WordMasters List 2

evoke

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