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Abate
To reduce in intensity; to lessen
Abet
To support or encourage
Abhor
To hate something
Abnegate
To deny or to give up the right or privilege to something
Abscond
To escape, run away, or let go of something
Advocate
To support or argue for a cause
Allue
To refer to something indirectly; commonly used in literature
Ambiguity
Something that can be understood or interpreted in more than one manner
Analogy
A comparison of two otherwise unalike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect; widely used in literature
Apprehend
To arrest someone recognize the meaning of an idea or a thing
Articulate
To explain something clearly
Bane
Something capable of causing destruction or ruin
Bereft
Lacking something needed, wanted, or expected; a person grieving death of a loved one
Bias
To possess an inclined outlook towards an object or an idea
Berate
To scold someone strongly
Brevity
Something or event that is short in length or duration
Cache
A secure place that is used to store objects secretly
Capitalize
To profit from a resource or an opportunity
Capitulate
To surrender on terms agreed upon in advance
Credible
Something that can be trusted on the basis of logic or rationale
Corroborate
To support with evidence or authority
Complacent
Accepting something after being self-satisfied
Contrue
To construct or interpret meaning out of a sentence or words
Contentious
Inclined towards argument or dispute
Covet
Want or desire
Dearth
Lack or absence of something
Debunk
To expose the falseness of a fact
Defunct
Extinct or no longer functioning
Didactic
Something that is intended to be taught
Delegate
A representative; to entrust work or responsibility to another person
Dispel
To drive away something (can also be a belief system or a myth)
Doctrine
Something that can be trusted on the basis of logic or rationale
Dogma
Something considered an established opinion (can be a belief or a set of moral codes)
Eclectic
Composed of elements drawn from various sources; can be used to refer to a person who pursues an eclectic method or approach
Embezzle
To take something (usually money or property) dishonestly for one’s own use
Elicit
To draw out an answer or explanation often by skillful questioning or discussion
Empirical
Something capable of being derived, verified, or disproved by observation or experiment
Emulate
To try to be like or better than something
Espouse
To take up and support as a cause; to marry someone
Extort
To take something forcefully from a person
Expedite
To speed up the process or progress of an even
Extraneous
Alien; something that exists or comes from outside
Equivocal
Something that is unclear or uncertain in its meaning
Foil
A very thin sheet of metal; something or someone that serves as a contrast to another
Fallacy
A false or mistaken idea
Fortuitous
Fortunate or lucky
Flagrant
So bad as to be impossible to overlook
Grandiloquent
A lofty, extravagant, or bombastic style, especially used in literature
Gratuitous
Something that is required by the circumstance but done or provided freely
Hapless
Unfortunate
Hegemony
The social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group
Heterogenous
Something originating from an outside source; something consisting of different elements from various sources
Hubris
A heightened sense of self-pride or overconfidence
Idiosyncrasy
A way of behaving or thinking that is characteristic of a person
Impetuous
Impulsive
Impute
To blame someone unjustly
Incumbent
Someone who occupies a particular position or place
Incite
To move to action; to make something happen
Insurgent
Someone who revolts against civil authority or an established government; a rebel
Licentious
Someone who disregards moral, ethical or legal restraints
Linchpin
Someone or something that holds together multiple pieces or people together
Litigate
To decide and settle in a court of law
Maxim
Universal truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct, or proverb
Multifarious
Something or an event that has multiple variety
Nadir
The lowest point of something
Noxious
Something that is harmful or destructive
Opine
To put forth one’s point-of-view about something
Ostensible
To demonstrate or exhibit
Ostracism
The state of being outcasted or barred from a community or group
Paradigm
An example showing how something is to be done; a model
Partisan
A person who is strongly devoted to a particular cause or group
Pejorative
A word or phrase that has negative connotations
Penchant
Having persistant knack or interest in something
Placid
Free of disturbance; calm
Prerogative
An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
Prompt
Something that asks someone to do or operate; being ready and quick to act
Prosecute
To carry on a legal action against an accused person to prove his or her guilt; to follow up to the end
Quaint
Something marked by beauty, skillful design or being strikingly old-fashioned
Quixotic
Impractical especially in the foolish pursuit of ideals
Refute
To deny or disregard
Relegate
To banish or send into exile; to carry out a decision
Requisition
To require or demand something, especially by an authority
Sanctity
The quality of being holy or sacred
Sanctuary
A safe or a sacred place
Sanguine
To be sure and certain of something; something that has the color of blood
Serendipity
The gift of finding valuable things not looked for
Solicit
To approach with a request or plea, to make a petition to, especially a judicial body
Spur
Impulsive; to move to action
Serrptitious
Done, made, or acquired by stealth and secrecy
Tirade
A long violent angry speech
Torpid
Someone lacking in energy or enthusiasm
Torrent
A violent or forceful flow of wind or water
Travesty
An inferior imitation of something
Ubiquitous
Existing or being everywhere at the same time
Undermine
To weaken or ruin secretly or gradually
Utilitarian
Someone who believes that the value of something lies in its usefulness
Veracity
Being true
Vestige
A trace or mark left by something
Vilify
To utter slanderous and abusive statements against
Warrant
To give proof of the authenticity or truth of something
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