HELA 10 WOW11-15

HELA 10 WOW11-15

Candor

1. Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness (N)

2. The ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty (N)

Transient

1. Passing with time; remaining in place only a brief time (Adj)

Relegate

1. To assign to an inferior position, place, or condition (V)

Surmise

1. To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence (V)

2. A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (N)

Ornate

1. Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented (Adj)

2. Flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner; flowery (Adj)

Adverse

1. Contrary to one’s interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable (Adj)

2. Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic (Adj)

Dormant

1. In a state of inactivity, but capable of being activated (Adj)

Subjugate

1. To bring under control; to conquer, to enslave (V)

Malevolent

1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; having evil influence; malicious (Adj)

Palatable

1. Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten (Adj)

2. Acceptable or agreeable to the mind of sensibilities (Adj)

Ruse

1. A deceptive maneuver

Transgress

1. To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep (V)

2. To commit an offense by violating a law or command (V)

Didactic

1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; instructive (Adj)

Aversion

1. A fixed, intense dislike (N)

2. The avoidance of something because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus (N)

Superfluous

1. Being beyond what is required or sufficient, unnecessary; excessive (Adj)

Replete

1. Abundantly supplied (Adj)

2. Filled to satisfaction with food or drink (Adj)

Propriety

1. Correct or appropriate behavior (N)

2. Conformity to prevailing customs or usages (N)

Regurgitate

1. To rush or surge back (V)

2. To cause to pour back, especially to cast up (partially digested food) (V)

Vehemently

1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction (Adv)

Ubiquitous

1. Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent (Adj)

Exacerbate

1. To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; to make worse; to irritate (V)

Spurious

1. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence of origin; not genuine; false (Adj)

Philanthropic

1. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance (Adj)

2. Generous assistance to the poor (Adj)

Tedious

1. Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring (Adj)

2. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (Adj)

Enervate

1. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of (V)

Surreptitious

1. Done in secret (Adj)

Strident

1. Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant (Adj)

Serene

1. Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled (Adj)

2. Characterized by absence of emotional agitation (Adj)

Prudence

1. Wise self-restraint in speech and behavior (N)

2. Discretion in practical affairs (N)

Adulation

1. Excessive flattery or admiration (N)

2. Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise (N)