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- Quell
- to subdue, suppress, or overcome by force; to pacify or quiet
- decimate
- to reduce or destroy a tenth of something; to severley damage
- Annoy
- to bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action
- Hostile
- Pertaining to the enemy; antagonistic; showing enmity
- ensue
- to follow as a consequence or result; to take place subsequently
- Contrite
- remorseful and regretful; penitent
- Vandalism
- intentional destruction or defacement of public or private property.
- Temerity
- rashness, recklessness, or foolhardy disregard of danger
- Oppress
- To persecute by unjust force or authority; to weigh heavily upon
- Singe
- to burn superficially or slightly; to scorch; to burn the ends of hair; a superficial burn.
- Utopia
- An ideally perfect place or state of things, especially in regards to government and social conditions
- Renovation
- The restoration of an earlier state; the renewal of vigor and activity
- Amend
- To improve; to remove faults or errors; to correct
- Petition
- A request to a superior authority; an appeal or solicitation in formal written form; to make a serious request
- Negotiate
- to confer with one or more people to reach an agreement; to arrange or settle a discussion
- Blunder
- a careless mistake, usually caused by ignorance or confusion; to move in a clumsy or blind manner.
- Droll
- Comical or amusing in an odd or whimsical manner
- Influence
- The power to affect a person's beliefs, behavior or decisions; one who exercises such influence; to have an effect on; to sway
- Mentor
- A wise and trusted counselor or teacher; to serve as a counselor or teacher
- Flaccid
- Lacking firmness or resilience; lacking vigor or energy
- Deluge
- A great flood; drenching rain; anything that overwhelms like a flood; to inundate
- lynch
- to execute, particularly by hanging, without legal authority or process
- Jovial
- Good-humored and full of jokes, cheerfulness, or conviviality
- Tranquil
- Calm or peaceful; free from agitation
- Incisive
- Sharp and clear; direct and to the point
- Hypocrisy
- The practice of feigning to be what one is not; falseness
- Caustic
- able to burn, corrode, or dissolve; cutting or sarcastic
- Complacent
- Self-satisfied and unconcerned; eager to please
- Niche
- A special place; a comfortable spot or position in life
- Evolve
- To develop gradually; to undergo change or development
- Depict
- To picture in words; to represent in a drawing or painting
- Etiquette
- The forms and practices prescribed by social convention or authority
- presence
- Immediate proximity in time and space; bearing
- Successfully
- Having, obtaining, or achieving something desired or intended, such as wealth, knowledge, or eminence
- Chagrin
- embarrassment or humiliation caused by failure or disappointment; to cause one to feel mortified
- Moot
- to discuss or debate; arguable; subject to debate
- Melee
- A violent free for all; a confused and disorderly mingling
- Ponder
- to consider a matter carefully, thoughtfully, and with deliberation; to think over or contemplate
- Contretemps
- an unforeseen event that affects the normal way of things; an embarrassing or awkward situation.
- Panacea
- a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties
- Broadcast
- To distribute widely, to transmit a signal, or to make widely known; a transmission or widely available story; communicated by means of television or radio
- Kernel
- a seed; a central or essential part
- Inept
- Unsuitable; inappropriate; awkward; clumsy
- Poignant
- Profoundly touching or deeply emotional; physically painful; to the point
- Extricate
- To free, release, or disentangle from a constraint or difficulty
- Sever
- To part, divide, or separate
- Bizarre
- extremely strange or unconventional in manner or appearance; odd; grotesque
- Cliche
- A common, overused, and often trite phrase or form of expression
- Refuse
- To decline to accept, do, give, or allow; to indicate unwillingness
- Private
- Personal; exclusive; secluded from others
- grope
- to feel one's way; to search blindly or uncertainly; the act or an instance of groping.
- Manipulate
- To work, handle, or wield skillfully; to manage or influence
- Galaxy
- any of the numerous clusters of stars, such as the Milky Way, the constitute of the universe; a gathering of celebrated people or things
- Miscellaneous
- Consisting of diverse things; varied; of mixed kind or character
- Omnivorous
- Eating both animal and vegetable substances; taking in everything available
- Palatial
- of or suitable for a palace; having the characteristics of a palace, such as spaciousness or ornateness
- Lethargy
- Sluggish indifference; a state of consciousness resembling deep sleep
- Provincial
- Unsophisticated; narrow; a simple rural or country style
- Charlatan
- A person who claims to have knowledge or skill that he does not have
- Gauche
- Lacking in social graces; inclined to commit social blunders
- Euphoria
- A feeling of well-being, exhilaration, or great happiness
- Estrange
- To alienate; to remove from a place or community
- Verve
- Energy and enthusiasm, especially in artistic performances; vitality; liveliness
- Skeptical
- Inclined to question the truth of accepted ideas; incredulous, critical, or doubting
- Fluster
- To become nervous, excited, or upset; to agitate; a state of agitation or confusion
- Rapport
- A harmonious or trusting relationship
- Irrelevant
- Unrelated to the subject ; nor relevant or necessary
- Exterminate
- To destroy or get rid of completely; to wipe out or annihilate
- Oblivious
- Unmindful, unaware, forgetful
- bedlam
- A scene of confusion and uproar
- Adjacent
- near; lying next to but not necessarily touching
- Hazard
- A danger or risk; a possible source of danger; to chance or attempt something
- Patrician
- A person or refined upbringing, high social standing, or noble birth; a member of the elite or aristocracy
- Eerie
- Uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird, strange, or unearthly
- parody
- a literary or artistic work that imitates the style of an author or work, usually done for comic effect; an intentional mockery or travesty; to imitate humorously
- Abject
- sunk to a miserable state; showing complete hopelessness; wretched
- Psychology
- The science of the mental processes and behavior of an individual or group
- Cleave
- To divide or split; to cling to
- intrigue
- a secret or underhanded plot, or the act of carrying out such a plot; to fascinate or arouse curiosity
- Encompass
- To surround; to hold inside or within; to include
- Plethora
- Superabundance; excess
- Relinquish
- to retire from, give up, or abandon; to put aside; to stop holding physically
- Marauder
- One who roves in quest of plunder; one who raids to appropriate goods and valuables for himself
- fervor
- Intense or passionate emotion; zeal
- Ordeal
- A difficult or painful experience, especially one that tests a person's character or endurance
- Attribute
- a trait, quality, or characteristic of someone or something; an object associated with and identifying a person or thing.
- Recede
- To move back or away
- exhale
- to breathe out; to emit air or vapor
- Plunder
- To rob a person or place forcibly; to devastate by theft or invasion; the act of robbery; pillage or loot
- Complement
- Something that completes or makes whole; to bring to perfection
- Hoard
- A hidden collection of something kept for future use; to keep hidden or private
- epitome
- A summary, an abstract; a representative typical of an entire class