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Avert

prevent; turn away

Attenuate

make thin; weaken

Assimilate

absorb

Abhor

detest; hate

Addle

muddle; drive crazy

Aftermath

consequences; outcome; upshot

Abrade

wear away by friction; scrape; erode

Ambience

environment; atmosphere

Assuage

ease or lessen; satisfy(hunger); soothe(anger)

Abdicate

renounce; give up

Astute

wise; shrewd; keen

Acrid

sharp; bitterly pungent

Assail

assault

Abominable

detestable; extremely unpleasant

Aggrandize

increase or intensify

Articulate

effective; distinct

Abstemious

sparing in eating and drinking

Audacious

daring; bold

Anguish

acute pain; extreme suffering

Adroit

skillful

Avarice

greediness for wealth

Adulterate

make impure by adding inferior or taintec substances

Autocratic

having absolute, unchecked power

Appall

dismay; shock

Annihilate

destroy

Barricade

hastily put together defensive barrier

Bequeath

leave to someone by a will; hand down

Berate

scold strongly

Bigotry

stubborn intolerance

Blithe

joyous; carefree

Boisterous

violent; rough; noisy

Bourgeois

middle class; selfishly materialistic

Brandish

wave around; flourish

Brittle

easily broken; difficult

Bungle

mismanage; blunder

Cajole

coax, wheedle

Capacious

spacious

Captivate

charm or enthrall

Catharsis

release of repressed emotional tensions

Centrifugal

radiating; departing from the center

Circumscribe

limit; confine

Circumspect

prudent; cautious

Commiserate

feel or express pity or sympathy for

Concentric

having a common center

Contentious

quarrelsome

Cosmopolitan

sophisticated

Culminate

attain the highest point; climax

Cynical

skeptical or distrustful of human motives

Creed

system of religious or ethical belief

Defunct

dead; no longer in use or existence

deluge

flood; rush

demur

object(because of doubts, scruples)

deride

ridicule; make fun of

diffidence

shyness

dilapidated

ruined because of neglect

disgruntle

make discontented

dissimulate

pretend; conceal by feigning

docile

obedient; easily managed

drudgery

menial work

egregious

; conspicuously bad or shocking

encompass

surround

encumber

burden

enmity

ill will; hatred

enunciate

speak distinctly

exasperate

vex

exclaim

cry out suddenly

exhort:urge

extol

praise; glorify

extant

still in existence

fiasco

total failure

flair

talent

foible

weakness; slight fault

fortitude

bravery; courage

fraternize

associate in a friendly way

grouse

complain; fuss

grueling

exhausting

hamper

obstruct

horde

crowd

ignominy

deep disgrace; shame or dishonor

immaculate

spotless; flawless; absolutely clean

imminent

near at hand; impending

impeccable

faultless

Improvise

compose on the spur of the moment

Implement

put into effect

indelible

not able to be erase

imperceptible

unnoticeable; undetectable

inimical

unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental

insolvent

bankrupt; unable to repay one’s debts

laborious

demanding much work or care; tedious

latitude

freedom from narrow limitations

liability

drawback; debts

magnate

person of prominence or influence

marshal

put in order

mendacious

lying; habitually dishonest

mollify

soothe

migratory

wandering

mundane

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

nemesis

someone seeking revenge

nefarious

very wicked

notoriety

disrepute; ill fame