Power Words 36-50 (45)

Reprehensible

deserving of criticism; culpable

Culpable

guilty; blameworthy

Laudable

praiseworthy; commendable

Respite

a short interval of rest or relief

Hiatus

a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; break

Protraction

to draw out or lengthen in time; prolong

Rigor

a harsh or trying circumstance; hardship

Tribulation

great affliction or distress

Facilitate

make easier

Salubrious

promoting health

Curative

serving or tending to cure

Noxious

causing injury; harmful

Scrupulous

very thorough; or, doing what is right and ethical

Meticulous

extremely careful about details

Negligent

marked by or inclined toward neglect or disregard

Spurious

false; fake; misleading

Specious

having a false or misleading appearance; only seeming to be true

Veritable

being truly so called; real or genuine

Strident

harsh sounding

Raucous

rough sounding; harsh

Mellifluous

smooth; sweetly flowing

Torrid

passionate

Avid

having an ardent desire or passion; eager

Phlegmatic

calm; unemotional

Vacillate

move back and forth between choices; unable to decide

Fluctuate

to go up and down or back and forth

Static

unchanging; motionless

Vapid

dull, boring, lacking flavor or spark

Insipid

Dull; flat; without spark or flavor; boring

Vivacious

full of animation and spirit; lively

Vertex

the highest point

Zenith

the highest point; apex

Base

the lowest or bottom part; foundation

Viable

reasonable; practicable

Feasible

capable of being accomplished or brought about

Defunct

no longer in existence, operation or use

Virtuoso

a highly skilled person

Maestro

a master in an art

Novice

a beginner

Voluble

comfortable with speech; always ready to talk

Loquacious

talkative

Reticent

quiet; uncommunicative

Whet

to make keener; stimulate

Pique

to provoke or arouse

Slake

to cause or lessen or subside; moderate or quench