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DISPEL
to drive away as if by scattering; cause to vanish
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MAGNITUDE
size greatness of size or amount
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MUNDANE
ordinary or everyday
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EXPLICIT
stated or shown clearly and exactly
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AMBIVALENT
having conflicting feelings about about someone or something.
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RENDER
to cause (something) to become or make
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OBSCURE
bot easily understood or not clearly expressed
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ALOOF
cool and reserved; distant in personal relations
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AUGMENT
to increase or make greater as in strength or quantity
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LONGEVITY
length of life or life span
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MUTED
softened or toned down; made less intense
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TRANSIENT
temporary passing soon or quickly
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AVID
enthusiastic, devoted or eager
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PACIFY
to make calm or peaceful
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EVOKE
to draw forth as a mental image or a feeling
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DWINDLE
to gradually lessen or shrink
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MEDIATE
to settle (a conflict) by providing nourishment, support, and protection.
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LEGACY
something handed down from people who have come before.
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RECONCILE
to bring (oneself or someone else) to accept
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HABITAT
the natural environment of an animal or a plant
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PRETENTIOUS
making a show of excellence or importance, especially when undeserved
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FALLIBLE
capable of making an error
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CONSTRICT
to make smaller or narrower as by squeezing or shrinking
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EXHAUSTIVE
covering all possible details; complete thorough
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GENIAL
friendly, pleasant and kindly
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VILE
offensive to the senses, feelings or thoughts; disgusting
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FORMULATE
to plan or express in an orderly way
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INHIBITION
a holding back or blocking of some action, feeling, or thought
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CRYPTIC
having a vague or hidden meaning; mysterious
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IMPLICIT
suggested but not directly expressed; unstated, but able to be undestood
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VINDICTIVE
inclined to seek revenge; vengeful
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DEPICT
to represent in pictures or words; describe
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RUPTURE
to burst or break apart
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DEFICIENT
lacking something essential; inadequate; insufficient
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SATURATE
to soak or fill as much as possible
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DETRIMANTAL
harmful; causing damage
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IRONIC
opposite to what might be expected
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FEASIBLE
possible; able to do
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FURTIVE
done or behaving so as not to be noticed; secret
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GAPE
to stare in wonder or amazement, often with one's mouth wide open
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PRECEDENT
anything that may serve as an example in dealing with later similar circumstances
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CONDONE
to forgive or overlook
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PUNITIVE
giving or involving punishment; punishing
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CONTEMPLATE
to think about seriously
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PATHETIC
pitifully inadequate or unsuccessful
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FEIGN
to pretend; give a false show of
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MENIAL
not requiring special skills or higher intellectual abilities
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EMPATHY
the ability to share in someone else's feeling or thoughts
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TRANSCEND
to rise above or go beyond the limits of exceed
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COMMEMORATE
to honor the memory of someone or something as with a ceremony; celebrate; observe
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WAIVE
to willingly give up (as acclaim, privilege, or right); do without
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CONSENSUS
an opinion held by everyone (or almost everyone) involved
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COMPLACENT
self-satisfied; feeling too much satisfaction with oneself or one's accomplishments
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DILIGENT
steady, determined and careful in work
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NICHE
an activity or situation especially suited to a person
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ENDOW
to provide with a talent or quality
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DISDAIN
an attitude or feeling of contempt; scorn
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EXPULSION
the act or condition of being forced to leave
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OMNIOUS
threatening harm or evil; menacin
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DIVULGE
to reveal; make known
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AVERSE
having a feeling of dislike or distance for something
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MORTIFY
to humiliate or ebarrass
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DETRACTS
to lessen what is admirable or worthwhile about something
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ELATION
a feeling of great joy or pride
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NULLIFY
to make legally ineffective; cancel
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PERCEPTION
insight or understood gained through observation; impression
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PRONE
having a tendency; inclined (to do something)
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RELENTLESS
persistent; continuous
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RATIONATE
the underlying reason for something; logical basis
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FLIPPANT
disrespectful and not serious enought
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CONGENIAL
agreeable or pleasant in character, friendly; sociable
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PROPT
to urge into action; motivate
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REPRISAL
the paying back of one injury or bad deed with onother
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IMPASSE
a situation with no way out; dead end
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RAPPORT
relationship, especially one that is close, trusting, or sympathetic.
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CONVERSELY
in on opposite manner, in an altogether different way
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CHARISMA
the quality of a leader which captures great popular devotion; personal magnetism; charm
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PREVALENT
widespread; common
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CONTEND
to state to be so; claim; affirm
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CONTEMPORARY
modern; up-to-date
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PROPONENT
someone who support a cause
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POIGNANT
emotionally moving; touching
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TRAUMATIC
causing painful emotions, with possible long-lasting psychological effects
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EXTROVERT
an outgoing, sociable person
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ASPIRE
to strongly desire; to be ambitious (to do something or to get something)
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LUCRATIVE
profitable; well-paying
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DEFICIT
a shortage; a lack (in amount)
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ABSTAIN
to hold oneself back from something; refrain
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BENEVOLENT
showing kindness; charitable
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AGNOSTIC
a person who believes we cannot know whether or not there is a God
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DIVERSION
an amusement or pastime; anything that relaxes or amuses.
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AFFILIATE
to associate; join
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ESTEEM
high regard; respect; favorable opinion
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NURTURE
to promote development by providing nourishment, support and protection.
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