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Supplicant
A person who asks god or a person for something in a humble way
Hearth
The slab upon which your house is built (center of the house)
Renowned
Widely acclaimed and highly honored
Impel
Drive, force, or urge someone to do something (neutral)
Vernal
Of, in, or appropriate to spring
Apportation
To divide and share out according to a plan
Keen
(Of the edge or point of the blade) sharp
Frieze
Broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near a ceiling
Libation
A drink poured out as an offering to a deity
Apt
Appropriate or suitable in circumstances
Congenial
Pleasant because of a quality, personality, or interests similar to one's own.
Impregnable
Unable to be captured or broken into
Deference
Humble submission and respect
Circumvent
Find a way around (an obstacle)
Duplicitous
Deceitful
Moor (ship)
Make a boat fast by attaching it by a cable to rope to the shore or to an anchor
Adamant
Refusing to be persuaded or to change someone's mind (positive connotation)
Aegis
A shield, protection, blocking, Athena's symbol
Cordial
Warm and friendly
Ingenuity
The quality of being both clever, original, and inventive
Lament
Mourn (a person's loss or death)
Enigmatic
Difficulty to interpret or understand; mysterious
Penance
Voluntary self punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong
Epithet
An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned; used often to describe them
Solace
Comfort or consolation at a time of distress or sadness
Sumptuous
Splendid and expensive-looking
Defile
Sully, mar, or spoil
Extenuating
(of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense
Qualm
An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving
Entreat
To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
Unmitigated
Absolute, unqualified
Rancor
With bitterness or resentfulness; especially long-standing
Recompense
Make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered; compensate
Reproach
Address someone in such a way to express disapproval or disappointment
Vanquish
Defeat thoroughly
Impediment
A hindrance or obstruction in doing something
Ensue
Happen or occur afterward/ after as a result.
Appertain
Relate to; concern
Impious
Not showing respect or reverence; especially for a god
Amiable
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Valiant
Showing courage or determination.
Pestilence
A fatal epidemic disease.
Disdain
The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration.
Abide
To accept or act in accordance with a rule or decision.
Turncoat
A person who switches allegiance from one group to another.
Flout
To openly disregard a rule or law.
Canker
Blistered infection, (rarely used literally) something that if put into something else causes harm
Subdued
Quiet and rather reflective or depressed
Shrewd
Having sharp powers of judgment; astute.
Throng
A large, densely packed crowd.
Solicit
To ask for or try to obtain something from someone. To attempt to provoke.
Perturb
To make someone anxious or unsettled.
Dissuade
To persuade someone not to take a particular course of action.
Covertly
In a way that is not openly shown or acknowledged. Secretly
Semblance
The outward appearance or apparent form of something.
Blithe
Showing a casual and cheerful indifference.
Requited
Make appropriate return for (favor, service, or wrongdoing) |
Disparage
To regard or represent as being of little worth; belittle
Bestow
To give something as a gift or honor.
Coy
Showing reluctance to give details about something regarded as sensitive. Shyness and modesty when pertaining to women.
Visceral
Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect
Eschew
To deliberately avoid using; abstain from
Paucity
The presence of something in insufficient or scarce amounts
Colloquially
In the language of ordinary or family conversation
Occult
Supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena.
Galvanize
Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
Anachronistic
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
Edify
Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
Sycophant
A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain an advantage; sucking up
Vacuous
Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
Proclivity
A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination for a particular thing
Supercilious
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Homely
Unattractive; rough in appearance
Jocund
Cheerful and lighthearted
Burly
(of a person) large and strong; heavily built
Hapless
(especially of a person) unfortunate
Apoplectic
Overcome with anger; extremely indignant
Dissemble
To conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs
Supersede
Take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use) [idea or digital]
Repudiate
Refuse to accept or be associated with
Harangue
Lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner
Thwart
To prevent someone from doing something
Invariably
In every occasion or case; always
Pugnacious
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
Vapid
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
Zealot
A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals
Myriad
A countless or extremely great number
Mutable
Liable to change
Tableaux
A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history
Gesticulate
Wild hand gestures to emphasize words
Sordid
Morally distasteful
Archaic
Very old or old fashioned
Urbane
Very polite and smooth in manner; sophisticated
Adherent
Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
Fitfully
Not regularly or continuously, intermittently
Sanguine
Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; rosy cheeked, red
Specious
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong
Compendium
A collection of things, especially one systematically gathered
Aureole
A circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially in the area around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
Drivel
Nonsense