tricky words

Conceit - self-importance, vanity

Conceal - keep from sight; hide

Concede - admit that something is true or valid

• Occult
• 1. med. concealed
• 2. supernatural, mystical

Occlude - block passage through, obstruct

Trite - too often repeated 

Tirade - angry speech of criticism or accusation

Cram - completely fill, stuff, packed

Cramp - muscle spasm

Cramped - uncomfortably or inconveniently small

Spurn - reject with disdain or contempt; scorn

Spur - incite or stimulate, urge

Spurt - gush out in a sudden and forceful stream, squirt

Wean - disengage

Wane - a gradual decline

Indict - to charge, especially  with a crime

Edict - an official order or proclamation

Imminent - about to happen

Immense - extremely large or great

Rescind - revoke, cancel, or repeal 

• Resign OR Resigned 
• 1. voluntarily leave a job or other position
• 2. accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided.

Ratify - confirm, approve, sanction, endorse

Rectify - put (something) right; correct.

Precipitate - to cause to happen, to bring about 

Percipient - having a good understanding of things; perceptive

Precipitous - dangerously high or steep.

Deprive - deny, take away

Deprave - corrupt, immoral or wicked

Tinge - color slightly.

Tingle - cause a stinging or tingling sensation; prickle, sting

Auspicious - conducive to success; favorable

Auspices - kindly endorsement and guidance

Penitent - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Penance - voluntary self-punishment

Stout - having rugged physical strength

Strut - a proud stiff pompous gait; swagger

Parlor - a sitting room in a private house.

Parley - a negotiation between enemies

Parlance - manner of speaking, jargon

Taut - stretched or pulled tight

Taunt - a remark made in order to anger; insult

Bauble - a small, showy trinket or decoration.

Babble - utter meaningless sounds

Oust - drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place

Onus -  one's duty or responsibility, burden

Sage  - someone or something wise and judicious

Siege - surrounded on all sides by an opposing force on attack

Parry  - ward off, fend off; deflect, avoid

Parity - equality of an amount or value

Delude - be false to; be dishonest with

Deluge - a heavy rain, flood, torrent

Divulge - make known (private or sensitive info)

Discrete - distinct, separate

Discreet - careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions

Discretion - free will, freedom to decide, choice

Repast - a meal.

Repose - a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

Deposition - testimony; putting something somewhere, deposit

Disposition - your usual mood, temperament

Rancor - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Raucous - unpleasantly loud and harsh, strident

Concur - to agree.

Confer - grant or bestow

Stanch - stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound.

Staunch - loyal and committed in attitude

Ardent = Ardor - fervor; passionate 

Arduous - difficult and tiring

Commend - praise formally or officially.

Commence - begin; start.

Scoff - mock, deride, ridicule

Scuff - scrape or brush the surface of something

Scruff - the back of a person's or animal's neck

Clutter - a confused multitude of things, mess up

Clatter - a continuous rattling sound

Induct - admit formally to a position or organization.

Indict - formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime

Blithe - casual, indifferent

Blight - the state of being decayed or destroyed

Allude - suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Elude - evade or escape

Elicit - obtain, draw out, extract

Apprise - inform or tell

Appraisal - assessment, evaluation

Propensity - tendency, inclination, predisposition

Propinquity - proximity, nearness

Repel -  repulse, drive back/away

Repeal - revoke or annul (a law or congressional act)

Plaintive - sounding sad and mournful.

Plaintiff - a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

Ordain - make (someone) a priest or minister

Ordeal - a painful or horrific experience

Execrate - feel or express great loathing for.

Extricate - extract, free, release, disentangle, get out

Prelude - an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important

Preclude - prevent from happening; make impossible.

Brunt - full force, impact, shock, burden

Blunt - straightforward, frank, plain-spoken, candid

Rumble - make a continuous deep

Ramble - walk for pleasure, wandering