-
abate
to lessen to subside
-
abdication
giving up control authority
-
aberration
straying away from what is normal
-
abet
help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)
-
abeyance
suspended action
-
-
abide
be faithful to endure
-
abjure
promise or swear to give up
-
abraded
rubbed off worn away by friction
-
abrogate
repeal or annul by authority
-
abscond
to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
-
abstruse
difficult to comprehend obscure
-
-
abysmal
bottomless extreme
-
acarpous
effete no longer fertile worn out
-
acclaimed
welcomed with shouts and approval
-
-
accretion
the growing of separate things into one
-
-
adamant
kind of stone inflexible
-
admonitory
containing warning
-
adorn
add beauty decorate
-
adulteration
making unpure poorer in quality
-
affable
polite and friendly
-
affinity
close connection relationship
-
aggravate
make worse irritate
-
agile
active quick-moving
-
-
-
alacrity
eager and cheerful readiness
-
alcove
recess/partially enclosed place
-
ale
fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer
-
aleck
one who considers himself smarter than others
-
allegiance
duty support loyalty
-
alleviate
make (pain) easier to bear
-
alloy
to debase by mixing with something inferior
-
aloof
reserved indifferent
-
amalgamate
mix combine unite societies
-
ambidextrous
able to use the left hand or the right equally well
-
ambiguous
doubtful uncertain
-
ambivalent
having both of two contrary meanings
-
ambrosial
extremely pleasing to taste
-
ameliorate
improve make better
-
amortize
end (a debt) by setting aside money
-
-
-
antidote
medicine used against a poison or a disease
-
antithetical
direct opposing
-
apartheid
brutal racial discrimination
-
-
apostate
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
-
apotheosis
deification glorification to godliness
-
appease
make quiet or calm
-
apprehensive
grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future
-
apprise
give notice to inform
-
-
apropos
appropriate to the situation apt
-
apt
well-suited quick-witted
-
arabesque
a complex ornate design
-
arboreal
of connected with trees
-
-
arduous
steep difficult ascent laborious
-
-
arrant
in the highest degree
-
arrogance
proud superior manner of behaviour
-
articulate
speak distinctly connect by joints
-
-
-
ascetic
practicing self-denial austere stark
-
ascribe
consider to be the origin of or belonging to
-
-
asperity
roughness harshness ill temper irritability
-
-
assail
with attack violently
-
assiduous
diligent hard-working sedulous
-
assuage
make something (pain desire) less
-
asterisk
the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)
-
astringent
substance that shrinks
-
astute
clever quick at seeing to get an advantage
-
atonement
repayment death of Jesus
-
attenuate
make thin. weaken enervate
-
attune
bring into harmony
-
audacious
daring foolishly bold impudent
-
-
august
majestic venerable
-
auspicious
favorable successful prosperous
-
austere
severely moral and strict simple and plain
-
auxiliary
helping supporting
-
aver
affirm assert prove justify
-
-
-
avow
admit. Declare openly
-
baleful
harmful ominous causing evil
-
balk
obstacle purposely to get on the way of
-
baneful
causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive
-
barrage
artificial obstacle built across a river
-
barren
not good enough unable to have young ones without value
-
bask
in enjoy warmth and light
-
beatify
to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to
-
bedizen
to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner
-
-
bellicose
belligerent pugnacious warlike
-
belligerent
(person nation) waging war
-
benefactor
person who has given help
-
benevolence
wish or activity in doing good
-
benign
kind and gentle mild (climate)
-
bequest
arrangement to give something at death
-
-
bereft
rob or dispossess of something (material)
-
-
bigot
stubborn narrow-minded person
-
bilge
bulge the protuberance of a cask
-
blandishment
flattery coaxing
-
blandness
polite manner comforting uninteresting
-
-
blithe
cheerful casual carefree
-
bogus
sham counterfeit not genuine
-
boisterous
loud noisy rough lacking restraint
-
bolster
give greatly needed support
-
boorish
crude offensive rude
-
brash
hasty rush cheeky saucy
-
brass
yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)
-
-
breach
opening broken place breaking
-
-
broach
bring up announce begin to talk about
-
-
buoyant
able to float light-hearted
-
burgeon
grow forth send out buds
-
burnish
to polish rub to a shine
-
cabal
a scheme or plot a group of plotters
-
cadge
to beg to get by begging
-
cajole
use flattery or deceit to persuade
-
calipers
metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument
-
calumny
slander aspersion
-
candid
frank straight-forward
-
cant
insincere talk/jargon
-
cantankerous
bad-tempered/quarrelsome
-
canvass
discuss thoroughly sort of touting
-
castigate
to chastise correct by punishing
-
castigation
severe punishment
-
catalyst
substance that causes speeding up
-
-
censure
expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke
-
centurion
leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
-
-
chastened
corrected punished
-
-
chauvinist
a blindly devoted patriot
-
chicanery
legal trickery/false argument
-
chisel
steel tool for shaping materials
-
churl
bad-tempered person
-
clamor
shout complain with a lot of noise
-
-
clinch
come to grips/settle conclusively
-
cling
to resist separation
-
clot
half-solid lump formed from liquid
-
cloture
closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
-
coagulation
change to a thick and solid state
-
coalescing
coming together and uniting into one substance
-
coax
get smb to do something by kindness
-
coda
passage that completes a piece of music
-
coddle
treat with care and tenderness
-
coerce
compel to force to make obedient
-
coeval
of the same period coexisting
-
-
cogitate
think deeply mediate
-
cognizant
being fully aware of
-
cohort
a group or band of people
-
colander
bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
-
collusion
secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
-
combustion
process of burning
-
commemorate
keep the memory of
-
commodious
having plenty of space for what is needed
-
commuter
person who travels regularly
-
complaisance
tending to comply obliging willingness to please
-
compunction
feeling of regret for one's action
-
-
conceit
over-high opinion of too much pride
-
conciliatory
reconciling soothing comforting mollifying
-
concord
agreement or harmony
-
concur
agree in opinion happen together
-
condense
increase in density strength make laconic
-
-
-
congeal
make or become stiff and solid
-
-
connoisseur
a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art)
-
connotation
suggestion in addition to
-
consequential
pompous self important
-
console
give comfort or sympathy to
-
conspicuous
easily seen remarkable
-
consternation
surprise and fear dismay
-
-
constrict
make tight or smaller
-
consume
get to the end of
-
consummate
perfect/make perfect/complete
-
contemn
to scorn or despise
-
contentious
argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome
-
contiguous
touching neighboring near
-
contrite
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
-
contumacious
insubordinate rebellious
-
conundrum
a riddle dilemma enigma
-
conviction
convincing firm belief
-
convoke
call together summon
-
convoluted
complicated coiled twisted
-
-
cordon
line (of police acting as a guard)
-
cornucopia
abundant supply
-
corporeal
physical of or for the body
-
correlate
have a mutual relation
-
corroboration
additional strengthening evidence
-
countenance
to favor or approve of
-
-
countervail
counterbalance
-
-
covetous
eagerly desirous
-
-
coy
shy/modest (esp of a girl)
-
crass
very great (es. stupidity)
-
cravat
piece of linen worn as a necktie
-
-
crease
line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket
-
credulity
too great a readiness to believe things
-
credulous
ready to believe things
-
crush
press lose shape subdue overwhelm
-
cryptic
secret with a hidden meaning
-
cumbersome
burdensome heavy and awkward to carry
-
curmudgeon
bad-tempered person
-
curriculum
course of study
-
-
curtail
make shorter then was planned
-
dainty
pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please
-
daunt
intimidate make fearful
-
dawdler
person who is slow waste of time
-
-
debacle
a breakup overthrow sudden disaster
-
decorum
propriety properness
-
decree
order given by authority
-
-
defer
postpone give way (to show respect)
-
deferential
showing respect
-
defiance
open disobedience or resistance
-
delineate
to portray depict sketch out
-
deluge
great flood heavy rush of water
-
demagogue
person appealing not to reasons
-
demur
to hesitate raise objections
-
denigrate
blacken belittle sully defame
-
denouement
an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
-
deplete
use until none remains
-
deposition
dethronement depositing
-
deprave
make morally bad corrupt
-
deprecate
protest against express disapproval of
-
dereliction
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
-
derision
ridicule mockery deriding
-
derivative
unoriginal obtained from another source
-
derogatory
insulting tending to damage
-
descry
catch sight of see something in the distance
-
desiccant
substance used to absorb moisture
-
desuetude
cessation of use disuse
-
desultory
aimless haphazard digressing at random
-
-
detraction
slandering verbal attack aspersion
-
detumescence
diminishing or lessening of swelling
-
deviance
being different in moral standards (from normal)
-
dexterity
skill (esp. in handling)
-
diaphanous
transparent gauzy
-
diatribe
bitter and violent attack in words
-
didactic
intended to instruct
-
-
dilate
speak comprehensively become wider large
-
disallow
refuse to allow or accept as a correct
-
discern
see with an effort but clearly
-
discomfit
confuse embarrass
-
disconcert
upset the self-possession of
-
discountenance
refuse to approve of
-
-
discredit
refuse to believe
-
-
discrete
individually distinct
-
disdain
look on with contempt
-
disencumber
free from encumbrance
-
-
disingenuous
sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning
-
disinter
dig up from the earth
-
dislodge
move force from the place occupied
-
dismal
sad gloomy miserable
-
disparate
essentially different
-
disproof
proof to the contrary
-
dissemble
speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind)
-
disseminate
distribute (esp. ideas)
-
dissent
have a different opinion refuse to assent
-
dissolution
disintegration looseness in morals
-
distraught
distracted violently upset in mind
-
divergence
getting farther apart from a point
-
divestiture
taking off getting rid of giving up
-
divulge
make known something secret
-
doggerel
trivial poorly constructed verse
-
dogmatic
positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion
-
-
dormant
in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
-
dote
show much fondness center one's attention
-
drawl
slow way of speaking
-
-
drone
male bee person who isn't self-employed
-
drowsiness
feeling sleepy half asleep
-
-
dud
no use person something that fails
-
dulcet
melodious harmonious
-
dupe
cheat make a fool of
-
duplicity
deliberate deception
-
duress
threats to compel smb
-
dwarf
person or smb much below the usual size
-
dynamo
a generator something that produces electric current
-
earthenware
dishes made of baked clay
-
ebullience
exuberance outburst of feeling
-
ebullient
overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement
-
ecumenical
representing the whole Christian world
-
edacious
voracious devouring
-
eddy
circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)
-
edible
fit to be eaten/not poisonous
-
effete
infertile worn out weak
-
efficacy
production of a desired result
-
effluvia
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
-
effrontery
boldness impudence arrogance
-
-
elaborate
worked out with much care in great detail
-
elegy
a lament a melancholy composition
-
-
eloquence
fluent speaking skillful use of language
-
emaciate
make thin and weak
-
-
embezzle
use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
-
-
empirical
relying on experiment
-
encapsulate
enclose in capsule
-
encomium
warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric
-
encumbrance
burden things that get on the way of
-
endearing
making dear or liked
-
-
epiphany
A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.
-
endorse
write one's name on the back of
-
-
enervate
weaken deprive of strength attenuate
-
engender
cause produce give rise to
-
-
engrossing
taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal
-
-
enigma
something that is puzzling
-
enmity
hatred being an enemy
-
-
entangle
put into difficulties
-
enthral
please greatly/enslave (fig)
-
-
-
enunciate
pronounce (words)/express a theory
-
-
epicurean
devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
-
-
-
epitome
brief summary representative example a typical model
-
-
equanimity
calmness of temperament
-
equilibrium
state of being balanced
-
equipoise
equal distribution of weight equilibrium
-
equivocal
having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious
-
equivocate
try to deceive by equivocal language
-
eradicate
get rid of pull up by the roots
-
erratic
irregular in behaviour or opinion
-
erudite
learned scholarly
-
-
esoteric
abstruse intended only for a small circle of
-
espouse
marry give one's support to
-
eulogy
formal praise panegyric
-
euphoria
elation state of pleasant excitement
-
euthanasia
easy and painless death
-
-
evince
to show clearly to indicate
-
-
excoriation
severe criticism
-
exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
-
exhaustive
complete thorough
-
exigency
emergency an urgent situation
-
exoneration
set smb clear free (e.g.. from blame)
-
exorbitant
much too high or great
-
expatiate
to roam wander freely
-
expedient
likely to be useful for a purpose
-
expiation
ending expiring
-
exploit
brilliant achievement develop use selfishly
-
expostulate
argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest
-
expurgate
to remove obscenity purify censor
-
exscind
to cut out cut away
-
extant
still in existence
-
extempore
without previous thought or preparation
-
extenuate
reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse
-
-
extinguish
end the existence of/wipe or put out
-
extirpate
to destroy exterminate cut out exscind
-
-
extort
obtain by threats violence
-
extralegal
outside the law
-
extricable
that can be freed
-
extrovert
cheerful person
-
exuberance
state of growing vigorously being full of life
-
facetious
humorous funny jocular
-
-
fagged
too tired, exhausted
-
fallacious
based on error
-
falter
waver/move in an uncertain manner
-
fatuous
without sense foolish self-satisfaction
-
fawn
young deer try to win smb's favor
-
feckless
lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless
-
-
-
felicitous
apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos
-
felon
person guilty of murder
-
ferment
substance become excited
-
-
ferret
discover by searching search
-
fervid
showing earnest feeling
-
fervor
warmth of feelings earnestness
-
-
fetter
to shackle put in chains
-
feud
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
-
fidelity
loyalty accuracy
-
fidget
move restlessly make nervous
-
figurehead
carved image on the prow of a ship
-
finesse
delicate way of dealing with a situation
-
finical
too fussy about food clothing etc.
-
-
fission
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
-
-
flak
criticism/anti-aircraft guns
-
flamboyant
brightly colored florid
-
flaunting
show off complacently
-
flax
pale yellow (hair) a plant
-
fledged
able to fly trained experienced
-
fleet
number of ships quick-moving
-
flinch
draw move back wince
-
flop
fail/move/fall clumsily
-
florid
very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)
-
flout
reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)
-
-
fluster
make nervous or confused
-
foible
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
-
foil
prevent from carrying out contrast
-
foment
put something warm (to lessen the pain)
-
foolproof
incapable of failure or error
-
foppish
like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
-
forage
food for horses and cattle
-
forbear
refrain from be patient ancestor
-
forbearance
patience willingness to wait
-
ford
shallow place in a river (to cross)
-
forestall
prevent by taking action in advance preempt
-
forfeit
suffer the loss of something
-
forge
workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead
-
-
forswear
renounce disallow repudiate
-
-
-
fragile
easily injured broken or destroyed
-
-
frantic
wildly excited with joy pain anxiety
-
frenetic
frantic frenzied
-
fret
worry irritation wear away
-
fringe
edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead
-
froward
intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn
-
frugal
careful economical
-
fulmination
bitter protest
-
fulsome
disgusting offensive due to excessiveness
-
gainsay
to deny to oppose
-
garble
make unfair selection from facts
-
garner
to gather and save to store up
-
-
-
gaucherie
socially awkward tactless behavior
-
germane
relevant pertinent to
-
gist
the point general sense
-
glean
gather facts in small quantities
-
glib
ready and smooth but not sincere
-
glimmer
weak/unsteady light
-
gloat
over look at with selfish delight
-
glut
supply to much fill to excess
-
gnaw
waste away bite steadily
-
goad
something urging a person to action
-
gorge
eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream
-
gossamer
soft light delicate material
-
gouge
tool for cutting grooves in wood
-
gourmand
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
-
grandiloquent
using pompous words
-
grave
serious requiring consideration
-
graze
touch or scrape lightly in passing
-
gregarious
living in societies liking the company
-
grievous
causing grief or pain serious dire grave
-
grovel
crawl humble oneself
-
-
-
gush
burst out suddenly/talk ardently
-
gust
outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.
-
hack
cut roughly hired horse
-
halcyon
calm and peaceful
-
hallow
to make holy consecrate
-
harangue
a long passionate speech
-
harbinger
something or smb that foretells the coming of
-
harrow
to distress create stress or torment
-
haughty
arrogant conceited
-
heed
attention/give notice to
-
heinous
odious (of crime)
-
heresy
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
-
hermetic
sealed by fusion
-
heterogeneous
made up of different kinds
-
hew
make by hard work cut (by striking)
-
highbrow
(person) with superior tastes
-
-
hoax
mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
-
hoi
polloi the masses the rabble
-
hollow
not soled with hole
-
holster
leather case for a pistol
-
homiletics
act of preaching
-
hone
stone used for sharpening tools
-
-
hospitable
liking to give hospitality
-
-
hush
make or become silent
-
husk
worthless outside part of anything
-
hypocrisy
falsely making oneself appear to be good
-
iconoclast
person who attacks popular beliefs
-
idiosyncrasy
personal mannerism
-
idolatry
excessive admiration of
-
idyll
a carefree episode or experience
-
ignoble
dishonorable common undignified
-
ignominious
shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful
-
illicit
unlawful forbidden
-
imbroglio
complicated and embarrassing situation
-
immaculate
pure faultless
-
imminent
likely to come or happen soon
-
immutable
that cannot be changed
-
impair
worsen diminish in value
-
impassive
unmoved feeling no sign of passion
-
impecunious
having little or no money
-
impede
hinder get in the way of
-
impediment
something that hinders (e.g. stammer)
-
impending
imminent being about to happen expected
-
imperative
urgent essential
-
imperious
commanding haughty arrogant
-
impermeable
that cannot be permeated
-
imperturbable
calm not capable of being excited
-
impervious
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
-
imperviousness
haughty arrogant commanding
-
impetuous
having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful
-
impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
-
implacable
incapable of being placated unpleasable
-
implicate
show that smb has a share
-
implicit
implied though not plainly expressed
-
implosion
collapse bursting inward
-
importune
beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
-
imprecation
an invocation of evil a curse
-
impromptu
without preparation
-
-
impugned
challenged to be doubted
-
impute
to attribute to a cause or source ascribe
-
inadvertent
not paying proper attention
-
-
-
-
incessant
often repeated continual
-
inchoate
not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary
-
-
incise
engrave make a cut in
-
-
inclined
directing the mind in a certain direction
-
incongruous
out of place not in harmony or agreement
-
incorrigibility
cannot be cured or corrected
-
incredulous
skeptical unwilling to believe
-
inculcate
fix firmly by repetition
-
incumbents
official duties
-
incursion
a raid a sudden attack
-
indefatigability
not easily exhaustible tirelessness
-
indelible
that cannot be rubbed out
-
-
-
indistinct
not easily heard seen clearly marked
-
-
indomitable
not easily discouraged or subdued
-
indulge
gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself
-
indulgent
inclined to indulge
-
ineffable
to great to be described in words
-
ineluctable
certain inevitable
-
inept
unskillful said or done at the wrong time
-
ineptitude
quality of being unskillful
-
-
infuriate
fill with fury or rage
-
-
ingenuous
naive young artless frank honest sincere
-
ingest
take in by swallowing
-
inimical
harmful or friendly
-
inimitable
defying imitation unmatchable
-
innocuous
causing no harm
-
inscrutable
incapable of being discovered or understood
-
insensible
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
-
insinuate
suggest unpleasantly make a way for something gently
-
insipid
without taste or flavor
-
insouciant
unconcerned carefree
-
insularity
narrow-mindedness isolated
-
insurrection
rising of people to open resistance to
-
interdict
prohibit forbid
-
interim
as an installment
-
intersperse
place here and there
-
intransigence
unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability
-
intransigent
uncompromising
-
intrepid
fearless brave undaunted
-
introspection
examining one's own thoughts and feelings
-
inundate
flood cover by overflowing
-
inured
accustomed to adapted
-
invective
abusive language curses
-
inveigh
to attack verbally denounce deprecate
-
inveterate
deep-rooted. long-established
-
invincible
too strong to be defeated
-
-
irascible
irritable easily angered
-
-
-
-
irresolute
hesitating undecided
-
irrevocable
final and unalterable
-
itinerate
to travel from place to place to peregrinate
-
jabber
talk excitedly utter rapidly
-
-
-
-
judicious
sound in judgment wise
-
knit
draw together unite firmly
-
labyrinthine
to entangle the state of affairs
-
lachrymose
causing tears tearful
-
lackluster
(of eyes) dull
-
lament
show feel great sorrow
-
lassitude
weariness tiredness
-
latent
present but not yet active developed or visible
-
laudatory
expressing or giving praise
-
lavish
giving or producing freely liberally or generously
-
legacy
something handed down from ancestors
-
levee
formal reception/embankment
-
levity
lack of seriousness
-
libel
statement that damages reputation
-
liberality
free giving generosity
-
-
lien
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
-
-
limp
lacking strength walking unevenly
-
lionize
treat as a famous person
-
-
loll
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)
-
lope
move along with long strides
-
loquacious
talkative garrulous
-
lucubrate
write in scholarly fashion
-
luculent
easily understood lucid clear
-
lugubrious
mournful excessively sad
-
lull
become quiet or less active
-
lumber
move in a clumsy/noisy way
-
luminary
star light-giving body
-
lurk
be out of view ready to attack
-
lustrous
being bright polished
-
macabre
gruesome suggesting death
-
macerate
make or become soft by soaking in water
-
machination
plot scheme (esp. evil)
-
maladroit
tactless clumsy
-
malapropism
misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
-
malevolence
wishing to do evil
-
malign
injurious speak ill of smb tell lie
-
malinger
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty
-
malleable
yielding easily shaped moldable adapting
-
manacle
chains for the hands or feet
-
massacre
cruel killing of a large number of people
-
matriculation
be admitted enter a university as a student
-
maudlin
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
-
maul
hurt by rough handling
-
maverick
rebel nonconformist
-
mellifluous
sweetly flowing
-
-
-
mercurial
quick changeable in character fleeting
-
meretricious
attractive on the surface but of little value
-
-
meticulous
giving great attention to details
-
mettle
quality of endurance or courage
-
mettlesome
courageous high-spirited
-
middling
fairly good but not very good
-
minatory
menacing threatening
-
mince
pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize
-
misanthrope
person who hates mankind
-
mischievous
harmful causing mischief
-
miser
person who loves wealth and spends little
-
misogynist
one who hates women/females
-
mite
Avery small amount, portion, or particle
-
moderation
quality of being limited not extreme
-
mollify
make calmer or quieter
-
molt
moult lose hair feathers before new growing
-
morbid
diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)
-
morose
ill-tempered unsocial
-
muffler
cloth worn round the neck/silencer
-
multifarious
varied motley greatly diversified
-
mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday
-
-
nadir
lowest weakest point
-
nascent
coming into existence emerging
-
nebulous
cloud-like hazy vague indistinct
-
negligent
taking too little care
-
neophyte
person who has been converted to a belief
-
nexus
a connection tie or link
-
nibble
show some inclination to accept (an offer)
-
noisome
offensive disgusting (smell)
-
nonchalant
not having interest
-
nonplused
greatly surprised
-
nostrum
a quack remedy an untested cure
-
-
nugatory
trifling/worthless
-
obdurate
hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible
-
obfuscate
to darken make obscure muddle
-
oblivious
unaware having no memory
-
obloquy
abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation
-
obsequious
too eager to obey or serve
-
-
obtain
to be established accepted or customary
-
obtrusive
projecting prominent undesirably noticeable
-
-
obviate
to make unnecessary get rid of
-
-
-
odium
contempt dislike aversion
-
odor
smell favor reputation
-
officious
too eager or ready to help offer advice
-
-
onerous
needing effort burdensome
-
opaqueness
dullness/not allowing light to pass through
-
opprobrious
showing scorn or reproach
-
ossify
to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea
-
ostensible
seeming appearing as such professed
-
ostentation
display to obtain admiration or envy
-
ostracism
shut out from society refuse to meet talk
-
overhaul
examine thoroughly to learn about the condition
-
overweening
presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk
-
paean
song of praise or triumph
-
palate
roof of the mouth sense of taste
-
-
palliate
lessen the severity of
-
palpability
can be felt touched understood
-
palpitate
tremble beat rapidly and irregularly
-
panegyric
formal praise eulogy
-
paradigm
a model example or pattern
-
parenthesis
sentence within another one something separated
-
pariah
an outcast a rejected and despised person
-
parley
negotiation, discussion between enemies
-
parsimonious
too economical miserly
-
partisan
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
-
patron
regular customer person who gives support
-
paucity
scarcity a lacking of
-
peccadillo
small sin small weakness in one's character
-
pedantic
bookish showing off learning
-
pedestrian
commonplace trite unremarkable
-
pellucid
transparent easy to understand
-
penchant
strong inclination a liking
-
penitent
feeling or showing regret
-
-
-
peregrination
traveling about wandering
-
peremptory
urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate
-
perfidious
treacherous faithless
-
perfidy
treachery breaking of faith
-
perfunctory
done as a duty without care
-
-
-
perish
be destroyed decay
-
perjury
willful FALSE statement unlawful act
-
permeate
spread into every part of
-
pernicious
harmful injurious
-
perpetrate
be guilty commit (a crime)
-
personable
pleasing in appearance attractive
-
perspicacity
quick judging and understanding
-
pertain
belong as a part have reference
-
pest
destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
-
petrified
taken away power (to think feel act)
-
petrify
to make hard rocklike
-
petrous
like a rock hard stony
-
petulant
unreasonably impatient
-
philistine
a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge
-
phlegmatic
calm sluggish temperament unemotional
-
picaresque
involving clever rogues or adventurers
-
-
pinch
be too tight take between the thumb and finger
-
pine
waste away through sorrow or illness
-
pious
dutiful to parents devoted to religion
-
piquant
agreeably pungent stimulating
-
pique
hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)
-
pitfall
covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger
-
pith
essential part force soft liquid substance
-
pivotal
of great importance (others depend on it)
-
placate
soothe pacify calm
-
plaintive
mournful melancholy sorrowful
-
plaque
flat metal on a wall as a memorial
-
platitude
a trite or banal statement unoriginality
-
-
plead
address a court of law as an advocate
-
-
pliant
pliable easily bent shaped or twisted
-
plod
continue doing something without resting
-
pluck
pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)
-
-
plummet
fall plunge steeply
-
plunge
move quickly suddenly and with force
-
poignant
deeply moving keen
-
poncho
large piece of cloth
-
ponderous
heavy bulky dull
-
portent
omen marvelous threatening
-
precarious
uncertain risky dangerous
-
precepts
rules establishing standards of conduct
-
preclude
prevent make impossible
-
precursory
preliminary anticipating
-
predilection
special liking mental preference
-
predominate
have more power than others
-
preen
tidy/show self-satisfaction
-
premature
doing or happening something before the right time
-
preponderance
greatness in number strength weight
-
-
-
preternatural
not normal or usual
-
-
prevaricate
to equivocate to stray from the truth
-
-
pristine
primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated
-
probity
uprightness incorruptibility principle
-
-
procrastination
keeping on putting off
-
prodigal
wasteful reckless with money
-
prodigious
enormous wonderful
-
profane
worldly having contempt for God
-
profligacy
shameless immorality
-
profligate
wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant
-
-
-
proliferate
grow reproduce by rapid multification
-
prolix
tiring because too long
-
prone
prostrate inclined to (undesirable things)
-
propagation
increasing the number spreading extending
-
propinquity
nearness in time or place affinity of nature
-
propitiatory
conciliatory appeasing mitigating
-
propitious
auspicious presenting favorable circumstances
-
prosaic
everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian
-
proscribe
denounce as dangerous
-
-
provident
frugal looking to the future
-
provisional
of the present time only
-
-
prudence
careful forethought
-
prudish
easily shocked excessively modest
-
prune
dried plum silly person
-
pry
get something inquire too curiously
-
-
pugnacious
fond of in the habit of fighting
-
-
punctilious
precise paying attention to trivialities
-
pundit
pedant authority on a subject
-
pungency
sharpness stinging quality
-
-
pusillanimous
cowardly craven
-
putrefaction
becoming rotten
-
pyre
large pile of wood for burning
-
quack
person dishonestly claiming to something
-
-
quail
lose courage turn frightened
-
qualm
feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness
-
quandary
state of doubt or perplexity
-
-
quibble
try to avoid by sophistication
-
quiescence
state of being passive/motionless
-
quiescent
at rest dormant torpid
-
quirk
habit or action peculiar to smb or something
-
quixotic
generous unselfish
-
-
rabble
mob crowd the lower classes of populace
-
raconteur
person who tells anecdotes
-
raffish
low vulgar base tawdry
-
ramify
to be divided or subdivided to branch out
-
rancorous
feeling bitterness spitefulness
-
rant
use extravagant language
-
rapacious
greedy (esp for money)
-
rarefy
to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine
-
rave
act with excessive enthusiasm
-
reactionary
opposing progress
-
-
-
recant
take back as being FALSE give up
-
recast
cast or fashion anew
-
recidivism
relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
-
reciprocity
granting of privileges in return for similar
-
recitals
a number of performance of music
-
recluse
person who lives alone and avoids people
-
recompense
make payment to reward punish
-
reconcile
settle a quarrel restore peace
-
recondite
little known abstruse
-
recreancy
cowardice a cowardly giving up
-
recuperate
become strong after illness loss exhaustion
-
redeem
get back by payment compensate
-
redoubtable
formidable causing fear
-
refine
make or become pure cultural
-
refractory
stubborn unmanageable untractable
-
refulgent
shining brilliant
-
regale
to delight or entertain to feast
-
regicide
crime of killing a king
-
reiterate
say or do again several times
-
rejuvenation
becoming young in nature or appearance
-
-
reminiscent
viewing the past
-
remonstrate
to protest object
-
render
deliver provide represent
-
renovate
restore something to better condition
-
renowned
celebrated famous
-
-
repel
refuse to accept/cause dislike
-
repine
at be discontented with
-
-
reprobate
person hardened in sin one devoid of decency
-
repudiate
disown refuse to accept or pay
-
repulsive
causing a feeling of disgust
-
requite
repay give in return
-
rescind
repeal/annul/cancel
-
resigned
unresisting submissive
-
resilience
quality of quickly recovering the original shape
-
resort
to frequently visit
-
restive
refusing to move reluctant to be controlled
-
resuscitation
coming back to consciousness
-
-
reticent
reserved untalkative silent taciturn
-
retrospective
Looking back on past
-
revere
have deep respect for
-
reverent
feeling or showing deep respect
-
riddle
puzzling person or thing
-
rift
split crack dissension
-
rivet
fix take up secure metal pin
-
roll
call calling of names
-
rotund
rich and deep plump and round
-
ruffian
violent cruel man
-
-
sagacious
having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage
-
-
-
salutary
remedial wholesome causing improvement
-
sanctimony
self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety
-
sanction
approval (by authority) penalty
-
sanguine
cheerful confident optimistic
-
sanity
health of mind soundness of judgment
-
sash
long strip worn round the waist
-
-
saturnine
gloomy dark sullen morose
-
savant
person of great learning
-
savor
taste flavor something
-
sawdust
tiny bits of wood
-
scabbard
sheath for the blade
-
scent
smell (especially pleasant)
-
scorch
become discolored/dry up/go at high speed
-
-
-
secular
material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries
-
-
seminal
like a seed constituting a source originative
-
sententious
short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs
-
sequence
succession connected line of
-
sere
make hard and without feeling
-
sermon
reproving a person for his faults
-
serrated
having a toothed edge
-
serration
having a toothed edge
-
servile
like a slave lacking independence
-
-
-
shallow
little depth not earnest
-
shard
piece of broken earthenware
-
sheath
cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
-
shrewd
astute showing sound judgement
-
-
shun
keep away from avoid
-
shunt
send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion
-
sidestep
step to one side
-
simper
(give a) silly/self-conscious smile
-
sinuous
winding undulating serpentine
-
-
skit
short piece of humorous writing
-
slack
sluggish dull not tight
-
slake
to assuage to satisfy allay
-
slate
king of blue-grey stone propose criticize
-
sluggard
lazy slow-moving person
-
slur
join sounds/words (indistinct)
-
smolder
burn slowly without flame
-
-
-
-
-
sobriety
quality or condition of being sober
-
-
-
solvent
of the power of forming a solution
-
-
soot
black powder in smoke
-
sophisticated
complex subtle refined
-
sophistry
fallacious reasoning faulty logic
-
sophomoric
self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown
-
soporific
producing sleep
-
sordid
wretched comfortless contemptible
-
spear
weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
-
specious
illogical of questionable truth or merit
-
splenetic
bad-tempered irritable
-
-
sponge
porous rubber for washing live at once expense
-
spurious
FALSE counterfeit
-
spurn
have nothing to do reject or refuse
-
-
squander
spend wastefully
-
squat
crouch/settle without permission
-
stanch
to stop the flow of a fluid
-
steeply
rising or falling sharply
-
stentorian
extremely loud and powerful
-
stickler
person who insists on importance of something
-
stigma
mark of shame or disgrace
-
stigmatize
describe smb scornfully
-
-
stingy
spending using unwillingly
-
stint
to be thrifty to set limits
-
-
stipulate
state or put forward as a necessary condition
-
stolid
showing no emotion impassive
-
stray
wander lose one's way
-
streak
long thin move very fast
-
striated
striped grooved or banded
-
stride
walk with long steps
-
-
stygian
hence dark gloomy
-
stymie
to hinder obstruct or block
-
subdue
overcome bring under control
-
sublime
extreme astounding
-
submerge
put under water liquid sink out of sight
-
suborn
induce by bribery or something to commit perjury
-
subpoena
written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
-
substantiation
giving facts to support (statement)
-
subsume
include under a rule
-
succor
assistance relief in time of distress
-
-
suffocate
cause or have difficulty in breathing
-
sullied
to be stained or discredited
-
summarily
briefly without delay
-
-
sundry
various miscellaneous separate
-
supercilious
disdainful characterized by haughty scorn
-
superfluous
more then is needed or wanted
-
superimpose
put something on the top
-
supersede
take the place of
-
supine
lying on the back slow to act passive
-
suppliant
asking humbly beseeching
-
supplicate
make a humble petition to
-
suppress
prevent from being known put an end to
-
surcharge
additional load/charge
-
surfeit
satiate feed to fulness or to excess
-
susceptibility
sensitiveness
-
swerve
change direction suddenly
-
sycophant
person who flatter to the rich and powerful
-
synopsis
summary or outline
-
taciturn
untalkative silent
-
tadpole
form of a frog when it leaves the egg
-
talon
claw of a bird of prey
-
tamp
tap or drive down by repeated light blows
-
-
tangential
suddenly changeable
-
tarnished
lost brightness
-
-
taunt
contemptuous reproach hurtful remark
-
-
tautology
a repetition a redundancy
-
tawdry
cheap gaudy showy tacky
-
teetotal
oppose to alcohol
-
telltale
That gives warning or information
-
temerity
boldness brashness intrepidness
-
temperance
abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation
-
temperate
showing self-control
-
tenacity
firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on
-
tenuous
insubstantial flimsy weak
-
-
terse
brief and to the point
-
testiness
witness/evidence
-
thrift
care economy thriving prosperous
-
thwart
obstruct/frustrate
-
timid
shy easily frightened
-
timorous
fearful timid afraid
-
toady
obsequious flatterer
-
tonic
something giving strength or energy
-
topple
be unsteady and overturn
-
torment
severe pain or suffering
-
torpid
sleeping sluggish lethargic dormant
-
torque
twisting force causing rotation
-
tortuous
devious/not straightforward
-
tout
person who worries others to buy something to use his service
-
tractable
easily controlled or guided
-
transgress
break go beyond (a limit)
-
transient
temporary fleeting
-
-
travesty
parody/imitation
-
trenchant
forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive
-
trepidation
alarm excited state of mind
-
-
-
-
truce
(agreement) stop of fighting for a time
-
truculence
aggressiveness ferocity
-
-
turbid
muddy having the sediment stirred up
-
turbulence
being uncontrolled violent
-
turgid
excessively ornate swollen or bloated
-
turmoil
trouble disturbance
-
turpitude
wickedness shamefulness
-
turquoise
greenish-blue precious stone
-
-
ubiquitous
present everywhere
-
-
umbrage
offense resentment
-
-
underbid
make a lower bid then smb else
-
undermine
weaken gradually at the base make something under
-
undulate
to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate
-
unearth
discover and bring to light
-
unencumbered
easy-going trifle
-
unfeigned
not pretended sincere
-
unscathed
unharmed unhurt
-
untoward
unfortunate inconvenient
-
-
urbane
elegant refined in manners
-
vacillation
being uncertain hesitating
-
vagary
strange act or idea
-
vain
without use result conceited
-
-
-
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variegate
To mark with different shade or colors
-
-
venal
ready to do something dishonest
-
veneer
surface appearance covering the TRUE nature
-
veneration
regard with deep respect
-
-
-
verisimilitude
appearing TRUE or real
-
veritable
real rightly named
-
verve
spirit vigor enthusiasm
-
-
vex
annoy distress trouble
-
vigilance
watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order
-
vigilant
member of a vigilance committee
-
vigorous
strong energetic
-
vilify
slander say evil things
-
vindictive
having a desire to revenge
-
virago
a loud domineering woman a scold or nag
-
visceral
of the internal organs of the body
-
viscous
sticky/semi-fluid
-
vitiate
lower the quality weaken the strength
-
vituperate
curse abuse in words
-
vivacious
lively high-spirited
-
volatile
changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive
-
volubility
fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
-
-
waffle
talk vaguely and without much result
-
waft
scent waving movement carry lightly through
-
-
warmonger
person who stirs up war
-
warrant
authority written order guarantee
-
wean
to turn away (from a habit)
-
weigh
measure hoe heavy something is
-
welter
turmoil a bewildering jumble
-
-
whimsical
full of odd and fanciful ideas
-
wince
show bodily or mental pain
-
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xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl)
a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs
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yarn
tale story fibers for knitting
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