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Alacrity
Cheerful or speeding willingness
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Affectation
Fake behavior
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Affable
Friendly, approachable
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Aesthetic
Appreciation of beauty
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Advocate
Argue in favor of
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Adverse
opposing, harmful
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Admonish
mildy scold, caution, remind
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activism
pursue political goals through vigorous action
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abstain
hold back, refrain
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abridge
reduce or lessen, shorten by ommitting parts while maintaining main idea
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abjure
Give up, shun, renounce
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aberrant
abnormal, deviant
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abdicate
Formally give up throne
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alienate
Cause to become distant, unfriendly, hostile
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Alleviate
Lessen, make easier to endure
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Ambiguous
not clear, hard to understand
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Ambivalent
Uncertain, unable to decide, wanting to do two contradicting things at once
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Analogous
Comparable, good analogy
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anarchy
absence of law or government, chaos
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anoint
rub or sprinkle on, make sacred
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anomaly
deviation from what is common, inconsistancy
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antagonize
Make hostile, unfriendly
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antipathy
Deep dislike, aversion (sometimes w/o reason)
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Apathy
Not caring, lack of concern
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apocryphal
False
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appreciable
enough to be perceived, considerable
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arbitrary
based entirely on one's discretion, unreasonable, w/o basis
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arcane
known or understood by few, secret
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Arduous
very difficult, strenuous, hard to endure
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articulate
speak fluently and clear
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artifact
Object made by humans
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Artless
Free of deceit or craftiness, lacking skill or knowledge, natural, genuine
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ascertain
Find out with certainty
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Ascetic
Simple life w/o material pleasures (religious reasons)
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Assuage
Make milder, soothe, pacify, calm
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audacious
Bold and Brave often in rude and reckless way
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Austere
Very self-disciplined, severe in manner/appearance
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Autonomous
Self-governing, independent
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Aver
Declare or affirm with confidence
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avid
Enthusiastic, passionate, dedicated
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balk
refuse to proceed to do something
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base
morally low, mean, dishonorable
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belie
contradict or misinterpret
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bolster
strengthen, support
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Bureaucracy
Government with many bureaus and petty administrators
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Burgeon
Grow or flourish rapidly
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Buttress
support or encourage
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Cacophony
harsh, meaningless mixture of sounds
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candid
open, sincere, honest
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canonical
Body of accepted rules, authorized
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capricious
acting on impulse, erratic
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castigate
criticize severely, punish to correct
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caustic
critical or sarcastic, corroding metal or burning skin
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censure
strong disapproval, reprimand
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chauvinism
fanatical patriotism
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chronological
arranged in time order
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clamor
noisy uproar from crowd
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clinch
make final, fasten or hold together
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coalesce
come together, unite
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cogent
very convincing, logical
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commensurate
same in size, equivalent
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complacent
self-satisfied, overly content
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complementary
completing, fit together well
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compliant
Obeying, submissive
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conciliatory
reconciling, making peace
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condone
tolerate, regard as harmless
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connoisseur
expert, educated/refined taste
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console
lessen suffering or grief
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consolidate
unite, combine
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construe
interpret or translate
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contentious
controversial, prone o causing arguments
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contextualize
place in context, giving background/circumstance
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conundrum
riddle, mystery
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conversant
knowledgeable, experienced
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conversely
in an opposite way
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convoluted
twisted, complicated
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corroborate
support, add evidence to
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cosmopolitan
belonging to entire world
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countenance
facial expression, approve/tolerate
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counterintuitive
Against what one would intuitively expect
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counterproductive
defeating the purpose
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covert
secret, undercover
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credibility
trustworthiness
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crescendo
steady increase in force
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culminate
reach final stage
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cynical
bitterly pessimistic
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debunk
disproof false claims
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defamatory
injuring someones reputation, slander
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default
fail to act, neglect
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deference
respectful submission
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denote
be a name/symbol of
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derivative
not original, derived from something else
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detached
disinterested, distant, aloof
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deterrant
discourage, restrain
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diatribe
bitter, criticize, rant
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didactic
teach, teaching moral lesson
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disabuse
free someone from a mistake in thinking
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discerning
good judgment, insight
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discredit
injure reputation of
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discrepancy
difference in consistency
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discriminating
good judgment, discerning
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disinterested
unbiased, impartial
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dismiss
put aside or reject
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dispassionate
calm, lacking emotion
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dispatch
speed, promptness
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disposition
person's general mood/tendancy
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disquieting
disturb, cause anxiety
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disseminate
scatter, broadcast
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dissonance
harsh, disagreement, cacophony
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