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vilify (v)
to defame; to characterize harshly
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urbane (adj)
urbanity (noun)
sophisticated; refined; elegant
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ubiquitous (adj)
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; wide spread
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torpid (adj)
torpor (noun)
lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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supplant (v)
to take the place of; supersede
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stoic (adj)
stoicism (noun)
indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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squalid (adj)
squalor (noun)
sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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satire (nou)
satirical (adj)
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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sanction (noun/v)
authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
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redoubtable (adj)
awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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quiescence (noun)
quiescent (adj)
stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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quaff (v)
to drink deeply
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putrefy (v)
putria (adj)
to rot; to decay and give off a foul order
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prolific (adj)
producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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prodigious (adj)
abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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preen (v)
to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaberate care
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precursor (noun)
one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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pious (adj)
piety (noun)
extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
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peruse (v)
perusal (noun)
to examine with great care
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pernicious (adj)
extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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penurious (adj)
penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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oscillation (noun)
oscillate (v)
the act or state of swinging back and fourth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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opaque (adj)
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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odious (adj)
evoking intense aversion or dislike
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morose (adj)
sad; sullen; melancholy
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inveigle (v)
to obtain by deception or flattery
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intransigent (adj)
intransigence (noun)
refusing to comprise
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innocuous (adj)
harmless; causing no damage
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inert (adj)
unmoving; lethergic; sluggish
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incipient (adj)
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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impecunious (adj)
lacking funds; without money
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hyperble (noun)
hyperbolic (adj)
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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heretical (adj)
heresy (noun)
violating accepted dogma or convention
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harangue (v/noun)
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
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gregarious (adj)
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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furtive (adj)
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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fallacy (noun)
fallacious (adj)
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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facetious (adj)
playful; humorous
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exonerate (v)
to remove blame
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eulogy (noun)
eulogize (v)
a speech honoring the dead
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esoteric (adj)
intended for or understood by a small specific group
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ephemeral (adj)
breif; fleeting
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enigmatic (adj)
enigma (noun)
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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empirical (adj)
based on observation or experiment
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emollient (adj/noun)
soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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elegy (noun)
elegiac (adj)
a mornful poem, esp. one amenting the dead
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eclectic (adj)
composed of elements drawn from various sources
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ebullience (noun)
ebullient (adj)
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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dogmatic (adj)
dogma (noun)
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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disinterested (adj)
free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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discretion (noun)
discrect (adj)
cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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didactic (adj)
intended to teach or instruct
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demur (v)
to question or oppose
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dearth (noun)
smallness of quantity or number; scorcity; a lack
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culpable (adj)
culpability (noun)
deserving blame
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contritel (adj)
contrition (noun)
regretful; penitent; secking forgiveness
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contentious (adj)
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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complaisance (noun)
complaisant (adj)
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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cogent (adj)
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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chary (adj)
wary; cautious; sparing
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caustic (adj)
burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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catalyst (noun)
a substance that accelerated the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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castigation (noun)
castigate (v)
severe criticism or punishment
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canon (noun)
canonical (adj)
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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cacophony (noun)
cacophonous (adj)
harsh, jarring, discodant sound; dissonance
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bucolic (adj)
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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burgeon (v)
to grow rapidly or flourish
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axiom (noun)
axiomatic (adj)
a universally recognized principle
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avarice (noun)
avaricious (adj)
greed, esp. for wealth
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accetic (noun)
one who practices rigid self-denial esp. as an act of religious devotion
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ameliorate (v)
to make better or more tolerable
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aesthetic (adj)
dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
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adulation (noun)
excessive praise; intense adoration
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accolade (noun)
an expression of praise
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abate (v)
to lessen in intensity or degree
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