abjure:
renounce upon oath; abandon forever | abrogate:
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
acumen:
mental keenness; quickness of perception | adumbrate:
give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
alacrity:
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | anathema:
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
antipathy:
strong feeling of aversion; dislike | approbation:
expression of warm approval; praise |
arrogate:
claim without justification; claim for oneself without right | ascetic:
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
assiduous:
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent | boon:
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request |
brusque:
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly | burnish:
make shiny by rubbing; polish |
buttress:
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence | cajole:
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
calumny:
false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander | capricious:
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
clemency:
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act | cogent:
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
concomitant:
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with | conflagration:
large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
conundrum:
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma | credulity:
readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
cupidity:
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth | cursory:
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
decry:
express strong disapproval of; disparage | defile:
pollute; make dirty or spotty |
deleterious:
having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous | demure:
modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
deprecate:
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle | deride:
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
desecrate:
violate with violence, especially to sacred place | discursive:
tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
dissemble:
disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of | ebullient:
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
effrontery:
shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity | egregious:
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
enervate:
weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve | ephemeral:
short-lived; enduring a very short time |
eschew:
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from | evanescent:
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor |
evince:
show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer | exculpate:
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
execrable:
very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful | expiate:
make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt |
expunge:
cancel; remove; erase or strike out | extant:
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
extol:
praise highly; glorify; celebrate | fallacious:
false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
fastidious:
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details | fatuous:
foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
feral:
not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state | fetid:
unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
florid:
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented | fractious:
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
garrulous:
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details | gregarious:
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
hackneyed:
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse | hapless:
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy |
harangue:
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression | harangue:
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
hegemony:
domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others | impassive:
without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
imperious:
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial | impertinent:
improperly forward or bold; rude |
impervious:
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed | impetuous:
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate |
impinge:
infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch | implacable:
incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
inchoate:
recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary | incontrovertible:
indisputable; not open to question |
indefatigable:
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action | ineffable:
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
inexorable:
not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable | ingenuous:
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
inimical:
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental | iniquity:
absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness |
insidious:
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap | inure:
apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate |
invective:
abusive language used to express blame or ill will | inveterate:
deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual |
jubilant:
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | juxtaposition:
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position |
laconic:
brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words | languid:
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
largess:
generous gift; money or gifts bestowed | latent:
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
legerdemain:
show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers | licentious:
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint |
limpid:
clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry | maelstrom:
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
magnanimous:
generous; high-minded; chivalrous | malediction:
curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
malevolent:
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious | manifold:
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated |
maudlin:
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental | mawkish:
insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
mendacious:
lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely | mercurial:
capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
modicum:
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing | multifarious:
varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts |
myriad:
of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand | nadir:
lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
nascent:
incipient; coming into existence; emerging | nefarious:
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked |
neophyte:
recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated | |
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