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- ABASE
- TO HUMBLE OR DISGRACE
- ABJURE
- PROMISE OR SWEAR TO GIVE UP
- ABROGATE
- TO REPEAL, AS IN A LAW; TO ANNUL SOMETHING THROUGH AN AUTHORITATIVE ACT
- ACTUATE
- MOTIVATE
- ADJURATION
- SOLEMN URGING ”Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony.”
- ADJUTANT
- STAFF OFFICER ASSISTING THE COMMANDER; ASSISTANT ”Though he delegated many tasks to his chief adjutant, Somerset, Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions.”
- ADVENTITIOUS
- ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL ”He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.”
- ADVERT
- REFER TO
- ANIMADVERSION
- CRITICAL REMARK ”He resented the animadversions of his critics, particularly because he realized they were true.”
- ANIMUS
- HOSTILE FEELING OR INTENT
- APACE
- DONE QUICKLY
- APOPLEXY
- STROKE; LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS CAUSED BY TOO MUCH BLOOD IN THE BRAIN
- ARRANT
- IN EVERY WAY, IMPUDENT , BEING COMPLETELY SUCH “AN ARRANT LIAR”
- ARROGATE
- TO ASSUME, OR CLAIM AS ONE'S OWN; TO TAKE OVER WITHOUT DUE CAUSE..
- ASUNDER
- TEAR INTO PARTS
- BADINAGE
- TEASING CONVERSATION; BANTER; JOKING TALK
- BALK
- FOIL
- BARRISTER
- COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
- BENISON
- BLESSING
- BETOKEN
- TO INDICATE, SIGNIFY, GIVE EVIDENCE OF
- BEVY
- LARGE GROUP
- BILK
- FRUSTRATE OR DISAPPOINT; TO DECEIVE OR DEFRAUD..
- BIVOUAC
- TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENT
- BLANDISH
- TO COAX WITH FLATTERY
- BLOWHARD
- TALKATIVE BOASTER
- BONHOMIE
- GOOD-NATURED GENIALITY, ATMOSPHERE OF GOOD CHEER
- BROCADE
- RICH, FIGURED FABRIC
- BROMIDE
- A DULL PERSON OR IDEA
- BROWBEAT
- BULLY; INTIMIDATE
- BYZANTINE
- LABRYNTHINE, COMPLEX
- CADGE
- TO BEG, TO GET BY BEGGIN
- CANARD
- UNFOUNDED RUMOR OR LIE
- CANT
- INSINCERE TALK/JARGON (OR TO RAISE AT AN ANGLE)
- CAROM
- TO STRIKE AND REBOUND
- CAVIL
- MAKE FRIVOLOUS OBJECTIONS
- CHAFFING
- BANTERING, JOKING
- CHATTEL
- PIECE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
- CHORTLE
- TO CHUCKLE
- CIPHER
- NONENTITY; WORTHLESS PERSON OR THING
- CODICIL
- SUPPLEMENT TO THE BODY OF A WILL
- COMITY
- COURTESY; CIVILITY “A spirit of comity should exist among nations.”
- COMPENDIOUS
- SUMMARIZING COMPLETEY AND BRIEFLY
- CONCATENATE
- LINK AS IN A CHAIN
- CONDIGN
- ADEQUATE; DESERVEDLY SEVERE ”The public approved the condign punishment for the crime.”
- CONNUBIAL
- PERTAINING TO MARRIAGE
- CONSONANCE
- HARMONY; AGREEMENT ”Her agitation seemed out of consonance with her usual calm.”
- CONTUMACIOUS
- DISOBEDIENT; RESISTING AUTHORITY ”The contumacious mob shouted defiantly at the police.”
- CONVIVIAL
- FESTIVE; GAY; CHARACTERIZED BY JOVIALITY
- COTERIE
- GROUP THAT MEETS SOCIALLY; SELECT CIRCLE
- COUNTERMAND
- TO NEGATE, NULLIFY, OR CANCEL BY A CONTRARY ORDER OR ACTION..
- COZEN
- TO DECEIVE. BEGUILE, HOODWINK
- CRAVAT
- PIECE OF LINEN WORN AS A NECKTIE
- CROTCHETY
- ECCENTRIC; WHIMSICAL
- CUR
- A BASE OR COWARDLY PERSON, AN INFERIOR MONGREL
- DEBAUCH
- TO CORRUPT, SEDUCE FROM VIRTUE OR DUTY, INDULGE
- DENUDE
- TO MAKE BARE
- DISCOMFIT
- TO DEFEAT OR PUT DOWN (NOW MEANS EMBARRASS OR MAKE UNCOMFORTABLE)
- DISSIPATE
- TO SCATTER, PURSUE PLEASURE TO EXCESS
- DISTRAIT
- ABSENTMINDED, DISTRACTED
- DOUGHTY
- COURAGEOUS
- DRIVEL
- STUPID TALK, SLOBBER
- ECUMENICAL
- ENCOMPASSING A WIDE VARIETY OF FAITHS OR BELIEFS, OFTEN IN REFERENCE TO RELIGION.. (AFFECTED OR EXAGGERATED EARNESTNESS, ESPECIALLY IN CHOICE AND USE OF LANGUAGE.)
- EDACIOUS
- VORACIOUS, DEVOURING devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"
- EFFECTUAL
- EFFICIENT
- ENCOMIUM
- A STATEMENT OF HIGH, GLOWING, ENTHUSIASTIC PRAISE..
- ENJOIN
- TO URGE OREDER OR COMMAND, FORBID OR PROHIBIT AS BY COURT ORDER
- EQUABLE
- STEADY, REGULAR
- EQUANIMITY
- COMPOSURE
- ERSATZ
- FAKE
- ESURIENT
- HUNGRY, GREEDY
- ETIOLOGY
- THE STUDY OF CAUSES
- EXCORIATE
- TO CRITICIZE SHARPLY
- EXECRABLE
- VERY BAD
- EXPIATION
- ATONEMENT, THE MAKING OF AMENDS..
- EXPOUND
- TO ELABORATE, EXPAND, OR INCREASE
- EXTENUATE
- TO LESSEN THE SERIOUSNESS OR STRENGTH OR EFFECT OF
- EXTIRPATE
- TO ERADICATE; ROOT OUT; DESTROY; EXTERMINATE..