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Affluence

wealth; richness

animosity

hatred

altruism - (noun)

a concern for others; generosity

amorphous - (adj.)

shapeless, formless, vague

amoral - (adj.)

lacking a sense of right and wrong

aggrandize - (verb)

to enlarge, expand

adventitious - (adj.)

accidental; nonessential

aegis - (noun)

a shield; protection; sponsorship

Agape - (adj.)

open-mouthed; surprised; agog

adroit - (adj.)

skillful; clever

ambiguous - (adj.)

open to more than one interpretation

adulterate - (verb or adj.)

to make impure; to contaminate

affinity - (noun)

an attraction to

affectation - (noun)

a phony attitude; pose

aesthetic - (adj.)

pertaining to beauty

ANTIPATHY - (noun)

an intense dislike

ANTITHESIS - (noun)

an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

BADINAGE - (noun)

playful, teasing talk

BANAL - (adj.)

common, ordinary

BAROQUE - (adj.)

overly decorated

BAUBLE - (noun)

a showy but useless thing

BEDLAM - (noun)

noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

BEGUILE - (verb)

to deceive; to charm; to enchant

BESIEGE - (verb)

to overwhelm; to surround and attack

BESMIRCH - (verb)

to make dirty; to stain

BESTIAL - (adj.)

savage, brutal

BILIOUS - (adj.)

bad tempered; cross

BLANCH - (verb)

to whiten, to make pale

BLAND - (adj.)

mild, tasteless, dull

BLANDISHMENT - (noun)

flattery

Bombast - (noun)

impressive but meaningless language

Bona fide - (adj).

In good faith

Boor - (noun)

a rude or impolite person

Bovine - (adj).

Pertaining to cows or cattle

Bowdlerize - (verb)

to remove offensive passages of a play, novel,

Brevity - (noun)

briefness; short duration

Bucolic - (adj)

pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic

Cajole - (verb)

to coax, to persuade

Callow - (adj)

young and inexperienced

Carcinogen - (noun)

causing cancer

Carnal - (adj)

sensual, sexual

Carrion - (noun)

decaying flesh

Cataclysm - (noun)

violent change

Cataract - (noun)

large waterfall or -abnormality of the eye

Caveat - (noun)

a warning

Celibate

(noun) unmarried or (Adj.) abstaining from sex

Censure - ( verb)

to criticize sharply

Cessation - (noun)

a stopping; a discontinuance

Chaff - (noun)

worthless matter

Chagrin - (noun)

embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

Chimerical - (adj)

imaginary; fantastic

Coalesce - (verb)

to blend, to merge

Debacle - (noun)

a complete failure; a total collapse

Debauchery - (noun)

corruption; self-indulgence

Deference - (noun)

respect; consideration

Defile - (verb)

to pollute; to corrupt

Deign - (verb)

to lower oneself before an inferior

Delineate - (verb)

to describe, to depict

Demeanor - (noun)

behavior; manner of conducting oneself

Denouement - (noun)

an outcome, result

Deride - (verb)

to ridicule, to mock

Desiccated - (adj.)

dried up

Despicable - (adj)

contemptible, hateful

Desultory - (adj).

wandering from subject to subject

Deviate - (verb)

to turn aside

Diadem - ( noun)

a crown

Diaphanous - (adj)

very sheer and light

Dichotomy - (noun)

a division into two parts

Ebullient - (adj)

enthusiastic

Eclectic - (adj)

choosing from various sources

Edify - (verb)

improve someone morally

Effete - (adj)

worn out; barren

Egregious - (adj)

remarkably bad; outrageous

Elegy - (noun)

a sad or mournful poem

Elicit - (verb)

to draw forth; to call forth

Elixir - (noun)

a supposed remedy for all ailments

Elucidate - (verb)

to make clear

Emanate - (verb)

to come forth: to send forth

Emendation - (noun)

a correction

Empathy - (noun)

an understanding of another's feelings.

Empirical - (adj) based on practical experience rather than theory

Endemic - (adj)

confined to a particular country or area

Enervate - (verb)

to weaken

Ennui - (noun)

boredom; a weariness resulting from a lack of interest

Ephemeral - ( adj)

lasting only a brief time; short lived

Epitome - (noun)

a typical example; condensed account

Ergo - (conj)

therefore

Erotic - (adj)

pertaining to sexual love

Eschew - (verb)

to keep away from; to avoid; to shun

Facetious - (adj)

comical; jocular; flippant, sarcastic

Factious - (adj.)

causing disagreement

Fastidious - (adj.)

hard to please; fussy

Fatuous - (adj)

foolish, inane

Fecund - (adj.)

fertile, productive

Ferret

(noun) a small animal of the weasel family (verb) to search or drive out

Fervent - (adj)

eager, earnest

Fetish - (noun)

an object that receives respect or devotion

Finesse - (noun)

diplomacy; tact; artful management

Fiscal - (adj.)

pertaining to finances

Fissure - (noun)

an opening; a groove; a split