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malignant
malicious
Volatile highly unstable
explosive
Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Reticent
Unrestrained; uncommunicative
Peripheral
common, ordinary
Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
Profuse
extravagant, free flowing
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
Irascible
irritable
Laudable
worthy of praise
Hackneyed
overused, trite
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
Inadvertent
accidental
Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
Expedient
meeting an immediate need; self serving or grating immediate advantage
Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Fallacious
false
Fastidious
meticulous; insistent; attention to detail
Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Ephemeral
short lived; fleeting; temporary
Caustic
like acid or corrosive; sharp or cutting insult
Complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with current situation
Conciliatory
peace making, pacify
Congenial
agreeably pleasant
Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic
Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
Didactic
instructive
Diffident
timid; lacking in self confident
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Auspicious
favorable, seemingly to point toward goodness
Banal
unoriginal, ordinary
Benign
gentle, not harmful
Blithe
carefree, cheerful
Ambulatory
able to walk
Apocryphal
doubtful, or uncertain origin
Ambivalent
undecided
Preclude
to prevent or make impossible
Refute
to disapprove
Repudiate
to reject or deny
Venerate
to revere or treat as something/someone holy
Engender
create or produce
Extol
to praise
Mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
Coalesce
to come together as one; unite
Disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
Zenith
highest point. (nadir, lowest point)
Amass
accumulate
Assuage
to soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of
Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Turpitude
shameful wickedness or depravity
Volition
will or conscious choice
Welter
confused mass, commotion, turmoil
Tact
the ability to communicate a message without causing offense
Temerity
reckless, audacity, boldness verging on foolhardiness
Threshold
the starting point of an activity
Timbre
quality of a sound, independent of pitch or volume
Trepidation
fear, apprehension
Tribunal
A place of judgement, usually legal in nature
Sycophant
one who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
Tacit
Silent or unspoken
Reprisal
Retaliation for real or perceived injuries
Pundit
a knowledgeable person in a particular field
Qualm
doubt or unease about some action or situation
Quandary
Deep uncertainty or indecision about a choice between two or more courses of action; a dilemma
Query
a question or request for information
Propinquity
nearness
Pedagogue
a strict, overly academic teacher or speaker
Panacea
a cure all for problems or diseases
Parsimony
stinginess or overzealous desire to be thrifty
Paucity
Scarcity or lack of a resource or condition
Neophyte
beginner
Milieu
surroundings, environment
Levity
lightness, frivolity
Invective
insulting or abusive speech
Idiom
A regional or group jargon, dialect or manner of speaking a phrase or expression that has a...
Incursion
a hostile invasion
Guile
cunning, deceit, duplicity
Facsimile
exact copy or representation
Effluvium
a disagreeable or bad-smelling vapor or gas
Diction
the way in which words are used by a speaker
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Deluge
great flood or overwhelming inflow
Chagrin
embarrassment or disappointment
Clemency
mercy
Aberration
a deviation from the standard; not typical
Adage
wise proverb or saying
Alacrity
cheerful willingness; ready response
Boon
benefit or gift
Brevity
shortness, conciseness
Anecdote
a brief or entertaining story
Precipitate
hasty, rash, sudden, abrupt, headlong
recondite
difficult to understand, profound, abstruse, esoteric, obscure, mysterious, secret
disparate
fundamentally different, wholly dissimilar, unrelated, unlike
stolid
impassive, unemotional, not easily excited, indifferent, phlegmatic, dull
redoubtable
formidable, causing fear or awe, commanding respect
perfunctory
superficial, cursory, not thorough, indifferent, negligent
Parsimony
excessive frugality, stinginess, meanness
Onerous
burdensome, heavy, oppressive
solicitous
anxious, worried, apprehensive, concerned, mindful, eager, extremely careful
Distend
expand, swell up, inflate
phlegmatic
not easily disturbed or excited, calm, composed, unruffled, sluggish
Imperiousness
overbearing manner, domineering attitude, arrogance, lordliness
Imperturbable
unflappable, unflustered, composed, calm
denigrate
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
Desultory
aimes, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance
Diatribe
bitter, accusing criticism, tirade, sharp verbal attack, harrangue
Dissemble
feign, hide behind a false appearance, conceal one's motives, dissimulate
Oscillate
swing to and fro like a pendulum vacillate; waver
Occlude
shut, close, clog, obstruct, block
Homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements
Euphemism
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one; act of substituting an inoffensive term
Disjointed
disconnected, incoherent, disorganized, taken apart at the joints
Desiccate
Dry up, preserve by removing moisture, dehydrate
Supposition
assumption, surmise, hypothesis, presupposition
Striated
marked with parallel bands, grooved, furrowed, ridged, striped
Stigma
mark of disgrace, strain, blot, blemish, badge of infamy, taint
Preamble
Preface, introduction, foreword, prologue, preliminary, circumstance
Inert
inactive, motionless, immobile, incapable of reacting chemically
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed, invulnerable, incapable of being affected
Extrapolation
Inference based on known facts, conjecture, estimate, projection
Efficacy
Effectiveness, power to bring about a desired effect, usefulness
Dissonance
discord, inharmonious sound, cacophony, disagreement, incongruity
Dichotomy
Division, split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones), duality
Apocryphal
spurious, not authentic, invented rather than true, mythical, uncanonical (not part of an accepted...
Burnish
make shiny by rubbing, polish
Castigation
verbal punishment, scolding, severe criticism, public censure
Zealotry
excessive zeal, fanaticism, intolerance of conflicting beliefs, undue enthusiasm
Encomium
Eulogy, high praise, formal tribute, panegyric
Ebullience
Exuberance, overflowing enthusiasm, high-spirits, a boiling over
Mendacious
untruthful, lying, habitually dishonest, deceitful
Malinger
shirk, feign illness to evade work
Inured
accustomed, hardened, toughened, habituated
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting, artless, unsophisticated, innocent
Implacable
unable to be appeased, inexorable, unbending, merciless, relentless
Impassive
without feeling, imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless
Virtuosity
Extreme ability in an artistic form, masterly skill or technique
Viscous
Sticky, thick, adhesive, gluey, syrupy
Vituperative
Abusive, scathing, venomous, scolding, denunciatory, censorious, defamatory, vilifying, insulting
Welter
bewildering jumble, muddle, clutter, confusion, turmoil, tumult
Asperity
Sharpness of temper, harshness of manner, severity, acrimony, acerbity, roughness of surface
Aspersion
Slanderous remark, abusive attack, disparaging comment, slur, calumny
Aver
Assert confidently, affirm, declare, avow, profess, as used in law, state formally as a fact
Boor
Someone who acts in a rude on insensitive way, lout, oaf
Brook
Allow, tolerate, put up with
Insensible
Incapable of feeling, unresponsive, emotionless, unfeeling, unaware
Commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount etc. proportionate, adequate
Chicanery
trickery to decieve someone, deception, fraud, evasion
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Reticent
Unrestrained; uncommunicative
Peripheral
common, ordinary
Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
Profuse
extravagant, free flowing
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
Irascible
irritable
Laudable
worthy of praise
Hackneyed
overused, trite
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
Inadvertent
accidental
Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
Expedient
meeting an immediate need; self serving or grating immediate advantage
Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Fallacious
false
Fastidious
meticulous; insistent; attention to detail
Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Ephemeral
short lived; fleeting; temporary
Caustic
like acid or corrosive; sharp or cutting insult
Complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with current situation
Conciliatory
peace making, pacify
Congenial
agreeably pleasant
Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic
Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
Didactic
instructive
Diffident
timid; lacking in self confident
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Auspicious
favorable, seemingly to point toward goodness
Banal
unoriginal, ordinary
Benign
gentle, not harmful
Blithe
carefree, cheerful
Ambulatory
able to walk
Apocryphal
doubtful, or uncertain origin
Ambivalent
undecided
Preclude
to prevent or make impossible
Refute
to disapprove
Repudiate
to reject or deny
Venerate
to revere or treat as something/someone holy
Engender
create or produce
Extol
to praise
Mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
Coalesce
to come together as one; unite
Disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
Zenith
highest point. (nadir, lowest point)
Amass
accumulate
Assuage
to soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of
Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Turpitude
shameful wickedness or depravity
Volition
will or conscious choice
Welter
confused mass, commotion, turmoil
Tact
the ability to communicate a message without causing offense
Temerity
reckless, audacity, boldness verging on foolhardiness
Threshold
the starting point of an activity
Timbre
quality of a sound, independent of pitch or volume
Trepidation
fear, apprehension
Tribunal
A place of judgement, usually legal in nature
Sycophant
one who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
Tacit
Silent or unspoken
Reprisal
Retaliation for real or perceived injuries
Pundit
a knowledgeable person in a particular field
Qualm
doubt or unease about some action or situation
Quandary
Deep uncertainty or indecision about a choice between two or more courses of action; a dilemma
Query
a question or request for information
Propinquity
nearness
Pedagogue
a strict, overly academic teacher or speaker
Panacea
a cure all for problems or diseases
Parsimony
stinginess or overzealous desire to be thrifty
Paucity
Scarcity or lack of a resource or condition
Neophyte
beginner
Milieu
surroundings, environment
Levity
lightness, frivolity
Invective
insulting or abusive speech
Idiom
A regional or group jargon, dialect or manner of speaking a phrase or expression that has a...
Incursion
a hostile invasion
Guile
cunning, deceit, duplicity
Facsimile
exact copy or representation
Effluvium
a disagreeable or bad-smelling vapor or gas
Diction
the way in which words are used by a speaker
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Deluge
great flood or overwhelming inflow
Chagrin
embarrassment or disappointment
Clemency
mercy
Aberration
a deviation from the standard; not typical
Adage
wise proverb or saying
Alacrity
cheerful willingness; ready response
Boon
benefit or gift
Brevity
shortness, conciseness
Anecdote
a brief or entertaining story
Precipitate
hasty, rash, sudden, abrupt, headlong
recondite
difficult to understand, profound, abstruse, esoteric, obscure, mysterious, secret
disparate
fundamentally different, wholly dissimilar, unrelated, unlike
stolid
impassive, unemotional, not easily excited, indifferent, phlegmatic, dull
redoubtable
formidable, causing fear or awe, commanding respect
perfunctory
superficial, cursory, not thorough, indifferent, negligent
Parsimony
excessive frugality, stinginess, meanness
Onerous
burdensome, heavy, oppressive
solicitous
anxious, worried, apprehensive, concerned, mindful, eager, extremely careful
Distend
expand, swell up, inflate
phlegmatic
not easily disturbed or excited, calm, composed, unruffled, sluggish
Imperiousness
overbearing manner, domineering attitude, arrogance, lordliness
Imperturbable
unflappable, unflustered, composed, calm
denigrate
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
Desultory
aimes, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance
Diatribe
bitter, accusing criticism, tirade, sharp verbal attack, harrangue
Dissemble
feign, hide behind a false appearance, conceal one's motives, dissimulate
Oscillate
swing to and fro like a pendulum vacillate; waver
Occlude
shut, close, clog, obstruct, block
Homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements
Euphemism
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one; act of substituting an inoffensive term
Disjointed
disconnected, incoherent, disorganized, taken apart at the joints
Desiccate
Dry up, preserve by removing moisture, dehydrate
Supposition
assumption, surmise, hypothesis, presupposition
Striated
marked with parallel bands, grooved, furrowed, ridged, striped
Stigma
mark of disgrace, strain, blot, blemish, badge of infamy, taint
Preamble
Preface, introduction, foreword, prologue, preliminary, circumstance
Inert
inactive, motionless, immobile, incapable of reacting chemically
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed, invulnerable, incapable of being affected
Extrapolation
Inference based on known facts, conjecture, estimate, projection
Efficacy
Effectiveness, power to bring about a desired effect, usefulness
Dissonance
discord, inharmonious sound, cacophony, disagreement, incongruity
Dichotomy
Division, split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones), duality
Apocryphal
spurious, not authentic, invented rather than true, mythical, uncanonical (not part of an accepted...
Burnish
make shiny by rubbing, polish
Castigation
verbal punishment, scolding, severe criticism, public censure
Zealotry
excessive zeal, fanaticism, intolerance of conflicting beliefs, undue enthusiasm
Encomium
Eulogy, high praise, formal tribute, panegyric
Ebullience
Exuberance, overflowing enthusiasm, high-spirits, a boiling over
Mendacious
untruthful, lying, habitually dishonest, deceitful
Malinger
shirk, feign illness to evade work
Inured
accustomed, hardened, toughened, habituated
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting, artless, unsophisticated, innocent
Implacable
unable to be appeased, inexorable, unbending, merciless, relentless
Impassive
without feeling, imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless
Virtuosity
Extreme ability in an artistic form, masterly skill or technique
Viscous
Sticky, thick, adhesive, gluey, syrupy
Vituperative
Abusive, scathing, venomous, scolding, denunciatory, censorious, defamatory, vilifying, insulting
Welter
bewildering jumble, muddle, clutter, confusion, turmoil, tumult
Asperity
Sharpness of temper, harshness of manner, severity, acrimony, acerbity, roughness of surface
Aspersion
Slanderous remark, abusive attack, disparaging comment, slur, calumny
Aver
Assert confidently, affirm, declare, avow, profess, as used in law, state formally as a fact
Boor
Someone who acts in a rude on insensitive way, lout, oaf
Brook
Allow, tolerate, put up with
Insensible
Incapable of feeling, unresponsive, emotionless, unfeeling, unaware
Commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount etc. proportionate, adequate
Chicanery
trickery to decieve someone, deception, fraud, evasion
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Reticent
Unrestrained; uncommunicative
Peripheral
common, ordinary
Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
Profuse
extravagant, free flowing
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
Irascible
irritable
Laudable
worthy of praise
Hackneyed
overused, trite
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
Inadvertent
accidental
Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
Expedient
meeting an immediate need; self serving or grating immediate advantage
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Reticent
Unrestrained; uncommunicative
Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Peripheral
common, ordinary
Fallacious
false
Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
Fastidious
meticulous; insistent; attention to detail
Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
Profuse
extravagant, free flowing
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Ephemeral
short lived; fleeting; temporary
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
Caustic
like acid or corrosive; sharp or cutting insult
Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
Complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with current situation
Irascible
irritable
Laudable
worthy of praise
Conciliatory
peace making, pacify
Hackneyed
overused, trite
Congenial
agreeably pleasant
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
Inadvertent
accidental
Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic
Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
Expedient
meeting an immediate need; self serving or grating immediate advantage
Didactic
instructive
Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Fallacious
false
Diffident
timid; lacking in self confident
Fastidious
meticulous; insistent; attention to detail
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
Auspicious
favorable, seemingly to point toward goodness
Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Ephemeral
short lived; fleeting; temporary
Banal
unoriginal, ordinary
Caustic
like acid or corrosive; sharp or cutting insult
Benign
gentle, not harmful
Blithe
carefree, cheerful
Complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with current situation
Ambulatory
able to walk
Conciliatory
peace making, pacify
Apocryphal
doubtful, or uncertain origin
Congenial
agreeably pleasant
Ambivalent
undecided
Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
Preclude
to prevent or make impossible
Refute
to disapprove
Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic
Repudiate
to reject or deny
Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
Didactic
instructive
Diffident
timid; lacking in self confident
Venerate
to revere or treat as something/someone holy
Engender
create or produce
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Extol
to praise
Auspicious
favorable, seemingly to point toward goodness
Mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
Banal
unoriginal, ordinary
Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
Benign
gentle, not harmful
Coalesce
to come together as one; unite
Blithe
carefree, cheerful
Disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
Ambulatory
able to walk
Zenith
highest point. (nadir, lowest point)
Apocryphal
doubtful, or uncertain origin
Amass
accumulate
Assuage
to soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of
Ambivalent
undecided
Preclude
to prevent or make impossible
Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Refute
to disapprove
Turpitude
shameful wickedness or depravity
Volition
will or conscious choice
Repudiate
to reject or deny
Welter
confused mass, commotion, turmoil
Venerate
to revere or treat as something/someone holy
Tact
the ability to communicate a message without causing offense
Engender
create or produce
Temerity
reckless, audacity, boldness verging on foolhardiness
Threshold
the starting point of an activity
Extol
to praise
Timbre
quality of a sound, independent of pitch or volume
Mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
Trepidation
fear, apprehension
Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
Tribunal
A place of judgement, usually legal in nature
Coalesce
to come together as one; unite
Sycophant
one who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
Disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
Tacit
Silent or unspoken
Zenith
highest point. (nadir, lowest point)
Reprisal
Retaliation for real or perceived injuries
Amass
accumulate
Pundit
a knowledgeable person in a particular field
Assuage
to soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of
Qualm
doubt or unease about some action or situation
Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Turpitude
shameful wickedness or depravity
Quandary
Deep uncertainty or indecision about a choice between two or more courses of action; a dilemma
Query
a question or request for information
Volition
will or conscious choice
Welter
confused mass, commotion, turmoil
Propinquity
nearness
Tact
the ability to communicate a message without causing offense
Pedagogue
a strict, overly academic teacher or speaker
Temerity
reckless, audacity, boldness verging on foolhardiness
Panacea
a cure all for problems or diseases
Threshold
the starting point of an activity
Parsimony
stinginess or overzealous desire to be thrifty
Timbre
quality of a sound, independent of pitch or volume
Paucity
Scarcity or lack of a resource or condition
Trepidation
fear, apprehension
Neophyte
beginner
Tribunal
A place of judgement, usually legal in nature
Sycophant
one who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
Milieu
surroundings, environment
Tacit
Silent or unspoken
Levity
lightness, frivolity
Reprisal
Retaliation for real or perceived injuries
Invective
insulting or abusive speech
Pundit
a knowledgeable person in a particular field
Idiom
A regional or group jargon, dialect or manner of speaking a phrase or expression that has a...
Qualm
doubt or unease about some action or situation
Incursion
a hostile invasion
Quandary
Deep uncertainty or indecision about a choice between two or more courses of action; a dilemma
Guile
cunning, deceit, duplicity
Query
a question or request for information
Facsimile
exact copy or representation
Effluvium
a disagreeable or bad-smelling vapor or gas
Propinquity
nearness
Pedagogue
a strict, overly academic teacher or speaker
Diction
the way in which words are used by a speaker
Panacea
a cure all for problems or diseases
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Parsimony
stinginess or overzealous desire to be thrifty
Deluge
great flood or overwhelming inflow
Paucity
Scarcity or lack of a resource or condition
Chagrin
embarrassment or disappointment
Neophyte
beginner
Clemency
mercy
Milieu
surroundings, environment
Aberration
a deviation from the standard; not typical
Levity
lightness, frivolity
Invective
insulting or abusive speech
Adage
wise proverb or saying
Idiom
A regional or group jargon, dialect or manner of speaking a phrase or expression that has a...
Alacrity
cheerful willingness; ready response
Incursion
a hostile invasion
Boon
benefit or gift
Brevity
shortness, conciseness
Anecdote
a brief or entertaining story
Guile
cunning, deceit, duplicity
Facsimile
exact copy or representation
Precipitate
hasty, rash, sudden, abrupt, headlong
Effluvium
a disagreeable or bad-smelling vapor or gas
recondite
difficult to understand, profound, abstruse, esoteric, obscure, mysterious, secret
disparate
fundamentally different, wholly dissimilar, unrelated, unlike
Diction
the way in which words are used by a speaker
stolid
impassive, unemotional, not easily excited, indifferent, phlegmatic, dull
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Deluge
great flood or overwhelming inflow
redoubtable
formidable, causing fear or awe, commanding respect
Chagrin
embarrassment or disappointment
perfunctory
superficial, cursory, not thorough, indifferent, negligent
Clemency
mercy
Parsimony
excessive frugality, stinginess, meanness
Onerous
burdensome, heavy, oppressive
Aberration
a deviation from the standard; not typical
Adage
wise proverb or saying
solicitous
anxious, worried, apprehensive, concerned, mindful, eager, extremely careful
Distend
expand, swell up, inflate
Alacrity
cheerful willingness; ready response
Boon
benefit or gift
phlegmatic
not easily disturbed or excited, calm, composed, unruffled, sluggish
Brevity
shortness, conciseness
Imperiousness
overbearing manner, domineering attitude, arrogance, lordliness
Imperturbable
unflappable, unflustered, composed, calm
Anecdote
a brief or entertaining story
denigrate
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
Precipitate
hasty, rash, sudden, abrupt, headlong
Desultory
aimes, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance
recondite
difficult to understand, profound, abstruse, esoteric, obscure, mysterious, secret
Diatribe
bitter, accusing criticism, tirade, sharp verbal attack, harrangue
disparate
fundamentally different, wholly dissimilar, unrelated, unlike
Dissemble
feign, hide behind a false appearance, conceal one's motives, dissimulate
Oscillate
swing to and fro like a pendulum vacillate; waver
stolid
impassive, unemotional, not easily excited, indifferent, phlegmatic, dull
Occlude
shut, close, clog, obstruct, block
redoubtable
formidable, causing fear or awe, commanding respect
Homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements
perfunctory
superficial, cursory, not thorough, indifferent, negligent
Euphemism
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one; act of substituting an inoffensive term
Parsimony
excessive frugality, stinginess, meanness
Onerous
burdensome, heavy, oppressive
Disjointed
disconnected, incoherent, disorganized, taken apart at the joints
solicitous
anxious, worried, apprehensive, concerned, mindful, eager, extremely careful
Desiccate
Dry up, preserve by removing moisture, dehydrate
Distend
expand, swell up, inflate
phlegmatic
not easily disturbed or excited, calm, composed, unruffled, sluggish
Supposition
assumption, surmise, hypothesis, presupposition
Imperiousness
overbearing manner, domineering attitude, arrogance, lordliness
Striated
marked with parallel bands, grooved, furrowed, ridged, striped
Imperturbable
unflappable, unflustered, composed, calm
Stigma
mark of disgrace, strain, blot, blemish, badge of infamy, taint
denigrate
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
Preamble
Preface, introduction, foreword, prologue, preliminary, circumstance
Desultory
aimes, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance
Inert
inactive, motionless, immobile, incapable of reacting chemically
Diatribe
bitter, accusing criticism, tirade, sharp verbal attack, harrangue
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed, invulnerable, incapable of being affected
Dissemble
feign, hide behind a false appearance, conceal one's motives, dissimulate
Extrapolation
Inference based on known facts, conjecture, estimate, projection
Oscillate
swing to and fro like a pendulum vacillate; waver
Efficacy
Effectiveness, power to bring about a desired effect, usefulness
Occlude
shut, close, clog, obstruct, block
Dissonance
discord, inharmonious sound, cacophony, disagreement, incongruity
Homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements
Dichotomy
Division, split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones), duality
Euphemism
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one; act of substituting an inoffensive term
Apocryphal
spurious, not authentic, invented rather than true, mythical, uncanonical (not part of an accepted...
Burnish
make shiny by rubbing, polish
Disjointed
disconnected, incoherent, disorganized, taken apart at the joints
Desiccate
Dry up, preserve by removing moisture, dehydrate
Castigation
verbal punishment, scolding, severe criticism, public censure
Supposition
assumption, surmise, hypothesis, presupposition
Zealotry
excessive zeal, fanaticism, intolerance of conflicting beliefs, undue enthusiasm
Striated
marked with parallel bands, grooved, furrowed, ridged, striped
Encomium
Eulogy, high praise, formal tribute, panegyric
Stigma
mark of disgrace, strain, blot, blemish, badge of infamy, taint
Ebullience
Exuberance, overflowing enthusiasm, high-spirits, a boiling over
Mendacious
untruthful, lying, habitually dishonest, deceitful
Preamble
Preface, introduction, foreword, prologue, preliminary, circumstance
Malinger
shirk, feign illness to evade work
Inert
inactive, motionless, immobile, incapable of reacting chemically
Inured
accustomed, hardened, toughened, habituated
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed, invulnerable, incapable of being affected
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting, artless, unsophisticated, innocent
Extrapolation
Inference based on known facts, conjecture, estimate, projection
Implacable
unable to be appeased, inexorable, unbending, merciless, relentless
Efficacy
Effectiveness, power to bring about a desired effect, usefulness
Dissonance
discord, inharmonious sound, cacophony, disagreement, incongruity
Impassive
without feeling, imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless
Dichotomy
Division, split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones), duality
Virtuosity
Extreme ability in an artistic form, masterly skill or technique
Apocryphal
spurious, not authentic, invented rather than true, mythical, uncanonical (not part of an accepted...
Viscous
Sticky, thick, adhesive, gluey, syrupy
Burnish
make shiny by rubbing, polish
Vituperative
Abusive, scathing, venomous, scolding, denunciatory, censorious, defamatory, vilifying, insulting
Welter
bewildering jumble, muddle, clutter, confusion, turmoil, tumult
Castigation
verbal punishment, scolding, severe criticism, public censure
Asperity
Sharpness of temper, harshness of manner, severity, acrimony, acerbity, roughness of surface
Zealotry
excessive zeal, fanaticism, intolerance of conflicting beliefs, undue enthusiasm
Aspersion
Slanderous remark, abusive attack, disparaging comment, slur, calumny
Encomium
Eulogy, high praise, formal tribute, panegyric
Aver
Assert confidently, affirm, declare, avow, profess, as used in law, state formally as a fact
Ebullience
Exuberance, overflowing enthusiasm, high-spirits, a boiling over
Boor
Someone who acts in a rude on insensitive way, lout, oaf
Mendacious
untruthful, lying, habitually dishonest, deceitful
Brook
Allow, tolerate, put up with
Malinger
shirk, feign illness to evade work
Inured
accustomed, hardened, toughened, habituated
Insensible
Incapable of feeling, unresponsive, emotionless, unfeeling, unaware
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting, artless, unsophisticated, innocent
Commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount etc. proportionate, adequate
Implacable
unable to be appeased, inexorable, unbending, merciless, relentless
Chicanery
trickery to decieve someone, deception, fraud, evasion
Impassive
without feeling, imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Virtuosity
Extreme ability in an artistic form, masterly skill or technique
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Viscous
Sticky, thick, adhesive, gluey, syrupy
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Vituperative
Abusive, scathing, venomous, scolding, denunciatory, censorious, defamatory, vilifying, insulting
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Welter
bewildering jumble, muddle, clutter, confusion, turmoil, tumult
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Asperity
Sharpness of temper, harshness of manner, severity, acrimony, acerbity, roughness of surface
Aspersion
Slanderous remark, abusive attack, disparaging comment, slur, calumny
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Aver
Assert confidently, affirm, declare, avow, profess, as used in law, state formally as a fact
Boor
Someone who acts in a rude on insensitive way, lout, oaf
Brook
Allow, tolerate, put up with
Insensible
Incapable of feeling, unresponsive, emotionless, unfeeling, unaware
Commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount etc. proportionate, adequate
Chicanery
trickery to decieve someone, deception, fraud, evasion
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Reticent
Unrestrained; uncommunicative
Peripheral
common, ordinary
Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
Profuse
extravagant, free flowing
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
Irascible
irritable
Laudable
worthy of praise
Hackneyed
overused, trite
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
Inadvertent
accidental
Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
Expedient
meeting an immediate need; self serving or grating immediate advantage
Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Fallacious
false
Fastidious
meticulous; insistent; attention to detail
Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Ephemeral
short lived; fleeting; temporary
Caustic
like acid or corrosive; sharp or cutting insult
Complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with current situation
Conciliatory
peace making, pacify
Congenial
agreeably pleasant
Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic
Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
Didactic
instructive
Diffident
timid; lacking in self confident
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Auspicious
favorable, seemingly to point toward goodness
Banal
unoriginal, ordinary
Benign
gentle, not harmful
Blithe
carefree, cheerful
Ambulatory
able to walk
Apocryphal
doubtful, or uncertain origin
Ambivalent
undecided
Preclude
to prevent or make impossible
Refute
to disapprove
Repudiate
to reject or deny
Venerate
to revere or treat as something/someone holy
Engender
create or produce
Extol
to praise
Mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
Coalesce
to come together as one; unite
Disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
Zenith
highest point. (nadir, lowest point)
Amass
accumulate
Assuage
to soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of
Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Turpitude
shameful wickedness or depravity
Volition
will or conscious choice
Welter
confused mass, commotion, turmoil
Tact
the ability to communicate a message without causing offense
Temerity
reckless, audacity, boldness verging on foolhardiness
Threshold
the starting point of an activity
Timbre
quality of a sound, independent of pitch or volume
Trepidation
fear, apprehension
Tribunal
A place of judgement, usually legal in nature
Sycophant
one who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
Tacit
Silent or unspoken
Reprisal
Retaliation for real or perceived injuries
Pundit
a knowledgeable person in a particular field
Qualm
doubt or unease about some action or situation
Quandary
Deep uncertainty or indecision about a choice between two or more courses of action; a dilemma
Query
a question or request for information
Propinquity
nearness
Pedagogue
a strict, overly academic teacher or speaker
Panacea
a cure all for problems or diseases
Parsimony
stinginess or overzealous desire to be thrifty
Paucity
Scarcity or lack of a resource or condition
Neophyte
beginner
Milieu
surroundings, environment
Levity
lightness, frivolity
Invective
insulting or abusive speech
Idiom
A regional or group jargon, dialect or manner of speaking a phrase or expression that has a...
Incursion
a hostile invasion
Guile
cunning, deceit, duplicity
Facsimile
exact copy or representation
Effluvium
a disagreeable or bad-smelling vapor or gas
Diction
the way in which words are used by a speaker
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Deluge
great flood or overwhelming inflow
Chagrin
embarrassment or disappointment
Clemency
mercy
Aberration
a deviation from the standard; not typical
Adage
wise proverb or saying
Alacrity
cheerful willingness; ready response
Boon
benefit or gift
Brevity
shortness, conciseness
Anecdote
a brief or entertaining story
Precipitate
hasty, rash, sudden, abrupt, headlong
recondite
difficult to understand, profound, abstruse, esoteric, obscure, mysterious, secret
disparate
fundamentally different, wholly dissimilar, unrelated, unlike
stolid
impassive, unemotional, not easily excited, indifferent, phlegmatic, dull
redoubtable
formidable, causing fear or awe, commanding respect
perfunctory
superficial, cursory, not thorough, indifferent, negligent
Parsimony
excessive frugality, stinginess, meanness
Onerous
burdensome, heavy, oppressive
solicitous
anxious, worried, apprehensive, concerned, mindful, eager, extremely careful
Distend
expand, swell up, inflate
phlegmatic
not easily disturbed or excited, calm, composed, unruffled, sluggish
Imperiousness
overbearing manner, domineering attitude, arrogance, lordliness
Imperturbable
unflappable, unflustered, composed, calm
denigrate
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
Desultory
aimes, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance
Diatribe
bitter, accusing criticism, tirade, sharp verbal attack, harrangue
Dissemble
feign, hide behind a false appearance, conceal one's motives, dissimulate
Oscillate
swing to and fro like a pendulum vacillate; waver
Occlude
shut, close, clog, obstruct, block
Homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements
Euphemism
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one; act of substituting an inoffensive term
Disjointed
disconnected, incoherent, disorganized, taken apart at the joints
Desiccate
Dry up, preserve by removing moisture, dehydrate
Supposition
assumption, surmise, hypothesis, presupposition
Striated
marked with parallel bands, grooved, furrowed, ridged, striped
Stigma
mark of disgrace, strain, blot, blemish, badge of infamy, taint
Preamble
Preface, introduction, foreword, prologue, preliminary, circumstance
Inert
inactive, motionless, immobile, incapable of reacting chemically
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed, invulnerable, incapable of being affected
Extrapolation
Inference based on known facts, conjecture, estimate, projection
Efficacy
Effectiveness, power to bring about a desired effect, usefulness
Dissonance
discord, inharmonious sound, cacophony, disagreement, incongruity
Dichotomy
Division, split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones), duality
Apocryphal
spurious, not authentic, invented rather than true, mythical, uncanonical (not part of an accepted...
Burnish
make shiny by rubbing, polish
Castigation
verbal punishment, scolding, severe criticism, public censure
Zealotry
excessive zeal, fanaticism, intolerance of conflicting beliefs, undue enthusiasm
Encomium
Eulogy, high praise, formal tribute, panegyric
Ebullience
Exuberance, overflowing enthusiasm, high-spirits, a boiling over
Mendacious
untruthful, lying, habitually dishonest, deceitful
Malinger
shirk, feign illness to evade work
Inured
accustomed, hardened, toughened, habituated
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting, artless, unsophisticated, innocent
Implacable
unable to be appeased, inexorable, unbending, merciless, relentless
Impassive
without feeling, imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless
Virtuosity
Extreme ability in an artistic form, masterly skill or technique
Viscous
Sticky, thick, adhesive, gluey, syrupy
Vituperative
Abusive, scathing, venomous, scolding, denunciatory, censorious, defamatory, vilifying, insulting
Welter
bewildering jumble, muddle, clutter, confusion, turmoil, tumult
Asperity
Sharpness of temper, harshness of manner, severity, acrimony, acerbity, roughness of surface
Aspersion
Slanderous remark, abusive attack, disparaging comment, slur, calumny
Aver
Assert confidently, affirm, declare, avow, profess, as used in law, state formally as a fact
Boor
Someone who acts in a rude on insensitive way, lout, oaf
Brook
Allow, tolerate, put up with
Insensible
Incapable of feeling, unresponsive, emotionless, unfeeling, unaware
Commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount etc. proportionate, adequate
Chicanery
trickery to decieve someone, deception, fraud, evasion
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Reticent
Unrestrained; uncommunicative
Peripheral
common, ordinary
Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
Profuse
extravagant, free flowing
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
Irascible
irritable
Laudable
worthy of praise
Hackneyed
overused, trite
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
Inadvertent
accidental
Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
Expedient
meeting an immediate need; self serving or grating immediate advantage
Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Fallacious
false
Fastidious
meticulous; insistent; attention to detail
Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Ephemeral
short lived; fleeting; temporary
Caustic
like acid or corrosive; sharp or cutting insult
Complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with current situation
Conciliatory
peace making, pacify
Congenial
agreeably pleasant
Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic
Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
Didactic
instructive
Diffident
timid; lacking in self confident
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Auspicious
favorable, seemingly to point toward goodness
Banal
unoriginal, ordinary
Benign
gentle, not harmful
Blithe
carefree, cheerful
Ambulatory
able to walk
Apocryphal
doubtful, or uncertain origin
Ambivalent
undecided
Preclude
to prevent or make impossible
Refute
to disapprove
Repudiate
to reject or deny
Venerate
to revere or treat as something/someone holy
Engender
create or produce
Extol
to praise
Mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
Coalesce
to come together as one; unite
Disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
Zenith
highest point. (nadir, lowest point)
Amass
accumulate
Assuage
to soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of
Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Turpitude
shameful wickedness or depravity
Volition
will or conscious choice
Welter
confused mass, commotion, turmoil
Tact
the ability to communicate a message without causing offense
Temerity
reckless, audacity, boldness verging on foolhardiness
Threshold
the starting point of an activity
Timbre
quality of a sound, independent of pitch or volume
Trepidation
fear, apprehension
Tribunal
A place of judgement, usually legal in nature
Sycophant
one who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
Tacit
Silent or unspoken
Reprisal
Retaliation for real or perceived injuries
Pundit
a knowledgeable person in a particular field
Qualm
doubt or unease about some action or situation
Quandary
Deep uncertainty or indecision about a choice between two or more courses of action; a dilemma
Query
a question or request for information
Propinquity
nearness
Pedagogue
a strict, overly academic teacher or speaker
Panacea
a cure all for problems or diseases
Parsimony
stinginess or overzealous desire to be thrifty
Paucity
Scarcity or lack of a resource or condition
Neophyte
beginner
Milieu
surroundings, environment
Levity
lightness, frivolity
Invective
insulting or abusive speech
Idiom
A regional or group jargon, dialect or manner of speaking a phrase or expression that has a...
Incursion
a hostile invasion
Guile
cunning, deceit, duplicity
Facsimile
exact copy or representation
Effluvium
a disagreeable or bad-smelling vapor or gas
Diction
the way in which words are used by a speaker
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Deluge
great flood or overwhelming inflow
Chagrin
embarrassment or disappointment
Clemency
mercy
Aberration
a deviation from the standard; not typical
Adage
wise proverb or saying
Alacrity
cheerful willingness; ready response
Boon
benefit or gift
Brevity
shortness, conciseness
Anecdote
a brief or entertaining story
Precipitate
hasty, rash, sudden, abrupt, headlong
recondite
difficult to understand, profound, abstruse, esoteric, obscure, mysterious, secret
disparate
fundamentally different, wholly dissimilar, unrelated, unlike
stolid
impassive, unemotional, not easily excited, indifferent, phlegmatic, dull
redoubtable
formidable, causing fear or awe, commanding respect
perfunctory
superficial, cursory, not thorough, indifferent, negligent
Parsimony
excessive frugality, stinginess, meanness
Onerous
burdensome, heavy, oppressive
solicitous
anxious, worried, apprehensive, concerned, mindful, eager, extremely careful
Distend
expand, swell up, inflate
phlegmatic
not easily disturbed or excited, calm, composed, unruffled, sluggish
Imperiousness
overbearing manner, domineering attitude, arrogance, lordliness
Imperturbable
unflappable, unflustered, composed, calm
denigrate
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
Desultory
aimes, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance
Diatribe
bitter, accusing criticism, tirade, sharp verbal attack, harrangue
Dissemble
feign, hide behind a false appearance, conceal one's motives, dissimulate
Oscillate
swing to and fro like a pendulum vacillate; waver
Occlude
shut, close, clog, obstruct, block
Homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements
Euphemism
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one; act of substituting an inoffensive term
Disjointed
disconnected, incoherent, disorganized, taken apart at the joints
Desiccate
Dry up, preserve by removing moisture, dehydrate
Supposition
assumption, surmise, hypothesis, presupposition
Striated
marked with parallel bands, grooved, furrowed, ridged, striped
Stigma
mark of disgrace, strain, blot, blemish, badge of infamy, taint
Preamble
Preface, introduction, foreword, prologue, preliminary, circumstance
Inert
inactive, motionless, immobile, incapable of reacting chemically
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed, invulnerable, incapable of being affected
Extrapolation
Inference based on known facts, conjecture, estimate, projection
Efficacy
Effectiveness, power to bring about a desired effect, usefulness
Dissonance
discord, inharmonious sound, cacophony, disagreement, incongruity
Dichotomy
Division, split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones), duality
Apocryphal
spurious, not authentic, invented rather than true, mythical, uncanonical (not part of an accepted...
Burnish
make shiny by rubbing, polish
Castigation
verbal punishment, scolding, severe criticism, public censure
Zealotry
excessive zeal, fanaticism, intolerance of conflicting beliefs, undue enthusiasm
Encomium
Eulogy, high praise, formal tribute, panegyric
Ebullience
Exuberance, overflowing enthusiasm, high-spirits, a boiling over
Mendacious
untruthful, lying, habitually dishonest, deceitful
Malinger
shirk, feign illness to evade work
Inured
accustomed, hardened, toughened, habituated
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting, artless, unsophisticated, innocent
Implacable
unable to be appeased, inexorable, unbending, merciless, relentless
Impassive
without feeling, imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless
Virtuosity
Extreme ability in an artistic form, masterly skill or technique
Viscous
Sticky, thick, adhesive, gluey, syrupy
Vituperative
Abusive, scathing, venomous, scolding, denunciatory, censorious, defamatory, vilifying, insulting
Welter
bewildering jumble, muddle, clutter, confusion, turmoil, tumult
Asperity
Sharpness of temper, harshness of manner, severity, acrimony, acerbity, roughness of surface
Aspersion
Slanderous remark, abusive attack, disparaging comment, slur, calumny
Aver
Assert confidently, affirm, declare, avow, profess, as used in law, state formally as a fact
Boor
Someone who acts in a rude on insensitive way, lout, oaf
Brook
Allow, tolerate, put up with
Insensible
Incapable of feeling, unresponsive, emotionless, unfeeling, unaware
Commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount etc. proportionate, adequate
Chicanery
trickery to decieve someone, deception, fraud, evasion
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Virulent
malignant, malicious, full of hate
Volatile
highly unstable, explosive
Provincial
limited in outlook to one's own small area; narrow
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Reticent
Unrestrained; uncommunicative
Peripheral
common, ordinary
Pervasive
a quality of being present throughout; permeating
Prodigious
enormous, of extraordinary size
Profuse
extravagant, free flowing
Prosaic
dull; unimaginative
Innocuous
harmless, insignificant
Insipid
dull, meaningless, empty
Irascible
irritable
Laudable
worthy of praise
Hackneyed
overused, trite
immutable
unchangeable, permanent
Inadvertent
accidental
Incongruous
inconsistent or inappropriate
Expedient
meeting an immediate need; self serving or grating immediate advantage
Extraneous
irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
Fallacious
false
Fastidious
meticulous; insistent; attention to detail
Furtive
secretive, trying to remain hidden
Futile
hopeless, without effect or result
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Ephemeral
short lived; fleeting; temporary
Caustic
like acid or corrosive; sharp or cutting insult
Complacent
smug, self satisfied, content with current situation
Conciliatory
peace making, pacify
Congenial
agreeably pleasant
Conspicuous
obvious, standing out, very noticeable
Contrite
genuinely and deeply apologetic
Cryptic
mysterious, hard to understand
Didactic
instructive
Diffident
timid; lacking in self confident
Disparate
different, varied, often with a connotation of incompatible
Auspicious
favorable, seemingly to point toward goodness
Banal
unoriginal, ordinary
Benign
gentle, not harmful
Blithe
carefree, cheerful
Ambulatory
able to walk
Apocryphal
doubtful, or uncertain origin
Ambivalent
undecided
Preclude
to prevent or make impossible
Refute
to disapprove
Repudiate
to reject or deny
Venerate
to revere or treat as something/someone holy
Engender
create or produce
Extol
to praise
Mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
Coalesce
to come together as one; unite
Disparage
to belittle or say uncomplimentary things about in an indirect way
Zenith
highest point. (nadir, lowest point)
Amass
accumulate
Assuage
to soothe or comfort; to lessen the pain of
Atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
Turpitude
shameful wickedness or depravity
Volition
will or conscious choice
Welter
confused mass, commotion, turmoil
Tact
the ability to communicate a message without causing offense
Temerity
reckless, audacity, boldness verging on foolhardiness
Threshold
the starting point of an activity
Timbre
quality of a sound, independent of pitch or volume
Trepidation
fear, apprehension
Tribunal
A place of judgement, usually legal in nature
Sycophant
one who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
Tacit
Silent or unspoken
Reprisal
Retaliation for real or perceived injuries
Pundit
a knowledgeable person in a particular field
Qualm
doubt or unease about some action or situation
Quandary
Deep uncertainty or indecision about a choice between two or more courses of action; a dilemma
Query
a question or request for information
Propinquity
nearness
Pedagogue
a strict, overly academic teacher or speaker
Panacea
a cure all for problems or diseases
Parsimony
stinginess or overzealous desire to be thrifty
Paucity
Scarcity or lack of a resource or condition
Neophyte
beginner
Milieu
surroundings, environment
Levity
lightness, frivolity
Invective
insulting or abusive speech
Idiom
A regional or group jargon, dialect or manner of speaking a phrase or expression that has a...
Incursion
a hostile invasion
Guile
cunning, deceit, duplicity
Facsimile
exact copy or representation
Effluvium
a disagreeable or bad-smelling vapor or gas
Diction
the way in which words are used by a speaker
Dearth
scarcity or lack of something
Deluge
great flood or overwhelming inflow
Chagrin
embarrassment or disappointment
Clemency
mercy
Aberration
a deviation from the standard; not typical
Adage
wise proverb or saying
Alacrity
cheerful willingness; ready response
Boon
benefit or gift
Brevity
shortness, conciseness
Anecdote
a brief or entertaining story
Precipitate
hasty, rash, sudden, abrupt, headlong
recondite
difficult to understand, profound, abstruse, esoteric, obscure, mysterious, secret
disparate
fundamentally different, wholly dissimilar, unrelated, unlike
stolid
impassive, unemotional, not easily excited, indifferent, phlegmatic, dull
redoubtable
formidable, causing fear or awe, commanding respect
perfunctory
superficial, cursory, not thorough, indifferent, negligent
Parsimony
excessive frugality, stinginess, meanness
Onerous
burdensome, heavy, oppressive
solicitous
anxious, worried, apprehensive, concerned, mindful, eager, extremely careful
Distend
expand, swell up, inflate
phlegmatic
not easily disturbed or excited, calm, composed, unruffled, sluggish
Imperiousness
overbearing manner, domineering attitude, arrogance, lordliness
Imperturbable
unflappable, unflustered, composed, calm
denigrate
blacken, belittle, defame, disparage
Desultory
aimes, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance
Diatribe
bitter, accusing criticism, tirade, sharp verbal attack, harrangue
Dissemble
feign, hide behind a false appearance, conceal one's motives, dissimulate
Oscillate
swing to and fro like a pendulum vacillate; waver
Occlude
shut, close, clog, obstruct, block
Homogeneity
uniformity of structure or composition; formation out of similar elements
Euphemism
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one; act of substituting an inoffensive term
Disjointed
disconnected, incoherent, disorganized, taken apart at the joints
Desiccate
Dry up, preserve by removing moisture, dehydrate
Supposition
assumption, surmise, hypothesis, presupposition
Striated
marked with parallel bands, grooved, furrowed, ridged, striped
Stigma
mark of disgrace, strain, blot, blemish, badge of infamy, taint
Preamble
Preface, introduction, foreword, prologue, preliminary, circumstance
Inert
inactive, motionless, immobile, incapable of reacting chemically
Impervious
Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed, invulnerable, incapable of being affected
Extrapolation
Inference based on known facts, conjecture, estimate, projection
Efficacy
Effectiveness, power to bring about a desired effect, usefulness
Dissonance
discord, inharmonious sound, cacophony, disagreement, incongruity
Dichotomy
Division, split, branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones), duality
Apocryphal
spurious, not authentic, invented rather than true, mythical, uncanonical (not part of an accepted...
Burnish
make shiny by rubbing, polish
Castigation
verbal punishment, scolding, severe criticism, public censure
Zealotry
excessive zeal, fanaticism, intolerance of conflicting beliefs, undue enthusiasm
Encomium
Eulogy, high praise, formal tribute, panegyric
Ebullience
Exuberance, overflowing enthusiasm, high-spirits, a boiling over
Mendacious
untruthful, lying, habitually dishonest, deceitful
Malinger
shirk, feign illness to evade work
Inured
accustomed, hardened, toughened, habituated
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting, artless, unsophisticated, innocent
Implacable
unable to be appeased, inexorable, unbending, merciless, relentless
Impassive
without feeling, imperturbable, stoical, phlegmatic, expressionless
Virtuosity
Extreme ability in an artistic form, masterly skill or technique
Viscous
Sticky, thick, adhesive, gluey, syrupy
Vituperative
Abusive, scathing, venomous, scolding, denunciatory, censorious, defamatory, vilifying, insulting
Welter
bewildering jumble, muddle, clutter, confusion, turmoil, tumult
Asperity
Sharpness of temper, harshness of manner, severity, acrimony, acerbity, roughness of surface
Aspersion
Slanderous remark, abusive attack, disparaging comment, slur, calumny
Aver
Assert confidently, affirm, declare, avow, profess, as used in law, state formally as a fact
Boor
Someone who acts in a rude on insensitive way, lout, oaf
Brook
Allow, tolerate, put up with
Insensible
Incapable of feeling, unresponsive, emotionless, unfeeling, unaware
Commensurate
corresponding in extent, degree, amount etc. proportionate, adequate
Chicanery
trickery to decieve someone, deception, fraud, evasion
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Obduracy
stubbornness, obsinacy, inflexibility, intransigence
Obsequious
servile, sychophantic, fawning, slavishly attentive
Empirical
Based on experience, verifiable by experiment of observation, firsthand, pragmatic
Inchoate
not fully formed, incipient, rudimentary, undeveloped, lacking order
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Indeterminate
uncertain, not clearly fixed, undefined
Indigent
Extremely poor, penurious, destitute, impecunious
Insularity
Narrow-mineded, provinviality, parochialism, isolation
Intractable
stubborn, unyielding, obstinate, obdurate, unruly,
Intransigence
stubborness, refusal of any compromise, obstinacy, obduracy, extreme firmness
Inundate
Overwhelm, flood, submerge, deluge, swamp
Quiescent
At rest, dormant, temporarily inactive, quiet, motionless
Lachrymose
tearful, weeping, sorrowful, melancholy, dolorous
Lassitude
Langour, weariness, lack of energy
Latent
potential but undeveloped, dormant, hidden
Lumber
Move heavily, shamble, plod
Mercurial
Capricious, unpredictable, inconstant, fickle, volatile, lively
Misanthrope
One who hates or distrusts people
Equivocate
Lie, prevaricate, speak misleadingly, hedge
Endemic
Native, indigenous, prevalent in a particular region or among a particular group
Enervate
Weaken, debilitate, render feeble, drain
Exculpate
Clear from blame, exonerate, vindicate, acquit
grandiloquent
lofty in style, using inflated language, pompous
Abate
Subside, moderate, lessen in intensity, put an end to
Aberrant
Abnormal, deviant
Abeyance
Temporary inactivity, suspended action
Adulterate
Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances, contaminate, debase
Aggregate
Sum total, gross amount, whole mass, materials used in making concrete
Amalgamate
Combine, unite in one body, blend, merge
Anachronistic
Chronologically out of place, out of its proper time period
Antipathy
Habitual aversion, intense dislike, natural repugnance, hatred
Abstemious
Sparing in eating and drinking, temperate
Apprise
Inform, make aware of, advise or, notify
Apostate
One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs, turncoat, deserter, defector, renegade,...
Assiduous
Diligent, industrious, unremitting, persistent
Bane
Cause of ruin or misery, blight, curse
Bolster
Support, prop up, reinforce
Bombastic
Pretentious and long-winded, pompous, using inflated language
Burgeon
Develop rapidly, flourish, send out new buds
Compendium
Comprehensive though brief summary of a larger work, disgest or abstract, inventory
Complaisant
obliging, eager to please, overly polite
Compliant
1. submissive, yielding, willing to obey, acquiescent 2. Conforming to requirements, meeting...
Confound
Confuse, mix up, puzzle, baffle, thwart, refute
Magnanimity
Generosity, greatness of spirit, nobility, high-mindedness
Inconsequestial
Insignificant, unimportant, trivial, illogical
Approbation
Approval, good opinion, commendation, praise
Attenuate
Weaken or lessen (in density, force or degree); make thinner or finer, become weak or fine,...
Florid
Overly ornate, flowery, grandiloquent, ruddy, reddish
Rarefied
Made less dense (of a gas) elevated in nature, lofty, refined, select, esoteric
Foment
Stir up, incite, instigate, stimulate, provoke
Equanimity
Composure, equilibrium, calmness of temperament, self-possession
Diffidence
Timidity, shyness, self-doubt, lack of self-confidence
Divest
Strip, deprive, free from, take away, cease to hold (an investment)
Diffuse
wordy, verbose, widely spread out (like a gas)
Veneration
Profound, respect, revernce, awe
Precarious
Dangerous, risky, perilous, uncertain, insecure
Propitiate
Appease, conciliate, mollify, placate, soothe, pacify
Panegyric
Eulogistic oration, encomium, tribute, formal expression of praise
Opprobrium
ignominy, disgrace caused by shameful behavior, state of dishonor, obloquy
Prevaricate
Lie, speak misleadingly, intentionally misstate
Platitude
trite remark, commonplace statement, banal comment, cliche, bromide
Torpor
Apathy, sluggishness, listless, indifference, lethargy
Proscribe
denounce, condemn, prohibit, forbid, ostracize, banish, outlaw, ban
Tirade
Bitter outburst, vehement denunciation, extended scolding, harangue, diatribe
Pedantic
showing off one's learning, overly fussy about minute details, didactic, bookish, nitpicking
Profligacy
Dissipation, dissoluteness, licentiousness, debauchery, depravity, wasteful extravagence
Erudition
Deep scholarly knowledge, scholarship, learning
Exigent
Urgent, pressing, exacting, taxing, requiring immediate action
Effrontery
Impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve, impertinence, insolence
Cogent
Convincing, well-argued, powerfully persuasive
Disabuse
Correct a false impression, free someone from an erroneous belief, undecieve
Disingenuous
Lacking candor, falsely pretending to be frank, insincere
Garrulity
talkativeness, loquacity, volubility
Coda
Concluding section of a musical or literary composition, something that rounds out, summarizes...
Forestall
prevent by taking action in advance
Frenetic
frenzied
Gainsay
Contradict, take exception to, dispute, deny, oppose
tangential
Peripheral, digressive, divergent, only superficially pertinent, off on a tangent
Proliferate
increase in number, spread rapidly, grow rapidly,multiply
Prodigality
Wasteful extravagance, recklessness with money, uncontrolled spending, lavishness
Felicitous
appropriate, apt, well-chosen, fortunate
Salubrious
conducive to good health, healthful, beneficial
rescind
revoke, repeal, annul, abrogate, cancel, nullify, withdraw, countermand
harrangue
intense verbal attack, passionate, vehement speech, diatribe, tirade
Iconoclastic
Attacking cherished traditions, nonconformist, rebellious, dissident
Illusory
Deceptive, false, misleading, unreal
Officious
meddlesome, interfering excesively pushy in offering one's services
Baleful
deadly, having a malign influence, ominous, threatening harm or misfortune, meancing
Ascetic
One who practices self-denial, hermit, abstainer,
flag
lose vigor, fade, wane, droop, grow feeble
Speciousness
seeming plausibility, superficial but misleading appearance of correctness, fallaciousness,...
tractable
docile, amenable, yielding, submissive, readily compliant, complaisant, malleable
Fatuous
brainless, inanae, smugly foolish, asinine
Obviate
prevent, preclude, make unnecessary
Veracious
truthful, honest, accurate in content, precise
Daunt
intimidate, frighten, dishearted
Quiescent
At rest, dormant, temporarily inactive, quiet, motionless
Lachrymose
tearful, weeping, sorrowful, melancholy, dolorous
Lassitude
Langour, weariness, lack of energy
Latent
potential but undeveloped, dormant, hidden
Lumber
Move heavily, shamble, plod
Mercurial
Capricious, unpredictable, inconstant, fickle, volatile, lively
Misanthrope
One who hates or distrusts people
Equivocate
Lie, prevaricate, speak misleadingly, hedge
Quiescent
At rest, dormant, temporarily inactive, quiet, motionless
Lachrymose
tearful, weeping, sorrowful, melancholy, dolorous
Lassitude
Langour, weariness, lack of energy
Latent
potential but undeveloped, dormant, hidden
Lumber
Move heavily, shamble, plod
Mercurial
Capricious, unpredictable, inconstant, fickle, volatile, lively
Misanthrope
One who hates or distrusts people
Equivocate
Lie, prevaricate, speak misleadingly, hedge
Endemic
Native, indigenous, prevalent in a particular region or among a particular group
Enervate
Weaken, debilitate, render feeble, drain
Exculpate
Clear from blame, exonerate, vindicate, acquit
grandiloquent
lofty in style, using inflated language, pompous
Abate
Subside, moderate, lessen in intensity, put an end to
Aberrant
Abnormal, deviant
Abeyance
Temporary inactivity, suspended action
Adulterate
Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances, contaminate, debase
Aggregate
Sum total, gross amount, whole mass, materials used in making concrete
Amalgamate
Combine, unite in one body, blend, merge
Anachronistic
Chronologically out of place, out of its proper time period
Antipathy
Habitual aversion, intense dislike, natural repugnance, hatred
Abstemious
Sparing in eating and drinking, temperate
Apprise
Inform, make aware of, advise or, notify
Apostate
One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs, turncoat, deserter, defector, renegade,...
Assiduous
Diligent, industrious, unremitting, persistent
Bane
Cause of ruin or misery, blight, curse
Bolster
Support, prop up, reinforce
Bombastic
Pretentious and long-winded, pompous, using inflated language
Burgeon
Develop rapidly, flourish, send out new buds
Compendium
Comprehensive though brief summary of a larger work, disgest or abstract, inventory
Complaisant
obliging, eager to please, overly polite
Compliant
1. submissive, yielding, willing to obey, acquiescent 2. Conforming to requirements, meeting...
Confound
Confuse, mix up, puzzle, baffle, thwart, refute
Magnanimity
Generosity, greatness of spirit, nobility, high-mindedness
Inconsequestial
Insignificant, unimportant, trivial, illogical
Approbation
Approval, good opinion, commendation, praise
Attenuate
Weaken or lessen (in density, force or degree); make thinner or finer, become weak or fine,...
Florid
Overly ornate, flowery, grandiloquent, ruddy, reddish
Rarefied
Made less dense (of a gas) elevated in nature, lofty, refined, select, esoteric
Foment
Stir up, incite, instigate, stimulate, provoke
Equanimity
Composure, equilibrium, calmness of temperament, self-possession
Diffidence
Timidity, shyness, self-doubt, lack of self-confidence
Divest
Strip, deprive, free from, take away, cease to hold (an investment)
Diffuse
wordy, verbose, widely spread out (like a gas)
Veneration
Profound, respect, revernce, awe
Precarious
Dangerous, risky, perilous, uncertain, insecure
Propitiate
Appease, conciliate, mollify, placate, soothe, pacify
Panegyric
Eulogistic oration, encomium, tribute, formal expression of praise
Opprobrium
ignominy, disgrace caused by shameful behavior, state of dishonor, obloquy
Prevaricate
Lie, speak misleadingly, intentionally misstate
Platitude
trite remark, commonplace statement, banal comment, cliche, bromide
Torpor
Apathy, sluggishness, listless, indifference, lethargy
Proscribe
denounce, condemn, prohibit, forbid, ostracize, banish, outlaw, ban
Tirade
Bitter outburst, vehement denunciation, extended scolding, harangue, diatribe
Pedantic
showing off one's learning, overly fussy about minute details, didactic, bookish, nitpicking
Profligacy
Dissipation, dissoluteness, licentiousness, debauchery, depravity, wasteful extravagence
Erudition
Deep scholarly knowledge, scholarship, learning
Exigent
Urgent, pressing, exacting, taxing, requiring immediate action
Effrontery
Impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve, impertinence, insolence
Cogent
Convincing, well-argued, powerfully persuasive
Disabuse
Correct a false impression, free someone from an erroneous belief, undecieve
Disingenuous
Lacking candor, falsely pretending to be frank, insincere
Garrulity
talkativeness, loquacity, volubility
Coda
Concluding section of a musical or literary composition, something that rounds out, summarizes...
Forestall
prevent by taking action in advance
Frenetic
frenzied
Gainsay
Contradict, take exception to, dispute, deny, oppose
tangential
Peripheral, digressive, divergent, only superficially pertinent, off on a tangent
Proliferate
increase in number, spread rapidly, grow rapidly,multiply
Prodigality
Wasteful extravagance, recklessness with money, uncontrolled spending, lavishness
Felicitous
appropriate, apt, well-chosen, fortunate
Salubrious
conducive to good health, healthful, beneficial
rescind
revoke, repeal, annul, abrogate, cancel, nullify, withdraw, countermand
harrangue
intense verbal attack, passionate, vehement speech, diatribe, tirade
Iconoclastic
Attacking cherished traditions, nonconformist, rebellious, dissident
Illusory
Deceptive, false, misleading, unreal
Officious
meddlesome, interfering excesively pushy in offering one's services
Baleful
deadly, having a malign influence, ominous, threatening harm or misfortune, meancing
Ascetic
One who practices self-denial, hermit, abstainer,