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abatement
n. the act of abating
abdicate
v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
abstract
a. theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
acumen
n. mental keenness; quickness of perception
adherent
n. one who strongly supports something; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
adjunct
n. something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
aesthetic
a. elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
aggrandize
v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
allegory
n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
allusion
n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
ameliorate
v. make or become better; improve; grow better
amenable
a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
amoral
a. lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
amorous
a. moved by sexual love; loving
ancillary
a. serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
antipathy
n. strong feeling of aversion; dislike
antiquated
a. too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
antiquity
n. ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
antithesis
n. a contrast or opposition between two things; direct contrast
aperture
n. opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
approbation
n. expression of warm approval; praise
arcane
a. secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
ardor
n. intense feeling of love; feelings of great warmth and intensity
ascendancy
n. superiority or decisive advantage; domination
ascertain
v. find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
assiduous
a. constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
assimilation
n. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
attenuate
v. make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
audacious
a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
audit
v. make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report
augment
v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
auxiliary
a. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
avarice
n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
aversion
n. firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
avouch
v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
belabor
v. discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon
bemuse
v. cause to be confused emotionally
benefactor
n. gift giver; person who gives people or institutions with financial help
beseech
v. beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
betoken
v. signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of
blanch
v. cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
blatant
a. flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
boorish
a. rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
brigand
n. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
buffet
n. table with food set out for people to serve themselves
buffoon
n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
bulwark
n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
bursar
n. treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community
buttress
v. support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
cajole
v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
calamitous
a. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
carnal
a. fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
carouse
n. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
carp
n. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
castigate
v. criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
cavalier
a. offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
cavort
v. play boisterously
certitude
n. state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
cessation
n. bringing or coming to end; ceasing
champion
n. a person who has defeated all rivals in a competition
chasten
v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof
chastise
v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
cherubic
a. angelic; innocent-looking; like a baby; infantile
churlish
a. difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
circumscribe
v. limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
citadel
n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
clandestine
a. secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Coalesce
v. fuse or cause to grow together
cognition
n. the process of knowing
collateral
n. security pledged for repayment of loan
commodious
a. spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient
compatriot
n. person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman
compensate
v. make amends for; reimburse
complacent
a. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
compunction
n. feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
concede
v. admit; yield; give up physical control of another
conceptualize
v. have the idea for
concur
v. be in accord; be in agreement
conduit
n. pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable
congenial
a. pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste; compatible
conjecture
v. guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof
Conjugal
a. of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
constrained
a. lacking spontaneity; not natural
constraint
n. something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
consummate
a. carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
contentious
a. quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
conundrum
n. riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
convene
v. cause to come together formally
conventional
a. based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
corrugate
v. fold into ridges
credence
n. credit; faith
credulous
a. apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily
culpable
a. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
cumulative
a. increasing by successive addition
cynic
n. a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons
daunt
v. frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
debutante
n. young woman making formal entrance into society
decapitate
v. behead; cut off the head of
deferential
a. showing deference; respectful and considerate
deflation
n. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
demystify
v. clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
deplore
v. feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
deploy
v. position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
deride
v. ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
destitute
a. extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
diffract
v. undergo diffraction
diligent
a. assiduous; industrious; hard working
dirge
n. a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn
disbar
v. remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
disconcerting
a. causing an emotional disturbance
dishearten
v. discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
disinclined
a. not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling
disinterment
n. the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
disoblige
v. ignore someone's wishes
dispassionate
a. calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
dissemble
v. disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of
disseminate
v. distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
Dissension
n. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
dissuade
v. persuade not to do; discourage
divisive
a. having a quality that divides, separates, or creates contention and discord
dogmatic
a. stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid
dowry
n. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
dross
n. waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
dubious
a. questionable; filled with doubt
edifice
n. building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
efface
v. rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
efficacious
a. successful in producing desired or intended result;
effigy
n. crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
elucidate
v. make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
encipher
v. encode; convert plain message into code
enervate
v. weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve
engender
v. cause; bring into existence; give rise to
enigmatic
a. obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for
ensconce
v. settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place
epigram
n. witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
epigraph
n. a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
epithet
n. word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
erudite
a. learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
erudition
n. profound scholarly knowledge
euphony
n. any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
euthanasia
n. practice of ending life of hopelessly ill individuals; assisted suicide
evince
v. show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer
evoke
v. bring out; arouse; call forth
exhort
v. urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
expatriate
n. someone who has withdrawn from his native land
expound
v. explain or describe in detail
expunge
v. cancel; remove; erase or strike out
extradite
v. hand over to the authorities of another country
extraneous
a. not essential; coming from outside
facilitate
v. help bring about; make less difficult
facility
n. service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
fastidious
a. difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
felicitous
a. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
felicity
n. great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
filch
v. steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
flaccid
a. acting in strength, firmness, or resilience
flagrant
a. obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
flamboyant
a. elaborately or excessively ornamented
flounder
v. move or act clumsily and in confusion
flout
v. reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt
forswear
v. renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure
foster
v. rear; promote the growth of; help develop
founder
v. fail completely; sink below the surface of the water
frenetic
a. excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
furtive
a. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
fusion
n. union; act of melting together by heat
garish
a. over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
garner
v. gather; store up; amass; acquire
garrulous
a. talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
gratis
a. free, without charge; costing nothing
gratuity
n. something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
gregarious
a. sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
grievous
a. causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
gross
a. of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
guile
n. skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
haggle
v. argue about prices; bargain, as over the price of something
hallow
v. make holy; set apart for holy or religious use; consecrate; treat or keep as sacred
headstrong
a. stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
heathen
n. irreligious person; pagan ; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
hemorrhage
n. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
herald
n. proclaim; announces important news; messenger
hiatus
n. gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
hoary
a. gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair
hyperbole
n. figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
illimitable
a. without limits in extent, size, or quantity
impassioned
a. actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
impeach
v. make an accusation against; challenge or discredit the credibility of
impecunious
a. without money; poor; penniless
implacable
a. incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved;
implicit
a. implied or understood though not directly expressed
importune
v. beg persistently; ask for urgently or repeatedly; annoy
imposing
a. adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
impromptu
a. without previous preparation
improvident
a. thriftless; not providing for future; incautious
incarcerate
v. imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
incognito
a. with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
incoherent
a. lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in clear manner
inconsequential
a. insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
indecorous
a. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
indict
v. charge; accuse formally of a crime
indignant
a. affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment
inebriated
a. under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk
inept
a. lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
inevitable
a. unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
infallible
a. incapable of failure or error
infamy
n. evil fame or public reputation
ingratiate
v. become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable
inhibit
v. restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
insatiable
a. not easily satisfied; impossible to satiate or satisfy; greedy
inscrutable
a. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
insipid
a. lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
insolent
a. strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
insoluble
a. admitting of no solution or explanation
insubstantial
a. lacking substance or reality; insignificant; frail; not firm or solid
intimation
n. an indirect suggestion
intransigent
a. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
introspective
a. looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
invective
n. abusive language used to express blame or ill will
invincible
a. incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
irascible
a. irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger
jaded
a. fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
jollity
n. gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
juncture
n. point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
juxtapose
v. place side by side
juxtaposition
n. act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
knave
n. untrustworthy person; deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; man of humble birth; male servant
knell
n. the sound of a bell knelling; a toll
lament
v. grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
lamentation
n. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
lethargy
n. inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
licentious
a. amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
lien
n. a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
lionize
v. look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them
lissome
a. moving and bending with ease
lithe
a. flexible; moving and bending with ease
livid
a. lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
loathe
v. dislike greatly; hate; cause to dislike or avoid
luminary
n. celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field
luminous
a. shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
maelstrom
n. whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
malady
n. disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
malefactor
n. criminal; one who does evil or injury to another
malinger
v. avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
mannered
a. artificial or affected; not natural; having or showing a certain manner
mar
v. spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
marred
a. damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear
masquerade
n. assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks
maudlin
a. tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
melancholy
a. gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
mirth
n. gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
misanthrope
n. one who hates or mistrusts mankind
missive
n. letter; written message; messenger
mitigate
v. make less severe or harsh; moderate
mnemonic
a. assisting, or intended to assist the memory
naive
a. too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, lacking worldly experience
natal
a. of one's birth; accompanying or dating from one's birth; native
nebulous
a. lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy
nemesis
n. someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
neutrality
n. a neutral position, especially in a war
neutralize
v. make neutral and thus inoffensive
nicety
n. precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
nomenclature
n. terminology; system of names used in an art or science
nondescript
a. dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
oblivious
a. inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
obscure
v. darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
obscurity
n. quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness
obviate
v. bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
odious
a. hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
ominous
a. threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
oracle
n. answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by god to the prophets
palatial
a. of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
palette
n. board on which painter mixes pigments
pallid
a. abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
parch
v. burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
pare
v. remove outer covering or skin of with knife or similar instrument
parochial
a. narrow in outlook; related to local church community
parry
v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
partisan
a. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
pathogenic
a. able to cause disease; producing disease
pedant
n. one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
pediment
n. a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
pejorative
a. tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
pensive
a. deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
perfunctory
a. done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
personification
n. representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
pervert
v. cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
phalanx
n. compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things
pique
n. sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
pneumatic
a. of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
politic
a. expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
portent
n. omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
possible
a. able to be done
potentate
n. monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law
premeditate
v. plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
progressive
a. forward-looking; advancing; incremental
pungent
a. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
puritanical
a. exaggeratedly proper
query
n. inquiry; doubt in the mind; mental reservation
quiver
v. shake with slight, rapid, tremulous movement
ramification
n. act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
rancor
n. bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
rancorous
a. full of deep-seated enmity or, malice, or hatred
ravenous
a. extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
recapitulate
v. summarize; repeat in concise form
reclusive
a. avoiding the company of other people; solitary
rectify
v. set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
redundant
a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
refract
v. deflect sound or light from straight path ; alter by viewing through medium
refuge
n. a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble
rehabilitate
v. restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
rejuvenate
v. make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
remediable
a. capable of being remedied or cured; set straight or right
remuneration
n. something that remunerates
renown
n. fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
repast
n. food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
replete
a. filled to brim or to point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
repression
n. a state of forcible subjugation
reprove
v. voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
repudiate
v. disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
repulse
v. force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
requite
v. repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something
resilient
a. elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
resonant
a. echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
resonate
v. To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support
restitution
n. reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
retort
n. reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
retroactive
a. extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
revile
v. attack with abusive language; vilify
revitalize
v. to give new life or energy, usually after a period of inactivity
rhapsody
n. an epic poem adapted for recitation
robust
a. vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
rotund
a. (of sounds) full and rich
sallow
a. unhealthy looking
sanction
v. give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
sanctuary
n. place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
sanguine
a. cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
scale
n. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing
scathing
n. the act of damaging something or someone
scenario
n. screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
scrupulous
a. exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
sedition
n. resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
sensual
a. physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
sequel
n. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
servile
a. slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor
soluble
a. able to be dissolved; able to be explained
sordid
a. filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
stagnant
a. not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
stasis
n. condition of balance among various forces; inactivity resulting from static balance
stipend
n. fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
strident
a. loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
stringent
a. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
stultify
v. cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
sublime
a. of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
submissive
a. yielding; inclined or ready to submit
subterfuge
n. pretense; something intended to misrepresent
superfluous
a. being beyond what is required or sufficient
surfeit
v. eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
tenuous
a. long and thin; slender; having little substance
tinge
n. degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
torpor
n. state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
transmute
v. change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
truant
n. wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
undulating
a. moving with wavelike motion
vacillate
v. sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
vagrant
n. person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range
vestige
n. trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
vindicate
v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
vindication
n. act of vindicating, or state of being vindicated; defense; evidence or statements that justify a claim or belief
vindictive
a. seek revenge or intended for revenge; showing malicious will
viscous
a. sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
vivacious
a. animated; lively; vigorous and active
volition
n. act of making conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
vulnerable
a. susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
winsome
a. agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way
wizened
a. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness