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Beatific

Beatific

(adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed

Behemoth

(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance

Blandishment

(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing

Cacophonous

(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

Chicanery

(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactices, double-dealing

Consign

(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use

Coup

(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership

Euphemism

(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

Fenrile

(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

Gainsay

(v.) to deny, contridict, controvert; to dispute, oppose

Imminent

(adj.) about to happen, threatening

Innate

(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

Loath

(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined

Manifest

(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers

Minutiae

(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters

Moratorium

(n.) a suspension of activitiy; an offical waiting period; an authorized period of delay

Nostrum

(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness

Pariah

(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization

Visionary

(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight

Wizened

(adj.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)

abstruse

(adj.) extremely difficult to understand

affront

(n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance , confront

canard

(n.) a false rumor, fabricated story

captious

(adj.) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up

cognizant

(adj.) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction

contrite

(adj.) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt

cynosure

(n.) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct

decorous

(adj.) well behaved, dignified, socially proper

deign

(v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something

desiccated

(adj.) thoroughly dried out; arid and uninteresting

efficacy

(n.) the power to produce a desired result

engender

(v.) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence

ethereal

(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly

facade

(n.) the front of a building; a surface appearance

ghoulish

(adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way

incongruous

(adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible

machination

(n.) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some end

mesmerize

(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

opprobrium

(n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach

putative

(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; inferred

aesthetic

(adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

defunct

(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead

discomfit

(v.) to frustrate, thrawt, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

espouse

(v.) to take up and support; to become attatched to, adopt; to marry

fetish

(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

gregarious

(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

hapless

(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck

impeccable

(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

importune

(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently

interpolate

(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

irreparable

(adj.) incapable or being repaired or rectified

laconic

(adj.) concise, using few words

languish

(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

mendacious

(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue

nadir

(n.) the lowest point

omnipresent

(adj.) present in all places at all times

perfunctory

(adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

plaintive

(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

requite

(v.) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

tantamount

(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

Abrogate

(v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

Synonyms: annul, revoke Antonyms: renew, ratify

Ambient

(adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing

Synonyms: - Antonyms: -

Asperity

(n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

Synonyms: rigor, harshness Antonyms: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience

Burnish

(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster

Synonyms: (v.) shine, buff Antonyms: (v.) dull, abrade

Cabal

(n.) a small group working in secret

Synonyms: ring, gang, plot, conspiracy Antonyms: -

Delectable

(adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish

Synonyms: (adj.) scrumptious Antonyms: (adj.) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful

Deprecate

(v.) to expres mild disapproval; to belittle

Synonyms: deplore, frown upon Antonyms: smile on, approve

Detritus

(n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

Synonyms: wreckage, ruins, rubble Antonyms: -

Ebullient

(adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

Synonyms: exhilarated, elated Antonyms: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé

Eclectic

(adj.) draw from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

Synonyms: (adj.) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose Antonyms: (adj.) uniform, monolithic

Flaccid

(adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

Synonyms: soft, flabby; Antonyms: hard, solid

Impecunious

(adj.) having little or no money

Synonyms: impoverished, indigent Antonyms: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich

Inexorable

(adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

Synonyms: ineluctable, obdurate Antonyms: avoidable, yielding, pliant

Moribund

(adj.) dying, on the way out

Synonyms: obsolescent; Antonyms: thriving

Necromancer

(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

Synonyms: sorcerer, conjurer Antonyms: -

Onerous

(adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

Synonyms: weighty; Antonyms: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing

Rife

(adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often, full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

Synonyms: - Antonyms: devoid of, lacking

Rudiments

(n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

Synonyms: basics, fundamentals Antonyms: -

Sequester

(v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

Synonyms: segregate, isolat, closet Antonyms: -

Winnow

(v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan

Synonyms: sift, strain, filter, sort Antonyms: -

amenity

(n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable

aperture

(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice

dissidence

(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent

epicurean

(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food;comfort and ease; (n.) a person with discriminating taste

improvident

(adj.) not thrifty, failing to plan ahead

iniquity

(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

inviolable

(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned

mutable

(adj.) open to or capable of change; fickle

nascent

(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence

obeisance

(n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; homage

panegyric

(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute

pillory

(n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule

pittance

(n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion

presage

(v.) to foreshadow and point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future

progeny

(n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers

promulgate

(v.) to explain or issue officially; to make known far and wide

rectitude

(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness

restive

(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky

seraphic

(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial

subsist

(v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue