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endeavor
To make an attempt; strive; as, The United Nations endeavors to bring peace to the region.
abscond
To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid arrest or prosecution.
The criminal is not concerned with influencing or affecting
public opinion: he simply wants to abscond with his money or accomplish his mercenary task in the quickest and easiest way possible so that he may reap his reward and enjoy the fruits of his labours.
contemn
To regard or treat with disdain or contempt
bete noire
Something or someone particularly detested
malapropos
Unseasonable; unsuitable
equanimity
evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind
which is not easily elated or depressed
SYNONYMS: * patience
* calmness
* composure
ardor
Intense warmth of emotion; zeal; as, The governor spoke with ardor of the need to improve the educational system. Latin ardor (flame).
sufferance
Patient endurance; capacity to tolerate pain or distress; as, She bore the harsh winters with stoic sufferance. Latin sufferre (to undergo).
boisterous
Noisy and cheerful; rowdy and
unrestrained; as, The grandfather gave a boisterous laugh.
factoid
Unverified or fictitious information presented as fact; as, a report filled with factoids. Also, obscure, trivial information.
conversant
Well-informed; familiar with; as, a sales manager conversant with a competitor's marketing plan.
obstinate
Unyielding; unreasonably resolved to have one's way; stubborn; as, We call someone "persevering" in a good cause and "obstinate" in a bad one. Latin obstinare (to persist).
fraught
Full of; involving; laden; as, The government's plan was fraught with difficulties.
prophetic
Predictive, often ominously so; foreshadowing.
sundry
Various; miscellaneous; as, sundry household tasks.
implication
Something hinted at but not expressed in overt terms; as, the implication that the bookkeeper was involved in the fraud.
impoverished
Made poor; as, an impoverished nation. Also, without strength or richness; as, an impoverished
vocabulary.
pithiness
Conciseness; fullness of meaning with brevity of expression; as, The minister had the gift of pithiness.
tremulous
Quivering from nervousness, grief, weakness or fear; as, The survivor spoke in a tremulous voice.
lineament
One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks of a body or figure, particularly of the face.
A distinguishing or characteristic feature; -- usually in the plural.
woebegone
Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow;
woeful.
Being in a sorry condition; dismal-looking; dilapidated;
run-down.
callow
Immature; lacking adult perception, experience, or judgment.
irascible
Prone to outbursts of temper
lionize
To treat as an object of great interest
unfledged
Not fully developed
exigent
Requiring immediate aid or action
voluble
Characterized by a ready flow of speech.
Easily rolling or turning; rotating.
(Botany) Having the power or habit of turning or twining.
channel surf
To switch from one TV channel to
another in search of a more appealing program.
triple-witching hour
In stock markets, trading on
four Fridays, one each quarter, when three types of contracts expire, sometimes sending large markets into wild gyrations.
ineluctable
Impossible to avoid or evade; inevitable.
vicissitudes
ups and downs.
immutable
unchangeable.
predilection
preference.
transcendent
beyond ordinary limits.
discernment
good judgment or understanding.
despondence
depression
antiquarian
One who collects, studies, or deals in objects or relics from
the past.
countenance
Appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect.
The face; the features.
An approving or encouraging look or expression.
Favor, good will, support; encouragement.
[Obsolete] Bearing; demeanor.
agglomeration
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
A jumbled cluster or mass of usually varied elements.
quirk
Odd mannerism or trait; idiosyncrasy; as, her
quirk of talking to house plants. Also, sudden change or
twist; as, to win by a quirk of fate.
couch
To put into words; express; as, She couched her request in an amusing way.
rife
Widespread, suggesting an increase of something; as, a city rife with drug-related crime.
rile
To annoy; vex; irk; as, People were riled over the unexpected increase in taxes.
chafe
To rub against, making sore or worn; as, The stiff collar chafed her neck. Also, to become impatient; as, He chafed at restrictions.
sunder
To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending,
cutting, or breaking; to part; to put or keep apart; as, to
sunder a rope; to sunder a limb; to sunder friends.

SYNONYMS: * separate
* divide
* sever
bootless
Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or
success.
SYNONYMS: * fruitless
* vain, futile
recreant
Cowardly; craven.
Unfaithful; disloyal.
dissemble
To hide under a false appearance; to hide the truth or true nature of.
To put on the appearance of; to feign.
finical
Extremely or unduly particular in standards or taste; fastidious; finicky.
lugubrious
Mournful
saturnine
Born under or being under the astrological influence of the
planet Saturn.
Gloomy or sullen in disposition.
Having a sardonic or bitter aspect.
pallor
Unusual or extreme paleness.
faction
A usually contentious or self-seeking group within a larger group, party, government, etc.
Party strife and intrigue; internal dissension.
abnegate
To refuse or deny oneself; to reject; to renounce.
To give up (rights, claims, etc.); to surrender; to relinquish.

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