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Improvident
not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless
Impending
about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way
Planintive
expressing sorrow
Imperious
arrogantly domineering or overbearing
Emissary
messenger
Tendrils
A threadlike, clinging part of a climbing vine.
Contemptible
deserving contempt; despicable
Dregs
most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
Brusqueness
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
Plait
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Valedicition
farewell speech
Arduous
difficult
Reveled
celebrated
Pottage
soup or stew
Grandees
rulers
Taut
tight
Harbringer
an omen or sign
Copiously
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
Coiffure
hairstyle
Specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
Agillity
ability to move the body and change direction quickly
Devoid
lacking
Manifest
obvious
Communal
used or shared in common by everyone in a group
Esoteric
intended for or understood by only a small group
Approbation
approval
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sticks
Trifle
a thing of little value or importance
Forsook
abandoned
Lest
unless
Incipient
beginning to exist or appear
Tethered
tied
Raffia
plant material
Tumult
commotion; ruckus
Mirthless
joyless
Abomination
something that causes great horror or disgust
Callow
young and inexperienced
Fetishes
objects of worship
Miscreant
a vicious person
Caste
a rigid and hereditary social class
Adherents
believers, followers
Atonement
reparation for a wrong or injury
Blashphemous
sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane
Ostricize
to exclude from a group
Tuber
edible root (i.e. potato, carrot, turnip)
Wherewithal
ability
Irreparable
incapable of being repaired
Resilient
quick to recover
Dispensation
a special allowance; privilege
Akin
related to or alike
Expedient
a means to an end
singlets
undershirts
clamoring
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people
Amulet
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
Wan
pale
Guttural
produced in the throat; harsh; rasping; throaty
Palaver
idle talk
Infuriating
causing anger or outrage
Superfluous
unnecessary
Resolute
determined
Enthralled
fascinated
antipathy
(n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling
Syn: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood
Ant: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy
applicable
(adj.) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable
Syn: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite
Ant: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant
asset
(n.) something of value; a resource; an advantage
Syn: property, possession, holding, endowment
Ant: drawback, handicap, liability
beset
(v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels)
Syn: (v.) assail, harass, badger, pester, torment
compassion
(n.) sympathy for another's suffering; pity
Syn: concern, commiseration, empathy
Ant: indifference, callousness, heartlessness
decorum
(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
Syn: seemliness, good form, propriety
Ant: impropriety, bad form, bad taste
duress
(n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
Syn: intimidation, coercion
Ant: persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery
exuberant
(adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant
Syn: lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
Ant: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained
facsimile
(n.) an exact copy
Syn: replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone
Ant: variation, modification, permutation
imbibe
(v.) to drink; to take in, absorb
Syn: swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest
Ant: eject, emit, expel, discharge
implacable
(adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
Syn: relentless, inexorable, unappeasable
Ant: lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible
infinitesimal
(adj.) so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute
Syn: tiny, minuscule, microscopic, unnoticeable
Ant: vast, immense, huge, infinite
innocuous
(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
Syn: feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid Ant: harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent
militate
(v.) to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
Syn: counter, oppose, work against
patent
(n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted
Syn: (n.) exclusive, license; (adj.) evident
Ant: (adj.) concealed, hidden, secret, clandestine
prowess
(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability
Syn: valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency
Ant: cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude
sedate
(adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer
Syn: (adj.) unruffled, composed, cool and collected
Ant: (adj.) loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flighty
stentorian
(adj.) extremely loud
Syn: thundering, booming, deafening, earsplitting
Ant: hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute
stipulate
(v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
Syn:specify, contract, provide for
ultimatum
(n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions
Syn: final terms
alacrity
(noun) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
syn: promptness, willingness, dispatch, celerity ant: reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy
Neighbors responded with alacrity to the woman's cry for help.
alleviate
(verb) to relieve, make more bearable
syn: lesson, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage
The doctors and nurses did everything they could to alleviate the patient's severe pain.
antithesis
(noun) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
syn: contrary, antipode
Discriminatory practices may be said to constitute the very antithesis of our nation's democratic ideals.
appall
(verb) to fill with dismay or horror
syn: shock, stun, stupefy, horrify ant: please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 appalled the nation and the world.
bellicose
(adjective) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
syn: aggressive, combative, belligerent ant: amicable, peaceable, conciliatory, pacific
Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy was often driver by a rather bellicose brand of patriotism.
disparage
(verb) to belitte, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
syn: degrade, decry, run down, underrate ant: praise, extol, laud, plug
Don't you think voters are getting awfully tired of listening to politicians disparage their opponents' voting records?
dissonant
(adjective) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
syn: grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable ant: harmonious, agreeing, euphonious
The clamor of dissonant voices could be heard clearly through the closed doors of the meeting room.
droll
(adjective) amusingly odd
syn: comical, humorous, whimsical, zany ant: humorless, solemn, dour
The hero or heroine of a popular sitcom may be surrounded by a cast of droll eccentrics.
edict
(noun) an order issued by someone in authority
syn: command, decree, proclamation
Only in fairy tales can human unhappiness and misery be banished forever by royal edict.
elucidate
(verb) to clarify, explain
syn: interpret, expound, explicate ant: obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate
The precise meaning of a passage in Middlemarch is sometimes hard to elucidate.
laud
(verb) to praise
syn: hail, extol, glorify, exalt ant: criticize, censure, belittle, disparage
At the assemble the principal lauded both students and teachers for the schoolwide improvement in reading scores.
loll
(verb) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop
syn: loaf, loiter, sag, dangle
There is nothing I would rather do on a hot, humid summer afternoon than loll in a hammock under a tree.
loquacious
(adjective) talkative, wordy; fond of talking
syn: gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded ant: silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn
My dinner companion was so loquacious that our conversation quickly turned into a monologue.
magnanimous
(adjective) generous in forgiving, above small meanness
syn: unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted ant: petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful
The general's victory was so decisive that he could afford to be magnanimous toward his former enemies.
mandatory
(adjective) required, obligatory
syn: compulsory, requisite, imperative ant: optional, voluntary, discretionary
A union contrast may stipulate that members are t0 receive a mandatory annual cost-of-living increase.
nondescript
(adjective) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
syn: plain, unremarkable, unimpressive ant: distinctive, remarkable, vivid, prepossessing
Fashion critics judged the designer's clothing like to be disappointingly nondescript.
phlegmatic
(adjective) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
syn: lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive ant: emotional, sensitive, thin-skinned, excitable
Sloths are such phlegmatic creature that they have earned the reputation of being the slowest animals on Earth.
rescind
(verb) to repeal, cancel
syn: withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate ant: affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify
A sitting Congress sometimes rescinds statutes passed by its predecessors.
vivacious
(adjective) lively, sprightly, full of energy
syn: spirited, animated, ebullient ant: dull, spiritless, listless, indolent, languid
A vivacious individual will certainly never lack for companions.
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