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- anecdote
- short account of event
- Ossify
- turn to bone, become fixed and rigid
- abhorrent
- adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
- aggrandize
- v. To cause to appear greatly.
- Proximity
- near or next; closeness
- Goad
- prod, urge
- Degradation
- deprivation, poverty, debasement
- inspire
- to have an animating effect upon; influence or impel
- altruism
- n. Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
- antistrophe
- The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
- ambush
- n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
- Plausible
- can be believed, reasonable
- Manipulatable
- influencable, controllable
- Guileless
- frank, straightforward, honest
- Bristle
- to show irritation
- Atheist
- person who does not believe in God
- academy
- Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.
- Noxious
- harmful, poisonous, lethal
- Belabor
- explain in unnecessary detail
- sanctuary
- a holy place; a place of refuge
- submissive
- to surrender; to propose or put forward
- Menagerie
- collection of animals
- Plaudit
- statement giving strong praise
- avidity
- n. Greediness.
- Discrepancy
- something which does not match up; inconsistency
- Sophomoric
- juvenile, immature
- Plethora
- an excess
- Truant
- shirker, someone absent without permission
- parody
- a humorous imitation
- congregation
- an assembly of persons, a gathering
- Condone
- tacitly support, overlook
- Austere
- severely plain
- choleric
- irritable
- Prudent
- cautious, wise
- Meander
- wander from side to side
- Azure
- sky blue
- chaste
- pure; not engaging in sexual activity
- Proponents
- promoters, supporters
- Taciturn
- quiet, saying little
- Proscribe
- forbid
- abscess
- n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
- integrity
- honesty, decency
- Inevitable
- cannot be avoided
- accomplish
- To bring to pass.
- allure
- fascination, appeal
- Lukewarm
- unenthusiastic; neither hot nor cold
- Ignominy
- shame (adj. ignominious means shameful)
- antiseptic
- n. Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms.
- tactful
- diplomatic, polite
- suppress
- to end an activity
- aggravate
- to make worse
- Fortuitous
- happening by chance
- Perpetuity
- eternity
- laurels
- vine
- Ruse
- trick, stratagem
- Levity
- flippancy, joking about serious matters
- Colloquial
- local and informal (used of language)
- Dupe
- to fool someone
- Peripheral
- on the edge, not important
- atheism
- n. The denial of the existence of God.
- Vital
- essential, alive, or important
- Diffident
- lacking confidence
- prophecy
- a prediction
- Frugal
- cheap
- Incite
- To arouse to action.
- actuality
- n. Any reality.
- Loquacious
- talkative
- wantonly
- without a reason
- Austere
- forbiddingly stern, escetic, without comfort or enjoyment, severely simple and unornamented
- Plagiarism
- taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
- arable
- suitable for growing crops (of land)
- doff
- to remove or take off, as clothing
- analyst
- n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
- Prodigal
- wasteful, extravagant
- juxtapose
- to place side by side
- Hedonism
- self indulgence, pleasure-seeking
- Vacuous
- empty, silly, meaningless
- alcove
- n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
- Pristine
- unspoiled
- Disdain
- contempt, strong dislike
- rue
- to regret
- Sybarite
- lover of luxury
- abhor
- to hate or view with repugnance
- Futile
- useless, hopeless
- Obliterate
- destroy, demolish, eradicate
- Benign
- of no danger
- azure
- n. The color of the sky.
- Mitigate
- lessen, make less severe
- Embroil
- involve in hostility or argument
- Belittle
- to make small or to put down
- Docile
- gentle and easily lead
- Pensive
- in thought
- ovation
- enthusiastic applause
- burnish
- to make shiny
- Stymie
- An obstacle or obstruction
- pedantic
- overly scholary, boring
- attest
- v. To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
- attorney-general
- n. The chief law-officer of a government.
- Magnanimous
- generous, big-hearted
- Fickle
- unpredictable, whimsical, easily swayed
- outskirts
- outer borders
- Rife
- common
- allege
- to declare that something is true without proof
- Trivial
- unimportant
- Assuage
- to calm
- Complacent
- self-satisfied
- surfeit
- overly abundant supply, an excess
- abed
- In bed; on a bed.
- akin
- related to or alike
- Unctuous
- oily; using excessive flattery
- alleviate
- v. To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
- circumscribe
- to encircle with a line, to limit in any way
- accustom
- To make familiar by use.
- Recuperate
- get better after illness
- amorphous
- adj. Without determinate shape.
- Arcane
- esoteric, secret, mysterious, known only to the initiated
- Falter
- hesitate, waver
- Guffaw
- sudden loud laughter
- assassinate
- v. To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
- Prosaic
- dull, boring, ordinary
- Unequivocal
- clear, obvious
- Plummet
- fall suddenly and steeply
- aggrandizement
- glorification
- Contemporary
- living or happening at the same time
- Staid
- dull, sober, serious
- Labyrinth
- a maze
- Disparage
- criticize, belittle
- Harbingers
- Indicators, bringers of warnings
- allegory
- n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
- arboriculture
- n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
- Cacophony
- Harsh sounds.
- digression
- straying from main point
- appall
- v. To fill with dismay or horror.
- heterogenous
- not uniform; made up of different parts
- accession
- n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
- alliance
- n. Any combination or union for some common purpose.
- approbation
- n. Sanction.
- Fatalist
- doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and unalterable
- Phlegmatic
- calm, imperturbable
- stymie
- to frustrate
- Longevity
- long life
- accordion
- A portable free-reed musical instrument.
- artifice
- trickery, clever ruse
- congenial
- agreeable
- adulation
- high praise
- Drivel
- nonsense
- Plumage
- feathers of a bird
- anachronistic
- out-of-date
- Charlatan
- trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
- atrocity
- n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
- accordion
- n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.
- vigor
- strength, energy
- Upbraid
- scold, tell off, reprimand
- Choleric
- hot tempered
- anonymous
- adj. Of unknown authorship.
- Tangential
- not relevant
- brig
- the prison of a ship
- abed
- adv. In bed; on a bed.
- acquiescence
- Passive consent.
- Trepidation
- fear
- alcohol
- n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
- outspoken
- blunt
- abominate
- To hate violently.
- Disapprobation
- disapproval
- Impromptu
- unrehearsed, spontaneous
- Astute
- perceptive, sharp-witted
- Adulation
- Excessive flattery or admiration.
- Placid
- calm, peaceful
- Gravity
- seriousness
- Bellicose
- war-like, aggressive
- archaism
- n. Obsolescence.
- ambulance
- n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.
- Alchemy
- medieval chemistry
- prosaic
- run-of-the-mill
- apprehend
- v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
- Prolific
- producing a lot
- Fitful
- not continuous, stopping and starting
- atomizer
- n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
- acquittal
- n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
- Anthology
- a book which is a collection of poems or stories
- antidote
- n. Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
- allay
- v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
- Wistful
- melancholy, pensive, expressing a longing for
- Bequeath
- leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
- divergent
- variant, moving apart
- apprehensible
- adj. Capable of being conceived.
- Surreptitiously
- secretly, furtively, stealthily
- hierarchy
- a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority
- Enhance
- improve, make better or clearer
- pugnacious
- hostile
- abbot
- The superior of a community of monks.
- eddy
- a small whirlpool or any similar current
- Desecrate
- to damage or pollute a holy place
- enervating
- tiring, weakening
- overt
- open to view
- acquire
- v. To get as one's own.
- jeer
- to make fun of
- Wax
- to increase, to grow
- Jubilant
- ecstatic, delighted, rejoicing
- Incense
- To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.
- antiquary
- One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
- Idiosyncrasy
- a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
- perjury
- making deliberately false statements when under oath
- recalcitrant
- disobedient, stubborn
- empathy
- sharing of feelings
- Stringent
- strict or severe
- Stagnant
- still, not moving
- anagram
- n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
- abrogate
- v. To abolish, repeal.
- inauspicious
- ominous
- alto
- n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
- afoot
- adv. In progress.
- asexual
- adj. Having no distinct sexual organs.
- pedestrian
- ordinary, dull
- Bastion
- fortress, stronghold
- germinate
- to bud or sprout
- aristocrat
- n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.
- acquittance
- n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
- acquire
- To get as one's own.
- rabid
- afflicted with rabies
- gully
- to undergo erosion (usually by water)
- acknowledgment
- Recognition.
- spurious
- phony, false
- aphorism
- Proverb.
- vend
- to sell
- Blunderbuss
- ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person
- Incarceration
- putting in prison
- Opulent
- wealthy, rich, magnificent
- auxiliary
- n. One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
- Jargon
- specialized language used by experts
- Aptitude
- fitness, talent
- Allay
- to lessen
- Inviolable
- cannot be invaded
- adjunct
- an accessory, something added on
- Arroyo
- gully, narrow channel formed by rainwater
- benign
- good, harmless
- Cavalcade
- procession of vehicles
- Apocalypse
- Great or total devastation; doom
- Malingerer
- deliberately tries to avoid work
- Flustered
- worked-up, not calm
- Protean
- changeable
- anesthetic
- adj. Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.
- aggrieve
- v. To give grief or sorrow to.
- Pellucid
- transparently clear
- antitoxin
- A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
- amphitheater
- n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.
- aerial
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
- Vestigial
- not developed
- temperament
- your usual mood or behavior
- acerbity
- Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
- antipodes
- n. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
- account
- A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
- aforesaid
- adj. Said in a preceding part or before.
- illuminate
- to light up or make clear
- abdicate
- to give up power
- audition
- n. The act or sensation of hearing.
- scald
- burn with hot liquid or steam
- Refute
- invalidate
- abduction
- n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
- Cogent
- lucid, well argued
- apology
- A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
- apathy
- Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
- Totter
- walk unsteadily
- anthropomorphous
- adj. Having or resembling human form.
- apiary
- A place where bees are kept.
- Abrasive
- rough, coarse, harsh
- debilitating
- weakening, harmful
- Autocratic
- having absolute unchecked power, dictatorial
- Ingenuous
- Openly straightforward or frank; candid
- Conflagration
- big fire
- Epicure
- someone who appreciates good food and drink
- excavate
- to dig up
- Matriarchy
- society governed by women
- amity
- n. Friendship.
- acclaim
- to praise enthusiastically, esp. publicly
- Address
- to speak to
- tenacious
- persistent, resolute
- Pragmatic
- practical
- Sensuous
- appealing to the senses
- arraign
- v. To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not.
- arboretum
- n. A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
- statiate
- to satisfy
- apogee
- The climax.
- Stevedore
- dockworker
- acrimonious
- adj. Full of bitterness.
- intrepid
- fearless, adventurous
- assonance
- n. Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
- Gaunt
- emaciated, bony and angular
- Proclivity
- tendency towards
- abdicate
- v. To give up (royal power or the like).
- astringent
- adj. Harsh in disposition or character.
- agglomerate
- v. To pile or heap together.
- azalea
- n. A flowering shrub.
- subtle
- elusive, sly, ambiguous
- apothecary
- n. One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
- Deference
- respect
- ascent
- n. A rising, soaring, or climbing.
- Milieu
- Surrounding or enviorment.
- Surly
- grumpy, rude
- assess
- v. To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
- Surreptitious
- secret, sneaky, stealthy
- agitate
- v. To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).
- adherent
- adj. Clinging or sticking fast.
- Lugubrious
- exaggeratedly mournful
- Aberration
- A deviation from the proper or expected course
- Auspicious
- favorable, promising to turn out well
- destroy
- subvert
- accusatory
- Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
- ratify
- to approve, usually a law
- Enervate
- To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality
- Waylay
- accost, stop, approach, hinder
- Liniment
- soothing lotion
- Condescend
- talk down to
- Upshot
- outcome
- Obstreperous
- noisy and boisterous
- antidote
- Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
- Skirmish
- minor battle
- abrade
- To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
- Rant
- use bombastic language
- Abolish
- cancel, put an end to
- Soothsayer
- fortuneteller
- Garner
- gather, collect
- accomplish
- v. To bring to pass.
- Zany
- crazy, wacky
- accursed
- Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
- antemeridian
- adj. Before noon.
- Exhaustive
- complete and thorough
- apiary
- n. A place where bees are kept.
- Renown
- Fame
- access
- n. A way of approach or entrance; passage.
- affable
- adj. Easy to approach.
- Vociferous
- noisy, loud in speech
- amenable
- adj. Willing and ready to submit.
- adroit
- adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
- Sequester
- to keep apart or remove (by law)
- Banal
- common, dull
- Tawdry
- of little value, gaudy
- anathema
- n. Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
- ailing
- to give pain or have suffering
- Perfidy
- treachery
- Mettle
- courage, bravery, valor
- Chronicler
- person who records historical information
- Relinquish
- To let go; surrender
- athwart
- adv. From side to side.
- arrear
- n. Something overdue and unpaid.
- Profundity
- depth
- Artifice
- deception, trickery
- Rigorous
- harsh
- Concatenation
- linking into chains
- Apathy
- lack of interest or emotion
- abstinence
- n. Self denial.
- appease
- v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
- autumnal
- adj. Of or pertaining to autumn.
- Predicament
- dilemma; difficult situation
- Sanctimonious
- hypocritically holy
- Oblivious
- totally unaware
- altercate
- v. To contend angrily or zealously in words.
- resilient
- quick to recover
- avow
- v. To declare openly.
- Mutinous
- very rebellious
- placate
- to quiet down, appease
- minutiae
- trivia; unimportant
- Anecdote
- an amusing brief story
- entourage
- group of followers, attendants, or assisstants
- Spurious
- false
- Legend
- 1) key to map 2) myth or story
- contiguous
- lying side by side
- Podium
- raised platform
- Omniscient
- all-knowing
- emulate
- follow an example
- acme
- n. The highest point, or summit.
- Capitulate
- to surrender under specified conditions; come to terms
- ordination
- ceremony making someone a minister
- taint
- to poison as a drink, to corrupt as a person
- Reprieve
- a respite; postponement of a sentence
- Fraudulent
- fake, false
- Defunct
- no longer in existence
- abject
- adj. Sunk to a low condition.
- agile
- adj. Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
- Parochial
- narrow-minded, concerned only with local matters
- Doctrinaire
- person attached to a practice without regard to practicality
- angelic
- adj. Saintly.
- archaeology
- n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
- Specious
- false
- Ameliorate
- make better
- Gratuitous
- unwarranted
- Emulate
- to imitate something admired
- indictment
- the situation of having been charged with a crime
- Pejorative
- derogatory
- Attrition
- rubbing away or wearing down by friction
- outwit
- outsmart
- antonym
- n. A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
- suffice
- to be adequate or enough
- Fallacious
- false
- animadvert
- v. To pass criticism or censure.
- amorous
- adj. Having a propensity for falling in love.
- adulterant
- n. An adulterating substance.
- Garble
- distort, confuse, muddle
- Innate
- inherited, inborn
- Aggregate
- sum, total; ~vb: accumulate, add up to
- assassin
- n. One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
- outmoded
- no longer stylish
- declamation
- excercise in speech-giving; attack or protest
- biased
- favoring one side or opinion over another
- Censure
- blame
- Arable
- can be cultivated
- Abhor
- Hate
- accept
- To take when offered.
- Instigator
- troublemaker, person who entices others to do something
- revel
- celebrate noisily, have a party
- evanescent
- short-lived, as an image
- artful
- adj. Characterized by craft or cunning.
- Metamorphosis
- marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function
- Prescient
- having fore-knowledge
- Extol
- praise
- Accost
- approach and speak first to a person
- Exemplify
- to serve as a good example
- miser
- stingy with money; mean
- antic
- n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
- Martinet
- person who believes in strict discipline
- absence
- The fact of not being present or available.
- Emulate
- To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
- amicable
- adj. Done in a friendly spirit.
- artless
- adj. Ingenuous.
- Strident
- loud and harsh
- annals
- n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.
- Antediluvian
- outdated, prehistoric, very old-fashioned
- Quaint
- picturesque
- Subtle
- not obvious
- ardor
- a passion
- wary
- watchful, alert
- jubilation
- joy, exultation
- Cajole
- to convince
- Hedonist
- a pleasure seeker
- Discordancy
- cacophony, harshness, jarring
- Noxious
- Harmful
- surrogate
- a substitute
- Refute
- disprove
- Quarry
- 1. something that is hunted;2. mine for stone
- skit
- a short comic scene
- facilitate
- to make easier; to help bring about
- abbess
- The lady superior of a nunnery.
- conventional
- traditional, ordinary
- acknowledgment
- n. Recognition.
- antiphony
- An anthem or other composition sung responsively.
- acoustic
- Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
- Parasite
- scrounger, animal which takes digested food from another
- abbey
- n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
- ailment
- n. Slight sickness.
- Archives
- collections of old records, place of storage of old documents
- Hyperbole
- grossly exaggerated speech
- aboveboard
- Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
- Bard
- poet
- Pragmatist
- concerned with usefulness
- stealthy
- sneaky, secret
- Delineation
- demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining
- Antichrist
- n. Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.
- jovial
- happy
- agrarian
- adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
- Vacillate
- waver, hesitate
- forthcoming
- about to appear; available when needed; communicative
- Pedant
- insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
- abusive
- Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
- Subterfuge
- a trick
- Scrupulous
- careful, diligent, painstaking
- frivolous
- of little importance
- apposite
- Appropriate.
- Visionary
- One who is given to impractical or speculative ideas; a dreamer
- Circumvent
- avoid
- sporadic
- having no pattern or order
- Lachrymose
- tearful, sad
- Contrite
- sorry
- Pervasive
- spreading everywhere
- condescending
- patronizing
- warlock
- a male witch
- Irksome
- annoying, infuriating
- Crepuscular
- active at dawn and dusk
- Rebuttal
- denial
- Succinct
- concise
- arbitrate
- v. To act or give judgment as umpire.
- Ponderous
- Having great weight - or dull
- abbey
- The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
- Expunge
- To remove; delete; erase.
- orient
- adjust
- aloof
- adv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
- Irascible
- easily angered
- Dissolution
- breaking into small parts
- Discern
- to distinguish one thing from another
- Lobbyist
- tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
- aggravation
- n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
- Underscore
- emphasize
- Tyro
- novice, beginner
- transmit
- to send something out; to broadcast; to pass from one person to another
- accede
- v. To agree.
- adversity
- n. Misfortune.
- Serene
- calm, peaceful
- Gullibility
- unwariness, trustfulness, being easily fooled
- Execrable
- very, very bad
- Scapegoat
- person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
- Orthodox
- conventional
- aeronaut
- n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
- aqueous
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing water.
- Candor
- sincerity of expression; openness.
- Tangible
- can be touched
- apposition
- n. The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
- Placebo
- harmless medicine with no effect, dummy medicine
- anteroom
- n. A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
- Exasperated
- frustrated, annoyed
- Pliable
- flexible, not stubborn
- Ludicrous
- ridiculous, silly
- adduce
- v. To bring forward or name for consideration.
- amputate
- v. To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
- anxious
- Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
- askance
- adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
- Lithe
- flexible, supple
- tepid
- neither hot nor cold; lukewarm; bland
- Arbitrary
- random, for no definite reason
- abut
- v. To touch at the end or boundary line.
- Expedient
- convenient, practical
- pious
- deeply religious
- Indifferent
- neutral, or not outstanding
- anecdote
- n. A brief account of some interesting event or incident.
- arrogate
- v. To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.
- automaton
- n. Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
- Belittle
- to demean
- Philistine
- uncultured person
- incompetent
- not able to do something properly
- amusement
- n. Diversion.
- Mercenary
- concerned only with money
- Deliberate
- to think over deeply
- autobiography
- n. The story of one's life written by himself.
- arrange
- v. To put in definite or proper order.
- Hierarchy
- categorization
- Antagonism
- hostility, strong opposition
- Droll
- dryly amusing
- spurn
- to reject
- Usurp
- take someone's position (usually by force)
- affix
- v. To fasten.
- Impede
- To obstruct or interfere with; to delay.
- aboveboard
- adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
- acidify
- To change into acid.
- Cerebral
- intellectual
- Extrapolate
- extend; predict on the basis of known data
- amphibious
- adj. Living both on land and in water.
- Fortitude
- bravery
- Raucous
- rough, unpleasant (of sounds)
- Envenom
- to cause bitterness and bad feeling
- assonate
- v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
- abrupt
- Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
- Assuage
- To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example)
- Titter
- giggle quietly
- Aloof
- distant, detached, cold
- Innovate
- create, introduce something new
- ambidextrous
- adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
- antistrophe
- n. The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
- Inebriation
- to be drunk, high, intoxicated
- cascade
- waterfall, as in a type of fireworks
- Protocol
- procedure, code of behavior
- Connoisseur
- person with refined taste and good judgment
- superfluous
- more than enough
- annotate
- v. To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.
- antiquary
- n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
- Quandary
- dilemma, puzzle
- archetype
- n. A prototype.
- Billowing
- swelling, fluttering, waving
- antispasmodic
- Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
- Animosity
- hatred, antagonism
- sarcastic
- the use of witty language used to insult or show displeasure
- aver
- v. To assert as a fact.
- assimilate
- v. To adapt.
- abdicate
- To give up (royal power or the like).
- Apocryphal
- of doubtful origin
- notorious
- known widely and unfavorably
- acquisition
- n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
- Aesthetic
- concerning art or beauty
- Susceptible
- vulnerable
- Mellow
- soft, melodious, ripe
- Rustic
- Charmingly simple or unsophisticated
- Neologism
- newly coined word
- censure
- to criticize harshly
- abscond
- leave
- Diurnal
- active in daytime
- Cryptic
- puzzling, enigmatic
- allot
- v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
- Gullible
- easily fooled
- abdominal
- n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
- liberal
- generous; giving freely
- Ingénue
- naïve, unsophisticated person
- almanac
- n. A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
- appraise
- To estimate the money value of.
- Ordain
- destine; confer holy orders on a priest
- accompanist
- One who or that which accompanies.
- Eminent
- noteworthy
- amalgam
- n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
- Nonchalance
- an appearance of indifference, calm and composed
- Amiable
- friendly
- Myriad
- in large numbers
- Incongruous
- Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings, not fitting in.
- Analogous
- comparable
- Ambiguous
- unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in different ways
- Aphasia
- loss of speech due to injury or illness
- fickle
- easily changeable, especially in emotions
- Antiquated
- outdated, old fashioned
- Deter
- put off, prevent
- account
- n. A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
- reverence
- profound respect
- Complicity
- Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
- Percipient
- perceptive, insightful
- Insipid
- dull, bland, boring
- abstemious
- Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
- Wispy
- flimsy, frail, delicate
- Inept
- incompetent, unskilled, useless
- apostle
- Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
- Amity
- friendship, peaceful relationship between nations
- Assiduous
- thorough, diligent
- Flagrant
- clearly wrong
- prolific
- fertile, very productive
- Precedent
- a previous occurrence used as a guide
- assessor
- n. An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
- Alchemy
- medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
- Relegate
- dismiss to a lower position
- Quaff
- drink down quickly
- procrastinate
- to delay unnecessarily
- absolution
- n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
- Migratory
- Roving, wandering, a nomadic person.
- Zenith
- summit
- altruistic
- doing good for others
- acreage
- n. Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
- Lummox
- clumsy person
- assailant
- n. One who attacks.
- acrid
- adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.
- Maelstrom
- whirlpool, storm in the ocean
- aperture
- n. Hole.
- Dilemma
- puzzling situation
- Redress
- put right something that was wrong
- Tautological
- repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
- Salacious
- lecherous, erotic
- Misogynist
- hater of women
- Malinger
- deliberately avoid work; shirk
- nonchalant
- seemingly to be unconcerned or indifferent
- Abstain
- desist, go without, withdraw
- Perceptive
- observant
- alchemy
- n. Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.
- Bulwark
- fortification, barricade, wall
- Roster
- A list of names, especially of personnel available.
- rabble
- large, disorderly, and easily excited mob
- Stoke
- add fuel to, strengthen
- slander
- a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone
- autopsy
- n. The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
- Dilettante
- person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
- abundant
- adj. Plentiful.
- appropriate
- Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
- Malefactor
- a wrong-doer
- Apathy
- lack of caring, indifference, lack of concern or interest in important matters
- Presumptuous
- assuming too much, arrogant
- Paradox
- apparently contradictory statement
- Bemoan
- complain about
- accurate
- adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.
- lobbyist
- persuader of legislators
- null
- zero value
- Stifle
- suppress
- Iconoclast
- person who opposes orthodoxy
- Galleon
- ancient type of sailing ship
- accumulate
- v. To become greater in quantity or number.
- satellite
- moon, a small thing going around a bigger thing
- apiary
- a place where bees are kept
- incredulous
- disbelieving; skeptical
- proclivity
- propensity; preference
- Fatuous
- Delusive; unreal
- hackneyed
- overused, cliched
- Cacophony
- discordant loud noises
- acquisition
- Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
- Presentiment
- a feeling that something might happen
- adjutant
- adj. Auxiliary.
- Befuddle
- confuse
- Chary
- wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give
- armada
- n. A fleet of war-vessels.
- Portend
- foretell
- apotheosis
- n. Deification.
- aspirant
- n. One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
- Plaintiff
- applicant, petitioner
- able-bodied
- Competent for physical service.
- Palliate
- to make less serious
- insomnia
- inability to fall asleep
- Prudent
- exercising good judgment or common sense.
- Dubious
- doubtful
- aborigines
- The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
- Chicanery
- trickery
- Itinerant
- nomadic, wandering from place to place
- antiseptic
- Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms.
- Slander
- A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
- discredit
- dishonor, disgrace
- abjure
- To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
- boorish
- rude
- Exceptionable
- very bad (something which we should object to)
- canter
- slower than a gallop
- Consecrate
- dedicate
- abridge
- v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
- absent-minded
- adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
- Ignominious
- shameful
- Salutary
- something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
- acquaint
- v. To make familiar or conversant.
- superficial
- lacking in depth
- affront
- n. An open insult or indignity.
- arid
- adj. Very dry.
- Denounce
- condemn, speak out against
- Debauchery
- Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures
- Lackluster
- dull, monotonous, bland
- Coalesce
- come together, merge
- collaborate
- to work together
- Buttress
- strengthen, support
- Contrite
- Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses
- Serendipity
- fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery
- Capricious
- impulsive and unpredictable
- absorption
- n. The act or process of absorbing.
- Antagonistic
- acting in opposition, hostile, unfriendly
- beguile
- to delude, deceive by trickery
- aboriginal
- adj. Primitive; unsophisticated.
- Alibi
- an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
- Conciliatory
- To overcome distrust and hostility
- Forensic
- concerned with courts of law; concerned with argument
- Whet
- sharpen
- Willful
- stubborn
- imbue
- suffuse
- accouter
- To dress.
- Garrulous
- Wordy and rambling:
- adverse
- adj. Opposing or opposed.
- Desist
- stop, discontinue, cease
- Abate
- subside, moderate
- Profound
- having deep meaning
- antipathize
- To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
- Sporadic
- not continuous, intermittent
- Malaise
- A general sense of depression or unease
- Variegated
- multicolored, speckled
- Innocuous
- harmless, inoffensive
- Negligence
- carelessness
- apprehend
- To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
- Perfidy
- Deliberate breach of faith, treachery
- ostensible
- apparent, pretended
- Provincial
- unsophisticated, narrow-minded
- arrant
- adj. Notoriously bad.
- flagrant
- noticeable
- abnegate
- v. To renounce (a right or privilege).
- underhanded
- sneaky
- despondent
- in a state of depression
- Juxtapose
- place next to
- Obviate
- avoid, make unnecessary
- archipelago
- n. Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.
- Enunciation
- clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
- Dirge
- mournful song
- asperity
- n. Harshness or roughness of temper.
- alderman
- n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
- abnormal
- Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
- Malediction
- a curse
- achromatic
- adj. Colorless,
- staunch
- steady, loyal
- adamant
- n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
- Emerge
- come out, appear
- Gambol
- frolic, leap, bound
- Palliative
- a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
- Augment
- increase, make bigger
- quiver
- a portable container for arrows
- aeronautic
- relating to aircraft
- Evacuate
- vacate, empty, abandon
- Flamboyant
- showy, ornate
- wanton
- hard to control, unruly
- Precept
- guiding principle
- Pious
- very religious
- Overwrought
- worked up, in an emotional state
- Circumscribe
- limit
- bravado
- showy and pretentious display of courage
- assent
- v. To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
- Allegiance
- loyalty
- Solicit
- to ask for, seek
- Fervor
- passion, enthusiasm
- atrocious
- adj. Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
- Jurisprudence
- science or study of law
- Precocious
- developing early
- accost
- To speak to.
- Suffragist
- someone who campaigns for voting rights
- Farcical
- mockery
- Dogmatic
- having stubbornly held opinions
- banal
- unoriginal and boring
- alienable
- adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
- arbitrary
- adj. Fixed or done capriciously.
- Comprehensive
- showing extensive understanding
- aldermanship
- n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
- Furtive
- secretly (sly)
- amply
- adv. Sufficiently.
- Congeal
- to solidify
- Aversion
- a dislike of
- Deride
- ridicule, make fun of, mock
- abscond
- To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
- apology
- n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
- aborigines
- n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
- appertain
- v. To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
- Credulous
- gullible, ready to believe anything
- Magnate
- powerful businessman
- Parity
- equality
- Virtuoso
- an accomplished musician
- Impoverished
- destitute, poor
- Savant
- person with knowledge
- ambiguous
- adj. Having a double meaning.
- assuage
- v. To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
- Prosody
- study of versification
- accessory
- A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
- arid
- extremely dry
- Histrionic
- theatrical, exaggerated
- acetic
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
- Parsimonious
- economical, frugal, thrifty
- abscess
- A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
- Obfuscate
- deliberately make something difficult to understand
- Rogue
- An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal
- Didactic
- intended to teach, instructive
- auburn
- adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
- Jaded
- tired, bored, worn out
- Chronic
- continuing for a long time (illness)
- somber
- serious, dark, gloomy
- eccentric
- odd, unconventional
- Intermittent
- sporadic, irregular
- Clamor
- shout, scream
- florid
- flushed, ornate
- Adulation
- strong admiration, worship
- Nihilism
- total rejection of established laws
- Assiduous
- hardworking
- Mire
- swamp, muddy ground
- Trinket
- something of little value, knick-knack
- Conspicuous
- easily seen, prominent
- haughty
- stuck-up; arrogant; snobbish
- condone
- to forgive or disregard an offense
- meager
- sparse; thin and deficient
- approbation
- Sanction.
- acetate
- A salt of acetic acid.
- Virulent
- Extremely infectious or poisonous.
- abominate
- v. To hate violently.
- Enfranchise
- give voting rights
- accusatory
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
- exquisite
- beautifully made or designed
- Atrocity
- atrocious act
- Traverse
- cross
- Bombast
- arrogant, pompous language
- Stringent
- imposing rigorous standards of performance
- dupe
- to deceive; to trick; a person easily tricked
- writhe
- to twist
- Headstrong
- stubborn, willful
- adjacent
- n. That which is near or bordering upon.
- dearth
- scarcity, lack
- incumbent
- someone who is currently holding a political position
- consensus
- an agreement
- flippant
- not serious, playful; irreverent
- Opportune
- Occuring or coming at a good time.
- assignee
- n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
- Voluminous
- very large, spacious
- obscure
- hidden or dark, hard to see
- Flippant
- making jokes about serious matters
- emblematic
- symbolic, representative of more
- Malleable
- flexible, can be shaped
- abeyance
- A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
- chasm
- gorge or deep canyon
- Novice
- a beginner, tyro
- Effusive
- gushing; demonstrative
- arbiter
- n. One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters.
- rout
- conquer, defeat, and chase off
- emulate
- to imitate or copy
- Gustatory
- concerned with the sense of taste
- Sanguinary
- bloodthirsty, bloody
- accord
- to be in agreement
- Auxiliary
- offering or providing help, additional or subsidiary
- pretense
- a false or misleading show of something
- Consensus
- general agreement
- Receptacle
- container, vessel, holder
- Appease
- pacify, soothe, calm down, make peace with
- Precipitous
- done in a hurry
- Misnomer
- wrong name
- Tenuous
- flimsy, not solid
- Abstemious
- self denying, refraining from indulging
- Perpetuated
- caused to continue
- Partisan
- biased, one-sided, committed to one group
- orthodox
- traditional, conservaative belief
- Infer
- to imply
- quest
- a pursuit or search
- Ironic
- satiric, unexpected
- Perjury
- lying under oath
- ascribe
- v. To assign as a quality or attribute.
- austere
- severe
- acquiescence
- n. Passive consent.
- accompaniment
- A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
- Ambidextrous
- capable of using either hand with equal ease
- lament
- to express grief for, mourn
- Voluble
- talkative
- Magnate
- powerful or influential person
- adjudge
- v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
- expunge
- to delete or omit completely
- abnormal
- adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
- govel
- to humble oneself, to beg
- pugnent
- sharp
- deft
- skillful
- Emancipate
- set free
- abyss
- n. Bottomless gulf.
- Emaciated
- very thin, withered
- rendezvous
- a meeting, usually secret
- accurate
- Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.
- disdain
- to regard with scorn
- aye
- adv. An expression of assent.
- Unconscionable
- unscrupulous (without conscious)
- Corpulent
- fat
- admonition
- n. Gentle reproof.
- anew
- adv. Once more.
- accommodate
- v. To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
- apathy
- n. Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
- Whelp
- young dog
- Expedite
- make faster
- adulterate
- v. To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
- deluge
- to overflow with water; inundate
- fidelity
- faithfulness to duties; truthfulness
- Abhor
- to hate
- anxious
- adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
- Scrutinize
- examine carefully
- Complacent
- self-satisfied, smug
- Nonentity
- a person of no importance, not famous
- accompaniment
- n. A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
- Remorse
- regret, sorrow, contrition
- Amenable
- Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing.
- Chastises
- punishes
- prudent
- wise, careful, cautious
- Archaic
- ancient, outdated, old fashioned
- Drawl
- speak slowly with words running together
- Diorama
- model of a scene
- abjure
- v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
- repartee
- witty conversation, retort
- Abstruse
- difficult to understand, obscure
- Derogatory
- uncomplimentary
- paucity
- smallness of number; scarcity
- Speckled
- spotted, freckled, dotted
- Exculpate
- free someone from blame, pardon, acquit
- audacious
- adj. Fearless.
- Preeminent
- famous, outstanding
- acetic
- Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
- antechamber
- n. A waiting room for those who seek audience.
- Ebullient
- very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy
- reconciliation
- agreement after a quarrel
- Clientele
- customers
- splice
- to join, bind, attach
- prosperity
- wealth, success
- Coddle
- pamper, fuss over, indulge
- atone
- v. To make amends for.
- Lampoon
- ridicule, spoof
- acoustic
- adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
- Evade
- To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer.
- Urbane
- sophisticated, suave
- Audacity
- fearless daring
- Forbear
- To refrain from, to abstain, to be patient or tolerant.
- ostentatious
- displaying wealth
- Absolve
- pardon (an offense)
- Morose
- gloomy, bad tempered
- Malady
- illness
- Prodigious
- very large
- affirmative
- adj. Answering yes; to a question at issue.
- Impious
- wicked, profane
- procure
- to obtain
- Venal
- corrupt; can be bribed
- Negate
- cancel, deny
- decibel
- a degree of loudness
- Bigot
- narrow-minded, prejudiced person
- animosity
- n. Hatred.
- superficial
- on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
- Maladroit
- clumsy, unskillful
- Ruminate
- turn a matter over and over in the mind
- Transient
- short-lived, ephemeral
- Balk
- hinder and prevent; hesitate over
- Furtive
- hidden and secret
- accumulate
- To become greater in quantity or number.
- aggravate
- v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
- anthology
- n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
- ambulate
- v. To walk about
- Supercilious
- proud and haughty
- Conciliate
- to bring together, end a dispute
- Pedestrian
- common, mundane, banal
- compromise
- to settle differences
- Callow
- immature
- Deteriorate
- worsen, decline
- acumen
- n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
- intangible
- unable to be touched or sensed
- pinnacle
- top, apex; peak
- Annex
- attach, add to a large thing, take possession of, incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit
- inert
- having no power to move or act; resisting motion or action
- Waive
- surrender, give up
- appellation
- The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.
- assiduous
- hard-working
- vitalize
- make something come alive
- Cower
- recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from
- Germane
- relevant
- absolution
- Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
- Labyrinthine
- complicated, highly convoluted
- Caldron
- huge cooking pot
- Potent
- powerful, compelling, strong
- Overt
- obvious, not hidden
- Soporific
- inducing sleep
- Misanthrope
- hater of the rest of mankind
- ablution
- n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
- academician
- A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.
- animadversion
- n. The utterance of criticism or censure.
- parched
- dried up
- Eccentric
- unusual, quirky, odd
- Sloth
- Aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence
- Polarize
- To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
- annalist
- n. Historian.
- Protégé
- person under protection of, or guided by another
- Achillean
- adj. Invulnerable.
- abbess
- n. The lady superior of a nunnery.
- appall
- To fill with dismay or horror.
- erudite
- knowledgable and learned
- allege
- v. To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court.
- Sanguine
- optimistic, cheerful
- Stereotype
- fixed image
- Bestial
- behaving like a beast, brutal
- scull
- a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat
- outstrip
- outdo
- attract
- to pull towards; to stimulate interest
- Expatriate
- refugee, emigrant, someone living away from his own country
- belligerent
- hostile, warlike
- Wane
- grow less
- substantiate
- to verify, confirm
- curator
- someone in charge of a museum or zoo
- Olfactory
- concerned with the sense of smell
- analogy
- n. Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
- anticyclone
- n. An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
- Distinguish
- To perceive as being different or distinct.
- Homily
- An inspirational saying or platitude
- temperate
- consistent; moderate; without extremes
- Advocate
- support
- acid
- n. A sour substance.
- Dilatory
- slow, falling behind with one's work
- venerable
- respectable due to age
- Deplore
- regret
- Stoic
- known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain
- Peremptory
- Final
- tenacious
- holding firmly, especially to a belief, stubborn
- Despondent
- Feeling dejected, having no hope
- Deprecate
- criticize, denounce
- abomination
- A very detestable act or practice.
- Quagmire
- marsh, bog
- alder
- n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
- altitude
- n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
- Rescind
- retract, repeal
- abidance
- An abiding.
- affectation
- attempt to appear to be what one is not, for the purpose of impressing others
- anthropology
- n. The science of man in general.
- Fauna
- catalog of the animals of a specific region or period
- Chattel
- An item of personal, movable property; slave.
- congeal
- to thicken, or change from liquid to solid
- intuitive
- instinctive, untaught
- pacifist
- one opposed to force
- abeyance
- n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
- Detrimental
- harmful
- Antagonistic
- opposed, hostile, aggressive
- incendiary
- an agitator
- adumbrate
- v. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
- Tangent
- going off the main subject
- Prevaricate
- speak misleadingly and evasively
- Chimerical
- changeable, unstable
- adjourn
- to postpone; to suspend for a period of time
- abdomen
- n. In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
- Frugal
- economical, not wasting anything
- Circumscribe
- To draw a line around; encircle - to restrict
- Despondent
- having no hope, miserable
- Advent
- arrival
- insolent
- disrespectful, rude
- Navigable
- suitable for sailing
- adjacency
- n. The state of being adjacent.
- Exorcism
- getting free/rid of, eliminating (especially demons)
- Machinations
- plots and plans
- Amorphous
- lacking in shape
- anonymous
- nameless
- accelerate
- v. To move faster.
- pachyderm
- thick-skinned animal
- Niggardly
- miserly, stingy
- Tranquil
- peaceful
- antipodes
- A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
- Clemency
- mercy
- Mercurial
- Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile
- Palisade
- fence made of posts
- Milieu
- An environment or a setting.
- appellate
- Capable of being appealed to.
- accuracy
- Exactness.
- Torpor
- dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
- Tantamount
- having the same or equivalent in effect or value
- Recant
- disclaim, retract statement
- inevitable
- unavoidable, certain
- Inductee
- novice; beginner
- Arbitrary
- unreasonable or capricious, random, tyrannical
- Ameliorate
- To make or become better; improve
- Libertarian
- someone who opposes tyranny
- acute
- adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
- abase
- To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
- Vertigo
- dizziness
- Trenchant
- Cutting, incisive, having a sharp point, caustic, sarcastic.
- abrasion
- n. That which is rubbed off.
- Extraneous
- irrelevant
- anatomy
- n. That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
- Destitute
- Utterly lacking
- Egalitarianism
- belief in equality
- Embezzle
- defraud, steal
- renaissance
- rebirth, or revival
- Inveterate
- habitual
- Arduous
- Hard, difficult, tiresome.
- Insentient
- unfeeling
- antedate
- v. To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one.
- Exposition
- clear explanation
- apotheosis
- Deification.
- abut
- To touch at the end or boundary line.
- opulent
- wealthy
- convergence
- joining of parts
- Annals
- records arranged in yearly parts, history
- Apprehensive
- worried, fearful
- travesty
- mockery
- access
- A way of approach or entrance; passage.
- Singular
- Being only one; individual.
- dubious
- doubtful
- Perfunctory
- superficial, cursory
- acquit
- v. To free or clear, as from accusation.
- Cerebral
- Of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person.
- Discursiveness
- long windedness, indirectness
- apposition
- The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
- Inaugurate
- to begin officially
- trite
- lacking originality, inspiration
- Profane
- Vulgar or coarse.
- Bureaucracy
- officialdom
- Blighted
- damaged, destroyed, ruined
- optimum
- the most favorable point or condition
- accredit
- v. To give credit or authority to.
- Adversity
- hardship
- Eclectic
- taking things from different sources
- Patronize
- condescend to, behave in an arrogant manner towards
- antiphon
- n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
- arrogant
- adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.
- Anarchy
- chaos, lack of government
- Assimilate
- absorb, take (food) into the body and digest it, understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly, cause to become homogeneous
- Remenisce
- The act or practice of recalling the past.
- prehensile
- grasping
- Castigate
- scold strongly
- Itinerant
- One who travels from place to place.
- Audacious
- daring, bold
- Adulterate
- To make impure by adding extraneous or inferior ingredients.
- Inscrutable
- mysterious, impenetrable
- Devoured
- greedily eaten/consumed
- Adhere
- stick fast, be a devoted follower
- Artisan
- craftsman
- accession
- Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
- Rancor
- resentment, animosity, bad feeling
- perfidious
- disloyal
- Contentious
- quarrelsome
- Cliché
- overused expression, something unoriginal
- Salubrious
- health-giving
- Vilify
- to make a villain
- apparent
- Easily understood.
- Illuminate
- to light up or make clear
- Absolution
- forgiveness, pardon, release
- abhorrence
- n. The act of detesting extremely.
- Ogle
- stare at, observe in an obvious manner
- Incantation
- Ritual recitation of verbal charms, spells to produce a magic effect
- abrasion
- That which is rubbed off.
- haughty
- arrogant, condescending
- aurora
- n. A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
- abominable
- Very hateful.
- Jeopardize
- put at risk, endanger
- abridge
- To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
- chaff
- waste
- Inherent
- Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic.
- Byline
- the line that tells you who wrote an article
- Perspicacity
- insight
- aplomb
- confidence
- Mallet
- hammer, stick used for polo
- plight
- a bad situation, a predicament
- alley
- n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.
- Commandeer
- take possession of
- extenuating
- guilt diminishing
- adept
- very skilled
- Demur
- hesitate, refuse
- ruse
- a clever trick
- Affront
- insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect; ~vb: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
- aide-de-camp
- n. An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
- Inexpedient
- not advisable
- Acquiesce
- to agree to, give in to
- superfluous
- more than what is required or needed
- accompany
- To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
- subjective
- influenced by personal opinion, biased
- Anglo-Saxon
- n. The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.
- Veneer
- surface coating
- Marsupial
- pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
- Anthropocentrism
- putting man at the center of one's philosophy
- Exonerates
- acquits, absolves, removes blame
- accelerate
- To move faster.
- arcade
- n. A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it.
- Red tape
- formalities, paperwork, official procedure
- anticlimax
- n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
- Personable
- attractive
- palatable
- good tasting
- Exemplary
- outstandingly good, setting a fine example
- aghast
- overcome by surprise
- Beguile
- mislead, lure
- apostate
- False.
- browbeat
- to intimidate
- Despot
- A ruler with absolute power, tyrant
- Desecration
- spoiling something holy
- absent-minded
- Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
- Affable
- friendly, social, easygoing
- Capacious
- spacious
- alabaster
- n. A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
- Inveterate
- deeply rooted
- Efface
- To rub away.
- accouter
- v. To dress.
- assess
- to evaluate or determine the worth of
- Scale
- to climb
- admissible
- adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.
- avocation
- n. Diversion.
- trepidation
- fear, apprehension
- Benevolent
- Characterized by or suggestive of doing good
- auricular
- adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
- Novel
- new
- admonish
- to scold
- Gibbering
- making meaningless noises
- ascetic
- adj. Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
- affluence
- n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
- rancor
- bad feeling, bitterness
- rancid
- having a strong smell, offensive
- Regale
- entertain
- epoch
- a period of time
- quell
- stifle
- Intrepid
- Brave
- accustom
- v. To make familiar by use.
- antiquate
- v. To make old or out of date.
- avalanche
- n. The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.
- Temerity
- rash boldness
- Tenacious
- stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
- extroverted
- outgoing or interested in people
- aperture
- Hole.
- Olympian
- majestic; God-like
- Benevolent
- kindly
- Jingoistic
- extremely patriotic, nationalistic
- Fastidious
- overly particular, finicky
- Furrow
- groove
- archaeology
- the recovery and study of material evidence from the past
- appellation
- n. The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.
- schism
- division or separation between groups of members within an organization
- Misrepresentation
- deliberately deceiving
- Serrated
- jagged, saw-like
- Milieu
- environment
- aura
- n. Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
- abidance
- n. An abiding.
- Lethargic
- tired, without energy
- barrage
- a flood
- aural
- adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.
- vacant
- stark
- skeptical
- doubtful
- accursed
- adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
- Mendacious
- given to lying
- alternate
- n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.
- apex
- The highest point, as of a mountain.
- Cringe
- recoil, flinch, shy away
- Heed
- listen to
- perversion
- to corrupt, misdirect, or misuse
- Peccadillo
- minor weakness; trivial offence
- irate
- enraged
- Notoriety
- infamy, known for wrong doing
- taut
- stretched tightly; tense
- antecedent
- n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
- Repudiate
- shun, eschew
- Opaque
- does not let light through
- antagonism
- n. Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons.
- affect
- v. To act upon
- ampere
- n. The practical unit of electric-current strength.
- inherent
- included as an essential part; intrinsic
- Riddled
- full of (usually full of holes)
- Burgeon
- grow, flourish, put forth new shoots
- Beret
- type of cap
- Immoderate
- excessive, extreme, flattering
- auricle
- n. One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
- Jaundiced
- cynical, pessimistic
- restrained
- controlled, restricted
- Wary
- hesitant, cautious
- Hallowed
- worshipped, consecrated
- Instigate
- to start, provoke
- Staunch
- loyal, faithful, dependable
- surmise
- to guess, to infer
- anterior
- adj. Prior.
- Flaunt
- show off, display in a showy manner
- Jaunt
- short pleasure trip
- Abrasiveness
- harshness, coarseness
- appellate
- adj. Capable of being appealed to.
- Euphemism
- a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
- distraction
- mental distress; that which amuses or entertains
- Seminary
- an institution in which priests are trained
- Intransigent
- stubborn, unyielding
- renowned
- well-known, famous, celebrated
- Subversive
- rebellious, revolutionary
- diligent
- hard-working
- abundant
- Plentiful.
- Concatenate
- link together
- abscission
- n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
- Nullify
- to counter, make unimportant
- ordeal
- severe trial or affliction
- antislavery
- adj. Opposed to human slavery.
- Apotheosis
- elevation to godhood, an ideal example of something
- Peruse
- read carefully
- assailable
- able to be attacked
- alcoholism
- n. A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
- accessible
- Approachable.
- Pinnacle
- topmost point
- absolve
- To free from sin or its penalties.
- aerostat
- n. A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
- Pivotal
- of central importance
- Replete
- Full
- Austere
- Stern, as in manner, plain, simple
- mundane
- ordinary, common
- Dike
- dam, embankment
- Sardonic
- mocking
- Pretentious
- pompous, self-important
- annex
- v. To add or affix at the end.
- Contiguous
- adjoining or near
- amatory
- adj. Designed to excite love.
- censor
- to remove material, suppress
- Apocryphal
- Of questionable authorship or authenticity
- Relegate
- To assign to a lower position or to classify something
- Stupefying
- astonishing, shocking, stunning into silence
- Laconic
- using few words, brief, short to the point
- Bolster
- support, prop up
- Predecessor
- one who came before
- amalgamate
- v. To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
- absurd
- Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
- Irrevocable
- cannot be cancelled, unchangeable
- Lofty
- snooty, arrogant, haughty
- augur
- v. To predict.
- ornithology
- study of birds
- Luscious
- juicy, moist, succulent
- awry
- adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
- abscission
- The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
- Recapitulate
- summarize
- tact
- a keen sense of what to do or what to say
- annunciation
- n. Proclamation.
- Arid
- (of land) dry, barren, unproductive
- ashen
- adj. Pale.
- antecede
- v. To precede.
- impetuous
- rash, impulsive
- achromatic
- Colorless,
- Deleterious
- harmful
- antispasmodic
- adj. Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
- Asylum
- place of refuge or safety
- attache
- n. A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
- Posthumous
- after death
- Putative
- Generally regarded as such; supposed
- summit
- a conference
- Pernicious
- destructive, harmful
- appraise
- v. To estimate the money value of.
- longevity
- long life
- Profane
- unholy
- Undermined
- damaged, attacked
- alternative
- n. Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
- aroma
- n. An agreeable odor.
- antagonist
- opponent
- accompany
- v. To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
- Bilk
- cheat, defraud
- Incipient
- just beginning
- amicable
- agreeable
- Nomadic
- wandering from place to place
- Inertia
- inactivity, lethargy
- awaken
- v. To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
- Hyperbole
- A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
- Parry
- ward off, avoid
- debunk
- to prove false
- ordinance
- decree
- Histronic
- Overly dramatic, theatrical.
- Concise
- stated in few words
- Credible
- Believable
- Verbose
- talkative, long-winded, rambling
- abdomen
- In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
- Parody
- a mockery, imitation for ridicule, spoof
- antiquate
- To make old or out of date.
- Meager
- in short supply
- Contumacious
- stubborn
- Beleaguer
- To besiege, beset, surround, harass.
- Amass
- accumulate
- administrator
- n. One who manages affairs of any kind.
- antique
- adj. Pertaining to ancient times.
- Magnanimous
- Generous in forgiving;unselfish
- Retraction
- withdrawal, cancellation of a statement
- annihilate
- v. To destroy absolutely.
- recur
- to return; to occur again
- anhydrous
- adj. Withered.
- Ruminate
- think over something, ponder
- peruse
- read
- Utopian
- a believer in an ideal world
- Mentor
- to tutor
- Zeal
- enthusiasm
- Artesian
- well n. A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
- armory
- n. An arsenal.
- Nuance
- Something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
- Indelible
- cannot be wiped out
- Harangue
- noisy attacking speech
- appease
- To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
- Achillean
- Invulnerable.
- fallow
- unused
- alias
- n. An assumed name.
- Obtuse
- mentally dull
- Puerile
- childish
- Vindictive
- Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful
- limber
- bending and moving easily
- Sycophant
- bootlicker, flatterer
- Egress
- exit
- submissive
- meek
- Benignity
- compassion, gentleness, fondness
- Subjugate
- To bring under control; conquer
- Homogeneous
- all of the same or similar kind or nature;
- abstemious
- adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
- Drone
- monotonous noise; to speak with no emotion
- sagacity
- wisdom
- saucy
- impudent, impertinent, flippant
- Machination
- The act of plotting
- Grate
- annoy, aggravate, vex
- Preclude
- prevent or make impossible
- harmonious
- in agreement
- Relentless
- unyielding in severity or strictness;
- Banality
- ordinariness, dullness
- allude
- v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
- Pariah
- an outcast from society
- abstruse
- adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
- Onus
- burden
- Pensive
- in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply
- augment
- v. To make bigger.
- analyze
- v. To examine minutely or critically.
- Rotund
- round
- avert
- v. To turn away or aside.
- mar
- to spoil, to mark
- Palpable
- easily felt, easily perceived
- arrival
- n. A coming to stopping-place or destination.
- merge
- to blend together
- Arcane
- obscure, known only to a few people
- Quixotic
- Idealistic and totally impractial.
- deficient
- lacking an essential part
- coalesce
- to come together
- Vindicate
- prove right, remove blame
- dormant
- temporarily inactive, asleep
- Munificent
- generous, charitable
- eradicate
- to erase or get rid of
- Unfrock
- to remove a priest from his position
- acerbity
- n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
- albino
- n. A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
- Paltry
- Lacking in importance or worth
- Compliant
- easy to control, submissive
- facet
- an aspect of something
- surreptitious
- secret, stealthy
- Fatuous
- silly, foolish
- Indigenous
- native to a particular area
- marvel
- to be astonished or surprised; to wonder
- Connoisseur
- An expert, particularly in matters of art and taste.
- absurd
- adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
- advent
- n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.
- secular
- not religious; worldly
- Infamous
- famous for something bad
- Parsimony
- stinginess, frugality, cost-cutting
- hedonist
- pleasure seeker
- Panacea
- A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
- Lamentation
- Expression of regret or sorrow
- absorption
- The act or process of absorbing.
- Marred
- damaged, spoiled
- Hamper
- hinder, obstruct
- adversity
- misfortune
- regal
- royal, splendid
- Sentinel
- guard, sentry
- Truncate
- cut short
- robust
- healthy
- Metaphorically
- symbolically, figuratively
- Articulate
- clear, lucid, eloquent
- Judicious
- correct in judgment, wise
- Immutable
- unchanging, permanent
- abhorrent
- Very repugnant; hateful.
- Altruism
- putting others first, being self-sacrificing
- abduction
- A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
- arborescent
- adj. Having the nature of a tree.
- admonish
- v. To warn of a fault.
- Curtail
- to cut short
- assonant
- adj. Having resemblance of sound.
- Dispassionate
- neutral, objective
- Resolution
- determination
- abet
- v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
- Persnickety
- fastidious, fussy
- varidgated
- having many parts or colors
- Cartographer
- person who makes maps
- Acumen
- mental keenness, sharpness of judgment, ability to judge quickly and well
- Certitude
- certainty
- Substantiate
- give supporting evidence
- Decoy
- lure, trap, trick
- Covert
- hidden, undercover
- Vivacity
- liveliness, animation
- annuity
- n. An annual allowance, payment, or income.
- Incongruous
- not fitting in, out of place
- antemundane
- adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation.
- sedate
- to calm, especially by use of a drug
- academician
- n. A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.
- Garrulous
- talkative
- Abundant
- present in great quantity, over-sufficient, plentiful
- Oblique
- indirect, slanting
- Proletarian
- member of the working class
- accomplice
- n. An associate in wrong-doing.
- apprehensible
- Capable of being conceived.
- Referendum
- public vote
- demagogue
- rabble-rousing leader
- Marshal
- to gather together
- abstruse
- Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
- apparition
- n. Ghost.
- Caucus
- type of private political meeting
- accessible
- adj. Approachable.
- Amelioration
- improvement
- nonchalant
- calm, casual
- Sacrosanct
- very holy, inviolable
- aperture
- opening
- Archetype
- classic example of
- Philanthropy
- charity, love of mankind
- antilogy
- Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
- paradox
- contradiction, something that doesn't fit
- Bulwark
- A defensive wall, something serving as a principle defense.
- acquiesce
- v. To comply; submit.
- Husbandry
- the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
- Inclination
- tendency, a leaning toward
- Atrophy
- waste away from lack of use
- antonym
- A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
- Purported
- Assumed to be such; supposed
- angular
- adj. Sharp-cornered.
- Remonstrate
- To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof
- afterthought
- n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
- Contrition
- sorrow and repentance
- Whimsical
- capricious, changeable
- Encroach
- To advance beyond proper or former limits
- antiphon
- A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
- Virulent
- dangerous, harmful
- Fractious
- irritable, difficult to control
- Strut
- swagger, show off
- innate
- possessed at birth, not learned
- Livid
- very angry
- addendum
- n. Something added, or to be added.
- Fecund
- fertile
- Volatile
- dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
- Virtuoso
- A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts
- Hoary
- old
- Nostalgia
- longing for the past
- succumb
- to give in, to submit
- Novel
- new, unusual
- ambrosial
- adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
- antislavery
- Opposed to human slavery.
- Affable
- easily approachable, easy to talk to, warmly friendly
- Peripatetic
- Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot
- Fly-by-night
- unreliable, disreputable
- Sobriety
- Moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor
- Endorse
- give support or approval to
- Exacting
- demanding
- Stratum
- a level of society
- aspirant
- someone reaching for something
- asylum
- sanctuary
- Transcribe
- copy
- Engender
- Cause
- Unscathed
- unharmed, intact, without a scratch
- anthropology
- The science of man in general.
- Tactile
- concerned with the sense of touch
- adherence
- n. Attachment.
- Astute
- to be shrewd,clever
- Extradite
- deport from one country back to the home country
- accuse
- v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
- Celerity
- speed
- Counterfeit
- fake, false
- Unfetter
- set free
- Cajole
- coax
- Temper
- to moderate, soften
- repudiate
- to put down, to renounce
- academic
- adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
- Vagrant
- person wandering without a home
- Circumlocution
- using too many words, long-windedness
- Invidious
- arousing envy
- reminiscence
- a memory, the act or recalling the past
- Nuzzle
- cuddle, snuggle
- vicarious
- felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another
- Consummate
- complete, total, supremely good
- ardent
- characterized by passion or desire
- Abject
- showing utter hoplessness and misery
- abyss
- Bottomless gulf.
- hypothesis
- theory requiring proof
- Capitulate
- surrender, give in to
- Prodigal
- extravagant, reckless
- Congenital
- present from birth
- accuracy
- n. Exactness.
- opportune
- appropriate to time or circumstances: timely, lucky
- altruist
- n. One who advocates or practices altruism.
- insipid
- lacking interest, dull, boring
- tether
- chain or rope tied to an animal to keep in within specific bounds
- Americanism
- n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.
- Disinterested
- unbiased
- Torpid
- inactive, lazy, stagnant
- Ratify
- approve, consent
- albeit
- conj. Even though.
- Genre
- a category, type
- Discriminate
- to make a clear distinction, see the difference
- Comprise
- To consist of; be composed of:
- orgy
- wild, drunken revelry
- audible
- adj. Loud enough to be heard.
- ephemeral
- momentary, fleeting
- oath
- a formal promise
- Euphony
- pleasant sounds
- provocative
- inflammatory
- Punctilious
- paying attention to small details
- Erratic
- wandering, irregular
- Irrevocable
- Impossible to retract or take back
- Redolent
- smelling of; giving off odors
- Asunder
- To seperate, apart from each other in position.
- aggression
- n. An unprovoked attack.
- Peerless
- without equal
- aversion
- n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
- Knotty
- complex, difficult to solve
- Divert
- 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
- Vignette
- small sketch
- founder
- to sink
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty
- addle
- v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
- dogged
- persistent in effort; stubbornly tencious
- Stanza
- section of a poem
- abrade
- v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
- incompatible
- unable to work together
- ally
- n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
- Recluse
- someone who cuts himself off from life
- aliment
- n. That which nourishes.
- ascendant
- adj. Dominant.
- Extrinsic
- irrelevant, on the outside
- Collate
- arrange in order
- accept
- v. To take when offered.
- champion
- side with
- Felicitous
- apt
- alteration
- n. Change or modification.
- Deplete
- use up, lessen
- acid
- A sour substance.
- Enshroud
- cover
- Incantation
- chant, invocation, prayer
- Notorious
- Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
- conformist
- follower of customs
- extricate
- to release from difficulty or an entanglement
- Belie
- contradict
- Ubiquitous
- found everywhere, omnipresent
- Altruism
- devotion to others, without selfish motives
- Stolid
- impassive, dull, indifferent
- adhere
- v. To stick fast or together.
- deleterious
- harmful
- querulous
- irritable
- Prerogative
- right or privilege
- Hypochondriac
- a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
- Condoning
- overlooking, disregarding, ignoring
- Placate
- pacify, soothe, calm
- renovation
- state of being renewed
- Zealot
- fanatic
- spontaneity
- impulsive action
- Preamble
- introductory material
- saturate
- to fill something to a point where it can hold no more
- adhesion
- n. The state of being attached or joined.
- anticlimax
- A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
- adage
- old saying, proverb
- Curtail
- cut short
- Mercurial
- volatile, changeable
- Pathos
- evoking sadness or pity
- Anomaly
- something which does not fit in a pattern, irregularity
- exemplary
- outstanding
- Choleric
- easily angered
- assassination
- n. Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
- Intransigence
- stubbornness
- hostility
- animosity
- antic
- A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
- eminent
- distinguished, high in rank or station
- Weighty
- serious
- Quarantine
- isolation to prevent the spread of disease
- Tentative
- not certain
- Benign
- kindly, harmless
- Interminable
- never ending
- Obdurate
- stubborn
- ameliorate
- v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship
- Elucidate
- make clear
- ante
- v. In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
- Perdition
- damnation
- refurbish
- to brighten, or freshen up; to renovate
- Germinal
- just growing, not developed, immature
- Dogmatic
- authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
- corrupt
- marked by immorality; dishonest; containing errors (as a text)
- Lament
- To express sorrow or regret; to mourn.
- ancestry
- n. One's ancestors collectively.
- Gratis
- free of charge, without payment
- Plebian
- common people
- Incessant
- without stopping
- Dulcet
- Melodious, soft, soothing.
- transient
- temporary, fleeting
- Judicious
- having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent
- adieu
- inter. Good-by; farewell.
- autonomous
- adj. Self-governing.
- anemometer
- n. An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
- abbot
- n. The superior of a community of monks.
- abstain
- v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
- ornate
- elaborately or excessive decorated
- Irrational
- unreasonable, absurd
- Querulous
- always complaining
- Ramble
- wander aimlessly
- abase
- v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
- Trite
- unoriginal, dull
- Modicum
- small amount
- anachronism
- n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
- Monotonous
- dull, unvarying
- abdominal
- Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
- ascension
- n. The act of rising.
- Illusory
- deceptive, false, misleading
- austere
- adj. Severely simple; unadorned.
- arrangement
- n. The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
- abet
- To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
- imply
- to express indirectly
- Eloquent
- fluent and persuasive in speech
- append
- To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.
- Bane
- troublesome influence
- anemia
- n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
- Begrudge
- resent
- Precinct
- district of a city
- Penury
- poverty
- actuary
- n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
- apostasy
- A total departure from one's faith or religion.
- Verbosity
- using too many words
- Legion
- in large numbers
- Digress
- wander off the subject
- Candor
- frankness, openness
- ablution
- A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
- Creditable
- praiseworthy
- antenatal
- adj. Occurring or existing before birth.
- Dichotomy
- a division into two parts
- compassion
- sympathy, mercy
- archaic
- adj. Antiquated
- alkali
- n. Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.
- caprice
- sudden, unpredictable change
- adjunct
- n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
- Talisman
- lucky charm
- decrepit
- unhealthy; weak
- Abrogate
- cancel, deny, repeal
- abscond
- v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
- Nondescript
- having no special features, dull and ordinary
- Cogitate
- think over something, ponder
- acme
- The highest point, or summit.
- afire
- adv. & adj. On fire, literally or figuratively.
- Indolence
- laziness
- aphorism
- n. Proverb.
- acrimony
- n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
- imminent
- about to happen, on the verge of occurring
- anthology
- an assorment of works of art
- animalcule
- n. An animal of microscopic smallness.
- adverse
- unfavorable, opposed, going against
- Docile
- Ready and willing to be taught; teachable, complicit
- Fanatical
- obsessive, fixated
- Caustic
- burning
- humanitarian
- promoting social welfare; philanthropist
- ado
- n. unnecessary activity or ceremony.
- absolve
- clear
- Panacea
- remedy for all ills
- Dolt
- stupid person
- hovel
- a shack
- inconsequential
- trivial
- atonement
- n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
- inquiry
- a request for information
- Jocular
- in a joking manner
- Sparse
- spare, bare, meager
- Onerous
- burdensome, hard to undertake
- auspice
- n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
- accusation
- n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
- abnegate
- To renounce (a right or privilege).
- Beleaguer
- besiege, attack
- Oust
- push out of a position
- ardor
- n. Intensity of passion or affection.
- assets
- n. pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
- anthropomorphous
- Having or resembling human form.
- Scuttle
- sink
- Apathy
- no emotion
- Ambulatory
- able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
- Ensconce
- establish firmly in a position
- acclaim
- v. To utter with a shout.
- Nebulous
- vague
- Contusion
- a bruise
- Objective
- unbiased, not subjective
- Ominous
- threatening
- sanctimonious
- acting morally superior, holier-than-thou
- Deride
- ridicule, treat contemptuously
- Infer
- deduce, conclude
- exasperation
- irritation, frustration
- provincial
- limited in perspective; unsophisticated
- apostle
- n. Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
- Frivolous
- not serious
- accomplice
- An associate in wrong-doing.
- Skeptical
- doubting, not gullible
- decomposition
- disintegration
- accost
- v. To speak to.
- anarchy
- n. Absence or utter disregard of government.
- antipathize
- v. To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
- Attenuate
- weaken
- auriferous
- adj. Containing gold.
- overwrought
- extremely agitated, hysterical
- Merge
- come together
- abusive
- adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
- Uproarious
- hilarious, hysterical, very funny
- Rudimentary
- rough, first draft
- fervent
- zealous; more intense than eager
- inscribe
- to write or etch words on or into a surface
- ardent
- adj. Burning with passion.
- Paragon
- a perfect example
- tactile
- tangible
- Endurance
- staying power, patience, stamina
- acidify
- v. To change into acid.
- Amity
- friendship
- Adroit
- Skillful and adept under pressing conditions
- ostentatious
- showy, pretentious
- Omnipotent
- all-powerful
- artifice
- n. Trickery.
- fabricate
- falsify
- Effigy
- a model of a person
- Paucity
- shortage
- acclaim
- To utter with a shout.
- acknowledge
- v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
- Catharsis
- purging of pent-up emotions
- abrupt
- adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
- apothecary
- One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
- Alacrity
- cheerful, promptness, without reluctance
- Ostentatious
- showy
- Edifice
- building, structure, construction
- boisterous
- loud and unrestrained
- Apocalyptic
- prophetic, pertaining to revelations especially of disaster
- adjuration
- n. A vehement appeal.
- Peripatetic
- nomadic, moving from place to place
- mendicant
- beggar
- Saccharin
- falsely sweet
- impasse
- a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further
- Exemplify
- To illustrate by example
- Sagacious
- wise
- Provincial
- limited to one's small outlook
- arboreal
- adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
- tumult
- noise and confusion
- Lucid
- clear
- accompanist
- n. One who or that which accompanies.
- altar
- n. Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned.
- absolve
- v. To free from sin or its penalties.
- Etymology
- the study of word origins
- movement
- a rhythmic sequence
- amorphous
- without shape
- glib
- able to speak profusely; having a ready flow of words
- Moribund
- on the point of death
- Wily
- cunning
- Phenomenon
- an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
- archangel
- n. An angel of high rank.
- acquiesce
- To comply; submit.
- disperse
- to scatter in different directions
- assay
- n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
- Garish
- Gaudy
- camaraderie
- trust among friends
- Unwitting
- not deliberate, unconscious
- Hangar
- storage area (like garage) for a plane
- din
- loud, confused noise
- Alacrity
- eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness
- wan
- sickly; feeble or pale
- exquisite
- of extreme beauty or excellence
- Abstruse
- obscure, profound, difficult to understand
- amplitude
- n. Largeness.
- Pallid
- pale
- appreciable
- adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.
- enhance
- improve, augment
- Broach
- start to discuss, approach
- Abash
- to make ashamed
- autarchy
- n. Unrestricted power.
- aggregate
- n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
- aspiration
- n. An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach.
- Purloin
- steal
- affectation
- n. A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
- Benefactor
- One that gives aid, especially financial aid
- Ornate
- highly decorated
- Pusillanimous
- cowardly
- Resonant
- echoing
- Indulgent
- pampering, satisfying desires
- ingenuity
- innovation, creativity
- Impartial
- unbiased, neutral
- abbreviate
- shorten, abridge
- outlandish
- bizarre, peculiar
- Protagonist
- main character in film, book, play, etc.
- acetate
- n. A salt of acetic acid.
- Arthurian
- adj. Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.
- Paradigm
- One that serves as a pattern or model.
- Inimical
- hostile
- Flout
- defy, reject
- abomination
- n. A very detestable act or practice.
- Analgesic
- medicine to combat pain
- avarice
- n. Passion for getting and keeping riches.
- Servile
- overly submissive, groveling
- Efface
- wipe out, remove all trace of
- Enduring
- lasting
- abject
- Sunk to a low condition.
- apostate
- adj. False.
- Tome
- large book
- brood
- to be deep in thought; to think over moodily and at length
- Dynamic
- lively, vibrant, energetic
- autocracy
- n. Absolute government.
- Coercion
- force
- Portent
- a warning sign, omen
- academy
- n. Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.
- ebullient
- overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement
- acquit
- To free or clear, as from accusation.
- Unctuous
- suave or smooth
- accredit
- To give credit or authority to.
- Vitriolic
- corrosive, strongly attacking
- rapture
- filled with delight; ectasy
- Ambiguity
- uncertainty, vagueness
- Blithe
- free-spirited, carefree
- Confound
- confuse
- Diligent
- hard-working
- Ingrate
- ungrateful person
- Injunction
- The act of giving a command, directive, or order
- Defoliate
- cause leaves to fall off
- Conventional
- usual, customary, common
- recreation
- something done for fun, a hobby or game
- Unalloyed
- undiluted, total
- Tardy
- slow, late, overdue, delayed
- Polemic
- controversial
- antitoxin
- n. A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
- scathing
- overly critical
- Masochist
- person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
- apex
- n. The highest point, as of a mountain.
- Inane
- silly
- discursive
- covering a wide area or digressing from a topic
- antique
- Pertaining to ancient times.
- apogee
- n. The climax.
- clairvoyant
- able to see the future
- Circumspect
- cautious, considering all sides
- Venerate
- revere, worship
- allotment
- n. Portion.
- aviary
- n. A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
- alacrity
- cheerful willingness; swiftness
- acquittal
- A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
- Sanction
- give approval to
- haughtiness
- arrogance, pride
- Subpoena
- summons to court
- Exhort
- To make urgent appeal.
- accuse
- To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
- Perfunctory
- Done routinely and with little interest or care
- Unprecedented
- never having happened before
- inadvertent
- unintentional
- Paramount
- of supreme importance
- decisive
- conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination
- appropriate
- adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
- Redundant
- unnecessary, superfluous
- Stratagem
- plot, plan, trick
- Eulogy
- praise
- Unremitting
- Never slackening; persistent
- Poseur
- someone who puts on an act
- Prostration
- lying face down, or, be overcome with extreme weakness
- aerostatics
- n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
- alienation
- n. Estrangement.
- Petulant
- sulky, peevish
- trifle
- something of little importance; to talk in a joking manner
- Sage
- a wise person
- Robust
- strong, healthy, tough
- Proficient
- Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence
- Suspect
- doubtful
- Conundrum
- a puzzle
- absence
- n. The fact of not being present or available.
- Reprehensible
- shameful, very bad
- Annex
- take possession of, seize, capture
- Innate
- Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.
- Disparity
- an inequality
- Officious
- domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
- Dearth
- A scarce supply; a lack:
- Superlative
- extremely good, the best
- Tumult
- uproar, noise
- Discord
- disagreement
- Vivify
- enliven
- aspire
- v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
- Finesse
- skill
- Hone
- sharpen, increase, whet
- nebulous
- hazy, not well-defined
- Maverick
- a loner
- vindicate
- to clear from blame
- authentic
- adj. Of undisputed origin.
- bile
- ill temper, irritablility
- advocate
- to speak in support of something
- annual
- adj. Occurring every year.
- circuitous
- indirect, roundabout
- Jollity
- gaiety, happiness
- Remuneration
- payment for work done
- Petrify
- terrify, turn to stone
- Pertinent
- relevant
- afresh
- adv. Once more, after rest or interval.
- deport
- to behave in accord with the rules
- benevolent
- friendly, helpful
- Blasphemy
- speech which offends religious sentiments
- actionable
- adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
- antilogy
- n. Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
- Inconsequential
- unimportant, insignificant, negligible
- able-bodied
- adj. Competent for physical service.
- Lax
- careless, not strict
- Procrastinate
- To put off until later
- Dotard
- foolish old man
- astute
- adj. Keen in discernment.
- dogmatic
- arrogantly asserting unproved principles
- alienate
- v. To cause to turn away.
- abstinence
- Self denial.
- Ephemeral
- short-lived
- Appease
- pacify or soothe
- ascertain
- to find out or discover by examination
- accusation
- A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
- Inconspicuous
- not easily seen, subtle, not noticeable
- Utilitarian
- useful
- refutation
- disproof
- ornithologist
- scientific student of birds
- insurgent
- rebel; rising in revolt, starting a revolution
- akin
- adj. Of similar nature or qualities.
- Posterity
- future generations
- advert
- v. To refer incidentally.
- accessory
- n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
- Egregious
- outstandingly, obviously bad
- Incessant
- Continuing without interruption
- assailable
- vulnerable
- quarry
- a hunted bird or animal; prey
- Lynch
- assassinate, kill, illegal hanging
- conditional
- provisional, contingent
- abyss
- a deep narrow pit
- ransack
- to search thoroughly and messily
- sustain
- to support
- ambitious
- adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring.
- Cantankerous
- bad-tempered, quarrelsome
- Precarious
- unstable, risky
- Hasten
- hurry, accelerate, rush
- squander
- to waste on something worthless
- Contrived
- Obviously planned or calculated
- Endemic
- peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
- polymorphous
- having many shapes
- abridgment
- n. A condensed form as of a book or play.
- Veracity
- truthfulness
- Anglophobia
- n. Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.
- countenance
- to approve or support; the general appearance or behavior of something or someone
- Sluggard
- slow-moving, lethargic person
- Burnish
- polish
- archbishop
- n. The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.
- abhorrence
- The act of detesting extremely.
- Corrugated
- highly folded
- Ineffable
- cannot be expressed in words
- abstract
- without reference to specific instance or concrete existence; theoretical; to remove
- Admonish
- To reprove gently but earnestly
- Irreproachable
- cannot be criticized; perfect
- apostasy
- n. A total departure from one's faith or religion.
- scrutinize
- to observe carefully
- Circumlocution
- The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language
- abominable
- adj. Very hateful.
- Moratorium
- temporary prohibition or halt to activity
- Poignant
- Profoundly moving; touching: physically painful
- abridgment
- A condensed form as of a book or play.
- insinuation
- a sneaky suggestion or something bad
- Voracious
- ravenous
- Esoteric
- obscure and difficult to understand
- profane
- to abuse or put to ill use
- Paradigm
- example, model, way of looking at things
- Solace
- comfort for grief
- Aspire
- seek to attain (position or status), long for
- Ambivalent
- having mixed feelings
- congregation
- crowd of people
- Postulate
- hypothesize, propose
- Daunt
- To abate the courage of; discourage
- Quirk
- oddity
- Antarctic
- adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.
- absorb
- To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
- brash
- bold
- Abate
- to reduce
- analogous
- adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.
- jubilant
- overly joyful
- Vilification
- blackening someone's name
- fortuitous
- lucky
- Alleviate
- make less severe
- Elusive
- hard to pin down
- rancorous
- hateful
- Microcosm
- a miniature model of something
- aristocracy
- n. A hereditary nobility
- Procrastinate
- delay, put off
- Appease
- To satisfy or relieve
- acute
- sharp, intense; crucial
- Kindle
- to start a fire
- aggress
- v. To make the first attack.
- Destitution
- hardship, poverty, misery
- ache
- To be in pain or distress.
- animate
- v. To make alive.
- Vehemence
- violence, fervor, forcefulness
- apposite
- adj. Appropriate.
- atrocity
- horrible, usually butal, act
- Ascetic
- without luxuries, severely simple
- Nettle
- annoy
- Hackneyed
- common and over used
- Hypocritical
- insincere
- Precipice
- steep slope
- Analogous
- comparable, similar
- Adroit
- skillful (in using mind or hand)
- apparent
- adj. Easily understood.
- Espouse
- promote, take up, support
- Peremptory
- in a commanding manner
- alien
- n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
- Inadvertent
- not intentional
- aberration
- n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
- ache
- v. To be in pain or distress.
- ironic
- the use of words to express an unintended or contradictory meaning
- alluvion
- n. Flood.
- antediluvian
- adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
- Momentous
- very important
- Smelt
- refine an ore
- aboriginal
- Primitive; unsophisticated.
- Augustinian
- adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
- Insurgent
- a rebel
- Blatant
- Obvious
- Gregarious
- extroverted, sociable, outgoing
- anticyclone
- An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
- Berate
- scold, criticize
- misbegotten
- poorly conceived, poorly planned, based on false assumptions and reasonings
- precocious
- talented beyond one's age
- Potable
- suitable for drinking
- averse
- adj. Reluctant.
- Guile
- cunning, craftiness
- Pyromania
- compulsion to start fires
- Exacerbate
- make worse
- Pillage
- plunder
- Profess
- To affirm openly; declare or claim
- Urbane
- Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner
- reclusive
- withdrawn, hermit-like
- annihilate
- to destroy completely
- allusion
- n. An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it.
- overbearing
- bossy and arrogant, decisively important
- acknowledge
- To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
- aberration
- Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
- amateur
- adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.
- Disseminating
- circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information)
- novice
- a beginner
- solicit
- to seek something from another; to make a request of someone
- Infallible
- perfect, flawless
- Ramifications
- branches; subdivisions of a complex system
- Exhaustive
- very thorough and complete
- Unwitting
- Not knowing; unaware
- Apotheosis
- An exalted or glorified example:
- Apathetic
- indifferent, uninterested, lethargic
- Meticulous
- very careful, painstaking
- cache
- a hiding place for treasure
- aeronautics
- n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
- album
- n. A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.
- Annex
- a building which is an addition to an existing building
- Smorgasbord
- a Swedish buffet of cold dishes
- reprehensible
- deserving to be severely criticized
- Clandestine
- secret, covert, stealthy
- anode
- n. The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
- abstain
- To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
- frugal
- thrifty
- Enigma
- puzzle, mystery
- Genteel
- Refined in manner; well-bred and polite
- Censorious
- disapproving, critical
- Laceration
- a cut
- Resignation
- Acceptance of fate
- airy
- adj. Delicate, ethereal.
- Nefarious
- wicked, immoral, disreputable
- novice
- beginner
- ambivalent
- having opposing or mixed feelings
- Profanity
- swearing, cursing
- Vapid
- dull, uninspiring
- Antichrist
- Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.
- append
- v. To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.
- perennial
- lasting through the years
- encompass
- to form a circle or a ring around
- Glacial
- hostile, unfriendly, cold, icy
- impute
- to attribute to someone
- alacrity
- n. Cheerful willingness.
- aqueduct
- n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
- credible
- plausible
- armful
- n. As much as can be held in the arm or arms.
- Feasible
- possible and practicable
- grotesque
- odd or unnatural in some way
- anthracite
- n. Hard coal.
- irritable
- petulant
- futile
- having no useful result
- Collage
- picture made from fragments of other pictures
- Acquiesce
- assent, agree passively, comply without protest
- alter
- v. To make change in.
- advocacy
- n. The act of pleading a cause.
- academic
- Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
- hoax
- falsification
- advisory
- adj. Not mandatory.
- Accolade
- tribute, honor, praise
- abrogate
- To abolish, repeal.
- Debacle
- A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat
- Tedium
- Boredom
- analytical
- intending to understand the nature of something
- domestic
- relating to the home or family; relating to one's own country
- Impecunious
- having no money
- Odious
- hateful
- seethe
- to heave or bubble from great inner turmoil, as a volcano; to boil
- refractory
- stubborn
- Exegesis
- scholarly explanation or interpretation
- accommodate
- To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
- adoration
- n. Profound devotion.
- pretentious
- pompous, self-important
- Dexterous
- skilful with hands
- Ambivalence
- lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided
- Clairvoyant
- psychic, mystic
- absorb
- v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
- objective
- not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts
- affiliate
- n. Some auxiliary person or thing.
- accede
- To agree.
- archdeacon
- n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
- Tractable
- obedient, dutiful, polite
- menace
- a threat; to threaten
- reimburse
- to repay someone for their expenses
- appreciable
- Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.
- auditory
- adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
- Candid
- frank, honest
- aghast
- adj. Struck with terror and amazement.
- admittance
- n. Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
- Somnambulist
- sleepwalker
- meticulous
- careful, paying attention to details
- anemic
- adj. Affected with anemia.
- acquaint
- To make familiar or conversant.
- Perspicacious
- insightful, sharp, wise
- Vehement
- forceful
- Lavish
- on a grand scale, wasteful
- jest
- to joke
- antiphony
- n. An anthem or other composition sung responsively.
- Brusque
- blunt, abrupt
- authenticity
- n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
- Venial
- minor, unimportant
- Sequester
- isolate
- Rigor
- thoroughness
- Amenable
- obedient, compliant, readily managed, resonsive, willing to be led, answerable or accountable legally
- Circuitous
- Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
- assiduous
- adj. Diligent.
- Aloof
- Distant, reserved in manner, uninvolved.
- habitat
- the place where a person or thing is ordinarily found
- Transgress
- go astray, disobey, commit a sin
- Ire
- anger (Remember irate means very angry)
- Revere
- worship
- Parched
- dried up
- advertiser
- n. One who advertises, especially in newspapers.
- autonomy
- n. Self-government.
- actuate
- v. To move or incite to action.
- elucidate
- make clear
- Raze
- destroy, demolish, tear down
- Gritty
- coarse, granular
- abstinence
- act of refraining from
- advocate
- n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
- Incoherent
- not clear
- Inexorable
- relentless
- apparition
- Ghost.
- Carping
- constant criticism
- brazen
- made with brass; to face with defiance and impudence
- Palatable
- good to eat, agreeable
- Mundane
- ordinary, worldly
- Sallow
- yellowish
- ampersand
- n. The character &; and.
- Collusion
- plotting and planning
- arbor
- n. A tree.
- amour
- n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
- Belligerent
- aggressive, ready to fight
- Depravity
- moral corruption
- decree
- an order or a command
- Fanaticism
- passion,excessive devotion
- Patron
- one who give support (usually financial)
- Laud
- praise
- orator
- speaker
- Circuitous
- indirect
- Bludgeon
- A short, heavy thick club that has one end larger then the other.
- Turpitude
- depravity
- autocrat
- n. Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
- athirst
- adj. Wanting water.
- Porcine
- As of a pig.
- appertain
- To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.