obdurate:
/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion | obfuscate:
/'ɒbfʌskeɪt/ v. Syn. confuse; muddle
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
oblique:
/ə'bli:k/ a. Syn. inclined
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined | obsequious:
/əb'si:kwɪəs/ a.
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
obstreperous:
/əb'strɛpərəs/ a.
noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry | obtuse:
/əb'tju:s/;/əb'tu:s/ a. Syn. stupid
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
odious:
/'oʊdɪəs/ a. Syn. hateful; vile
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | officious:
/ə'fɪʃəs/ a.
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
ostensible:
/ɒ'stɛnsɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. apparent
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown | palliate:
/'pælɪeɪt/ v.
lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
pallid:
/'pælɪd/ a. Syn. pale; wan
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness | panacea:
/pænə'sɪə/ n.
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
paragon:
/'pærəgən/;/'pærəgɒn/ n. Syn. model
model of excellence or perfection; peerless example | pariah:
/'pærɪə/ n. Syn. untouchable
social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
parsimony:
/'pɑrsɪmənɪ/;/-moʊnɪ/ n.
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | pathos:
/'peɪθɒs/ n. Syn. pity
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
paucity:
/'pɔ:sɪtɪ/ n. Syn. scarcity
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness | pejorative:
/pɪ'dʒɒrətɪv/ a.
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
pellucid:
/pɪ'lju:sɪd/ a. Syn. transparent; limpid
transparent; limpid; easy to understand | perfidious:
/pə'fɪdɪəs/ a. Syn. treacherous; disloyal
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
perfunctory:
/pə'fʌŋktərɪ/ a. Syn. superficial
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care | pernicious:
/pə'nɪʃəs/ a. Syn. deadly
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
pertinacious:
/pɜrtɪ'neɪʃəs/;/-tn'eɪʃəs/ a. Syn. stubborn; persistent
stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate | pithy:
/'pɪθɪ/ a. Syn. concise
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
platitude:
/'plætɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n.
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality | plethora:
/'plɛθərə/ n. Syn. excess; overabundance
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
portent:
/'pɔ:tɛnt/ n. Syn. sign; omen; forewarning
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event | precocious:
/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a.
advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
primeval:
/praɪ'mi:v(ə)l/ a. Syn. ancient; primitive
ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient | proclivity:
/prə'klɪvɪtɪ/ n. Syn. inclination
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
promulgate:
/'prɒməlgeɪt/ v. Syn. announce
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication | propensity:
/prə'pɛnsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. tendency; predilection
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection |
propitious:
/prə'pɪʃəs/ a. Syn. favorable; fortunate; advantageous
presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous | prosaic:
/proʊ'zeiɪk/ a. Syn. factual
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
proscribe:
/proʊ'skraɪb/;/proʊ-/ v. Syn. banish; outlaw
command against; banish; outlaw | protean:
/'proʊtɪɛn, 'proʊti:n/ a. Syn. versatile
versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
prurient:
/'prʊərɪənt/ a.
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something | puerile:
/'pjʊəraɪl/;/-rəl/ a. Syn. childish
childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
pulchritude:
/'pʌlkrɪtju:d/ n. Syn. beauty; comeliness
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty | punctilious:
/pʌŋk'tɪlɪəs/ a.
marked by precise accordance with details |
quagmire:
/'kwɒgmaɪə(r)/ n.
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself | querulous:
/'kwɛrʊləs/ a. Syn. fretful; whining
habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
quixotic:
/kwɪk'sɒtɪk/ a.
idealistic without regard to practicality | rancor:
/'ræŋkə(r)/ n. Syn. enmity; hatred
bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
rebuke:
/rɪ'bju:k/ v. Syn. admonish; scold
scold harshly; criticize severely | recalcitrant:
/rɪ'kælsɪtrənt/ a.
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority |
rectitude:
/'rɛktɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. uprightness
uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment | replete:
/rɪ'pli:t/ a.
filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
reprobate:
/'rɛproʊbeɪt/ n.
person hardened in sin; person without moral scruples | reprove:
/rɪ'pru:v/ v. Syn. censure; rebuke
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
repudiate:
/rɪ'pju:dɪeɪt/ v. Syn. disown
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of | rescind:
/rɪ'sɪnd/ v. Syn. cancel; annul; repeal
cancel; make void; repeal or annul |
restive:
/'rɛstɪv/ a.
impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control | ribald:
/'rɪbəld/ a. Syn. wanton; tasteless
coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
rife:
/raɪf/ a. Syn. current
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use | ruse:
/ru:z/ n. Syn. trick; stratagem
trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
sacrosanct:
/'sækroʊsæŋkt/ a. Syn. inviolable
regarded as sacred and inviolable | sagacity:
/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
salient:
/'seɪlɪənt/ a. Syn. prominent
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs | sanctimonious:
/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
sanguine:
/'sæŋgwɪn/ a. Syn. cheerful; hopeful; ruddy
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy | scurrilous:
/'skʌrɪləs/ n. Syn. obscene; indecent
obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach |
serendipity:
/sɛrən'dɪpɪtɪ/ n.
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck | servile:
/'sɜrvaɪl/;/'sɛrvl/ a. Syn. slavish; cringing
slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
solicitous:
/sə'lɪsɪtəs/ a. Syn. worried; concerned
worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern | somnolent:
/'sɒmnələnt/ a.
half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
spurious:
/'spjʊərɪəs/ a. Syn. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical | staid:
/steɪd/ a. Syn. serious; sedate
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
stolid:
/'stɒlɪd/ a. Syn. dull; impassive
dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | stupefy:
/'stju:pɪfaɪ/;/'stu:-/ v.
make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
surfeit:
/'sɜrfɪt/ v.
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess | surmise:
/sə'maɪz/ v. Syn. guess
guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence |
surreptitious:
/sʌrəp'tɪʃəs/ a. Syn. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently | sycophant:
/'sɪkəfænt/ n. Syn. bootlicker; flatterer
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
tacit:
/'tæsɪt/ a.
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent | taciturn:
/'tæsɪtə:n/ a. Syn. silent
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
tantamount:
/'tæntəmaʊnt/ a.
equivalent in effect or value | temerity:
/tɪ'mɛrɪtɪ/ n. Syn. boldness; rashness
boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
tenuous:
/'tɛnjʊəs/ a. Syn. thin; rare; slim
long and thin; slender; having little substance | timorous:
/'tɪmərəs/ a. Syn. fearful
fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
torpid:
/'tɔ:pɪd/ a.
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed | tractable:
/'træktəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. docile
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
transient:
/'trænsɪənt, 'trɑr-/;/trænʃnt/ a. Syn. momentary; temporary; transitory
momentary; temporary; staying for short time | transmute:
/træns'mju:t, trɑr-/ v. Syn. convert; transform
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
trenchant:
/'trɛntʃənt/ a. Syn. incisive; keen
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen | truculent:
/'trukjələnt, 'trʌkjʊlənt/ a. Syn. belligerent
disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
turgid:
/'tɜrdʒɪd/ a. Syn. swollen; distended
swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language | turpitude:
/'tɜrpɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. depravity
depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
ubiquitous:
/ju:'bɪkwɪtəs/ a. Syn. omnipresent
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent | unctuous:
/'ʌŋktjʊəs/ a. Syn. oily; bland
oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
upbraid:
/ʌp'breɪd/ v. Syn. reprimand; criticize; scold
severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply | usurp:
/'jʊzəp/ v. Syn. appropriate
seize and hold power or rights of another by force or without legal authority |
vacillate:
/'væsɪleɪt/ v. Syn. waver; fluctuate
sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate | vacuous:
/'vækjʊəs/ a. Syn. empty; inane
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
vapid:
/'væpɪd/ a. Syn. dull
dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor | variegated:
/'vɛərɪgeɪtɪd/ a.
streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
venerate:
/'vɛnəreɪt/ v.
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of | veracity:
/və'ræsɪti/ n. Syn. truthfulness
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies |
verdant:
/'vɜrdənt/ a.
green; full of juice in vegetation | vex:
/vɛks/ v. Syn. annoy; distress
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to |
vicarious:
/vɪ'kɛərɪəs/ a.
acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand | vicissitude:
/vɪ'sɪsɪtud/ n.
change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
vilify:
/'vɪlɪfaɪ/ v. Syn. slander
debase; degrade; spread negative information about | viscous:
/'vɪskəs/ a. Syn. sticky; gluey
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow |
vitriolic:
/vɪtrɪ'ɒlɪk/ a. Syn. corrosive; sarcastic
harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing | wanton:
/'wɒnt(ə)n/;/wɔ:ntən/ a. Syn. unrestrained; unchaste
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste |
winsome:
/'wɪnsəm/ a. Syn. agreeable; gracious; engaging
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way | wistful:
/'wɪstfəl/ a.
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful |
zenith:
/'zɛnɪθ/ n. Syn. summit
point directly overhead in sky; summit | zephyr:
/'zɛfə(r)/ n.
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments |
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