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accede
give in, agree to 2. take office
acclaim
praise
acquiesce
give in
affable (related: affability)
friendly
affected
influenced by something 2. artificial, trying to impress
affluent
wealthy
ailment
illness
ambivalence (related: ambivalent)
mixed feelings
amenable
cooperative, easily persuaded 2. receptive, responsive
animosity
hostility
anomalous(related: anomaly)
not normal, unusual
antecedent
what came before
antithesis
opposite
apathetic (related: apathy)
lacking interest
apparatus
device, equipment
arbitrary
random
archaic
old or old-fashioned
assail
attack
assuage
relieve, soothe 2. satisfy
atrophy
waste away
atypical
not normal
augment
to make larger, increase
auspicious
favorable, promising
aversion
dislike
banal
not original, common, boring
benevolent
generous
buoyant
cheerful 2. floating 3. very active (in an economic context)
buttress
support
byzantine
excessively complex
bog
marsh, swamp
cajole
to persuade with false promises and flattery
callous
unfeeling, insensitive
capacity
ability
catalyst
something that triggers an event
caustic
bitter and sarcastic 2. acidic
cerebral
intellectual
charismatic
charming
circumscribe
restrict, limit
circumvent
overcome an obstacle
cite
quote as evidence 2. mention as an example
combustible
able to catch fire easily
compatible
able to co-exist peacefully, well-suited 2. consistent
compile
assemble, collect
comply
go along with rules
comprehensive
thorough
conducive
favorable to, likely to bring about a certain outcome
congenial
pleasant
conscientious
careful, hardworking
constraint
restriction, limitation
consummate
(verb) complete, make perfect 2. (adjective) highly skilled, perfect
contemporary
living or occurring at the same time 2. occurring in the present
contemptuous (related: contempt)
scornful, disrespectful
contingency
possibility 2. unforeseen event
convoluted
complicated, twisted
criterion
standard by which things are judged or measured
cursory
quick, hurried, not thorough
deficit
lack, shortage
definitive
absolute, authoritative
demure (related: demurral)
overly modest, shy
denounce
declare to be wrong, criticize
depose
To remove from office or power, testify or give evidence (in a legal context)
deprecate (related: deprecating)
disapprove of, criticize
derivative
unoriginal
derogatory (related: derogate)
insulting, disrespecting
destitute
extremely poor
deter
prevent, discourage
detrimental
harmful; damaging
devoid
lacking
diligent (related: diligence)
hardworking
diplomatic
having to do with foreign relations 2. tactful, sensitive, polite
dire
urgent, dreadful
discount (verb)
reduce in price 2. ignore, disregard
discourse
discussion
discredit
harm someone's reputation
discrepancy
difference, mismatch
discriminating
selective, having refined taste
disseminate
scatter or spread widely
domestic
relating to the home or the home country
dominant
most important or powerful
dormant
not active
eclectic
from a variety of sources
efface (related: effacement)
erase
effervesce (related: effervescent)
bubble, fizz
eloquence (related: eloquent)
flowing and persuasive speech or writing
elude
escape from, avoid
embitter (related: embittered)
cause someone to feel bitter
empirical
based on observation and experimentation
encompass
include, surround
endorse
approve, support
enigma (related: enigmatic)
mystery
equanimity
calmness
equitable
fair, even-handed
erroneous
incorrect
evince
show clearly
exacting
demanding, having severe requirements
exasperate
annoy
excise
remove
explicit
fully expressed, leaving nothing implied
exploit
(verb) benefit unfairly from something 2. (noun) bold or heroic deed
facile
shallow, simplistic 2. effortless
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