Common words 6

anomaly

not normal

antipathy

strong dislike

appease

To calm, pacify, or satisfy someone by giving them what they want

arduous

Very difficult, requiring a lot of effort, hard work, or endurance.

askance

with suspicion or disapproval

She looked askance at the stranger.

banality

obvious remark ; boring obviousness

bolster

support and strengthen

capricious

changing suddenly without a clear reason; acting on sudden whims ; determined by chance and not by a perticular reason ; unpredictable

contrition

deep regret for doing something wrong

craven

pathetically cowardly

deleterious

harmful to living things

dilatory

wasting time

dispassionately

Not influenced by emotions; unbiased.

disseminate

to scatter or spread widely ; to become widely known

duress

compulsion by threat

economical

avoiding waste, efficient

edifying

encourage intellectual or moral improvement ; enlightening

efficacious

effective ; producing the intended result

elicit

To draw out, bring out

erudite

scholarly ; having or showing profound knowledge

esoteric

Known or understood by only a small group of people with specialized knowledge.

fastidious

overly concerned with details; fussy

flux

a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event)

furtive

secretive

harried

To be troubled or bothered ; troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

impartial

unbiased

imprudent

unwise

indecorous

improper

jovial

cheerful and friendly

maladroit

clumsy

maverick

An independent-minded person who refuses to follow the crowd or the established rules.

mendacity

the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

misconstrue

misinterpret

mundane

ordinary

nonplussed

puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss ; perplexed

nuance

a slight or subtle degree of difference

opulence

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

Prejorative

expressing disapproval

placate

make (someone) less angry or hostile

polemic

a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

posit

assume as fact

rebuke

criticize severely or angrily; censure

reproach

blame; criticism

specious

1. deceptively pleasing ; appealing on the surface, but lacking real value

2. plausible (believable) but false

stringent

strict, severe

sullen

silent, gloomy, and bad-tempered because of anger

timorous

fearful ; timid

transient

lasting only a short time

truncate

reduce the length of something ; to shorten