301-400 Struggle Terms

Beholden

obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude

Beguile

To charm, to entrance

Evanescent

Quickly fading or disappearing, short

Dearth

a lack or shortage of something /

Obstinate

stubborn; hard to control or treat;

Contrivance

something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

Parsimony

Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.

Belie

To prove false

Intractable

unruly; difficult to manage;

Abstruse

difficult to comprehend

Ignominy

shame

Vacillate

Hesitate, waver

Quiescent

Quiet, still

Florid

ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate;

Delineate

To describe

Inundate

flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely

Desultory

Aimless, random, skipping around

Paucity

Lack of, scarcity

Rarefied

made less dense (of a gas);

Pernicious

very harmful; deadly; very destructive;

Affable

sociable, pleasant, friendly

Sycophant

servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man;

Facetious

Humorous, lighthearted

Prudent

Careful, wise

Certitude

certainty

Supplanted

displaced, replaced

Obdurate

Stubborn, pigheaded

Idiosyncrasy

individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity;

Decorum

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners;

Attenuate

to weaken or reduce in force

Abound

Filled with, replete

Prattle

To gossip, to talk without meaning, babble

Stolid

Unemotional, stoic

Querulous

Constantly complaining

Mercurial

rapidly changing

Laconic

brief and to the point; using few words; terse

Ascetic

One who lives a holy life, one who lives without luxury

Odious

Disgusting, repellant

Scanty

meager; insufficient

Attrition

Gradual reduction in strength, numbers, or effectiveness through sustained pressure.

Reprove

to mildly criticize

Detractor

a person who give negative criticism

Contentious

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

Discourse

serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion

Perfunctory

Cursory, hastily done