Altruistic: (adjective) - altruistic behaviour shows that you care about and will help other people, even though this brings no advantage for yourself

Ex: Were his motives entirely altruistic?

Morphology:

Syntax: collocates with behaviour, care, advantage

Ameliorate: (Verb) - to make a bad situation better or less harmful.

Ex: it is not clear what can be done to ameliorate the situation

Morphology:

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Amicable: (adjective) - an amicable agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel.

Ex: The two parties have reached an amicable settlement.

Anathema: (noun) - something that is completely the opposite of what you believe in

Ex: His political views were anathema to me

Annals: (noun) - A record of events year by year

Ex: she was remembered in the annals of british history

Anomaly: (noun) - something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual.

Ex: in those days, a woman professor was still an anomaly

Appellation: (noun) - a name or title

Ex: and here was his whole formal appellation, as if he were her lawyer or insurance agent.

Ardent: (adjective) - showing strong positive feelings about an activity and determination to succeed at it.

Ex: an ardent supporter of the music industry

Artifice: (noun) - the use of clever tricks to deceive someone

Ex: her pretending to faint was merely an artifice

Artless: (adjective) - natural, honest and sincere

Ex: a naive, artless young woman

Asperity: (noun) - when you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatient.

Ex: His words were not heard but the hissing of his voice carried a certain asperity.

Assiduous: (adjective) - very careful to make sure that something is done properly or completely.

Ex: He was assiduous in his attendance at church.

Audacity: (noun) - the quality of having enough courage to take risks or say impolite things.

Ex: I can't believe he had the audacity to ask me for more money

Avarice: (noun) - a desire to have a lot of money that is considered too strong, a form of greed.

Ex: Consuming the fruits of the Earth unrestrained, we become consumed ourselves by avarice and greed.

Banal: (adjective) - ordinary and not interesting because of a lack of new or different ideas.

Ex: It was such a banal argument between the two

Belligerent: (adjective) - very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight

Ex: She possessed a very belligerent attitude.

Blatant: (adjective) - something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, the person does not seem embarrassed or ashamed.

Ex: The discrimination towards them was pretty blatant

Brash: (adjective) - confident in an aggressive way

Ex: beneath his brash exterior, he is still a little boy inside.

Burgeon: (verb) - to begin to grow or develop rapidly

Ex: a new wave of running clubs have burgeoned over the past decade.

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Cabal: (noun) - a small group of people who make secret plans, especially to gain political power.

Ex: Leaders gather in closed-door cabals and carry on regardless of what their citizens think.

Cache: (noun) - a number of things that have been hidden, especially weapons, or the place where they have been hidden

Ex: Police have found a cache of automatic weapons in a house in the city centre.

Cajole: (verb) - to gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice to them, or making promises to them

Ex: Ed cajoled and pleaded, but couldn't get her to change her mind.

Callous: (adjective) - not caring that other people are suffering

Ex: Five days afterwards, callous Paul used the same bat to play baseball.

Cant: (noun) - insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better than they really are

Ex: His viewpoint is remarkably free of idealism or cant.

Capricious: (adjective) - likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way

Ex: She was as capricious as her mother had been

Caustic: (adjective) - substance that burns through things by chemical action. Or a caustic remark criticizes someone in a way that is unkind but often cleverly humorous.

Choleric: (adjective) - bad tempered or angry.

Ex: he was impatient and choleric

Clique: (noun) - a small group of people who think they are special and do not want other people to join them - used to show disapproval

Ex: the cliques formed by high school students

Cogent: (adjective) - a statement that seems correct and reasonable

Ex: a cogent argument for banning the drug

Complacent: (adjective) - pleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things

Ex: There’s a danger of becoming complacent if you win a few games

Complicity: (noun) - involvement in a crime, together with other people

Ex: They denied complicity in the murder

Conflagration: (noun) - large fire that destroys buildings, forests etc

Ex: One spark and the whole of your week's washing could start a conflagration.

Conjecture: (noun) - to form ideas or opinions without having information to base them on. Guessing.

Ex: what she said was pure conjecture

Consternation: (noun) - feeling of worry, shock or fear

Ex: the government has caused consternation among the citizens

Contort: (verb) - if you contort something, or if it contorts, it twists out of its normal shape and looks strange or unattractive

Ex: his face was contorted with rage

Culpable: (adjective) - deserving blame

Ex: Still, he would have done if it hadn't slipped his mind, and surely the intention made him culpable.

Cursory: (adjective) - done very quickly without much attention to details

Ex: Even the most cursory glance showed me the crowd did look awfully grand.

Dearth: (noun) - a lack of something people are in need of

Ex: A dearth of job opportunities

Debris: (noun) - the pieces of something that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident, explosion etc

Ex: she was hit by flying debris from the explosion

Decadence: (noun) - behaviour that shows that someone has low moral standards and is more concerned with pleasure than serious matters

Ex: It's full of blasphemy and decadence.

Decrepit: (adjective) - in old and bad condition

Ex: the buildings were in a decrepit condition

Deleterious: (adjective) - damaging or harmful

Ex: the deleterious effects of smoking

Demur: (verb) - to express doubt about or opposition to a plan or suggestion

Ex: They demurred politely, but finally agreed to stay.

Denouement: (noun) - the exciting last part of a story or play

Ex: The plot takes us to Paris for the denouement of the story.

Derogatory: (adjective) - derogatory remarks, attitudes etc are insulting and disapproving

Ex: Their conversation contained a number of derogatory racial remarks.

Desultory: (adjective) - done without any particular plan or purpose

Ex: They talked briefly in a desultory manner.

Detriment: (noun) - harm or damage

Ex: He worked very long hours, to the detriment of his marriage.

Diatribe: (noun) - a long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely

Ex: a diatribe against contemporary American civilization

Dilatory: (adjective) - slow in doing something

Ex: their unreasonable demands had a dilatory effect on the peace process.

Discern: (verb) - to notice or understand something by thinking about it carefully

Ex: There are many other issues where this same pattern can be discerned.

Disparate: (adjective) - consisting of things or people that are very different and not related to each other

Ex: the difficulties of dealing with disparate groups of people

Disseminate: (verb) - to spread information or ideas to as many people as possible

Ex: Her findings have been widely disseminated.

Duress: (noun) - illegal or unfair threats

Ex: Under pain or duress, we do whatever we can to cope with the discomfort and justify its causes.

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Edifice: (noun) - a large building

Ex: Their head office was an imposing edifice

Efficacy: (noun) - the ability of something to produce the right result

Ex: Evaluate vaccine efficacy and the costs and benefits of vaccination programs for emerging infections.

Egregious: (adjective) - an egregious mistake, failure, problem etc is extremely bad and noticeable

Ex: The outcome of childbearing by both teenagers and older women can be egregious.

Elicit: (verb) - to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult

Ex: When her knock elicited no response, she opened the door and peeped in.

Eminent: (adjective) - a person that is well-known, important and respected

Ex: the eminent shaykh Rabee stated

Encomium: (noun) - a expression of a lot of praise

Ex: they showed encomium towards the meeting

Ennui: (noun) - a feeling of being tired, bored, and unsatisfied with your life

Ex: She swam slowly out into the sea, waiting for the ghastly ennui to pass.

Epitome: (noun) - the epitome of something

Ex: The suburbans were seen as the epitome of clerkly conformism, complacency, and conservatism.

Eschew: (verb) - to deliberately avoid doing or using something

Ex: I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.

Euphemism: (noun) - a polite word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or upsetting someone

Ex: Pass away is a euphemism for die

Evanescent: (adjective) - something that does not last very long

Ex: talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints

Exacerbate: (verb) - to make a bad situation worse

Ex: i don't want to exacerbate the situation

Excoriate: (verb) - to express a very bad opinion of a book, play etc.

Ex: an excoriating review in ‘The Times’

Exculpate: (verb) - to prove that someone is not guilty of something

Ex: the grand jury exculpated local authorities for their handling of the riots

Exonerate: (verb) - to state officially that someone who has been blamed for something is not guilty

Ex: he was totally exonerated of any blame

Expunge: (verb) - to remove a name from a list, piece of info or book

Ex: i wanted to expunge the memory of that first race from my mind

Extol: (verb) - to praise something very much

Ex: and extol your Lord in your prayers

Extortion: (verb) - to illegally force someone to give up something, especially money by threatening them

Ex: rebels extorted money from the local village

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Facetious: (adjective) - saying things that are intended to be clever and funny but are silly and annoying

Ex: those comments were so facetious

Fallacious: (adjective) - containing or based on false ideas

Ex: such an argument is very misleading and fallacious

Fastidious: (adjective) - very careful about small details in your appearance work etc

Ex: people who are fastidious about personal hygiene

Fatuous: (adjective) - very silly or stupid

Ex: fatuous questions

Felicitous: (adjective) - well-chosen and suitable

Ex: a felicitous choice of candidate

Flagrant: (adjective) - a shocking action and is done in a way that is easily noticed and shows no respect for laws, truth etc

Ex: flagrant violations of human rights

Foist: (verb) - foist something on/upon somebody

Ex: The association is now trying to foist a high bill for £7,000 on to the couple.

Fortuitous: (adjective) - happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result

Ex: the meeting with GG was fortuitous

Fulsome: (adjective) - a fulsome speech or piece of writing sounds insincere because it contains too much praise, expressions of thanks etc

Ex: the book contains a fulsome dedication to his wife

Garrulous: (adjective) - always talking a lot

Ex: Brb isn't normally this garrulous

Germane: (adjective) - an idea, remark etc that is germane to something is related to it in an important and suitable way

Ex: an article which is germane to the subject being discussed

Gesticulate: (verb) - to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, bc you are excited, angry or cannot think of the right words to use

Gregarious: (adjective) - friendly and preferring to be with other people

Ex: Away from the territories the birds remain gregarious.

Guile: (noun) - the use of clever but dishonest methods to deceive someone

Ex: With a little guile she might get what she wanted.

Guise: (noun) - the way someone or something appears to be, which hides truth or is only temporary

Ex: They operated a drug-smuggling business under the guise of an employment agency.

Gullible: (adjective) - too ready to believe what other people tell you, so that you are easily tricked

Ex: Plastic replicas of the Greek pottery are sold to gullible tourists.

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Heinous: (adjective) - very shocking and immoral

Ex: a heinous act

Histrionics: (noun) - very loud and emotional behaviour that is intended to get sympathy and attention - used to show disapproval

Ex: Their glances only drove him to greater histrionics.

Hyperbole: (noun) - a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is.

Ex: It was not hyperbole to call it the worst storm in twenty years.

Ignominious: (adjective) - making you feel ashamed or embarrassed

Ex: an ignominious end to his career

Impeccable: (adjective) - without any faults and impossible to criticize

Ex: she has taught her children impeccable manners

Importune: (verb) - to ask someone for something continuously in an annoying or unreasonable way

Ex:

Impunity: (noun) - the fact of not getting punished for something

Ex: They continue to break the law with impunity.

Inchoate: (adjective) - ideas, plans, attitudes etc that are only starting to develop

Ex. Problems in criminal law often start with an inchoate crime - conspiracy, attempt or incitement.

Indict: (verb) - to officially charge someone with a criminal offence

Ex: has was indicted for vehicular homicide in 1987

Indigent: (adjective) - very poor

Ex: Even medical care is available on demand at most public hospitals to indigent people with no money.

Indolent: (adjective) - lazy

Ex: they were indolent in their motivation to study

Inebriated: (adjective) - drunk

Ex: he was inebriated while driving

Inexorable: (adjective) - a process that can not be stopped

Ex: the seemingly inexorable rise in crime

Ingratiate: (verb) - to do things in order to make somebody like you, especially somebody who will be useful to you

Ex: The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee.

Insatiable: (adjective) - always wanting more of something; not able to be satisfied

Ex: SG has an insatiable love for cats, it is inexorable, indeed, oui..

Internecine: (adjective) - happening between members of the same group, country or organization

Ex: Yet over the years internecine warfare has played an important role in shaping the Republican Party.

Intrepid: (adjective) - willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places – often used humorously

Ex: Intrepid pioneers came to California by wagon train.

Inundate: (verb) - to give or send somebody so many things that they cannot deal with them all

Ex: We have been inundated with offers of help.

Inveigh: (verb) - to inveigh against somebody or something

Ex:

Itinerant: (adjective) - travelling from place to place, especially to work

Ex: intinent workers

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Jaunty: (adjective) - showing that you are confident and happy

Ex: he had a jaunty walk

Juxtapose: (verb) - to put things together, especially things that are not normally together, in order to compare them or to make something new

Ex: a style of decor that juxtaposes antiques with modern furniture

Laconic: (adjective) - using only a few words to say something

Ex: SG left, ’ said GG laconically

Lassitude: (noun) - tiredness and a lack of energy or interest

Ex: GG showed lassitude towards SG after a whole night of keeping him awake bc she was scared

Lethargic: (adjective) - feeling as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything

Ex: since uni, SG has become veri lethargic…

Lithe: (adjective) - having a body that moves easily and gracefully

Ex: ballet dancers have very lithe bodies

Livid: (adjective) - extremely angry

Ex: SG was absolutely livid at GG bc a girl said hi to him

Loathe: (verb) - to hate someone or something very much

Ex: I loathe people that hurt animals

Lugubrious: (adjective) - very sad and serious

Ex: his lugubrious tear-stained face

Lurid: (adjective) - a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence

Ex: He told me in lurid detail what would happen to me

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Malevolent: (adjective) - a person who wants to harm other people

Ex: he gave her a dark, malevolent look

Malleable: (adjective) - someone who can be easily influenced by other people

Ex: a malleable child

Martinet: (noun) — someone who is very strict and makes people obey rules

Ex: the woman in charge was a martinet who treated us like children

Maudlin: (adjective) - talking or behaving in a sad, silly, and emotional way, especially when drunk

Ex: Sir Ralph was becoming maudlin after his third glass of claret.

Mendacious: (adjective) - not truthful

Ex: mendacious propaganda

Mien: (noun) - a person's typical expression and appearance

Ex: her sorrowful mien

Miscreant: (noun) - a bad person who causes trouble, hurts people etc

Ex: The Duke did all he could to track down the miscreants, using his great wealth to bribe informers.

Moribund: (adjective) - a moribund organization, industry etc is no longer active or effective and may be coming to an end

Ex: The region’s heavy industry is still inefficient and moribund.

Munificent: (adjective) - very generous

Ex: a munificent gift

Myriad: (adjective) - ver many

Ex: the myriad causes of homelessness

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Nefarious: (adjective) - evil or criminal

Ex: nefarious activities such as drug trafficking and fraud

Noisome: (adjective) - very unpleasant

Ex: noisome smell

Nominal: (adjective) - officially described as being something, when this is not really true

Ex: Their conversion to Christianity was only nominal.

Obliterate: (verb) destroy, remove, etc

Ex: Hiroshima was nearly obliterated by the atomic bomb.

Obloquy: (noun) - very strong offensive criticism

Ex: And on top of these there is, of course, the moral obloquy attendant on the cowardly betrayal of a visitor to this shore.

Obsequious: (adjective) - very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful

Ex: an obsequious smile

Obsolescence: (noun) - when something becomes old-fashioned and no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented

Ex: The faster products change, the faster they become obsolete, and even obsolescence creates openings.

Obstreperous: (adjective) - noisy and refusing to do what someone asks

Ex: Some children placed on the drug became more subdued, less obstreperous.

Ominous: (adjective) - making you feel that something bad is going to happen

Ex: How long will she be ill, he asked. There was an ominous silence.

Opprobrium: (noun) - strong criticism or disapproval, especially expressed publicly

Ex: Any country trading in these weapons would face international opprobrium.

Ostentatious: (adjective) - something that is ostentatious looks very expensive and is designed to make people think that its owner must be very rich

Ex: She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring

Ostensible: (adjective) - seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something, but usually hiding the real reason or purpose

Ostracize: (verb) - if a group of people ostracize someone, they refuse to accept them as a member of the group

Ex: She was afraid that if she spoke up her colleagues would ostracize her.

Overt: (adjective) - overt actions are done publicly, without trying to hide anything

Ex: an overt attempt to silence their political opponents

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Palliate: (verb) - to reduce the effects of illness, pain etc without curing them

Ex: Chosen carefully, the oils may not only palliate but also cure the condition.

Panacea: (verb) - something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems

Ex: There is no panacea for the country’s economic problems.

Paragon: (noun) - someone who is perfect or is extremely brave, good etc – often used humorously

Ex: The royal family could be relied upon as paragons of etiquette.

Pariah: (noun) - someone everyone hates and avoids

Ex: Because Dad left the tribe to marry an outsider, however, he was considered a pariah.

Paroxysm: (noun) - a sudden expression of strong feeling that you cannot control

Ex: With Omar gone, the house seemed to coil up in a paroxysm of eerie energy.

Parsimonious: (adjective) - extremely unwilling to spend money

Ex: The parsimonious contents of this envelope were very different from the first.

Paucity: (noun) - a small amount of something; less than enough of something

Ex: a paucity of information

Penchant: (noun) - a special liking for something

Ex: She has a penchant for champagne.

Penury: (noun) - the state of being very poor

Ex: he died in penury

Peregrination: (noun) - a journey, especially a long slow one

Ex: His peregrinations took him to India.

Perfidious: (adjective) - that cannot be trusted

Ex: The air was thick with paranoia as the conversation turned to the perfidious question of appearance money.

Perfunctory: (adjective) - a perfunctory action is done quickly, and is only done because people expect it

Ex: The applause was perfunctory.

Pernicious: (adjective) - very harmful or evil, often in a way that you do not notice easily

Ex: the media’s pernicious influence

Perspicacious: (adjective) - good at judging and understanding people and situations

Ex: a perspicacious critic

Peruse: (verb) - to read something, especially in a careful way

Ex: she leant forward to peruse the document more closely

Pique: (noun) - a feeling of being annoyed or upset, especially because someone has ignored you or insulted you

Ex: He stormed out in a fit of pique.

Plaintiff: (noun) - someone who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law

Ex: Ten plaintiffs are suing the companies for damages from the blast.

Plethora: (noun) - an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used

Ex: The report contained a plethora of detail.

Poignant: having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad

Ex: a poignant image/moment/memory, etc.

Precipitate: (verb) - to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected

Ex: The riot was precipitated when four men were arrested.

Prerogative: (noun) - a right that someone has, especially because of their importance or social position

Ex: Education was once the prerogative of the elite

Prescient: (adjective) - able to imagine or know what will happen in the future

Ex: That he insisted I drive him showed that my decision not to keep the jeep with me was prescient.

Presentiment: (noun) - a strange feeling that something is going to happen, especially something bad

Ex: a presentiment of disaster

Proffer: (verb) - to offer something to someone, especially by holding it out in your hands

Ex: Sarah took the glass proffered by the attendant.

Profligate: (adjective) - wasting money or other things in a careless way

Ex: profligate spending

Promulgate: (verb) - to spread an idea or belief to as many people as possible The political process ensures that laws that unduly burden the States will not be promulgated.

Propitius: (adjective) - good and likely to bring good results

Ex: a propitious moment

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Qualm: (noun) - a feeling of slight worry or doubt because you are not sure that what you are doing is right

Ex: The manager has no qualms about dropping players who do not perform well.

Raconteur: (noun) - someone who is good at telling stories in an interesting and amusing way

Ex: Like many Pentecostal preachers he was an accomplished raconteur.

Rapacious: (adjective) - always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have right to

Ex: They haven't done anything about the rapacious exploitation of the poor in the ghetto.

Rebuke: (verb) - to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong

Ex: they were sharply rebuked for their dress code

Recondite: (adjective) - recondite facts or subjects are not known about or understood by many people

Ex: Such teachings are very recondite and need considerable study to understand fully.

Remuneration: (noun) - an amount of money that is paid to somebody for the work they have done

Ex: Generous remuneration packages are often attached to overseas postings.

Repertoire: (noun) - all the plays, song, pieces of music etc that a performer knows and can perform

Ex: a pianist with a wide repertoire

Replete: (adjective) - filled with something, with a full supply of something

Ex: literature replete with drama and excitement

Reticent: (adjective) - unwilling to tell people about things

Ex: She was shy and reticent about her personal life

Retort: (verb) - to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or humorous way

Ex: Don't be ridiculous!’ Pat retorted angrily.

Risible: (adjective) - deserving to be laughed at rather than taken seriously

Ex: Despite the three-hour length, the descent of Kathy Bates's character into madness is so abrupt as to be risible.

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Salubrious: (adjective) - pleasant to live in; clean and healthy

Ex: We had to move to a house in a less salubrious area.

Sanguine: (adjective) - cheerful and confident about the future

Ex: They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects.

Satiety: (noun) - the state or feeling of being completely full of food, or of having had enough of something

Ex: physical feelings of satiety

Scion: (noun) - a young member of a family, especially a famous or important one

Ex: a scion of an ancient Scottish family

Scurrilous: (adjective) - remarks, articles etc that contain damaging and untrue statements about someone

Ex: a scurrilous attack on his integrity

Shibboleth: (noun) - an old idea, custom, or principle that you think is no longer important or suitable for modern times

Ex: the crumbling of old political shibboleths

Sinecure: (noun) - a job that you are paid for even though it involves little or no work

Ex: It was not long before the Princess proved that her patronage was not intended as a sinecure.

Succinct: (adjective) - expressed clearly and in a few words

Ex: Keep your answers as succinct as possible.

Sultry: (adjective) - weather that is sultry is hot with air that feels wet

Ex: a hot and sultry day

Tortuous: (adjective) - a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along

Ex: a tortuous path over the mountains to Kandahar

Trenchant: (adjective) - expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people

Ex: Stockman became one of the president’s most trenchant critics.

Turpitude: (noun) - very immoral behaviour

Ex: This was long before Eastern Airlines fired him for moral turpitude and for making false claims about a medical background.

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Ubiquitous: (adjective) - seeming to be everywhere

Ex: Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.

Umbrage: (noun) - offence or annoyance

Unconscionable: (adjective) - much more than is reasonable or acceptable

Ex: the war caused an unconscionable amount of suffering

Unctuous: (adjective) - too friendly and praising people too much in a way that seems very insincere

Ex: Dave is genuinely friendly without being unctuous.

Viscid: (adjective) - sticky and slimy

Vitiate: (verb) - to destroy or reduce the effect of something

Ex: The ‘yes’ vote was vitiated by the low turnout in the election.

Vituperation: (noun) - cruel and angry criticism

Ex: She was unprepared for the flood of vituperation which descended on her from her critics.

Voluble: (adjective) - talking a lot with enthusiasm about a subject

Ex: She was very voluble on the subject of women's rights.

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