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anguish

extreme sadness, torment (noun)

to annul

to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void (verb)

antagonism

active hostility or opposition (noun)

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another (noun)

anthology

A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems (noun)

antipathy

a strong dislike, hostile feeling (noun)

antiquated

old, out of date (adj.)

antispetic

clean, sterile (adj.)

complacency

self-satisfaction; smugness (noun)

to complement

to complete, make whole (verb)

complicit

being an accomplice in a wrongful act (adj.)

to compound

to combine parts (verb)

comprehensive

including everything, complete (adj.)

compunction

remorse, regret (noun)

to concede

to admit as true; to yield, submit (verb)

conciliatory

amiable, friendly, agreeable (adj.)

to divulge

to tell, reveal; to make public (verb)

docile

easily taught or trained (adj.)

dogmatic

arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs (adj.)

dour

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored (adj.)

dubious

doubtful; of unlikely authenticity (adj.)

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness; crafty dishonesty (noun)

duress

compulsion, force, hardship (noun)

dynamic

actively changing, energetic (adj.)

ebullient

cheerful and full of energy, enthusiastic (adj.)

eclectic

choosing from various sources (adj.)

edict

an order issued by someone in high authority (noun)

iconoclast

one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions (noun)

idiosyncratic

Peculiar to one person; highly individualized (adj.)

idolatrous

given to intense or excessive devotion to something (adj.)

ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame (adj.)

illicit

not permitted, unlawful, improper (adj.)

immutable

not subject to change, constant (adj.)

impassive

showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless; fallen sigma; stoic (adj.)

impecunious

poor, destitute, penniless (adj.)

imperious

domineering; haughty; commanding (adj.)

morass

a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped, as in quicksand (noun)

mores

fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes (noun)

morose

having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable (adj.)

multifarious

having great variety; numerous and diverse (adj.)

mundane

earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary (adj.)

munificence

generosity in giving (noun)

mutable

able to change (adj.)

myriad

(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number

nadir

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization (noun)

nascent

beginning to exist or develop (adj.)

nebulous

hazy; vague; uncertain (adj.)

to quell

to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation (verb)

quixotic

overly idealistic; impractical, opposite of pragmatic (adj.)

quotidian

everyday; commonplace (adj.)

to rail

to scold, protest (verb)

rancid

having a bad taste or smell; spoiled (adj.)

rancor

bitter resentment or ill-will (noun)

rapport

mutual understanding and harmony (noun)

rash

hasty, incautious (adj.)

raucous

loud, boisterous (adj.)

to raze

to demolish, to level, (verb)

to rebuke

to scold, criticize (verb)

recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority (adj.)

to recapitulate

to sum up, repeat (verb)

uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation (adj.)

unctuous

Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable (adj.)

to undulate

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form (verb)

to upbraid

to blame, scold, find fault with (verb)

to usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right (verb)

utilitarian

designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive (adj.)

to vacillate

to waver; to sway indecisively (verb)

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence; stupid (adj.)

vapid

lacking liveliness, dull (adj.)

variegated

varied; marked with different colors (adj.)

vehemently

marked by intense force or emotion (adj.)