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Abate
-grow less in intensity or degree
Commemorate
-honor the memory of Cedric Diggory's memory is not insulted by Albus Dumbledore
Compile
-gather or put together
Complacency
-satisfaction with one's person, possessions, or accomplishments
Complement
-make something complete or perfect
Colloquial
-pertaining to conversational or common speech
Collaborate
-work together
Cohesion
-tendency to keep together
Coherence
-logical consistency;quality of sticking together
Cogent
-strong appealing to reason;well argued
Coercion
-use of force to compel someone to obey;threat of violence or reprisal
Cliché
-phrase dulled in meaning by repetition;trite theme;person who acts in wholly predictable ways
Abridge
-reduce (a text) in length
Catalyst
-something that causes an event or change to occur
Captivate
-attract and keep someone's interest
Capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
Vestigial
-relating to visible traces left by something that no longer exists
Viable
-practical or workable capable of maintaining life
Vigor
-active physical or mental strength
vindicate
-(I)clear from blame;(II)provide justification or support for
Abstemious
-sparing in eating or drinking
virulent
-(I)extremely severe;highly noxious (II)spitefully hostile
Voluble
-tending to talk easily or rapidly
Whimsical
-full of sudden,eccentric notions
Zealot
-person who shows excessive religious or political favor
Detrimental
causing injury or damage, harmful, damaging
Miserly
-marked by stinginess and greed
Misanthrope
-one who hates or mistrusts mankind
Abstract
-not concrete
devious
-not straightforward;departing from accepted conduct
Capitulate
resisting; surrender; give in to
Calculated
-deliberately planned (to achieve a goal, accomplish a purpose)
Acquiesce
-agree without protesting
Acknowledge
-recognize,possibly reluctantly, the status or rights of
Accolade
-expression of approval
acclaim
-announce with great approval
Abstruse
-difficult to understand
Accessible
-able to be reached
compliance
-conformity in fulfilling requirements;readiness to yield
Detachment
-emotional remoteness
Derivative
-lacking in originality
Deride
-laugh at scornfully
Deprecate
-express strong disapproval of;protest against;belittle
Depravity
-extreme corruption
Deplore
-regret strongly;express grief over
Depict
-Represent using words or a picture
Denounce
-proclaim as evil
Composure
-mental calmness
Delineate
-set forth in detail
Deleterious
-injurious to health
Degradation
-lowering in rank or dignity
Definitive
-most complete;providing a final answer
Deference
-courteous regard for another's wish;respect owed to a superior
Decry
-express strong disapproval of
Decorum
-appropriateness in behavior;orderliness and good taste in manners
Debunk
-expose as false or exaggerated
Debilitate
-sap the strength of
Cursory
-Hastily done
Comprehensive
-completely covering (a field or subject)
Culpable
-deserving blame
Cryptic
-having a secret meaning
Criterion
-decisive factor
Credulity
-tendency to believe too easily
Corroborate
-support with evidence
Cordial
-warmly friendly;sincerely felt
Conviction
-(I)verdict that someone is guilty of a crime; (II) strongly held belief
Converge
-tend to meet or come together
Concede
-acknowledge something to be true;grant as a privilege
contract
-(I)reduce in size;(II) become affected by (a disease)
Contentious
-involving arguement
Contend
-argue earnestly;struggle in rivalry
Constraint
-embarrassed awkwardness;repression of feelings
Consensus
-agreement arrived at by a group as a whole
Conjecture
-deduce by guessing
Confound
-throw into confusion or bewilder
Conflagration
-great fire
Condone
-treat as if harmless or unimportant
Concur
-express agreement with an opinion;happen together
Concise
-covering a great deal in few words
Conciliatory
-gaining goodwill by acting in a pleasing manner
Deterrent
-something that discourages
Reprehensible
-deserving blame
Reprimand
-strong rebuke
Reprove
-scold, generally in a gentle manner
Repudiate
-refuse to have anything to do with;reject the authority of
Reserve
-formal but distant manner;avoidance of intimacy
Rescind
-make (an act or contract) void
Resigned
-accepting one's fate
Resolution
-firmness of purpose;formal expression of opinion;separation into elements
Reticent
-inclined to be silent
Restraint
-influence that curbs or brings under control
Superficial
-on the surface;not thorough
Resolve
-firmness of purpose
Retract
-take back;draw back
Reverent
-showing deep respect or adoration
Rigorous
-demanding strict attention to meeting standards
Rhetorical
-concerned with the persuasive use of language;pertaining to effective communication;used merely for style
Robust
-possessing or showing strength
Sanction
-make valid;give consent to
Sage
-person celebrated for wisdom