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- Demurral
- The act of demurring, especially a mild, polite, or considered expression of opposition; a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings#
- Belligerent
- (truculent)Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare; one that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war; nasty, argumentative
- Diaphanous
- So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film; fine, see-through#
- Aesthetic
- Showing good taste
- Deftness
- Quick and skillful; adroit.
- Dilettante
- A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge; lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur; superficial; amateurish; lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit
- Dissonance
- A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; state of disagreement and disharmony; consistency, or harmony; conflict"
- Barefaced
- shameless
- Digress
- To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray#
- Assertive
- Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
- Cron
- A time unit equal to 1000000 years; used in reference to evolutionary processes
- Daguerreotype
- An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate#
- Chicanery
- Deception by trickery or sophistry; lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action; legal trickery or false argument; deception, trickery
- Ambulate
- To walk from place to place; move about; to go on foot; walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
- Deferential
- Marked by or exhibiting deference; marked by courteous submission or respect; respectful, considerate#
- Bedlam
- A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; chaotic situation; a state of extreme confusion and disorder; scene of great uproar and confusion
- Boor
- rough and bad mannered person
- Canvas
- A piece of such fabric on which a painting, especially an oil painting, is executed#
- Diatribe
- A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; harangue, criticism; bitter or angry attack in speech or writing
- Abase
- To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem; deprive of self-esteem or confidence
- Bootless
- Without advantage or benefit; useless; unproductive of success
- Cord
- To pile (wood) in cords; a line made of twisted fibers or threads#
- Abjectness
- The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility#
- Doctrine
- A principle taught or advanced for belief, as by a religious or philosophical group; opinion; principle
- Divest
- To make bare; to take or keep something away from; dispossess; take off; deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
- Capitulate
- To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms; give up all resistance; acquiesce; to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
- Addle
- To muddle; confuse; to become confused; to become rotten, as an egg; to cause to be unclear in mind or intent; mix up or confuse
- Currency
- The state of being current; up-to-dateness; money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money; prevalence
- Bestow
- To present as a gift or honor; give, allot; to store or house; to provide with often temporary lodging; give formally or officially
- Arboretum
- A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition; botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study#
- Consensus
- an opinion or position reached by a group as a whole
- Candid
- Free from prejudice; impartial; characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward; unposed informal photograph; not posed or rehearsed; manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech; honest#
- Allay
- To reduce the intensity of; relieve; to calm or pacify; set to rest
- Crunch
- To grind or move over with a noisy, crushing sound; bite and grind with the teeth; to rub together noisily; period of financial difficulty characterized by tight money and unavailability of credit; critical moment or situation, especially one that occurs because of a shortage of time or resources
- Coherence
- The quality or state of cohering, especially a logical, orderly, and aesthetically consistent relationship of parts.
- Didactic
- intended to teach or give moral instruction
- Aplomb
- Self-confident assurance; poise; assurance of manner or of action; a firm belief in one's own powers; stable, calm state of the emotions
- Allegory
- The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form; a story, picture, or play employing such representation; a symbolic representation#
- Asunder
- Into separate parts or pieces; apart from each other either in position or in direction; widely separated especially in space
- Concord
- Harmonious mutual understanding; formal, usually written settlement between nations; pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds; agreement, treaty; unity, harmony
- Despot
- A ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant; dictator
- Afferent
- Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord; transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers#
- Chasten
- To castigate for the purpose of improving; to correct using punishment or suffering#
- Aphid
- Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae that have mouthparts specially adapted for piercing and feed by sucking sap from plants; A small sucking insect that feeds primarily on new soft growth
- Cruet
- A small glass bottle for holding a condiment, such as vinegar or oil; a small vessel for holy water or for water or wine used in the consecration of the Eucharist#
- Dishevelled
- Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing; marked by disorder; untidy; wrinkled, unkempt in appearance
- Dauntless
- bold
- Condemnation
- A comment expressing fault; blaming, conviction; pronouncing as ill-advised, reprehensible, wrong, or evil or being pronounced as reprehensible or wrong#
- Cadge
- To beg or get by begging
- Beckon
- seem appealing
- Cogent
- effective
- Berate
- To rebuke or scold angrily and at length; to reprimand loudly or harshly; criticize hatefully
- Derogate
- To take away; detract; to deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray; to disparage; belittle; to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant
- Crass
- So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility; coarse, insensitive; lacking in delicacy or refinement#
- Director
- A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew; one who is highest in rank or authority; person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization; long, slender, grooved instrument for guiding a knife or other surgical instrument
- Despise
- To regard with contempt or scorn; dislike intensely; loathe; regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern; look down on; scorn"
- Avaricious
- Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
- Befriend
- To behave as a friend to; make social acquaintance; support
- Current
- A steady, smooth onward movement; a general tendency, movement, or course; the amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time; running; flowing
- Clandestine
- Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose; secret, sly; existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality"
- Bombastic
- Pompous, grandiloquent; boastful in speech or writing
- Banquet
- An elaborate, sumptuous repast; ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion; honor at or partake of a banquet; large meal elaborately prepared or served; dinner
- Armageddon
- The scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world; a decisive or catastrophic conflict
- Askew
- To one side; awry; crooked(ly); crooked; out of alignment
- Cultivated
- Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation; educated; polished; refined#
- Accost
- To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request; approach for the purpose of speech; meet face-to-face, especially defiantly; approach for conversation or solicitation; suddenly approach another to speak
- Bust
- A sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest
- Cascade
- A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks; something, such as lace, thought to resemble a waterfall or series of small waterfalls, especially an arrangement or fall of material; succession of stages, processes, operations, or units; series of components or networks, the output of each of which serves as the input for the next; to fall or cause to fall in or as if in a cascade#
- Dicey
- Involving or fraught with danger or risk; risky;of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- Callous
- insensitive and cruel
- Amenable
- Willing to carry out the wishes of others; able to be judged; responsible; willing, cooperative; willing to change or submit
- Dilatory
- Intended to delay; tending to postpone or delay: dilatory in his work habits
- Disguise
- To alter the look of something as to conceal it; mask; misrepresent; to change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of; deceptive outward appearance; display of insincere behavior
- Complement
- Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection; quantity or number needed to make up a whole; either of two parts that complete the whole or mutually complete each other; complete#
- Accrue
- Accumulate or increase; increasing by addition of growth, often financial#
- Circuitous
- going around, indirect, long
- Blanket
- To extend over the surface of; cover; a layer that covers or encloses
- Drudgery
- hard monotonous routine work
- Dilapidate
- To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair; bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse#
- Circumspect
- Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent; trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error; cautious, discreet#
- Assiduity
- Persistent application or diligence; unflagging effort; great and constant diligence and attention
- Dissention
- Difference of opinion; disagreement#
- Brazen
- Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity; having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; made of brass; resembling brass, as in color or strength; to face or undergo with bold self-assurance; brash, unashamed; rude and disrespectful; characterized by or done without shame"
- Crutch
- A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure; a support used under the arm by an injured person to help in walking; a staff or support used by the physically injured or disabled as an aid in walking, usually designed to fit under the armpit and often used in pairs#
- Debase
- To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade; adulterate
- Chimera
- A fantastic, impracticable plan or desire; dream, fantasy
- Daft
- Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid; scots; frolicsome
- Conformist
- A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group; marked by conformity or convention; conventionalist, traditionalist
- Boredom
- The condition of being bored; ennui; disinterest; weariness; the state of being uninterested
- Aggrandize
- To increase the scope of; extend; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation; cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
- Dank
- Disagreeably damp or humid; clammy; slightly wet; unpleasantly damp or cold
- Culpable
- Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious
- Disabuse
- free from a mistaken idea
- Disavowing
- disclaim knowledge for or responsiblity
- Altercation
- A vehement quarrel; discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed; fight, often verbal; angry fight or dispute
- Croon
- To sing softly or in a humming way
- Agog
- highly excited
- Bumptious
- Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy; self-important, conceited; offensively self-assertive
- Dwell
- To live as a resident; reside; to fasten one's attention; to speak or write at length; expatiate; live in
- Dandy
- A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; a fop.
- Blurt
- to utter suddenly and impulsively
- Cistern
- A receptacle for holding water or other liquid, especially a tank for catching and storing rainwater
- Averse
- Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined:
- Dart
- a sudden rapid movement; a small light pointed missile
- Cameo
- To make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition
- Careworn
- Showing the effects of worry, anxiety, or burdensome responsibility; pale and exhausted, as because of worry or sleeplessness; showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
- Amicable
- Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly
- Discommode
- To put to inconvenience; trouble; annoy; cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- Acoustics
- The scientific study of sound, especially of its generation, transmission, and reception; total effect of sound, especially as produced in an enclosed space; science of sound and hearing
- Coherent
- Having all parts connected in a proper way; understandable; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
- Dapper
- Neatly dressed; trim; very stylish in dress; lively and alert#
- Connotation
- Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing; that which is signified by a word or expression; implication
- Clumsyness
- Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement; not agile; awkward; clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform#
- Ad-lib
- an unprepared remark or speech; improvised
- Ceaseless
- Without stop or pause; constant
- Appendix
- A collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book#
- Definitive
- Explicit, sharply defining; conclusive
- Bibliography
- list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author# There is a usual bibliography at the end of each chapter; list of the works of an author; a list of works pertaining to one subject"
- Conductor
- One who directs an orchestra or other such group; substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge; lightning rod, as on a house or barn; one who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar
- Byline
- A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name; a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article; an auxiliary activity#
- Altruistic
- Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
- Commodious
- Spacious; roomy; Archaic# suitable; handy"
- Dawdler
- One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler; someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- Daunt
- frighten
- Assuage
- To make less severe or more bearable; soothe, relieve; reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease
- Buoyant
- Having the ability to float; light in weight; lighthearted; gay#
- Bulge
- A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling; a bilge; a sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity; cause to curve outward; slang term used to describe a rapid advance in prices within the commodities market; swollen object; project outward
- Assiduous
- Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; hard-working
- Doldrums
- A period of stagnation or slump; period of depression or unhappy listlessness; region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls; feeling or spell of dismally low spirits; depression#
- Disputation
- the act of disputing; debate# An academic exercise consisting of a formal debate or an oral defense of a thesis"
- Cumbersome
- awkward
- Defiant
- Marked by defiance; disobedient, disregardful#
- Anarchic
- Lacking order or control; without law or control
- Denunciation
- The act or an instance of denouncing, especially a public condemnation or censure; act of accusing another of a crime before a public prosecutor; comment expressing fault; charging of someone with a misdeed; condemnation, criticism"
- Chrome
- A hard silver metal that does not easily rust; something plated with a chromium alloy"
- Abridgement
- The act of abridging or the state of being abridged; a short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work; shortening, summary; a shortened version of a written work
- Disillusion
- to free or deprive of illusion
- Baneful
- Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful; ruinous, injurious
- Congeal
- To solidify by or as if by freezing; coagulate; jell; cause to solidify or coagulate or to undergo a process likened to solidification or coagulation#
- Chortle
- a snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle#
- Bibulous
- Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink; very absorbent, as paper or soil; inclined to drink; of or relating to drink or drinking
- Decrepit
- Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use; deteriorated, debilitated; showing signs of wear and tear or neglect#
- Debater
- One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist; one who participates in a structured discussion#
- Bigotry
- a prejudiced and intolerant person
- Caustic
- Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action; so sharp as to cause mental pain; burning, corrosive; sarcastic; destroying living tissue by chemical burning action; enveloping surface formed by light rays reflecting or refracting from a curved surface, especially one with spherical aberration; causing a burning or stinging sensation, as from intense emotion#
- Demur
- To express opposition, often by argument; disagree; to delay#
- Bummer
- A great disappointment or regrettable fact; one who begs habitually or for a living; an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug; beggar; a loafer or idler; one that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints
- Decrepitude
- The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use#
- Cower
- To cringe in fear.
- Destitute
- Utterly lacking; devoid:
- Disavow
- To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject"
- Disconsolate
- Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected; cheerless; gloomy; depressed, unhappy
- Dire
- Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous; urgent; desperate; terrible, ominous; urgent; crucial
- Demigrade
- To emigrate
- Censor
- To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission; ban; forbid; person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable
- Coalesce
- To grow together; fuse; to come together so as to form one whole; unite; blend, come together; to unite into a whole"
- Crotchety
- Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse; having a difficult and contrary disposition; irritable, often due to old age"
- Alcove
- A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room; secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden; small recessed space, opening directly into a larger room#
- Benedict
- A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor
- Amity
- Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship#
- Aphorism
- A brief statement of a principle; a tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
- Detraction
- A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement; act or an instance of belittling; expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone; misrepresentation; slander
- Complaisance
- The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability; agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
- Agape
- In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open; wide open; love as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity"
- Bolt
- A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom; a bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates; sudden and involuntary movement; lock; part of lock; eat very fast; run quickly away
- Cajole
- To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle; attempt to coax; flatter
- Crouch
- To stoop, especially with the knees bent; to press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent; bend servilely or timidly; cringe; to bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility; act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
- Denude
- To divest of covering; make bare; to expose (rock strata) by erosion
- Covert
- Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality; lying beyond what is obvious or avowed; something that physically protects, especially from danger; a hiding place; clandestine, underhanded; something that serves to conceal or shelter
- Batten
- Grow fat,thrive upon others
- Banal
- Commonplace; without freshness or appeal because of overuse
- Disinclined
- reluctant; unwilling
- Delusion
- An erroneous perception of reality; misconception, misbelief#
- Bauble
- a toy or showy worthless trinket
- Crew
- A group of people organized for a particular purpose; serve as a crew member on#
- Arid
- Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull; uninterested, spiritless; having little or no liquid or moisture; extremely dry"
- Caginess
- Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters; secretive; wary; careful; shrewd
- Befitting
- appropriate; suitable; proper
- Augmentation
- improving
- Aerie
- The nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place; house or stronghold perched on a height; any habitation at a high altitude
- Disjointed
- Lacking order or coherence:
- Din
- A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds; stun with deafening noise; instill by wearying repetition; sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable; uproar"
- Caucus
- A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office.
- Diazepam
- A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA#
- Bowl
- A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods; a round vessel that is open at the top; throw or roll
- Debilitated
- Showing impairment of energy or strength; enfeebled; lacking strength or vigor
- Disavowal
- The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial
- Digression
- The act of digressing; deviation; straying
- Disparate
- Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar; containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements; at odds, different; not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form; including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- Comestible
- Fit to be eaten; edible; something that can be eaten as food
- Bromide
- A tiresome person; a bore; a commonplace remark or notion; a platitude; a binary compound of bromine with another element, such as silver; sedative; trite expression or idea
- Dissembler
- One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite#
- Appease
- To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe; satisfy, pacify#
- Bonhomie
- A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality; a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
- Disgruntle
- to make discontented#
- Budge
- To move very slightly; overformal; pompous
- Dolorous
- marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain#
- Conscientious
- Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled; thorough and assiduous; moral, upright; thorough, careful
- Dally
- To treat lightly or flippantly; dawdle, delay; deal with or treat in a half serious or playful way#
- Dab
- To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance; a tiny amount; a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
- Animadversion
- Strong criticism; a critical or censorious remark; harsh criticism or disapproval
- Dissect
- To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study; examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail; cut into pieces; cut up; take apart
- Chortle
- To laugh quietly; a snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle#
- Convoy
- The act of accompanying or escorting, especially for protective purposes; an accompanying and protecting force, as of ships or troops; a group, as of ships or motor vehicles, traveling together with a protective escort or for safety or convenience; to accompany, especially for protection; escort#
- Dissension
- conflict
- Cow
- To frighten with threats or a show of force; browbeat, intimidate;#
- Collude
- To act together secretly to achieve a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose; conspire; to work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end; act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
- Coy
- Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved; affectedly and usually flirtatiously shy or modest; annoyingly unwilling to make a commitment; very modest; not forward but reticent or reserved in manner; given to flirting; shy#
- Berth
- A built-in bed or bunk, as on a ship or a train; a place to sleep or stay; accommodations; a post of employment; provide with often temporary lodging; place where a ship can tie up
- Desecrate
- To violate the sacredness of; profane; spoil or mar the sanctity of; abuse, violate
- Carpophagous
- Feeding on fruit; fruit-eating
- Compunction
- A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds; a feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action; regret, sorrow
- Ballon
- To curve outward past the normal or usual limit; stand out, stick out; increase rapidly; swell; a rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing the words that a character in a cartoon is represented to be saying; a flexible bag designed to be inflated with hot air or with a gas, such as helium, that is lighter than the surrounding air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere
- Disentangle
- To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free; clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel; unwind, disconnect; solve; smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
- Confinement
- Imprisonment; restriction
- Bilious
- suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress; not in good physical or mental health
- Churlish
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement; crude, boorish; having a bad disposition; surly; difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable#
- Bland
- was in one of the options and not the right option]
- Derivative
- Resulting from or employing derivation; copied or adapted from others
- Bore
- One that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious
- Balm
- To make or become calm; comfort; a soothing or healing medicine; pleasing aromatic fragrance; soothing, healing, or comforting agent or quality
- Bungle
- To work or act ineptly or inefficiently; handle badly; botch; clumsy or inept performance; proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner; blunder, mess up
- Bunion
- A bunion is an abnormal enlargement of the joint; a painful, inflamed swelling of the bursa at the first joint of the big toe, characterized by enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe
- Covet
- To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's); wish for longingly; feel immoderate desire for that which is another's; desire strongly; feel envy towards or for; Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)#
- Dawdle
- To take more time than necessary; move aimlessly or lackadaisically; to waste (time) by idling
- Dispassionate
- Devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or bias; feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement; free from bias in judgment; unfeeling, impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
- Beige
- A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow; soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool; a very light brown; color of sand
- Conservatory
- A school for the teaching of music, drama, or other fine arts; structure chiefly used for growing flowers, plants, and outof-season fruits and vegetables under protected conditions; it is attached to a dwelling, in contrast to a greenhouse which serves the same purpose but is usually a separate structure in a garden or field"
- Awry
- In a position that is turned or twisted toward one side; askew; away from the correct course; amiss
- Aggrieve
- To distress; afflict; to inflict an injury or injuries on; to cause suffering or painful sorrow to; feeling burdened
- Deliberate
- Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; --
- Bogus
- Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
- Aver
- state confidently
- Acumen
- Sharpness of mind; intelligence; ability to take good decisions; shrewdness; display great political acumen
- Defiance
- The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist; disobedience, disregard; an act that is intentionally provocative; disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force
- Brute
- Lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence; a brutal, crude, or insensitive person"
- Dissection
- The separation of a whole into its parts for study; cutting up; act or an instance of dissecting; a detailed examination or analysis
- Boastful
- bombastic
- Decimate
- To destroy or kill a large part of (a group)#
- Cartographer
- An individual who makes charts or maps
- Delineate
- To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out# To represent pictorially; depict"
- Augury
- A sign of something coming; an omen;The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
- Anecdote
- A short account of an interesting or humorous incident; an entertaining and often oral account of a real or fictitious occurrence; a short, interesting, and amusing story
- Balky
- Given to stopping and refusing to go on; difficult to operate
- Awe
- feeling of great respect mixed with fear; amazement
- Banister
- A handrail, especially on a staircase; a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
- Divulge
- To make known (something private or secret); to proclaim publicly; disclose in a breach of confidence; confess