abject
of
the most contemptible kind
aberration
a
state or condition markedly different from the norm
abjure
formally
reject or disavow a formerly held belief
abnegation
the
denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
abrogate
revoke
formally
abscond
run
away, often taking something or somebody along
abstruse
difficult
to penetrate
accede
yield
to another's wish or opinion
accost
approach
and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
accretion
an
increase by natural growth or addition
acumen
shrewdness
shown by keen insight
adamant
impervious
to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
admonish
scold
or reprimand; take to task
adumbrate
describe
roughly or give the main points or summary of
adverse
in
an opposing direction
advocate
a
person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
affluent
having
an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
aggrandize
embellish;
increase the scope, power, or importance of
alacrity
liveliness
and eagerness
alias
a
name that has been assumed temporarily
ambivalent
uncertain
or unable to decide about what course to follow
amenable
disposed
or willing to comply
amorphous
having
no definite form or distinct shape
anachronistic
chronologically
misplaced
anathema
a
formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
annex
attach
to
antediluvian
of
or relating to the period before the biblical flood
antiseptic
thoroughly
clean and free of disease-causing organisms
apathetic
showing
little or no emotion or animation
antithesis
exact
opposite
apocryphal
being
of questionable authenticity
approbation
official
acceptance or agreement
aquiver
Quivering,trembling
arbitrary
based
on or subject to individual discretion or preference
arboreal
of
or relating to or formed by trees
arcane
requiring
secret or mysterious knowledge
archetypal
of
an original type after which other things are patterned
arrogate
seize
and take control without authority
ascetic
someone
who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
aspersion
a
disparaging remark
assiduous
marked
by care and persistent effort
atrophy
a
decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
bane
something
causing misery or death
bashful
self-consciously
timid
beguile
influence
by slyness
bereft
sorrowful
through loss or deprivation
blandishment
flattery
intended to persuade
bilk
cheat
somebody out of what is due, especially money
bombastic
ostentatiously
lofty in style
cajole
influence
or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
callous
emotionally
hardened
calumny
a
false accusation of an offense
camaraderie
the
quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
candor
the
quality of being honest and straightforward
capitulate
surrender
under agreed conditions
carouse
engage
in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
carp
any
of various freshwater fish of the family
caucus
meet
to select a candidate or promote a policy
cavort
play
boisterously
circumlocution
an
indirect way of expressing something
circumscribe
draw
a geometric figure around another figure
circumvent
surround
so as to force to give up
clamor
utter
or proclaim insistently and noisily
cleave
separate
or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
cobbler
a
person who makes or repairs shoes
cogent
powerfully
persuasive
cognizant
having
or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
commensurate
corresponding
in size or degree or extent
complement
something
added to embellish or make perfect
compunction
a
feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
concomitant
following
or accompanying as a consequence
conduit
a
passage through which water or electric wires can pass
conflagration
a
very intense and uncontrolled fire
congruity
the
quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
connive
form
intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
consign
give
over to another for care or safekeeping
constituent
one
of the individual parts making up a composite entity
construe
make
sense of; assign a meaning to
contusion
an
injury in which the skin is not broken
contrite
feeling
or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
contentious
showing
an inclination to disagree
contravene
go
against, as of rules and laws
convivial
occupied
with or fond of the pleasures of good company
corpulence
the
property of excessive fatness
covet
wish,
long, or crave for
cupidity
extreme
greed for material wealth
dearth
an
insufficient quantity or number
debacle
a
sudden and complete disaster
debauch
a
wild gathering involving excessive drinking
debunk
expose
while ridiculing
defenestration
the act of throwing someone out of the window
defunct
no
longer in force or use; inactive
demagogue
a
leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
denigrate
charge
falsely or with malicious intent
derivative
a
compound obtained from another compound
despot
a
cruel and oppressive dictator
diaphanous
so
thin as to transmit light
didactic
instructive,
especially excessively
dirge
a
song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
disaffected
discontented
as toward authority
discomfit
cause
to lose one's composure
disparate
fundamentally
different or distinct in quality or kind
dispel
to
cause to separate and go in different directions
disrepute
the
state of being held in low esteem
divisive
causing
or characterized by disagreement or disunity
dogmatic
pertaining
to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
dour
showing
a brooding ill humor
duplicity
the
act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
duress
compulsory
force or threat
eclectic
selecting
what seems best of various styles or ideas
edict
a
formal or authoritative proclamation
ebullient
joyously
unrestrained
egregious
conspicuously
and outrageously bad or reprehensible
elegy
a
mournful poem; a lament for the dead
elicit
call
forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
Eloquence
The art of using language in an apt, fluent way
embezzlement
the
fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
emend
make
corrections to
emollient
a
substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
empirical
derived
from experiment and observation rather than theory
emulate
strive
to equal or match, especially by imitating
enervate
weaken
mentally or morally
enfranchise
grant
freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
engender
call
forth
ephemeral
anything
short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
epistolary
written
in the form of letters or correspondence
Epipihany
a moment of sudden revelation
equanimity
steadiness
of mind under stress
equivocal
open
to two or more interpretations
espouse
choose
and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
Epoch
A particular period of time in a history or a person’s life
ethereal
extremely delicate, light, not of this world
evanescent
tending
to vanish like vapor
evince
give
expression to
exacerbate
make
worse
exhort
spur
on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
execrable
unequivocally
detestable
exigent
demanding
immediate attention
expedient
appropriate
to a purpose
expiate
make
amends for
expunge
remove
by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
extraneous
not
belonging to that in which it is contained
extol
praise,
glorify, or honor
extant
still
in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
expurgate
edit
by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
fallacious
containing
or based on incorrect reasoning
fatuous
devoid
of intelligence
fetter
a
shackle for the ankles or feet
flagrant
conspicuously
and outrageously bad or reprehensible
foil
hinder
or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
forbearance
good-natured
tolerance of delay or incompetence
fortuitous
occurring
by happy chance
fractious
easily
irritated or annoyed
garrulous
full
of trivial conversation
gourmand
a
person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
grandiloquent
lofty
in style
gratuitous
unnecessary
and unwarranted
