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aesthetic

(adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
SYN: Artistic

defunct

(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
SYNONYMS: extinct, nonexistent
ANTONYM: alive

discomfit

(v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
SYNONYMS: nonplus, foil

espouse

(v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
SYNONYMS: embrace, wed
ANTONYMS: repudiate, disavow, renounce

fetish

(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
SYNONYMS: charm, obsession

gregarious

(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
SYNONYMS: outgoing, extroverted
ANTONYMS: aloot, introverted, reclusive

hapless

(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
SYNONYMS: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
ANTONYMS: lucky, charmed, fortunate (adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

importune

(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
SYNONYMS: implore, dun, tax

interpolate

(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
SYNONYMS: Interpose, introduce

impeccable

(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
SYNONYMS: flawless, spotless, immaculate
ANTONYMS: grimy, soiled, spotted

irreparable

(adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified
SYNONYM: Irremediable
ANTONYMS: remediable, fixable, reversible

laconic

(adj.) concise, using few words
SYNONYMS: succinct, pithy, compact
ANTONYMS: garrulous, prolix, loquacious

languish

(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
SYNONYMS: flag, tade, pine

mendacious

(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue
SYNONYMS: untruthtul, false
ANTONYM: veracious

nadir

(n.) the lowest point
SYNONYMS: rock bottom
ANTONYMS: pinnacle, zenith

omnipresent

(adj.) present in all places at all times
SYNONYMS: Ubiquitous, ever-present

perfunctory

(adj.) done in a superficial or half hearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
SYNONYMS: slapdash, shallow
ANTONYMS: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous (adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

plaintive

(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
SYNONYMS: sad, lugubrious
ANTONYMS: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry

requite

(V.) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
SYNONYMS: reimburse, avenge

tantamount

(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
SYNONYM: indistinguishable from

abrogate

(v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

ambient

(adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing

asperity

(n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

burnish

(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster

cabal

(n.) a small group working in secret

delectable

(adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish

deprecate

(v.) to express mild disapproval; to belittle

detritus

(n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

ebullient

(adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

eclectic

(adj.) drawn from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

flaccid

(adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

impecunious

(adj.) having little or no money

inexorable

(adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

moribund

(adj.) dying, on the way out

necromancer

(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

onerous

(adj.) burdensome; involving harship or difficulty

rife

(adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

rudiments

(n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

sequester

(v.) to set apart, seperate for a special purpose; to tale possession of and hold in custody

winnow

(v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by bloding air on it; to blow on, fan

askance

(adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

attenuate

(v.) to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

benign

gentle, kind, harmless

cavil

(v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n.) a trivial objection or criticism

charlatan

(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack

decimate

to kill or destroy a large part of

foible

(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw

forgo

(v.) to do without, abstain from, give up

fraught

(adj.) full of or loaded with

inure

(v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure

luminous

bright; brilliant; glowing

obsequious

marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons

obtuse

(adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; not causing a sharp impression

oscillate

(v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver

penitent

(adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes. (n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing

Peremptory

(adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute

rebuffed

Verb: pushed away, rejected, Noun: a rejection

reconnoiter

(v.) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection

shambles

(n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess

sporadic

(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order

Aquisitive

(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
ANT: altruistic

Arrogate

(v.) To claim or take without right.
ANT: Renounce, abdicate, abandon

Banal

(adj.) Hackneyed, trite, commonplace.
ANT: fresh, original, new

belabor

(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

Carping

(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism
ANT: approving, uncritical

Coherent

(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
ANT: muddled, chaotic, disjointed, adhesive

congeal

(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
ANT: liquify

emulate

(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

ecomium

(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
ANT: condemnation, castigation, criticism

Eschew

(v.) To avoid, shun, keep away from.
ANT: embrace, adopt

Germane

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
ANT: Irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

insatiable

(adj.) So great or demanding as not to be satisfied.
ANT: unquenchable, ravenous

intransigent

(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
ANT: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

Invidious

(Adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
ANT: flattering, ameliorative

Largesse

(N.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
ANT: stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

reconaissance

(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

Substantiate

(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
ANT: refute, disprove, invalidate

Taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
ANT: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

temporize

(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

tenable

(adj.) capable of being held or defended
ANT: indefensible, unjustifiable

accost

(v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
ANT: avoid, shun

animadversion

(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
ANT: praise, compliment

avid

(adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
ANT: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic

brackish

(adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
ANT: clear, sweet

celerity

(n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
ANT: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness

devious

(adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
ANT: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard

gambit

(n.) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type

halcyon

(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
ANT: turbulent, tumultuous

histrionic

(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
ANT: muted, untheatrical, subdued

incendiary

(adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
ANT: soothing, quieting, (n.) peacemaker

maelstrom

(n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

myopic

(adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
ANT: farsighted

overt

(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
ANT: clandestine, covert, concealed

pejorative

(adj.) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling
ANT: complimentary, ameliorative

propriety

(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
ANT: unseemliness, inappropriateness

sacrilege

(n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

summarily

(adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

suppliant

(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor

talisman

(n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish

undulate

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