-
Adulterate
To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
-
Ambidextrous
Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical
-
Augment
To make larger, increase
-
Bereft
Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
-
Deploy
To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
-
Dour
Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
-
Fortitude
Courage in facing difficulties
-
Gape
To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
-
Gibe
To utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
-
Guise
An external appearance, cover, mask
-
Insidious
Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
-
Intimation
A hint, indirect suggestion
-
Opulent
Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
-
Pliable
Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
-
Reiterate
To say again, repeat
-
Stolid
Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
-
Tentative
Experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant
-
Unkempt
Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
-
Verbatim
Word for word; exactly as written or spoken
-
Warily
Cautiously, with great care
-
Adversary
An enemy, opponent
-
Alienate
To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transer, convey
-
Artifice
Skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
-
-
Craven
Cowardly; a coward
-
Culinary
Of or related to cooking or the kitchen
-
Delete
To erase, wipe out, cut out
-
Demise
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position
-
Exhilarate
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
-
Fallow
Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
-
Harass
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
-
Inclement
Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
-
Muse
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder
-
Negligible
So unimportant that it can be diregarded
-
Perpetuate
To make permanent or long lasting
-
Precedent
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
-
Punitive
Inflicting or aiming at punishment
-
Redress
To set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
-
Sojourn
A temporary stay; to stay for a time
-
Urbane
Refined in a manner or style, suave
-
Accede
To yield to; to assume an office or dignity
-
Brandish
To wave or flourish in a meancing or vigorous fashion
-
Comprise
To include or contain; to be made up of
-
-
Destitute
Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
-
Explicit
Definite, clearly stated
-
Extirpate
To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
-
Inopportune
Coming at a bad time; not appropriate
-
Ironic
Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
-
Musty
Stale, moldy; out-of-date
-
Officious
Meddling; excessibely forward in offering services or assuming authority
-
Ominous
Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
-
Pinnacle
A high peak or point, apex
-
Premeditated
Considered beforehand, deliberately planned
-
Rampant
Growing without check, running wild
-
Solace
Comfort, relief; to comfort, console
-
Stately
Dignified, majestic
-
Supple
Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
-
Suppress
To stop by force, put down
-
Venal
Open to or marked by bribery or corruption
-
Abhor
To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
-
Amend
To change in a formal way; to change for the better
-
Buffet
To slap or cut off; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow
-
Chaos
Great confusion, disorder
-
Commodious
Roomy, spacious
-
Corrosive
Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
-
Discern
To see clearly, recognize
-
Extant
Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
-
Implicate
To involve in; to connect with or be related to
-
Inter
To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
-
Martinet
A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
-
Obviate
To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
-
Renegade
One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
-
Reprehensible
Deserving blame or punishment
-
Somber
Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
-
Squalid
Filty, wretched, debased
-
Turbulent
Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
-
Vociferous
Loud and noisy; compelling attention
-
Voluminous
Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
-
Waive
To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
|
|