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abate
subside or moderate
aberrant
abnormal or deviant
abeyance
suspended action
abscond
depart secretly and hide
abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
admonish
warn; reprove
adulterate
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
aggregate
gather; accumulate
alacrity
cheerful promptness; eagerness
alleviate
relieve
amalgamate
combine; unite in one body
ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate
improve
anachronism
something or someone misplaced in time
analogous
comparable
anarchy
absence of governing body; state of disorder
anomalous
abnormal; irregular
antipathy
aversion; dislike
apathy
lack of caring; indifference
appease
pacify or soothe; relieve
apprise
inform
approbation
approval
appropriate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use
arduous
hard; strenuous
artless
without guile; open and honest
ascetic
practicing self-denial; austere
assiduous
diligent, hard work
assuage
ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
attenuate
make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
audacious
daring; bold
austere
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
aver
assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
banal
lacking originality;hackneyed; commonplace; trite
belie
contradict; give a false impression
beneficent
kindly; doing good
bolster
support; reinforce
bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
boorish
rude; insensitive
burgeon
grow forth; send out buds
burnish
make shiny by rubbing; polish
buttress
support; prop up
cacophonous
(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
capricious
unpredictable; fickle like an unpredictable or capricious storm
castigation
punishment; severe criticism
catalyst
agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction, development, or change
caustic
burning; sarcastically biting
chicanery
trickery; deception
coagulate
thicken; congeal; clot
coda
concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that summarizes
cogent
convincing like He has cogent reasons not to join Harvard
commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.; proportionate
compendium
brief, comprehensive summary
complaisant
trying to please; overly polite; obliging.His complaisant behavior did not go down too well with the mayor.
compliant
yielding; conforming to requirements
conciliatory
reconciling; soothing
condone
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
confound
confuse; puzzle
connoisseur
person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art
contention
claim; thesis
contentious
quarrelsome
contrite
penitent.Her contrite tears did not move the jury.Contrite is to feel remorse for past sins
conundrum
riddle; difficult problem
converge
approach; tend to meet; come together
convoluted
coiled around; involved; intricate
craven
cowardly
daunt
intimidate; frighten
decorum
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
default
failure to act
deference
courteous regard for another's wish.In deference to ministers request please do not take photographs at the wedding ceremony.
delineate
portray; depict; sketch
denigrate
blacken;to belittle or attack someone's reputation
deride
ridicule; make fun of
derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source
desiccate
dry up. Eg One should desiccate after a swim to avoid catching a cold.
desultory
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random.Example to lead a desultory life
deterrent
something that discourages; hindrance
diatribe
bitter scolding; invective.We all should maintain calm when our closest ones deliver lengthy diatribes due to frustration.
dichotomy
split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones).I was in dichotomy on what option would help.
diffidence
shyness.In today's world,to be successful ,a person needs to cast away their diffidence.
diffuse
wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas).Writers being paid by the word tend to turn in diffuse scripts.
digression
wandering away from the subject
dirge
lament with music- The funeral dirge moved everyone to tears.
disabuse
correct a false impression; undeceive.The country needs to be disabused of the impression that in rape the victim is wrong.
discerning
mentally quick and observant; having insight
discordant
not harmonious; conflicting
discredit
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
discrepancy
lack of consistency; difference
discrete
separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
disingenuous
lacking genuine candor; insincere
disinterested
unprejudiced
disjointed
lacking coherence
dismiss
eliminate from consideration; reject
disparage
belittle.Parents should not disparage their children's early attempts at drawing.
disparate
basically different; unrelated.In business it is important that the client and vendor do not have disparate views on requirements to be met.
dissemble
disguise; pretend.People tend to dissemble about now being aware of criminal events to avoid being questioned by authority.
disseminate
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).Nehru asked for his ashes to be disseminated in the Ganges.
dissolution
disintegration; looseness in morals
dissonance
discord; opposite of harmony
