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admonish

to caution or advise against; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

synonyms: warn

breach

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

synonyms: to create an opening, break through

circumspect

careful, cautious

synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded

cumbersome

clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving

synonym: unwieldy, ponderous

diffuse

to spread or scatter freely

synonyms: disperse, distribute

unbridled

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked

dissolute

(adj.) loose in ones morals or behavior

synonyms: dissipated, immoral

erratic

(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is expected, undependable

synonym: irregular

illegible

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read

synonyms: unreadable, scribbled

proliferate

(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

synonyms: multiply

terse

(adj.) brief and to the point

synonyms: crisp, concise, blunt

unflinching

(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

synonyms: resolute, steadfast, persistent

adherent

(n.) a follower, supporter

(adj.) attached, sticking to

synonyms: disciple

dissent

(v.) to disagree

(n.) a disagreement

synonyms: differ, dispute

eminent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting

synonyms: illustrious, renowned

irate

(adj.) angry

synonyms: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid

rift

a split, break, breach

synonym: crack, fissure, gap, cleft

surmount

to overcome, rise above

synonym: conquer, triumph over

abscond

(v.) to run off and hide

synonym: bolt, make off, skip town

anarchy

lack of government and law; confusion

inanimate

(adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit

synonyms: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless

pilant

(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced

synonym: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic

precipice

(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink of edge or disaster

synonym: cliff, Craig, bluff, ledge

reprieve

(n.) a temporary relief or delay

(v.) to grant a postponement

synonym: stay, respite, postpone

annihilate

to reduce to utter ruin of non-existence, destroy utterly

synonym: slaughter, wipe out

arbitrary

unreasonable, based on ones wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

synonym: casual, randomly

brazen

shameless, impudent, made of brass

synonym: bold, shameless

latent

hidden, present but not realized

synonym: dormant, inactive

slapdash

careless and hasty

synonym: perfunctory

succumb

to give away to a superior force, yield

atone

(v.) to make up for

syn: expiate

defray

(v.) to pay for

synonym: foot the bill

diligent

(adj.) hardworking, painstaking

synonym: assiduous, sedulous

hew

(v.) to cut with an ax, to hold to

synonym: chop, hack

lucid

(adj.) easy to understand, clear, sane

synonym: limpid, intelligible

superfluous

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required

synonym: surplus

advent

an arrival; a coming into place of view

synonyms: approach

exorbitant

unreasonably high, excessive

synonyms: extreme, inordinate, overpriced

interim

the time between

synonyms: intervals, interlude, provisional, stop gap

inundate

to flood, overflow, to overwhelm by numbers or size

synonyms: submerge, deluge, swamp

malign

to speak evil of, slander, evil

synonyms: defame, vilify, badmouth, wicked

obstreperous

noisy, unruly, disorderly

synonym: wild, uncontrollec

flippant

(adj.) lacking in seriousness, disrespect, saucy

synonyms: frviolous

preposterous

ridiculous, senseless

synonyms: nonsensical

pugnacious

(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

synonym: combative

sparse

meager, scant, scattered

synonym: few

venture

a risky or daring undertaking; to dare

synonyms: gamble

warp

to twist out of shape, an abnormality

synonym: bend

auxiliary

giving assistance or support; a helper

synonym: additional, back-up, reserve and accessory

drudgery

work that is hard and tiresome

synonym: toil, labor, grind

feign

to pretend

synonym: fake, sham, affect, simulate

impel

to force, drive forward

synonym: urge, push, spur, propel, incite a speech by

monolouge

a speech by one actor; a long talk by a person

synonym: soliloquy, recitation

repugnant

offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

synonym: hateful, odious, revolting and repulsive

aspire

to have ambitious hopes or plans

synonym: seek, yearn, aim for, soar

bleak

bare, dreary, dismal

synonym: grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren

diminutive

smaller than most others of the same type

synonym: undersized, miniature, tiny, compact

erroneous

incorrect, containing mistakes

synonym: fallacious, all wrong, mistaken

obtrusive

forward, undesirably prominent, thrust out

synonym: brash, imprudent

render

to cause or become, to perform, to deliver officially to process, extract

synonym: present, furnish, submit