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ABASE, v. | degrade, diminish, dishonour, humiliate |
ABASH, v. | cause to be embarrassed. |
ABBREVIATE, v. | shorten, contract. |
ABDICATE, v. | to give up, renounce such as power, |
ABERRANT, adj. | markedly different from an accepted norm, abnormal |
ABERRATION, n. | a state or condition markedly different from the norm, deviation |
ABET, v. | assist or encourage. |
ABEYANCE, n. | temporary cessation or suspension, postponement. |
ABHOR, v. | To hate, loathe or detest. |
ABIDE, v. | comply with. |
ABJECT, adj. | completely without pride or dignity, hopeless |
ABJURE, v. | To renounce upon oath, to give up. |
ABJURE, v. | formally reject; to swear to abandon it forever. |
ABNEGATION, n. | A denial, a renunciation. |
ABSOLUTE, adj | unalterable; unrestricted. |
ACCORD, n | agreement or concurrence of opinion. |
AFFLICTION, n. | a cause of great suffering and distress. |
AMALGAMATE, v. | To merge, to combine, to join. |
APPREHEND, v. | anticipate with fear or anxiety; |
ARBITRARY, adj | despotic; wayward. |
ATTRITION, n. | Wearing or grinding down by friction. |
BOISTEROUS, adj. | Having or resembling animal exuberance, noisy |
CAJOLE, v. | To influence or persuade by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
CAPTIVE, n. | a person who is confined; prisoner. |
CHURLISH, adj. | Rude, surly, ungracious |
CONSEQUENT, adj. | following as a consequence; resultant; outcome. |
DEARTH, n. | an insufficient quantity or number, scarcity. |
DECIDUOUS, adj. | shedding leaves at the end of a certain season. |
DEJECTED, adj. | affected or marked by low spirits; depressed; distressed. |
DEMISE, n. | the time when something ends; death; decease. |
DISSOLUTE, adj. | Unrestrained by convention or morality |
DWELL, v. | think moodily or anxiously about something. |
EMULATE | To copy or imitate specially a person |
ENIGMATIC, adj. | not clear to the understanding, mysterious |
ERUDITE, adj. | having or showing profound knowledge; learned. |
EXHUME, v | To dig out of the ground for reburial or for medical investigation |
EXONERATE, v | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges or blame |
EXTRAVAGANT, adj. | recklessly wasteful; lavish. |
FASTIDIOUS, adj. | giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; particular. |
FATIGUE, n. | temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work, exhaustion. tiredness. |
FLIMSY, v | weak; feeble; not very convincing; lacking substance. |
FRACAS, n | an uproar; fight; noisy quarrel. |
FUNGIBLE, adj. | interchangeable. |
GHASTLY, adj. | horrible, horrifying. |
GRANDEUR, n. | the quality of being magnificent or splendid; glory. |
GRANDIOSE, adj | Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent |
GULLIBLE, adj. | easily deceived or tricked. |
HEINOUS, adj. | extremely wicked, criminal. |
HOMOGENEOUS, adj. | all of the same or similar kind or nature. |
HYPOCRISY, n. | pretending to have qualities or beliefs that one do not really have; pretence. |
ILLUSORY, adj | deceiving; misleading; illusory promises. |
IMMACULATE, adj. | spotless; flawless; without stain or blemish. |
IMPEACH, v. | to bring an accusation against; to level a charge against |
IMPECCABLE, adj | Perfect, having no faults, flaws or errors |
INCENSE, v | to make extremely angry; to set on fire. |
INCRIMINATE, v. | to implicate in a crime; to accuse. |
INEXORABLE, adj | Impossible to stop or prevent, relentless |
INFER, v | Conclude by reasoning, in logic |
INHERENT, adj | Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute |
INNOCUOUS, adj. | not injurious; harmless. |
INQUISITIVE, adj. | Curious |
INSANITY, n | Seriously mentally ill, madness. |
INTEGRITY, n | The quality of being honest, moral soundness |
INTERCEDE, v. | to mediate; to reconcile differences. |
INTERIM, n | a period of time between one event, process or period and another |
INTREPID, adj. | invulnerable to fear or intimidation; brave; fearless. |
INTUITION, n | The ability to understand something instinctively, premonition |
INVETERATE, adj | Having a particular habit, activity, or interest |
INVOLUNTARY, adj. | not subject to the control of the will; unwilled; |
JADED, adj | bored or lacking enthusiasm |
JUXTAPOSITION, n | The act of positioning close together |
LANGUISH, v | Become pitiful or weak, feeble |
LEGITIMATE, adj. | genuine; lawful. |
LIBERAL, adj. | Characterized by broad-mindedness |
MEDDLE, v | To interfere in other people's affairs or business |
MOTILE, adj | exhibiting or capable or spontaneous movement. |
MYRIAD, adj. | innumerable; in a large amount. |
NONENTITY, n | Nonexistence; Imaginary; A person or thing of no importance or value. |
OBLITERATE, v | To remove completely, leaving no trace |
OMNIPOTENT, adj. | having unlimited power. |
OSTENTATIOUS, adj. | Intended to attract notice and impress others |
PARITY, n | similarity; equality. |
PARITY, n. | functional equality |
PRAGMATIC, adj. | practical (values). |
PRECARIOUS, adj | Dangerously likely to fall or collapse, Not secure |
PREDILECTION, n | A predisposition in favor of something, preference |
PRODIGIOUS, adj | Great in extent, size, or degree, large |
PROFANE, adj. | Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god |
PROFLIGATE, adj. | unrestrained by convention or morality. |
PROMISCUOUS, adj | Characterized by many transient sexual relationships. |
PUNITIVE | Inflicting punishment, punishing |
QUANDARY, n | doubt, plight, dilemma |
QUANDARY, n. | state of uncertainty; doubt; dilemma. |
QUELL, v. | Suppress or crush completely |
RAMPANT, adj. | unrestrained and violent; widespread. |
RECEDE, v. | To move away or backward |
RECUPERATE | To recover, especially from an illness |
REDUNDANT, adj. | more than is needed or desired; superfluous. |
REPRISAL, n | A retaliatory action against an enemy, revenge |
REPRISAL, n. | a retaliatory action against an enemy; revenge. |
REPUDIATE, v | Refuse to acknowledge, disclaim |
SAGACIOUS, adj. | acutely insightful and wise. |
SALUBRIOUS, adj. | Promoting health or well-being |
SALUTARY, adj | Beneficial to health |
SANGUINE, adj. | confident; optimistic. |
SARDONIC, adj | ironically humorous, scornful |
SEDITION, n | incitement, insurgence, illegal act of inciting people to resist or rebel against the government in power |
SLOTHFUL, adj. | Inactive; sluggish; lazy |
TACIT, adj. | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements |
VEHEMENTLY, adv. | Expressing with a strong or forceful attitude |
VINDICTIVE | Having or showing a strong desire for revenge |
VIRTUOUS, adj | Full of virtue, having excellent moral character |