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Abject
Describes the highest level of negativity, often used to depict loneliness, poverty, or sadness.
Abode
A place where people live, ranging from a house to a van, if humans take shelter there.
Abstract
Not concrete or tangible, existing as an idea or representing feelings, like abstract art.
Acknowledge
To notice and make someone or something aware that they have been noticed.
Adapt
To change to fit a situation, like a fish adapting to a new tank.
Admonition
A scolding received for doing something wrong.
Affluent
Very well off financially.
Agitate
To disturb or work up, like annoying someone until they become upset.
Aggrandize
To make something grander than it is.
Aggregate
Referring to the whole, not the parts, or to build up parts to create a whole.
Analogous
When two things can be compared to each other.
Analogy
A comparison between two items using like or as.
Anomaly
Something strange or out of the usual pattern.
Antipathy
A strong feeling of dislike or hatred towards someone or something.
Apparition
Something that suddenly appears, often used to describe ghosts or supernatural phenomena.
Arbitrary
Random or based on personal choice rather than any reason or system.
Ascertain
To find out or confirm something.
Aspire
To work towards a lofty goal or dream big.
Autocratic
Describing someone in charge who has all the power, acting like an autocrat.
Automated
Changed to make a process automatic, like a dishwasher automating dishwashing.
Beget
To bring something into existence or to lead to something.
Benevolent
Kind and willing to give to others, often used to describe charitable actions.
Bestow
To give something, especially titles or honors, to someone.
Biological
Related to the study of life or living organisms.
Calibrate
To adjust something to function correctly, especially machines.
Calisthenics
Exercises that use body weight and require no equipment.
Capacity
The measure of an entity's ability or maximum potential.
Celestial
Relating to outer space or the universe.
Censure
To formally reprimand someone for their actions.
Circulation
Movement back and forth or around in a predictable pattern.
Coerce
To force someone to do something through threats or intimidation.
Commercial
Related to the buying and selling of goods or engaging in business.
Complementary
Going well together with something else.
Complimentary
Provided free of charge or a nice thing said about someone.
Conflate
To mistakenly combine two different things or ideas.
Conjure
To bring something to mind or create something seemingly out of nothing.
Consensus
General agreement among a group of people.
Consequence
The result or outcome of an action, often implying a negative result.
Conservator
A person responsible for preserving or protecting something.
Constitution
Can refer to a governmental document, bodily health, or the structure of something.
Contingent
Depending on certain conditions or factors.
Conventional
Following traditional or established practices.
Convey
To communicate or transport something from one place to another.
Cooperatively
Working together in a cooperative manner.
Cultivate
To bring up, make grow, or encourage the existence of something. Example:Farmers cultivate crops.
Dawdle
To lag behind or move slowly. Example:"Don't dawdle or you'll miss the school bus," the grandfather called.
Decipher
To figure out or decode something. Example:A spy might decipher a special code.
Deficient
Lacking or not having enough of something. Example:People are often vitamin D deficient in the winter.
Desolation
Total abandonment, emptiness, and destruction. Example:Families fled the city in fear of the desolation to come.
Despoil
To take away anything of value, often related to looting or plundering. Example:The criminals broke into the mansion to despoil it.
Deter
To prevent or discourage someone from doing something. Example:Security measures deterred the bank robbers.
Disenfranchise
To take away someone's right to vote or prevent them from using it. Example:Women were disenfranchised for most of human history.
Disparity
An inequality or difference between two things. Example:Small children notice disparities in the desserts they receive.
Disseminate
To spread or pass out something, often information. Example:Participants were asked not to disseminate the acquired knowledge.
Domestic
Related to the home or household. Example:Domestic help may include a gardener, maid, or cook.
Dominion
Control or authority over someone or something. Example:The king exercised dominion over the serfs.
Dubious
Doubtful or uncertain. Example:I was dubious about exploring the cave.
Earnest
Serious and showing sincere belief. Example:The young man spoke earnestly as he proposed.
Eddy
Swift circular motion of water or air. Example:The boat was caught in a persistent eddy.
Efficient
Done in the most direct way using minimal time and resources. Example:Jennifer completed her errands efficiently.
Embellish
To add details or flair to something. Example:The seamstress embellished the wedding dress with pearl beads.
Emit
To give off or release. Example:The skunk-sprayed puppy emitted a foul smell.
Empathize
To feel what someone else is feeling. Example:Neighbors empathized with the struggling family.
Endearing
Creating warm feelings or affection. Example:The small girl had an endearing personality.
Endeavor
To try or attempt something. Example:We will endeavor to get the garden planted.
Endow
To give or provide, often in terms of rights or donations. Example:All men are endowed with certain unalienable rights.
Enhance
To make something better or clearer.
Enterprise
The process of doing something, often referring to big or difficult tasks.
Entice
To convince someone to do something through the promise of reward.
Entrenched
Refusing to move, especially when it comes to thoughts and ideas.
Ephemeral
Very short-lived, fleeting, and quickly gone.
Evince
To show one's feelings.
Expenditure
Spending of money or other resources.
Explanatory
Explaining something.
Extensive
Widespread, far-reaching, or thorough.
Feeble
Weak.
Fetter
To hold someone or something back from what they want to do.
Finite
Having a definitive beginning and ending.
Fiscal
Relating to money and the economy.
Florid
Describing a red or flushed complexion.
Frantic
Desperate or showing urgency.
Frequent
Happening often.
Fundamental
Basics or essentials.
Germinate
To make something start to grow.
Glom
To attach to something in a blob-like manner.
Glut
A ridiculous abundance of something.
Grievance
A complaint.
Haggle
To exchange offers back and forth while trying to make a deal.
Ignominious
Undignified, causing shame or embarrassment.
Illegible
Unable to be read or understood.
Immured
Held against one's will, often enclosed.
Impel
To push or force someone to do something.
Inapplicable
Not applying in a given situation.
Incomprehensible
Unable to be comprehended or understood.
Incontestable
Unable to be contested or disputed.
Incorporate
To fully include something.
Incredulous
Not believing or having doubts about something.
Indifference
Feeling of not strongly caring one way or the other.
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