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elucidate
(v.) - to clarify
variegate
(v.) - to diversify
loquacious
(adj.) - talkative
savor
(v.) - to appreciate fully, enjoy
diminutive
(adj.) - miniature, small
scathing
(adj.) - hurtful, critical
quid
feral
(adj.) - savage, wild, untamed
malicious
(adj.) - malevolent, harmful
officious
(adj.) - offering unwanted help or service
licentious
(adj.) - amoral, lawless, lewd
sagacious
(adj.) - shrewd, showing sound judgment
incessant
(adj.) - without interruption
brumal
(adj.) - wintry, relating to winter
portentous
(adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, ominous
putrid
(adj.) - rotten, rancid, foul
exemplary
(adj.) - serving as an example
presage
(n.) - an omen
profane
(adj.) - indecent, blasphemous
illusory
(adj.) - deceptive, produced by an illusion
fortitude
(n.) - strength, bravery
bide
(v.) - to wait, or remain in a condition
accentuate
(v.) - to emphasize, to highlight
purport
(v.) - to present an intention that is often FALSE
abide
(v.) - to put up with, tolerate
incisive
(adj.) - clear, sharp, direct
raze
(v.) - to demolish
cavity
(n.) - a hole
affluent
(adj.) - rich, wealthy
indictment
(n.) - accusation of wrongdoing
mutability
(n.) - capability of change
pervasive
(adj.) - to spread throughout
chastise
(v.) - to criticize, to scold
ostracize
(v.) - to exclude from a community
abate
(v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity
meager
(adj.) - lacking in quality stature
refrain
(v.) - to hold oneself back, forbear
premonition
(n.) - a presentiment of the future
audacious
(adj.) - excessively bold
invective
(n.) - a verbal attack
portly
(adj.) - fat, chubby, round
sate
(v.) - to satisfy (an appetite) fully.
doppelganger
(n.) - a ghostly double of a living person
concord
(n.) - agreement
lavish
(adj.) - extravagant
polygamy
(n.) - having more than one spouse at a time
vivacious
(adj.) - lively, spirited, full of life
voluptuary
(n.) - someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybarite
assuage
(v.) - to ease, pacify
voluminous
(adj.) - large, ample
anomaly
(n.) - something that does not fit into the normal order
pique
(v.) - to provoke or to cause indignation
juvenile
(adj.) - young or immature
repudiate
(v.) - to reject, turn down
static
(adj.) - not moving, being at rest
vast
(adj.) - enormous, immense
soothsayer
(n.) - a fortune teller
credulity
(n.) - readiness to believe
bereft
(adj.) - without, devoid of
recalcitrant
(adj.) - defiant
flout
(v.) - to scorn, ignore, show contempt for
forestall
(v.) - to delay, impede
excursion
(n.) - a trip, an outing
tranquil
(adj.) - calm, serene, peaceful
burgeon
(v.) - to come forth, blossom
boisterous
(adj.) - loud, energetic
forage
(v.) - to rummage, scavenge, graze for food
tedious
(adj.) - boring, dull
volition
(n.) - a conscious choice or decision
amend
(v.) - to change for the better, improve
steadfast
(adj.) - fixed or unchanging
iniquity
(n.) - a wicked act, a sin
desolate
(adj.) - deserted, lifeless
flattery
(n.) - compliments, sycophancy
Zeitgeist
(n.) - the spirit of the time
dearth
(n.) - a lack, scarcity
cogent
(adj.) - intelligent, viable
cosmopolitan
(adj.) - worldly, sophisticated
algid
(adj.) - frigid, cold
mimic
(v.) - to imitate, to copy
slander
(n.) - a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of another
wax
(v.) - to increase gradually in size or degree
obdurate
(adj.) - unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
seer
(n.) - a fortune teller
punctilious
(adj.) - eager to follow rules
espouse
(v.) - to support, or to marry
grotto
(n.) - a small cave or cavern
spectral
(adj.) - ghostly
rectify
(v.) - to set right, correct
mollify
(v.) - to soften in temper
veneer
(n.) - a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, façade
maxim
(n.) - a common saying of advice or virtue
defunct
(adj.) - no longer used or existing
terrestrial
(adj.) - relating to the land
permeate
(v.) - to spread out, to pervade
amorous
(adj.) - relating to or showing love
revel
(v.) - to enjoy
maudlin
(adj.) - sentimental
acute
(adj.) - sharp, severe
novel
(adj.) - strikingly new, unusual, or different
pithy
(adj.) - succinctly meaningful
impervious
(adj.) - unable to be penetrated, unaffected
entomology
(n.) - the study of insects
divisive
(adj.) - causing conflict, opposition
pungent
(adj.) - having a sharp, strong quality especially related to smell
colossus
(n.) - an enormous structure
aggrandize
(v.) - to increase or make greater
serendipity
(n.) - the act of finding things not sought, luck
mandatory
(adj.) - required, not optional
abort
(v.) - to give up unfinished
puerile
(adj.) - immature
ubiquitous
(adj.) - existing everywhere, widespread
exacerbate
(v.) - to make more violent, intense
derelict
(adj.) - run-down, abandoned
unique
(adj.) - being the only one of its kind
ultimate
(n.) - the last part, or a fundamental element
innocuous
(adj.) - harmless
tantamount
(adj.) - equivalent in value or significance
diminish
(v.) - to decrease or make smaller
manifold
(adj.) - many
tortuous
(adj.) - winding, twisted
fabricate
(v.) - to invent, make-up, concoct
stagnant
(adj.) - still, not flowing
histrionic
(adj.) - excessively dramatic or emotional
latent
(adj.) - present but hidden
judicious
(adj.) - of sound judgment
stupefy
(v.) - to astound
accede
(v.) - to agree
daunting
(adj.) - intimidating
obfuscate
(v.) - to render incomprehensible
berate
(v.) - to scold severely
requisition
(n.) - a demand for goods, often by an authority
persevere
(v.) - to persist, remain constant
amorphous
(adj.) - without shape or borders
firmament
(n.) - the sky, the heavens
propensity
(n.) - an inclination, preference
protean
(adj.) - readily taking on various shapes or forms
gape
(v.) - to open the mouth and stare stupidly
copious
(adj.) - abundant, plentiful
predestination
(n.) - the concept of destiny or fate
succinct
(adj.) - marked by compact precision
taciturn
(adj.) - not inclined to talk
morose
(adj.) - gloomy or sullen
labyrinthine
(adj.) - intricate, maze-like
fortify
(v.) - to strengthen
ratiocinate
(v.) - to think, contemplate
disparage
(v.) - to criticize, degrade, belittle
pedagogue
(n.) - a schoolteacher
placate
(v.) - to soothe, appease
redress
(v.) - to set right or remedy
whet
(v.) - to make more keen, stimulate
odious
(adj.) - meriting strong displeasure
truculent
(adj.) - eager to fight, violent
celestial
(adj.) - relating to the sky or the heavens
dynamic
(adj.) - characterized by continuous change or activity
ascetic
(n.) - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
lull
(n.) - a relatively calm interval, as in a storm
concede
(v.) - to give in, to accept
frenetic
(adj.) - frenzied, hectic, frantic
forlorn
(adj.) - lonely, hopeless
vigor
(n.) - vitality and energy, vim.
bloated
(adj.) - swollen, bigger than desired
spurious
(adj.) - FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible
cursory
(adj.) - brief to the point of being superficial
aphorism
(n.) - a short saying
reel
(v.) - to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
nefarious
(adj.) - horribly villainous
timorous
(adj.) - fearful, timid
douse
(v.) - to drench, saturate
coalesce
(v.) - to combine into one
toothsome
(adj.) - delicious, luscious
fallacious
(adj.) - incorrect, misleading
vicissitudes
(n.) - the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one's life
immaculate
(adj.) - impeccably clean, spotless, pure
parody
(n.) - a satirical imitation
exorbitant
(adj.) - excessive
torpid
(adj.) - lazy, lethargic, moving slowly
commendable
(adj.) - worthy of praise
irascible
(adj.) - easily angered
buffet
(v.) - to hit or strike
hiatus
(n.) - an interruption in continuity, a break
ruddy
(adj.) - having a healthy, reddish color
petulance
(n.) - irritability, impoliteness
discrete
(adj.) - separate, distinct, individual
benign
(adj.) - non-threatening, innocuous
inquisitor
(n.) - someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry
invariable
(adj.) - not susceptible to change
bourgeois
(adj.) - middle class
fetter
(v.) - to restrain, chain, tie
accommodating
(adj.) - obliging, helpful
immutable
(adj.) - not susceptible to change
relish
(v.) - to take zestful pleasure in, enjoy the flavor of
infuse
(v.) - to inject
rancid
(adj.) - rotten, spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste
melodramatic
(adj.) - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
idolatrous
(adj.) - worshiping excessively an object or person
concoct
(v.) - to make up or invent
noisome
(adj.) - foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
blandish
(v.) - to coax through flattery
impecunious
(adj.) - excessively poor
poised
(adj.) - balanced, readied
destitute
(adj.) - impoverished
neonate
(n.) - a newborn baby
renovate
(v.) - to restore, return to original state
lethargic
(adj.) - sluggish, weary, apathetic
ameliorate
(v.) - to improve, to make better
laud
(v.) - to applaud or praise
vocation
(n.) - one's work or professional calling
grandiose
(adj.) - extraordinary, grand in scope
unilateral
(adj.) - having only one side
calumny
(n.) - an attempt to defame another's reputation
accost
(v.) - to approach or confront aggressively
wane
(v.) - to decrease gradually in size or degree
placid
(adj.) - calm, tranquil
satiate
(v.) - to satisfy excessively
gluttonous
(adj.) - insatiable in appetite
render
(v.) - to say, or to make
rustic
(adj.) - relating to country life
carouse
(v.) - to revel, to party
manifest
(v.) - to show clearly
connotation
(n.) - a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
rife
(adj.) - abundant
henchman
(n.) - a trusted follower, goon
scourge
(n.) - a plague
abundant
(adj.) - in great numbers
limber
(adj.) - bending or flexing readily, pliable
prestidigitation
(n.) - a sleight of hand
paragon
(n.) - model of perfection
surfeit
(n.) - an excess, a surplus, an overabundance
hail
(v.) - to come from
confluence
(n.) - a convergence, a coming together
aberration
(n.) - a deviation from the expected course
inextricable
(adj.) - hopelessly confused or tangled
confound
(v.) - to frustrate
mediate
(v.) - to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
familial
(adj.) - relating to family
despondent
(adj.) - discouraged, hopeless, depressed
sacrosanct
(adj.) - sacred, holy
elocution
(n.) - the art of public speaking
altercation
(n.) - an argument, dispute
canvas
(n.) - a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
plethora
(n.) - a great number, an abundance
tome
(n.) - a large book
captivate
(v.) - to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
flaccid
(adj.) - limp
erect
(v.) - to construct, to raise
figurative
(adj.) - symbolic
atone
(v.) - to apologize, make amends
fey
(adj.) - magical
magnanimous
(adj.) - generous, noble
clairvoyant
(adj.) - able to see things that others cannot
pittance
compliment
(n.) - an expression of esteem or approval
akimbo
(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
torrid
(adj.) - giving off intense heat, passionate
acumen
(n.) - keen insight
espy
battery
(n.) - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
brash
(adj.) - hasty or lacking in sensitivity
domicile
(n.) - a residence, a home
monogamy
(n.) - having only one spouse at a time
enervate
(v.) - to weaken, make weary
verbose
(adj.) - wordy
mores
(n.) - moral attitudes
defame
(v.) - to destroy the reputation of
sedate
(v.) - to calm, soothe
notoriety
(n.) - infamy, known in bad regard
uniform
(adj.) - unvarying, conforming to one principle
circumspect
(adj.) - cautious
fluctuate
(v.) - to vary irregularly
subsist
(v.) - to live, exist
pliable
(adj.) - flexible, bendable
enervated
(adj.) - lacking energy, weakened, exhausted
obsequious
(adj.) - excessively compliant or submissive
inundate
(v.) - to flood
pellucid
(adj.) - clear
antechamber
(n.) - a waiting room
seminal
(adj.) - original, ground-breaking
sordid
(adj.) - dirty
commodious
(adj.) - spacious, roomy
malaise
(n.) - vague feeling of discomfort
penchant
(n.) - a tendency, partiality, preference
circumlocution
(n.) - indirect language
retaliation
(n.) - revenge, punishment
trek
(v.) - to walk, travel by foot
erroneous
(adj.) - mistaken, incorrect
trite
(adj.) - overused, hackneyed
myriad
(adj.) - consisting of a very great number
sympathy
(n.) - an expression of pity for another, compassion
aggregate
(v.) - to gather, amass
myopic
(adj.) - short-sighted
laudatory
(adj.) - admiring, praising
malevolent
(adj.) - having intent to harm others
uncanny
(adj.) - of supernatural character or origin
impudent
(adj.) - rude, improper
inclement
(adj.) - stormy, bad, severe
alacrity
(n.) - speed, readiness
collusion
(n.) - a conspiracy, a secret agreement
luminescence
(n.) - light from non-thermal sources
swarthy
(adj.) - of dark color or complexion
envious
(adj.) - jealous
sobriety
(n.) - moderation from excess, calm, tranquility
amble
(v.) - to stroll, walk
exigent
(adj.) - critical, urgent
buffet
(n.) - a spread of food involving choices
camaraderie
(n.) - cheerful unity among a group
submissive
(adj.) - easily yielding to authority
anxiety
(n.) - uneasiness
dissonance
(n.) - lack of harmony or agreement
extravagant
(adj.) - excessive, over-the-top
fickle
(adj.) - characterized by changeableness, whimsical
weather
(v.) - to withstand or survive a situation
fortuitous
(adj.) - lucky, occurring by chance
sybarite
(n.) - someone devoted to pleasure and luxury, a voluptuary
arbitrator
(n.) - one who settles controversy between two sides
amalgamation
(n.) - a union, a merger
feign
(v.) - to fake or pretend to
deluge
(n.) - a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
reprehensible
(adj.) - deserving criticism
hapless
(adj.) - unlucky
linchpin
(n.) - something that holds separate things together
repulse
(v.) - to cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel
radiant
(adj.) - bright, beaming
somnolent
(adj.) - sleepy
abscond
(v.) - to sneak away and hide
lewd
(adj.) - vulgar, offensive, rude
compel
(v.) - to force
diaphanous
(adj.) - transparent, light, airy
empathetic
(adj.) - feeling another's pain as one's own
salutation
(n.) - a greeting
ethereal
(adj.) - heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
discreet
(adj.) - prudent or inconspicuous
physiognomy
(n.) - the art of judging human character from facial features
modicum
(n.) - a small amount of something
hierarchy
(n.) - a ranking system of groups or individuals
abridge
(v.) - to shorten, cut down
lithe
(adj.) - graceful, flexible, supple
fatuous
(adj.) - silly, foolish
peruse
(v.) - to examine carefully
ominous
(adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous
fecund
(adj.) - fertile, fruitful
synopsis
(n.) - a summary
narrate
(v.) - to tell a story
brusque
(adj.) - short, abrupt, dismissive
abhor
(v.) - to hate, loathe
dilapidated
(adj.) - in a state of disrepair
divergent
(adj.) - different, deviating, contrary
existential
(adj.) - relating to existence
differentiate
(v.) - to distinguish, to make different
mendacious
(adj.) - inclined to lie or mislead
hedonist
(n.) - one whose primary pursuit is pleasure
tragedy
(n.) - a disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate
nebulous
(adj.) - indistinct, hazy
profuse
(adj.) - abundant, lavish, prolific
pariah
(n.) - an outcast
quotidian
(adj.) - daily, everyday
redact
(v.) - to revise, edit
belligerent
(adj.) - contentious, ready to fight
foster
(v.) - to stimulate, promote, encourage
apparitional
(adj.) - ghostly, spectral
neologism
(n.) - the creation of new words, or a new word
scurrilous
(adj.) - crude, vulgar
pertinacious
(adj.) - stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position
innate
(adj.) - inborn, native, inherent
alleviate
(v.) - to relieve
mercurial
(adj.) - quick and changeable in temperament
preponderance
(n.) - a great amount or frequency
lachrymose
(adj.) - tearful
forsake
(v.) - to abandon, forget
aghast
(adj.) - struck by amazement or terror
inclination
(n.) - a tendency, propensity
terse
(adj.) - abrupt, short, brief
brazen
(adj.) - excessively bold, brash
repose
(n.) - rest, sleep
travesty
(n.) - a grossly inferior imitation
goad
(v.) - to urge, to provoke into action
amiable
(adj.) - friendly, affable
metamorphosis
(n.) - a change of form, shape, substance
gay
(adj.) - happy, cheery, or homosexual
veracious
(adj.) - honest, truthful
juxtapose
(v.) - to put next to each other
flabbergasted
(adj.) - astounded, stupefied
recapitulate
(v.) - to repeat, reiterate
indignation
(n.) - anger due to an unfair situation
sanguine
(adj.) - cheery, optimistic, hopeful
euphoric
(adj.) - elated, overjoyed
baleful
(adj.) - harmful, threatening
misogyny
(n.) - hatred of women
laceration
(n.) - a cut, a rip
ambivalent
(adj.) - having contradictory feelings
munificent
(adj.) - generous, benevolent
saccharine
(adj.) - overly sweet
ingenious
(adj.) - marked by special intelligence
masticate
(v.) - to chew
facile
(adj.) - easy
sedentary
(adj.) - sitting
deft
(adj.) - skilled, adept
contusion
(n.) - bruise, injury
malleable
(adj.) - easily shaped or formed
allay
(v.) - to sooth, assuage
claustrophobia
(n.) - an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces
bilk
(v.) - to cheat, to swindle
olfactory
(adj.) - relating to the sense of smell
noxious
(adj.) - harmful, toxic
apocalypse
(n.) - total devastation, the end of the world
cadence
(n.) - rhythm
retract
(v.) - withdraw
surreptitious
(adj.) - done in a secret, or stealthy way
salient
(adj.) - significant, conspicuous
libel
(n.) - a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing
reiterate
(v.) - to repeat
pacify
(v.) - to sooth, ease
pulchritude
(n.) - physical beauty
quaint
(adj.) - old-fashioned
conciliatory
(adj.) - agreeable, friendly
comatose
(adj.) - lethargic
choreographed
(adj.) - arranged, as in dance
undulate
(v.) - to move in a smooth wavelike motion
abase
(v.) - to lower, demean, degrade
convalescence
(n.) - the gradual return to health after illness
affable
(adj.) - friendly, amiable
redoubtable
(adj.) - formidable, commanding respect
poach
(v.) - to hunt or fish illegally
ruse
(n.) - a trick
corpulent
(adj.) - very fat
limpid
(adj.) - clear, easily understood
matrimony
(n.) - marriage
meritorious
(adj.) - deserving of praise or merit
entity
(n.) - something that exists as a discrete unit
vim
(n.) - and energy, vigor.
surmise
(v.) - to guess, infer, suppose
daft
(adj.) - insane, foolish
diverse
(adj.) - varied
sycophant
(n.) - a self-serving flatterer
diligent
(adj.) - careful, showing care
extol
(v.) - to praise
cacophony
(n.) - noise, discordant sound
sympathetic
(adj.) - compassionate
recalibrate
(v.) - to readjust or make corrections to
empathy
(n.) - the experience of another's feelings as one's own
abrogate
(v.) - to abolish, often by authority
cavort
(v.) - to frolic, leap, prance
abbreviate
(v.) - to shorten, reduce
delude
(v.) - to deceive, to mislead
telepathic
(adj.) - capable of reading minds
gourmand
(n.) - one who likes eating and drinking
fabulist
(n.) - a teller of fables; a liar
formidable
(adj.) - arousing fear or alarm
guile
(n.) - deceitful actions or behavior
suffice
(v.) - to meet needs
hiemal
(adj.) - wintry, relating to winter
conduit
(n.) - a pipe, passage, channel
variance
(n.) - a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
deleterious
(adj.) - harmful
tenuous
(adj.) - having little substance or strength
propriety
(n.) - decency, state of being proper
aloof
(adj.) - reserved, distant
perfunctory
(adj.) - showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
vicarious
(adj.) - experienced through another's actions
retribution
(n.) - vengeance, revenge, payback
callous
(adj.) - harsh, cold, unfeeling
augment
(v.) - to increase or make larger
complicit
(adj.) - being an accomplice in a wrongful act
supplant
(v.) - to displace and substitute for another
flux
(n.) - a state of constant change or a flow
prudent
(adj.) - cautious, careful
bard
(n.) - a poet, often a singer as well
agoraphobia
(n.) - an abnormal fear of open or public places
gregarious
(adj.) - sociable, outgoing
cliché
(n.) - a trite, overused expression
malign
(v.) - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of
umbrage
(n.) - anger, offense, resentment
cajole
(v.) - to urge, coax
capricious
(adj.) - impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim
inveterate
(adj.) - habitual, natural
benevolent
(adj.) - kind, good, caring
harmony
(n.) - agreement, often of sound
austere
(adj.) - very bare, bleak, simple
jubilant
(adj.) - joyful, happy
patent
(adj.) - clear, apparent
dictate
(v.) - to pronounce, command, prescribe
dutiful
(adj.) - careful to fulfill obligations
winsome
(adj.) - charming, attractive
presumptuous
(adj.) - disrespectfully bold
strife
(n.) - conflict
strenuous
(adj.) - requiring tremendous strength or energy
remiss
(adj.) - negligent, exhibiting carelessness
abduct
(v.) - to kidnap
upbraid
(v.) - to criticize, scold, reproach
vacillate
(v.) - to sway from one side to another
pugnacious
(adj.) - belligerent
abject
(adj.) - of the most miserable or contemptible kind
inimical
(adj.) - hostile, threatening
stagnate
(v.) - to be idle, to be still
restitution
(n.) - compensation, reimbursement
oration
(n.) - a dignified and formal speech
harrowing
(adj.) - agonizing, distressing
precarious
(adj.) - dangerously lacking in security or stability
peregrinate
(v.) - to travel from place to place on foot

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