WOD Q3

Diurnal

adj. daily; of each day.

Diurnal syn

quotidian. routine

Mitigate

v. alleviate, make less severe

Mitigate syn

ease, assuage

phlegmatic

adj. not easily excited to display emotion

phlegmatic syn

disinterested, indifferent, apathetic

amity

n. good will, harmony

amity syn

amicableness, friendliness

plaintive

adj. sounding sad and mournful

plaintive syn

mournful, meloncholy

plaintive ant

cheerful

circumscribed

v. closed within bounds

circumscribed syn

restrained, hindered, hampered

eschew

v. to avoid

eschew syn

forgo

eschew ant

embrace

nuance

n. a variation/subtle change

nuance syn

subtlety, hint

strident

adj. harsh sounding shrill

strident syn

jarring, blatant

incendiary

adj. likely to cause violence with strong feelings

incendiary syn

inflammatory, provocative

obviate

v. to avert, prevent

obviate syn

circumvent, bypass

venerable

adj. commanding respect

venerable syn

esteemed, revered

pendant

n. a person making excessive display of their learning

pendant syn

bookworm

chintzy

adj. gaudy, cheap, tacky

chintzy syn

cheap, tacky, shabby

expiate

v. to make amends, atone

expiate syn

rectify, correct, appease

verisimilitude

n. appearance of truth

verisimilitude syn

realism, authenticity

contemptuous

adj. showing disdain

contemptuous syn

haughty, arrogant, insolent

contemptuous ant

respectful

quail

v. to shrink with fear

quail syn

cower, recoil, cringe

parochial

adj. having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

parochial syn

limited, provincial

invigorate

v. give strength or energy to

invigorate syn

vitalize, strengthen

bewitched

adj. being controlled or affected by or as if by a magic spell

bewitched syn

enchanted, charmed, entranced

tenacity

n. determination

tenacity syn

courage, mettle, resolution

leery

adj. cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions

leery syn

skeptical, distrustful

quandary

n. a difficult situation; a practical dilemma

quandary syn

predicament, difficulty

wanderlust

n. strong innate desire to move

wanderlust syn

globetrotting, sightseeing

pigeonhole

v. to assign to a category

pigeonhole syn

classify, label