wordlywise 1-10

avid

eager, enthusiastic

brusque

abrupt

pervade

spread throughout

proprietor

owner of a business

rebuff

reject

corroborate

confirm with evidence

cursory

done in a hurry

surmise

suppose without evidence

extricate

free from a difficult situation

guile

cunning

despondent

utterly discouraged

entreat

ask earnestly, beg

impel

urge, pressure

interminable

endless

irascible

quick-tempered

recluse

one who lives alone

reverberate

repeat

tirade

long, angry speech

inkling

vague idea, slight suspicion

lackadaisical

showing little enthusiasm

mutiny

to rebel openly

pilfer

repeated petty theft

prudent

showing wisdom

rankle

to anger

rebuke

sharp criticism

slovenly

untidy

arraign

bring before court

dissension

disagreement

lionize

treat as a celebrity

condescend

behave in an offensively superior manner

contingent

likely to happen, conditional

deluge

flood

dispel

remove

inane

empty or silly

mettle

spirit under difficulty

protract

lengthen

copious

abundant

fastidious

difficult to please

facilitate

supply

abet

assist in criminal activity

balmy

soothing

humdrum

boring

sporadic

irregular

abject

miserable

dire

desperate, urgent

flagrant

clearly immoral

languish

lose vitality due to poor conditions

raze

destroy completely

reprisal

heal injury