Vocab Final

ever-present

Always there; continuous and permanent

target

An object of ridicule or criticism; something or someone to be affected by an action or development

oddity

An odd person, thing, event or trait; the quality or state of being odd

taciturn adjective

Habitually untalkative

vindictive adjective

Inclined to seek revenge; intended to inflict pain or harm

miscellaneous

Including many things of different kinds; consisting of diverse things or members; having various traits; dealing with or interested in diverse subjects

universal

Including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception; present or occurring everywhere; existent everywhere or under all conditions; comprehensively broad and versatile

jarring

Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing

foreboding

Indicative or marked by an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil

nebulous

Indistinct or vague; not clear; difficult to see, understand, describe, etc.

Resilient Antonyms

Inflexible, rigid, stiff, obdurate, adamant

breach

Infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie or standard; a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area; a break in accustomed friendly relations; a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty or law without excuse or justification

inane

Lacking significance, meaning or point; silly, stupid or pointless

jocund

Marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness; cheerful and lighthearted

lucrative adjective

Profitable

piddling

Small or unimportant; trivial or paltry

bequest

The property or the money that you promise in your will to give to another person or organization after you die

fragility

The quality of being easily broken or damaged; the quality of being delicate or vulnerable

taint

To contaminate morally; corrupt; to touch or affect slightly with something bad

agitated

Troubled in mind; disturbed and upset

tiny

Very small or diminutive; minute

fixation

an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment

disgusting

arousing revulsion or strong indignation

beneficial

conferring benefits : conducive to personal or social well-being; receiving or entitling one to receive advantage, use, or benefit; producing good or helpful results or effects : producing benefits; promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being

racket

confused clattering noise : clamor

pompous

having or exhibiting self-importance : arrogant

pessimistic

having or showing a lack of hope for the future : expecting bad things to happen

undermine

to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly; to weaken or ruin by degrees

poignant antonyms

unaffecting; bland, vapid, insipid

heartrending

(Of a story or event) causing great sadness or distress; causing or expressing intense grief, anguish or distress

retaliatory

(Of an action) characterized by a desire for revenge; returning like for like

moot synonyms

(adjectives) arguable, disputable; questionable, doubtful; (verbs) broach, raise, pose, put forward

stereotype synonyms

(noun) cliché; (verbs) classify, generalize about, typecast, pigeonhole, categorize

renegade antonyms

(noun) loyalist; (adjectives) loyal, staunch, true-blue, reliable

premise synonyms

(noun) proposition, axiom, thesis, hypothesis, assumption; (verbs) preface, introduce; posit, predicate; presuppose

veto antonyms

(nouns) approval, consent, sanction; (verbs) approve, ratify, sanction

libel synonyms

(nouns) calumny, slander; (verbs) calumniate, defame, traduce, bad-mouth

zany synonyms

(nouns) clown, fool, prankster; (adjectives) ridiculous, laughable, hilarious, ludicrous, inane; wacky, goofy, loony

salient antonyms

(nouns) dent, depression, trough, cavity, hole, dip; (adjectives) inconspicuous, unobtrusive

veneer synonyms

(nouns) facing, facade, coating, gloss, sheen, overlay, varnish, lacquer, glaze; (verbs) overlay, laminate, whitewash, glaze, gild; mask, screen

yoke synonyms

(nouns) harness, collar, oxbow; (verbs) hitch, link, harness, couple, unite

satellite antonyms

(nouns) hegemony, dominion; (adjectives) dominant, parent, predominant, principal, governing

mercenary synonyms

(nouns) hired hand, freelancer, soldier of fortune, condottiere; (adjectives) greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, grasping, rapacious

mammoth synonyms

(nouns) mastoden, behemoth; (adjectives) colossal, titanic, vast, gargantuan, enormous, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous

salient synonyms

(nouns) protuberance, protrusion, bulge, bump; (adjectives) outstanding, noticeable, striking, pronounced

veto synonyms

(nouns) rejection, refusal, interdiction (verbs) kill, quash, turn down, forbid, interdict, rule out

satellite synonyms

(nouns) spacecraft; appendage, protectorate, client; (adjectives) subordinate, subject

parody synonyms

(nouns) spoof, takeoff, lampoon, caricature, burlesque, travesty, satire; (verbs) spoof, lampoon, satirize, mock, ridicule

solace synonyms

(nouns) succor, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, cheer; (verbs) succor, soothe, reassure

renegade synonyms

(nouns) turncoat, traitor, defector, deserter, apostate; (adjectives) recreant, perfidious

flushed

(of a person's skin) red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion; (of a person) excited or elated by something.

touch-and-go

(of an outcome, especially one that is desired) possible but very uncertain

purge synonyms

(verbs) flush out; eject, expel, liquidate, exterminate, weed out; expiate, clear; (nouns) physic, laxative; pogrom

paraphrase antonyms

(verbs) quote, duplicate, reproduce; (noun) quotation

paraphrase synonyms

(verbs) reword, rephrase; (nouns) rewording, rephrasing, free rendering, version

wane synonyms

(verbs) slacken, subside, dim, diminish, abate, taper off, ebb, fade, peter out, dwindle; (nouns) diminution, weakening, falloff, fading

sabotage synonyms

(verbs) subvert, undermine, disrupt, hamstring, wreck, damage; (nouns) subversion, treachery

wane antonyms

(verbs) wax, increase, intensify, grow, swell, mushroom, expand, augment; (nouns) increase, augmentation, growth, expansion, increment, addition, accretion

oxbow

A U-shaped frame forming a collar about an ox's neck and holding the yoke in place

collar

A band, strip or chain worn around the neck; a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn

rudiment noun

A basic principle, element or skill

vagary noun

A bizarre or eccentric idea, action or condition

program

A brief usually printed outline of the order to be followed, of the features to be presented, and the persons participating; a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal

whim

A capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind; fancy; a sudden wish or desire

ceremonial

A ceremonial act, action, or system; a special ceremony

coating

A coat or covering; a thin layer or covering of something

overlay (noun)

A covering either permanent or temporary; an ornamental veneer; a decorative and contrasting design or article placed on top of a plain one; a transparent sheet containing graphic matter to be superimposed on another sheet

falloff

A decline especially in quantity or quality

revenge

A desire for vengeance or retribution; an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even; an opportunity for getting satisfaction

malice noun

A desire to cause harm or suffering; deep-seated ill will

spite

A desire to harm, anger or defeat another person especially because you feel that you have been treated wrongly in some way; petty ill will or hatred with the disposition irritate, annoy or thwart

blueprint

A detailed plan or program of action; a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans.

tumult

A disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices; a turbulent uprising

lonesomeness

A disposition toward being alone; a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation; the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others; the state of being sad from being apart from other people; sadness or dejection as a result of a lack of companionship or separation from others

peculiarity

A distinguishing characteristic; oddity or quirk; something odd or individual

laxative

A drug which has a tendency to loosen or relax, by producing bowel movements and relieving constipation

resentment

A feeling of anger or displeasure about someone or something unfair; a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as wrong, insult or injury

regret

A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that you did or did not do; sorrow aroused by circumstances beyond one's control or power to repair

sorrow

A feeling of sadness or grief caused especially by the loss of someone or something; deep distress, sadness or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved; resultant unhappy or unpleasant state; a cause or display of grief or sadness

disdain

A feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does not deserve respect

contempt

A feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval; a lack of respect for or fear of something that is usually respected or feared; lack of respect or reverence for something

pseudonym noun

A fictitious name assumed by an author

rookie

A first-year player in a professional sport; a person who has just started a job or activity and has little experience

sanction (noun)

A formal decree; explicit or official approval, permission or ratification; approbation

break

A gap or opening caused or appearing as if caused by damage; a condition produced by or as if by breaking; gap; a rupture in previously agreeable relations; an abrupt split or difference with something previously adhered to or followed

syndrome noun

A group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition

lampoon (noun)

A harsh satire usually directed against an individual

crotchet

A highly individual and usually eccentric opinion or preference; a peculiar trick or device

goodwill

A kind, helpful, or friendly feeling or attitude; a kindly feeling of approval and support; benevolent interest or concern

endowment

A large amount of money that has been given to a school, hospital, etc., and that is used to pay for its creation and continuing support; the act of providing money to create or support a school or organization

glaze (noun)

A liquid preparation applied to food on which it forms a firm glossy coating; a mixture mostly of oxides applied to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coating; a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surface; a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish

varnish

A liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating; the covering or glaze given by the application of varnish

satire

A literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn; trenchant wit, irony or sarcasm used to expose or discredit vice of folly

trough

A long and narrow or shallow channel or depression (as between waves or hills); a long shallow often v-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals; the minimum point of a complete cycle of a periodic function

nostalgia noun

A longing to return to a sentimentalized past; homesickness

din

A loud continued noise, especially a welter of discordant sounds; a loud confused mixture of noise; a loud, unpleasant and prolonged sound

fen

A low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora

sheen

A lustrous surface imparted to textiles through finishing processes or use of shiny yarns; a bright or shining condition

channel

A means of communication or expression; a way, course or direction of though or action

freelancer

A mercenary soldier, especially of the Middle Ages; a person who contends in a cause or in a succession of various causes, as he or she chooses, without personal attachment or allegiance; a person who works by selling work or services by the hour, day or job, rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer

condottiere

A mercenary soldier; a soldier of fortune; a leader or member of a troop of mercenaries, especially in Italy

fusion

A merging of diverse, distinct or separate elements into a unified whole; a political partnership; coalition

plan

A method for achieving an end; an often customary method of doing something; a set of actions that have been thought of as a way to do or achieve something

solecism

A mistake in speech or writing; an impolite or improper way of behaving; an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence; a minor blunder in speech; something deviating from the proper, normal or accepted order; a breach of etiquette or decorum

gaffe

A mistake made in a social situation; a social or diplomatic blunder; a noticeable mistake

propensity noun

A natural tendency or inclination

gift (for)

A notable capacity, talent or endowment; a special ability

shame

A painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety; a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute

quirk

A peculiar trait; idiosyncrasy; an unusual habit or way of behaving; something strange that happens by chance

probationer

A person (as a newly admitted student nurse) who fitness is being tested during a trial period

postulant

A person admitted to a religious order as a probationary candidate for membership; a person on probation before being admitted as a candidate for holy orders in the Episcopal Church

hired hand

A person hired to do short-term manual work; a hired laborer, especially on a farm or ranch

agency

A person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved

clown

A person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon; someone who often does funny things to make people laugh

old hand

A person who has a lot of experience doing something

expert

A person who has a special skill or knowledge relating to a particular subject; one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject

defector

A person who has abandoned their country or cause in favor of an opposing one; a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state

past master

A person who has done something many times before and has become very skilled at doing it; one who is an expert

tyro

A person who has just started learning or doing something; a beginner or novice; a beginner in learning

neophyte

A person who has just started learning or doing something; a person who has recently joined a religious groups; novice, tyro or beginning

trainee

A person who is being trained for a job; one that is being trained especially for a job

patsy

A person who is easily manipulated or victimized; pushover; a foolish person who is easily tricked or cheated

greenhorn

A person who lacks experience and knowledge; an inexperienced or naïve person; a newcomer (as to a country) unacquainted with local manners and customs

fool

A person who lacks good sense or judgement; a stupid or silly person

deserter

A person who leaves without intending to return, especially in violation of a duty, promise or the like; a person who leaves the armed forces without permission

prankster

A person who plays pranks on other people

bedlam

A place, scene or state of uproar or confusion

disinclination (to)

A preference for avoiding something; slight aversion; a feeling of not wanting to do something; a tendency to avoid a particular activity

ritual noun

A prescribed form or order for some kind of ceremony; something that is regularly and faithfully practiced

perquisite

A privilege, gain or profit incidental to regular salary or wages, especially one expected or promised; a gratuity or tip; something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession

minus

A problem or disadvantage; a negative quality, especially a drawback

pro

A professional, especially in sports; someone who does a job that requires special training, education or skill; someone who is paid to participate in a sport or activity

nom de guerre

A pseudonym; an assumed name under which a person engages in combat or some other activity or enterprise

retort

A quick, witty or cutting reply, especially one that turns back or counters the first speaker's words; a quick, clever or angry reply

debit

A record of an indebtedness. specifically an entry on the left hand side of an account constituting an addition to an expense or asset account or a deduction from a revenue, net worth or liability account; an amount of money that is taken from an account; drawback or shortcoming

refinement

A refined feature or method; a highly refined distinction; subtlety; the act or process of removing unwanted substances from something; cultured elegance in behavior or manner; the improvement or clarification of something by the making of small changes

birthright

A right, privilege or possession to which a person is entitled by birth

liturgy

A rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship; a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances

knavery

A roguish or mischievous act; roguish mischief; rascality

nuance noun

A slight or subtle variation in meaning, expression, tone, feeling, color or the like

nicety

A small detail and especially one that is a part of polite or proper behavior; a fine point or distinction; subtlety; careful attention to details; delicate exactness; an elegant, delicate or civilized feature

gradation

A small difference between two points or parts that can be seen in something that changes gradually; a gradual passing from one tint or shade to another

cleft

A space or opening made by or as if by splitting; fissure; a narrow space in the surface of something

prerogative noun

A special right or privilege that belongs to a person or group by virtue of rank, position, or the like

schism noun

A split or division within the ranks of an organization

growth

A stage or condition in increasing, developing or maturing; a natural process of increasing in size or developing

pleasure

A state of gratification; a source of delight or joy; a feeling of happiness, enjoyment or satisfaction; something or someone that causes of feeling of happiness, enjoyment or satisfaction

ecstasy

A state of overwhelming emotion, especially a rapturous delight; a state of very great happiness

welter

A state of wild disorder; turmoil; a chaotic mass or jumble

exile

A state or period of forced or voluntary absence from one's country or home; to banish or expel from one's own country or home

backlash

A strong adverse reaction, as to a recent political or social development; a strong public reaction against something

penchant (for)

A strong and continued inclination; liking; a strong liking for something or a strong tendency to behave in a certain way

animosity

A strong feeling of dislike or hatred; ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility; an antagonistic attitude

antipathy (to)

A strong feeling of dislike; something disliked; an object of aversion

bent (for)

A strong inclination or interest; bias; a special inclination or capacity; talent

genius (for)

A strong leaning or inclination; a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying character or spirit; extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity; great natural ability; remarkable talent or intelligence

hankering

A strong or constant desire for something; a strong desire to have or do something; strong, often restless desire

avalanche

A sudden great or overwhelming rush or accumulation of something; a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice

caprice

A sudden, impulsive and seemingly unmotivated notion or action; a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change or series of changes; a sudden change, especially in one's mood or behavior

gloss

A surface luster or brightness; brightness from a smooth surface; a deceptively attractive appearance

morass noun

A swamp or bog; a confused or degrading situation that is difficult to get out of

ploy

A tactic intended to embarrass or frustrate an opponent; a devised or contrived move; stratagem; a clever trick or plan that is used to get someone to do something or to gain an advantage over someone

bias

A tendency to believe that some people or ideas are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly; a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement; an instance of prejudice

yearning

A tender or urgent longing; an eager desire

vehicle

A thing that allows something to be passed along, expressed, achieved or shown; a medium through which something is expressed, achieved or displayed

cliché

A trite phrase or expression; a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation; something that has become overly familiar or commonplace

mastodon

A type of animal that was related to the mammoth and that lived in ancient times; any of various extinct mammals of the elephant family that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps; one that is unusually large

rumpus

A usually noisy commotion

enmity

A very deep unfriendly feeling; positive, active and typically mutual hatred or ill will

debility

A weakness or infirmity; physical weakness caused by illness or old age; a weakened state especially of health

complex

A whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts; a group of culture traits relating to a single activity, process, or culture unit

discernible

Able to be detected with the senses; able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind

ambiguous

Able to be understood in more than one way; having more than one possible meaning; not expressed or understood clearly; doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness; capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways

comprehensible

Able to be understood; capable of being comprehended; intelligible

understandable

Able to know the meaning of something; capable of being grasping the meaning or reasonableness of

resourceful

Able to meet situations; capable of devising ways and means; able to deal well with new or difficult situation and to find solutions to problems

wacky

Absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational

self-destructive

Acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself; harmful, injurious or destructive to oneself

legal proceedings

Actions taken to settle an argument in a court of law

vigor

Active bodily or mental strength or force; intensity of action or effect; strength, energy or determination

real

Actually existing or happening; not imaginary; not fake, false or artificial; important and deserving to be regarded or treated in a serious way; occurring or existing in actuality; not artificial, fraudulent, or illusory : genuine

increase (noun)

Addition or enlargement in size, extent or quantity

proficiency

Advancement in knowledge or skill; progress; the quality or state of being proficient

canting

Affectedly pious or righteous; hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something

retrospective

Affecting things past; retroactive; of or relating to the past or something that happened in the past

paralyzing

Affecting with paralysis; unnerving, stunning, or stupefying

frightened

Afraid or anxious; feeling or showing fear, especially suddenly

distraught

Agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain; mentally deranged; crazed

dynamic

Always active of changing; having or showing a lot of energy; of or relating to energy, motion or physical force; marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change; energetic or forceful

rapacious

Always wanting more money or possessions; wanting more than is needed or deserved; excessively grasping or covetous; ravenous; living on prey; ravenous

prodigious

Amazing or wonderful; very impressive; very big; extraordinary in bulk, quantity or degree

ludicrous

Amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration or eccentricity; meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false or foolish

counterchange

An accusation made in turn by someone against their accuser; a charge by police or an armed force in response to one made against them; a charge by an accused person against the accuser

flub

An act of instance of flubbing; blunder; a thing badly or clumsily done

approval

An act or instance of approving something; the belief that something or someone is good or acceptable; a good opinion of someone or something; permission to do something; acceptance of an idea, action, plan, etc.

union

An act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one; the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units; a unified condition; combination or junction; something formed by combining or coalition of parts or members; a confederation of independent individuals for some common purpose

gallantry

An act or marked courtesy; spirited and conspicuous bravery

plaudit

An act or round of applause; enthusiastic approval

ruse noun

An action or device designed to confuse or mislead

appendage

An adjunct to something larger or more important; a body part (such as an arm or a leg) connected to the main part of the body

sympathy

An affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other; the feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, misfortune, etc.; a feeling of support for something

rancor

An angry feeling of hatred or dislike for someone who has treated you unfairly; bitter deep-seated ill will

quagmire

An area of soft, wet ground; soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot

marsh

An area of soft, wet land that has many grasses and other plants; a tract of soft wet land

stratagem

An artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy; a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end.

alias

An assumed or additional name that person (such as a criminal) sometimes uses

pen name

An author's pseudonym; a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name

accolade

An award or an expression of praise; a mark of acknowledgement

reverberation

An effect or impact that resembles an echo; a continuing effect; a repercussion

aftereffect

An effect that follows its cause after an interval; an effect that occurs after time has passed

sadness

An emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow

glut

An excessive quantity; oversupply

rephrasing

An expression in an alternative way, especially with the purpose of changing the detail or perspective of the original idea or question.

rapture

An expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion; a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

overtone

An idea or quality that is suggested without being said directly; a secondary effect, quality or meaning

takeoff

An imitation especially in the way of caricature

proclivity (toward)

An inclination or predisposition toward something, especially a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable; a strong natural liking for something that is usually bad; a tendency to do something that is usually bad

repercussion noun

An indirect effect or result produced by an event or action

capacity (for)

An individual's mental or physical ability; the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing or appreciating; the ability to something; a mental, emotional or physical ability

malignity

An instance of malignant or malicious behavior or nature; the quality or state of having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

phobia noun

An intense irrational fear of something; any strong aversion

prelude noun

An introductory piece of music; anything that precedes or introduces something else

obsession noun

An irrational preoccupation with an idea or feeling that usually results in severe anxiety

butt

An object of abuse or ridicule; victim; a target of ridicule or hurtful humor

memoir

An official note or report; a narrative composed from personal experience; an account of something noteworthy; a written account in which someone describes past experiences

interdiction

An order that something not be done or used; the act of ordering that something not be done or used

pogrom

An organized massacre of helpless people, specifically a massacre of Jews

facing

An ornamental or protective layer; a lining at the edge especially of a garment; a layer of material that is placed on the surface or front of something to improve its appearance

scenario

An outline or synopsis of a play; a sequence of events especially when imagined, especially an account or synopsis of a possible course of action or events

surfeit

An overabundant supply; excess; an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (as food or drink); disgust caused by excess

deluge

An overwhelming amount or number; an overflowing of the land by water

malapropism noun

An unconscious and usually ludicrous misuse of a word

partiality

An unfair tendency to treat one person, group or thing better than another; a tendency to like someone or something

cavity

An unfilled space within a mass, especially a hollowed-out space

calumny

An untrue statement that is made to damage someone's reputation; the act of making such statements; a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation

indignation

Anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

remorse noun

Anguish, self-reproach or bitter regret for wrongdoing

infantile

Annoying and childish; very silly in a way that is not appropriate or polite

lacquer

Any of various durable natural varnish; any of various clear or colored synthetic organic coatings that typically dry to form a film by evaporation of the solvent

addition

Anything or anyone added; increase; the act or process of joining something to something else; something or someone more that is included

ostensible adjective

Apparent or professed

heavenly

Appearing or occurring in the sky; of or related to heaven; divine, holy or blessed

plausible

Appearing worthy of belief; possibly true; believable or realistic

conciliate

Appease; to become friendly or agreeable; to make someone more friendly or less angry

retroactive adjective

Applying or referring to a period prior to enactment

blessing

Approval or encouragement; a thing conducive to happiness or welfare; approval that allows or helps you to do something

salacious

Arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination; lecherous or lustful

ridiculous

Arousing or deserving ridicule; extremely silly or unreasonable; absurd or preposterous

untimely

At an inopportune time; before the due, natural or proper time

risky

Attended with risk or danger; hazardous; full of the possibility of danger, failure or loss

optional

Available as a choice but not required; involving an option; not compulsory

discretionary

Available to be used when and how you decide; done or used when necessary

distaste (for)

Aversion or disinclination; dislike, especially of food or drink; mild dislike or aversion

ill-bred

Badly brought up or showing bad upbringing; impolite; rude and impolite

rational

Based on facts or reason and not emotions or feelings; having the ability to reason or think about things clearly; having reason or understanding

bittersweet

Being at once bittersweet; especially pleasant but including or marked by elements of suffering or regret

goofy

Being crazy, ridiculous, or mildly ludicrous; silly

true

Being in accordance with the actual state of affairs; conformable to an essential reality; conformable to an essential reality; agreeing with the facts

ultramodern

Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information or styles

ubiquitous adjective

Being or seeming to be everywhere

endless

Being or seeming to be without end; extremely numerous; having no end; seeming to have no end; lasting or taking a long time

parent

Being the original source; being relied on for support or authority

self-deprecatory

Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest; reprimanding oneself by belittling, undervaluing or disparaging oneself, or being excessively modest

obligatory

Binding in law or conscience; of or relating to an obligation; mandatory or required; having binding force

mordant

Biting and caustic in thought, manner or style; incisive

flawed

Blemished, damaged or imperfect in some way; having a weakness in character

banal

Boring or ordinary; not interesting; lacking originality, freshness or novelty

rupture

Breach of peace or concord; a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart

iconoclastic

Breaking established rules or destroying of accepted beliefs; attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, as being based on error, superstition or lack of creativity

shameful

Bringing shame; disgraceful; very bad; bad enough to make someone ashamed

glum

Broodingly morose; dreary or gloomy; sad or depressed

recall

Cancel or revoke; to call back; to ask or order someone to return; to ask people to return a product with a defect or problem

believable

Capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability

corruptible

Capable of being corrupted; open to improper influence and especially bribery

defendable

Capable of being defended against physical attack; capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack

tenable adjective

Capable of being defended or maintained

maintainable

Capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack; able to keep or hold against attack

defensible

Capable of being defended; able to be defended or protected

tractable

Capable of being easily led, taught or controlled; docile; easily handled, managed or wrought; malleable

malleable

Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer of by the pressure of rollers; capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences; having a capacity for adaptive change

adaptable

Capable of being or becoming adapted; able to change or be changed in order to fit or work better in some situation or for some purpose

perceptible

Capable of being perceived especially by the senses; able to be seen or noticed

tangible adjective

Capable of being touched; real or concrete

implicit

Capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed; involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed; understood though not clearly or directly stated; not affected by doubt

versatile adjective

Capable of doing many things or serving many functions

amenable

Capable of submission; readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate; willing; liable to be brought to account; answerable

staying power

Capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening; the quality or ability that allows someone or something to continue to be effective, successful, popular, etc., for a long period of time.

prodigal

Carelessly and foolishly spending money or time; characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure; recklessly spendthrift; yielding abundantly; luxuriant

jolting

Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness

doleful

Causing grief, misfortune or affliction; full of or expressing grief; cheerless or sad; expressing sorrow; mournful

heartbreaking

Causing intense sorrow or distress; extremely trying or difficult; producing an intense emotional reaction or response

puzzling

Causing or likely to cause confusion; difficult to solve or understand; difficult to understand or solve

fearful

Causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of a dangerous quality; full of fear; indicating or arising from fear; very great or bad

close-mouthed

Cautious in speaking; uncommunicative or secretive; reticent or discreet

closemouthed

Cautious in speaking; uncommunicative; secretive

insular

Characteristic of an isolated people; being, having or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint

polished

Characterized by a high degree of development, finish, or refinement; free from imperfections; characterized by elegance and refinement

flexible

Characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different or changing requirements; able to change or to do different thigns

turbulent

Characterized by agitation or tumult; tempestuous; causing unrest, violence, or disturbance

hypocritical

Characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel; behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case

unyielding

Characterized by firmness or obduracy; characterized by lack of softness or flexibility

idealistic

Characterized by idealism; unrealistically aiming for perfection; dreaming of perfection

erratic

Characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity; deviating from what is ordinary or standard

luxurious

Characterized by opulence, sumptuousness, or rich abundance; of, relating to, or marked by luxury; fond of luxury or self-indulgence; of the finest and richest kind

introspective

Characterized by or given to an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings

treacherous

Characterized by or manifesting treachery; likely to betray trust; unreliable; providing insecure footing or support; marked by hidden dangers, hazards or perils

mercurial

Characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood

intrepid

Characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance; feeling no fear; very bold or brave

thriving

Characterized by success or prosperity

sunny

Cheerful, happy or optimistic

disconsolate

Cheerless, dejected or downcast; without consolation or comfort; unhappy; without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy

lucid adjective

Clear and intelligible to the understanding; mentally competent

unambiguous

Clearly expressed or understood; not ambiguous; clear and precise

artifice

Clever or artful skill; ingenuity; an ingenious device or expedient; an artful stratagem; trick; false or insincere behavior

surveillance noun

Close observation of a person or group considered suspicious; a continuous watch for the purpose of direction or control

consent

Compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; permission for something to happen or be done; agreement about an opinion or about something that will happen or be done

supple

Compliant often to the point of obsequiousness; readily adaptable or responsive to new situations; capable of being bent or folded without creases, cracks or breaks; able to perform bending or twisting movements with ease; easy and fluent without stiffness or awkwardness

screen

Conceal, protect, or shelter someone or something with a screen or something forming a screen

troubled

Concerned or worried; exhibiting emotional or behavioral problems; characterized by or indicative or trouble

decency

Conformity to standards of taste, propriety or quality; the quality of conforming to standards or propriety, good taste or morality

aftermath

Consequence of result; the period immediately following a usually ruinous event; the period of time after a bad and usually destructive event; consequence, result; the period of time following a bad and usually destructive event

sequel

Consequence or result; subsequent development; the next installment (as of a speech or story); especially : a literary, cinematic, or televised work continuing the course of a story begun in a preceding one

all-around

Considered in or encompassing all aspects; comprehensive; competent in many fields; having general utility or merit

monolithic

Consisting of or constituting a single unit; constituting a massive undifferentiated and often rigid whole; exhibiting or characterized by often fixed uniformity

specific

Constituting or falling into a specifiable category; sharing or being those properties of something that allow it to be referred to a particular category; free from ambiguity; accurate

verbose

Containing more words than necessary; wordy; impaired by wordiness; given to wordiness

pusillanimous adjective

Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

perseverance

Continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition; the action or condition or an instance of persevering; steadfastness; the act or power of continuing to do something in spite of difficulties

drawn-out

Continuing for or taking a long time

expressed

Conveyed in words or by gestures and conduct

myriad adjective

Countless, innumerable

pluck

Courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds; dogged resolution

gross

Course in nature or behavior; unrefined; gravely deficient in civility or decency; inspiring disgust or distaste; very disgusting

ornate

Covered with decorations; covered with fancy patterns and shapes; using many fancy words; marked by elaborate rhetoric or floral style; elaborately or excessively decorated

loony

Crazy, silly or foolish

self-critical

Criticizing one's own faults and weaknesses

dense

Crowded with people; marked by compactness or crowding together of parts; having parts that are close together

coarse

Crude or unrefined in taste, manners or language

recreant

Crying for mercy; cowardly; unfaithful to duty or allegiance

truncated

Cut short; curtailed; lacking an expected or normal element at the beginning or end

precarious adjective

Dangerously insecure, unstable, or uncertain

chicanery

Deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry; trickery; a piece of sharp practice; trick; actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not true; deception or trickery

subterfuge

Deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape or evade

avowed

Declared assuredly; declared openly, bluntly and without shame; that has been asserted, admitted or stated publicly

sacred

Dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; devoted exclusively to one service or use; worthy of religious veneration; entitled to reverence and respect; of or relating to religion; not secular or profane

wretched

Deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind; extremely or deplorably bad or distressing; being or appearing mean, miserable or contemptible; very poor in quality or ability

heartfelt

Deeply felt; earnest or sincere

pallid

Deficient in color; wan; lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

Rigid

Deficient in or devoid of flexibility; appearing stiff and unyielding; inflexibility set in opinion; strictly observed; firmly inflexible rather than lax or indulgent

scarce

Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; not plentiful or abundant; intentionally absent; very small in amount or number; not plentiful

hazardous

Depending on hazard or chance; involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)

revered

Deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age

admirable

Deserving the highest esteem; excellent; deserving to be admired; very good; deserving great respect and approval

heavyhearted

Despondent or saddened

precocious adjective

Developing unusually early

eccentricity

Deviation from an established pattern or norm, especially odd or whimsical behavior; the quality or state of being eccentric; the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior

untoward

Difficult to guide, manage or work with; unruly or intractable; marked by trouble or unhappiness; unlucky

opaque

Difficult to understand or explain; not letting light through; not transparent; not clear or lucid; obscure

hullabaloo

Din or uproar; a commotion or fuss

express

Directly, firmly, and explicitly stated; exact and precise

raucous

Disagreeably harsh or strident; hoarse; boisterously disorderly; behaving in a very rough and noisy way

reticent adjective

Disinclined to speak out; reserved or restrained

benevolence

Disposition to do good; an act of kindness; a generous gift

godly

Divine, pious or devout; believing in God and in the importance of living a moral life

productive

Doing or achieving a lot; working hard and getting good results; producing or able to produce seeing in large amounts; yielding results, benefits or profits

narcissistic adjective

Dominated by an excessive love or admiration of oneself

voluntary

Done or given because you want to and not because you are forced to; done or given by choice; proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent; done by design or intention; of, relating to, subject to or regulated by the will; having the power of free choice; acting or done of one's own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation

routine

Done very often; done or happening as a normal part of a job, situation or process; of a commonplace or repetitious character; ordinary

interim

Done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interval of time; used or accepted for a limited time; not permanent

prosaic

Dull or ordinary; dull or unimaginative; every day or ordinary

energy

Dynamic quality; the capacity of acting or being active; vigorous exertion of power; effort; ability to be active; the physical or mental strength that allows you to do things

facility

Ease in performance; aptitude; readiness of compliance; skill and ease in doing something

palpable

Easily perceptible; noticeable; easily perceptible by the mind; capable of being touched or felt; tangible

voluble

Easily rolling or turning; rotating; characterized by ready or rapid speech; glib, fluent

docile

Easily taught, led, controlled or managed; tractable

manifest

Easily understood or recognized by the mind; readily perceived by the senses

well-defined

Easy to see or understand; having clearly distinguishable limits, boundaries or features; clearly stated or described

distinct

Easy to see, hear, smell or feel; strong and definite; presenting a clear unmistakable impression; readily and unmistakably apprehended

lofty

Elevated in character and spirit; noble; elevated in status; superior; having a haughty overbearing manner; rising to great height; impressively high

upset (adjective)

Emotionally disturbed or agitated; affected with minor physical disturbance or disorder

stamina noun

Endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

relish

Enjoyment of or delight in something that satisfies one's taste, inclinations or desires; a strong liking

gusto

Enthusiastic and vigorous enjoyment or appreciation; vitality marked by an abundance of vigor and enthusiasm

zeal noun

Enthusiastic devotion to something; fervor

settled

Established in residence; established or secured permanently; adopting a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home; firmly established over time; having been established and usually not subject to change

repose

Eternal or heavenly rest; a state of resting after exertion or strain; lack of activity; cessation or absence of activity, movement or animation; composure of manner

affecting

Evoking a strong emotional response

superfluity

Excess or oversupply; something unnecessary or superfluous; immoderate and especially luxurious living, habits or desires

superabundant

Excessive in quantity; more than sufficient; overabundant

smooth

Excessively and often artfully suave

officious adjective

Excessively forward in offering unwanted or unnecessary help or advice; meddlesome

obsequious adjective

Excessively submissive to another person's wishes or ideas, often for purely self-interested reasons

rule out

Exclude or eliminate; to make impossible; prevent

eminent

Exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position; prominent; successful, well-known and respected

opulent

Exhibiting or characterized by wealth and affluence; having a large estate or property; wealthy; amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation

nominal

Existing as something in name only; not actual or real; existing or being something in name or form only

pervasive

Existing in or spreading through every part of something

chimerical

Existing only as the product of unchecked imagination; fantastically visionary or improbable; given to fantastic schemes

expertise

Expert opinion or commentary; the skill of an expert; special skill or knowledge

volcanic

Explosively violent; volatile; very angry or violent

reverent

Expressing or characterized by reverence; worshipful

symbolic

Expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words; relating to or being used as a symbol

protracted adjective

Extended or prolonged excessively

prodigious adjective

Extraordinary in size or extent; marvelous

phenomenal

Extraordinary or remarkable. Highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional

loathing (for)

Extreme disgust; detestation; a feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred

ardor

Extreme vigor or energy, intensity or zeal; a strong feeling of energy or eagerness

crucial

Extremely important; important or essential as resolving a crisis; important or significant; decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something; of great importance

monstrous

Extremely or unusually large; having extraordinary often overwhelming size

microscopic

Extremely small; much smaller than what is usual, normal or expected; invisible or indistinguishable without the use of a microscope; very small or fine or precise

honesty

Fairness and straightforwardness of conduct; adherence to the facts; sincerity; the quality of being fair and truthful

advanced

Far on in time or course; being beyond others in progress or ideas; greatly developed beyond an initial stage

lack of strength

Fault or impotence; a deficit of strength

propitious

Favorably disposed; benevolent; being a good omen; tending to favor; advantageous; auspicious

bold

Fearless before danger; intrepid; showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit; impudent or presumptuous

doddering

Feeble and senile; walking and moving in a slow and unsteady way because of old age.

lethargic

Feeling a lack of energy or a lack of interest in doing things

spleen

Feelings of anger or ill will often suppressed

delicacy

Fineness or subtle expressiveness of touch (as in painting or music); precise and refined perception and discrimination; extreme sensitivity; precision; refined sensibility in feeling or conduct

integrity

Firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values; incorruptibility; the quality or state of being complete or undivided; the quality of being honest and fair

grit

Firmness of mind or spirit; unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger; mental toughness and courage

rift

Fissure or crevasse; a clear space or interval; breach or estrangement; a situation in which two people, groups, etc., no longer have a friendly relationship

certain

Fixed or settled; dependable or reliable; incapable of failing : destined; not having any doubt about something : convinced or sure; of a specific but unspecified character, quantity, or degree; known or proved to be true; indisputable; assured in mind or action

untouchable

Forbidden to touch; not to be handled; disagreeable or defiling to the touch; exempt from criticism or control

reprobate

Foreordained to damnation; morally corrupt; depraved; condemned

ominous adjective

Foreshadowing evil; menacing or threatening

massive

Forming or consisting of a large mass; impressively large or ponderous; large in scope or degree; large in comparison to what is normal

guts

Fortitude and stamina in coping with what alarms, repels or discourages; courage or pluck

calm (adjective)

Free from agitation excitement or disturbance; still

composed

Free from agitation; calm, especially self-possessed; calm and in control of your emotions; not feeling or showing anger, feat, etc.

honest

Free from fraud or deception; legitimate and truthful; reputable and respectable; marked by integrity; marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression

favor

Friendly regard shown toward another, especially by a superior; approving consideration or attention; gracious kindness; a token of love; a kind or helpful act that you do for someone; approval, support, or popularity

spirited

Full of courage or energy; very lively or determined; full of energy, animation or courage

supercharged

Full of energy, emotion, tension, etc.; charged with excess vigor

loquacious

Full of excessive talk; wordy; given to fluent or excessive talk; garrulous

mirthful

Full of gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter; merry or amusing

animated

Full of life and energy; endowed with life or the qualities of life; full of movement and activity; full of vigor and spirit; lively

perilous

Full of or involving peril; full of danger or risk; exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin

revengeful

Full of or prone to revenge; determined to get even

defiant

Full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight; full of or showing defiance; bold or impudent; refusing to obey something or someone

tempestuous

Full of strong emotions (such as anger or excitement); very stormy

wistful

Full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy, or inspiring such yearning; musingly sad; pensive; having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing

understood

Fully apprehended; agreed upon; implicit

explicit

Fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity; leaving no question as to meaning or intent; unambiguous in expression; fully developed or formulated

pandemonium noun

General disorder, confusion, noise and commotion

egotistic(al)

Given to egoism; vain and boastful; indifferent to the well-being of others; excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered

garrulous

Given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity; pointlessly or annoyingly talkative

talkative

Given to talking, especially very loud and frequently; tending to talk a lot or to enjoy having conversations with people

profuse

Given, produced or existing in large amounts; pouring forth liberally; extravagant; exhibiting great abundance; bountiful

impassive

Giving no sign of feeling or emotion; expressionless

lavish

Giving or using a large amount of something; given in large amounts; having a very rich and expensive quality; expending or bestowing profusely; marked by profusion or excess

dubious

Giving rise to uncertainty; as of doubtful promise or outcome or questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality; unsettled in opinion; doubtful

rewarding

Giving you a good feeling that you have done something valuable or important; giving you money or profit

exorbitant

Going beyond what is fair, reasonable or expected; too high or expensive; exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, size or amount

excessive

Going beyond what is usual, normal or proper; exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary or normal; being too much

peripatetic

Going from place to place usually because of you job; moving or traveling from place to place

obsolescent

Going out of use; becoming obsolete; no longer useful

hoary

Gray or white with or as if with age; extremely old

renown

Great fame and respect; a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored

avaricious

Greedy of gain; excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches; greedy for riches; having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

crass

Gross, especially having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination; guided by or indicative or base or materialistic values

flourishing

Growing well and healthily; being very successful and doing very well; growing luxuriantly

veracity noun

Habitual adherence to the truth; accuracy

commonplace

Happening or appearing in many places and not unusual; very common or ordinary; commonly found or seen; ordinary or unremarkable

premature

Happening, arriving, existing or performed before the proper, usual or intended time

obloquy

Harsh or critical statements about someone; the condition of someone who lost the respect of other people; a strong condemnatory utterance; abusive language; the condition of one that is discredited; bad repute

specious

Having a false look of truth or genuineness; falsely appearing to be fair, just or right; appearing to be true but actually false

esteemed

Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge

sane

Having a healthy mind; able to think normally; based on reason or good judgement; rational or sensible

voracious

Having a huge appetite; ravenous; excessively eager; insatiable

melodious

Having a pleasing melody; having or making a pleasant musical sound

biting

Having a sharply critical and often clever quality

mellifluous

Having a smooth rich flow; filled with something that sweetens; having a smooth, flowing sound

acquisitive

Having a strong desire to own or acquire more things; strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing

genteel

Having an aristocratic quality or flavor; of or relating to the upper class; elegant or graceful in manner, appearance or shape; maintaining or striving to maintain the appearance of superior or middle-class social status or respectability

titular

Having an important or impressive title but not having the power or duties that usually go with it; existing in title only; having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions or responsibilities

hidebound

Having an inflexible or ultraconservative character

ornery

Having an irritable disposition; cantankerous; easily annoyed or angered; difficult to deal with or control

finite

Having definite or definable limits; having limited nature or existence; completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement or thought

definite

Having distinct or certain limits; free of all ambiguity, uncertainty or obscurity; unquestionable or decided

simple

Having few parts; not complex or fancy; not special or unusual; free from ostentation or display; free from elaboration or figuration

gifted

Having great natural ability; talented; revealing a special gift

trifling

Having little value or importance; lacking in significance or solid worth; frivolous or trivial

many-sided

Having many sides or aspects; having many interests or aptitudes

iffy

Having many uncertain or unknown qualities or conditions; of inconsistent or unreliable quality

scrupulous

Having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper

amorphous

Having no definite or recognizable form; having no definite or clear shape or form; being without definite character or nature; lacking organization or unity

disinterested

Having no desire to know about a particular thing; not interested; not influenced by personal feelings, opinions or concerns; free from selfish motive or interest

infinite

Having no limits; extremely large or great; immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive; endless

courageous

Having or characterized by courage; brave; having or showing the ability to meet danger and difficulties with firmness

well-bred

Having or displaying good breeding; refined; having or showing good manners

shrill

Having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound; to utter or emit an acute piercing sound; piercing; having a sharp or vivid effect on the senses

monochromatic

Having or made up of one color or shades of one color; having or consisting of one color or hue; lacking variety, creativity or excitement

monochrome

Having or made up of one color or shades of one color; using or showing only black and white and shades of grey; of, relating to or made with a single color or hue

mercenary

Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions; primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics; serving merely for pay or sordid advantage; greedy

interminable

Having or seeming to have no end; especially, wearisomely protracted; having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time

spiteful

Having or showing a desire to harm, anger or defeat someone; having or showing spite

vindictiveness

Having or showing a desire to hurt someone who has hurt or caused problems for you

blasé

Having or showing a lack of excitement or interest in something especially because it is very familiar

unworldly

Having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge of the world; having an unusual quality that does not seem to be of this world; not of this world; not swayed by mundane considerations

energetic

Having or showing a lot of energy; involving a lot of effort; operating with or marked by vigor or effort

greedy

Having or showing a selfish desire to have more of something; very eager to have something

realistic

Having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected; representing familiar things in a way that is accurate or true to life

phlegmatic

Having or showing a slow and stolid temperament; not easily upset, excited or angered

torpid

Having or showing little energy or movement; not active; lacking in energy or vigor; sluggish in functioning or acting; having lost the power of exertion of feeling

self-possessed

Having or showing self-possession; composed in mind or manner; calm

mad

Having or showing severe mental illness; unable to think in a clear or sensible way; disordered in mind; completely unrestrained by reason and judgement; incapable of being explained or accounted for

conceited

Having or showing too much pride in your own worth or goodness; having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself

variegated

Having patches, stripes or marks of different colors; having discrete markings of different colors

meaningful

Having real importance or value; having a meaning or purpose; significant

rubicund

Having red or pink skin

multipurpose

Having several purposes or functions

buoyant

Having the ability to recover quickly from depression or discouragement; resilient; capable of floating; cheerful and gay; capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level; happy and confident

earthly

Having to do with life on Earth; imaginable or possible; relating to the human race's actual life on this earth

equivocal

Having two or more possible meanings; not easily understood or explained; subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse; uncertain as an indication or sign; of uncertain nature or classification; of uncertain disposition toward a person or thing; of doubtful advantage, genuineness, or moral rectitude

barren

Having very few plants; not producing fruit or not able to produce fruit; unproductive of results or gain; producing little or no vegetation; lacking inspiration or ideas; lacking interest or charm

cosmopolitan

Having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing; having wide international sophistication; composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world; worldly; showing an interest in different cultures, ideas, etc.

sensible

Having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason; rational or reasonable; having or showing good sense or judgment

solid

Having, involving or dealing with solids; of good substantial quality or kind

malevolent

Having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite or hatred; productive of harm or evil

nebulous adjective

Hazy, vague, or indistinct

vigorous

Healthy and strong; done with great force and energy; possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force

advantageous

Helpful or favorable; giving an advantage to someone; favorable; involving or creating favorable circumstances that increase the chances of success or effectiveness; beneficial.

quixotic adjective

High-minded but impractical

pernicious adjective

Highly injurious or harmful

hallowed

Highly respected; sacred or revered

time-honored

Honored because of age or long usage; existing and respected for a long time

pensive adjective

Immersed in deep, often melancholy, thought

binding

Imposing an obligation; (of an agreement or promise) involving an obligation that cannot be broken

indisputable

Impossible to question or doubt; not disputable; unquestionable; unable to be challenged or denied

unintelligible

Impossible to understand; not capable of being understood; not intelligible

incisive

Impressively direct and decisive, as in manner or presentation; very clear and direct; able to explain difficult ideas clearly and confidently

tentative adjective

In the nature of an experiment or trial; uncertain

indefensible

Incapable of being maintained as right or valid; untenable; incapable of being justified or excused; incapable of being protected against physical attack

visionary

Incapable of being realized or achieved; utopian; existing only in imagination; unreal; of, relating to, or characterized by visions or the power of vision; having or marked by foresight and imagination

incorruptible

Incapable of corruption; incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted

willing

Inclined or favorably disposed in mind; ready; prompt to act or respond; done, borne or accepted by choice or without reluctance; of or relating to the will or power of choosing

reticent

Inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech; reserved; restrained in expression, presentation or appearance; reluctant

keen

Intellectually alert; having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind; showing a quick and ardent responsiveness

ire

Intense and usually openly displayed anger

wrath noun

Intense anger

fury

Intense, disordered, and often destructive rage; extreme fierceness or violence

passion

Intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction; ardent affection; a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object or concept

intrusive

Intruding where one is not welcome or invited

tautological

Involving or containing needless repetition of an idea, statement or word; true by virtue of its logical form alone

retribution noun

Just payment for something else, especially a punishment

poignant adjective

Keenly touching or moving

unconcern

Lack of care or interest; indifference; freedom from excessive concern or anxiety

cowardice

Lack of courage or firmness of purpose; fear that makes you unable to do what is right or expected

apathy

Lack of feeling or emotion; impassiveness; lack of interest or concern; indifference

dishonesty

Lack of honesty or integrity; disposition to defraud or deceive

impotence

Lack of power, strength, or vigor; weakness; the quality or state of lacking power or strength

shortage

Lack or deficit; a state in which there is not enough of something that is needed; a condition in which there is not enough of something needed

fainthearted

Lacking courage or resolution; timid; feeling or showing a lack of courage

lily-livered

Lacking courage; cowardly and weak

gutless

Lacking courage; cowardly; lacking significance or vitality

discourteous

Lacking courtesy; rude or impolite; not showing good manners

listless

Lacking energy or spirit; characterized by lack of interest, energy or spirit

dishonorable

Lacking honor; shameful; not deserving honor or respect; not morally or socially acceptable

myopic

Lacking imagination, foresight or intellectual insight

timid

Lacking in courage or self-confidence; lacking in boldness or determination

irreverent

Lacking proper respect or seriousness; satiric; having or showing a lack of respect for someone or something that is usually treated with respect

rude

Lacking refinement or delicacy; offensive in manner or action; uncivilized or savage; discourteous, inelegant or uncouth

obtuse

Lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect; insensitive or stupid; not clear or precise in thought or expression

gauche

Lacking social experience or grace; crude

spineless

Lacking strength of character; lacking courage or strength; lacking spirit, courage or determination

inert

Lacking the power to move; very slow to move or act; sluggish

significant

Large enough to be noticed or have an effect; having or likely to have an influence or effect

considerable

Large in size, quantity or amount; worth consideration; significant; large in extent or degree

praiseworthy

Laudable; deserving or worthy of praise

profusion

Lavish expenditure; extravagance; the quality or state of being profuse; great quantity; lavish display or supply

slothful

Lazy, sluggardly or indolent

litigation noun

Legal action; a lawsuit

uplifting

Lifting up; improving the spiritual, social, or intellectual condition of; morally or spiritually elevating; inspiring happiness or hope

bossy

Liking to order people around

provincial

Limited in outlook; narrow; lacking the polish of urban society; unsophisticated; of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded

pillaging

Looting or plundering especially in war; robbing using violence, especially in wartime

strident adjective

Loud and harsh in sound

groveling

Lying or moving abjectly on the ground with one's face downward; acting in an obsequious manner in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor

curtailed

Made less by or as if by cutting off or away some part; reduced or limited

heterogeneous

Made up of parts that are different; consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents

homogeneous

Made up of the same kind of people or things; of the same or similar kind or nature; of uniform structure or composition throughout; having the property that if each variable is replaced by a constant times that variable the constant can be factored out; having each term of the same degree if all variables are considered

sanctimonious adjective

Making a great but insincere show of being holy or righteous, usually for the purpose of impressing others

manifold

Many and various; marked by diversity or variety; many; comprehending or uniting various features; multifarious

vacuous

Marked by a lack of ideas or intelligence; stupid or inane

dormant

Marked by a suspension of activity; asleep or inactive; not doing anything at this time; not active but able to become active

complaisant

Marked by an inclination to please or oblige; tending to consent to others' wishes; willing or eager to please other people; easily convinced to do what other people want

uncooperative

Marked by an unwillingness or inability to work with others; not cooperative; providing difficulty

heated

Marked by anger or passion; including a system that provides warmth; marked by excited or angry feelings

cacophonous

Marked by cacophony; harsh-sounding

succinct

Marked by compact precise expression without wasted words; using few words to state or express an idea

cooperative

Marked by cooperation; marked by a willingness and ability to work with others; willing to be helpful by doing what someone wants or asks for

fanciful

Marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience; marked by or as if by fancy or whim

faulty

Marked by fault or defect; imperfect

squalid

Marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty; very dirty and unpleasant; immoral or dishonest; filthy or degraded from a lack of care or money

constant

Marked by firm steadfast resolution or faithfulness; exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment; invariable or uniform

immense

Marked by greatness, specially in size or degree, especially transcending ordinary means of measurement; supremely good

quiescent

Marked by inactivity or repose; not active

acute

Marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception especially of subtle distinctions

delicate

Marked by keen sensitivity or fine discrimination; fastidious or squeamish; requiring careful handling; easily unsettled or upset; involving matters of a deeply personal nature

sleazy

Marked by low character or quality; squalid or dilapidated; dirty and in bad condition from being neglected; not decent or socially respectable

august

Marked by majestic dignity or grandeur; having a formal and impressive quality

hilarious

Marked by or causing hilarity; extremely funny

meditative

Marked by or conducive to an expression of a person's thoughts on something; of, involving or absorbed in meditation or considered thought

pious

Marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship; marked by conspicuous religiosity; sacred or devotionally as distinct from the profane or secular; showing loyal reverence for a person or thing

serene

Marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude; calm and peaceful

touchy

Marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation; calling for tact, care or caution in treatment

sober

Marked by sedate or gravely or earnestly thoughtful character or demeanor; marked by temperance, moderation or seriousness

staid

Marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint; sober or grave; serious, boring, or old-fashioned

splendid

Marked by showy magnificence; shining or brilliant; illustrious and grand; excellent; very impressive and beautiful; impressive in beauty, excellence or magnificence

cool

Marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control

spartan

Marked by strict self-discipline or self-denial; marked by simplicity, frugality or avoidance of luxury and comfort

upright

Marked by strong moral rectitude; always behaving in an honest way; having high moral standards

proper

Marked by suitability, rightness, or appropriateness; behaving in a way that is correct according to social or moral rules

tumultuous

Marked by tumult; loud, excited, and emotional; marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval

true-blue

Marked by unswerving loyalty; completely faithful and loyal to a person or an idea; very faithful

rare

Marked by unusual quality, merit or appeal; seldom occurring or found; uncommon

tender

Marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions; fond or loving; appropriate or conducive to a delicate or sensitive constitution or character; delicate or soft in quality or tone

self-deprecating

Meant to make oneself or the things one does seem unimportant

feebleminded

Mentally deficient; unable to make intelligent decisions or judgements; lacking in sense or clear direction; having less than average intelligence

insane

Mentally disordered; exhibiting insanity; having or showing a very abnormal and very sick state of mind; not sane; extremely foolish or unreasonable

patronage

Money and support that is given to an artist or organization; the power to give jobs or provide other help to people as a reward for their support; the power to make appointments to government jobs especially for political advantage

inheritance

Money or property that is received from someone when that person dies; the acquisition of a possession, condition or trait from past generations

vile

Morally despicable or abhorrent; physically repulsive; foul; disgusting or utterly bad; obnoxious or contemptible

wicked

Morally very bad; evil; disgustingly unpleasant; vile; causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble

extravagant

More than is usual, necessary or proper; very fancy; very expensive and not necessary; exceeding the limits of reason or necessity; lacking in moderation, balance and restraint

migratory

Moving from one place to another at different times of the year; migrating regularly; wandering or roving

sluggish

Moving slowly or lazily; averse to activity or exertion; slow to respond; marked slow in movement, flow or growth

extortionate

Much too high; exorbitant; using or given to extortion (taking money or property)

requisite

Needed for a particular purpose; essential or necessary

extinct

No longer existing; gone out of use

obsolete adjective

No longer in use; outmoded

defunct

No longer living, existing or functioning

ordinary

Normal or usual; not unusual, different or special; not very impressive; of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events; routine or usual; of common quality, rank or ability

irrefutable

Not able to be proved wrong; not capable of being refuted; impossible to refute; impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible;

incontrovertible

Not able to be questioned or doubted; not open to question; indisputable

unresourceful

Not able to meet situations; capable of devising ways and means; not able to deal well with new or difficult situation and to find solutions to problems

stagnant

Not advancing or developing; not active, changing or progressing

inappropriate

Not appropriate; unsuitable

unassailable

Not assailable; not liable to doubt, attack or question

unimpressive

Not attracting or deserving particular attention, admiration, or interest; not impressive

unadaptable

Not capable of adjusting to new conditions or situations; not capable of being easily modified to suit other conditions, needs or uses

indefinite

Not certain in amount or length; not clear or certain in meaning or details; not precise; vague

arguable

Not certain or clearly true; open to argument, dispute or question; possibly true; can be plausibly or convincingly argued

fuzzy

Not clear; not sharp or distinct; not clear in thought; lacking in clarity or definition

vague

Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms; not having a precise meaning; not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; not clearly felt or sensed; not thinking or expressing one's thoughts clearly or precisely

inauspicious

Not conducive to success; unpromising or unlucky

immaterial

Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; of no substantial consequence; unimportant

incontestable

Not contestable; indisputable; not able to be doubted or questioned

indecisive

Not decisive; inconclusive; marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute

undistinguished

Not distinguished, such as not marked by eminence, distinction, or quality; not distinguished, such as not perceived as distinct; not differentiated

Stiff

Not easily bent; rigid; lacking in suppleness or flexibility; impeded in movement; firm and resolute; stubborn and unyielding; harsh and severe; not easily heeled over by an external force

intractable

Not easily governed, managed or directed; not easily manipulated or shaped; not easily relieved or cured; not easily managed, controlled or solved

disputable

Not established as fact, and so open to question or debate; not accepted as true or correct by everyone

unexcited

Not excited; marked by a lack of excitement; calm

wordless

Not expressed in or accompanied by words; without using words

unexpressed

Not expressed or uttered in words; unspoken

unsuitable

Not fitting or appropriate

shapeless

Not having a particular or definite shape; not organized or arranged in a way that is clear and understandable

limited

Not high or great in number or amount; confined within limits; restricted; lacking breadth and originality

inconsequential

Not important or significant; of no significance

trivial

Not important; commonplace or ordinary; of little worth or importance; relating to or being the mathematically simplest case, specifically characterized by having all variables equal to zero; specific

dissonant

Not in harmony in terms of sound; unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing

dispassionate

Not influenced by strong feeling, especially not affected by personal or emotional involvement

indifferent

Not interested in or concerned about something; marked by impartiality; marked by lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern for something; apathetic

questionable

Not likely to be true or correct; giving reason to doubt or question something; unknown or undecided; affording reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged; not certain or exact; problematic; attended by well-grounded suspicions of being immoral, crude, false or unsound; dubious

lazy

Not liking to word hard or to be active; not having much activity; moving slowly

indolent

Not liking to work or be active; averse to activity, effort or movement; conducive to or encouraging laziness

unmaintainable

Not maintainable; not capable of being supported or continued

unsure

Not marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty; not sure

stationary

Not moving; staying in one place or position; not changing; fixed in a station, course or mode; unchanging in condition

unobtrusive

Not obtrusive; not blatant, arresting, or aggressive; inconspicuous; not attracting attention in a way that bothers you

unexceptional

Not out of the ordinary; commonplace; not unusually good or interesting; not exceptional

unremunerative

Not paying a lot of money; not providing the amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done

imperceptible

Not perceptible by a sense or by the mind; extremely slight, gradual, or subtle; impossible to see or notice

impious

Not pious; lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents)

implausible

Not plausible; provoking disbelief; not believable or realistic

unproductive

Not producing or able to produce large amounts of good, crops or other commodities; not achieving much; not very useful

inconspicuous

Not readily noticeable; not very easy to see or notice

unrealistic

Not realistic; inappropriate to reality or fact; not able to see things as they really are; based on what is wanted or hoped for rather than on what is possible or likely; not sensible or appropriate; not showing people and things as they are in real life

secular adjective

Not religious; pertaining to worldly (as opposed to spiritual) matters; pertaining to the state

unrewarding

Not rewarding or satisfying'; not affording satisfaction, valuable experience or the like; not affording financial or material gain

insincere

Not sincere; hypocritical; not expressing or showing true feelings

secular

Not spiritual or religious; of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world; of or relating to the worldly or temporal

insubstantial

Not substantial; lacking substance or material nature; lacking firmness or solidity

insufficient

Not sufficient; inadequate; lacking adequate power, capacity, or competence; not having or providing enough of what is needed; not sufficient

insupportable

Not supportable; impossible to justify; more or worse than can be dealt with or accepted

irrational

Not thinking clearly; not able to use reason or good judgement; not based on reason, good judgement or clear thinking; not endowed with reason or understanding; lacking usual or normal mental clarity or coherence; not governed by or according to reason

uniform

Not varying or changing; staying the same at all times, in all places, or for all parts or members; having always the same form, manner or degree; consistent in conduct or opinion

unvoiced

Not verbally expressed; voiceless; not expressed in spoken words

bleak

Not warm, friendly or cheerful; not hopeful or encouraging; exposed and barren and often windswept; lacking in warmth, life or kindliness; severely simple or austere; grim or depressing

unperturbed

Not worried, upset or disquieted; not perturbed

unprofitable

Not yielding profit or financial aid; not beneficial or useful

tremendous

Notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness or excess; unusually large; being such as may arouse dread, awe or terror

defeat

Nullify or frustrate; to cause someone or something to fail

bawdy

Obscene or lewd; boisterously or humorously indecent

perverse

Obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted; wrongheaded; arising from or indicative of stubbornness or obstinacy

detrimental

Obviously harmful or damaging; tending to cause harm

laughable

Of a kind to provoke laughter or sometimes derision; amusingly ridiculous

courtly

Of a quality befitting the court; elegant; insincerely flattering; polite and graceful in a formal way

timorous

Of a timid disposition; fearful; expressing or suggesting timidity

fabulous

Of an incredible, astonishing or an exaggerated nature; wonderful and marvelous; resembling or suggesting a fable

blithe

Of happy lighthearted character or disposition; lacking due thought or consideration; casual or heedless

nugatory

Of little or no consequence; trifling or inconsequential; having no force

multifarious

Of many and various kinds; having or occurring in great variety; diverse

mediocre

Of moderate or low quality, value, ability or performance; ordinary; so-so; not very good

servile

Of or befitting a slave or a menial position; meanly or cravenly submissive

avant-garde

Of or related to an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts; favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas

temporal

Of or related to earthly life; lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred; civil

ecclesiastical

Of or relating to a church especially as an established institution; suitable for use in a church; of or relating to the Christian church or clergy

spiritual

Of or relating to a person's spirit; of or relating to religion or religious beliefs; of or relating to sacred matters; ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal; of or relating to supernatural beings or phenomena; of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit

transcendental

Of or relating to a spiritual or nonphysical realm; beyond human experience

hostile

Of or relating to an enemy; marked by malevolence; openly opposed or resisting; not hospitable; having an intimidating, antagonistic or offensive nature

pietistic

Of or relating to religious devotion or devout persons; marked by overly sentimental or emotional devotion to religion

civil

Of or relating to the state or its citizenry; of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs or ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special affairs; of or relating to the people who live in a country; of or relating to the regular business of the people in a city, town, state, etc.; not connected to the military or to a religion

cosmic

Of or relating to the universe or outer space; relating to spiritual matters; of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone; of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas

infirm

Of poor or deteriorated vitality, especially feeble from age; weak of mind, will or character

newfangled

Of the newest style or kind

simon-pure

Of untainted purity or integrity; pretentiously or hypocritically pure

mammoth

Of very great size; very large

metaphysical

Of, or relating to things that are thought to exist but cannot be seen; of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses

portentous

Of, relating to or constituting something which foreshadows a coming event; of or relating to an omen or a sign

critical

Of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture; crucial or decisive; indispensable or vital; having a decisive or crucial importance in the success, failure or existence of something

exploratory

Of, relating to, or being exploration; done or created to find something or to learn more about something; relating to or involving exploration or investigation

adolescent

Of, relating to, or being in the period of life when a child develops into an adult; emotionally or intellectually immature

sycophantic

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a servile self-seeking flatterer; fawning or obsequious; behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage

Lilliputian

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians; an undersized individual; trivial or very small

mundane

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the world; characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary; commonplace

youthful

Of, relating to, or characteristic of youth; being you and not yet mature; marked by or possessing youth

perfidious

Of, relating to, or characterized by the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal; treacherous

elegiac

Of, relating to, or comprising a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead; especially, expressing sorrow often for something now past

utopian

Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia, especially having impossibly ideal conditions especially of social organization; proposing or advocating impractically ideal social and political schemes; impossibly ideal; visionary

divine

Of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God; being a deity; heavenly or godlike

celestial

Of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity; ethereal or otherworldly; of or relating to sky or visible heavens

obscene adjective

Offensive to accepted standards of decency; repulsive

foul

Offensive to the senses; loathsome; filled or covered with offensive matter; morally or spiritually odious; detestable; notably unpleasant or distressing; wretched and horrid; obscene and abusive

credible

Offering reasonable grounds for being believed; able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe

old hat

Old-fashioned or trite; lacking in freshness

victim

One that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent; on that is injured, destroyed, or sacrificed under any of various conditions; one that is subjected to oppression, hardship, or mistreatment; one that is tricked or duped

traitor

One who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty; one who commits treason

apostate

One who commits an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey or recognize a religious faith

virtuoso

One who excels in the technique of an art, especially a highly skilled musical performed; an experimenter or investigator especially in the arts and sciences; one skilled in or having a taste for the fine arts; a person who ahs great skill at some endeavor

soldier of fortune

One who follows a military career wherever there is promise of profit, adventure or pleasure

loyalist

One who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government or sovereign; a person who is loyal to a political cause, government or leader

turncoat

One who switches to an opposing side or party; traitor; a person who stops being a member of a group in order to join another group that opposes it

bribable

Open to improper influence and especially bribery; capable of being bribed or corrupted

venal adjective

Open to, or marked by, bribery or corruption

scorned

Openly disliked and disrespected; faced with contempt, disdain or derision

dated

Outmoded and old-fashioned

antiquated

Outmoded or discredited by reason of age; being out of style or fashion

out-of-date

Outmoded or obsolete

superannuated

Outmoded or old-fashioned; incapacitated or disqualified for active duty by advanced age; older than the typical member of a specific group

heartbroken

Overcome by sorrow; suffering from overwhelming distress; very upset

egomaniacal

Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs or interests

passé

Past one's prime; behind the times; outmoded

remunerative

Paying a lot of money; serving to pay someone for work that has been done

gainful

Paying money; productive of gain; profitable

tranquil adjective

Peaceful and quiet; free of mental agitation

trenchant adjective

Perceptive and forceful; cutting

crystal clear

Perfectly easy to understand; perfectly or transparently clear

egoistic

Pertaining to or of the nature of egoism; devoted to one's own interest and advancement

material

Physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; being of a physical or worldly nature; relating to or concerned with physical rather than spiritual or intellectual things; relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter; having real importance or great consequences

juvenile

Physiologically immature or undeveloped; young; of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people; reflecting psychological or intellectual immaturity

euphonious

Pleasing to the ear; having a pleasant sound

liking (for)

Positive regard for something; favorable regard; fondness or taste

forceful

Possessing or filled with force; effective; having a strong and confidently quality; expressed in a way that is effective and that influences people's thoughts and ideas

noble

Possessing outstanding qualities; illustrious, famous or notable; possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties; very good or excellent; grand or impressive especially in appearance; possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals

vitality

Power of enduring; physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed; a lively or energetic quality; the power or ability of something to continue to live, be successful, etc.

down-to-earth

Practical and sensible; informal and easy to talk to; unpretentious

partisanship

Prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias; firm adherence to a party, faction, cause or person, especially exhibiting blind, prejudiced and unreasoning alliance

hegemony

Preponderant influence or authority over others; domination; the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group

omnipresent

Present in all places at all times

compressed

Pressed together; reduce in size or volume; flattened as though subjected to compression; narrow from side to side

bumptious

Presumptuously, obtusely and often noisily self-assertive

supposed

Pretended or alleged; held as an opinion; believed; considered probable or certain; expected; understood

predatory adjective

Preying on, plundering, or piratical

fruitful

Producing a good result; very productive; abundantly productive

telling

Producing a strong or important effect; carrying great weight and producing a marked effect

alacrity

Promptness in response; a quick and cheerful readiness to do something

inspirational

Providing or showing creative or spiritual inspiration; providing an important influence on; inspiring

policy

Prudence or wisdom in the management of affairs; management or procedure based primarily on material interest; a definite course or method of action selected from among alternatives and in light of given conditions to guide and determine present and future decisions; a high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body

nom de plume

Pseudonym or pen name; a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name

glory

Public praise, honor or fame; something that brings fame or praise to someone or something; something that is a source of great pride; praise, honor or distinction extended by common consent

lampoon (verb)

Publicly criticize someone or something by using ridicule, irony or sarcasm

vengeance

Punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense; retribution; the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else

finalized

Put in a final form; in a state where nothing remains to be done; given final approval

choler

Ready disposition to irritation; irascibility or anger

compliant

Ready or disposed to comply; submissive; inclined to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; conforming to requirements; willing to do whatever you are asked or order to do; ready and willing to comply

actual

Real and not merely possible or imagined; existing in fact or reality; not false or apparent; existing in act and not merely potentially

credit

Recognition or honor received for some quality or work; good reputation, especially for honesty; good name or esteem; something that adds or gains to reputation or esteem

scatological

Referring to excrement, especially in a deliberately disgusting way; obscene material, usually in a movie, TV show or book; obscene, especially concerning words or humor referring to excrement

urbane adjective

Refined, elegant, and sophisticated in manner or style

spurned

Rejected with disdain or contempt; scorned; refused to accept as it is, especially something that you do not think deserves your respect, attention, affectation, etc.

probationary

Relating to a process of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person who is new to a rule or job; referring to a time during which someone who has been given a new job is watched to see whether they can do the job well and stay in the position

experimental

Relating to or having the characteristics of experiment; tentative; using a new way of doing or thinking about something; in the initial stages of developing

practical

Relating to or manifested in practice or action; not theoretical or ideal; qualified by practice or practical training; relating to what is real rather than to what is possible or imagined

religious

Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity; of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances; scrupulously and conscientiously faithful

terrestrial

Relating to or occurring on the earth; of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; mundane in scope or character

physical

Relating to the body of a person instead of a mind; existing in a form that you can touch or see; having material existence; perceptible, especially for the senses; of or relating to material things

stormy

Relating to, characterized by, or indicative or a storm; marked by turmoil or fury

polychrome

Relating to, made with or decorated in several colors

nonchalant

Relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care or are not worried about anything; having an air of easy unconcern or indifference

soothe

Relieve or alleviate; to bring comfort, solace or reassurance to; to bring peace, composure, or quietude

hold hast to

Remain tightly secured; to not change, or to refuse to change your opinion; to keep believing strongly in something

restock

Replenish, a store, with fresh stock or supplies

purported

Reputed or alleged; appearing or claimed to be or do something, especially false; profess

compulsory

Required by a law or rule; having the power of forcing someone to do something; mandatory or enforced

mandatory adjective

Required, obligatory

boorish

Resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person

rebellious

Resisting treatment or management; refractory; refusing to obey rules or authority or to accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc.; having or showing a tendency to rebel; fighting against a government; fighting against or refusing to obey authority

honor

Respect that is given to someone that is admired; good reputation; good quality or character as judged by other people; good name or public esteem

reserved

Restrained in words and actions; not openly expressing feelings or opinions

reprisal noun

Retaliation in kind for injuries received

redress

Retribution or correction; compensation for wrong or loss; reparation

unctuous

Revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality; full of exaggerated, assumed, or superficial earnestness of language or manner

Inflexible

Rigidly firm in will or purpose; unyielding; not readily bent; lacking or deficient in suppleness; incapable of change; unalterable

marauding

Roaming about and raiding in search of plunder; going about in search of things to steal or people to attack

ruckus

Row, disturbance or commotion

vengeful

Seeking to gain vengeance; feeling or showing a desire to harm someone who has harmed you

placid

Serenely free of interruption or disturbance; not easily excited or upset; not moving much; calm and steady

brief

Short in duration, extent or length; concise, curt or abrupt

foreshortened

Shortened by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained; made more compact; abridged or shortened; prematurely or dramatically shortened or reduced

contracted

Shortened in size, number or range; drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken; condensed or abridged

altruistic

Showing a desire to help people and a lack of selfishness; showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others

polychromatic

Showing a variety or a change of colors; multicolored

fawning

Showing affection; courting favor by a cringing or flattering manner; displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious

restrained

Showing careful self-control; not too colorful or fancy; marked by restraint; not excessive or extravagant

static

Showing little change; characterized by a lack of movement, animation, or progression; standing or fixed in one place; stationary

deferential

Showing or expressing respect and esteem for a superior or an elder; showing or expressing an affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes

magnanimous

Showing or suggesting a lofty and courageousness spirit; showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind; having or showing a generous and kind nature

auspicious

Showing or suggesting that future success is likely; propitious; attended by good fortune; prosperous

senile adjective

Showing the signs of old age, especially advanced mental or physical deterioration

puny

Slight or inferior in power, size or importance; weak; not very large, impressive or effective

insignificant

Small or unimportant; not significant; not worth considering; lacking in weight, position or importance

suave

Smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated; behaving in a relaxed, confident and pleasant way in social situations

stupendous

So large or great that it amazes you; causing astonishment or wonder; of amazing size or greatness; awesome or marvelous

traumatic adjective

So shocking as to produce a lasting psychological effect

negligible

So small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention; trifling; very small or unimportant; so small or unimportant as to deserve little or no attention.

smutty

Soiled or tainted with obscene language or matter; obscene or indecent

fledgling

Someone or something that is getting started in a new activity; an immature or inexperienced person; one that is new

scapegoat noun

Someone or something that is innocently made to bear the blame or punishment for the sins or misdeeds of others

veteran

Someone who has a lot of experience in a particular activity or job; a person of long experience usually in some occupation or skill

tenderfoot

Someone who has just started doing something; a newcomer in a comparatively rough or newly settled region, especially one not hardened to frontier or outdoor life; an inexperienced beginner

falsity

Something false; the quality of not being true or accurate; an untrue statement

requital

Something given in return, compensation or retaliation; a retaliation for a wrong or injury; something given or done as repayment, reward, or punishment

present

Something given; a gift

legacy noun

Something left to a person in a will; something handed down from the past

rewording

Something put into different words; something with altered wording

disadvantage

Something that causes difficulty; something that makes someone or something worse or less likely to succeed than others; a bad or undesirable quality or feature; loss, damage or harm; loss or damage, especially to reputation, credit or finance

drawback

Something that causes problems; an objectionable feature; a refund of duties, especially on an imported product subsequently exported or used to produce a product for export

succor (noun)

Something that furnishes relief; something that you do or give to help someone who is suffering or in a difficult situation

cheer

Something that gladdens; a shout of praise or encouragement

gift

Something that is given to another person, group or organization; something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation

recompense (noun)

Something that is given to or done to thank or reward someone or to pay someone for loss or suffering

asset

Something that is owned by a person or company; the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies; the entire property of a person, association, corporation or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts; a valuable person or thing; advantage or resource

protuberance

Something that is thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass

plus

Something that is useful or helpful; a positive factor or quality

obstacle

Something that makes it difficult to do something; an object that you have to go around or over; something that blocks your path; something that impedes progress or achievement

benefit

Something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being; a service or a right provided by an employer in addition to wages or salary;

protrusion

Something that protrudes; something that sticks out from a surface, or the act of doing this

behemoth

Something very big and powerful; something of monstrous size, power or appearance

advantage

Something, such as a good position or condition, that helps to make someone or something better or more likely to succeed than others; a good or desirable quality or feature; benefit or gain; a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor; Superiority of position or condition. Benefit resulting from some course of action

lackadaisical adjective

Sorely lacking in spirit, energy or purpose

plaintive adjective

Sorrowful or melancholy; mournful

grating

Sounding harsh and unpleasant; irritating

recognition

Special notice or attention; acknowledgement

piebald

Spotted with two different colors, especially with black and white; of different colors, especially spotted or blotched with black and white

outstanding

Standing out; projecting; marked by eminence and distinction; standing out from a group

reaffirm

State again as a fact; assert again strongly; confirm the validity or correctness of (something previously established)

staunch

Steadfast in loyalty or principle; loyal and committed in attitude

looting

Stealing goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot

valor

Strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery

fortitude

Strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage; mental strength and courage that allows someone to face danger, pain, etc.

intrepidity

Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger; resolute courageousness; the quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely

contest

Strive or vie; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation, especially to dispute or challenge; to try to win something; to struggle or fight for or against something

acclamation

Strong and enthusiastic approval or praise; a loud eager expression of approval, praise or assent; a vote to accept or approve someone or something that is done by cheers, shouts or applause

enthusiasm

Strong excitement of feeling; ardor; something inspiring zeal or fervor

pronounced

Strongly marked; decided; very noticeable

obstinate

Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose or course in spite of reason, arguments or persuasion; not easily subdued, remedied, or removed

contumacious

Stubbornly disobedient; rebellious

obdurate

Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; resistant to persuasion or softening influences; refusing to do what other people want; not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something

reviled

Subjected to verbal abuse; spoken about in a very critical or insulting way

wan

Suggestive of poor health; sickly, pallid; lacking vitality; feeble; dim or faint

melancholy

Suggestive or expressive of sadness or depression of mind or spirit; causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit; depressed in spirits

reliable

Suitable or fit to be relied on; dependable; able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed; able to be relied on; able to be believed; likely to be true or correct

opportune adjective

Suitable, appropriate, or timely

all-purpose

Suited for many purposes or uses

plethora noun

Superabundance or excess

prowess noun

Superior courage, ability, or skill

pliable

Supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking; yielding readily to others; adjustable to varying conditions; able to bend, fold or twist easily; too easily influenced or controlled by other people

dominion

Supreme authority; sovereignty; domain; absolute ownership; the power to rule; control of a country, region; the land that a ruler or government controls

dulcet

Sweet to the taste; pleasing to the ear; generally pleasing or agreeable; pleasant to hear

condolence

Sympathy with another in sorrow; a feeling or expression of sympathy and sadness especially when someone is suffering because of the death of a family member, a friend, etc.

infinitesimal

Taking on values arbitrarily close to but greater than zero; immeasurably or incalculably small; extremely small

long-winded

Tediously long in speaking or writing; using too many words in speaking or writing

taciturn

Temperamentally disinclined to talk; tending to be quiet; not speaking frequently

contrary

Temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice; being not in conformity with what is usual or expected; being so different as to be at opposite extremes

fondness (for)

Tender affection; affection or liking for someone or something; a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone; a strong liking, inclination or affection for

tight-lipped

Tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination); reluctant to speak; taciturn; not willing to speak about something

acquiescent

Tending to accept or allow what others want or demand; inclined to accept, comply or submit tacitly or passively

conciliatory

Tending to less or avoid conflict or hostility; intended or likely to placate or pacify

wondrous

That is to be marveled at; extraordinary

recrimination noun

The act of answering one accusation with another; a bitter reply

expansion

The act of becoming bigger or of making something bigger; a more complete and detailed version; the act of expanding

charity

The act of giving money, food or other kinds of help to people who are poor or sick; something that is given to people who are poor or sick; benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity; generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering

watch

The act of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend; close observation or surveillance

slander

The act of making a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone; a false spoken statement that is made to cause people to have a bad opinion of someone; the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation; a false and defamatory oral statement about a person

reminiscence noun

The act of recalling the past; a memory

refusal

The act of refusing or denying; the opportunity or right of refusing or taking before others; the act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept something

retaliation

The act of repaying or returning in kind; the act of getting revenge; the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury

monitoring

The act of watching, keeping track of, or checking usually for a special purpose

reprisal

The act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered. The regaining of something (as by recapture). Something (such as money) given or paid in restitution.

merger

The act or process or merging; absorption by a corporation of one or more others; also any of various methods of combining two or more organizations; the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgement

preference (for)

The act, fact or principle of giving advantages to some over others; priority in the right to demand and receive satisfaction of an obligation; a feeling of liking or wanting one person or thing more than another person or thing

diminution

The act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance); decrease; the act, process or an instance of making less

cleavage

The action of cleaving or splitting; the state of being cleft; the depression between a woman's breasts especially when made visible by a low-cut neckline; a division between two things or groups

commiseration

The action of feeling or expressing sympathy; condolence or compassion; sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

rejection

The action of not accepting, believing or considering something; the state of being rejected

increment

The action or process of increasing especially in quantity or value; enlargement; something gained or added

augmentation

The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount

repentance

The action or process of repenting especially for misdeeds or moral shortcomings; the action or progress of acknowledging regret for having done something wrong

amalgamation

The action or process of uniting or merging two or more things; the result of amalgamating; the action, process or result of combining or uniting

supervision

The action, process, or occupation of supervising, especially a critical watching and directing (as of activities or a course of action)

surplus

The amount that remains when use or need is satisfied; an excess of receipts over disbursements; the excess of a corporation's net worth over the par or stated value of its stock

revoke

The annul by recalling or taking back; rescind; to bring or call back

physic

The art or practice of healing disease; the practice or profession of medicine; a medicinal agent or preparation; purgative

infirmity

The condition of being feeble; frailty; the quality of state of being infirm; the quality or state of being weak or ill especially because of old age

indebtedness

The condition of owing something such as money or thanks to someone or something; the condition of owing gratitude or recognition to another; something (as an amount of money) that is owed

retribution

The dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter; something given or exacted in recompense, especially punishment; recompense

culmination

The end or final result of something; climax

harness (noun)

The equipment of a draft animal; gear or equipment; a set of straps that are placed on an animal such as a horse so that it can pull something heavy

apogee

The farthest or highest point; culmination

facade

The front of a building; any face of a building given special architectural treatment; a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation

pinnacle

The highest point of development or achievement; acme

acme

The highest point or stage; something or someone that represents perfection or the thing expressed

climax

The highest point; culmination; the highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action

deceptiveness

The inclination or practice of misleading other through lies or trickery

preface (noun)

The introductory remarks of a speaker or author; an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims

nadir

The lowest or worst point of something

medium noun

The means by which some goal is achieved or the person through whom it is realized

overture

The orchestral introduction to a musical dramatic work; an orchestral concert piece written especially in a single movement in sonata form

perigee

The point in outer space where an object traveling around the earth is closest to the earth

prologue

The preface or introduction to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event or development; a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play

kudos noun

The prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position.

accretion

The process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup; increase by external addition or accumulation

generosity

The quality of being kind, understanding and not selfish; the quality of being generous, especially willingness to give money and other valuable things to others

sentimentality

The quality of being sentimental, especially in an excessive way; excessive tenderness, sadness or nostalgia

honorableness

The quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor; the quality of being honest

magnanimity

The quality of having or showing a generous and kind nature; loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness and to display a noble generosity

repugnance (for)

The quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent; an instance of such contradiction or inconsistency; strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism

credibility

The quality or power of inspiring belief; the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real or honest

frailty

The quality or state of being frail; a fault due to weakness especially of moral character; physical weakness; weakness of character that causes a person to do things that are morally wrong

immunity (to)

The quality or state of being immune, especially a condition of being able to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products; freedom from an obligation or penalty to which others are subject; to power to resist infection whether natural or acquired

intensity

The quality or state of being intense, especially extreme degree of strength, force, energy or feeling

untrustworthiness

The quality or state of being not dependable or worthy of confidence

reliability

The quality or state of being reliable; the extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure yields the same results on repeated trials; the quality or state of being fit to be trusted or relied on

rectitude

The quality or state of being straight; moral integrity; righteousness; the quality or state of being correct in judgement or procedure

subtlety

The quality or state of being subtle; a small detail that is usually important but not obvious

weakness

The quality or state of being weak; an instance or period of being weak; fault or defect

beneficence

The quality or state of doing or producing good; the quality or state of performing acts of kindness and charity

penitence

The quality or state of feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

fading

The quality or state of gradually grow faint and disappear

listlessness

The quality or state of having a lack of interest, energy or spirit

nonchalance

The quality or state of having an air of easy unconcern or indifference

malevolence

The quality or state of having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

bravery

The quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear or difficulty; the quality or state of being brave; courage

ineptitude

The quality or state of lacking in fitness or aptitude; the quality or state of lacking in sense or reason; the state of being generally incompetent

impenitence

The quality or state of not feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses; not repentant

vigilance

The quality or state of staying alert especially to possible danger; the quality or state of being wakeful and alert

indifference

The quality, state or fact of being marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern for something; the quality of being marked by no special liking for or dislike of something; lack of interest in or concern about something; an indifferent attitude or feeling

protectorate

The relationship of superior authority assumed by one power or state over a dependent one; the dependent political unit or territory in such a relationship

remembrance

The state of bearing in mind; the ability to remember; the period over which one's memory extends; an act of recalling to mind; a memory of a person, thing or event

unscrupulousness

The state of being not honest affair; the state or quality of doing things that are wrong, dishonest, or illegal

spuriousness

The state of being outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities; the state or quality of being deceitful in nature or quality

placidity

The state of being serenely free of interruption or disturbance; a state of freedom from storm or disturbance

regretfulness

The state of being sorrowful because of what is lost, gone or done; the feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

authenticity

The state of being worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact; the quality of being real or actual

callousness

The state of feeling no emotion; the state of feeling or showing no sympathy for others; hard-heartedness

contrition

The state of feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming; repentance

wistfulness

The state of having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do and especially about something that made you happy in the past; the state of being characterized by melancholy, longing or yearning

ethicality

The state of pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; the state or quality of being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice

genuineness

The state of quality of actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character

weakening

The state of quality of making or becoming weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength

pining

The state of yearning intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable; the state of missing and longing for the return of; the state of suffering a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart

incompetence

The state or fact of being not legally qualified; the state or fact of being inadequate to or unsuitable for a particular purpose; the quality of lacking the qualities needed to function properly

odium

The state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance; hatred and condemnation accompanied by loathing or contempt; disrepute or infamy attached to something

righteousness

The state or quality of acting in accord with divine or moral law; the quality of being morally right or justifiable

truthfulness

The state or quality of being full of trust

underhandedness

The state or quality of being marked by secret, chicanery, and deception; the state of not being honest and aboveboard; secretive or dishonest behavior

shadiness

The state or quality of being not right or honest; the state or quality of having a dubious character; the state of being disreputable

timidity

The state or quality of lacking in courage or self-confidence; the state or quality of lacking in boldness or determination

approach

The taking of preliminary steps toward a particular purpose; a particular manner of taking such steps

peak

The top of a hill or mountain ending in a point; the highest level or greatest degree; a high point in a course of development

summit

The top or apex; the highest point; the topmost level attainable

apex

The uppermost point; the highest or culminating point

plagiarism noun

The use of another person's writings or ideas as one's own without acknowledging their source

basics

Things that are basic or fundamental

reflect upon

Think about deeply

muse on

Think deeply about; to become absorbed in thought; especially : to think about something carefully and thoroughly

serious

Thoughtful or subdued in appearance or manner; not joking or trifling; being in earnest

abrogate

To abolish by authoritative action; annul; to treat as nonexistent; to fail to do what is required by something, such as a responsibility

advance

To accelerate the growth or progress of; to bring or move forward; to raise to a higher rank

adhere to

To act in the way that is required by (something, such as a rule, belief or promise)

temporize

To act to suit the time or occasion; yield to current or dominant opinion; to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time

abet

To actively second and encourage something, such as an activity or plan; to assist or support someone in the achievement of a purpose; to assist, encourage, instigate, or support with criminal intent in attempting or carrying out a crime

promote

To advance in station, rank or honor; raise; to contribute to the growth or prosperity of; further

contract

To agree by contract; to establish or undertake by contract; to establish something formally as a requirement

promulgate verb

To announce officially, as a law or decree

propitiate verb

To appease or pacify

ratify

To approve and sanction formally; confirm; to make (a treaty or agreement) official by signing it or voting for it

endorse

To approve openly; to express support or approval of publicly and definitely; to recommend usually for financial compensation

incense

To arouse the extreme anger or indignation of; to make very angry

pigeonhole

To assign to an often restrictive category; classify; to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group, having only a particular skill, etc.

denigrate

To attack the reputation of; defame; to deny the importance or validity of; belittle

take care of

To attend to or provide for the needs, operation or treatment of; to assume care, custody, command or control

skip over

To avoid reading or looking at something; to bypass

arouse

To awaken from sleep; to stimulate to action or to boiled readiness for activity; excite; to cause an emotional or mental state; to cause to feel; to cause to become active or upset

ostracize verb

To banish or exclude from a group; to shun

be adamant

To be unshakeable or insistent on especially in maintaining a position or opinion; to be unyielding

relent verb

To become less harsh or severe; to let up or slacken

increase (verb)

To become progressively greater, as in size, amount, number or intensity; to make greater

taper off

To become progressively smaller toward one end; to diminish gradually

dwindle

To become steadily less; shrink; to gradually become smaller; to make or become less or smaller

stiffen

To become stiff or stiffer; to stop moving and become completely still especially because of fear, anger; to become painful to move or use; to become more severe or strong or to make something more severe or strong

calm (verb)

To become tranquil; to become free from agitation, excitement or disturbance; to become or to cause someone to become less upset, emotional, or excited; to become or to cause something to become less active, violent, or forceful

thwart verb

To block or frustrate

ricochet

To bounce or skip with or as if with a glancing rebound

stigmatize verb

To brand or characterize as blemished or disgraceful

sunder

To break apart or in two; separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space; to become parted, disunited, or severed

stall

To bring to a standstill; stop or cause to stop making progress; speak or act in a deliberately vague way in order to gain more time to deal with a question or issue

quell verb

To bring to an end, usually by force; to quiet or pacify

extinguish

To bring to an end; are an end of; to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness; to cause extinction of; to caused to be void; nullify

put down

To bring to an end; stop; disparage or belittle; humiliate or squelch; to make ineffective; to do away with

devastate

To bring to ruin or desolation by violent action; to reduce to chaos, disorder, or helplessness

vex

To bring trouble, distress or agitation to; to bring physical distress to; to irritate or annoy by petty provocations; puzzle or baffle

raise

To bring up for consideration or debate; to cause or help to rise to a standing position; to set upright by lifting or building; to lift up

rescind verb

To cancel or withdraw

typecast

To cast (an actor or actress) in a part calling for the same characteristics as those possessed by the performer; to cast (an actor or actress) repeatedly in the same type of role

hitch

To catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot; to move by jerks or with a tug

provide for

To cause (something) to be available or to happen in the future; to supply what is needed for (something or someone)

stir up

To cause someone to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something; to cause something, usually something bad or unpleasant, to happen

flush out

To cause something to leave; to clean something out with a flow of liquid; to force a person or animal to stop hiding

alienate

To cause to be estranged; to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed; to cause to be withdrawn or diverted

supersede

To cause to be set aside; to take the place or position of; to displace in favor of another

tear down

To cause to decompose or disintegrate; to take apart or disassemble

require

To claim or ask for by right and authority; to demand as necessary or essential; to impose a compulsion or command on

arrogate

To claim or seize without justification; to make undue claims to having; to claim on behalf of another

decree

To command or enjoin by or as if by decree; to determine or order judicially

silence (verb)

To compel or reduce to silence; still or suppress; to cause to cease hostile firing or criticism

proscribe

To condemn or forbid as unlawful or harmful

harden

To confirm in disposition, feelings or action; inure or toughen; to become hard or harder; to become firm, stable or settled

couple

To connect for consideration together; to fasten together; link; to join for combined effect

subdue

To conquer and bring into subjection; vanquish; to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will; to reduce the intensity or degree of; tone down

classify

To consider (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group; to arrange (people or things) into groups based on ways that they are alike

exhaust

To consume entirely; use up; to tire extremely or completely; to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent; to consider or discuss thoroughly or completely; discharge or empty

persevere verb

To continue steadfastly despite obstacles or discouragement

neutralize

To counteract the activity or effect of; make ineffective; kill or destroy

link

To couple or connect by or as if by a link; to physically join or connect

mask

To cover for protection; to cover up; to conceal from view; to disguise one's true character or intentions

fell

To cut, knock or bring down

annul

To declare or make legally invalid or void; to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative

aver

To declare positively; to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause; to allege or assert in pleading; to say something in a very strong and definite way

proclaim

To declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either speech or writing; announce; to give outward indication of; to announce or declare to be solemnly, officially, or formally; to praise or glorify openly or publicly; to announce or declare openly or officially

execrate

To declare to be evil or detestable; denounce; to detest utterly

condemn

To declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation; to pronounce guilty

turn down

To decline to accept; reject

abate

To decrease in force or intensity; to become defeated or become null or void; to decrease in amount or value; to reduce in degree or intensity

wane

To decrease in size, extent or degree; dwindle; to diminish in phase or intensity; to become less brilliant or powerful; to fall gradually from power, prosperity or influence

baffle

To defeat or check someone by confusing or puzzling; to confuse or frustrate completely; disconcert

procrastinate verb

To delay action

disavow

To deny responsibility for; repudiate; to refuse to acknowledge or accept; disclaim

expropriate

To deprive of possession or property rights; to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession

cripple

To deprive the use of a limb and especially a leg; to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency or wholeness

label

To describe or designate with or as if with a label; to affix a label to

liquidate

To destroy something or kill someone; to do away with especially by killing

gut

To destroy the inside of; to destroy the essential power or effectiveness of; eviscerate

dilute

To diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of; to lessen the strength of (something)

dismantle

To disconnect the pieces of; to destroy the integrity or functioning of; to strip of dress or covering; to strip of furniture and equipment

annoy

To disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts; to harass especially by quick brief attacks; to cause someone to fell slightly angry

take action (on)

To do something; to act in order to get a particular result; to begin legal activity against someone

retract

To draw back or in; take back or withdraw; to recant or disavow something; to draw or pull back

tarnish

To dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust or dirt; to detract from the good quality of; vitiate; to bring disgrace on

peter off

To dwindle or tail off; to diminish to nothing

reverberate verb

To echo over and over again; to resound

efface

To eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface; to cause to fade or disappear

deplete

To empty of a principal substance; to lessen in quantity, content, power or value; to reduce in amount by using up

infringe

To encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another; to do something that does not obey or follow (a rule, law, etc.); to wrongly limit or restrict something such as another person's rights

boycott

To engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions; to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting

encroach

To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual or desired limits; to gradually take or begin to use or affect something that belongs to someone else or that someone else is using

scrutinize verb

To examine closely or critically

critique

To examine critically; to express your opinion about the good and bad parts of (something); to give a critique of (something)

peruse

To examine or consider with attention and in detail; study; to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner; to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner; to look at or read (something) in an informal or relaxed way

exasperate

To excite the anger of; enrage; to cause irritation or annoyance to; to make someone very angry or annoyed

enflame

To excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling; to make angry; to make more heated or violent; to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement; to become excited or angered

poison

To exert a baneful influence on; corrupt; to inhibit the activity, course or occurrence of

use up

To exhaust of strength or useful properties; to consume entirely; to exhaust of vigor or usefulness; finish

swell

To expand gradually beyond a normal or original limit; to become filled with pride and arrogance

compliment

To express esteem, respect, affection or admiration to; to present with a token of esteem

decry

To express strong disapproval of; to say publicly and forcefully that you regard (something) as bad, wrong, etc.

expiate

To extinguish the guilt incurred by; to make amends for

ebb

To fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state

squelch

To fall or stamp on so as to crush; to completely suppress; quell or silence

settle

To fix or resolve conclusively; to establish or secure permanently; to conclude by agreement between parties usually out of court; to make or arrange for final disposition of; to come to a decision

interdict

To forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner; to authoritatively prohibit or bar (an act or conduct)

build

To form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole; construct; to cause to be constructed

generalize about

To form generalizations about something; to make vague or indefinite statements; to make a general statement or form a general opinion, especially to state an opinion about a larger group that is based on a smaller number of people or things within that group; to apply (something specific, such as a theory or rule) to larger group

glaze (verb)

To furnish or fit with glass; to coat with or as if with a glaze; to give a smooth glossy surface to

exterminate

To get rid of completely usually by killing off; to destroy or kill completely; wipe out

confirm

To give approval to; ratify; to make firm or firmer; strengthen; to administer the rite of confirmation to; to give new assurance of the validity of; remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact

help

To give assistance or support to; to be of use to; benefit; to further the advancement of

aid

To give assistance; to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end

enforce

To give force to; strengthen; to urge with energy; constrain or compel; to carry out effectively

reciprocate verb

To give in return for, or in response to, something already given

yield

To give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required; to give up possession of on claim or demand; to surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another; to surrender or submit oneself to another; to relinquish one's possession of; to give up and cease resistance or contention; to give way to pressure or influence; to submit to urging, persuasion or entreaty

recompense (verb)

To give something to by way of compensation (as for a service rendered or damage incurred); to pay for; to return in kind; requite

buttress

To give support or stability to; to support, strengthen, or defend something

uphold

To give support to; to support against an opponent; to keep elevated; to life up

renounce

To give up, refuse, or resigned usually by formal declaration; to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further; repudiate

scan

To glance from point to point of often hastily, casually or in search of a particular item

succor (verb)

To go to the aid of; relieve

instigate

To goad or urge forward; provoke; to cause something to happen or begin

peter out

To gradually become smaller, weaker or less before stopping or ending; dwindle away to nothing

masticate

To grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth; chew; to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading

flourish

To grow luxuriantly; thrive; to achieve success; prosper; to reach a height of development or influence

decrease

To grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number or intensity); make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree

thrive

To grow vigorously; flourish; to gain in wealth or possessions; to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances

badger

To harass or annoy persistently; to annoy again and again

approve

To have or express a favorable opinion of; to give formal or official sanction; to officially accept an idea, action, plan, etc.

revere verb

To hold in great awe, esteem or respect

defame

To hurt the reputation of someone or something especially by saying things that are false or unfair; to harm the reputation of by libel or slander

vitiate verb

To impair the quality, force or value of; to debase

provoke

To incite to anger; to arouse to a feeling or action; to call forth (as a feeling or action); to stir up purposely

escalate

To increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity or scope; to become worse or to make something worse or more severe

multiply

To increase in number, especially greatly; to become greater in number; spread; augment

wax

To increase in size, numbers, strength, prosperity, or intensity; to increase in phase or intensity

grow

To increase in size; to have an increasing influence; to become increasingly acceptable or attractive

proliferate verb

To increase rapidly in size or abundance

expand

To increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of; to enlarge; to express at length or in greater detail; to open up; unfold

snowball

To increase, accumulate, expand or multiply at a rapidly accelerating rate

antagonize

To incur or provoke the hostility of; to act in opposition to; to cause someone to feel hostile or angry; to irritate or upset someone

impede

To interfere with or slow the progress of; to slow the movement, progress or action of someone or something

brace

To invigorate or freshen; to give added physical support or strength to something; to support yourself by leaning against something or holding something; to get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

bar

To keep out or exclude; to set aside; to not take into consideration; to put forth legal objection to

overlay (verb)

To lay or spread over or across; to cover something with a layer of another material

impute

To lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely or unjustly; to credit to a person or a cause; attribute

assuage

To lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses); ease; pacify or quiet; put an end to by satisfying; appease or quench

moderate

To lessen the intensity or extremeness of; to become less violent, severe, or intense; to make something less harsh, strong, or severe

raze verb

To level to the ground; to blot out or demolish

perjure verb

To lie deliberately while under oath to tell the truth

fade

To lose freshness, strength, or vitality; wither; to lose freshness or brilliance of color; to become weaker; to disappear gradually

reduce

To lower in grade or rank; demote or downgrade; to lower in condition or status; to diminish in strength or density

depreciate

To lower in honor or esteem; to lower the price or estimated value of; to fall in value

decide

To make a final choice or judgement about; to select as a course of action; to bring to a definite end; to induce to come to a choice

flatten

To make flat; to make level or smooth; to knock down; to defeat decisively

publish

To make generally known; to make public announcement of; to disseminate to the public; to produce or release for distribution

augment

To make greater, more numerous, larger or more intense; supplement

hamstring

To make ineffective or powerless; cripple

intensify

To make intense or more intensive; strengthen; grow strong or more acute

broach

To make known for the first time; to open up a subject for discussion; to bring up a subject for discussion

nullify

To make legally null and void; to make of no value or consequence; to cause something to lose its value or to have no effect

slacken

To make less active; slow up; to become slack or slow or negligent

diminish

To make less or cause to appear less; to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; to become gradually less (as in size or importance)

renew

To make like new; restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection; to make new spiritually; replace or replenish

invalidate

To make not valid, especially to weaken or destroy the cogency of; to weaken or destroy the effect of something; to show or prove something to be false or incorrect

soften

To make or become soft or softer; to weaken the military resistance or the morale of especially by harassment; to impair the strength or resistance of

requite

To make return for; repay; to make retaliation for; avenge; to make suitable return to for a benefit or service or for an injury

anger

To make someone angry; to become angry; to make strongly displeased

strengthen

To make someone or something stronger, more forceful, more effective, etc.; to become stronger, more forceful, more effective, etc.

bolster

To make something stronger or better; to give support to something

sanction (verb)

To make valid or binding usually by a formal procedure; to give effective or authoritative approval or consent to

weaken

To make weak; lessen the strength of; to reduce in intensity or effectiveness

broadcast

To make widely known; to transmit or make public by means of radio or television

aggravate

To make worse, more serious, or more severe; to intensify unpleasantly; to rouse to displeasure or anger by usually persistent and often petty goading

accelerate

To move faster; to gain speed; to progress from grade to grade more rapidly than usual; to bring about at an earlier time; to cause to move faster; to hasten the progress or development of; increase

slink

To move in a way that does not attract attention especially because you are embarrassed, afraid or doing something wrong; to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame)

skulk

To move or hide in a secret way especially because you are planning to do something bad; to move in a stealthy or furtive manner; to hide or conceal something, as oneself, often out of cowardice or fear or with sinister intent

prowl

To move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way; to move or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey

incite

To move to action; stir up; spur on; urge on; to cause (someone) to act in an angry, harmful or violent way; to cause an angry, harmful, or violent action or feeling

keep secret

To not tell anyone else information that is meant to be hidden from other people

spread

To open or expand over a larger area; to stretch out; extend; to distribute over an area; to distribute over a period or among a group; to make widely known; the extend the range or incidence of

gild

To overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold; to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to

subvert

To overturn or overthrow from the foundation; ruin; to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance or faith

exchange

To part with, give, or transfer in consideration of something received as an equivalent; to give and receive reciprocally; to pass or become received in exchange

reimburse

To pay back to someone; repay; to make restoration or payment of an equivalent to

repay

To pay back; to give or inflict in return or requital; to make a return payment to; to make requital for; recompense, compensate or requite

cogitate

To ponder or meditate on usually intently; to meditate deeply or intently

extol

To praise highly; glorify

stymie

To present an obstacle to; stand in the way of; to stop someone from doing something or to stop something from happening

conceal

To prevent disclosure or recognition of; to place out of sight; to keep secret

foil

To prevent from attaining an end; defeat; thwart

whitewash

To prevent people from learning the truth about something bad, such as a dishonest, immoral or illegal act or situation; to gloss over or cover up as vices or crimes; to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; to whiten with whitewash

cover up

To prevent people from learning the truth about something, such as a crime; to hide something

inhibit

To prohibit from doing something; to hold in check; restrain; to keep someone from doing what he or she wants to do; to prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of

foster

To promote the growth or development of; encourage; to give parental care to; nurture

foment

To promote the growth or development of; rouse or incite; to cause or try to cause the growth or development of (something bad or harmful)

denounce

To pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil; to publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong; to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly

forbid

To proscribe from or as if from the position of one in authority; to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command

eradicate

To pull up by the roots; to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots; to remove something completely; to eliminate or destroy something harmful

harness (verb)

To put a harness on (an animal)

suppress

To put down by authority or force; subdue; to exclude from consciousness; to restrain from a usual course or action; to inhibit the growth or development of

interchange

To put each of (two things) in the place of the other; exchange; to change places mutually; to put each of two or more things in the place of the other

dispose of

To put in place; set in readiness; to settle a matter finally; to place, distributed or arrange especially in an orderly way

categorize

To put into a category; classify; to put (someone or something) into a group of similar people or things

postpone

To put off to a later time; defer; to place later in order of of precedence, preference or importance

blacklist

To put on a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted

replace

To put something new in the place of; to restore to a former place or position; to take the place of especially as a substitute or successor

unite

To put together to form a single unit; to become combined by or as if by adhesion or mixture; to cause to adhere

erect

To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts; build; to fix in an upright position; to cause to stand up or stand out; to elevate in status; set up or establish

set up

To raise to a place in a high position; to place upright; erect; to assemble the parts of and erect in position

study

To read in detail especially with the intention of learning; to consider attentively or in detail

pore over

To read or study (something) very carefully

lower

To reduce in value, number or amount; to bring down in quality or character; degrade or diminish

dim

To reduce the light from; to make dim or lusterless; to make something less strong or clear or to become less strong or clear

replenish verb

To refill or provide a new supply of

discredit

To refuse to accept as true or accurate; disbelieve; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of; to deprive of good repute; disgrace

disown

To refuse to acknowledge as one's own; to repudiate any connection or identification with; to deny the validity or authority of

repudiate

To refuse to have anything to do with; disown; refuse to accept; to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force; to reject as untrue or unjust; to refuse to acknowledge or pay; to divorce or separate formally from

venerate

To regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference; to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion

kill

To reject by or as if by a vote; to show something to be no longer valid

loiter

To remain in an area when you do not have a particular reason to be there; to remain in an area for no obvious reason; to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses

weed out

To remove (people or things that are not wanted) from a group; to separate out, remove or eliminate (anything unwanted)

empty

To remove the contents of; deprive or divest; to discharge itself of contents; to remove from what holds or encloses; to become empty; to discharge contents

obliterate

To remove utterly from recognition or memory; to remove from existence: to destroy utterly all trace, indication or significance of; to cause to disappear or collapse; to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away

abjure

To renounce upon oath; to reject solemnly; to abstain from; avoid

repeal

To rescind or annul by authoritative act, especially, to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment; abandon or renounce

reassure

To restore to confidence; to make (someone) feel less afraid, upset or doubtful

countermand

To revoke (a command) by a contrary order; to recall or order back by a superseding contrary order

laminate

To roll or compress into a thin plate; to make something by uniting superposed layers of one or more materials; to unite layers of material by an adhesive or other means; to cover something with a thin layer of clear plastic for protection

mar

To ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of; spoil; to ruin the beauty or perfection of something; to hurt or damage the good condition of something

bad-mouth

To say bad things about someone or something; to criticize someone or something; to criticize severely

usurp verb

To seize a power, office, function, or the like without any legal right to do so

burgeon

To send forth new growth; to grow and expand rapidly; to flourish

detach

To separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage; disengage or withdraw

dissociate

To separate from association or union with another; disunite

divide

To separate into two or more parts, areas or groups; to separate into classes, categories, or divisions; to separate into portions

pose

To set forth or offer for attention or consideration; present

underwrite

To set one's name to for the purpose of thereby becoming answerable for a designated loss or damage; to assume liability for; to subscribe to; agree to; to guarantee financial support of; to give money to support and agree to be responsible for any losses if it fails; to agree to pay for a certain kind of loss or damage by offering

separate

To set or keep apart; disconnect or sever; to disperse in space or time

disconnect

To sever the connection of or between; to become detached or withdrawn

shilly-shally

To show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution; to spend time idly or move lackadaisically

lessen

To shrink in size, number, or degree; decrease; to reduce in size, extent or degree; to lower in status or dignity

subside

To sink or fall to the bottom; to tend downward; descend; to let oneself settle down; sink; to become quiet or less; become less strong or intense; to move down to a lower level

decline

To slope downward; descend; to stoop to what is unworthy; to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition; to become less in amount

lurk verb

To sneak; to lie hidden or in wait

contaminate

To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association; to make something dangerous, dirty, or impure by adding something harmful or undesirable to it

mollify

To soothe in temper or disposition; appease; to reduce in intensity; assuage or temper

placate

To soothe or mollify especially by concessions; appease; to cause someone to fell less angry about something

stipulate verb

To specify or demand as a condition for agreement; to guarantee or affirm

disseminate

To spread abroad as though sowing seed; to disperse throughout; to cause something, such as information, to go to many people

permeate verb

To spread through; to penetrate

recoil

To spring back to or as if to a starting point; rebound; to shrink back physically or emotionally

encourage

To spur on; stimulate; to give help or patronage to; foster; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope

crush

To squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure; to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weight; to oppress or burden grievously; to subdue completely

put forward

To state or offer an idea, opinion or plan; to offer something for consideration

cleave to

To stay very close to (someone); to stick closely to (something); to stick firmly to something

kindle

To stir up; arouse; to bring into being; to become animated; to become illuminated

stamp out

To stop or destroy (something bad); to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet

reinforce

To strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support; make stronger or more pronounced; to strengthen or increase by fresh additions; to encourage or give support to an idea, behavior or feeling

knock down

To strike to the ground with or as if with a sharp blow; fell; to take apart; disassemble

alarm

To strike with fear; disturb or excite; to give waning to; to cause (someone) to feel a sense of danger; to worry or frighten

compete

To strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (such as position, profit, or a prize); be in a state of rivalry

vie verb

To struggle for superiority with; to contend with

allay

To subdue or reduce in intensity or severity; alleviate; to make quiet; calm

revile

To subject to verbal abuse; to use abusive language; rail; to denounce or scorn (very, completely and vile)

prosper

To succeed in an enterprise or activity, especially to achieve economic success; to become strong and flourishing

supplant

To supersede another especially by force or treachery; to take the place of someone or something that is old or no longer used or accepted

quash

To suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; to nullify especially by judicial action; to put a stop to something by the use of force

split

To tear or render apart; to affect as if by breaking up or tearing apart; to divide into parts of portions

traduce

To tell lies about someone; to expose to shame of blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation; violate or betray

eject

To throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence; to throw out or off from within; to push something out

worry

To touch or disturb something repeatedly; to afflict with mental distress or agitation; to assail with rough or aggressive attack or treatment; torment; to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort

gloss over

To treat or describe, something such as a serious problem or error, as if it were no important

snub

To treat with contempt or neglect; to ignore someone in a deliberate and insulting way; to not accept or attend something as a way to show disapproval

upset (verb)

To trouble mentally or emotionally; disturb the poise of; to throw into disorder; to cause a physical disorder in, specifically to make somewhat ill

act (on)

To use (something, such as a feeling or suggestion) as a reason or basis for doing something; to take action; move

calumniate

To utter maliciously false statements, charges or imputations about; to injure the reputation of by calumny

inspect

To view closely in critical appraisal; to examine officially; to look at something carefully in order to learn more about it, to find problems

blackball

To vote, especially to exclude from membership by casting a negative vote; to exclude socially; ostracize; boycott

dillydally

To waste time by loitering or delaying; dawdle

mushroom

To well up and spread out laterally from a central source; to become enlarged or extended; grow; to spring up suddenly or multiply rapidly

recant verb

To withdraw formally or publicly

incredible

Too extraordinary or improbable to be believed; amazing or extraordinary

self-centered

Too interested in yourself and not caring about the needs or feelings of other people; concerned solely with one's own desires, needs or interests

vain

Too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements; having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements

negligible adjective

Too small to be significant

ticklish

Touchy or oversensitive; easily overturned; require delicate handling

recollection

Tranquility of mind; the act or power of recalling to mind; something recalled to the mind; the act of remembering something or the ability to remember something

itinerant

Traveling from place to place, especially covering a circuit; staying in place for only a short amount of time

importunate

Troublesomely urgent; overly persistent in request or demand; troublesome

confused

Unable to understand or think clearly; difficult to understand; not clearly organized or expressed; being perplexed or disconcerted; being disordered or mixed up

doubtful

Uncertain or unsure about something; not likely to be true; not probable; giving rise to doubt or uncertainty; open to question; lacking a definite opinion, conviction or determination; uncertain in outcome; marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty or validity

skulduggery

Underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; a devious device or trick; secret or dishonest behavior or activity

redundant adjective

Unnecessarily repetitive or superfluous; more than what is normally considered adequate or necessary

probity noun

Unquestionable honesty or uprightness

Adamant

Unshakeable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion; unyielding; not giving in

tacit adjective

Unspoken; implied or inferred

loyal

Unswerving in allegiance; faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or government; faithful to a private person to whom faithfulness is due; faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution or product

peaceful

Untroubled by conflict, agitation, or commotion; quiet and tranquil; devoid of violence

elongated

Unusually long in relation to its width; made longer; extended long and narrow

nepotism noun

Unwarranted favoritism shown to relatives or friends by someone in high office

eagerness

Urgent desire or interest; the quality or state of being marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest

keenness

Urgent desire or interest; the quality or state of showing a quick and ardent responsiveness

single-purpose

Used only for one particular purpose

fixed

Used to describe something that does not change; placed or attached in a way that does not move easily; securely placed or fastened

token

Used to describe something that is done with very little effort and only to give the appearance that an effort is made; representing no more than a symbolic effort; serving or intended to show absence of discrimination

perfunctory

Used to describe something that is done without energy enthusiasm because of habit or because it is expected; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

unique

Used to say that someone or something is unlike anything or anyone else; very special or unusual; belonging to or connected with only one particular thing, place or person; being the only one; being without a like or equal; distinctly characteristic

terse

Using few words; devoid of superfluity; short, brusque; brief and direct in a way that may seem rude or unfriendly

pleonastic

Using more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundant; using more words than those necessary to denote mere sense

wordy

Using or containing many and usually too many words; of or relating to words; verbal

laconic

Using or involving the use of minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious; using few words in speech or writing

hazy

Vague, indefinite, or uncertain; not clear in thought or meaning

affirm

Validate or confirm; to state positively; to assert as valid or confirmed; to show or express a strong belief in or dedication to; to uphold something

daring (noun)

Venturesome boldness; the quality of being willing to do dangerous or difficult things; courage or fearlessness

daring (adjective)

Venturesomely bold in action or thought; willing to do dangerous or difficult things; showing a lack of fear

sumptuous

Very expensive, rich or impressive; extremely costly, rich luxurious, or magnificent

enormous

Very great in size or amount; marked by extraordinarily great size, number or degree, especially exceeding usual bounds or accepted notions

vast

Very great in size, amount or extent; very great in size, amount, degree, intensity or especially in extent or range

titanic

Very great in size, force or power; having great magnitude, force or power

imperative

Very important; expressing a command in a forceful and confident way; not to be avoided or evaded; necessary

pivotal

Very important; vitally important; critical; of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

gargantuan

Very large in size or amount; tremendous in size, volume or degree; gigantic or colossal

colossal

Very large or great; of a bulk, extent, power or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible; of an exceptional or astonishing degree

multitudinous

Very many; including a multitude of individuals; existing in great multitude; existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects

clear

Very obvious; not causing or allowing doubt; easily understood; free from doubt or confusion; free from obscurity or ambiguity; to free from pollution or cloudiness; to free from accusation or blame; exonerate or vindicate; to free from what obstructs or is unneeded; to free from obligation or encumbrance

minuscule

Very small; extremely small or tiny

diminutive

Very small; indicating the small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable or contemptible; exceptionally or notably small

minute

Very small; very complete and precise; of small importance; infinitesimal or trifling

opprobrium

Very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people; something that bring disgrace; public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious

extraordinary

Very unusual; very different from what is normal or ordinary; going beyond what is usual, regular or customary; exceptional to a very marked extent

felicitous

Very well suited or expressed; pleasant or delightful

mettle

Vigor and strength of spirit or temperament; staying quality; stamina; quality of temperament or disposition

rage

Violent and uncontrolled anger; a fit of violent wrath; an intense feeling

turbulent adjective

Violently agitated or disturbed; restless or unruly

nomadic adjective

Wandering, roving

grasping

Wanting money and possessions too much; desiring material possessions urgently and excessively and often to the point of ruthlessness

decrepit

Wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age; fallen into ruin or disrepair; impaired by use or wear

sacrilegious adjective

Wickedly disrespectful of sacred or revered things

pigheaded

Willfully or perversely unyielding; obstinate; refusing to do what other people want or to change your opinion or the way you do something; very stubborn

forgiving

Willing or able to forgive; allowing room for error or weakness; able or willing to forgive someone or something

supine

Willing to be controlled by others; weak or passive; exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity, especially mentally or morally slack

accommodating

Willing to please; helpful, obliging; willing to do what someone else wants or requests

mundane adjective

Worldly (as opposed to spiritual); humdrum or everyday

worthwhile

Worth doing or getting; good enough or important enough to be worth spending time, effort or money on; being worth the time or effort spent

noticeable

Worthy of notice; likely to be noticed

laudable

Worthy of praise; commendable

venerable adjective

Worthy of reverence or respect because of character, position, age, or religious or historical associations

travesty

a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter; a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation

postlude

a closing piece of music; especially : an organ voluntary at the end of a church service; a closing phase (as of an epoch or a literary work)

epilogue

a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work; a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play; the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action; the concluding section of a musical composition

trick

a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud; a mischievous act; a deceptive, dexterous, or ingenious feat

dent

a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure; a notch or hollow mark made in a surface by a blow or by pressure

assumption

a fact or statement (as a proposition, axiom, postulate, or notion) taken for granted; a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof

aversion (to)

a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it; a settled dislike; a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has been associated with a noxious stimulus

abhorrence (of)

a feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing; a feeling of one who regards with extreme repugnance

service

a form followed in worship or in a religious ceremony

ceremony

a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention; a conventional act of politeness or etiquette; a routine action performed with elaborate pomp; observance of an established code of civility or politeness

affinity (for)

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing; an attraction to or liking for something

hole

a hollowed-out place; a cave, pit, or well in the ground; burrow; an unusually deep place in a body of water

spoof (noun)

a light humorous parody

burlesque

a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation; mockery usually by caricature; theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts

axiom

a maxim widely accepted on its intrinsic merit; a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference; postulate; an established rule or principle or a self-evident truth

riddle

a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum, enigma; something or someone difficult to understand

depression

a place or part that is lower than the surrounding area : a depressed place or part; a pressing down

thesis

a position or proposition that a person (as a candidate for scholastic honors) advances and offers to maintain by argument; a proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof

bulge

a protuberant or swollen part or place; a rounded lump on the surface of something

bump

a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface; an area of skin that is raised because it was hit, injured, etc; a small raised area on the surface

curtain-raiser

a short play usually of one scene that is presented before the main full-length drama; a usually short preliminary to a main event

hang-up

a source of mental or emotional difficulty

calm (noun)

a state of tranquility

peace

a state of tranquility or quiet: as; freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions

chaos

a state of utter confusion

turmoil

a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion

subversion

a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working secretly from within

version

a translation from another language; an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another account

spacecraft

a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere

moot adjective and verb

a. (adjective) Debatable and therefore unresolved b. (verb) To bring up for discussion

recalcitrant adjective and noun

a. (adjective) Stubbornly resistant to reason or authority b. (noun) A perverse or wayward person

parody noun and verb

a. (noun) A comic imitation of the style, form, or content of a serious piece of work b. (noun) A performance that is so bad as to constitute a mockery of the thing it is intended to represent c. (verb) To imitate in a mocking or unworthy way

zany noun and adjective

a. (noun) A comical person given to outlandish behavior; a buffoon b. (adjective) Ludicrously comic, bizarre, or absurd

stereotype noun and verb

a. (noun) A conventional, usually oversimplified, conception or representation of something b. (verb) To force into a uniform, and usually oversimplified, mold; to develop a fixed and unvarying idea about

mercenary noun and adjective

a. (noun) A hireling, especially a hired professional soldier b. (adjective) Motivated solely by a desire for material gain

motley noun and adjective

a. (noun) A kind of multicolored cloth; a garment made from this cloth, especially the costume worn by a court jester or clown b. (adjective) Multicolored; diverse or varied

satellite noun and adjective

a. (noun) A natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size b. (noun) A country that is under the domination or influence of a larger or more powerful country c. (adjective) Dependent

renegade noun and adjective

a. (noun) A person who deserts one cause or group for another b. (adjective) Disloyal or traitorous

libel noun and verb

a. (noun) A public statement or picture that damages a person by falsely impugning his or her character, motives, or actions or by unjustly exposing the person to public censure or ridicule. b. (verb) To slander publicly

premise noun and verb

a. (noun) A statement upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn b. (verb) To state or assume as the basis for something else; to offer in advance as an explanation of, or introduction to, something else

veneer noun and verb

a. (noun) A thin layer of fine material put on the surface of something in order to make it more attractive or cover defects; a deceptively attractive outward appearance b. (verb) To cover something with a veneer of fine material

yoke noun and verb

a. (noun) A wooden frame joining a pair of oxen or other draft animals together at the neck; any form or symbol of bondage or subjection b. (verb) To join or bond together

mammoth noun and adjective

a. (noun) An extinct form of elephant; a giant or colossus b. (adjective) Gigantic

salient noun and adjective

a. (noun) An outward projection in a military position; anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings b. (adjective) Prominent or conspicuous

solace noun and verb

a. (noun) Comfort or consolation in sorrow, distress, or misfortune b. (verb) To comfort or console

veto noun and verb

a. (noun) The right or power of the chief executive to reject measures approved by the legislative body; any authoritative prohibition b. (verb) To prevent a bill from becoming law by exercising the right of veto; to prohibit or reject

purge verb and noun

a. (verb) To cleanse or purify, especially to rid a group of undesirable elements b. (noun) A medicine that cleanses; the elimination of undesirable elements from a group

wane verb and noun

a. (verb) To decrease gradually in size, extent, power, or intensity b. (noun) A gradual decline or decrease

sabotage verb and noun

a. (verb) To hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily b. (noun) Malicious damage, destruction, or hindrance of something

paraphrase verb and noun

a. (verb) To restate in other words or another form, often in order to clarify meaning or avoid difficulties b. (noun) A restatement in other words or another form

liability noun

a. A debt or obligation, especially of a financial nature b. A hindrance or handicap

novice noun

a. A person who has just entered a religious order on a probationary basis b. A beginner of any kind

paradox noun

a. A seemingly self-contradictory statement that, on closer examination, proves worthy of belief b. Someone or something that is full of contradictions and inconsistencies

strategy noun

a. An overall plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal b. The science of planning and directing such an operation

volatile adjective

a. Evaporating readily at normal temperatures or pressure levels b. Changeable and potentially explosive

nominal adjective

a. Existing in name only b. Insignificantly small

sordid adjective

a. Filthy and mean b. Morally degrading or reprehensible

peremptory adjective

a. Having the nature of a command in that it does not allow discussion, contradiction, or refusal b. Determined, resolute c. Offensively dictatorial

parochial adjective

a. Located in, or supported by, a parish (a type of ecclesiastical district) b. Restricted in scope or range; narrow or limited

lush adjective

a. Luxuriant, plentiful; luxurious, opulent b. Overelaborate or overripe

sanguine adjective

a. Reddish or ruddy b. Cheerfully confident or optimistic

resilient adjective

a. Springy or flexible; able to resume its original shape b. Able to recover quickly from sickness, change, or misfortune

zenith noun

a. The point of a celestial sphere that is directly above the observer and vertically opposite the extreme point below b. The highest point or state of something

ruminate verb

a. To chew cud. (In this sense, the word is applied to cows and other ruminants) b. To ponder at length; to turn over in one's mind

silence

absence of sound or noise : stillness

ostracize antonyms

accept, welcome, embrace; associate with

prescriptive

acquired by, founded on, or determined by prescription or by long-standing custom; of or relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method; (of a right, title, or institution) having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time.

procrastinate antonyms

act (on), take action (on), settle, decide, dispose of, take care of

genuine

actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character

sad

affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness; downcast or depressing

rescind antonyms

affirm, confirm, enforce, endorse, uphold, ratify, underwrite

recant antonyms

affirm, reaffirm, aver; hold fast to, cleave to, adhere to

repercussion synonyms

aftereffect, aftermath, reverberation, backlash

senile synonyms

aged, decrepit, doddering, feebleminded, infirm, superannuated, obsolescent

medium synonyms

agency, channel, vehicle

pushy

aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward

versatile synonyms

all-around, all-purpose, many-sided, multipurpose; flexible, adaptable, resourceful

mercenary antonyms

altruistic, disinterested

nebulous synonyms

amorphous, opaque, shapeless, fuzzy, indefinite

counteraccusation

an accusation made in turn by someone against their accuser

free rendering

an act or instance of interpretation, rendition, or depiction, as of a dramatic part or a musical composition

district

an area, region, or section with a distinguishing character

hypothesis

an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument; an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action; a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences

predilection (for)

an established preference for something; a natural liking for something : a tendency to do or to be attracted to something

phobia

an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation

gimmick

an ingenious or novel mechanical device; an important feature that is not immediately apparent; an ingenious and usually new scheme or angle; a trick or device used to attract business or attention

compulsion

an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act

propitiate antonyms

antagonize, alienate, exasperate, vex, anger, annoy, incense

zeal antonyms

apathy, indifference, listlessness, unconcern, nonchalance

cogent

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing; pertinent or relevant

unpromising

appearing unlikely to prove worthwhile or result favorably

zeal synonyms

ardor, gusto, eagerness, passion, intensity, alacrity, vigor, enthusiasm, relish, keenness, rapture, ecstasy

alleged

asserted to be true or to exist ; questionably true or of a specified kind; accused but not proven or convicted

liability antonyms

asset, plus, advantage

striking

attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities

propensity antonyms

aversion (to), repugnance (for), disinclination (to), antipathy (to); immunity (to)

precocious antonyms

backward, retarded; underdeveloped; laggard

rudiment synonyms

basics, fundamentals, ABCs, first principles

backward

behind others : not as advanced as others in learning or development; retarded in development

tyrannical

being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way; oppressive and controlling

reputed

being such according to reputation or general belief

traumatic antonyms

beneficial, salutary, salubrious; uplifting, inspirational

malice antonyms

benevolence, beneficence, goodwill, generosity, charity, magnanimity

legacy synonyms

bequest, inheritance, endowment; present, gift

peremptory synonyms

binding, obligatory, mandatory, prescriptive; categorical, unconditional, positive, emphatic, concerted; despotic, tyrannical, high-handed

trenchant antonyms

bland, pallid; obtuse, vacuous, vapid, inane

pusillanimous antonyms

bold, daring, intrepid, courageous, spirited, dynamic, forceful

schism synonyms

breach, break, cleft, rupture, rift, cleavage

parochial antonyms

broad-minded, cosmopolitan, liberal

liberal

broad-minded; especially : not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms

proliferate synonyms

burgeon, snowball, mushroom, thrive, multiply, spread, prosper, flourish, expand, escalate, accelerate

remorse antonyms

callousness, indifference, unconcern, impenitence

turbulent antonyms

calm, peaceful, placid, tranquil

tranquil synonyms

calm, serene, placid; cool, composed, self-possessed, unexcited, unperturbed, impassive, dispassionate

loathsome

causing hatred or disgust; repulsive

ruinous

causing or tending to cause ruin; disastrous or destructive

mournful

causing sorrow or melancholy : gloomy; expressing or full of sorrow

dolorous

causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief; feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

mundane antonyms

celestial, heavenly, cosmic; unworldly, spiritual; metaphysical, transcendental; extraordinary, unique

pandemonium synonyms

chaos, bedlam, turmoil, tumult, din, cacophony, hubbub, hullabaloo, ruckus, rumpus

evident

clear to the vision or understanding

nebulous antonyms

clear, distinct, well-defined, unambiguous

taciturn synonyms

closemouthed, tight-lipped, laconic, reserved, uncommunicative, reticent

dominant

commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others; overlooking and commanding from a superior position; very important, powerful, or successful

devout

committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises; expressing piety or religious fervor : expressing devotion; devoted to a pursuit, belief, or mode of behavior : serious, earnest

vie synonyms

compete, contest

syndrome synonym

complex

formalities

compliances with formal or conventional rules; established forms or procedures that are required or conventional

recalcitrant antonyms

compliant, complaisant, acquiescent, tractable, cooperative, docile, amenable, accommodating, willing

obsession synonyms

compulsion, fixation, mania, phobia, hang-up

mandatory synonyms

compulsory, requisite; imperative

promulgate antonyms

conceal, keep secret

governing

conducting the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people).

decent

conforming to standards of propriety, good taste, or morality; free from immodesty or obscenity

pornographic

constituting or resembling pornography; obscene

protracted antonyms

contracted, compressed, truncated, brief, foreshortened, curtailed

opportune synonyms

convenient, seasonable, apt, fitting, propitious, fit, auspicious, advantageous

self-righteous

convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic; having or showing a strong belief that your own actions, opinions, etc., are right and other people's are wrong

venal synonyms

corruptible, bribable, mercenary

recrimination synonyms

counterchange, counteraccusation, retort

prowess antonyms

cowardice, timidity; incompetence, ineptitude

urbane antonyms

crude, boorish, rude, discourteous, ill-bred, gauche

lucid synonyms

crystal clear, understandable, comprehensible; sane, rational

obscene antonyms

decent, refined, modest; laudable, meritorious

proliferate antonyms

decline, diminish, wane, taper off, decrease, peter out, subside, dwindle

tenable synonyms

defensible, defendable, maintainable; irrefutable, incontestable, unassailable; plausible, believable, credible

pale

deficient in color or intensity of color : pallid; not bright or brilliant; dim

tentative antonyms

definite, settled, certain, finalized

pernicious synonyms

deleterious, detrimental, malignant, baneful, ruinous, destructive

stigmatize synonyms

denounce, condemn, decry, discredit, disparage, belittle; label, impute

lush synonyms

dense, thriving, flourishing, profuse, lavish, prodigal, extravagant; ornate, sumptuous

ungodly

denying or disobeying God; contrary to moral law; impious or irreligious; sinful or wicked

replenish antonyms

deplete, use up, empty, exhaust

meritorious

deserving of honor or esteem; deserving reward, honor or praise

destructive

designed or tending to hurt or destroy; causing destruction; ruinous

anomaly

deviation from the common rule; something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

outspoken

direct and open in speech or expression : frank; spoken or expressed without reserve

veracity antonyms

dishonesty, falsity, spuriousness, deceptiveness; untrustworthiness

recant synonyms

disown, renounce, retract, repudiate, disavow, abjure

plaintive synonyms

doleful, dolorous, disconsolate, lachrymose, wistful, heartbroken, tearful, lugubrious

ill timed

done or happening at a time that is not good or suitable

protracted synonyms

drawn-out, elongated; interminable, endless, long-winded

phobia synonyms

dread (of), horror (of), aversion (to), distaste (for), abhorrence (of), antipathy (for), loathing (for)

mundane synonyms

earthly, terrestrial; secular, temporal; material, physical; ordinary, prosaic, routine, commonplace, banal

narcissistic synonyms

egotistic(al), egoistic, egomaniacal, self-centered, conceited, vain

lackadaisical antonyms

energetic, vigorous, dynamic, spirited, animated

malignant

evil in nature, influence, or effect; injurious; tending to produce death or deterioration; very virulent or infectious

caricature

exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics

reciprocate synonyms

exchange, repay, requite, reimburse, recompense, interchange

mania

excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood; excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm

ostracize synonyms

expel, exile; blacklist, blackball, snub; boycott; bar, repudiate, reject; proscribe, outlaw

fresh

experienced, made, or received newly or anew; not previously known or used; new or different.

novice antonyms

expert, pro, veteran, old hand, past master, virtuoso

tacit antonyms

explicit, express, expressed, specific

rephrase

express (an idea or question) in an alternative way, especially with the purpose of changing the detail or perspective of the original idea or question

usurp synonyms

expropriate, arrogate; encroach, infringe; supplant, supersede

up-to-date

extending up to the present time : including the latest information

shocking

extremely startling, distressing, or offensive; causing surprise, horror, or disgust

wrath antonyms

favor, blessing, approval, pleasure

salubrious

favorable to or promoting health or well-being; making good health possible or likely

happy

favored by luck or fortune : fortunate

despondent

feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression

myriad antonyms

finite, limited

stable

firmly established : fixed, steadfast; not changing or fluctuating : unvarying; permanent or enduring; steady in purpose : firm in resolution; not subject to insecurity or emotional illness : sane, rational

raze synonyms

flatten, gut, fell, obliterate, eradicate, efface, tear down, dismantle, knock down, devastate

tearful

flowing with or accompanied by tears; causing tears; crying or inclined to cry; sad or emotional

malapropism synonyms

flub, gaffe, solecism

thwart synonyms

foil, baffle, neutralize, defeat, stymie, cripple; impede, inhibit

positive

formally laid down or imposed : prescribed; expressed clearly or peremptorily;independent of changing circumstances : unconditioned; relating to or constituting a motion or device that is definite, unyielding, constant, or certain in its action

perjure synonyms

forswear, prevaricate

stamina synonyms

fortitude, perseverance, guts, grit, mettle, staying power, energy, vitality

precocious synonyms

forward, gifted; advanced; premature

sordid synonyms

foul, wretched, gross, sleazy, squalid; vile, shameful, dishonorable; crass

lighthearted

free from care, anxiety, or seriousness : happy-go-lucky; cheerfully optimistic and hopeful : easygoing; having or showing a cheerful and happy nature

secure

free from danger or risk of loss; trustworthy or dependable; assured in opinion or expectation : having no doubt

safe

free from harm or risk : unhurt; secure from threat of danger, harm, or loss; trustworthy or reliable; affording safety or security from danger, risk, or difficulty

refined

free from impurities

sincere

free of dissimulation or adulteration; honest, pure and true

old-fashioned

from or like that of an earlier time; using or preferring ways and traditions of the past

merry

full of gaiety or high spirits; marked by festivity or gaiety; mirthful or delightful; very happy and cheerful : feeling or showing joy and happiness

cheerful

full of good spirits : merry; ; likely to dispel gloom or worry; causing good feelings or happiness

lucrative synonyms

gainful, remunerative, rewarding, worthwhile; productive, fruitful, advantageous

mild

gentle in nature or behavior; moderate in action or effect; not being or involving what is extreme; not severe; temperate

self-assertive

given to or characterized by self-assertion

lachrymose

given to tears or weeping : tearful; tending to cause tears : mournful

kudos synonyms

glory, honor, acclamation, credit, recognition, renown; accolade, plaudit

scrutinize antonyms

gloss over, skip over, scan

strident synonyms

grating, shrill, raucous, dissonant, cacophonous, jarring

want

grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life; deficiency or lack

dread (of)

great fear especially in the face of impending evil; extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect

indecent

grossly improper or offensive; unseemly or inappropriate

aged

grown old; of an advanced age; having attained a specified age

contingent

happening by chance or unforeseen causes; subject to chance or unseen effects : unpredictable; dependent on or conditioned by something else; likely but not certain to happen; intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen; depending on something else that might or might not happen

gay

happily excited : merry; keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits

relent antonyms

harden, stiffen, be adamant

deleterious

harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way; causing harm or damage

cacophony

harsh or discordant sound : dissonance, specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases

rosy

having a pinkish usually healthy-looking complexion

ill-omened

having or attended by bad omens

high-handed

having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others; arbitrary; overbearing

hopeful

having qualities which inspire hope

new

having recently come into existence : recent, modern

predominant

having superior strength, influence, or authority : prevailing; more important, powerful, successful, or noticeable than other people or things

archaic

having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses; of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time; surviving from an earlier period

poignant synonyms

heartbreaking, tender, heartrending, wistful, affecting, melancholy, elegiac, bittersweet

sanctimonious antonyms

heartfelt, sincere

diffident

hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence; reserved or unattractive; lacking confidence : not feeling comfortable around people; very careful about acting or speaking

sanctimonious synonyms

hypocritical, pietistic, self-righteous, canting, pompous, insincere, holier-than-thou, simon-pure

quixotic synonyms

idealistic, visionary, fanciful, unrealistic, utopian, chimerical

bright

illustrious or glorious; lively, cheerful and sunny

tangible antonyms

imperceptible, insubstantial, immaterial, untouchable; nebulous, hazy, vague

sacrilegious synonyms

impious, blasphemous, ungodly, unholy, wicked, sinful, immoral, reprobate, irreverent, iconoclastic

blasphemous

impiously irreverent : profane; sacrilegious against God or sacred things

opportune antonyms

inappropriate, untimely, unsuitable, ill timed, inconvenient, inauspicious

impregnable

incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable; unassailable or impenetrable; not able to be captured by attack : very strong; not likely to be weakened or changed

trenchant synonyms

incisive, keen, acute; effective, cogent; caustic, mordant, biting

dip

inclination downward; a hollow or depression

moot antonyms

incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable

venal antonyms

incorruptible, scrupulous, honest, upright

liability synonyms

indebtedness, debit, minus; disadvantage, drawback, obstacle

obscene synonyms

indecent, lewd, salacious, smutty, bawdy, scatological, pornographic; risqué, suggestive, vulgar, crude, coarse; disgusting, abominable, reprehensible, loathsome

tenable antonyms

indefensible, insupportable, unmaintainable, flawed, faulty; specious, implausible, questionable

obsequious antonyms

independent; frank, candid, outspoken; self-assertive, aggressive, bumptious

taste (for)

individual preference : inclination; a desire for a particular food, drink, or experience; critical judgment, discernment, or appreciation

prying

inquisitive in an annoying, officious, or meddlesome way

negligible synonyms

insignificant, inconsequential, trivial, piddling, trifling, nugatory

quell antonyms

instigate, foment, provoke, incite, kindle; enflame, arouse, stir up

probity synonyms

integrity, rectitude, ethicality, righteousness, honorableness, decency

officious synonyms

intrusive; prying, nosy; forward, pushy, bossy; importunate

categorical

involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories; unambiguously explicit and direct

nomadic synonyms

itinerant, migratory, peripatetic

vulgar

lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste; morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate; offensive in language; lewdly or profanely indecent

gloomy

lacking in promise or hopefulness : pessimistic; low in spirits; melancholy

insipid

lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge; dull or flat; lacking taste or savor

vapid

lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force; flat or dull; not lively or interesting : dull or boring; lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation or spirit;

forward

lacking modesty or reserve : brash; moving, tending, or leading to a position in front; notably advanced or developed; precocious; advocating an advanced policy in the direction of what is considered progress

unaffecting

lacking pretense or affectation; not able to move the emotions or passions; not arousing emotions

laggard

lagging or tending to lag : dilatory; slow to act, move, or respond

litigation synonym

legal proceedings

lackadaisical synonyms

lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid, indolent, lazy, supine, slothful; blasé, nonchalant, indifferent; perfunctory

pensive antonyms

lighthearted, blithe, cheerful, gay, mirthful, merry, jocund

phobia antonyms

liking (for), taste (for), partiality (for), fondness (for), affinity (for), predilection (for)

ritual synonyms

liturgy, ceremony, formalities, service, ceremonial

parochial synonyms

local, regional, district; narrow-minded, insular, provincial, hidebound, myopic

ominous antonyms

lucky, happy, felicitous, auspicious, propitious

vindictive antonyms

magnanimous, forgiving, conciliatory

malice synonyms

malevolence, spite, rancor, animosity, vindictiveness, malignity, enmity, resentment

vitiate synonyms

mar, poison, taint, contaminate, reduce, lower, lessen, weaken, depreciate, dilute, tarnish

predatory synonyms

marauding, pillaging, looting; rapacious, voracious, avaricious, extortionate

holier-than-thou

marked by an air of superior piety or morality; having or showing the annoying attitude of people who believe that they are morally better than other people

frank

marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression; unmistakably evident

candid

marked by honest sincere expression; indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception

caustic

marked by incisive sarcasm; very harsh and critical

contemplative

marked by or given to contemplation; specifically : of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance

crude

marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity

morass synonyms

marsh, fen, quagmire

ruminate synonyms

masticate; mull over, reflect upon, deliberate, muse on, cogitate

pensive synonyms

meditative, reflective, contemplative, introspective; sad, melancholy, wistful, heavyhearted, mournful, doleful

strident antonyms

mellifluous, euphonious, melodious, dulcet

schism antonyms

merger, fusion, union, amalgamation

plaintive antonyms

merry, jocund, cheerful, ligthearted

narrow-minded

minded lacking in tolerance or breadth of vision : petty

mammoth antonyms

minute, minuscule, diminutive, Lilliputian, microscopic, tiny

propitiate synonyms

mollify, placate, conciliate

motley antonyms

monochrome, monochromatic; monolithic, homogeneous, uniform

principal

most important, consequential, or influential : chief; highest in rank or importance; most important

lugubrious

mournful, especially exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful; dismal; looking or sounding sad and dismal

myriad synonyms

multitudinous, multifarious, manifold, infinite

concerted

mutually contrived or agreed on ; performed in unison; jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated

zenith antonyms

nadir, perigee

novel

new and not resembling something formerly known or used; original or striking especially in conception or style

hubbub

noise or uproar; confusion or turmoil

unassuming

not assuming : modest; not having or showing a desire to be noticed, praised, etc; not pretentious or arrogant; modest

unconditional

not conditional or limited : absolute, unqualified; not subject to any conditions

inconvenient

not convenient especially in giving trouble or annoyance : inopportune

uncommunicative

not disposed to talk or impart information; reserved

tentative

not fully worked out or developed; hesitant or uncertain; not done with confidence : uncertain and hesitant; not definite : still able to be changed

bland

not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating; exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment; dull and insipid; showing no emotion or concern; full and insipid; not interesting or exciting; smooth and soothing in manner or quality; exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment

immoral

not moral; broadly : conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles

underdeveloped

not normally or adequately developed; not developed to a normal size or strength

mealymouthed

not plain and straightforward; devious; afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly; avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious or compromising

independent

not requiring or relying on something else : not contingent

modest

observing the proprieties of dress and behavior : decent

recalcitrant synonyms

obstinate, perverse, intractable, unyielding, contrary, rebellious, defiant, uncooperative, contumacious, pigheaded, ornery

kudos antonyms

odium, opprobrium, obloquy, contempt, disdain

fitting

of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable

nosy

of prying or inquisitive disposition or quality; intrusive

regional

of, relating to, characteristic of, or serving a region; localized

local

of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place : not general or widespread; primarily serving the needs of a particular limited district

despotic

of, relating to, or characteristic of a ruler with absolute power and authority or a person exercising power tyrannically

obsolete synonyms

old-fashioned, antiquated, dated, out-of-date, passé, old hat, superannuated; archaic, defunct, extinct

ubiquitous synonyms

omnipresent, pervasive, universal, ever-present

client

one that is under the protection of another : dependent

mandatory antonyms

optional, discretionary, voluntary

pandemonium antonyms

order, silence, calm, tranquility, placidity, repose, peace

prelude synonyms

overture, prologue, preface, curtain-raiser

subject

owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another; contingent on or under the influence of some later action

horror (of)

painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay; intense aversion or repugnance

sanguine antonyms

pale, pallid, wan; pessimistic, despondent, bleak, gloomy, glum

nepotism synonyms

partisanship, bias, partiality, patronage

pseudonym synonyms

pen name, nom de plume, nom de guerre, alias

propensity synonyms

penchant (for), proclivity (toward), capacity (for), predilection (for), bent (for), gift (for), genius (for), preference (for), fondness (for)

tangible synonyms

perceptible, discernible, palpable; material, actual, physical, solid

precarious synonyms

perilous, hazardous, risky, treacherous; dubious, touch-and-go, ticklish, touchy, delicate

prerogative synonyms

perquisite, advantage, benefit, birthright

persevere synonyms

persist, endure

scrutinize synonyms

peruse, study, inspect, pore over; critique

permeate synonyms

pervade, infiltrate, diffuse, saturate, impregnate, imbue, filter into, seep through, soak through

sacrilegious antonyms

pious, reverent, godly, devout

subordinate

placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior; submissive to or controlled by authority

strategy synonyms

plan, blueprint, program, policy, approach, scenario

resilient synonyms

pliable, supple, malleable, buoyant

motley synonyms

polychrome, polychromatic, piebald; variegated, heterogeneous, miscellaneous

ominous synonyms

portentous, ill-omened, foreboding, untoward, unpromising, sinister

prelude antonyms

postlude, epilogue, aftermath, sequel

procrastinate synonyms

postpone, shilly-shally, dillydally, temporize, stall

novice synonyms

postulant; neophyte, tyro, fledgling, trainee, rookie, probationer, greenhorn, tenderfoot

sinister

presaging ill fortune or trouble; accompanied by or leading to disaster

promulgate synonyms

proclaim, decree, broadcast, publish, disseminate

salutary

producing a beneficial effect; remedial; promoting health; curative; having a good or helpful result especially after something unpleasant has happened

effective

producing a decided, decisive or desired effect; impressive or striking

lucky

producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable

baneful

productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful; destructive or pernicious

plethora synonyms

profusion, welter, superfluity glut, surplus, surfeit, deluge, avalanche

thwart antonyms

promote, aid, help, abet, encourage, advance, foster

wholesome

promoting health or well-being of mind, body or spirit; safe; conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being; conducive to or promoting moral well-being

tentative synonyms

provisional, contingent, probationary, interim; experimental, exploratory; hesitant, unsure, doubtful; iffy

prodigious antonyms

puny, tiny, minute, trivial, minuscule, negligible, infinitesimal; unexceptional, undistinguished, unimpressive, mediocre

ostensible synonyms

purported, alleged, avowed, nominal, supposed, reputed, evident, manifest

fit

put into a suitable state : made ready; adapted to an end or design : suitable by nature or by art

persevere antonyms

quit, desist, give up on, abandon

wrath synonyms

rage, fury, indignation, ire, choler, spleen

raze antonyms

raise, erect, set up, build

ubiquitous antonyms

rare, scarce

aggressive

ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression; pursuing one's aims and interests forcefully, sometimes unduly so

nominal antonyms

real, actual; exorbitant, excessive

quixotic antonyms

realistic, practical, down-to-earth

reverberate synonyms

rebound, recoil, ricochet, bounce back, snap back; resonate, rumble, boom, thunder

reminiscence synonyms

recollection, remembrance; memoir

remorse synonyms

regretfulness, shame, contrition, sorrow, repentance, penitence

reflective

relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful.

stipulate synonyms

require, contract, provide for

mandatory

required by a law or rule; obligatory; compulsory

retribution synonyms

requital, recompense, redress, compensation, satisfaction, retaliation, reprisal, restitution, vengeance, revenge

replenish synonyms

restock, renew, replace

reprisal synonyms

retribution, requital, vengeance, revenge

retroactive synonym

retrospective

rescind synonyms

revoke, repeal, retract, recall, abrogate, annul, nullify, countermand, invalidate

glowing

rich and warm in coloring; showing the radiance of health, excitement, etc.; warmly favorable or complimentary

paradox synonyms

riddle, enigma, anomaly

revere antonyms

ridicule, revile, execrate, disparage, belittle, denigrate

sanguine synonyms

rosy, rubicund; florid, flushed, glowing; buoyant, sunny, bright, hopeful

secular antonyms

sacred, divine; spiritual; ecclesiastical religious

precarious antonyms

safe, secure, stable, firm, certain, impregnable

dearth

scarcity that makes dear; specifically : famine; an inadequate supply : lack; a scarcity or lack of something

plethora antonyms

scarcity, paucity, dearth, shortage, lack, want

firm

securely or solidly fixed in place; not weak or uncertain : vigorous; having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure; not easily moved or disturbed

narcissistic antonyms

self-deprecating, self-deprecatory, self-critical, self-destructive

zany antonyms

sensible, serious, proper, staid, sober

obsequious synonyms

servile, fawning, subservient, groveling, mealymouthed, sycophantic, unctuous, compliant, deferential

provisional

serving for the time being : temporary; existing or accepted for the present time but likely to be changed; arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later

antipathy (for)

settled aversion or dislike; an object of aversion; a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

nomadic antonyms

settled, fixed, stationary

lewd

sexually unchaste or licentious; obscene or vulgar

traumatic synonyms

shocking, paralyzing, jolting

unholy

showing disregard for what is holy : wicked; deserving of censure

negligible antonyms

significant, considerable; telling, meaningful; critical, crucial, pivotal

lush antonyms

simple, restrained, spartan; bleak, barren

versatile antonyms

single-purpose; unadaptable, unresourceful

lurk synonyms

skulk, prowl, slink, loiter

retarded

slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development or academic progress

paucity

smallness of number or quantity; a small amount of something : an amount that is less than what is needed or wanted

fundamentals

something fundamental; especially : one of the minimum constituents without which a thing or a system would not be what it is

enigma

something hard to understand or explain; an inscrutable or mysterious person

proposition

something offered for consideration or acceptance; proposal; the point to be discussed or maintained in argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset; a theorem or problem to be demonstrated or performed

compensation

something that constitutes an equivalent or recompense; something that is done or given to make up for damage, trouble, etc.; something good that acts as a balance against something bad or undesirable

quotation

something that is quoted; especially : a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced

sordid antonyms

splendid, opulent, luxurious; admirable, meritorious, praiseworthy; noble, lofty

venerable antonyms

spurned, scorned, reviled

volatile antonyms

stable, static, constant, settled; stagnant, torpid, sluggish, inert, quiescent, dormant; phlegmatic

turbulent synonyms

stormy, troubled, tumultuous, tempestuous

ruse synonyms

stratagem, ploy, subterfuge, artifice, gimmick, trick

vitiate antonyms

strengthen, buttress, bolster, reinforce, promote, brace

urbane synonyms

suave, cosmopolitan, polished, genteel, smooth, bland, courtly, well-bred

nuance synonyms

subtlety, nicety, overtone, gradation, refinement, delicacy

redundant antonyms

succinct, laconic, terse; insufficient, scarce

suggestive

suggesting or tending to suggest something improper or indecent : risqué

seasonable

suitable to the season or circumstances : timely; occurring in good or proper time

convenient

suited to personal comfort or to easy performance; suited to a particular situation; affording accommodation or advantage

zenith synonyms

summit, apex, apogee, peak, acme, culmination, climax, pinnacle

yoke antonyms

sunder, separate, disconnect, dissociate, detach, split, divide

quell synonyms

suppress, extinguish, subdue, stamp out, quash, squelch, crush, put down; silence, calm, allay, assuage

reticent synonyms

taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, close-mouthed, hesitant

sinful

tainted with, marked by, or full of sin; very bad or wicked; wrong according to religious or moral law

taciturn antonyms

talkative, loquacious, garrulous, prolix, voluble

secular synonyms

temporal, civil mundane

hesitant

tending to hesitate; slow to act or speak especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do : feeling or showing reluctance or hesitation; slow to act or proceed (as from fear, indecision, or unwillingness)

peremptory antonyms

tentative, contingent, provisional; irresolute, indecisive, hesitant; mild, unassuming, diffident

restitution

the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to its owner; payment that is made to someone for damage, trouble, etc.

theft

the act of stealing; specifically : the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it; an unlawful taking (as by embezzlement or burglary) of property

lack

the fact or state of being wanting or deficient; the state or condition of not having any or enough of something : the state or condition of lacking something

first principles

the fundamental concepts or assumptions on which a theory, system, or method is based

satisfaction

the payment through penance of the temporal punishment incurred by a sin; compensation for a loss or injury : atonement, restitution

partiality (for)

the quality or state of being partial : bias; a special taste or liking; a tendency to like something or someone

scarcity

the quality or state of being scarce; especially : want of provisions for the support of life; a very small supply

tranquility

the quality or state of being tranquil; calm

ABCs

the rudiments of reading, writing, and spelling; the rudiments of a subject

order

the state of peace, freedom from confused or unruly behavior, and respect for law or proper authority

piracy

the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright; the unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work

plagiarism synonyms

theft, piracy

venerable

time-honored, revered, esteemed, august, eminent, hallowed, hoary

pusillanimous synonyms

timid, timorous, frightened, fearful, spineless, gutless, lily-livered, fainthearted

florid

tinged with red : ruddy; elaborately decorated; ornate

nominal synonyms

titular; token, symbolic; trifling, inconsequential

predicate

to assert to be a quality, attribute, or property; state, affirm, or assert (something) about the subject of a sentence or an argument of proposition; found or base something on

pervade

to become diffused throughout every part of; (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of;(of an influence, feeling, or quality) be present and apparent throughout

infiltrate

to cause (as a liquid) to permeate something by penetrating its pores or interstices; to pass into or through (a substance) by filtering or permeating; to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes; to enter, permeate, or pass through a substance or area by filtering or by insinuating gradually

impregnate

to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated; to permeate thoroughly

desist

to cease to proceed or act; to stop doing something

satirize

to censure or ridicule by means of satire

resonate

to continue to produce a loud, clear, deep sound for a long time; to have particular meaning or importance for someone : to affect or appeal to someone in a personal or emotional way

quit

to depart from or out of; to cease normal, expected, or necessary action; to admit defeat

outlaw

to deprive of the benefit and protection of law : declare to be an outlaw; to place under ban or restriction

prevaricate

to deviate from the truth : equivocate; speak or act in an evasive way

posit

to dispose or set firmly; fix; to assume or affirm the existence of; postulate; to propose as an explanation; suggest; assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument.

soak through

to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or interstices; to penetrate or affect the mind or feelings; to permeate so as to wet, soften, or fill thoroughly

admire

to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration; to think very highly of

saturate

to fill completely with something that permeates or pervades; to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained; to load to capacity

seep through

to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings; ooze; to enter or penetrate slowly; to become diffused or spread

expel

to force out; expel; to force to leave (as a place or organization) by official action; eject; to take away rights or privileges of membership

thunder

to give forth a sound that resembles thunder; to utter loudly; roar or shout

abandon

to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in; to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent; to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment; to cease from maintaining, practicing, or using; to cease intending or attempting to perform

persist

to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning

welcome

to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality; to accept with pleasure the occurrence or presence of

cherish

to hold dear : feel or show affection for; to keep or cultivate with care and affection; to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely

disrupt

to interrupt the normal course or unity of; to break apart; to throw into disorder

associate with

to join as a partner, friend, or companion

introduce

to lead or bring in especially for the first time; to make preliminary explanatory or laudatory remarks about; to bring (as an actor or singer) before the public for the first time; to bring to a knowledge of something; to present or announce formally or officially or by an official reading

disparage

to lower in rank or reputation : degrade; speak slightingly about; to depreciate by indirect means

duplicate

to make a copy of

boom

to make a deep hollow sound; to increase in importance, popularity, or esteem; to develop rapidly in population and importance; to increase greatly in size or number; to cause to resound

forswear

to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath; to reject, renounce or deny under oath

rumble

to make a low heavy rolling sound; to travel with a low reverberating sound

snap back

to make a quick or vigorous recovery

reproduce

to make a representation (as an image or copy) of

ridicule

to make fun of; to laugh at and make jokes about (someone or something) in a cruel or harsh way : to make fun of (someone or something)

spoof (verb)

to make good-natured fun of; deceive or hoax

preface (verb)

to make introductory remarks; to say or write as preface; to be a preliminary to

filter into

to pass or move through or as if through a filter; to come or go in small units over a period of time; to leak or seep into some place.

imbue

to permeate or influence as if by dyeing; inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality

damage

to physically harm (something); to cause problems in or for (something) : to have a bad effect on (a situation, a person's reputation, etc.)

diffuse

to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely; extend or scatter; to spread thinly or wastefully; to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact

accept

to receive willingly; to give admittance or approval to

wreck

to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence; to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck

reject

to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use; to refuse to hear, receive, or admit

reword

to repeat in the same words; to alter the wording of; also : to restate in other words

bounce back

to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event

esteem

to set a high value on : regard highly and prize accordingly; to think very highly or favorably of (someone or something)

quote

to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment; to repeat a passage from especially in substantiation or illustration

belittle

to speak slightingly of : disparage; to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less

rebound

to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body; to recover from setback or frustration

give up on

to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone); to stop having hope of seeing (someone); to stop trying to do or achieve (something)

presuppose

to suppose beforehand; to require as an antecedent in logic or fact; (of an action, process, or argument) require as a precondition of possibility or coherence; tacitly assume at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action that something is the case

embrace

to take up especially readily or gladly; to take in or include as a part, item, or element of a more inclusive whole

mull over

to think about carefully; consider; to give serious and careful thought to

deliberate

to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully; to think about deliberately and often with formal discussion before reaching a decision

mock

to treat with contempt or ridicule; to imitate closely

endure

to undergo (as a hardship) especially without giving in; to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding

idolize

to worship as a god; broadly : to love or admire to excess; to love or admire (someone) very much or too much

broad-minded

tolerant of varied views; inclined to condone minor departures from conventional behavior

prodigious synonyms

tremendous, stupendous, mammoth, vast, gargantuan, immense, massive, enormous; phenomenal, fabulous, incredible, wondrous

ostensible antonyms

true, real, actual, authentic, genuine

veracity synonyms

truthfulness, honesty, integrity, reliability, credibility; authenticity, genuineness

tranquil antonyms

turbulent, tumultuous, stormy, tempestuous, raucous; distraught, agitated, troubled, upset

irresolute

uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating; not certain about what to do; showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain

tacit synonyms

understood, implicit, wordless, unexpressed, unvoiced

prolix

unduly prolonged or drawn out; too long; marked by or using an excess of words

lucid antonyms

unintelligible, confused, puzzling; ambiguous, equivocal; made, insane, irrational

lucrative antonyms

unprofitable, unrewarding, unremunerative; unproductive, barren

probity antonyms

unscrupulousness, underhandedness, shadiness, knavery, chicanery, skulduggery

apt

unusually fitted or qualified; suited to a purpose

obsolete antonyms

up-to-date, new, novel, fresh, newfangled, avant-garde, ultramodern

subservient

useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate; obsequiously submissive

emphatic

uttered with or marked by emphasis; tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action

prowess synonyms

valor, gallantry, daring, bravery, intrepidity; mettle, pluck, expertise, facility, proficiency

revere synonyms

venerate, cherish, idolize, esteem, admire, honor

vindictive synonyms

vengeful, revengeful, retaliatory, malevolent, spiteful, hostile

redundant synonyms

verbose, prolix, pleonastic, wordy, tautological; superabundant, excessive

risqué

verging on impropriety or indecency : off-color

solace antonyms

vex, aggravate, badger, worry, upset, alarm

scapegoat synonyms

victim, butt, target, patsy

treachery

violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; an act of treason

volatile synonyms

volcanic, heated, supercharged; mercurial, erratic

reticent antonyms

voluble, prolix, garrulous, loquacious, talkative

surveillance synonyms

watch, monitoring, supervision, vigilance

stamina antonyms

weakness, infirmity, debility, frailty, fragility, lack of strength, impotence

vagary synonyms

whim, caprice, peculiarity, quirk, crotchet, oddity, eccentricity

libel antonyms

whitewash, gloss over, cover up

stigmatize antonyms

whitewash; compliment, extol

pernicious antonyms

wholesome, beneficial, salutary, salubrious

authentic

worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact

abominable

worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable; quite disagreeable or unpleasant

reprehensible

worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable; deserving censure or condemnation

nostalgia synonyms

yearning, pining, hankering; wistfulness, sadness, sentimentality, sorrow, regret; lonesomeness

relent synonyms

yield, moderate, soften

senile antonyms

youthful, adolescent, juvenile, infantile