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- RAFFISH
- LOW, VULGAR, BASE, TAWDRY
- REBARBATIVE
- IRRITATING, REPELLANT
- REBUFF
-
BLUNT REJECTION
an abrupt setback to progress or action. - REPINE
-
AT: BE DISCONTENTED WITH
FOR: TO LONG FOR - RELEGATE
- TO FORCIBLY ASSIGN, ESP. TO A LOWER PLACE OR POSITION
- RENEGADE
- TRAITOR, PERSON ABANDONING A CAUSE
- RENITENT
- RESISTING PRESSURE, OBSTINATE
- REPUDIATE
- DISOWN, REFUSE TO ACCEPT OR PAY “the psychic repudiated her claimswhen it became obvious her client had not won the lottery” To reject the validity or authority of: “Chaucer... not only cameto doubt the worth of his extraordinary body of work, butrepudiated it” (Joyce Carol Oates). To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiatedthe accusation. To refuse to recognize or pay: repudiate a debt. To disown (a child, for example). To refuse to have any dealings with.
- RETIRING
- SHY, MODEST, RESERVED
- SACERDOTAL
- PRIESTLY
- SANCTIMONY
- SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS, HYPOCRITICAL, WITH FALSE PIETY
- SCURVY
- MEAN, CONTEMPTIBLE
- SEPULCHRAL
- TYPICAL OF A PLACE OF BURIAL
- SERMON
- REPROVING A PERSON FOR HIS FAULTS
- SLATE
- PROPOSE; CRITICIZE
- SOLECISM
- GRAMMATICAL MISTAKE
- SOLIPCISM
- BELIEF THAT THE SELF IS THE ONLY TRUE REALITY
- STATELY
- GRAND, imposing, UNAPPROACHABLE
- STRICTURE
- SOMETHING THAT RESTRAINS, NEGATIVE CRITICISM
- STULTIFY
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TO IMPAIR OR REDUCE TO USELESSNESS
To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous.
Law. To allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible. - SUBLIMATE
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TO REPRESS IMPULSES
To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into a personally and socially acceptable activity. - SUBSUME
- INCLUDE UNDER A RULE
- SUBVERSIVE
- TENDING TO OVERTHROW OR RUIN
- SUBVERT
- TO UNDERMINE OR CORRUPT
- SUPEREROGATORY
- NONESSENTIAL
- SURFEIT
- SATIATE, FEED TO FULNESS OR TO EXCESS
- SWARTHY
- HAVING A DARK COMPLEXION
- SYBARITE
- PERSON DEVOTED TO PLEASURE OR LUXURY
- TABLEAU
- VIVID DESCRIPTION, STRIKING INCIDENT OR SCENE
- TESTINESS
- WITNESS/EVIDENCE
- THROTTLE
- STRANGLE
- TOUT
- TO SOLICIT CUSTOMERS, VOTES, OR PATRONAGE, ESPECIALLY IN A BRAZEN WAY
- TRAMMEL
- TO IMPEDE OR HAMPER
- TROUNCE
- TO BEAT SEVERELY. TO DEFEAT
- UNCONSCIONABLE
- UNSCRUPULOUS, SHOCKINGLY UNFAIR OR UNJUST
- UNCTUOUS
- OILY; BLAND; INSINCERELY SUAVE
- UNEXCEPTIONABLE
- ENTIRELY ACCEPTABLE; NOT OFFERING ANY BASIS FOR CRITICISM
- UNINITIATED
- NOT FAMILIAR WITH AN AREA OF STUDY
- UNSTINTING
- GENEROUS
- UNTOWARD
- UNFORTUNATE, INCONVENIENT, UNRULY, UNSEEMLY, TROUBLESOME
- UNTRAMMELED
- UNHAMPERED
- UPSHOT
- OUTCOME; FINAL RESULT
- VENALITY
- USE OF POSITION FOR PERSONAL GAIN
- VICISSITUDE
-
MALLEABLE/CHANGEABLE
CHANGE (FROM GOOD TO BAD); CHANGE OF FORTUNE, UPS AND DOWNS - VIGILANTE
- ONE WHO WITHOUT AUTHORITY ASSUMES LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS
- VIRAGO
- A LOUD, DOMINEERING WOMAN; A SCOLD OR NAG
- VOUCHSAFE
- GRANT CONDESCENDINGLY; GUARANTEE
- WANGLE
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To use indirect, tricky, or fraudulent methods.
To extricate oneself by subtle or indirect means, as from difficulty; wriggle. - WASPISH
- RUDE, BEHAVING BADLY
- WAYLAY
- AMBUSH; LIE IN WAIT FOR AND ATTACK
- WEND
- TO GO, PROCEED
- WRANGLE
- LOUD QUARREL
- FACTIOUS
- INCLINED TO FORM FACTIONS; CAUSING DISSENSION "Many noblessought good government, rather than being factious, and were onlyforced into war by the king's incompetence"
- FACTITIOUS
- ARTIFICIAL; SHAM
- FAIN
- GLADLY, IN A WILLING MANNER “Men and birds are fain of climbing high.”
- FECKLESS
- futile, irresponsible, inefficient
- FEY
- OTHERWORLDLY, DOOMED, APPROACHING DEATH, UNDER A SPELL CRAZY,CLAIRVOYANT
- FINICAL
- TOO FUSSY ABOUT FOOD, CLOTHING, ETC.
- FLIP
- SARCASTIC, IMPERTINENT “flip remarks”
- FOMENT
- TO NURSE TO LIFE OR ACTIVITY; TO ENCOURAGE..(INSTIGATE) “Cynical politicians may even foment conflicts among groups to advance theirown power.”
- FORENSICS
- THE STUDY OR ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
- FORFEND
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DEFEND
TO AVERT, PREVENT, WARD OFF
(TO FORBID) - forswear
- renounce, disallow, repudiate
- FROWARD
- INTRACTABLE, NOT WILLING TO YIELD OR COMPLY, STUBBORN “the froward mule wouldn’t budge”
- FROWZY
- SLOVENLY; UNKEMPT; DIRTY
- FUSTIAN
- POMPOUS; BOMBASTIC
- GALL
-
BITTERNESS of feeling.
RANCOR
Something bitter to endure: "the gall of defeat."
OUTRAGEOUS INSOLENCE; effrontery.
TO CHAFE
TO VEX OR IRRITATE: "It galled me to have to wait outside." - GALLANT
- A FASHIONABLE YOUNG MAN
- GAME
- COURAGEOUS
- GOSSAMER
- DELICATE, TENUOUS, INSINCERE
- HIDEBOUND
- EXCESSIVELY RIGID, DRY, STIFF
- IGNOMINIOUS
- SHAMEFUL, DISHONORABLE, UNDIGNIFIED, DISGRACEFUL
- ILLIMITABLE
- LIMITLESS
- IMMATERIAL
- EXTRANEOUS, INCONSEQUENTIAL, NONESSENTIAL
- IMMURE
- TO IMPRISION
- IMPERVIOUSNESS
- ARROGANCE, COMMANDING PRESENCE, OVERBEARINGNESS
- IMPERTINENT
- NOT TO THE POINT, IRRELEVANT, INAPPLICABLE; TRIFLING; FRIVOLOUS; NOT GOOD MANNERS.. “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup.” "mentioned several impertinent facts before comingto the point"
- IMPETUOUS
- HASTILY OR RASHLY ENERGETIC, IMPULSIVE AND VEHEMENT
- IMPOSING
-
DIGNIFIED, GRAND
Impressive, as by virtue of size, bearing, or power: "the monarch's imposing presence." - IMPUGNED
- CHALLENGED, TO BE DOUBTED
- INDENTURE
- BOUND TO ANOTHER BY CONTRACT
- INDICT
- TO ACCUSE FORMALLY
- INGLORIOUS
- LACKING FAME OR HONOR, SHAMEFUL
- INNERVATE
- ENERGIZE (ANT:ENERVATE)
- INSENSIBLE
-
UNAWARE
UNCONCIOUS
INDIFFERENT- NOT EMOTIONALLY RESPONSIVE
IMPERCEPTABLE: "an insensible change in temperature."
VERY SMALL OR GRADUAL - INSCRUTABLE
- INCAPABLE OF BEING DISCOVERED OR UNDERSTOOD
- INSOLUBLE
- INSOLVABLE, DIFFUCULT TO SOLVE OR EXPLAIN "insoluble riddles"
- INSOUCIANT
- UNCONCERNED, CAREFREE, NONCHALANT
- INTERDICT
- PROHIBIT, FORBID, BAN
- INTERLOCUTER
- SOMEONE TAKING PART IN A DIALOGUE
- INELUCTABLE
- CERTAIN, INEVITABLE
- INEXORABLE
- RELENTLESS, UNYIELDING, IMPLACABLE
- INIMITABLE
- DEFYING IMITATION, UNMATCHABLE
- INORDINATE
- UNRESTRAINED; EXCESSIVE
- INVEIGH
- TO COMPLAIN OR CRITICIZE STRONGLY.. “Reuther never hesitated toinveigh against "poverty, hunger, and disease."
- INVOLUTE
- COMPLEX
- INVESTITURE
- CEREMONY CONFERRING AUTHORITY (ANT: DIVESTITURE)
- JIBE
- To deride with taunting remarks.
- LAGNIAPPE
- TRIFLING PRESENT GIVEN TO A CUSTOMER, AN UNEXPECTED BENEFIT (ALSOCALLED A "BOOT")
- LARDER
- PLACE WHERE FOOD IS STORED
- LASCIVIOUS
- LEWD, LUSTFUL
- LIEN
- RIGHT TO POSESS AND SELL THE PROPERTY OF A DEBTOR
- LIBEL
- STATEMENT THAT DAMAGES REPUTAIONA false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, thatdamages a person's reputation. written statement of a plaintiff's complaintsA SATIRE
- LIBRETTO
- TEXT OF AN OPERA
- LIMPID
- CLEAR AND SIMPLE, SERENE, TRANSPARENT, UNTROUBLED
- LINIMENT
- MEDICINAL LIQUID USED TO EASE PAIN
- LUBRICIOUS
- LEWD, WANTON, GREASY, SLIPPERY
- LUCUBRATE
- WRITE IN A SCHOLARLY FASHION
- MACROBIOTICS
- ART OF PROLONGING LIFE BY DIET OF ORGANIC, NON-MEAT SUBSTANCES
- MAINSTAY
- CHEIF SUPPORT
- MAUNDER
- TO TALK OR MOVE AIMLESSLY, MUTTER
- MILITATE
- TO HAVE WEIGHT OR INFLUENCE ON, TO WORK AGAINST, TO ARGUE (AGAINST) “the presidents advisorswarned him that the volatility of the situation militated againstany rash action”
- NETTLE
- TO IRRITATE, STING, VEX
- NICE
- 1) SCRUPULOUS/HARD TO PLEASE OVERDELICATE OR FASTIDUOUS, FUSSY 2)PRECISE, SENSITIVE TO SUBTLENESS a nice distinction; a nice senseof style.3) WANTON
- NOISOME
- STINKING, PUTRID
- NONDESCRIPT
- DULL, LACKING INTERESTING OR DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES
- NONPLUSSED
- AT A TOTAL LOSS OF WHAT TO SAY OR DO
- OBLOQUY
- ABUSIVELY DETRACTIVE LANGUAGE, SHARP CRITICISM, ILL REPUTE
- OBSEQUY
- FUNERAL CEREMONY
- OBTUSE
- BLUNT/STUPID, INSENSITIVE
- ONTOLOGY
- THEORY ABOUT THE NATURE OF EXISTANCE
- OPPROBRIOUS
- DISGRACEFUL, CONTEMPTUOUS
- OROTUND
- POMPOUS
- OVERWEENING
- PRESUMPTUOUSLY ARROGANT, OVERBEARING, IMMODERATE (overweening ambition), BEING A JERK
- PALATIAL
- MAGNIFICENT
- PALAVER
- IDLE TALK
- PECULATION
- THEFT OF MONEY OR GOODS
- PERIPHRASTIC
- CONTAINING TOO MANY WORDS
- PERTINACIOUS
- PERSISTANT, STUBBORN
- PERVADE
- TO PERMEATE THROUGHOUT
- PEDIMENT
- TRIANGULAR GABLE ON A ROOF OR FACADE
- PERCIPIENT
- DISCERNING, ABLE TO PERCIEVE
- PERIHELION
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The point NEAREST the sun in the orbit of a planet or other celestial body.
(ANT:APHELION) - PETTISH
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FRETFUL
MOODY
ILL-TEMPERED
CAPRICIOUS - PHILOLOGY
- THE STUDY OF WORDS