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edification

n. something done to instruct

Other Forms of Edification (v, adj)

v: edify

adj: edifying

plausible

adj. seems likely to be valid or true

other forms of plausible (n, adv, ant)

n: plausibility

adv: plausibly

ant: implausible

ephemeral

adj. lasting for a short period of time

other forms of ephemeral (adv)

ephemerally

vain

adj. to take extreme pride in your own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities

other forms of vain (n, adv)

n: vanity

adv: vainly

apparition

n. someone you see or think you see but is not really there as a physical being

pretension

n. you disapprove of them b/c they claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are

other forms of pretension (adj, n, adv)

adj: pretentious

n: pretense

adv: pretentiously

veritable

adj. actual, true, or real

other forms of veritable (adv)

adv: veritably

irreparable

adj. damage or harm that is so bad that cannot be repaired or corrected

other forms of irreparable (adv)

adv: irreparably

abashed

adj. to feel embarrassed or ashamed

other forms of abashed (adv, ant)

adv: abashedly

ant: unabashed

ant: unabashedly

contemplate

v. to think about carefully and for a long time

other forms of contemplate (n, adj, adv)

n: contemplation

adj: contemplative

adv: contemplatively

manifest

adj. clear or obvious

other forms of manifest (v, adv)

v: manifest

adv: manifestly

reproach

n/v. to criticize, reprimand, or scold

other forms of reproach (adj, adv)

adj: reproachful

adv: reproachfully

shrewd

adj. tricky and clever

other forms of shrewd (n, adv)

n: shrewdness

adv: shrewdly

vain

adj. do something without success

conciliatory

adj. trying to end an argument to make people feel less angry; apathetic, being sorry

other forms of conciliatory (related verb)

reconcile

heed

v/n. to pay attention to

other forms of heed (adj)

adj: heedful

oration

n. a formal speech

other forms of oration (n, v)

n: orator

v: orate

pretext

n. a reason that you pretend to have in order to hide you real reason or intention

incumbent

adj: obligatory, required

n: one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

suppress

v. to put down by force or authority

other forms of suppress (n, adj)

n (person): suppressor

n (thing): suppression

adj: suppressive

apathy

n. a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest; boredom

other forms of apathy (adj, adv)

adj: apathetic

adv: apathetically

ignorant

adj. lacking knowledge or awareness; ignoring info that they could have accessed or learned

benevolent

adj. kind, good

other forms of ignorant (n, adv)

n: ignorance

adv: ignorantly

other forms of benevolent (n, adv)

n: benevolence

adv: benevontly

cynical

adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; pessimistic, glass half empty

other forms of cynical (n, adv)

n: cynic, cynicism

adv: cynically

tyranny

n. cruel or oppressive use of power

other forms of tyranny (v, n, adj, adv)

v: tyrannize

n: tyrant

adj: tyrannical

adv: tyrannically

dissent

n. a protest

v. to protest, dissent against

other forms of dissent (n)

n: dissenter, dissentient

obstinate

adj. stubborn

other forms of obstinate (adv, n)

adv: obstinately

n: obstinance

maxim

n. a short saying; a general truth or rule of conduct

manipulate

v. to control someone or something (unfairly) to gain advantage

other forms of manipulate (n, adj, adv)

n: manipulation, manipulator

adj: manipulative

adv: manipulatively

privilege

n. a special right or advantage given to only one person or group

other forms of privilege (adj)

adj: privileged

critique

v/n. to analyze, evaluate, or criticize a piece of writing that analyzes, evaluates or criticizes

convergence

n. coming together; becoming more similar

other forms of convergence (v, adj, adv, ant)

v: converge

adj: convergent

adv: convergently

ant: divergence

adversity

n. a very difficult or unfavorable situation

other forms of adversity (adj, adv)

adj: adverse

adv: adversely

subjective

adj. based on personal opinions and feelings rather than facts

other forms of subjective (adv, ant)

adv: subjectively

ant: objective

liable

adj. likely to happen, probable

oscillate

v. move repeatedly from one position to another and back again

other forms of oscillate (n)

n: oscillation

volition

n. if you do something of you own volition, you do it b/c you have decided for yourself that you will do it and not b/c someone else has told you to do it

displacement

the removal of something or someone for, its usaal place or position by something or someone which that occupies that place or position