; cause annoyance in; disturb, esp by minor irritations; make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
Obtain
To be established, accepted, or customary:
Modicum
A small, moderate, or token amount
Noxious
Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting; injurious to health
Obliterate
To destroy all traces of; to wipe out, rub off, or erase
Literal
Employing the very same words as another; exact, real; being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic
Lionize
To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.
Raucous
Rough-sounding and harsh; boisterous and disorderly; rowdy; noisy; harsh and unpleasant
Prescience
Knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight; unusual or creative discernment or perception
Lambast
Censure severely or angrily; beat with a cane
Pomp
splendid display,splendor ,Cheap or pretentious or vain display, Ceremonial elegance and splendor; Syn
Orifice
An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent; an open space allowing passage
Raving
Talking or behaving irrationally; wild; exciting admiration; delirious, irrational speech; talking or behaving irrationally
Retract
To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally; pull back in: draw in; move back or away from a point, limit, or mark; take back; renege on; recall or take back (something that one has said)
Resplendent
Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant; bright, radiant; bright and colorful, almost glowing; marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor
Overtly
in an overt manner,overt; Open and observable; not secret or hidden; Syn
Mortar
A vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; a machine in which materials are ground and blended or crushed; an ancient field weapon that fires a projectile in a high arch to reach an impact point; plastic material to bond stones and bricks together
Rectitude
orally correct behaviour
Penchant
A definite liking; a strong inclination; fondness; strong liking for or bias in favor of something
Measureless
Too great to be measured; immeasurable; having no ends or limits; boundless
Mottled
Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors; speckled
Percipient
Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily; astute; characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
Plausible
seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible
Lunge
A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword; a sudden forward movement or plunge; pounce; dive for
Lubricant
A substance, such as grease or oil, that reduces friction when applied as a surface coating to moving parts; one that helps reduce difficulty or conflict; a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
Rebut
To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case; to repel; present opposing evidence or arguments; argue against; prove wrong
Propitiated
To conciliate (an offended power); appease; ease the anger or agitation of; gain the favor of or make peace with
Opera
A theatrical presentation in which a dramatic performance is set to music; the score of such a work
Obviate
To make unnecessary
Phenomenal
Extraordinary or marvelous; of, relating to, or constituting phenomena; astounding
Protuberance
Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes The condition of being protuberant
Placidity
The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity; a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling; a disposition free from stress or emotion
Pantry
A small room or closet, usually off a kitchen, where food, tableware, linens, and similar items are stored; small room used for the preparation of cold foods; small room off a kitchen where dishes, food, etc are stored; room for preparing refreshments, not complete meals; serving room between kitchen and dining space
Renegade
common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow; one who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter; one faithless to principle or party; an apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith
Perturbable
to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; to throw into great confusion
Manifest
Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious; show or demonstrate plainly; reveal; evidence of; prove; list of cargo or passengers carried on a ship or plane; invoice of goods carried on a truck or train
Lackadaisical
Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid; lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack; careless, indifferent
Menial
Work pertaining to servants; work that is demeaning or insulting to the person performing it; lowly, low-status
Mneumonic
is a memory aid that generally serves an educational purpose
Quatrain
A stanza or poem of four lines
Lethargic
Of, causing, or characterized by lethargy; lazy, sluggish; deficient in alertness or activity
Mire
A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water; viscous, usually offensively dirty substance; soil with mud; marsh or bog
Precarious
Dangerously lacking in security or stability; subject to chance or unknown conditions; based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises; tricky, doubtful; not safe or sure
Remiss
Exhibiting carelessness or slackness
Qurush
20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia
Proscribe
To denounce or condemn; to prohibit; forbid
Obsequious
servile, slavish
Redoubtable
Arousing fear or awe; formidable; worthy of respect or honor; formidable; causing fear
Penitent
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; person performing penance under the direction of a confessor; shamed, sorrowful; undergoing or awaiting punishment
Nocturnal
done or active at night
Provenance
Place of origin; derivation; the history of the ownership of an object, especially when documented or authenticated
Plumage
The covering of feathers on a bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress; finery; the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds; Aa bird's feathers
Reculsive
hermit or a loner; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude, providing privacy or seclusion
Minuet
A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France; a movement in 3/4 time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet
Pelf
Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired
Naive
childlike
Ramshackle
So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety
Matter-of-fact
"Relating or adhering to facts; literal; straightforward or unemotional; realistic, unembellished; lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise; having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are; with little or no emotion or expression "
Maverick
one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter; radical
Philistine
An unrefined, rude person; lacking in delicacy or refinement; a person who is uninterested in intellectual or cultural pursuits
Palter
To be capricious; trifle.To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate.
Odium
The state or quality of being odiousStrong dislike, contempt, or aversionA state of disgrace resulting from hateful or detestable
Loathesome
So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation; hateful; abhorrent
Monarch
One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially; sovereign, such as a king or empress, often with constitutionally limited authority; sole and absolute ruler
Malady
An unwholesome condition; a disease, a disorder, or an ailment
Offhand
without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously
Odious
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure; hateful, horrible; so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation
Mendicant
Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging; beggar; member of an order of friars forbidden to own property in common, who work or beg for their living; one who begs habitually or for a living
Peep
To utter short, soft, high-pitched sounds, like those of a baby bird; cheep; to speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice; slight sound or utterance; to peek furtively; steal a quick glance; to peer through a small aperture or from behind something; quick look; glance; first glimpse or appearance
Nostrum
medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy
Reclusive
hermit or a loner; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude, providing privacy or seclusion
Ruse
A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge; indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end; a deceptive maneuver
Obfuscation
Mental confusion; confusion resulting from failure to understand; darkening or obscuring the sight of something; the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
Ossified
Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -
Paroles
Key words or signals used to establish mutual identification
Luminary
An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in a specific field; celebrity; a famous person
Obstinacy
stubborn; firm about opinion
Revisionist
disapprove the changing of accepted theories
Obstruse
( is an obsolete English spelling of abstruce) Abstruse means difficult to understand; recondite
Moribund
approaching death; about to die On the verge of becoming obsolete
Recess
A pause or interval, as from work or duty; interrupt regular activity for a short period; stop action; break, interval in action; any shallow depression in a surface
Pacific
Tending to diminish or put an end to conflict; appeasing.
Manumission
the formal act of freeing from slavery
Pariah
An outcast; a member of a low caste or class
Nervy
Arrogantly impudent; showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold; rude and disrespectful; bold, pushy
Rebuff
A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer; check or an abrupt setback to progress or action; unkind refusal or rejection; snub; turning away; ignoring
Overture
An instrumental composition intended especially as an introduction to an extended work, such as an opera or oratorio
Oblivious
Lacking all memory; forgetful.
Refute
To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof; to deny the accuracy or truth of; prove false; discredit
Prescient
Characterized by foresight; perceiving the significance of events before they occur
Mordant
bitingly sarcastic
Pervasive
Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate; spreading throughout; extending; suffusing
Rebel
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions), Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action; Syn
Reinforcement
The act or process of reinforcing or the state of being reinforced; an event, a circumstance, or a condition that increases the likelihood that a given response will recur in a situation like that in which the reinforcing condition originally occurred; additional personnel or equipment sent to support a military action
Laggard
One that lags; a straggler; hanging back or falling behind; dilatory; falling behind
Luminary
An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in a specific field; celebrity; a famous person
Preponderance
Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence; great numbers; supremacy
Penurious
Unwilling to spend money; stingy; yielding little; barren; poverty-stricken; destitute; mean; poor; ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money
Limpid
Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen; characterized by transparent clearness; calm and untroubled; serene; clear; comprehensible
Puckish
Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
Metamorphose
to change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform
Muster
To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency; a number of persons who have come or been gathered together
Reagent
A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances
Quatrain
A stanza or poem of four lines
Renounce
abandon
Lenient
Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful, generous, or indulgent; not strict or severe; not harsh or strict in dealing with others
Lithe
Readily bent; supple; marked by effortless grace; flexible, graceful and slender; limber, graceful and quick
Perplexity
a puzzling situation or thing
Pinch
To be severely sparing in order to economize; take (another's property) without permission; take into custody as a prisoner; a seizing and holding by law; very small amount; predicament
Mulish
Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant; unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
Pulpit
An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service; elevated metal guardrail extending around the bow or stern of a yacht or other small vessel; elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat; clerics considered as a group; ministry of preaching
Reify
To regard or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or material existence; interpretation of an abstract idea or concept, such as the state, as real or concrete; consider an abstract concept to be real
Limpid
Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen; characterized by transparent clearness; calm and untroubled; serene; clear; comprehensible
Purism
strict observance of or insistence on traditional correctness, especially of language
Persecutor
One who persecutes, or harasses
Pulverize
To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish; destroy
Laconic
"Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point "
Omnipotent
Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful; one having unlimited power or authority; all-powerful
Orc
A mythical monster of varying descriptions; any of several cetaceans especialy the grampus of the dolphin family
Majesty
Something meriting the highest praise or regard; impressiveness in scale or proportion; the state and title of a king; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; sovereignty and power of God; royal personage; grandeur; stately splendor; magnificence, as of style or character
Perspicacity
Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding
Palliate
To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate; make less severe or intense; mitigate; relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder; loss over; cover up
Legerdemain
A show of skill or deceitful cleverness; the use of skillful tricks and deceptions to produce entertainingly baffling effects
Lampoon
A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; light, good-humored satire; a work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony; ridicule, make fun of
Overwrought
excessively nervous or excited; agitated; extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone
Natatorium
An indoor swimming pool; pool that provides a facility for swimming; building containing a swimming pool; a swimming pool
Pundit
A source of opinion; a critic; learned person; usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment; person who is authority
Lofty
of imposing height; elevated in character; exalted; arrogant; haughty; affecting grandness; pompous; exceedingly dignified in form, tone, or style; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Mollify
To calm in temper or feeling; soothe; lessen in intensity; temper; reduce the rigidity of; soften; ease the anger or agitation of; ause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
Phlegmatic
Without emotion or interest; having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
Plethora
A superabundance; an excess; excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area; condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate
Obscure
To make dim or indistinct; cut off from sight: block; deficient in brightness; far from centers of human population; liable to more than one interpretation; not known or not widely known by name; of undistinguished or humble station or reputation
Proofread
To read (copy or proof) in order to find errors and mark correction; to read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
Ream
500 sheets of paper
Panacea
a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
Protean
readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity
Pedestrian
A person traveling on foot; a walker; lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise
Rancour
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Miserly
Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money; greedy, stingy; relating to one who stores riches selfishly
Orison
Prayer
Palpitate
To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver; beat with excessive rapidity; throb; make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements; beat at a rapid pace, like heart; tremble; beat rapidly and irregularly
Remainder
What remains after a part has been used or subtracted; balance, residue; an estate in land that is conveyed only after the termination of a preceding estate created at the same time
Malice
A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite; the intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another; hate, vengefulness; state of mind that disregards the law and legal rights of others but that does not necessarily involve personal hate or ill will
Maroon
To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon; to abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape; a fugitive Black slave in the West Indies in the 17th and 18th centuries; a dark reddish brown to dark purplish red
Pithy
Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
Plot
A secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end; series of events and relationships forming the basis of a composition; piece of land; show graphically the direction or location of, as by using coordinates; plan, scheme
Ragged
Tattered, frayed, or torn; worn-out; in shreds
Misconstruction
An inaccurate explanation, interpretation, or report; a misunderstanding
Plague
A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution.
Opine
To state as an opinion; speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; expect, believe, or suppose
Papyrus
The writing paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans
Repose
Freedom from worry; peace of mind.; calm tranquility
Rage
Violent, explosive anger
Labyrinth
Maze
Parsimonious
Excessively unwilling to spend; Syn
Malingerer
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work
Rapprochement
A reestablishing of cordial relations, as between two countries; the state of reconciliation or of cordial relations; restoration of harmony
Persecute
To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs; annoy persistently; bother; do a wrong to; treat unjustly; wrong, torment
Quixotic
Not compatible with reality; generous to a ridiculous degree; impractical; capricious; impulsive
Ostracize
To exclude from a group; to exclude from normal social or professional activities; to force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile, banish; to put into public disfavor
Prevaricate
Misleading or equivocate
Pragmatic
Practical; sensible; dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; person given to intruding in other people's affairs
Lambaste
critiize someone harshly (upbraid)
Rue
European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution; feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Range
A row of connected mountain; limits within which there are changes or differences; line of objects in direct succession, as a range of columns
Motley
Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous; mixed, varied; having many colors; variegated; parti-colored
Partisan
A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea; one who supports and adheres to another; exhibiting bias; interested, factional
Psychophant
One who attempts to curry favor by flattering influential people, but does so to a psychotic, often violent degree
Obfuscate
To render indistinct or dim; darken; to make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
Lachrymose
Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; causing or tending to cause tears
Magniloquent
Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent; characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style; boastful
Pep
Energy and high spirits; vim; lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner; power for work or vigorous activity
Polar
Occupying or characterized by opposite extremes
Rampant
Extending unchecked; unrestrained; occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rearing on the hind legs; uncontrolled, out of hand
Mirth
Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter; state of joyful exuberance; great joy; joyfulness with laughter
Peevish
irritable
Lassitude
lack of energy
Renege
To fail to carry out a promise or commitment;
Parsimony
Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess; adoption of the simplest assumption in the formulation of a theory or in the interpretation of data, especially in accordance with the rule of Ockham's razor; extreme stinginess
Manna
hardened sugary exudation of various trees; food that God gave the Israelites during the exodus
Reek
To have or give off a foul odor; to smoke, steam, or fume; to be pervaded by something unpleasant
Opulent
Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent; characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant; rich and superior in quality
Musket
A smoothbore shoulder gun used from the late 16th through the 18th century
Playbill
A poster announcing a theatrical performance; a theatrical program
Palpable
obvious, Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible; obvious; concrete, real
Pique
A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride
Rostrum
A stage or raised platform for public speaking
Onerous
difficult
Rapport
Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity; understanding between people; harmonious mutual understanding
Resilient
Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune; capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed; bouncy, flexible; having the quality of springing back to a former positionAlso: Able to recover quickly from sickness or difficulty; sturdy
Recalcitrant
disobedient
Maculate
To spot, blemish, or pollute; morally blemished; stained or impure; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals
Racy
Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste; strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent; vigorous; lively; risque, vulgar; energetic, zestful
Novelist
Someone who writes novels
Luculent
Easily understood; clear or lucid; (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Mettle
Courage and fortitude; spirit; inherent quality of character and temperament; boldness, strength of character; quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely
Pugnacious
Combative in nature; belligerent
Quiescent
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
Pusillanimous
Lacking courage; cowardly; without spirit or bravery
Prostrate
render helpless or defenseless
Pulchritude
Great physical beauty and appeal
Malaise
A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; general sense of depression or unease; general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness, often the first indication of an infection or other disease
Prescribe
To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin; to order the use of (a medicine or other treatment); establish rules, laws, or directions; to set forth expressly and authoritatively
Polymorphous
Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles
Obstreperous
Noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous; unruly; not submitting to discipline or control; offensively loud and insistent
Ladle
a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
Polemical
Polemic; controversial; disputatious; given to arguing; of or involving dispute or controversy
Ripen
To make or become ripe or riper; mature
Pedantic
Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules; bookish, precise; showing off learning
Prodigal
Rashly or wastefully extravagant; giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
Rescind
abrogate,revoke or cancel; annul by recalling or rescinding
Mitigate
diminish
Perfunctory
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Muckrake
to search for and expose misconduct in public life
Pacify
To ease the anger or agitation of; to end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in; appease
Peremptory
Urgent; imperative; overbearing, authoritative; tending to dictate; offensively self-assured; dictatorial; having the nature of or expressing a command; urgent; not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative; putting an end to all debate or action
Moxie
the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage; aggressive energy
Nave
central part of the church
Prolixity
Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision; using or containing an excessive number of words; long-winded; wordy
Lugubrious
Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
Oscillate
To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; to waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate; vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time; change back and forth; move rhythmically back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above
Martinet
A rigid military disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules; one who demands strict obedience
Portrait
Drawing, painting, or photograph of a person
Obstruction
Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage; obstacle, impediment; act of causing a delay or an attempt to cause a delay in the conduct of business, especially in a legislative body; an obstacle
Nugatory
of little or no importance; trifling; having no force; invalid; Contemptibly unimportant
Rhapsodize
to express oneself in an immoderately enthusiastic manner
Resonant
Echoing; full in sound; vibrant in sound; having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound
Nebulous
Cloudy, misty, or hazy; lacking definite form or limits; vague; liable to more than one interpretation; confused, obscure
Lull
To make or become calm; pause, calm; ease off; to cause to sleep or rest 47 Malevolent
Retard
To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede; hinder, obstruct
Podium
An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker; stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern; low wall serving as a foundation; wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater; structure resembling or functioning as a foot; low platform, especially one where the conductor of an orchestra stands
Reserved
silent; aloof
Recuperation
A return to normal health; gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury; recovery
Palliated
To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder; to make less severe or intense; mitigate; to make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate
Relinquish
To retire from; give up or abandon; put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); to let go; surrender; to cease holding physically; release; give up a possession, claim, or right
Reprobate
A morally unprincipled person; morally objectionable; feel or express strong disapproval of; criticize; abandon to eternal damnation; reject as invalid, as of documents
Portent
An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen; prophetic or threatening significance; something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy; miracle
Narrative
A narrated account; a story; the art, technique, or process of narrating; a recounting of past events
License
To give or yield permission to or for; official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
Proxy
A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute; written authorization to act in place of another; authority to act for another; a person who is given the power to act for another in voting
Quibble
To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections; find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil; petty distinction or an irrelevant objection; objection, complaint; beat around the bush; engage in a quarrel
Rash
A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences, Imprudently incurring risk; Syn
Munificent
Very liberal in giving; generous; showing great generosity
Pristine
Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization Remaining free from dirt or decay; clean
Obituary
published notice of death, sometimes with brief biography of deceased
Mishap
Bad luck; an unfortunate accident; unexpected and usually undesirable event; an instance of misfortune; unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
Potentiate
To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug); promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect); make potent or powerful
Quartet
A group of four musicians or singers; also, a piece of music for four instruments or voices; composition for four voices or four instruments or four parts; four performers or singers who perform together
Piquant
Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy; appealingly provocative; charming, interesting, or attractive; flavorful, biting
Malfeasance
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
Laze
To be lazy; loaf; to pass time without working or in avoiding work; relax; be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Lop
To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising; to hang limply, loosely, and carelessly; cut off from a whole
Rancor
Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will
Pillory
A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment; to expose to ridicule and abuse; a wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards for punishment and is exposed to public scorn
Laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx; laryngitis is caused by inflammation of the larynx, often resulting in a temporary loss of voice
Quandary
A state of uncertainty or perplexity; delicate situation; state of doubt or puzzlement; a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
Plummet
To decline suddenly and steeply; to fall straight down; plunge; fall hard and fast
Nimble
Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft; dexterous, smart
Referee
One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing's quality
Malcontent
a chronically dissatisfied person; one who rebels against the established system; discontented as toward authority
Metaphorical
Figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; a symbol; expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
Preposterous
Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; ridiculous, bizarre; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; senseless as to be laughable
Receptacle
A container that holds items or matter; the expanded tip of a flower stalk or axis that bears the floral organs or the group of flowers in a head; a fitting connected to a power supply and equipped to receive a plug; container
Oaf
A person regarded as stupid or clumsy; large, ungainly, and dull-witted person; person who is clumsy, stupid; awkward person
Observable
Possible to observe; deserving or worthy of note; noteworthy; apparent; readily seen, perceived, or understood
Meager
Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scantyDeficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble
Predicament
A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult; a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition; the wage of consistency
Pert
trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty; impudently bold; saucy; high-spirited; vivacious
Luculent
Easily understood; clear or lucid; (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Pettifogger
a petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer One who quibbles over trivia
Myriad
Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable; composed of numerous diverse elements or facets
Rambunctious
Boisterous and disorderly
Preeminence
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
Raft
A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers; a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform
Meteoric
sudden
Preclude
To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; to exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity
Mendacious
Lying; untruthful; false; untrue; dishonest; given to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth
Mortify
To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness; to cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed; embarrass
Repletion
The condition of being fully supplied or completely filled; a state of excessive fullness
Melancholy
Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom; affected with or marked by depression of the spirits; sad; pensive; thoughtful
Puny
Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak; small, insignificant
Prosaic
dull, unimaginative
Livestock
Domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, especially on a farm
Remorseful
Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds; guilty, ashamed
Rebuke
To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand; check or repress; a sharp reproof; harsh criticism
Largesse
A generous gift or giving
Panegyric
A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium
Quisling
A traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country
Miscreant
An evildoer; a villain; an infidel; a heretic; evil, immoral; a villain

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