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Pacific
Tending to diminish or put an end to conflict; appeasing.
Motley
Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous; mixed, varied; having many colors; variegated; parti-colored
Lithe
Readily bent; supple; marked by effortless grace; flexible, graceful and slender; limber, graceful and quick
Recalcitrant
disobedient
Quiescent
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
Offhand
without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously
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
Malingerer
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work
Orison
Prayer
Legerdemain
A show of skill or deceitful cleverness; the use of skillful tricks and deceptions to produce entertainingly baffling effects
Resplendent
Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant; bright, radiant; bright and colorful, almost glowing; marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor
Potentiate
To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug); promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect); make potent or powerful
Panegyric
* A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium
Resonant
Echoing; full in sound; vibrant in sound; having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound
Martinet
A rigid military disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules; one who demands strict obedience
Persecutor
One who persecutes, or harasses
Prolix
Rambling and wordy
Marrow
(Pithy) The most central and material part; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Nebulous
Cloudy, misty, or hazy; lacking definite form or limits; vague; liable to more than one interpretation; confused, obscure
Ladle
a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
Novelist
Someone who writes novels
Rash
A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences, Imprudently incurring risk; Syn
Pep
Energy and high spirits; vim; lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner; power for work or vigorous activity
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
Recuperation
A return to normal health; gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury; recovery
Oaf
A person regarded as stupid or clumsy; large, ungainly, and dull-witted person; person who is clumsy, stupid; awkward person
Playbill
A poster announcing a theatrical performance; a theatrical program
Moribund
approaching death; about to die On the verge of becoming obsolete
Preclude
To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; to exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity
Omnipotent
Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful; one having unlimited power or authority; all-powerful
Nostrum
medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy
Palter
To be capricious; trifle.To talk or act insincerely or misleadingly; equivocate.
Lackadaisical
* Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid; lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack; careless, indifferent
Polar
* Occupying or characterized by opposite extremes
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
Protuberance
Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes The condition of being protuberant
Odious
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure; hateful, horrible; so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation
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
Palpable
obvious, Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible; obvious; concrete, real
Prevaricate
Misleading or equivocate
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
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
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
Retard
To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede; hinder, obstruct
Purism
strict observance of or insistence on traditional correctness, especially of language
License
To give or yield permission to or for; official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
Mortify
To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness; to cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed; embarrass
Quart
A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to / 4 gallon or 32 ounces
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
Melancholy
Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom; affected with or marked by depression of the spirits; sad; pensive; thoughtful
Mire
A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water; viscous, usually offensively dirty substance; soil with mud; marsh or bog
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
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
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
Repletion
The condition of being fully supplied or completely filled; a state of excessive fullness
Renege
To fail to carry out a promise or commitment;
Lambaste
critiize someone harshly (upbraid)
Rebuke
To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand; check or repress; a sharp reproof; harsh criticism
Portent
An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen; prophetic or threatening significance; something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy; miracle
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
Muckrake
to search for and expose misconduct in public life
Recapitulate
To repeat again the principal points of; go over something again; repeat in concise form
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
Lachrymose
Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; causing or tending to cause tears
Pert
trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty; impudently bold; saucy; high-spirited; vivacious
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
Pragmatic
Practical; sensible; dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; person given to intruding in other people's affairs
Nimble
Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft; dexterous, smart
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
Orifice
An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent; an open space allowing passage
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
Lethargic
Of, causing, or characterized by lethargy; lazy, sluggish; deficient in alertness or activity
Mulish
Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant; unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
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
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
Narrative
A narrated account; a story; the art, technique, or process of narrating; a recounting of past events
Labyrinth
Maze
Nervy
Arrogantly impudent; showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold; rude and disrespectful; bold, pushy
Raucous
Rough-sounding and harsh; boisterous and disorderly; rowdy; noisy; harsh and unpleasant
Ladle
a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
Limpid
Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen; characterized by transparent clearness; calm and untroubled; serene; clear; comprehensible
Ruse
A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge; indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end; a deceptive maneuver
Perfunctory
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Parsimonious
Excessively unwilling to spend; Syn
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
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
Recondite
Not easily understood; abstruse; concealed; hidden; mysterious, obscure
Limpid
Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen; characterized by transparent clearness; calm and untroubled; serene; clear; comprehensible
Orc
A mythical monster of varying descriptions; any of several cetaceans especialy the grampus of the dolphin family
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
Measureless
Too great to be measured; immeasurable; having no ends or limits; boundless
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
Reagent
A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances
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
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
Mitigate
diminish
Pulchritude
Great physical beauty and appeal
Plague
A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution.
Perturbable
to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; to throw into great confusion
Luculent
Easily understood; clear or lucid; (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
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
Repose
Freedom from worry; peace of mind.; calm tranquility
Laggard
One that lags; a straggler; hanging back or falling behind; dilatory; falling behind
Obituary
published notice of death, sometimes with brief biography of deceased
Rescind
abrogate,revoke or cancel; annul by recalling or rescinding
Penchant
A definite liking; a strong inclination; fondness; strong liking for or bias in favor of something
Lenient
Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful, generous, or indulgent; not strict or severe; not harsh or strict in dealing with others
Prostrate
render helpless or defenseless
Prescience
Knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight; unusual or creative discernment or perception
Metamorphisis
in a changing state
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
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
Plausible
seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible
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
Prescient
Characterized by foresight; perceiving the significance of events before they occur
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
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
Manumission
the formal act of freeing from slavery
Overture
An instrumental composition intended especially as an introduction to an extended work, such as an opera or oratorio
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
Onerous
difficult
Munificent
Very liberal in giving; generous; showing great generosity
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
Lionize
To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.
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)
Rhapsodize
to express oneself in an immoderately enthusiastic manner
Rage
Violent, explosive anger
Reclusive
hermit or a loner; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude, providing privacy or seclusion
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
Opera
A theatrical presentation in which a dramatic performance is set to music; the score of such a work
Psychophant
One who attempts to curry favor by flattering influential people, but does so to a psychotic, often violent degree
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
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
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 "
Obstreperous
Noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous; unruly; not submitting to discipline or control; offensively loud and insistent
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
Mishap
Bad luck; an unfortunate accident; unexpected and usually undesirable event; an instance of misfortune; unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
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
Natatorium
An indoor swimming pool; pool that provides a facility for swimming; building containing a swimming pool; a swimming pool
Pulverize
To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish; destroy
Nocturnal
done or active at night
Qurush
20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia
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
Passion
A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger; very strong interest; adoration, love; strong emotion
Ossified
Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -
Mottled
Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors; speckled
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
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
Rampant
* Extending unchecked; unrestrained; occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rearing on the hind legs; uncontrolled, out of hand
Pundit
A source of opinion; a critic; learned person; usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment; person who is authority
Renounce
* abandon
Probity
Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound; fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
Pomp
splendid display,splendor ,Cheap or pretentious or vain display, Ceremonial elegance and splendor; Syn
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
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
Rancour
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Ripen
To make or become ripe or riper; mature
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
Mordant
bitingly sarcastic
Referee
One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing's quality
Moxie
the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage; aggressive energy
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
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
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
Noxious
Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting; injurious to health
Plummet
To decline suddenly and steeply; to fall straight down; plunge; fall hard and fast
Percipient
Having the power of perceiving, especially perceiving keenly and readily; astute; characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
Portrait
Drawing, painting, or photograph of a person
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
Rectitude
orally correct behaviour
Musket
A smoothbore shoulder gun used from the late 16th through the 18th century
Meager
Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scantyDeficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble
Propitiated
To conciliate (an offended power); appease; ease the anger or agitation of; gain the favor of or make peace with
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
Lugubrious
Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
Quatrain
A stanza or poem of four lines
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
Observable
Possible to observe; deserving or worthy of note; noteworthy; apparent; readily seen, perceived, or understood
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
Pugnacious
Combative in nature; belligerent
Preeminence
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
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
Peevish
irritable
Preponderance
Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence; great numbers; supremacy
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
Pervasive
Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate; spreading throughout; extending; suffusing
Odium
The state or quality of being odiousStrong dislike, contempt, or aversionA state of disgrace resulting from hateful or detestable
Perspicacity
Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding
Largesse
A generous gift or giving
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
Pedantic
Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules; bookish, precise; showing off learning
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
Quixotic
Not compatible with reality; generous to a ridiculous degree; impractical; capricious; impulsive
Modicum
A small, moderate, or token amount
Obtain
To be established, accepted, or customary:
Nugatory
of little or no importance; trifling; having no force; invalid; Contemptibly unimportant
Luculent
Easily understood; clear or lucid; (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
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
Overtly
in an overt manner,overt; Open and observable; not secret or hidden; Syn
Laze
To be lazy; loaf; to pass time without working or in avoiding work; relax; be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Opine
To state as an opinion; speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; expect, believe, or suppose
Procrastinate
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness; postpone or delay needlessly; delay, put off doing
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
Redoubtable
Arousing fear or awe; formidable; worthy of respect or honor; formidable; causing fear
Miserly
Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money; greedy, stingy; relating to one who stores riches selfishly
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
Papyrus
The writing paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans
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
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
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
Pusillanimous
Lacking courage; cowardly; without spirit or bravery
Penurious
Unwilling to spend money; stingy; yielding little; barren; poverty-stricken; destitute; mean; poor; ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money
Polemical
Polemic; controversial; disputatious; given to arguing; of or involving dispute or controversy
Nave
central part of the church
Phenomenal
Extraordinary or marvelous; of, relating to, or constituting phenomena; astounding
Ragged
Tattered, frayed, or torn; worn-out; in shreds
Provenance
Place of origin; derivation; the history of the ownership of an object, especially when documented or authenticated
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
Meteoric
sudden
Raving
Talking or behaving irrationally; wild; exciting admiration; delirious, irrational speech; talking or behaving irrationally
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
Obviate
To make unnecessary
Remiss
* Exhibiting carelessness or slackness
Pithy
Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
Rambunctious
Boisterous and disorderly
Revisionist
* disapprove the changing of accepted theories
Rostrum
A stage or raised platform for public speaking
Quisling
A traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country
Obstinacy
stubborn; firm about opinion
Overwrought
excessively nervous or excited; agitated; extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone
Mendacious
Lying; untruthful; false; untrue; dishonest; given to or marked by deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of the truth
Paroles
Key words or signals used to establish mutual identification
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
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
Pallid
Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
Pique
A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride
Lull
To make or become calm; pause, calm; ease off; to cause to sleep or rest 47 Malevolent
Menial
Work pertaining to servants; work that is demeaning or insulting to the person performing it; lowly, low-status
Rancor
Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will
Opulent
* Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent; characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant; rich and superior in quality
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
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
Lunge
A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword; a sudden forward movement or plunge; pounce; dive for
Pristine
Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization Remaining free from dirt or decay; clean
Obdurate
Stubborn and unfeeling
Myriad
Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable; composed of numerous diverse elements or facets
Pedestrian
A person traveling on foot; a walker; lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise
Obfuscate
To render indistinct or dim; darken; to make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
Loathesome
So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation; hateful; abhorrent
Oblivious
Lacking all memory; forgetful.
Livestock
Domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, especially on a farm
Mneumonic
is a memory aid that generally serves an educational purpose
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
Nullify
To make null; invalidate; to counteract the force or effectiveness of; cancel, revoke
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
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
Preposterous
Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; ridiculous, bizarre; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; senseless as to be laughable
Obliterate
To destroy all traces of; to wipe out, rub off, or erase
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
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
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
Reek
* To have or give off a foul odor; to smoke, steam, or fume; to be pervaded by something unpleasant
Rapport
Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity; understanding between people; harmonious mutual understanding
Perspicuity
* The quality of being perspicuous; clearness and lucidity
Obsequious
servile, slavish
Ramshackle
So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety
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
Magniloquent
Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent; characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style; boastful
Philistine
An unrefined, rude person; lacking in delicacy or refinement; a person who is uninterested in intellectual or cultural pursuits
Lambast
Censure severely or angrily; beat with a cane
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
Perplexity
a puzzling situation or thing
Phlegmatic
Without emotion or interest; having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
Prosaic
dull, unimaginative
Obstruse
( is an obsolete English spelling of abstruce) Abstruse means difficult to understand; recondite
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
Laconic
Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
Polymorphous
Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles
Piquant
Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy; appealingly provocative; charming, interesting, or attractive; flavorful, biting
Reculsive
hermit or a loner; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude, providing privacy or seclusion
Panacea
a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
Quatrain
A stanza or poem of four lines
Pettifogger
a petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer One who quibbles over trivia
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
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
Malady
An unwholesome condition; a disease, a disorder, or an ailment
Melodious
Of, relating to, or containing a pleasing succession of sounds; tuneful; agreeable to hear; containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
Prodigal
Rashly or wastefully extravagant; giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
Puny
Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak; small, insignificant
Maverick
one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter; radical
Pariah
An outcast; a member of a low caste or class
Malcontent
a chronically dissatisfied person; one who rebels against the established system; discontented as toward authority
Ream
500 sheets of paper
Maculate
To spot, blemish, or pollute; morally blemished; stained or impure; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals
Manna
hardened sugary exudation of various trees; food that God gave the Israelites during the exodus
Refute
To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof; to deny the accuracy or truth of; prove false; discredit
Reprobate
A morally unprincipled person; morally objectionable; feel or express strong disapproval of; criticize; abandon to eternal damnation; reject as invalid, as of documents
Laconic
"Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point "
Rapprochement
A reestablishing of cordial relations, as between two countries; the state of reconciliation or of cordial relations; restoration of harmony
Protean
readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity
Lax
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Misconstruction
An inaccurate explanation, interpretation, or report; a misunderstanding
Metamorphose
to change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform
Lassitude
lack of energy
Pelf
Wealth or riches, especially when dishonestly acquired
Puckish
Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
Remorseful
Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds; guilty, ashamed
Laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx; laryngitis is caused by inflammation of the larynx, often resulting in a temporary loss of voice
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
Proscribe
To denounce or condemn; to prohibit; forbid
Reserved
silent; aloof
Mirth
Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter; state of joyful exuberance; great joy; joyfulness with laughter
Pacify
To ease the anger or agitation of; to end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in; appease
Malfeasance
misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
Miscreant
An evildoer; a villain; an infidel; a heretic; evil, immoral; a villain
Naive
childlike

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