HELA10 WOW11-15

HELA10 WOW11-15

Hackneyed

1. Overfamiliar through overuse; trite (Adj)

2. To cause to become banal and trite through overuse

Ephemeral

1. Lasting for a markedly brief time (Adj)

2. A markedly short-lived thing (N)

Reconcile

1. To reestablish a close relationship between (V)

2. To settle or resolve (V)

Repudiate

1. To reject validity or authority (V)

2. To reject emphatically as unfolded, untrue, or unjust (V)

Flabbergasted

1. To cause to be overcome with astonishment; astounded (V)

Luminous

1. Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light (Adj)

2. Easily comprehended, clear, enlighten, and intelligent; inspiring (Adj)

Mitigate

1. To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity (V)

2. To make easier or less severe (V)

Beneficial

1. Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous (Adj)

2. Receiving or entitling one to receive an advantage, benefit (Adj)

Enmity

1. Deep-seated, often mutual hatred (N)

Benevolent

1. Characterized by or suggestive of doing good (Adj)

2. Of, concerned with, or organized for the benefit of charity (Adj)

Deferential

1. Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another (N)

2. Courteous respect (N)

Ostentatious

1. Intended to attract notice and impress others (Adj)

2. Pretentious, showy (Adj)

Laconic

1. Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise (Adj)

Vilify

1. To make vicious, damaging and hurtful statements about (V)

2. To spread negative information about (V)

Trite

1. Lacking power because of overuse or repetition (Adj)

Poignant

1. Profoundly moving; touching (Adj)

2. Piercing, incisive (Adj)

Atrophy

1. A wasting away, deterioration (N)

2. A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse (N)

Gregarious

1. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable (Adj)

2. Tending to move in or form a group with others of the same kind (Adj)

Magnanimous

1. Courageously noble in mind and heart (Adj)

2. Generous in forgiving (Adj)

Veracity

1. Adherence to the truth; truthfulness (N)

2. Conformity to the fact or truth; accuracy or precision (N)

Eclectic

1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles (Adj)

2. Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources (Adj)

Advocate

1. To speak, plead, or argue in favor of (V)

Quandary

1. A state of uncertainty or perplexity (N)

Insidious

1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner (Adj)

2. Intended to entrap; treacherous (Adj)

Mollify

1. To calm in temper or feeling; soothe (V)

2. To lessen in intensity or to reduce the rigidity of; to temper or soften (V)

Auspicious

1. Associated with favorable circumstances or good luck (Adj)

2. Marked by success; prosperous (Adj)

Coerce

1. To force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel (V)

2. To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly (V)

Ambivalent

1. Having opposing attitudes or feelings, like love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea (Adj)

2. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow (Adj)

Plausible

1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible (Adj)

2. Giving a deceptive impression of truth or reliability (Adj)

Reprehensible

1. Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy (Adj)