Group 18

Abet

To encourage or assist someone in doing something, typically something wrong or illegal.

Accessible

Easy to approach, reach, or understand; available to all.

Acquisitive

Having a strong desire to acquire or possess, especially material goods.

Amalgamate

To combine or unite to form one entity.

Attenuate

To reduce the force, effect, or severity of something; to weaken.

Augment

To make something greater by adding to it; to increase.

Aversion

A strong dislike or repugnance toward something.

Blithe

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference; carefree.

Contempt

A feeling of disdain or scorn toward someone or something considered inferior or unworthy.

Dawdle

To waste time or move slowly, often by being indecisive.

Deflect

To cause something to change direction; to divert.

Discount

To regard something as unimportant or to reduce its value; also refers to a reduction in price.

Dissident

A person who opposes official policy or authority; a rebel.

Efficacious

Capable of producing the desired effect; effective.

Equitable

Fair and impartial; just.

Erratic

Not consistent or regular; unpredictable.

Industrious

Diligent and hardworking; consistently productive.

Inform

To give knowledge or information; to notify.

Irksome

Annoying or tedious; causing irritation.

Manacle

to restrain or restrict.

Modest (1)

Having or showing a moderate estimate of one's abilities; humble. (2)Limited in size, amount, or scope; not excessive.

Noxious

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Predicament

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

Proficient

Competent or skilled in doing something.

Prolix

Tediously lengthy; excessively wordy.

Scorn

The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable. (2) To reject or dismiss with contempt.

Subordinate

1.) Lower in rank or position; secondary. (2) To treat as less important or to place in a lower position.

Unseemly

Not proper or appropriate; inappropriate in behavior or appearance.

Veritable

Used as an intensifier to emphasize the authenticity or reality of something.