Studied by 4 peopleevoke
bring to your thoughts
evoke
call forth a spirit or god
recant
to say you no longer have the beliefs you once did
recant
to take back something you said
aver
state as fact
abeyance
a temporary pause
attenuate
to reduce the effect or value of
attenuate
to weaken
attenuate
to make thinner
toil
to work extremely hard and without end
antic
foolish, amusing behavior
antic
grotesque and bizarre
flotsam
the wreckage of a ship or its cargo washes up after an accident
flotsam
people or things that are seen as worthless or rejected
repository
a place where things are stored
repository
a place where there are deposits of natural resources
repository
a person though of as a store of information
incipient
an initial stage of development
incipient
a person developing into a role
embryo
unborn offspring in the process of development
embryo
the part of a seed that develops into a plant
embryo
something in its beginning stages
puckish
playful in a mischievous way
cajole
to persuade someone with sustained flattery
hector
to talk to someone in a bullying way
hector
used to mean hero; now means bullying braggart
cadence
a rhythm or pitch of talking
cadence
a sequence of notes at the end of a musical phrase
cadence
rhythm
resonance
a deep, full, pleasing sound
resonance
evoking images, memories, and emotions
resonance
the "echoing" of sound by reflecting from a surface
proficient
competent at doing something
consummate
to make a relationship official
consummate
to complete or make perfect
consummate
showing high skill
consummate
a perfect example
ponderous
slow and clumsy because of heaviness
ponderous
dull, difficult, or solemn
solemn
formal and dignified
solemn
not cheerful nor smiling
solemn
being deeply sincere
resolute
purposeful and determined
resolute
unchanging
equivocal
ambiguous or uncertain
equivocal
can have more than one interpretation
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