-
ineffective, worthless
syn: incompetent
FECKLESS
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causing disease
syn: noxious, infecting
PATHOGENIC
-
sullen and gloomy;
stern and severe
syn: austere, strict, grave
DOUR
-
a cleverly executed trick or deception; sleight of hand
PRESTIDIGITATION
-
submissive, yielding
syn: bending, malleable
COMPLIANT
-
splendid, brilliant
syn: dazzling, bright
RESPLENDENT
-
to root out, eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly
syn: wipe out
EXTIRPATE
-
an oppressive lack of resources (as money), severe poverty
syn: destitution, impoverishment
PENURY
-
soiled, wet and limp; dilapidated
syn: disheveled, disordered, threadbare
BEDRAGGLED
-
extra, more than necessary
syn: excess, surplus
SUPERFLUOUS
-
a small cave
syn: cavern, recess, burrow
GROTTO
-
having many twists and turns; highly complex
syn: winding, circuitous
TORTUOUS
-
to give notice to, inform
syn: notify
APPRISE
-
flamboyance or dash in style and action
syn: flair
PANACHE
-
to precede, to go ahead of
FOREGO
-
not rigid, loose; negligent
syn: careless, imprecise
LAX
-
a small governing body, especially after a revolutionary seizure of power
syn: council
JUNTA
-
to clear of blame; support a claim
syn: justify, exonerate
VINDICATE
-
extremely skilled
syn: quick masterful
ADEPT
-
to make rare; to make thin or less dense
syn: attenuate, prune
RAREFY
-
to act or react with equal force
syn: counteract, compensate, offset
CONTERVAIL
-
to confuse, make obscure
syn: shadow, complicate
OBFUSCATE
-
departing from accepted beliefs or standards, oppositional
syn: unorthodox
HERETICAL
-
a burden, an obligation
syn: responsibility, hardship
ONUS
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