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abide by
a. to act in accordance with. b. to submit to; agree to c. to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep
deprecate
abhor, deplore, despise, detest, disapprove of
resonant
adjective: deep, low, sonorous, full, full-bodied, vibrant, rich, clear, ringing; loud, booming, thunderous; (of sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or ring.
in extremis
adv. 1. At the point of death. 2. In grave or extreme circumstances.
Comport
behave, conduct (oneself)
Cauldron
capsule, vessel, container, pot, kettle; A state or situation of great distress or unrest felt to resemble a boiling kettle or vat.
borne
carried or transported by.
becloud
cause to become obscure or muddled.
tortuous
convoluted, fiendish, complicated, complex, labyrinthine, tangled, indirect, meandering, serpentine, roundabout, tangly, involved, confusing, involuted, lengthy, overlong, circuitous; excessively lengthy and complex.
bedizen
decorate tastelessly
riviting
enthralling, captivating, gripping, riveting, spellbinding, mesmerizing, engrossing, absorbing, irresistible; evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
miscarriage
failure, foundering, ruin, ruination, collapse, breakdown, thwarting, frustration, undoing, nonfulfillment, mismanagement; failure to attain the just, right, or desired result.
conversant
familiar, acquainted, au fait with, au courant with, at home with, well versed, well informed, knowledgeable, informed, abreast , up-to-date on; Familiar, as by study or experience.
self-effacing
humble, unpretentious, unassuming, unpresuming, unostentatious, unshowy, unflashy, reserved, reticent, coy; make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.
obtrude
impose, interfere, infringe, intrude; To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation.
vicarious
indirect, secondhand, secondary, derivative, derived, surrogate, substitute, oblique; acting or done for another.
multifactorial
involving or dependent on a number of factors or causes.
verge
noun: edge, border, margin, side, brink, rim, lip, fringe, boundary, perimeter, outskirts, skirt
hyperbole
noun: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, embroidery, embellishment, excess, overkill, rhetoric, purple prose, puffery; exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
red tape
noun: excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business.
Remonstrance
noun: objection; the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Perusal
noun: the action of reading or examining something.
acme
peak, pinnacle, zenith, height, high point, crown, crest, summit, top, apex, apogee, apotheosis; the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful
physiology
physical architecture/machinery, the organic processes or functions in an organism or its parts.
As to
prep. 1. With regard to 2. According to
confident demeanor
self-assured, assured, self-confident, positive, assertive, self-possessed, self-reliant, poised, coolheaded, phlegmatic, levelheaded, unperturbed, unflappable, relaxed, tranquil, equanimous, imperturbable, unruffled, at ease, together, can-do;
cacophonous
shrill, piercing, noisy, loud, ear-splitting, raucous, discordant, dissonant, jarring, grating, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, tuneless; involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
accompaniment
supplement, addition, extra, add-on, accessory, accompaniment, companion, complement, appurtenance, attachment, appendage, addendum; a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.
voluble
talkative, loquacious, garrulous, verbose, wordy, chatty, forthcoming, conversational, communicative, expansive, articulate, fluent, mouthy, motormouthed, gabby, gassy, windy, talky; speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently.
contemplative
thoughtful, pensive, reflective, meditative, musing, ruminative, introspective; expressing or involving prolonged, deep thought.
indefatigable
tireless, untiring, unflagging, unwearied; determined, tenacious, dogged, single-minded, industrious, hard-working, unswerving, unfaltering, unwavering, unshakable, resolute, indomitable, persistent, relentless, unremitting; (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.
lucubrate
to write or study, esp at night
itinerant
traveling, peripatetic, wandering, roving, roaming, nomadic, migrant, vagrant, vagabond, unsettled; traveling from place to place.
patronize
treat condescendingly, condescend to, look down on, talk down to, put down, treat like a child, treat with disdain; treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.
snake (v)
twist, wind, meander, zigzag, curve, curl, bend; move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake.
unexpurgated
uncensored; complete and containing all the original material
devious
underhanded, deceitful, dishonest, dishonorable, unethical, unprincipled, immoral, unscrupulous, fraudulent, dubious, treacherous, duplicitous, cunning, calculating, conniving, sly, sneaky, furtive, secret, clandestine, surreptitious, covert, snide, crooked, shady, dirty, lowdown; showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.
fob off
verb/idiom: Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception
meander
wind, twist, turn, curve, curl, bend, snake, rove
wavelet
A small wave; a ripple.
Abashed
Adjective: embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, conscience-stricken, mortified, humiliated, humbled, chagrined, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, put out of countenance, with one's tail between one's legs, taken aback, disconcerted, discomfited, fazed, disturbed, floored; feeling or caused to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
causative
Functioning as an agent or cause, and producing and effect.
misologist
Hatred of reason, argument, or enlightenment.
Pluralistic
Having multiple aspects or parts.
in and of itself
Intrinsically, considered alone.
Urge
Noun: Compulsion, impulse, need, desire, drive, obsession, fixation, addiction, temptation; an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes.
ablution
Noun: washing, purification, cleansing, bath, shower; a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual.
autonomic
Occurring involuntarily or unconsciously; automatic
sufferance
Sanction or permission implied or given by failure to prohibit; tacit consent; tolerance.
Hermenutic
Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive.
Militarization
To imbue with militarism.
Phantasm
a figment of the imagination; an illusion or apparition; an illusory likeness of something.
Splutter
a incoherent noise (as of hasty, confused, or angered speaking). 2. : a splashing or sputtering sound.
archipelago
a large group of islands.
anthropocene
a proposed term for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant impact on the environment
rubric
a set of rules of conduct or procedure
conspectus
a summary or overview of a subject
harrowing
acutely distressing
analgesic
adjective: 1. (chiefly of a drug) acting to relieve pain.
Wherefore
adverb 1. for what reason. 2. as a result of which.
parable
allegory, moral story/tale, fable, exemplum; a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
compound
amalgam, amalgamation, combination, composite, blend, mixture, mix, fusion, synthesis; a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.
plexus
an intricate network or weblike formation.
Periscope
an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision
wrath
anger, rage, fury, outrage, spleen, vexation, crossness, displeasure, annoyance, irritation, ire, choler, bilious;
call together
assemble, gather (together), collect, muster, marshal, draw up, line up, align, array, organize, group, arrange, deploy, position, order, dispose, mobilize, rally, round up; arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order.
congregate
assemble, gather, collect, come together, convene, rally, rendezvous, muster, meet, cluster, group; gather into a crowd or mass.
Avowed
assert, declare, state, maintain, swear, affirm, vow, insist, admit, confess, acknowledge aver, self-confessed, self-declared, acknowledged, admitted, open, overt; To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly.
exorcise
banish, exile, evict, oust, expatriate, eject, debar, ban, remove, dismiss, expel, cast out, drive out; To eliminate or suppress (a malign influence or negative feeling.
cloak
camouflage, conceal, mask, cover, disguise, shawl, veneer
internecine
characterized by mutual harm, destruction, bloodshed, and carnage for both sides of a conflict.
infantile
childish, babyish, immature, puerile, juvenile, adolescent, jejune, silly, inane, fatuous; Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity.
purport
claim to be, profess to be, pretend to be, appear to be, seem to be, be ostensibly, pose as, impersonate, masquerade as, pass for; appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess.
Gracious
courteous, kind, pleasant, polite, civil
vacillate
dither, waver, be indecisive, be undecided, be ambivalent, hesitate; alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
elucidate
explain, make clear, illuminate, throw/shed light on, clarify, clear up, sort out, unravel, spell out, explicate, gloss
denouement
finale, final scene, epilogue, coda, end, ending, finish, close; culmination, climax, conclusion, resolution, solution, outcome, upshot, consequence, result, payoff; The outcome of a sequence of events.
munificent
generous, bountiful, openhanded, magnanimous, philanthropic, princely, handsome, lavish, liberal, charitable, big-hearted, beneficent, bounteous; Showing great generosity.
fissiparous
having a tendency to divide into groups or factions
take umbrage
idiom: to become upset and angry about something someone has said or done (often + at ); Feel resentment, take offense.
chimera
illusion, fantasy, delusion, dream, daydream, pipe dream; a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.
pastiche
imitation, parody, takeoff; an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
pristine
immaculate, perfect, in mint condition, as new, unspoiled, spotless, flawless, impeccable, clean, fresh, new, virgin, pure, unused; having its original uncorrupted purity.
quiescent
inactive, inert, idle, dormant, at rest, inoperative, deactivated, quiet; still, motionless, immobile, passive; in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
notorious
infamous, scandalous, well known, famous, famed, legendary; famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
inconsequential
insignificant, unimportant, of little/no consequence, incidental, nugatory, inessential, nonessential, immaterial, irrelevant, negligible, inappreciable, inconsiderable, slight, minor, trivial, trifling, petty, paltry, measly; not important or significant.
contumely
insolent or insulting language or treatment.
alight
land, come to rest, settle, perch, light; to come to rest.
indolent
lazy, idle, slothful, loafing, do-nothing, sluggardly, shiftless, lackadaisical, languid, inactive, inert, sluggish, lethargic, torpid, slothful; wanting to avoid activity or exertion.
lewd
lecherous, lustful, lascivious, dirty, prurient, lubricious, libidinous; having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
subsistence
maintenance, keep, upkeep; the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level.
promulgate
make known, make public, publicize, spread, communicate, propagate, disseminate, broadcast, promote, preach; promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
paragon
model, epitome, archetype, ideal, exemplar, nonpareil, embodiment, personification, quintessence, apotheosis, acme; a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence
Indigenous
native, original, aboriginal, autochthonous, local, domestic, homegrown, earliest, first; originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.
Ingrate
noun 1. an ungrateful person.
Rampart
noun: defensive wall, embankment, earthwork, parapet, breastwork, battlement, bulwark, outwork; a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet.
Squall
noun: gust, storm, blast, flurry, shower, gale, blow, rush; a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.
courier
noun: messenger, runner; a messenger who transports goods or documents, in particular.
Scion
noun: offshoot, descendant; heir, successor, child, offspring
Palsy
noun: paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors.
usury
noun: the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
perihelion
noun: the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun.
cataphatic
of or relating to the religious belief that God can be known to humans positively or affirmatively
portentous
ominous, warning, premonitory, threatening, menacing, ill-omened, foreboding, inauspicious, unfavorable; giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening
sportive
playful; lighthearted
Noxious
poisonous, toxic, deadly, harmful, dangerous, pernicious, damaging, destructive; unpleasant, nasty, disgusting, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible; vile, revolting, foul, nauseating, appalling, offensive
conciliatory
propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, mollifying, peacemaking
confute
prove (a person or an assertion) to be wrong
veritable
real, bona fide, authentic, genuine, indubitable, utter, sure as shootin'; used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor.
Salvage
rescue, save, recover, retrieve, raise, reclaim; To save from loss or destruction.
geometric
resembling or employing the simple rectilinear or curvilinear lines or figures used in geometry.
scoundrel
rogue, rascal, miscreant, reprobate, cheat, swindler, villain, louse, swine, dog, wretch, scumbag, knave, varlet, wretch; a dishonest or unscrupulous person
flaccid
soft, loose, flabby, slack, lax; (of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant.
chattel
something (such as a slave, piece of furniture, tool, etc.) that a person owns other than land or buildings.
particularize
specify, detail, itemize, list, enumerate, spell out, cite, stipulate, instance; mention or describe particularly; treat individually or in detail.
effigy
statue, statuette, sculpture, model, dummy, figurine, likeness, image, bust; a sculpture or model of a person.
oscillate
swing, sway; move or swing back and forth at a regular speed.
Vagrancy
the state of living as a vagrant; homelessness.
tinge
tint, color, stain, shade, wash; To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality.
diminutive
tiny, small, little, petite, elfin, minute, miniature, mini, minuscule, compact, pocket, toy, midget, undersized, short, teeny, weeny, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, baby, pint-sized, knee-high to a grasshopper, little-bitty, wee; extremely or unusually small.
fast liquid stream
torrent, flood, deluge, inundation, spate, cascade, cataract, rush, stream, current, flow, overflow, tide; a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
ephemeral
transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent; lasting for a very short time.
despotism
tyranny, autocracy, totalitarianism, dictatorship; the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
Predicate
verb: declare; 1. To base or establish (a statement or action) 2. To state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something
apotheosize
verb: deify, glorify, idealize, idolize; elevate to, or as if to, the rank of a god.
caprice
whim, fluctuation, vagary; a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
Arhat
noun: (in Buddhism and Jainism) someone who has attained the goal of the religious life, nirvana or enlightenment.
apperception
noun: 1. Conscious perception with full awareness. 2. The process of understanding by which newly observed qualities of an object are related to past experience.
rhapsody
noun: 1. Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing. 2. A literary work written in an impassioned or exalted style. 3. A state of elated bliss; ecstasy.
Repository
noun: A place where something is deposited for safekeeping: archive, depository, magazine, store, storehouse, warehouse.
Bastinado
noun: a form of punishment or torture that involves caning the soles of someone's feet.
Sot
noun: a habitual drunkard.
isthmus
noun: a narrow organ, passage, or piece of tissue connecting two larger parts.
Analog
noun: a person or thing seen as comparable to another.
analog
noun: a person or thing seen as comparable to another.
Encomiast
noun: a person who publicly praises or flatters someone else.
Pock
noun: a pit, hole, or the like.
Bondsman
noun: a slave.
concatenation
noun: series, sequence, succession, chain; a series of interconnected things or events.
deterrent
noun: disincentive, discouragement, damper, curb, check, restraint, obstacle, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, block, barrier, inhibition; a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
mordant
(esp. of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality
Promenade
noun: esplanade, front, seafront, parade, walk, boulevard, avenue, boardwalk; a paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a resort.
Clod
noun: lump, clump, chunk, hunk; a lump of earth or clay.
rabble
noun: mob, crowd, throng, gang, swarm, horde, pack, mass, group; a disorderly crowd
appellation
noun: name, title, designation, tag, sobriquet, byname, nickname, cognomen, moniker, handle, denomination; a name or title.
Accountability
noun: responsibility, liability, answerability; the fact or condition of being accountable
Miasma
noun: stink, reek, stench, fetor, smell, fume, odor, whiff; gas, cloud, smog, vapor; a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor.
jaunt
noun: trip, pleasure trip, outing, excursion, day trip, day out, tour, drive, ride, run, road trip, spin; a short excursion or journey for pleasure.
Cynicism
noun: skepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, suspicion, disbelief, pessimism, negativity, world-weariness, disenchantment; an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.
Blister
noun: sore, boil, swelling, cyst, pimple, wen, blain, carbuncle, pustule, bleb, furuncle; a thin vesicle on the skin containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
Mote
noun: speck, particle, grain, spot, fleck, atom, scintilla; a tiny piece of a substance.
Raconteur
noun: storyteller, teller of tales, spinner of yarns, narrator, anecdotist, anecdotalist; a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Apotheosis
noun: the elevation of someone to divine status; deification.
filigree
noun: tracery, fretwork, latticework, scrollwork, lacework, quilling; ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery.
repose
noun: tranquility, rest, relaxation, inactivity, sleep, slumber; a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.
Serenade
1. a complimentary performance of music in the open air at night, as by a lover to his lady. 2. an instrumental composition of several movements that is intermediate between the suite and the symphony.
Bravura
1. noun brilliance, energy, spirit, display, punch (informal), dash, animation, vigour, verve, panache, boldness, virtuosity, élan, exhibitionism, brio, ostentation, operatic bravura. 2. adjective brilliant, outstanding, superb, magnificent, glorious, exceptional, splendid, notable
pare
1. to cut off or trim the outer coating, layer, edge, or part of: to pare an apple 2. to reduce or remove by or as if by cutting; diminish or decrease incrementally
genus
A class, group, or kind with common attributes/traits
collegium
A group whose members pursue shared goals while working within a framework of mutual trust and respect
Pilgrimage
A long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.
corollary
A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven; A natural consequence or effect; a result.
meme
A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.
gentrification
The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.
Bedlam
noun: uproar, pandemonium, commotion, mayhem, confusion, disorder, chaos, anarchy, lawlessness; furor, upheaval, hubbub, hoopla, turmoil, riot, ruckus, rumpus, tumult, hullabaloo; a scene of uproar and confusion.
endogenous
proceeding from within; derived internally.
ambiguity
noun: vagueness, obscurity, abstruseness, doubtfulness, uncertainty, dubiety, incertitude, ambivalence, equivocation, double meaning; doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention.
Inlet
noun: vent, flue, shaft, duct, channel, passage, pipe, pipeline, opening.
licentious
promiscuous; unprincipled in sexual matters
decry
publicly/openly denounce, condemn,
charlatan
quack, sham, fraud, fake, impostor, hoaxer, cheat, deceiver; a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.
Slake
quench, satisfy, sate, satiate, relieve, assuage; quench or satisfy (one's thirst).
kindred
related, allied, connected, comparable, similar, like, parallel, associated, analogous; similar in kind.
sophistic
relating to plausible but intentionally deceitful, misleading, or fallacious argument.
epigram
noun: witticism, quip, jest, pun, bon mot, saying, maxim, adage, aphorism, apophthegm, one-liner, wisecrack; a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
virtuous
righteous, good, pure, whiter than white, saintly, angelic, moral, ethical, upright, upstanding, high-minded, principled, exemplary, law-abiding, irreproachable, blameless, guiltless, unimpeachable, immaculate, honest, honorable, reputable, laudable, decent, respectable, noble, worthy, meritorious; having or showing high moral standards.
strategy
scheme, plan, project, plan of action, program, stratagem, tactic, game plan, course/line of action; system, procedure, design, formula, recipe; a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.
carnal
sexual, sensual, erotic, lustful, bodily, corporeal; Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.
truncate
shorten, cut, cut short, curtail, abbreviate, condense, reduce, prune; shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end.
Honorific
showing or conferring honour or respect.
obfuscate
obscure, confuse, make unclear, blur, muddle, complicate, overcomplicate, muddy, cloud, befog, bewilder (someone), mystify, puzzle, perplex, confuse, baffle, confound, bemuse, befuddle, nonplus, flummox;
sycophantic
obsequious, servile, subservient, deferential, groveling, toadying, fawning, flattering, ingratiating, cringing, unctuous, slavish, smarmy; behaving or done in an obsequious, ingratiating way in order to gain advantage.
refractory
obstinate, stubborn, mulish, pigheaded, obdurate, headstrong, self-willed, restive, wayward, willful, perverse, contrary, recalcitrant, obstreperous, intractable, unmanageable, disobedient, difficult, balky, contumacious, froward; stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.
malice
spite, malevolence, ill will; the intention or desire to do evil or harm.
apophatic
of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable'); also known as negative theology
Aural
of, relating to, or perceived by the ear or the sense of hearing.
surrogate
substitute, proxy, replacement; One that takes the place of another
wrongdoer
offender, lawbreaker, criminal, felon, delinquent, villain, culprit, evildoer, sinner, transgressor, malefactor; a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly
umbrage
offense or annoyance.
laity
ordinary people, as distinct from professionals or experts
obnoxious
accursed, unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, offensive, objectionable, unsavory, unpalatable, off-putting, awful, terrible, dreadful, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, odious, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating, sickening, insufferable, intolerable, detestable, abominable, despicable, contemptible; Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious
vinous
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or made with wine. 2. Affected or caused by the consumption of wine. 3. Having the color of wine.
exoteric
adj. 1. suitable for communication to the general public. 2. not limited to the inner or select circle, as of disciples. 3. pertaining to the outside; external.
obstetrical
adjective of or relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it.
Noetic
adjective of or relating to mental activity or the intellect.
auditory
adjective of or relating to the sense of hearing.
perfidious
traitorous, treacherous, disloyal, treasonous, renegade, backstabbing; double-crossing, double-dealing, faithless, unfaithful, two-faced, duplicitous, deceitful; guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
Ribald
adjective referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way.
lovey-dovey
adjective: Expressing affection in an extravagantly sentimental way; mushy.
isomorphic
adjective: Having a similar structure or appearance but being of different ancestry.
Sordid
adjective: Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base, ignoble, low, low-down, mean, squalid, vile.
chauvinistic
adjective: Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country, gender, or kind; fanatical patriotism.
defray
pay (for), cover, meet, square, settle, clear, discharge; provide money to pay (a cost or expense).
dowdy
unfashionable, frumpy, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date, inelegant, shabby, frowzy; (of a person, typically a woman, or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance.
immane
adjective: Very great; huge; vast; also, monstrous in character; inhuman; atrocious; fierce.
inert
unmoving, motionless, immobile, inanimate, still, stationary, static; dormant, sleeping; idle, inactive, underactive, stagnant; lacking the ability or strength to move.
foresaken
adjective: abandoned or deserted.
effable
adjective: able to be described in words.
Anomalous
adjective: abnormal, atypical, irregular, aberrant, exceptional, freak, freakish, odd, bizarre, peculiar, unusual, out of the ordinary, deviant, mutant, heteroclite; deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Copious
adjective: abundant, superabundant, plentiful, ample, profuse, full, extensive, generous, bumper, lavish, fulsome, liberal, overflowing, in abundance, many, numerous, galore, plenteous; abundant in supply or quantity.
Lithe
adjective: agile, graceful, supple, limber, lithesome, loose-limbed, nimble, deft, flexible, lissome, slender, slim, willowy; (especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful.
Divisive
adjective: alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic; tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
thoroughgoing
adjective: all-out, complete, exhaustive, full-dress, intensive, thorough, thoroughpaced, absolute, unmitigated; involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something.
stupendous
adjective: amazing, astounding, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, phenomenal, staggering, breathtaking, fantastic, mind-boggling, awesome, wondrous; extremely impressive.
depredation
plundering, plunder, looting, pillaging, robbery, devastation, destruction, marauding, damage, rape, ravages, raids; an act of attacking or plundering.
plummet
plunge, nosedive, dive, drop, fall, descend; fall or drop straight down at high speed.
prod
poke, jab, dig, elbow, butt, stab; poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object.
prorogue
postpone, defer; discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it.
masquerade
pretense, deception, pose, act, front, facade, disguise, dissimulation, bluff, play-acting, make-believe; a false show or pretense.
obeisance
veneration, reverence, respect; deferential respect.
Injunct
verb: (Law) (tr) to issue a legal injunction against (a person)
billow
verb: To swell out or bulge
Graft
verb: To transplant or implant (living tissue, for example) surgically into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect.
commodify
verb: To turn into or treat as a commodity; make commercial.
accrue
verb: accumulate, collect, build up, mount up, grow, increase; To come to one as a gain, addition, or increment.
Redact
verb: alter, change, modify, blank out, black out; censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes.
displease
verb: annoy, irritate, anger, irk, vex, pique, gall, nettle, put out, upset, aggravate, peeve, needle, bug, rile, miff, tee off, tick off, piss off; make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.
Propitiate
verb: appease, placate, mollify, pacify, make peace with, conciliate, make amends to, soothe, calm; win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
frolic
verb: caper, skip, dance, romp, frisk, gambol, cavort, prance, frolic, leap, hop, jump, rollick; skip, dance, or move about in a lively or playful way.
Hew
verb: carve, make, form, fashion, shape, model, sculpture, sculpt; To make or shape with or as if with an axe.
Purge
verb: cleanse, clear, purify, wash, shrive, absolve, expel, exclude, eject, evict, dismiss, eradicate; rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release.
abrogate
repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate, overturn, annul, disallow, cancel, invalidate, nullify, void, negate, dissolve, countermand, declare null and void, discontinue, reverse, retract, remove, withdraw, abolish, put an end to, do away with, get rid of, end, stop, quash, scrap, disaffirm; repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
repeal
revoke, rescind, cancel, reverse, annul, nullify, declare null and void, countermand, nullify, invalidate, quash, abolish; vacate, abrogate, recall; revoke or annul (a law or congressional act).
Revile
verb: criticize, censure, condemn, attack, inveigh against, rail against, castigate, lambaste, denounce, slander, libel, malign, vilify, abuse, knock, slam, pan, crucify, roast, tear into, badmouth, dis, pummel, excoriate, calumniate; criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
anathematize
verb: curse; condemn, proscribe
Prune
verb: cut, trim, clip, dock, shape, cut back, shorten, snip, lop, pare down, reduce; to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
Traduce
verb: defame, slander, speak ill of, misrepresent, malign, vilify, denigrate, disparage, slur, impugn, smear, besmirch, run down, blacken the name of, cast aspersions on, badmouth, dis, talk smack; speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.
Manumit
verb: discharge, emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, spring; To free from slavery or bondage.
Deject
verb: discourage, depress, dismay, dispirit, cast down, demoralise, demoralize, get down, oppress, sadden; to depress the spirits of.
deter
verb: discourage, dissuade, put off, scare off, dishearten, demoralize, daunt, intimidate, disincentivize discourage (someone) from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Ravish
verb: enchant, transport, delight, charm, fascinate, entrance, captivate, enrapture, spellbind, overjoy; To overwhelm with emotion.
environ
verb: encircle, enclose, encompass, ring, fence in, confine, bound, immure, circumscribe, besiege; to form a circle or ring round.
regale
verb: entertain, amuse, divert, delight, fascinate, captivate; entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.
Enfold
verb: envelop, engulf, sheathe, swathe, swaddle, cocoon, shroud, veil, cloak, drape, cover, surround, enclose, encase, encircle, enshroud, mantle; 1. To cover with or as if with folds 2. To hold within limits 3. To embrace.
surmise
verb: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer, conclude, theorize, speculate, divine, assume, presume, suppose, understand, gather, feel, sense, think, believe, imagine, fancy, reckon, opine; suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Encumber
verb: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede, cramp, inhibit, restrict, limit, constrain, restrain, bog down, retard, slow (down), inconvenience, disadvantage, handicap; restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
Falter
verb: hesitate, delay, drag one's feet, stall; waver, vacillate, waffle, be indecisive, be irresolute; start to lose strength or momentum.
detain
verb: hold, take into custody, take (in), confine, imprison, lock up, put in jail, intern, arrest, apprehend, seize, pick up, run in, haul in, nab, collar; keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in politically sensitive situations.
Hallow
verb: honor as holy
Foist
verb: impose on, force on, thrust on, offload on, unload on, dump on, palm off on; pass off on; saddle someone with, land someone with; To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery
ameliorate
verb: improve, make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help, benefit, boost, amend, relieve, ease, mitigate; make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Extemporize
verb: improvise, ad lib, play it by ear, think on one's feet, wing it, fly by the seat of one's pants; compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation
adjudicate
verb: judge, try, hear, examine, arbitrate, referee, umpire; pronounce on, give a ruling on, pass judgment on, decide, determine, settle, resolve; make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter.
superimpose
verb: lay over, superpose; place or lay (one thing) over another, typically so that both are still evident.
fraught
adjective: anxious, worried, stressed, upset, distraught, overwrought, worked up, antsy, agitated, distressed, distracted, desperate, frantic, panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky; beside oneself, at one's wits' end, at the end of one's tether/rope, wound up, in a state, in a flap, in a cold sweat, tearing one's hair out, having kittens; causing or affected by great anxiety or stress.
Impress
verb: make an impression on, have an impact on, influence, affect, move, stir, rouse, excite, inspire; dazzle, awe, overawe, take someone's breath away, amaze, astonish, grab, blow someone away, stick in someone's mind; make (someone) feel admiration and respect.
ostensible
adjective: apparent, outward, superficial, professed, supposed, alleged, purported; stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
disfigure
verb: mar, spoil, deface, scar, blemish, uglify, damage, injure, impair, blight, mutilate, deform, maim, ruin, vandalize; spoil the attractiveness of.
Defray
verb: pay (for), cover, meet, square, settle, clear, discharge; provide money to pay (a cost or expense).
Trudge
verb: plod, tramp, tromp, drag oneself, walk heavily, walk slowly, plow, slog, toil, trek, traipse, galumph; walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
Requite
verb: return, reciprocate, repay, respond
Felicitous
adjective: appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, correct, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made, timely, inspired, suitable, neat, apt, well-chosen, well-timed, apposite, apropos, opportune, propitious, happy; well chosen or suited to the circumstances.
Paradigmatic
adjective: archetypal, archetypic, archetypical, classic, classical, model, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, quintessential, representative, typic, typical; Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type.
pointed
adjective: arresting, bold, conspicuous, eye-catching, marked, noticeable, observable, outstanding, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking.; Readily attracting notice.
Cocksure
adjective: arrogant, conceited, overweening, overconfident, cocky, proud, vain, self-important, egotistical, presumptuous; smug, patronizing, pompous; presumptuously or arrogantly confident.
guileless
adjective: artless, ingenuous, naive, open, genuine, natural, simple, childlike, innocent, unsophisticated, unworldly, unsuspicious, trustful, trusting, honest, truthful, sincere, straightforward; innocent and without deception.
ambitious
adjective: aspiring, determined, forceful, pushy, enterprising, motivated, enthusiastic, energetic, zealous, committed, purposeful, power-hungry, go-getting, go-ahead; having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
Miserly
adjective: avaricious, mean, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, Scroogelike, tightfisted, stingy, tight, mingy, money-grubbing, cheap, penurious; of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser.
Ungainly
adjective: awkward, clumsy, klutzy, ungraceful, graceless, inelegant, gawky, maladroit, gauche, uncoordinated, lubberly; (of a person or movement) awkward.
pamper
verb: spoil, indulge, overindulge, cosset, mollycoddle, coddle, baby; indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness.
perverse
adjective: awkward, contrary, difficult, unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, disobliging, recalcitrant, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, mulish, pigheaded, bullheaded, refractory; (of a person or their actions) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences.
swaddle
verb: swathe, bundle, wrap, muffle, cloak, enfold, envelop, encase, cover, fold, wind; cover or enclose (someone or something).
Defraud
verb: swindle, cheat, rob, embezzle, deceive, dupe, hoodwink, double-cross, trick, con, do, sting, diddle, rip off, shaft, bilk, rook, gyp, pull a fast one on, put one over on, sucker, snooker, stiff; illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.
Choleric
adjective: bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, angry, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, testy, cranky, crusty, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, peevish, cross, fractious, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, short-tempered, snappish, short-fused, ornery; bad-tempered or irritable.
bleak
adjective: bare, exposed, desolate, stark, desert, lunar, open, empty, windswept, treeless, without vegetation, denuded; (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.
obloquy
vilification, opprobrium, vituperation, condemnation, denunciation, abuse, criticism, censure; strong public criticism or verbal abuse.
shatter
smash, break, splinter, crack, fracture, fragment, disintegrate, shiver; break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.
franchise
warrant, charter, license, permit, authorization, permission, sanction, privilege; A privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government.
squander
waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, fritter away, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, spend like water, blow, go through, splurge, drop, pour down the drain; waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Prodigal
wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, profligate, improvident, thriftless
slither
snake, slide; move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion.
sop
soak, saturate, wet through, permeate, douse, souse, drown, swamp, surfeit, inundate, flood, steep, bathe; To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
gregarious
sociable, company-loving, convivial, companionable, outgoing, friendly, affable, amiable, genial, warm, comradely; (of a person) fond of company.
extravagant
spendthrift, profligate, improvident, wasteful, prodigal, lavish; lacking restraint in spending money or using resources
Grandeur
splendor, magnificence, impressiveness, glory, resplendence, majesty, greatness, brilliance
tactic
strategy, scheme, stratagem, plan, maneuver; method, expedient, gambit, move, approach, tack; device, trick, ploy, dodge, ruse, machination, contrivance; an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
reinforce
strengthen, buttress, fortify, support, bolster, shore up, underpin, cement, uphold, prop up, defend, sustain; increase the strength of or justification for.
urbane
suave, sophisticated, debonair, worldly, cultivated, cultured, civilized, cosmopolitan, smooth, polished, refined, self-possessed courteous, polite, kind, gracious, mannerly, civil, charming, gentlemanly, gallant; Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
intimation
suggestion, hint, indication, sign, signal, inkling, suspicion, impression, clue, undertone, overtone, whisper, wind, communication, notification, notice, warning; an indication or hint.
Facile
superficial; appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue
swathe
wrap, envelop, bind, swaddle, bandage, cover, shroud, drape, wind, enfold, sheathe; to enfold or envelop, as wrappings do.
turgid
swollen, congested, bloated, tumescent, tumid, distended, engorged, inflated
unadorned
unembellished, unornamented, undecorated, unvarnished, unfussy, no-nonsense, no-frills, plain, basic, restrained, unshowy, unflashy, bare, simple, austere, stark, spartan, clinical, chaste; without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained.
Fundamental
adjective: basic, underlying, core, foundational, rudimentary, elemental, elementary, basal, root, primary, prime, cardinal, first, principal, chief, key, central, vital, essential, important, indispensable, necessary, crucial, pivotal, critical, structural, organic, constitutional, inherent, intrinsic; forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.
neophyte
adjective: beginner, learner, novice, newcomer, initiate, tyro, fledgling, trainee, apprentice, probationer, tenderfoot, rookie, newbie, greenhorn; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
Bellicose
adjective: belligerent, aggressive, hostile, warlike, warmongering, hawkish, antagonistic, pugnacious, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative, spoiling for a fight, scrappy; demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
Beneficent
adjective: benevolent, charitable, altruistic, humanitarian, neighborly, public-spirited, philanthropic, generous, kind, magnanimous, munificent, unselfish, unstinting, openhanded, liberal, lavish, bountiful, bounteous; (of a person) generous or doing good.
Bankrupt
adjective: bereft of, devoid of, empty of, destitute of; completely lacking in, without, in need of, wanting; completely lacking in a particular quality or value.
Tendentious
adjective: biased, partisan; expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.
parasidical
adjective: blessed, exalted, sublime, heavenly, holy, divine, celestial, beatific, glorious; of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness
Beatific
adjective: blissful, happy, heavenly, glorious, benignity, enchanted, ecstatic, sublime, serene, joyous, exalted, joyful, elated, euphoric, rapturous, rapt, enraptured; experiencing or bestowing celestial joy;
bleary
adjective: blurred, blurry, unfocused, fogged, clouded, dull, misty, watery, rheumy, blear; 1. (of eyes or vision) dimmed or blurred 2. indistinct or unclear 3. exhausted; tired
Presumptuous
adjective: brazen, overconfident, arrogant, bold, audacious, forward, familiar, impertinent, insolent, impudent, cocky, cheeky, rude, impolite, uncivil, bumptious, sassy; (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
Barbaric
adjective: brutal, barbarous, brutish, bestial, savage, vicious, wicked, cruel, ruthless, merciless, villainous, murderous, heinous, monstrous, vile, inhuman, infernal, dark, fiendish, diabolical; 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians. 2. Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication
insipid
unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, characterless, flat, uninteresting, lackluster, dull, drab, boring, dry, monochrome, tedious, overdone, uneventful, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, pedestrian, trite, tired, hackneyed, stale, colorless, anemic, bland, tasteless, flavorless; lacking vigor, flavor, or interest.
Paramilitary
(of an unofficial force) organized similarly to a military force.
arable
(of land) used or suitable for growing crops.
vixen
A woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
Sagacity
Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sageness, shrewdness, wit. 2. Deep, thorough, or mature understanding: insight, profundity, sagaciousness, sageness, sapience, wisdom.
veridical
accurate, concrete, definite, truthful, veracious, exact, faithful, genuine; corresponding to facts and existing in reality.
Telegenic
adjective having an appearance or manner that is appealing on television.
Sentient
adjective: (capable of) feeling, living, live, conscious, aware, responsive, reactive; able to perceive or feel things.
Onerous
adjective: burdensome, arduous, strenuous, difficult, hard, severe, heavy, back-breaking, oppressive, weighty, uphill, challenging, formidable, laborious, Herculean, exhausting, tiring, taxing, demanding, punishing, grueling, exacting, wearing, wearisome, fatiguing, toilsome; (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.
Serene
adjective: calm, composed, tranquil, peaceful, untroubled, relaxed, at ease, unperturbed, unruffled, unworried, placid, equable, centered, together, unflappable, peaceful, tranquil, quiet, still, restful, relaxing, undisturbed; calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
Placid
adjective: calm, cool, quiet, peaceful, even, collected, gentle, mild, composed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unmoved, untroubled, unfazed (informal), unruffled, self-possessed, imperturbable, equable, even-tempered, unexcitable, calm, halcyon, peaceful, quiet, still, stilly; pleasantly calm or peaceful.
parvenu
upstart, social climber, arriviste; a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity
Voluminous
adjective: capacious, roomy, spacious, ample, full, big, large, bulky, extensive, sizable, generous; billowing, commodious, capacious; occupying or containing much space; large in volume, in particular.
Scrupulous
adjective: careful, meticulous, painstaking, thorough, assiduous, sedulous, attentive, conscientious, punctilious, searching, close, minute, rigorous, particular, strict; (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
Incessant
adjective: ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, unabating, interminable, endless, unending, never-ending, everlasting, eternal, perpetual, continuous, nonstop, around/round-the-clock, uninterrupted, unbroken, unremitting, persistent, relentless, unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained; (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.
virginal
adjective: chaste, virgin, intact, maidenly, unmarried, unwed, celibate, abstinent, self-restrained, self-denying, continent, innocent, virtuous, pure, pure as the driven snow, sinless, undefiled, unsullied, immaculate, vestal; abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.
periphrastic
adjective: circumlocutory, circuitous, roundabout, indirect, tautological, pleonastic, prolix, verbose, wordy, long-winded, rambling, wandering, tortuous, diffuse; (of speech or writing) indirect and circumlocutory.
Littoral
adjective: coastal; of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake.
inclement
adjective: cold, chilly, bleak, wintry, freezing, snowy, icy; wet, rainy, drizzly, damp; stormy, blustery, wild, rough, squally, windy, unpleasant, bad, foul, nasty, brutal, severe, extreme, harsh; (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet.
drab
adjective: colorless, gray, dull, washed out, muted, lackluster, dingy, dreary, dismal, cheerless, gloomy, somber, restrained, subdued, dark; lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.
candid
adjective: communicative, forthcoming, frank, outspoken, forthright, blunt, open, honest, truthful, sincere, direct, plain-spoken, straightforward, ingenuous, bluff, upfront, unreserved, uninhibited; truthful and straightforward.
Analogous
adjective: comparable, parallel, similar, like, akin, corresponding, related, kindred, equivalent; comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
Docile
adjective: compliant, obedient, pliant, dutiful, submissive, deferential, unassertive, cooperative, amenable, accommodating, biddable, malleable; ready to accept control or instruction.
Disparate
adjective: contrasting, different, differing, dissimilar, unalike, poles apart, heterogeneous, distinct, separate, divergent, divers; essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
Amenable
adjective: cooperative, acquiescent, compliant, accommodating, obliging, biddable, manageable, controllable, governable, persuadable, tractable, responsive, pliant, malleable, complaisant, easily handled, persuasible; (of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
Torrential
adjective: copious, heavy, teeming, pelting, severe, relentless, violent, irrepressible; flowing rapidly, forcefully, and in copious quantities.
plausible
adjective: credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, tenable, possible, conceivable, imaginable; convincing, persuasive, cogent, sound, rational, logical; (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
crisp
adjective: crunchy, crispy, brittle, crumbly, friable, breakable, firm, dry; (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing or attractive.
Accursed
adjective: cursed, damned, doomed, condemned, ill-fated, ill-omened, jinxed; Being under a curse
Foppish
adjective: dandyish, dandified, dapper, dressy, affected, preening, vain, effeminate, girly, mincing, natty, sissy, camp, campy; (of a man) concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way.
Rakish
adjective: dashing, debonair, stylish, jaunty, devil-may-care, raffish, disreputable, louche, sharp; having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.
adulterated
adjective: debased, mixed, contaminated, polluted, depreciated, reduced, lowered, impure; To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.
overriding
adjective: deciding, decisive, most important, of greatest importance, of greatest significance, uppermost, top, first (and foremost), highest, preeminent, predominant, principal, primary, paramount, chief, main, major, foremost, central, key, focal, pivotal, number-one; more important than any other considerations.
Putrid
adjective: decomposing, decaying, rotting, rotten, bad, off, putrefied, putrescent, rancid, moldy, foul, fetid, rank; of or characteristic of rotting matter.
Contumacious
adjective: defiant, recalcitrant, insubordinate; (especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.
ethereal
adjective: delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful, fragile, airy, fine, subtle, unearthly; extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
Delectable
adjective: delicious, mouthwatering, appetizing, flavorful, toothsome, palatable, succulent, luscious, tasty, scrumptious, delish, yummy, finger-licking, lip-smacking, melt-in-your-mouth; (of food or drink) delicious.
Pietistic
adjective: devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious, saintly; 1. Stress on the emotional and personal aspects of religion. 2. Affected or exaggerated piety.
disrepair
adjective: dilapidation, decrepitude, shabbiness, collapse, ruin; abandonment, neglect, disuse, dereliction; poor condition of a building or structure due to neglect.
Scandalous
adjective: disgraceful, shocking, outrageous, monstrous, criminal, wicked, sinful, shameful, atrocious, appalling, dreadful, deplorable, reprehensible, inexcusable, intolerable, insupportable, unforgivable, unconscionable, unpardonable, egregious; (of a state of affairs) disgracefully bad, typically as a result of someone's negligence or irresponsibility.
bedraggled
adjective: disheveled, disordered, untidy, unkempt, tousled, disarranged, in a mess, mussed; dirty and disheveled.
Rambunctious
adjective: boisterous, rowdy, obstreperous, wild, turbulent, unruly, disorderly; uncontrollably exuberant.
Dirigible
adjective: capable of being steered, guided, or directed.
Derange
verb 1. To put out of proper order: disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset. 2. To disturb the health or physiological functioning of: disorder, turn, unsettle, upset. 3. To make insane: craze, madden, unbalance, unhinge.
Swelter
verb To feel or look hot: bake, broil, burn, roast.
supernal
adjective: celestial; of or relating to the sky or the heavens; of exceptional quality or extent.
Bereft
adjective: deprived of, robbed of, stripped of, devoid of, bankrupt of, wanting, in need of, lacking, without, minus, sans, clean out of; deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset.
Bask
verb: laze, lie, lounge, relax, sprawl, loll, wallow, sunbathe, sun oneself, chillax; lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
Aloof
adjective: distant, detached, unfriendly, antisocial, unsociable, avoidant, remote, reticent, unapproachable, formal, stiff, withdrawn, reserved, unforthcoming, uncommunicative, unsympathetic, standoffish; Distant physically or emotionally.
subtle
adjective: elusive, abstruse, faint, slight, implied, delicate, indirect, understated, insinuated, muted, soft, faint, subdued, low-key, toned down, fine, minute, narrow, tenuous, hair-splitting; So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe.
Vacant
adjective: empty, unoccupied, available, not in use, free, unfilled; uninhabited, untenanted; 1. Containing nothing 2. Not occupied or put to use
Proactive
adjective: enterprising, take-charge, energetic, driven, bold, dynamic, motivated, go-ahead; (of a person, policy, or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.
Commensurate
adjective: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional, appropriate to, in keeping with, in line with, consistent with, corresponding to, according to, relative to; corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
integral
adjective: essential, fundamental, basic, intrinsic, inherent, constitutive, innate, structural; vital, necessary, requisite; necessary to make a whole complete.
Indispensable
adjective: essential, necessary, all-important, of the utmost importance, of the essence, vital, must-have, crucial, key, needed, required, requisite, imperative, invaluable; absolutely necessary.
redolent
adjective: evocative, suggestive, reminiscent; strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something).
Expository
adjective: explanatory, descriptive, describing, explicatory, explicative, interpretative, exegetical; intended to explain or describe something.
rabid
adjective: extreme, fanatical, overzealous, extremist, maniacal, passionate, fervent, overkeen, diehard, uncompromising, illiberal, gung-ho, foaming at the mouth; having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.
hopeless
adjective: forlorn, vain, with no chance of success; useless, futile, pointless, purposeless, unavailing, nugatory, bootless; (of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled.
uxorious
adjective: having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one's wife.
infernal
adjective: hellish, nether, subterranean, underworld, chthonic, Tartarean, satanic, devilish, diabolical, fiendish, demonic, damnable, wretched, confounded, annoying, irritating, infuriating, irksome, detestable, exasperating, damned, damn, blasted, blessed, pesky, aggravating; informal, cursed; of, inhabiting, or befitting hell or the underworld.
Shrill
adjective: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, penetrating, screeching, shrieking, screechy; (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
Torrid
adjective: hot, dry, scorching, searing, blazing, blistering, sweltering, burning, sultry, boiling (hot), baking (hot), sizzling; very hot and dry.
Callow
adjective: immature, inexperienced, juvenile, adolescent, naive, green, raw, untried, unworldly, unsophisticated, wet behind the ears; (especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature.
Immanent
adjective: inherent, innate, intrinsic, natural, internal, indigenous, subjective, congenital, inborn, hard-wired, indwelling; existing or operating within.
Inalienable
adjective: inviolable, absolute, sacrosanct, untransferable, nontransferable, nonnegotiable, indefeasible; unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor.
Sobering
adjective: make serious, subdue, calm down, quiet, steady; bring down to earth, make someone stop and think, give someone pause for thought; make or become more serious, sensible, and solemn.
Virile
adjective: manly, masculine, male, strong, tough, vigorous, robust, muscular, muscly, brawny, heavily built, rugged, sturdy, lusty, husky, red-blooded, fertile, macho, butch, beefy, hunky, testosteronic; (of a man) having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive.
ontic
adjective: of or relating to entities and the facts about them; relating to real as opposed to phenomenal existence.
Orgiastic
adjective: of or resembling an orgy.
errant
adjective: offending, guilty, culpable, misbehaving, delinquent, lawbreaking, troublesome, unruly, wayward, disobedient; erring or straying from the proper course or standards.
Bygone
adjective: past, former, olden, earlier, previous, one-time, long-ago, of old, ancient, antiquated, departed, dead, extinct, defunct, out of date, outmoded, of yore; belonging to an earlier time.
Pacific
adjective: peace-loving, peaceable, pacifist, nonviolent, nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, unwarlike, antiwar, conciliatory, peacemaking, placatory, propitiatory, appeasing, mollifying, mediatory, dovish, irenic; peaceful in character or intent.
tangential
adjective: peripheral, divergent; Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent.
Marauding
adjective: predatory, rapacious, thieving, plundering, pillaging, looting, freebooting, piratical; going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.
absurd
adjective: preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible, idiotic, stupid, foolish, silly, inane, imbecilic, insane, harebrained, cockamamie, unreasonable, irrational, illogical, nonsensical, incongruous, pointless, senseless, , crazy, daft; (of an idea or suggestion) wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Prophylactic
adjective: preventive, preventative, precautionary, protective, inhibitory; intended to prevent disease.
Loath
adjective: reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, ill-disposed; averse, opposed, resistant
Grudging
adjective: reluctant, unwilling, forced, halfhearted, unenthusiastic, hesitant, begrudging, resentful; given, granted, or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully.
Ashine
adjective: shining
Concurrent
adjective: simultaneous, coincident, contemporaneous, parallel; existing, happening, or done at the same time.
Precipitous
adjective: steep, sheer, perpendicular, abrupt, sharp, vertical; dangerously high or steep.
Morose
adjective: sullen, sulky, gloomy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, dour, surly, sour, glum, moody, ill-humored, melancholy, melancholic, brooding, broody, doleful, miserable, depressed, dejected, despondent, downcast, unhappy, low, down, grumpy, irritable, churlish, cantankerous, crotchety, cross, crabby, cranky, grouchy, testy, snappish, peevish, crusty; sullen and ill-tempered.
Unplumbed
adjective: unfathomed, unsounded, profound; not understood in depth
Homogeneous
adjective: uniform, identical, unvaried, consistent, indistinguishable, homologous, homogenized, alike, similar, the same, much the same, all of a piece, melting-pot; 1. composed of similar or identical parts or elements 2. of uniform nature
Myopic
adjective: unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous, narrow-minded, small-minded, short-term, shortsighted; lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
unconventional
adjective: unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, unwonted, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, alternative, different, new, novel, innovative, groundbreaking, pioneering, original, unprecedented, eccentric, idiosyncratic, quirky, odd, strange, bizarre, weird, outlandish, curious, abnormal, anomalous, aberrant, extraordinary; nonconformist, Bohemian, avant-garde, far out, offbeat, off the wall, wacky, madcap, oddball, zany, hippie, kooky, wacko; not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
Feeble
adjective: weak, weakly, weakened, frail, infirm, delicate, sickly, ailing, unwell, poorly, enfeebled, enervated, debilitated, incapacitated, decrepit, etiolated; lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
Incandescent
adjective: white-hot, red-hot, burning, fiery, blazing, ablaze, aflame, glowing, aglow, radiant, bright, brilliant, luminous, sparkling; literaryfervid, lucent, igneous; emitting light as a result of being heated.
quixotic
adjective: wild-eyed, romantic, unrealistic, idealistic, romantic, absurd, imaginary, visionary, fanciful, impractical, dreamy, Utopian, impulsive, fantastical, impracticable, chivalrous, unworldly, chimerical; Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
simulacrum
an image or representation of someone or something.
trope
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
flagrant
blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, conspicuous, barefaced, shameless, brazen, undisguised, unconcealed, outrageous, scandalous, shocking, disgraceful, dreadful, terrible, gross; (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously, openly, or obviously offensive.
corporeal
bodily, fleshly, corporal, somatic, human, mortal, earthly, physical, material, tangible, concrete, real, actual, this-worldly; consisting of material objects.
fleeting
brief, short, short-lived, quick, momentary, cursory, transient, ephemeral, fugitive, passing, transitory, evanescent; lasting for a very short time.
Blithe
casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled, uncaring, careless, heedless, thoughtless, nonchalant, blasé; showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
adorn
decorate, embellish, ornament, enhance, beautify, prettify, grace, bedeck, deck (out), dress (up), trim, swathe, wreathe, festoon, garland, array, emblazon, titivate; make more beautiful or attractive.
incredulous
disbelieving, skeptical, unbelieving, distrustful, mistrustful, suspicious, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced, cynical; (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
misandry
dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men (i.e., the male sex).
cavalier
dismissive, offhand, indifferent, casual, dismissive, insouciant, unconcerned, supercilious, patronizing, condescending, disdainful, scornful, contemptuous, couldn't-care-less; Showing arrogant or offhand disregard.
manifestation
display, demonstration, show, exhibition, presentation; an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, especially a theory or an abstract idea.
evanesce
dissipate, evaporate, disappear, vanish, fade away, disperse, dematerialize, decompose, To dissipate or disappear gradually, like vapor.
dissipated
dissolute, debauched, decadent, intemperate, profligate, self-indulgent, wild, depraved, licentious, promiscuous, drunken; (of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.
imperil
endanger, jeopardize, put in danger, put in jeopardy, hazard, threaten; put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed.
armada
fleet, flotilla, squadron
livid
furiously angry
pernicious
harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious, adverse, inimical, unhealthy, unfavorable, bad, evil, malign, malevolent, malignant, noxious, baleful, virulent, venemous
inimical
harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial, damaging, hurtful, destructive, ruinous, pernicious, antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic, obstructive, unfavorable, adverse, opposed, hostile, unkind, unsympathetic, unfriendly, ill-disposed, malevolent, unwelcoming, cold, frosty, malefic; tending to obstruct or harm.
vitriolic
hostile, vicious, rancorous, acrimonious, caustic, nasty, harsh, bitter, acerbic, abrasive
jocular
humorous, funny, witty, comic, comical, amusing, droll, waggish, jokey, hilarious, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, teasing, playful; lighthearted, jovial, cheerful, cheery, merry, jocose, ludic; fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.
brass ring
idiom: success or a reward that you try to achieve, often by competing against other people
congruent
in agreement or harmony.
parenthetical
incidental, supplementary, in brackets, in parentheses, parenthetic, explanatory, qualifying, adjunct; interjected as qualifying information or explanation.
escalation
increase, rise, intensification, growth, leap, upsurge, upturn, climb, enlargement, amplification; To increase in intensity or extent
Methodology
mode, procedure, technique, approach, design, manner, plan, practice, process, program, style, way; a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline.
physicalism
monist doctrine which holds that all phenomena can be described in terms of space and time and that all meaningful statements are either analytic, as in logic and mathematics, or can be reduced to empirically verifiable assertions.
fatal
mortal, deadly, lethal, murderous, terminal; causing or liable to cause death.
perishable
mortal, impermanent, transient, ephemeral; likely to decay or go bad quickly.
Drivel
nonsense, babble, rubbish, garbage, twaddle, balderdash
pious hope
noun a wish or desire that is unlikely to be fulfilled
Aria
noun: A solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment, as in an opera.
rejoinder
noun: answer, reply, response, retort, riposte, counter, comeback; a reply, especially a sharp or witty one.
Ascription
noun: assignment, attribution, credit, imputation; The act of attributing.
boon
noun: blessing, godsend, bonus, plus, benefit, advantage, help, aid, asset; stroke of luck, windfall; a thing that is helpful or beneficial.
Breach
noun: break, rupture, split, crack, fracture; opening, gap, hole, fissure;
visage
noun: face, countenance, look, (facial) features, (facial) expression; a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.
Deictic
Of or relating to a word, the determination of whose referent is dependent on the context in which it is said or written.
Embox
To inclose, as in a box; to imbox.
piecemeal
a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps, step by step, little by little, by degrees, in/by fits and starts; characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time.
interlocutor
a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
crucible
a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development
truncheon
a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer; a staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority.
abattoir
a slaughterhouse. synonyms: slaughterhouse, butchery, archaic shambles
dissonance
a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.
perfusion
noun: intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another
preposterous
absurd, ridiculous, farcical, ludicrous; contrary to reason or common sense
Influx
noun: inundation, rush, stream, flood, incursion, invasion, intrusion; an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.
Iniquitous
adjective grossly unfair and morally wrong.
Galling
adjective: annoying, irritating, vexing, vexatious, infuriating, maddening, irksome, provoking, exasperating, trying, tiresome, troublesome, bothersome, displeasing, disagreeable, aggravating; Causing extreme irritation or chagrin.
ancillary
adjective: auxiliary, supplementary, subsidiary, subordinate, accessory, adjuvant; Of secondary importance.
Terse/brevity
adjective: brief, short, to the point, concise, succinct, crisp, pithy, incisive, trenchant, short and sweet, laconic, elliptical, brusque, abrupt, curt, clipped, blunt, pointed, ungracious, gruff; sparing in the use of words.
Serial
adjective: consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.
Dismal
adjective: dingy, dim, dark, gloomy, dreary, drab, dull, bleak, cheerless, depressing, uninviting, unwelcoming;
Famished
adjective: esurient, ravenous, hungry, starving, starved, empty, unfed, peckish; extremely hungry.
Charnel/sepulchral
adjective: ghastly, sepulchral; gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
verboten
adjective: impermissible, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, forbidden, tabu, out; forbidden, especially by an authority.
Nominal
adjective: in name only, supposed, so-called; Existing in name only; not real:
inerrant
adjective: infallible; free of error.
Inveterate
adjective: ingrained, deep-seated, deep-rooted, habitual, entrenched, incorrigible, ineradicable, incurable, hardened; having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.
Myriad
adjective: innumerable, countless, infinite, numberless, untold, unnumbered, immeasurable, multitudinous, numerous, divers; countless or extremely great in number.
sophomoric
adjective: intellectually pretentious and conceited but immature and ill-informed.
belated
adjective: late, overdue, behindhand, behind time, behind schedule, delayed, tardy, unpunctual; coming or happening later than should have been the case.
Downy/soft/fluffy
adjective: soft, velvety, smooth, fleecy, fluffy, fuzzy, feathery, furry, woolly, silky; soft and fluffy.
expeditious
adjective: speedy, swift, quick, rapid, fast, brisk, efficient, prompt, punctual, immediate, instant, fleet; done with speed and efficiency.
Dour
adjective: stern, unsmiling, unfriendly, severe, forbidding, gruff, surly, grim, sullen, solemn, austere, stony; relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.
hortatory
adjective: tending or aiming to exhort.
Traitorous
adjective: treacherous, disloyal, treasonous, renegade, backstabbing, double-crossing, double-dealing, faithless, unfaithful, two-faced, Janus-faced, duplicitous, deceitful, false; informaltwo-timing, perfidious; relating to or characteristic of a traitor.
Tempestuous
adjective: turbulent, stormy, tumultuous, wild, lively, heated, explosive, feverish, frenetic, frenzied, emotional, passionate, impassioned, fiery, intense, temperamental, volatile, excitable, mercurial, capricious, unpredictable, quick-tempered; characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
ineluctable
adjective: unavoidable, inevitable, unpreventable, ineluctable, inexorable, assured, sure, certain, guaranteed, necessary, required, compulsory, mandatory; unable to be resisted or avoided.
Vernacular
noun: language, dialect, regional language, regionalisms, patois, parlance, idiom, slang, jargon, lingo, -speak, -ese; the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
Sinuous
adjective: winding, windy, serpentine, curving, twisting, meandering, snaking, zigzag, curling, coiling; having many curves and turns.
Smitten
afflicted or affected severely
gnomic
aphoristic; expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms.
designate
appoint, nominate, depute, delegate, select, choose, pick, elect, name, identify, assign; appoint (someone) to a specified position.
concomitant
attendant, associative, accompanying, associated, related, connected, resultant, consequent; naturally accompanying or associated.
magisterial
authoritative, masterful, assured, lordly, commanding, assertive, imperious
curt
brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, short, snappish, snappy, sharp, tart; gruff, offhand, unceremonious, ungracious, rude, impolite, discourteous, uncivil; rudely brief.
gingerly
cautiously, carefully, with care, warily, charily, circumspectly, delicately, heedfully, watchfully, vigilantly, attentively, hesitantly, timidly; in a careful or cautious manner.
polity
community, union; the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body.
scornful
contemptuous, derisive, withering
contentious
controversial, heated, vehement, fierce, violent, intense, impassioned; causing or likely to cause a heated argument
profuse
copious, prolific, abundant, plentiful, substantial, rich; Giving or given freely and abundantly
recidivist
denoting a person who repeatedly reoffends; from Latin recidīvus "recurring", from re- "back" + cadō "I fall"
maraud
depredate, pillage, foray, despoil, plunder, attack, ravage, harass; To rove and raid in search of plunder.
Bereavement
noun: loss, death, misfortune, deprivation, affliction, tribulation, sorrow, sadness; the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death.
Heresy
dissension, dissent, nonconformity, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy, apostasy, blasphemy, freethinking, nonbelief; belief or opinion contrary to orthodox
corrosive
erosive, abrasive, caustic; Gradually destructive; steadily harmful
actual
exact, very, precise;
sift
examine, inspect, scrutinize, pore over, investigate, analyze, dissect, review; examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful
splendid
excellent, wonderful, marvelous, superb, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, first-class, first-rate, blue-chip, super, great, amazing, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, phenomenal, sensational, heavenly, gorgeous, dreamy, grand, fabulous, fab, awesome
superfluity
excess, surplus, redundancy; an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something.
countenance
face, features, physiognomy, profile, (facial) expression, look, appearance, aspect, mien, mug, visage, lineaments, attitude, demeanor, bearing, comportment; Appearance, especially the expression of the face.
parsimonious
frugal, thrifty, economical, careful, cautious, chaste, simple, prudent, provident, unwasteful, restrained, sparing, abstemious, abstinent, austere, miserly, modest, niggardly; unwilling to spend money or use resources.
ecumenical
general, ubiquitous, comprehensive, common, omnipresent, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, global, worldwide, international, widespread, catholic, nonsectarian; of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.
Tocsin
gesture, sign, wave, gesticulation, cue, indication, warning, motion; A bell used to sound an alarm. 2. A warning; an omen.
drudgery
hard work, menial work, donkey work, toil, labor; chores; Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.
bawdy
humorously indecent regard for sexual matters
weaken
impoverish, devitalize, prostrate, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, sap, enervate, tire, exhaust, wear out, wither, cripple, disable, emasculate, reduce, decrease, diminish, soften, lessen, moderate, temper, dilute, blunt, mitigate, decrease, dwindle, diminish, wane, ebb, subside, peter out, fizzle out, tail off, decline, falter, impair, undermine, erode, eat away at, compromise, invalidate, negate, discredit; make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.
Acquirement/acquisition
noun: purchase, buy, gain, accession, addition, investment, possession;
illogic
noun: reasoning characterized by lack of logic; illogicality
Vapid
insipid, flavorless, uninspired, colorless, dry, uninteresting, flat, dull, boring, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, uninvolving, bland
foment
instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite, stir up, whip up, encourage, urge, fan the flames of; instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
visceral
instinctive, instinctual, gut, deep-down, deep-seated, deep-rooted, inward, emotional, animalistic; relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.
agency
instrumentality; the fact or quality of serving as an instrument or means to an end.
Firebrand
noun: rebel, radical, revolutionary, agitator, rabble-rouser, incendiary, subversive, troublemaker; a person who is passionate about a particular cause, typically inciting change and taking radical action.
troglodyte
noun: recluse, solitudinarian, hermit, solitary lone hand, lone wolf, loner; A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
epistle
letter, missive, communication, dispatch, note, line; news, correspondence; a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
Stratum
level, class, echelon, rank, grade, group, set; caste; One of a number of layers, levels, or divisions in an organized system.
enumerate
list, itemize, set out, give, cite, name, specify, identify, spell out, detail, particularize; mention (a number of things) one by one..
abominable
loathsome, detestable, hateful, odious, obnoxious, despicable, contemptible, damnable, diabolical; disgusting, revolting, repellent, repulsive, offensive, repugnant, abhorrent, reprehensible, atrocious, horrifying, execrable, foul, vile, wretched, base, horrible, awful, dreadful, appalling, nauseating; horrid, nasty, disagreeable, distasteful; terrible; causing moral revulsion.
luxuriant
lush, rich, abundant, profuse, exuberant, riotous, prolific, vigorous; dense, thick, rank, rampant; rich and profuse in growth.
concretize
make (an idea or concept) real; give specific or definite form to.
Pretense
make-believe, putting on an act, acting, dissembling, shamming, faking, feigning, simulation, dissimulation, play-acting, posturing; deception, deceit, deceitfulness, fraud, fraudulence, duplicity, subterfuge, trickery, dishonesty, hypocrisy, falsity, lying, mendacity, semblance, affectation, guise, facade, display; an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.
virile
manly, masculine; having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive
manifold
many, numerous, multiple, multifarious, legion, diverse, various, several, pluralistic, multiplex, varied, different, miscellaneous, assorted, sundry, myriad, divers; having many varied parts or aspects.
disenfranchised
marginalized; deprived of power
Fodder
material that is used for a particular purpose.
Indignation
noun: resentment, umbrage, affront, disgruntlement, displeasure, anger, outrage, annoyance, irritation, exasperation, vexation, offense, pique, aggravation, ire; anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Trammel
noun: restraint, constraint, curb, check, impediment, obstacle, barrier, handicap, bar, hindrance, encumbrance, disadvantage, drawback, shackles, fetters, bonds; a restriction or impediment to someone's freedom of action.
nonplussed
(of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.
wistful
nostalgic, yearning, longing
upshot
noun: result, end result, consequence, outcome, conclusion, effect, repercussion, reverberations, ramification, aftereffect, payoff; the final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events.
monogram
noun 1. a motif of two or more letters, typically a person's initials, usually interwoven or otherwise combined in a decorative design, used as a logo or to identify a personal possession.
constible
noun 1. a peace officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town. 2. the governor of a royal castle.
Vengeance
noun: revenge, retribution, retaliation, payback, requital, reprisal; punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong.
Behemoth
noun 1. a huge or monstrous creature. 2. something enormous, especially a big and powerful organization.
ferocity
noun: savagery, brutality, barbarity, fierceness, violence, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, ruthlessness, cruelty, pitilessness, mercilessness, heartlessness; Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence
Adage
noun: saying, maxim, axiom, proverb, aphorism, saw, dictum, byword, precept, motto, truism, platitude, cliché, apophthegm, commonplace; a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Sanguine
adjective: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, confident, cheerful, cheery, upbeat; optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
prophetic
adjective: oracular, vatic, prophetical, sibylline, predictive, prescient, prognostic, divinatory, augural; accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
salutary
curative, remedial, beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome; promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect.
perfunctory
cursory, desultory, token, casual, superficial, careless, halfhearted; (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
Brusque
curt, abrupt, blunt, short, sharp, terse, peremptory, gruff, offhand, discourteous, impolite, rude, snappy; abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
brusque
curt, abrupt, blunt, short, sharp, terse, peremptory, gruff; offhand, discourteous, impolite, rude, snappy; abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
dissolute
debauched, indulgent, dissipated; overindulging in sensual pleasures
dexterious
deft, adept, adroit, agile, nimble, neat, handy, able, capable, skillful, skilled, proficient, expert, practiced, polished; efficient, effortless, slick, professional, masterly; nifty, mean, ace, shrewd, ingenious, inventive, clever, intelligent, brilliant, smart, sharp, acute, astute, canny, intuitive, discerning, perceptive, insightful, incisive, judicious; cunning, artful, crafty, wily;
Wonton
deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel, gratuitous, unprovoked, motiveless, arbitrary, groundless, unjustifiable, needless, unnecessary, uncalled for, senseless, pointless, purposeless, meaningless, empty, random, capricious; (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.
Pedantic
adjective: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finicky, dogmatic, purist, literalist, literalistic, formalist, casuistic, casuistical, sophistic, sophistical; captious, hair-splitting, quibbling, nitpicking, persnickety; Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules.
Sultry
adjective: passionate, attractive, sensual, sexy, voluptuous, erotic, seductive; (of a person, especially a woman) attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature.
incisive
adjective: penetrating, acute, sharp, sharp-witted, razor-sharp, keen, astute, trenchant, shrewd, piercing, cutting, perceptive, insightful, percipient, perspicacious, discerning, analytical, clever, smart, quick; concise, succinct, pithy, to the point, brief, crisp, clear, effective, punchy, heads-up, on the ball, sapient; (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking, as in operation or expression.
exemplary
adjective: perfect, ideal, model, faultless, flawless, impeccable, irreproachable, excellent, outstanding, admirable, commendable, laudable, above/beyond reproach, textbook, consummate, archetypal; serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
Idyllic
adjective: perfect, wonderful, blissful, halcyon, happy, ideal, idealized, heavenly, paradisal, utopian, Elysian, peaceful, picturesque, bucolic, unspoiled, picture-perfect, Arcadian; (especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
idyllic
adjective: perfect, wonderful, blissful, halcyon, happy, ideal, idealized, heavenly, paradisal, utopian, Elysian, peaceful, picturesque, bucolic, unspoiled, picture-perfect, Arcadian; (especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
polemical
adjective: polemic, critical, hostile, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, caustic, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, sharp, incisive, devastating; of, relating to, or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.
Bombastic
adjective: pompous, blustering, turgid, verbose, orotund, high-flown, high-sounding, overwrought, pretentious, ostentatious, grandiloquent, highfalutin, puffed up, fustian; high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
prospective
adjective: potential, possible, probable, likely, future, eventual, -to-be, soon-to-be, in the making, intending, aspiring, would-be, forthcoming, approaching, coming, imminent; likely to happen at a future date; concerned with or applying to the future.
Prospective
adjective: potential, possible, probable, likely, future, eventual, soon-to-be, in the making, intending, forthcoming, approaching, coming, imminent; likely to happen at a future date; concerned with or applying to the future.
propaedeutic
adjective: preceding, preparative, preparatory; (of an area of study) serving as a preliminary instruction or as an introduction to further study.
Normative
adjective: prescriptive, standardizing, controlling, regulating, prescriptive, normalizing, regularizing; expressing value judgments or prescriptions as contrasted with stating facts:
Spendthrift
adjective: profligate, improvident, thriftless, wasteful, extravagant, prodigal;
Prostrate
adjective: prone, lying flat, lying down, stretched out, spread-eagled, sprawling, horizontal, recumbent, procumbent; lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.
unadulterated
adjective: pure, unalloyed, unsullied, untainted, virgin, untouched, absolute, downright, solid, utter; not mixed or diluted with any different or extra elements; complete and absolute.
Foolhardy
adjective: reckless, rash, irresponsible, impulsive, hotheaded, impetuous, bullheaded, daredevil, devil-may-care, madcap, harebrained, precipitate, hasty, overhasty, temerarious; recklessly bold or rash.
meteoric
adjective: resembling a meteor in transient brilliance, suddenness of appearance, swiftness, etc.
Rapturous
adjective: rhapsodic, ecstatic, joyful, elated, euphoric, enraptured, on cloud nine, in seventh heaven, transported, enchanted, blissful, happy, enthusiastic, delighted, thrilled, overjoyed, rapt, over the moon, on top of the world, blissed out; characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.
corrugated
adjective: ridged, fluted, grooved, furrowed, crinkled, crinkly, puckered, creased, wrinkled, wrinkly, crumpled, striated; (of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves.
Vigorous
adjective: robust, healthy, hale and hearty, strong, sturdy, fit, hardy, tough, athletic, bouncing, thriving, flourishing, blooming, energetic, lively, active, perky, spirited, vibrant, vital, zestful, peppy, bouncy, in the pink; Characterized by or done with force and energy.
Amorous
adjective: romantic, lustful, sexual, erotic, amatory, ardent, passionate, impassioned, in love, enamored, lovesick, lovey-dovey, kissy, smoochy, hot; showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire.
ruddy
adjective: rosy, red, pink, roseate, rubicund, healthy, glowing, fresh, flushed, blushing, rubescent; (of a person's face) having a healthy red color.
Unhewn
adjective: rought, unpolished, unfinished; not brought to the desired final state
Churlish/boorish
adjective: rude, ill-mannered, ill-bred, discourteous, impolite, unmannerly, uncivil, unchivalrous, inconsiderate, uncharitable, surly, sullen; rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
Embryonic
adjective: rudimentary, undeveloped, unformed, immature, incomplete, incipient, inchoate; fledgling, budding, nascent, emerging, developing, early, germinal; (of a system, idea, or organization) in a rudimentary stage with potential for further development.
Rustic
adjective: rural, country, pastoral, bucolic, sylvan, Arcadian, countrified, upcountry, agrestic simple, homely, basic, plain, homespun, unsophisticated, unrefined, artless, unpolished, simple, unsophisticated, rough, rude, crude, constructed or made in a plain and simple fashion, in particular.
delirium
derangement, dementia, madness, insanity, incoherence, irrationality, hysteria, feverishness, hallucination, ecstasy, rapture, transports, wild emotion, passion, wildness, excitement, frenzy, feverishness, fever, euphoria, elation;
obliterate
destroy, wipe out, annihilate, demolish, eliminate, decimate, liquidate, devastate, ruin
discriminate
differentiate, distinguish, draw a distinction, tell the difference, tell apart; separate; To perceive the distinguishing features of; recognize as distinct
gravitas
dignity, seriousness, solemnity, gravity, sobriety; authority, weightiness; dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.
sedulous
diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, attentive, industrious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous, painstaking, rigorous, fastidious
assiduous
diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive, conscientious, punctilious, painstaking, rigorous, particular; showing great care and perseverance.
Calamity
disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm, adversity, tribulation, affliction, misfortune, misadventure; an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
catastrophic
disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, apocalyptic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful; extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful.
perspicacious
discerning, perceptive, astute, penetrating, observant, percipient, alert, clear-sighted, sensitive, discriminating; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning.
perspicacious
discerning, shrewd, perceptive, astute, penetrating, observant, percipient, sharp-witted, sharp, alert, clear-sighted, farsighted, acute, sensitive, intuitive, understanding, discriminating; having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
nonconformist
noun: dissenter, dissentient, protester, rebel, renegade, schismatic, freethinker, apostate, heretic; individualist, free spirit, maverick, eccentric, original, deviant, misfit, dropout, outsider, Bohemian; a person whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices.
caricature
noun: distortion; representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a distortedly comic or grotesque effect.
Schism
noun: division, split, rift, breach, rupture, break, separation, severance; chasm, gulf, discord, disagreement, dissension; a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Conscription
noun: draft, induction, levy; compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
Excise
noun: duty, tax, levy, tariff; an inland tax on the sale, or production for sale, of specific goods or a tax on a good produced for sale, or sold, within a country or licenses for specific activities.
alacrity
noun: eagerness, willingness, readiness, enthusiasm, ardor, avidity, fervor, keenness, promptness, haste, swiftness, dispatch, speed; brisk and cheerful readiness.
fringe
noun: edging, edge, border, periphery, margin, outskirts, perimeter, limits, tassels, purfle; A marginal, peripheral, or secondary part
Gall
noun: effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners, face, chutzpah, sauce, sass; Outrageous insolence.
vigor
noun: elan, robustness, health, hardiness, strength, sturdiness, toughness, bloom, radiance, energy, life, vitality, virility, verve, spirit, zeal, passion, determination, dynamism, zest, pep, drive, force, oomph;
Dirge
noun: elegy, lament, burial hymn, threnody, requiem, funeral march; keen; a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
Fledgling
noun: emerging, emergent, sunrise, dawning, embryonic, infant, nascent, developing, in the making, budding, up-and-coming, rising; a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped.
Catharsis
noun: emotional release, relief, release, venting, purging, purgation, purification, cleansing, abreaction; the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
vacuity
noun: emptiness, vacuum; The quality or fact of being devoid of something specified.
Intrusion
noun: encroachment, invasion, incursion, intervention, infringement, impingement, disturbance, disruption, interruption; An inappropriate or unwelcome addition.
vim
noun: energy; enthusiasm.
vivacity
noun: enthusiasm, liveliness, animation, ebullience, exuberance, buoyancy, sparkle, gaiety, jollity, cheerfulness, perkiness, breeziness, irrepressibility, vitality, zest, energy, dynamism, pep, bounce, spunk; the quality of being cheerful and full of energy
Prerogative
noun: entitlement, right, privilege, advantage, due, birthright; a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
Retinue
noun: entourage, escort, company, court, staff, personnel, household, train, suite, following, bodyguard, aides, attendants, servants, retainers; a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.
Exemplar
noun: epitome, perfect example, paragon, ideal, exemplification, textbook example, embodiment, essence, quintessence, paradigm, model, role model, template; a person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model.
Parity
noun: equality, equivalence, uniformity, consistency, correspondence, congruity, levelness, unity, coequality; the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay.
Contingency
noun: eventuality, (chance) event, incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility, fortuity, accident, chance, emergency; a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
Exposition
noun: explanation, description, elucidation, explication, interpretation, account, commentary, appraisal, assessment, discussion, exegesis; a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
escapade
noun: exploit, stunt, caper, antic(s), shenanigans, hijinks, adventure, venture; an act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
Jingoism
noun: extreme patriotism, chauvinism, extreme nationalism, xenophobia, flag-waving, hawkishness, militarism, belligerence, bellicosity; extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.
Junta
noun: faction, cabal, clique, camarilla, party, set, ring, gang, league, confederacy; a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
Creed
noun: faith, religion, religious belief, religious persuasion, church, denomination, sect, system of belief, set of beliefs, beliefs, principles, articles of faith, ideology, credo, doctrine, teaching, dogma; a set of beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions.
Providence
noun: fate, destiny, kismet, predestination, God's will/plan; the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.
trepidation
noun: fear, apprehension, dread, fearfulness, fright, agitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, tension, misgivings, unease, uneasiness, foreboding, disquiet, dismay, consternation, alarm, panic, butterflies (in one's stomach), jitteriness, the jitters, the creeps, the shivers, a cold sweat, the heebie-jeebies, the willies, the shakes, jim-jams, collywobbles, cold feet; a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
Dread
noun: fear, apprehension, trepidation, anxiety, worry, concern, foreboding, disquiet, unease, angst, fright, panic, alarm, terror, horror, the jitters, the creeps, the shivers, the heebie-jeebies; great fear or apprehension.
shackles
noun: fetters, shackles, manacles, handcuffs, irons, leg irons, chains, restraints, cuffs, bracelets, bilboes; a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.
Ferment
noun: fever, furor, frenzy, tumult, storm, rumpus; turmoil, upheaval, unrest, disquiet, uproar, agitation, turbulence, disruption, confusion, disorder, chaos, mayhem, hoo-ha, to-do; agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence.
scuffle
noun: fight, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, free-for-all, scrimmage, scrap, set-to, roughhouse; a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
blandishment
noun: flattery, cajolery, coaxing, wheedling, persuasion, palaver, honeyed words, smooth talk, blarney, sweet talk, soft soap, buttering up, smarm; a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something.
Premonition
noun: foreboding, presentiment, intuition, (funny) feeling, hunch, suspicion, feeling in one's bones; misgiving, apprehension, fear, presage; a strong feeling that something is about to happen.
Vanguard
noun: forefront, advance guard, spearhead, front, front line, fore, van, lead, cutting edge; avant-garde, leaders, founders, founding fathers, pioneers, trailblazers, trendsetters, innovators, groundbreakers; 1. a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas. 2. a position at the forefront of new developments or ideas.
Candor
noun: frankness, openness, honesty, candidness, truthfulness, sincerity, forthrightness, directness, plain-spokenness, bluntness, straightforwardness, outspokenness, telling it like it is; the quality of being open and honest in expression.
Largesse
noun: generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty, bountifulness, beneficence, altruism, charity, philanthropy, magnanimity, benevolence, charitableness, openhandedness, kindness, big-heartedness, benefaction; generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
apparition
noun: ghost, phantom, specter, spirit, wraith, vision, hallucination, spook, chimera, phantasm, revenant, shade, visitant, eidolon
Provocation
noun: goading, prodding, egging on, incitement, pressure, annoyance, irritation, nettling, harassment, plaguing, molestation, teasing, taunting, torment, affront, insults, hassle, aggravation; action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.
Regime
noun: government, rule, authorities, management, administration, leadership, establishment, plan, course, system, policy, programme, scheme, diet, arrangement, procedure, regimen; 1. a government, especially an authoritarian one. 2. a system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above.
scandalous
disgraceful, shocking, outrageous, monstrous, criminal, wicked, sinful, shameful, atrocious, appalling, dreadful, deplorable, reprehensible, inexcusable, intolerable, insupportable, unforgivable, unconscionable, unpardonable, egregious; (of a state of affairs) disgracefully bad, typically as a result of someone's negligence or irresponsibility.
glib
disingenuous, insincere, facile, shallow, superficial, flippant; (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.
misogyny
dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women
denigrate
disparage, belittle, deprecate, decry, abhor, deplore, despise, detest, condemn, lambaste, denounce, crucify, criticize, attack, defame, slander, libel, abuse, insult, revile, malign, vilify, slur; criticize unfairly
snide
disparaging, derogatory, deprecating, denigratory, insulting, contemptuous, dismissive; mocking, taunting, sneering, scornful, derisive, sarcastic, spiteful, nasty, mean; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
viceroy
noun: governor, deputy, representative, proconsul, regent, steward; A man who is the governor of a country, province, or colony, ruling as the representative of a sovereign.
grotesquery
noun: grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively.
bevy
noun: group, crowd, herd, flock, horde, army, galaxy, assemblage, throng, company, gathering, band, body, pack, covey; knot, cluster, bunch, gaggle, posse; a large group of people or things of a particular kind.
Asperity
noun: harshness, sharpness, abrasiveness, roughness, severity, acerbity, astringency, tartness, sarcasm; harshness of tone or manner.
Hovel
noun: hole, hut, shack, shanty; An ugly, squalid dwelling.
caterwaul
noun: howl, wail, bawl, cry, yell, scream, screech, yowl, ululate; To make a shrill, discordant sound.
Abasement
noun: humiliation, humbling, belittlement, lowering, degradation, debasement; the action or fact of being lower in rank, prestige, or esteem.
Cant
noun: hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism; hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.
frenzy
noun: hysteria, madness, mania, delirium, feverishness, fever, wildness, agitation, turmoil, tumult, wild excitement, euphoria, elation, ecstasy, fit, paroxysm, spasm, bout; a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.
Animus
noun: ill will, hate, hostility, hatred, resentment, bitterness, malice, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, acrimony, rancour, bad blood, malevolence, virulence, malignity; intense dislike
obscenity
noun: indecency, immorality, impropriety, salaciousness, smuttiness, smut, lewdness, impurity, crudeness, vulgarity, dirtiness, dirt, filth, coarseness, crudity, profanity, eroticism; 1. the state or quality of being obscene 2. obscene behavior, language, or images.
Indecision
noun: indecisiveness, irresolution, hesitancy, hesitation, tentativeness, ambivalence, doubt, doubtfulness, uncertainty, incertitude, vacillation, wavering, equivocation, second thoughts, dithering, temporizing, hemming and hawing, dilly-dallying, sitting on the fence, dubiety; the inability to make a decision quickly.
Incentive
noun: inducement, motivation, motive, reason, stimulus, stimulant, spur, impetus, encouragement, impulse, incitement, goad, provocation; attraction, lure, bait, carrot, sweetener, come-on; a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.
disaffection
dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, discontent, restlessness, frustration, alienation, estrangement, disloyalty, rebellion, insubordination, dissidence, hostility, antagonism, animosity, discord, dissension; a state or feeling of being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them.
disgruntled
dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved, resentful, fed up, displeased, unhappy, disappointed, disaffected, angry, irate, annoyed, cross, exasperated, indignant, vexed, irritated, piqued, irked, put out, peeved, miffed, bummed, aggravated, hacked off, riled, peed off, PO'd, hot under the collar, in a huff, cheesed off, shirty, sore, teed off, ticked off; angry or dissatisfied.
idiosyncratic
distinctive, individual, individualistic, characteristic, peculiar, typical, special, specific, unique, one-of-a-kind, personal, eccentric, unconventional, irregular, anomalous, odd, quirky, offbeat, queer, strange, weird, wacky, wingy, bizarre, freakish, abnormal,freaky, far out, off the wall;of or relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.
purview
domain, limits, range, scope, expanse, confines, parameters, neighborhood, extent, compass; the breadth, range, or scope of the influence, understanding, concerns of something.
filial
dutiful, devoted, compliant, respectful; appropriate for a son or daughter
encomium
eulogy, panegyric, paean, accolade, tribute, testimonial, praise, acclaim, acclamation, homage, commendation; expression that praises someone or something highly.
Protean
ever-changing, variable, changeable, mutable, kaleidoscopic, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, shifting, unsettled, fluctuating, fluid, wavering, vacillating, mercurial, volatile, labile; Readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings.
impassive
expressionless, unexpressive, inexpressive, inscrutable, unreadable, blank, deadpan; not feeling or showing emotion.
spurious appearance
facade, show, front, appearance, pretense, simulation, affectation, semblance, illusion, act, masquerade, charade, mask, cloak, veil, veneer; an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.
effervescent
fizzy, sparkling, carbonated, aerated, gassy, bubbly; (of a liquid) giving off bubbles
eschew
forgo, shun, renounce, relinquish, reject, disavow, abandon, spurn, refuse, drop, avoid; deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
fruitless
futile, vain, in vain, to no avail, to no effect, idle, pointless, useless, worthless, wasted, hollow, ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, unproductive, unrewarding, frustrating, profitless, unsuccessful, unavailing, barren, for naught; abortive; failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.
gawk
gape, goggle, gaze, ogle, stare, stare open-mouthed, rubberneck; stare openly and stupidly.
Yawning
gaping, wide open, wide, cavernous, deep, huge, great, big; gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
tawdry
gaudy, flashy, showy, garish, loud; tasteless, vulgar, trashy, junky, shoddy, shabby; showy but cheap and of poor quality
effusive
gushing, gushy, fulsome, adulatory, flattering, complimentary, highly favorable, enthusiastic, glowing, rhapsodic, eulogistic, laudatory, demonstrative; expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
caustic
harshly sarcastic, critical, satirical, sardonic
fatuous
inane, silly, pointless, foolish, stupid, idiotic, asinine
Subsume
include, encompass, subordinate; To classify, include, or incorporate in a more comprehensive category or under a general principle.
Inimitable
incomparable, unparalleled, unrivaled, peerless, matchless, unequaled, unsurpassable, superlative, supreme, perfect, beyond compare, second to none, in a class of one's own, unique, distinctive, individual, unexampled, sui generis; so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy.
unintelligible
incomprehensible, indiscernible, mumbled, indistinct, unclear, slurred, inarticulate, incoherent, garbled, illegible, indecipherable, unreadable; impossible to understand.
potentiate
increase the power, effect, or likelihood of (something, especially a drug or physiological reaction); make potent or powerful.
augment
increase, add to, supplement, build up, enlarge, expand, extend, raise, multiply, swell, grow, magnify, amplify, escalate, improve, boost, up, jack up, hike up, bump up; To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity.
untenable
indefensible, insupportable, unsustainable, unjustified, unjustifiable, flimsy, weak, shaky; (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
inexpressible
indescribable, indefinable, unutterable, unspeakable, ineffable, beyond words, nameless, unimaginable, inconceivable, unthinkable, untold, ineffable; (of a feeling) too strong to be described or conveyed in words.
ineffable
indescribable, inexpressible, beyond words, beyond description, begging description; indefinable, unutterable, untold, unimaginable, overwhelming; too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
Arouse
induce, prompt, trigger, stir up, bring out, kindle, fire, spark off, provoke, engender, cause, foster, enkindle; evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).
Besotted
infatuated; To muddle or stupefy, as with alcoholic liquor or strong infatuation.
inextricable
inseparable, inescapable, unavoidable, ineluctable, inexorable; impossible to disentangle, separate, or escape from.
behest
instruction, requirement, demand, insistence, bidding, request, wish, desire, will, command, injunction, order, decree, ruling, directive, mandate, say-so, rescript; a person's orders or command.
Inquisition
interrogation, questioning, quizzing, cross-examination, investigation, inquiry, inquest, hearing, grilling, examination; a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
irascible
irritable, quick-tempered, short-tempered, hot-tempered, testy, touchy, tetchy, edgy, crabby, petulant, waspish, dyspeptic, snappish; cross, surly, crusty, grouchy, grumpy, cranky, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-natured, peevish, querulous, fractious, prickly, snippy; having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
galvanize
jolt, shock, startle, impel, stir, spur, prod, urge, motivate, stimulate, invigorate, electrify, excite, rouse, arouse, awaken, invigorate, fire, animate, vitalize, energize, exhilarate, thrill, catalyze, inspire; shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action.
pen
jot, note, take down, record, register, log, list; inscribe, sign, pen, scribble, scrawl, pencil; mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.
vociferous
loud, boisterous, vehement, clamorous, strident, raucous; Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.
obvious
manifest, clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, palpable, distinct, definite, blatant, overt, glaring, barefaced, explicit, transparent, conspicuous, undisguised, unmistakable, noticeable, perceptible, visible, recognizable; clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
baleful
menacing, threatening, unfriendly, hostile, antagonistic, evil, wicked, nasty, bitter, malevolent, malicious, malignant, malign, sinister, harmful, injurious, dangerous, destructive, noxious, pernicious, deadly, venomous, poisonous, vitriolic, malefic, maleficent; suggesting the presence of danger.
ruthless
merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-hearted, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, harsh, callous, unmerciful, unforgiving, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable; remorseless, inhuman, inhumane, vicious; having or showing no pity or compassion for others.
exfoliate
verb: To come off or separate into flakes, scales, or layers.
Contravene
verb: break, breach, violate, infringe, defy, disobey, flout; violate the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct).
flit
verb: dart, dance, skip, play, dash, trip, flutter, bob, bounce; To move about swiftly, rapidly, lightly and nimbly.
Undermine/subvert
verb: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn, bring down, topple, depose, oust, disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, undermine, weaken, damage; undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Resound
verb: echo, re-echo, reverberate, ring out, boom, thunder, rumble; (of a sound, voice, etc.) fill a place with sound; be loud enough to echo.
Stoke
verb: encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency).
Envisage
verb: imagine, contemplate, visualize, envision, picture, conceive of, think of, foresee; contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Emulate
verb: imitate, copy, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on, match, equal, parallel, take a leaf out of someone's book; match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
interlard
verb: inject, insert, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce; to diversify by interspersing or intermixing something striking or contrasting.
inculcate
verb: instill in, implant in, fix in, impress in, imprint in; hammer into, drum into, drive into, drill into; instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.
Fascinate
verb: interest, captivate, engross, absorb, enchant, enthrall, entrance, transfix, rivet, mesmerize, engage, compel, lure, tempt, entice, draw, charm, attract, intrigue, divert, entertain; draw irresistibly the attention and interest of (someone).
dub
verb: nickname, call, name, label, christen, term, tag, entitle, style, designate, characterize, nominate, denominate; give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something).
Loot
verb: plunder, pillage, despoil, ransack, sack, raid, rifle, rob, burgle, burglarize; steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.
Despoil
verb: plunder, pillage, rob, ravage, raid, ransack, rape, loot, sack; devastate, lay waste, ruin, rob, strip, deprive, dispossess, denude, divest, relieve, clean out; steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from.
Abnegate
verb: reject, deny, surrender, refuse, renounce; 1. To give up or deny something desired or valuable (rights or a claim, for example)
spurn
verb: reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise; snub, slight, jilt, dismiss, brush off, turn one's back on; give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder; To reject with disdain or contempt.
Forsake
verb: renounce, abandon, relinquish, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, jettison, desert, give-up
Dissociate
verb: separate, detach, disconnect, sever, cut off, divorce; isolate, alienate, disassociate; disconnect or separate (used especially in abstract contexts).
Isolate/silo
verb: separate, set/keep apart, segregate, detach, cut off, shut away, keep in solitude, quarantine, cloister, seclude, sequester; cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.
Manacle
verb: shackle, fetter, chain, put/clap in irons, handcuff, restrain; secure, cuff
Expedite
verb: speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, quicken, precipitate, dispatch, advance, facilitate, ease, make easier, further, promote, aid, push through, urge on, boost, stimulate, spur on, help along, catalyze, fast-track; make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Splay
verb: spread, unfold, open, spread out; thrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart.
divest
verb: strip, deprive, rid, free, dispossess
eclectic
wide-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, varied, diverse, all-embracing, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, assorted; deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
mirth
merriment, high spirits, cheerfulness, cheeriness, hilarity, glee, laughter, gaiety, buoyancy, blitheness, euphoria, exhilaration, lightheartedness, joviality, joy, joyfulness, joyousness; amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
prescription
method, measure; recommendation, suggestion, recipe, formula; a recommendation that is authoritatively put forward.
means
method, way, manner, mode, measure, technique, expedient, agency, medium, instrument, channel, vehicle, avenue, course, process, procedure; an action or system by which a result is brought about
grange
n 1. (Agriculture) Brit a farm, esp a farmhouse or country house with its various outbuildings 2. (Historical Terms) history an outlying farmhouse in which a religious establishment or feudal lord stored crops and tithes in kind 3. (Agriculture) a granary or barn
Chariot
n 1. (Automotive Engineering) a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc, in war, races, and processions 2. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn ceremonial carriage 3. any stately vehicle
compunction
n remorse, self-reproach, guilt, regret, ruefulness, sorrow, rue 1. a feeling of remorse, guilt, or regret
swoon
n. 1. A fainting spell; syncope. 2. A state of ecstasy or rapture.
Populist
n. 1. A supporter of the rights and power of the people.
Tribune
n. 1. An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates. 2. A protector or champion of the people.
exigency
need, demand, requirement, necessity, urgency, crisis, difficulty, pressure; an urgent need or demand.
Canter
noun 1. a three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop.
Brouhaha
noun a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.
Sobriquet
noun a person's nickname.
fountainhead
noun an original source of something.
Apostasy
noun the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.
Solipsism
noun the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.
Anathema
noun/adjective: an abomination, an outrage, an abhorrence, a disgrace, an evil, a bane, a bugbear, a bête noire, abhorrent, hateful, repugnant, odious, repellent, offensive; something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
Plebeian
noun/adjective: common man, common person, commoner anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine; a person who holds no title; one of the common people
recusant
noun/adjective: refusing to submit to an authority or to comply with a regulation.
Reprise
noun/verb: repeat, resume; a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme.
liaison
noun: an agent between parties; intermediary
Provost
noun: an appointed person who superintends or presides
Scandal
noun: (outrageous) wrongdoing, impropriety, misconduct, immoral behavior, unethical behavior, discreditable behavior, outrageous behavior, shocking incident, shocking series of events; offense, transgression, crime, sin, skeleton in the closet, business, affair, -gate; an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
annihilation
noun: 1. Utter destruction: eradication, extermination, extinction, extinguishment, extirpation, liquidation, obliteration. 2. An often formal act of putting an end to: abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annulment, cancellation, defeasance, invalidation, negation, nullification, voidance.
Smut
noun: 1. a speck of soot or dirt 2. something obscene or indecent
Affection
noun: 1. affectivity, emotion, feeling, sentiment; A complex and usually strong subjective response, such as love or hate. 2. attachment, devotion, fondness, liking, love, loyalty; A tender feeling toward another.
Substratum/foundation/basis
noun: 1. any layer or stratum lying underneath another 2. a basis or foundation; groundwork
inhibition
noun: 1. shyness, reserve, restraint, hang-up (informal), modesty, nervousness, reticence, self-consciousness, timidity, diffidence, bashfulness, mental blockage, timidness; 2. obstacle, check, bar, block, barrier, restriction, hazard, restraint, hitch, drawback, snag, deterrent, obstruction, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance, encumbrance, interdict; 1. (Psychology) Conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, desire, or impulse. 2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
heartland
noun: A central or core area, especially one that is politically, economically, or militarily vital to a nation, region, culture, or other intellectual system.
Climacteric
noun: A critical period or year in a person's life when major changes in health or fortune are thought to take place.
aperçus
noun: A discerning perception; an insight
Mandarin
noun: A member of an elite group, especially a person having influence or high status in intellectual or cultural circles.
Rote
noun: A memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without full attention or comprehension:
Retread
noun: A revision or reworking; a remake or rehash
epiphanous/epiphanic
noun: A sudden insight or intuitive understanding.
terrarium
noun: a sealed transparent globe or similar container in which plants are grown.
foothold
noun: a secure position from which further progress may be made.
Nomenclature
noun: a set or system of names or terms, as those of a particular science or art.
tendril
noun: a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines around any suitable support.
suzerain
noun: a state or sovereign exercising some degree of dominion over a dependent state, usually controlling its foreign affairs.
locution
noun: a style of speech or verbal expression; phraseology.
canton
noun: a subdivision of a country established for political or administrative purposes.
Frisson
noun: a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.
Salvo
noun: a sudden, forceful outburst
Pittance
noun: a tiny amount, next to nothing, very little, peanuts, chicken feed, slave wages, chump change; a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage.
capsule
noun: a tough sheath or membrane that encloses something.
rat race
noun: a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power.
catechism
noun: a. A manual giving basic instruction in a subject, usually by rote or repetition. b. A body of fundamental principles or beliefs, especially when accepted uncritically
Invective
noun: abuse, insults, vituperation, denunciation, censure, vilification, revilement, reproach, castigation, recrimination, trash talk; , obloquy, contumely; insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Malfeasance
noun: actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing; wrongful conduct by a public official
Donnybrook
noun: affray, brawl, broil, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row, ruction, tumult; A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior.
Throes
noun: agony, pain, pangs, spasms, torment, suffering, torture, travail; intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.
pyrrhic
(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor; devastating victory tantamount to defeat.
univocal
(of a word or term) having only one possible meaning; not open to more than one interpretation; unambiguous.
benignity
noun: altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy, benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, favor, kindliness, kindness, oblation, office (often used in plural), philanthropy.
consul
noun: ambassador, diplomat, chargé d'affaires, attaché, envoy, emissary, plenipotentiary; an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens and interests there.
Anachronism
noun: an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong.
Allusion
noun: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
lollapalooza
noun: an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
gestalt
noun: an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
lacunae
noun: an unfilled space or interval; a gap.
Roustabout
noun: an unskilled or casual laborer.
Pedigree
noun: ancestry, descent, lineage, line (of descent), genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, origin(s), heritage, parentage, bloodline, dual heritage, background, roots; the recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family.
Chagrin
noun: annoyance, irritation, vexation, exasperation, displeasure, dissatisfaction, discontent, anger, rage, fury, wrath, indignation, resentment, embarrassment, mortification, humiliation, shame, distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
Aberration
noun: anomaly, deviation, departure from the norm, divergence, abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression, freak, rogue, rarity, oddity, peculiarity, curiosity, quirk, mistake; a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
Foreboding
noun: apprehension, anxiety, trepidation, disquiet, unease, uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion, worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm, the willies, the heebie-jeebies, the jitters, the creeps, premonition, presentiment, bad feeling, sneaking suspicion, funny feeling, intuition, presage; fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.
Permutation
noun: arrangement, combination, order, configuration, disposition, organization, sorting, grouping, variation, selection; a way, especially one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged.
Disconsolate
adjective: sad, unhappy, doleful, woebegone, dejected, downcast, downhearted, despondent, dispirited, crestfallen, cast down, depressed, down, disappointed, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, low-spirited, forlorn, in the doldrums, melancholy, miserable, long-faced, glum, gloomy, blue, choked, down in/at the mouth, down in the dumps, in a blue funk, dolorous; without consolation or comfort.
Inferior
adjective: second-class, lesser, lower in status, lower-ranking, subordinate, second-fiddle, junior, minor, subservient, lowly, humble, menial, beneath one; lower in rank, status, or quality.
Clandestine
adjective: secret, covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, closet, backstairs, backroom, hush-hush; kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Covert
adjective: secret, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, backstairs, backroom, hidden, under-the-table, concealed, private, undercover, underground, hush-hush; not openly acknowledged or displayed.
Furtive
adjective: secretive, secret, surreptitious, clandestine, hidden, covert, conspiratorial, cloak-and-dagger, backroom, backstairs, sly, sneaky, under-the-table; sidelong, sideways, oblique, indirect, hush-hush, shifty; attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble.
Solemn
adjective: serious, earnest, grave, sober, thoughtful, sedate, staid; Showing or behaving with dignified restraint or earnestness.
grievous
adjective: serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful, crushing, calamitous, painful, agonizing, traumatic, wounding, damaging, injurious, sharp, acute; (of something bad) very severe or serious.
earnest
adjective: serious, solemn, grave, sober, humorless, staid, intense; committed, dedicated, keen, diligent, zealous, thoughtful, cerebral, deep, profound, devout, heartfelt, wholehearted, sincere, impassioned, fervent, ardent, intense, urgent; resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.
Obsequious
adjective: servile, ingratiating, sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, groveling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish, , brown-nosing, bootlicking, smarmy, vulgar slangass-kissing; obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
nubile
adjective: sexually mature, sexually attractive, desirable, sexy, ripe, luscious, marriageable, beddable; 1. (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, esp. in regard to age or physical development. 2. (of a young woman) sexually developed and attractive.
amorphous
adjective: shapeless, formless, structureless, indeterminate, vague, nebulous, indefinite; without a clearly defined shape or form.
bashful
adjective: shy, reserved, diffident, inhibited, retiring, reticent, reluctant, shrinking, hesitant, timid, apprehensive, nervous, wary, demure, coy, blushing; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
Heartfelt
adjective: sincere, genuine, from the heart, earnest, profound, deep, wholehearted, ardent, fervent, passionate, enthusiastic, eager, honest, bona fide; (of a feeling or its expression) sincere; deeply and strongly felt.
Proficient
adjective: skilled, skillful, expert, experienced, accomplished, competent, masterly, adept, adroit, deft, dexterous, able, professional, consummate, complete, master, crack, ace, mean; competent or skilled in doing or using something.
Array
noun: arrangement, show, order, supply, display, collection, exhibition, line-up, mixture, parade, formation, presentation, spectacle, marshalling, muster, disposition, range, collection, selection, assortment, diversity, variety, arrangement, assemblage, lineup, formation, display, exhibition, exposition; a large group, number, or quantity of people or things.
essay
noun: article, composition, study, paper, dissertation, thesis, discourse, treatise, disquisition, monograph, commentary, critique, theme; a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
Consortium
noun: association, alliance, coalition, union, league, guild, syndicate, federation, confederation, confederacy, conglomerate, cooperative, combine, partnership, affiliation, organization, club, society, congress; an association, typically of several business companies.
Incursion
noun: attack on, assault on, raid on, invasion of, storming of, overrunning of, foray into, blitz on, sortie into, sally into/against, advance on/into, push into, thrust into, infiltration of; an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
Bombardment
noun: attack, onslaught, blitz, barrage, assault, harassment, onset; To assail persistently.
Assailant
noun: attacker, assaulter, invader, aggressor, assailer, attacker; a person who physically attacks another.
Venture/endeavor/undertaking/effort/ aim/bid
noun: attempt, try, bid, effort, venture, go, crack, shot, stab, essay; an attempt to achieve a goal.
Temerity
noun: audacity, nerve, effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, gall, presumption, daring, face, front, neck, chutzpah; excessive confidence or boldness.
adjunct
noun: auxiliary, ancillary, supplement, addition, extra, add-on, accessory, accompaniment, complement, appurtenance; attachment, appendage, addendum; a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.
Hinterland
noun: backwoods, backwater, wilds, wilderness, bush, back of beyond, backcountry; sticks, middle of nowhere, boondocks, boonies; outback; the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks.
Sanction
noun: ban, restriction, boycott, embargo, exclusion, penalty, deterrent, prohibition, permit, back, support, allow, approve, entitle, endorse, authorize, countenance, vouch for, lend your name to; 1. to authorize, approve, or allow. 2. to ratify or confirm. 3. to impose a sanction on; penalize, esp. by way of discipline.
Repartee
noun: banter, badinage, bantering, raillery, witticism(s), ripostes, sallies, quips, joking, jesting, persiflage; conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.
Benediction
noun: blessing, prayer, invocation, grace, benedicite; devout or formal invocation of blessedness.
Indiscretion
noun: blunder, lapse, gaffe, mistake, faux pas, error, slip, impropriety; misdemeanor, transgression, peccadillo, solecism, misdeed, slip-up; behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment.
Frontier
noun: border, boundary, borderline, dividing line, demarcation line; perimeter, limit, edge, rim, bounds; 1. A region just beyond or at the edge of a settled area. 2. An undeveloped area or field for discovery or research:
ennui
noun: boredom, tedium, listlessness, lethargy, lassitude, languor, weariness, enervation, malaise, dissatisfaction, melancholy, depression, world-weariness, Weltschmerz; a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
basin
noun: bowl, dish, pan; sink, washtub; a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply.
contravention
noun: breach, violation, infringement, neglect, dereliction; an action that violates a law, treaty, or other ruling.
Edifice
noun: building, structure, construction, erection, pile, complex, property, development, premises; a building, especially a large, imposing one.
ne'er-do-well
noun: bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel; An idle, irresponsible person.
aptitute
noun: capability, capacity, ability, fitness; inherent or acquired ability.
holocaust
noun: cataclysm, disaster, catastrophe, destruction, devastation, annihilation, massacre, slaughter, mass murder, extermination, extirpation, carnage, butchery, genocide, ethnic cleansing, pogrom; destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.
Advocate
noun: champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, campaigner, fighter, crusader, propagandist, apostle, apologist, booster, flag-bearer, libber; a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
Culvert
noun: channel, conduit, watercourse, trough; drain, gutter, ditch; a tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railroad.
charisma
noun: charm, presence, personality, force of personality, strength of character; magnetism, attractiveness, appeal, allure; compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.
parturition
noun: childbirth, birth, delivery, birthing, labor confinement; the action of giving birth to young
Context
noun: circumstances, conditions, factors, state of affairs, situation, background, scene, setting, frame of reference, contextual relationship, text, subject, theme, topic; the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
typology
noun: classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization, assortment, categorisation, categorization; The study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common.
Veneer
noun: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, window-dressing, film, gloss, facing; 1. A thin surface layer. 2. A deceptive, superficial show.
Conglomeration
noun: cluster, assortment, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety; An accumulation of miscellaneous things.
Coalescence
noun: coalescency, conglutination, coalition, concretion, jointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union; 1. To come or grow together into a single mass 2. To come together as a recognizable whole or entity
Eunuch
A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed; An ineffectual, powerless, or unmasculine man.
Furlough
A regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreation: leave, vacation.
Abiding
Adjective: enduring, lasting, persisting, long-lasting, lifelong, continuing, remaining, surviving, standing, durable, everlasting, perpetual, eternal, unending, constant, permanent, unchanging, steadfast, immutable; (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time.
Demure
Adjective: modest, unassuming, meek, mild, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, bashful, diffident, reticent, timid, shrinking, coy; decorous, decent, seemly, ladylike, respectable, proper, virtuous, pure, innocent, chaste; sober, sedate, staid, prim, goody-goody, strait-laced; (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.
rectilinear
Moving in, consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a straight line or lines
Capitulate
Submit, yield, surrender, acquiesce
vivisection
The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals for the purpose of scientific research.
assemblage
noun: collection, accumulation, conglomeration, gathering, group, grouping, cluster, aggregation, mass, number, assortment, selection, array, miscellany; a collection or gathering of things or people.
licit
adjective not forbidden; lawful.
aground
adjective & adverb: stranded, grounded, ashore, beached, stuck, shipwrecked, high and dry, on the rocks, on the ground/bottom; 1. with the bottom stuck on the ground beneath a body of water 2. on or onto the ground.
Impromptu
adjective & adverb: unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, unplanned; done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
ignorantin
adjective (French): having no knowledge while being simultaneously vain. Freres ignorantin = ignorant, sanctimonious brothers
purgative
adjective/noun laxative, evacuant; aperient; strongly laxative in effect.
Patrician
adjective/noun: aristocrat, grandee, noble, nobleman, noblewoman, lord, lady, peer, peeress, blue blood; A person of refined upbringing, manners, and tastes.
honorific
adjective: (of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties.
Interminable
adjective: (seemingly) endless, never-ending, unending, nonstop, everlasting, ceaseless, unceasing, incessant, constant, continual, uninterrupted, sustained, monotonous, tedious, long-winded, overlong, rambling; endless (often used hyperbolically).
Indexical
adjective: 1. Of or having the function of something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference.
pert
adjective: 1. attractively lively or cheeky 2. (of a bodily feature or garment) attractive because neat and jaunty.
majoritarian
adjective: 1. of, pertaining to, or constituting a majority. 2. supporting or advocating majority rule.
Pellucid
adjective: Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen: clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, see-through, translucent, transparent.
Complicity
noun: collusion, involvement, collaboration, connivance; conspiracy, being in cahoots; the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.
Amalgam
noun: combination, mixture, compound, blend, union, composite, fusion, alloy, amalgamation, meld, admixture; A combination of diverse elements.
Solace
noun: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief; comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
Palliative
adjective: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory; Alleviating the symptoms of a disease or disorder, especially one that is terminal, without regard to the root cause.
Console
noun: comfort, solace, sympathize with, commiserate with, show compassion for, condole with, help, support, cheer (up), hearten, encourage, reassure, soothe; comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.
Empathy
noun: commiseration, compassion, condolence, pity, sympathy; 1. the power of understanding and imaginatively entering into another person's feelings 2. the attribution to an object, such as a work of art, of one's own emotional or intellectual feelings about it a rendering of German Einfühlung, literally: a feeling in
mother wit
noun: common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgment; Innate intelligence or common sense.
captious
adjective: carping, censorious, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical; (of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections.
blithe
adjective: casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled, uncaring, careless, heedless, thoughtless; nonchalant, blasé; showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
Harmonious
adjective: congruous, coordinated, balanced, in proportion, compatible, well matched, well balanced, consilient; forming a pleasing or consistent whole.
sublime
adjective: exalted, elevated, noble, lofty, awe-inspiring, majestic, magnificent, glorious, superb, wonderful, marvelous, splendid, fantastic, fabulous, terrific, heavenly, divine, out of this world; of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
Fine
adjective: excellent, first-class, first-rate, great, exceptional, outstanding, quality, superior, splendid, magnificent, exquisite, choice, select, prime, supreme, superb, wonderful, superlative, of high quality, second to none, A1, top-notch, blue-ribbon, blue-chip, splendiferous; of high quality.
fearsome
adjective: frightening, scary, horrifying, terrifying, menacing, chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, alarming, unnerving, daunting, formidable, forbidding, dismaying, disquieting, disturbing; Causing or capable of causing fear.
garish
adjective: gaudy, lurid, loud, harsh, glaring, violent, showy, glittering, brassy, brash; tasteless, in bad taste, tawdry, vulgar, unattractive, bilious, nauseating, flash, flashy, tacky, tinselly, neon; obtrusively bright and showy.
Generic
adjective: general, common, collective, nonspecific, inclusive, all-encompassing, broad, comprehensive, blanket, umbrella; characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things.
vague
adjective: imprecise, unspecified, generalized, rough, loose, ambiguous, hazy, equivocal, ill-defined, non-specific, inexact, obfuscatory, inexplicit, indistinct, blurred, unclear, dim, fuzzy, unknown, obscure, faint, shadowy, indefinite, misty, indistinguishable, amorphous, indeterminate, bleary, nebulous, out of focus, indiscernible; of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.
congenital
adjective: inborn, inherited, hereditary, innate, inbred, constitutional, inbuilt, natural, inherent; (especially of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth.
Incorrigible
adjective: inveterate, habitual, confirmed, hardened, dyed-in-the-wool, incurable, chronic, irredeemable, hopeless, beyond hope, impenitent, unrepentant, unapologetic, unashamed, bad, naughty, terrible; (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
bracing
adjective: invigorating, refreshing, stimulating, energizing, exhilarating, reviving, restorative, rejuvenating, revitalizing, rousing, fortifying, strengthening; fresh, brisk; fresh and invigorating.
angry
adjective: irate, mad, annoyed, cross, vexed, irritated, indignant, irked; furious, enraged, infuriated, in a temper, incensed, raging, fuming, seething, beside oneself, choleric, outraged; livid, apoplectic; informalhot under the collar, up in arms, in high dudgeon, foaming at the mouth, doing a slow burn, steamed up, in a lather, fit to be tied, seeing red, sore, bent out of shape, ticked off, teed off, pissed off, PO'd, wrathful, wroth, heated, passionate, stormy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-natured, acrimonious, bitter; having a strong feeling of or showing annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
wry
adjective: ironic, sardonic, satirical, mocking, sarcastic, dry, droll, witty, humorous; using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.
Indecisive
adjective: irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak, vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, faltering, ambivalent, divided, of two minds,torn, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, undecided, uncommitted, iffy, sitting on the fence, wishy-washy, waffling, waffly; (of a person) not having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
Peevish
adjective: irritable, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant, querulous, pettish, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, sullen, grumpy, bad-tempered, short-tempered, touchy, testy, tetchy, snappish, irascible, waspish, prickly, crusty, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric, cranky, ornery; easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
Waspish
adjective: irritable, touchy, testy, cross, snappish, cantankerous, splenetic, short-tempered, bad-tempered, moody, ornery, crotchety, crabby, grouchy; readily expressing anger or irritation.
numerous
adjective: legion, countless, innumerable, incalculable, many, abundant, plentiful, myriad; great in number.
Defamatory
adjective: libelous, slanderous, calumnious, scandalmongering, malicious, vicious, backbiting, muckraking, abusive, disparaging, denigratory, insulting, mudslinging, bitchy, catty; (of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone.
Asymmetrical
adjective: lopsided, unsymmetrical, uneven, unbalanced, crooked, awry, askew, skew, misaligned; disproportionate, unequal, irregular, cockeyed, wonky; having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.
deceptive
adjective: lying, misleading, deceptive, misleading, mendacious, fallacious; sham, counterfeit; telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; deceitful; false.
wonderful
adjective: marvelous, magnificent, superb, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, super, great, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, sensational, incredible, fabulous, fab, out of this world, awesome, magic, wicked, far out, killer, brilliant, peachy, dandy, neat, swell; inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration.
Motley
adjective: miscellaneous, disparate, diverse, assorted, varied, diversified, heterogeneous, informalragtag, raggle-taggle; incongruously varied in appearance or character.
wretched
adjective: miserable, unhappy, sad, heartbroken, grief-stricken, sorrowful, sorry for oneself, distressed, desolate, devastated, despairing, disconsolate, downcast, dejected, crestfallen, cheerless, depressed, melancholy, morose, gloomy, mournful, doleful, dismal, forlorn, woebegone, blue, dolorous; (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state
Mercenary
adjective: money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, bribable, venal, materialistic, money-grubbing; (of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
Polyglot
adjective: multilingual; Speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages.
Turbid
adjective: murky, opaque, cloudy, unclear, muddy, thick, milky, roily; (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.
parochial
adjective: narrow-minded, small-minded, provincial, narrow, small-town, conservative, illiberal, intolerant, jerkwater; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
irrredeemable
adjective: not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.
Rueful
adjective: regretful, apologetic, sorry, remorseful, shamefaced, sheepish, abashed, hangdog, contrite, repentant, penitent, conscience-stricken, sorrowful, sad; expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way.
astral
adjective: relating to, emanating from, consisting of, or resembling the stars
Inexorable
adjective: relentless, unstoppable, inescapable, inevitable, unavoidable, irrevocable, unalterable, persistent, continuous, nonstop, steady, interminable, incessant, unceasing, unremitting, unrelenting; impossible to stop or prevent.
Germane
adjective: relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite, material, apropos, appropriate, apt, fitting, suitable, connected, related, akin, on-topic; relevant to a subject under consideration.
Evocative
adjective: reminiscent, suggestive, redolent, expressive, vivid, graphic, powerful, haunting, moving, poignant; bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
Reactionary
adjective: right-wing, conservative, rightist, ultraconservative; traditionalist, conventional, old-fashioned, unprogressive; (of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform.
Uproarious
adjective: riotous, rowdy, noisy, loud, wild, unrestrained, unruly, rip-roaring, rollicking, boisterous, rambunctious, knockabout; characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar.
Officious
adjective: self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, domineering, opinionated, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, pushy, bossy; Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others.
Mawkish
adjective: sentimental, oversentimental, maudlin, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, oversweet, syrupy, nauseating; sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.
Adroit
adjective: skillful, adept, dexterous, deft, nimble, able, capable, skilled, expert, masterly, masterful, master, practiced, handy, polished, slick, proficient, accomplished, gifted, talented, quick-witted, quick-thinking, clever, smart, sharp, cunning, wily, resourceful, astute, shrewd, canny, nifty, crack, mean, ace, A1, clueful, on the ball, savvy, crackerjack; clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
sickly
adjective: unhealthy, in poor health, delicate, frail, weak; often ill.
Virtuosic
adjective: skillful, expert, accomplished, masterly, master, consummate, proficient, talented, gifted, adept, good, capable, impressive, outstanding, exceptional, magnificent, supreme, first-rate, stellar, brilliant, excellent, superb, mean, ace; highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.
Tenuous
adjective: slight, insubstantial, meager, flimsy, weak, doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspect, vague, nebulous, hazy; very weak or slight.
Dilatory
adjective: slow, tardy, unhurried, sluggish, sluggardly, snaillike, lazy; slow to act.
immemorial
ancient, (very) old, age-old, antediluvian, timeless, archaic, venerable, long-standing, timeworn, time-honored, tried and true, traditional; Reaching beyond the limits of memory, tradition, or recorded history.
Slaughter
annihilation, bloodbath, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, destruction, elimination, liquidation, massacre, murder, slaying; the brutal or violent killing of a living being or group of beings.
impedimenta
any objects or circumstances that impede or encumber
Natty
adjective: smart, stylish, fashionable, dapper, debonair, dashing, spruced up, well dressed, chic, elegant, trim, snazzy, trendy, snappy, nifty, sassy, spiffy, fly, kicky, styling/stylin', sharp; (especially of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.
Somber
adjective: solemn, earnest, serious, grave, sober, unsmiling, stern, grim, dour, humorless, gloomy, depressed, sad, melancholy, dismal, doleful, mournful, lugubrious; oppressively solemn or sober in mood.
soporific
adjective: soporific, sleep-inducing, opiate; painkilling, pain-relieving, analgesic, anodyne, anesthetic, tranquilizing, sedative, stupefacient; tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
indignant
apoplectic, aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled, displeased, cross, angry, mad, annoyed, offended, exasperated, irritated, chagrined, vexed, irked, put out, miffed, aggravated, riled, ticked off, sore; feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
supercilious
arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, pompous, condescending, bumptious, superior, snobbish, snobby, smug, hoity-toity, high and mighty, uppity, snooty, stuck-up, snotty, snot-nosed; behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
pontifical
arrogant, haughty, pompous, self-important, proud, snobbish, egotistical; affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
appraisal
assessment, evaluation, estimation, judgment, rating, gauging, sizing up, summing-up, consideration; an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing.
succinct
concise, short (and sweet), brief, compact, condensed, crisp, laconic, terse, to the point, pithy, epigrammatic, synoptic, gnomic, compendious; containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way.
stipulation
condition, precondition, proviso, provision, prerequisite, specification, demand, requirement, rider, caveat, qualification; a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement.
efferent
conducted or conducting outward or away from something
afferent
conducting or conducted inward or toward something
Restorative
corrective, medicinal, curative, therapeutic, antidotal, healthful, recuperative, alleviative, remedial; having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well-being.
obverse
corresponding to something else as its opposite or counterpart.
venal
corrupt, corruptible, bribable, dishonest, dishonorable, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled, crooked; showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.
Brutish
cruel, violent, and stupid : resembling or suggesting a beast.
remind
cue, feed, prompt; assist or encourage (a hesitating speaker) to do or think something.
Deceit
deception, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, cheating, trickery, chicanery, deviousness, slyness, wiliness, guile, bluff, lying, pretense, treachery; crookedness, monkey business, monkeyshines, sham, fraud, pretense, hoax, fake, blind, artifice, trick, stratagem, device, ruse, scheme, dodge, machination, deception, subterfuge, cheat, swindle, con, setup, scam, flimflam, bunco; the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
annul
declare null and void, nullify, invalidate, void, disallow; declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).
festoon
decorate, adorn, ornament, trim, deck (out), hang, loop, drape, swathe, garland, wreathe, bedeck; adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations.
distort
deform, misshapen, twist, pervert, warp; to twist out of shape or alter the original or normal appearance or meaning of.
contingent
dependent on, conditional on, subject to, determined by, hinging on, resting on; occurring or existing only if (certain other circumstances) are the case
Privation
deprivation, hardship, destitution, impoverishment, want, need, neediness, austerity
tyrannical
dictatorial, despotic, autocratic, oppressive, repressive, totalitarian, undemocratic, illiberal, authoritarian; exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way.
eviscerate
disembowel, gut, draw; cut open and remove the internal organs, or essential parts of something.
traumatic
disturbing, shocking, distressing, painful, agonizing, devastating; emotionally disturbing or distressing.
fizz
effervesce, sparkle, bubble, froth, spume; (of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound.
efface
erase, eradicate, expunge, blot out, rub out, wipe out, remove, eliminate, delete, cancel, obliterate; To make indistinct as if by rubbing.
engraft
establish, insert, embed, bury, lodge, place, graft; implant, install; to incorporate in a firm or permanent way.
preternatural
ethereal, supernatural, mystical, extraordinary, exceptional, unusual, uncommon, singular, unprecedented, remarkable, phenomenal, abnormal, inexplicable, unaccountable, strange, mysterious, fantastic; beyond what is normal or natural.
encomiastic
eulogistic; formally expressing high praise by highlighting the most wonderful traits of someone or something.
plethora
excess, overabundance, superabundance, surplus, glut, superfluity, surfeit, profusion; a large or excessive amount of (something).
Depensation
exemption, immunity, exception, exoneration, reprieve, remission; exemption from a rule or usual requirement.
Very
extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, extraordinarily, tremendously, immensely, hugely, intensely, acutely, abundantly, singularly, uncommonly, decidedly, particularly, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, ever so, terrifically, awfully, fearfully, terribly, devilishly, majorly, seriously, mega, ultra, damn, damned, dead, real, way, mighty, awful, darned exceeding; used for emphasis.
sectarian
factional, separatist, partisan, parti pris, doctrinaire, dogmatic, extreme, fanatical, rigid, inflexible, bigoted, hidebound, narrow-minded; a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender, or prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.
valedictory
farewell, goodbye, leaving, parting; last, final; serving as a farewell
absorbing
fascinating, interesting, captivating, gripping, engrossing, compelling, compulsive, enthralling, riveting, spellbinding, consuming, intriguing, thrilling, exciting, bloggable, unputdownable; powerfully occupying one's interest or attention.
Vogue
fashion, trend, fad, craze, rage, enthusiasm, passion, obsession, mania; fashionableness, popularity, currency, favor; the prevailing fashion or style at a particular time.
auspicious
favorable, propitious, promising, rosy, good, encouraging, opportune, timely, lucky, fortunate, providential, felicitous, advantageous; Attended by favorable circumstances.
solvent
financially sound, debt-free, in the black, in credit, creditworthy, solid, secure, profit-making, unleveraged; having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts.
impeccable
flawless, faultless, unblemished, spotless, immaculate, pristine, stainless, perfect, exemplary; sinless, irreproachable, blameless, guiltless, squeaky clean; (of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest standards of propriety.
blossom (v)
flower, bloom, floweret, floret, open, unfold, mature, flourish; to develop successfully.
spume
foam, froth, surf, spindrift; froth or foam, especially that found on waves.
epicenter
focal point, core, focus; the central point of something, typically a difficult or unpleasant situation.
coercion
force, compulsion, constraint, oppression, enforcement, duress; action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment
Extort
force, extract, exact, wring, wrest, screw, squeeze, obtain by threat(s), blackmail someone for; obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
gossamer
gauzy, gossamery, fine, diaphanous, delicate, filmy, floaty, vaporous, chiffony, cobwebby, wispy, thin, light, insubstantial, flimsy, translucent, transparent, see-through, sheer; used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate.
confer
grant or bestow (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
covetous
grasping, greedy, acquisitive, desirous, envious; having or showing a great desire to possess something, typically something belonging to someone else.
Grizzled
gray, graying, silver, silvery, snowy, white, salt-and-pepper; gray-haired, hoary; having or streaked with gray hair.
convoy
group, fleet, cavalcade, motorcade, cortège, caravan, line, train; a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.
Fractious
grumpy, bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, crotchety, grouchy, cantankerous, short-tempered, tetchy, testy, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-humored, peevish, cross, waspish, crabby, crusty, prickly, touchy snappish, cranky, ornery; irritable, quarrelsome, and difficult to control.
strident
harsh, raucous, rough, grating, discordant, obtrusive, rasping, jarring, loud, shrill, screeching, piercing, ear-piercing; (of a shout, voice, etc) having or making a loud or harsh sound
remorseless
heartless, pitiless, merciless, ruthless, callous, cruel, hard-hearted, inhumane, unmerciful, unforgiving, unfeeling; without regret or guilt.
Harbinger
herald, sign, indication, signal, portent, omen, augury, forewarning, presage, forerunner, precursor, messenger, foretoken; a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Pastime
hobby, leisure activity/pursuit, sport, game, recreation, amusement, diversion, avocation, entertainment, interest, sideline; an activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work.
pontificate
hold forth, expound, declaim, preach, lay down the law, sound off, dogmatize, sermonize, moralize, lecture, bloviate; express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.
Numinous
adjective: spiritual, religious, divine, holy, sacred, mysterious, otherworldly, unearthly, transcendent; having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.
Peculiar
adjective: strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, out of the ordinary, exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable, puzzling, mystifying, mysterious, perplexing, baffling, suspicious, eerie, uncanny, unnatural, freaky, fishy, creepy, spooky, bizarre, eccentric, strange, odd, weird, queer, funny, unusual, abnormal, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, quirky, wacky, freakish, oddball, offbeat, off the wall, wacko; strange or odd.
Stringent
adjective: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible; (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
intangible
impalpable, untouchable, incorporeal, discarnate, abstract, ethereal, otherworldly, mystical, supernatural, insubstantial, immaterial, airy; ghostly, spectral, unearthly, supernatural; unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.
impudent
impertinent, insolent, cheeky, cocky, brazen, bold, audacious, presumptuous, forward, disrespectful, insubordinate, bumptious, profane, brash, brassy, rude, impolite, ill-mannered, discourteous, ill-bred, saucy, lippy, sassy, smart-alecky, contumelious; not showing due respect for another person.
pauperize
impoverish, make poor, make penniless, reduce to penury, bankrupt, beggar, ruin, bring to ruin, make insolvent; make (a person or area) poor.
foolhardy
incautious, imprudent, injudicious, reckless, rash, irresponsible, impulsive, hotheaded, impetuous, bullheaded, precipitate, hasty, overhasty, temerarious; recklessly bold or rash.
proclivity
inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition, proneness, propensity, bent, bias, penchant, predisposition, predilection, partiality, liking, preference, taste, fondness, weakness; a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
fragmentary
incomplete, fragmented, disconnected, disjointed, broken, discontinuous, piecemeal, patchy, fragmental; consisting of small parts that are disconnected or incomplete.
exasperate
infuriate, incense, anger, annoy, irritate, madden, enrage, antagonize, provoke, irk, vex, get on someone's nerves, ruffle someone's feathers, rub the wrong way, aggravate, rile, bug, needle, tee off, tick off; irritate intensely.
voracious
insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, enthusiastic, eager, keen, avid, desirous, hungry, ravenous, piggish, esurient; Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit.
insensate
insensient; lacking sensation, awareness, or feeling.
swap (around)
interchange, exchange, switch, swap (around), reverse, invert, flip, transpose; cause (two or more things) to change places with each other.
irksome
irritating, annoying, vexatious, trying, bothersome
sequester
isolate, hide away, shut away, seclude ,cut off, segregate, closet, withdraw, retire; isolate or hide away (someone or something).
concerted
joint, united, collaborative, collective, combined, cooperative, harmonious; jointly arranged, planned, or carried out.
elegant
adjective: stylish, graceful, tasteful, sophisticated, classic, chic, smart, refined, gracious, dignified, poised, beautiful, lovely, charming, artistic, aesthetic, cultivated, polished, cultured, dashing, debonair, suave, urbane; pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
Hearty
adjective: substantial, large, ample, sizable, filling, generous, square, solid, healthy; wholesome and substantial.
Adequate
adjective: sufficient, enough, requisite; satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
expedient
measure, means, method, stratagem, scheme, plan, move, tactic, maneuver, device, contrivance, ploy, machination, dodge; a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral.
unsparing
merciless, pitiless, ruthless, relentless, remorseless, unmerciful, unforgiving, implacable, uncompromising; stern, strict, severe, harsh, tough, rigorous
malice aforethought
n. 1) the conscious intent to cause death or great bodily harm to another person before a person commits the crime. Such malice is a required element to prove first degree murder. 2) a general evil and depraved state of mind in which the person is unconcerned for the lives of others.
jejune
naive, simplistic, and superficial.
parochialism
narrow-mindedness, provincialism, small-mindedness; a limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area.
Myopia
nearsightedness, tunnel-vision, shortsightedness, monomania, fixation; lack of imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
cornice
noun 1. an ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling. 2. an overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge of a mountain precipice.
Pillory
noun A wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.
Succor
noun The act or an instance of helping: abetment, aid, assist, assistance, hand, help, relief, support.
curmudgeon
noun a bad-tempered or surly person.
Esplanade
noun a long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure.
putative
adjective: supposed, assumed, presumed; accepted, recognized, commonly regarded, presumptive, alleged, reputed, reported, rumored; generally considered or reputed to be.
Putative
adjective: supposed, assumed, presumed; accepted, recognized; commonly regarded, presumptive, alleged, reputed, reported, rumored; generally considered or reputed to be.
Amour
noun a secret or illicit love affair or lover.
Solicitude
noun care or concern for someone or something.
Revelry
noun lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol.
albatross
noun: a constant and inescapable burden or handicap
serendipity
noun: (happy) chance, (happy) accident, fluke, luck, good luck, good fortune, fortuity, providence; happy coincidence; the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Crudity
noun: 1. the quality of being rudimentary or makeshift; primitiveness. 2. the quality of being offensively coarse or rude; vulgarity.
Dalliance
noun: 1. a casual romantic or sexual relationship. 2. a brief or casual involvement with something
corpuscle
noun: any minute particle.
pulchritude
noun: beauty
vagary
noun: change, fluctuation, variation, quirk, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, unpredictability, caprice, foible, whim, whimsy, fancy; an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior.
Bedrock
noun: core, basis, base, foundation, roots, heart, backbone, principle, essence, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts; the fundamental principles on which something is based.
confrére
noun: coworker, fellow worker, workmate, teammate, associate, partner, collaborator, ally, confederate; a person with whom one works, especially in a profession or business.
Imbroglio
noun: complicated situation, complication, problem, difficulty, predicament, trouble, confusion, quandary, entanglement, muddle, mess, quagmire, morass, sticky situation, bind, jam, pickle, fix, corner, hole, scrape; an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
Concession
noun: compromise, allowance, exception; a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
Vanity
noun: conceit, narcissism, self-love, self-admiration, self-absorption, self-regard, egotism; pride, arrogance, boastfulness, cockiness, swagger, rodomontade, big-headedness, vainglory; excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.
Comity
noun: concordance, concord, harmony; a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
morass
noun: confusion, chaos, muddle, tangle, entanglement, imbroglio, jumble, clutter; a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress.
welter
noun: confusion, jumble, tangle, mess, hodgepodge, mishmash, mass; a large number of items in no order; a confused mass.
scorn
noun: contempt, derision, contemptuousness, disdain, derisiveness, mockery, sneering; the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.
Covenant
noun: contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, warrant, pledge, promise, bond, indenture; pact, deal, settlement, arrangement, understanding
Affront
noun: insult, offense, indignity, slight, snub, put-down, provocation, injury, outrage, atrocity, scandal, slap in the face, kick in the teeth; an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.
Envy
noun: jealousy, covetousness; resentment, bitterness; a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
Trek
noun: journey, trip, expedition, safari, odyssey, voyage, hike, march, slog, tramp, walk, long haul; a long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.
Eagerness
noun: keenness, enthusiasm, avidity, fervor, zeal, wholeheartedness, earnestness, commitment, dedication, impatience, desire, longing, yearning, hunger, appetite, ambition, yen; enthusiasm to do or to have something.
ken
noun: knowledge, awareness, perception, vision, understanding, grasp, comprehension, realization, appreciation, consciousness; one's range of knowledge or sight.
Pariah
noun: outcast, persona non grata, leper, undesirable, unperson, nonperson, black sheep, red-headed stepchild; an outcast.
Parade
noun: procession, march, cavalcade, motorcade, spectacle, display, pageant, review, dress parade, tattoo; a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event.
Flair
noun: proclivity, aptitude, talent, gift, instinct, (natural) ability, facility, skill, bent, feel, knack; a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well.
Confluence
noun: convergence, meeting, junction; the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.
Touchstone
noun: criterion, standard, yardstick, benchmark, barometer, bellwether, litmus test, measure, point of reference, norm, gauge, test, guide, exemplar, model, pattern; a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
Buffer
noun: cushion, bulwark, shield, barrier, guard, safeguard; One that protects by intercepting or moderating adverse pressures or influences
Praxis/mores
noun: customs, conventions, ways, way of life, traditions, practices, habits, lifeways; accepted practice or custom.
Catalyst
noun: stimulus, stimulation, spark, sparkplug, spur, incitement, impetus; a person or thing that precipitates an event.
Manna
noun: Spiritual nourishment of divine origin. Something of value that a person receives unexpectedly:
apoplectic
overcome with anger; extremely indignant.
Consummate
adjective: supreme, superb, superlative, superior, accomplished, expert, proficient, skillful, skilled, masterly, master, first-class, talented, gifted, polished, practiced, perfect, ultimate; complete, total, utter, absolute, pure, exemplary, archetypal; showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect.
homage
salute, recognition, tribute, acknowledgement, honor; special honor or respect shown publicly.
Rostrum
noun: dais, platform, podium, stage, soapbox; a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra.
Peril
noun: danger, jeopardy, risk, hazard, insecurity, uncertainty, menace, threat, perilousness, pitfall, problem; serious and immediate danger.
scarcity
shortage, dearth, lack, want, under-supply, insufficiency, paucity, scarceness, scantness, scantiness, meagerness, sparseness, poverty, deficiency, inadequacy; unavailability, absence, exiguity; the state of being scarce or in short supply.
diffident
shy, bashful, modest, self-effacing, unassuming, meek, unconfident, unassertive, timid, timorous, humble, shrinking, reticent, hesitant, insecure, self-doubting, doubtful, uncertain, unsure, self-conscious; modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
flay/excoriate
skin, strip the skin off, excoriate; peel the skin off (a corpse or carcass).
example
specimen, sample, exemplar, exemplification, instance, case, illustration; a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule..
Pilfer
steal, thieve, take, snatch, purloin, loot, swipe, rob, nab, rip off, lift, "liberate", "borrow", filch, snaffle; pinch, heist; steal (typically things of relatively little value).
maneuver (v)
steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move, work, jockey; To make a controlled series of changes in movement or direction toward an objective.
obtuse
stupid, slow-witted, slow, dull-witted, unintelligent, ignorant, simpleminded, witless; insensitive, imperceptive, uncomprehending, dim, dimwitted, dense, dumb, slow on the uptake, halfwitted, brain-dead, moronic, cretinous, thick, dopey, lamebrained, ********, dead from the neck up, boneheaded, chowderheaded; annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
woeful
substandard, poor, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, pitiful, pathetic
pithy
succinct, terse, concise, compact, short (and sweet), brief, condensed, to the point, epigrammatic, crisp; concise and forcefully expressive
preeminence
superiority, supremacy, greatness, excellence, distinction, prominence, predominance, eminence, importance, prestige, stature, fame, renown, celebrity; the fact of surpassing all others
advocacy
support, backing, encouragement, promotion, championing; public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy
Reverie
noun: daydream, daydreaming, trance, musing, inattention, inattentiveness, woolgathering, preoccupation, absorption, abstraction, lack of concentration; a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts.
startling
adjective: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning, extraordinary, remarkable, dramatic, disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, disconcerting, disquieting, frightening, alarming, scary; so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
unctuous
adjective: sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile, groveling, subservient, insincere, gushing, glib, smooth, slick, slippery, oily, greasy,smarmy, slimy; (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering.
dispassionate
unemotional, emotionless, impassive, objective, cool, detached, indifferent, disinterested, impartial; not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.
tepid
unenthusiastic, apathetic, muted, halfhearted, indifferent, subdued, cool, lukewarm, uninterested, unenthused; showing little enthusiasm.
Turbulent
adjective: tempestuous, stormy, unstable, unsettled, tumultuous, chaotic, violent, anarchic, lawless, rough, violent, wild, roiling, raging, seething, choppy, agitated, boisterous; characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm.
Fugacious
adjective: tending to disappear; fleeting.
detritus
noun: debris, waste, refuse, rubbish, litter, scrap, flotsam and jetsam, rubble, remains, remnants, fragments, scraps, dregs, leavings, sweepings, dross, scum, trash, garbage, dreck; waste or debris of any kind.
fiat
noun: decree, edict, order, command, commandment, injunction, proclamation, mandate, dictum, diktat; an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, esp. by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it.
exhilarating
adjective: thrilling, exciting, intoxicating, heady, stimulating, invigorating, electrifying, energizing, uplifting, enlivening, revitalizing, vitalizing, stirring, breathtaking, refreshing, bracing, mind-blowing, mind-expanding; causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
Culpable
adjective: to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, answerable, accountable, responsible, blameworthy, censurable; deserving blame.
Benumb
verb deprive of physical or emotional feeling.
Untrammelled
adjective: unbounded, free, limitless; not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
ambivalent
adjective: uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, of two minds, undecided, torn, in a quandary, on the fence, hesitating, wavering, vacillating, equivocating, blowing/running hot and cold, iffy; having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Characterization
noun: delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting, picture, description, verbal description, epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, enactment; 1. The act or an instance of characterizing. 2. A description of qualities or peculiarities.
Ward
noun: department, area, unit, wing, division, quarter, zone; a district into which a city, town, parish, or other area is divided for administration, election of representatives, etc.
Turpitude
noun: depravity; wickedness.
Filiation
noun: derivation; the relation of one thing to another from which it is derived; The condition or fact of being the child of a certain parent.
Posterity
noun: descendants, children, family, issue, seed (chiefly biblical), heirs, offspring, progeny, scions; 1. future or succeeding generations 2. all of one's descendants
Sacrilege
noun: desecration, profanity, blasphemy, impiety, irreligion, unholiness, irreverence, disrespect, profanation; violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.
Severance
noun: detachment, disjunction, disjuncture, disseverance, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, partition, separation, split; The act or an instance of separating one thing from another.
Sublate
verb: 1. assimilate (a smaller entity) into a larger one. 2. To negate, deny, or contradict.
Contraption
noun: device, gadget, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, invention, contrivance, gizmo, widget, doohickey; a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe.
Adumbrate
verb: 1. to outline; give a faint indication of 2. to foreshadow
utensil
noun: device, implement, gadget, tool, appliance, apparatus, instrument, machine, mechanism, contrivance, contraption, gizmo, widget, doohickey; a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose.
ploy
noun: device, tactic, move, stratagem, scheme, plot, plan, trick, ruse, maneuver, machination, contrivance, expedient, dodge, wile; a plan, scheme, or trick with a particular aim.
polemic
noun: diatribe, invective, rant, tirade, broadside, attack, harangue, condemnation, criticism, stricture, admonition, rebuke, abuse, blast, castigation, philippic; a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
Lexicon
noun: dictionary, glossary, vocabulary, wordbook; A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary.
Nefarious
adjective: wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, egregious, heinous, atrocious, vile, foul, abominable, odious, depraved, monstrous, fiendish, diabolical, unspeakable, despicable, villainous, criminal, corrupt, illegal, unlawful, dastardly; (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
Disarming
adjective: winning, charming, irresistible, persuasive, beguiling; conciliatory, mollifying; (of manner or behavior) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm.
Sagacious
adjective: wise, clever, intelligent, knowledgeable, sensible, sage, discerning, judicious, canny, perceptive, astute, shrewd, prudent, thoughtful, insightful, perspicacious, streetwise, savvy, sapient; having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment.
Politic
adjective: wise, prudent, sensible, judicious, advantageous, beneficial, profitable, desirable, advisable, appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances.
Abject
adjective: wretched, miserable, hopeless, pathetic, pitiful, pitiable, piteous, sorry, woeful, lamentable, degrading, appalling, atrocious, awful; (of a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, humiliating, and degrading.
fanatical
adjective: zealous, extremist, extreme, militant, dogmatic, radical, diehard, intolerant, single-minded, blinkered, inflexible, uncompromising, hardcore; filled with irrationally excessive and single-minded zeal.
domineering
adjective; overbearing, authoritarian, imperious, high-handed, autocratic, masterful, dictatorial, despotic, oppressive, iron-fisted, strict, harsh, bossy; assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
exacerbate
aggravate, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase, heighten, magnify, add to, amplify, augment; make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
imply
verb: connote, denote, necessitate, require, presuppose, insinuate, suggest, hint (at), intimate, say indirectly, indicate, give someone to understand, convey the impression, signal; 1. strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated). 2. (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence.
proscribe
verb: forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, interdict, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto, enjoin; forbid, especially by law.
denude
verb: strip, clear, deprive, bereave, rob, lay bare, uncover, expose, deforest, defoliate, divest; strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets.
Languish
verb: weaken, deteriorate, decline, wither, droop, wilt, fade, waste away, go downhill; (of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
Attenuate
verb: weaken, reduce, contract, lower, diminish, decrease, dilute, lessen, sap, water down, adulterate, enervate, devaluate, debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, sap, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken; reduce the force, effect, or value of.
triumph
victory, win, conquest, success; achievement, feat, accomplishment; a great victory or achievement.
opprobrium
vilification, abuse, vituperation, condemnation, criticism, censure, denunciation, defamation, denigration, castigation, disparagement, obloquy, derogation, slander, calumny, execration, lambasting, bad press, invective, libel, character assassination, flak, mudslinging, bad-mouthing, tongue-lashing; harsh criticism or censure.
Rouse
wake, wake up, awaken, arouse, waken; To arouse from slumber, apathy, or depression.
cloister
walkway, covered walk, arcade, loggia, gallery; a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a wall on one side and a colonnade open to a quadrangle on the other.
rove
wander, roam, ramble, drift, meander; range, travel; travel constantly without a fixed destination.
Numb
without sensation, without feeling, numbed, benumbed, desensitized, insensible, senseless, unfeeling; anesthetized; dazed, stunned, stupefied, paralyzed, immobilized, frozen; deprived of the power of sensation.
Epigram
witticism, quip, jest, pun, bon mot; saying, maxim, adage, aphorism, apophthegm, one-liner, wisecrack; a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever, ingenious, and amusing way.
cosmopolitan
worldly, experienced, unprovincial, cultivated, cultured, sophisticated; familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.
alderman
an elected member of a municipal council.
arabesque
an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines
tact
noun: diplomacy, tactfulness, sensitivity, understanding, thoughtfulness, consideration, delicacy, discretion, prudence, judiciousness, subtlety, savoir faire, savvy; adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.
Consulate
noun: diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
Omnibus
anthology; pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once.
ignite
arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, stimulate, animate, stir up, whip up, rally, jump-start, incite, fuel, foment; arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation).
panopoly
array, range, collection; a group or collection that is impressive because it is so big or because it includes so many different kinds of people or things.
consign
assign, allocate, place, relegate, put, commit; commit decisively or permanently.
Consort
associate, partner, escort, mate, compatriot, confederate, friend, intimate, confidant, confidante, comrade, pal, chum, crony, sidekick, mate, buddy, amigo, compadre, peeps; a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.
consortium
association, alliance, coalition, union, league, guild, syndicate, federation, confederation, confederacy, conglomerate, cooperative, combine, partnership, affiliation, organization; club, society, congress; A cooperative arrangement among groups or institutions.
trenchant
astringent, incisive, penetrating, insightful, piercing, crisp
shrewd
astute, sharp-witted, sharp, smart, acute, intelligent, clever, canny, judicious, perceptive, sagacious, wise, savvy, heads-up, sapient, penetrating, adroit, incisive; having or showing an ability to accurately assess and analyze situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.
expiation
atonement, pacification
substratum
base, basement, foundation, foot, bedrock, groundwork; an underlying layer or substance that is the foundation or basis of something.
mendicant
beggar, tramp, vagrant, vagabond, hobo, scrounger, sponger, cadger, freeloader, bum, moocher, mooch; a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.
contrive
bring about, engineer, manufacture, orchestrate, stage-manage, create, devise, concoct, construct, plan, fabricate, plot, hatch, wangle, set up; create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.
broach
bring up, raise, introduce, talk about, mention, touch on, air; raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion.
peremptory
brusque, imperious, high-handed, brisk, abrupt, commanding, dictatorial, autocratic, overbearing, dogmatic, arrogant, overweening, lordly, authoritarian; emphatic, firm, insistent; bossy; (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
cluster
bunch, clump, mass, knot, group, clutch, bundle; a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
per se
by or in itself or themselves; intrinsically.
whereby
by which.
Squalor
noun: dirt, filth, grubbiness, grime, muck, foulness, vileness, poverty, wretchedness, meanness, seediness, shabbiness, sordidness, sleaziness, neglect, decay, dilapidation, scruffiness, crumminess, grunge, rattiness; a state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
Blight
noun: disease, canker, infestation, fungus, mildew, mold; a plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.
Consternation
noun: dismay, perturbation, distress, disquiet, discomposure; surprise, amazement, astonishment; alarm, panic, fear, fright, shock; feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
apostate
noun: dissenter, defector, deserter, traitor, backslider, turncoat; nonconformist, schismatic, heretic, recusant, recreant; a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
desultory
casual, cursory, superficial, perfunctory, half-hearted, lukewarm, random, aimless, erratic, unmethodical, unsystematic, chaotic, inconsistent, irregular; lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
circumspect
cautious, wary, careful, chary, guarded, on one's guard, watchful, attentive, heedful, vigilant, leery, cagey; wary and unwilling to take risks.
fortuitous
chance, adventitious, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, incidental, coincidental, random, accidental, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated;
vicissitudes
change, alteration, shift, reversal, twist, turn, downturn, variation, inconstancy, instability, uncertainty, chanciness, unpredictability, fickleness, variability, changeability, fluctuation, vacillation; ups and downs; a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
adduce
cite, quote, name, mention, instance, point out, refer to; To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.
brash
cocky, self-confident, arrogant, bold, audacious, brazen, presumptuous, shameless, unashamed, unabashed
hue
color, shade, tone, tint, tinge, character, aspect; form or appearance.
Intractable
adjective: disorderly, fractious, indocile, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild, difficult, stubborn, unyielding, willful, unbending, intransigent, cantankerous, unruly, uncooperative; 1. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition. 2. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure
Distinctive
adjective: distinguishing, characteristic, typical, individual, particular, peculiar, unique, exclusive, special; characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
convincing
compelling, persuasive, cogent, irresistible, powerful, strong, weighty, plausible, credible, sound, valid, telling, conclusive, irrefutable, overwhelming, unanswerable; capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.
Dejected
adjective: downcast, downhearted, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, crestfallen, disheartened; depressed, crushed, desolate, heartbroken, in the doldrums, sad, unhappy, doleful, melancholy, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, wretched, glum, gloomy, blue, down in/at the mouth, down in the dumps, in a blue funk.
Dramaturgical
adjective: dramatic, dramaturgic, histrionic, histrionical, theatric, theatrical, thespian; Of or relating to drama or the theater.
Grim
adjective: dreadful, dire, ghastly, horrible, horrendous, horrid, terrible, awful, appalling, frightful, shocking, unspeakable, grisly, gruesome, hideous, macabre, depressing, distressing, upsetting, worrying, unpleasant; depressing or worrying to consider.
Pedestrian
adjective: dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, uneventful, unremarkable, tiresome, wearisome, uninspired, unimaginative, unexciting, uninteresting, uninvolving; unvarying, unvaried, repetitive, routine, commonplace, workaday; ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill, mundane, humdrum; lacking inspiration or excitement
Moribund
adjective: dying, terminal, declining, weak, waning, standing still, stagnant, stagnating, on the way out, at a standstill, obsolescent, on its last legs, forceless; 1. Approaching death; about to die. 2. On the verge of becoming obsolete
keen
adjective: eager, anxious, intent, impatient, determined, ambitious, champing at the bit, raring, itching, dying; having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
Uncanny
adjective: eerie, unnatural, unearthly, preternatural, supernatural, otherworldly, ghostly, mysterious, strange, unsettling, abnormal, weird, bizarre, surreal, eldritch, creepy, spooky, freakish, freaky, striking, remarkable, extraordinary, exceptional, incredible, noteworthy, notable, arresting; strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
illustrious
adjective: eminent, distinguished, acclaimed, notable, noteworthy, prominent, preeminent, foremost, leading, important, influential, renowned, famous, famed, well known, celebrated, legendary, esteemed, honored, respected, venerable, august, highly regarded, well-thought-of, of distinction, brilliant, glorious, stellar; well known, respected, and admired for achievements.
Ghastly
adjective: errible, horrible, grim, awful, dire, frightening, terrifying, horrifying, alarming, distressing, shocking, appalling, harrowing, dreadful, frightful, horrendous, monstrous, gruesome, grisly,gut-wrenching; causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre.
Melodramatic
adjective: exaggerated, histrionic, overdramatic, overdone, operatic, sensationalized, overemotional, overwrought, sentimental, extravagant; theatrical, stagy, actressy, hammy; characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional.
Colossal
adjective: huge, massive, enormous, gigantic, giant, mammoth, vast, immense, monumental, prodigious, mountainous, titanic, towering, king-size(d), economy-size(d), monster, whopping, humongous, jumbo, ginormous; extremely large.
Ignominious
adjective: humiliating, undignified, embarrassing, mortifying; ignoble, inglorious, disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable, discreditable; deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
Quixotic
adjective: idealistic, romantic, visionary, utopian, extravagant, starry-eyed, unrealistic, unworldly, impractical, impracticable, unworkable, impossible; exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
equanimity
composure, calm, self-possession, presence of mind, serenity, tranquility, phlegm, imperturbability, equilibrium; poise, assurance, self-confidence, aplomb, sangfroid, nerve, cool; mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
smug
conceited; having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
consult
confer, discuss, converse; exchange opinions or information.
ratify
confirm, approve, sanction, endorse, agree to, accept, uphold, authorize, formalize, validate, recognize, sign; sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
Fraternal
congenial, intimate, friendly, kind; made up of members who share an interest or purpose. : friendly or brotherly.
If
conjunction: on (the) condition that, provided (that), providing (that), presuming (that), supposing (that), assuming (that), as long as, given that, in the event that; introducing a conditional clause.
subdue
conquer, defeat, vanquish, overcome, overwhelm, crush, quash, beat, trounce, subjugate, suppress, bring someone to their knees, lick, thrash, hammer; overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).
therefore
consequently, so, as a result, hence, thus, accordingly, for that reason, ergo, that being the case, on that account
Eminent
adjective: illustrious, distinguished, renowned, esteemed, preeminent, notable, noteworthy, great, prestigious, important, influential, affluential, outstanding, noted, of note; famous, celebrated, prominent, well known, lionized, acclaimed, exalted, revered, august, venerable; famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
Pristine
adjective: immaculate, perfect, in mint condition, uncorrupted, unspoiled, unsullied, spotless, flawless, impeccable, clean, fresh, new, virgin, pure, unused; clean and fresh as if new.
Inestimable
adjective: immeasurable, incalculable, innumerable, unfathomable, indeterminable, measureless, countless, untold, limitless, boundless, unlimited, infinite, endless, inexhaustible, no end of, myriad; too great to calculate.
Stolid
adjective: impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional, cool, calm, placid, unexcitable, dull; (of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
Imminent
adjective: impending, close (at hand), near, (fast) approaching, coming, forthcoming, on the way, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, just around the corner, coming down the pike, expected, anticipated, brewing, looming, threatening, menacing, in the cards; about to happen.
pliant
adjective: impressionable, susceptible, manageable, adaptable, compliant, yielding, pliable, easily led, tractable, biddable, persuadable, influenceable, flexible, plastic, supple, lithe, pliable, tensile, bendy, ductile, bendable; 1. Easily bent or flexed 2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable 3. Yielding readily to influence or domination
connive
conspire, collude, collaborate, intrigue, be hand in glove, plot, scheme; secretly allow (something considered immoral, illegal, wrong, or harmful) to occur, or to participate in the act directly.
render
construct, build, assemble, put together, manufacture, produce, fabricate, create, form, fashion, model; cause to be or become.
build
construct, erect, put up, set up, raise, establish, assemble, manufacture, fabricate, create, make, put together, piece together, connect, join; something formulated or built systematically
despicable
contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable, awful, heinous, wretched, ignominious; deserving hatred and contempt
craven
cowardly, spineless, timid, timorous, fearful, pusillanimous, weak, feeble, yellow, chicken, weak-kneed, gutless; contemptibly lacking in courage.
Impetuous
adjective: impulsive, rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless, heedless, careless, foolhardy, bullheaded, headstrong, incautious, imprudent, injudicious, ill-considered, unthought-out, spontaneous, impromptu, spur-of-the-moment, precipitate, precipitous, hurried, rushed, devil-may-care, harum-scarum, hotheaded; acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
passionate
adjective: incandescent, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, intense, impassioned, spirited, fiery; showing or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief.
Arduous
adjective: onerous, taxing, difficult, hard, heavy, laborious, burdensome, strenuous, vigorous, back-breaking; demanding, tough, challenging, formidable, exhausting, tiring, punishing, grueling; uphill, steep, killing; toilsome; involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Dogmatic
adjective: opinionated, peremptory, assertive, insistent, emphatic, adamant, doctrinaire, authoritarian, imperious, dictatorial, uncompromising, unyielding, inflexible, rigid; inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.
downtrodden
adjective: oppressed, subjugated, persecuted, repressed, tyrannized, crushed, enslaved, exploited, victimized, bullied, disadvantaged, underprivileged, powerless, helpless, abused, maltreated; oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
entrails
noun: intestines, bowels, guts, viscera, internal organs, vital organs, offal, insides, innards; a person or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.
Cadence
noun: intonation, modulation, lilt, accent, inflection, rhythm, tempo, meter, beat, pulse, resolution; a modulation or inflection of the voice.
preface
noun: introduction, foreword, preamble, prologue, prelude; front matter, prelims, intro, lead-in, exordium, proem, prolegomenon; an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.
Parlance
noun: jargon, language, phraseology, talk, speech, argot, patois, cant, lingo, -ese, -speak; a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
work
noun: labor, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort, grind, travail; activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
Dearth
noun: lack, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, want, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, paucity, sparseness, scantiness, rareness, absence; a scarcity or lack of something.
languor
noun: lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, torpor, fatigue, weariness, sleepiness, drowsiness, laziness, idleness, indolence, inertia, sluggishness, apathy; a state of feeling tired and relaxed
statute
noun: law, regulation, enactment, act, bill, decree, edict, rule, ruling, resolution, dictum, command, order, directive, order-in-council, pronouncement, proclamation, dictate, fiat, bylaw, ordinance; a written law passed by a legislative body.
Hegemony
noun: leadership, dominance, dominion, supremacy, authority, mastery, control, power, sway, rule, sovereignty; leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
Deliverance
noun: liberation, release, delivery, discharge, rescue, emancipation; salvation, bailout; the action of being rescued or set free.
Levity
noun: lightheartedness, high spirits, vivacity, liveliness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, humor, gaiety, fun, jocularity, hilarity, frivolity, amusement, mirth, laughter, merriment, glee, comedy, wit, wittiness, jollity, joviality; humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
predilection
noun: liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, soft spot, fancy, inclination, leaning, bias, propensity, bent, proclivity, predisposition, appetite; a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
domicile
noun: lodging, residence, dwelling, home, residence, house, settlement, pad (slang), residency, abode, habitation, legal residence; a dwelling place
Voyeur
noun: looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness; 1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point. 2. An enthusiastic observer of sordid or sensational subjects.
paramour
noun: lover, significant other, inamorata, girlfriend, mistress, the other woman, kept woman, courtesan, boyfriend, the other man, inamorato, toy boy, sugar daddy, (main) squeeze, concubine; a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.
Fidelity
noun: loyalty, faith, integrity, devotion, allegiance, constancy, faithfulness, dependability, trustworthiness, troth (archaic), fealty, staunchness, devotedness, lealty (archaic or Scot.), true-heartedness, falseness, faithlessness, untruthfulness, perfidiousness, accuracy, precision, correspondence, closeness, adherence, faithfulness, exactitude, exactness, scrupulousness, preciseness; 1. strict observance of promises, duties, etc. 2. adherence to fact or detail; accuracy.
Fealty
noun: loyalty, faith, submission, devotion, allegiance, fidelity, homage, obeisance, troth, allegiance, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness; a feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord.
Deformity
noun: malformation, misshapenness, distortion, crookedness; imperfection, abnormality, irregularity, disfigurement, defect, flaw, blemish; a deformed part, especially of the body.
ductility
noun: malleability, plasticity; 1. Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin 2. Easily molded or shaped. 3. Capable of being readily persuaded or influenced; tractable
bonanza
noun: manna, windfall, godsend, boon, blessing, bonus, stroke of luck, jackpot; a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.
medium
noun: means, method, way, form, agency, avenue, channel, vehicle, organ, instrument, mechanism; an agency or means of doing something.
lyricism
noun: melodiousness; an artist's expression of emotion in an imaginative and beautiful way; the quality of being lyrical.
clemency
noun: mercy, mercifulness, leniency, mildness, indulgence, quarter; compassion, humanity, pity, sympathy
Memorandum
noun: message, communication, note, email, letter, missive, directive, reminder, aide-mémoire, memo; 1. A short note written as a reminder. 2. A written record or communication, as in a business office.
Concubine
noun: mistress, courtesan, kept woman, lover, paramour, doxy, hetaera; 1. a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married, esp. one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress. 2. (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usu. of inferior rank.
Melange
noun: mixture, medley, assortment, blend, variety, mixed bag, grab bag, mix, miscellany, selection, potpourri, patchwork, bricolage, motley collection, ragbag, gallimaufry, hash, mishmash, jumble, hodgepodge; a mixture
paradigm
noun: model, pattern, example, exemplar, template, standard, prototype, archetype; 1. a typical example or pattern of something; a model. 2. A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
Locomotion
noun: movement, motion, moving, travel, traveling; mobility, motility, walking, running, progress, progression, passage, perambulation; movement or the ability to move from one place to another.
Symbiosis
noun: mutualism, interdependence, interdependency, mutuality; the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other
Peon
noun: navvy, drudge, galley slave, laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack; a laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
delinquency
noun: negligence, neglect, dereliction, failure; carelessness, laxity, sloppiness, slackness, irresponsibility; oversight, omission; the shameful failure to fulfill one's obligations.
Ganglia
noun: nervous system, network; 1. (Anatomy) an encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, usually located outside the brain and spinal cord 2. any concentration of energy, activity, or strength
linkage
noun: nexus, connection, correlation, interconnection, interdependence, interrelationship, link, relation, relationship, tie-in; A logical or natural association between two or more things.
Baron
noun: nobleman, lord, peer, noble, aristocrat, patrician, grandee, tycoon, leader, chief, fat cat (slang, chiefly U.S.), mogul, bigwig (informal), big shot (informal), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), plutocrat; One having great wealth, power, and influence in a specified sphere of activity.
din
noun: noise, racket, rumpus, ruckus, cacophony, babel, hubbub, tumult, uproar, commotion, clatter, clamor, clangor, outcry, fracas, hullabaloo; a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.
crux
noun: nub, heart, essence, central point, main point, core, center, nucleus, kernel, bottom line; the decisive or most important point at issue.
Progeny
noun: offspring, young, babies, children, sons and daughters, family, brood, descendants, heirs, scions, issue, archaicseed, fruit of one's loins; a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
Auspice
noun: omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigy; a sign or omen, esp one that is favourable.
Portent
noun: omen, sign, signal, token, forewarning, warning, danger sign, foreshadowing, prediction, forecast, prophecy, harbinger, augury, auspice, presage, writing on the wall, indication, hint, foretoken; a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
Impresario
noun: organizer, (stage) manager, producer, promoter, publicist, showman, director, conductor, maestro; a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.
Genesis
noun: origin, source, root, beginning, start; the origin or mode of formation of something.
Pang
noun: pain, sharp pain, shooting pain, twinge, stab, spasm, qualm, twinge, prick; a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.
Pallor
noun: paleness, pallidness, lack of color, wanness, ashen hue, pastiness, grayness, sickliness, sallowness; an unhealthy pale appearance.
amnesty
noun: pardon, pardoning, reprieve, grace, release, discharge; a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government.
Scintilla
noun: particle, iota, jot, whit, atom, speck, bit, trace, ounce, shred, crumb, fragment, grain, drop, spot, modicum, hint, touch, suggestion, whisper, suspicion, smidgen, tad; a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.
Conduit
noun: passage, channel, tube, pipe, canal, duct, main; a channel through which anything is conveyed.
Ardor
noun: passion, fervor, zeal, vehemence, intensity, verve, fire, emotion, enthusiasm, eagerness, avidity, gusto, keenness, dedication; enthusiasm or passion.
poignancy
noun: pathos, pitifulness, piteousness, sadness, sorrow, mournfulness, wretchedness, misery, tragedy; the quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
Purist
noun: pedant, perfectionist, formalist, literalist, stickler, traditionalist, doctrinaire, quibbler, dogmatist, nitpicker; a person who insists on absolute adherence to traditional rules or structures, especially in language or style.
Miser
noun: penny-pincher, Scrooge,skinflint, money-grubber, cheapskate, tightwad, piker; a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.
libertine
noun: philanderer, playboy, rake, roué, Don Juan, Lothario, Casanova, Romeo, lecher, seducer, womanizer, adulterer, debauchee, profligate, wanton, skirt-chaser, tomcat, horndog, ladykiller, lech, wolf, fornicator; a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters.
Tableau
noun: picture, painting, representation, illustration, image, pageant, tableau vivant, parade, diorama, scene; a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history.
Truism
noun: platitude, commonplace, cliché, stock phrase, banality, (old) chestnut, (old) saw, axiom, bromide; a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
surety
noun: pledge, collateral, guaranty, guarantee, bond, assurance, insurance, deposit, security, indemnity, indemnification; earnest; A pledge or formal promise made to secure against loss, damage, or default.
Tautology
noun: pleonasm, repetition, reiteration, redundancy, superfluity, duplication; the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style technical meaning: a necessarily true statement/argument
Surfeit
noun: plethora, excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, glut, avalanche, deluge, overdose, bellyful, gutful, buttload; an excessive amount of something.
Pathos
noun: poignancy, tragedy, sadness, pitifulness, piteousness, pitiableness; a quality that evokes pity or sadness.
juncture
noun: point, point in time, time, moment, moment in time; period, occasion, phase; a particular point in events or time.
Aplomb
noun: poise, self-assurance, self-confidence, calmness, composure, collectedness, levelheadedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity, unflappability; self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
Sachem
noun: pol, political leader, politico, politician, boss, leader, Indian chief, Indian chieftain; 1. A member of the ruling council of the Iroquois confederacy. 2. A high official of the Tammany Society, a political organization in New York City. 3. a leader in general
Thrall
noun: power, clutches, hands, control, grip, yoke, tyranny; the state of being in someone's power or having great power over someone.
blather
noun: prattle, gibber, chatter, twitter, babble, prating, gabble, jabber, rambling, yatter, twaddle, gobbledygook,verbal diarrhea; long-winded talk with no real substance.
Exactitude
noun: precision, truth, accuracy, correctness, rigour, regularity, veracity, faithfulness, orderliness, strictness, carefulness, scrupulousness, promptitude, preciseness, faultlessness, rigorousness, painstakingness, unequivocalness; the state of being exact.
Foreknowledge
noun: precognition, foresight, forewarning, clairvoyance, prescience, prevision; awareness of something before it happens or exists.
Gumption
noun: initiative, resourcefulness, enterprise, ingenuity, imagination, astuteness, shrewdness, acumen, sense, common sense, wit, mother wit, practicality, spirit, backbone, pluck, mettle, nerve, courage, wherewithal, get-up-and-go, spunk, oomph, moxie, savvy, horse sense, (street) smarts; shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.
probity
noun: integrity, honesty, uprightness, decency, morality, rectitude, goodness, virtue, right-mindedness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, honor; the quality of having strong moral principles.
exegesis
noun: interpretation, explanation, exposition, explication; critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
Quagmire
noun: predicament, difficulty, quandary, pass, fix (informal), jam (informal), dilemma, pinch, plight, scrape (informal), muddle, pickle (informal), impasse, entanglement, imbroglio a political quagmire, bog, marsh, swamp, slough, fen, mire, morass, quicksand; 1. Land with a soft muddy surface. 2. A difficult or precarious situation.
Quandary
noun: predicament, plight, difficult situation, awkward situation, trouble, muddle, mess, confusion, difficulty, dilemma, mare's nest, sticky situation, pickle, hole, stew, fix, bind, jam; a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
Reconnaissance
noun: preliminary survey, survey, exploration, observation, investigation, examination, inspection; patrol, search, reconnoitering, recon; military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
overture
noun: preliminary, prelude, introduction, lead-in, precursor, start, beginning; an introduction to something more substantial.
Presupposition
noun: presumption, assumption, preconception, supposition, hypothesis, surmise, thesis, theory, premise, belief, postulation; a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action.
Preponderance
noun: prevalence, predominance, dominance, bulk, majority, larger part, best/better part, predominance, dominance, ascendancy, supremacy, power; the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
Blasphemy
noun: profanity, sacrilege, irreligion, irreverence, taking the Lord's name in vain, swearing, curse, cursing, impiety, desecration, execration; the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
Harlot
noun: prostitute, *****, fille de joie, call girl, courtesan; promiscuous woman, hooker, hustler, tramp, streetwalker, hussy, lady of the evening, tart, pro, member of the oldest profession, scarlet woman, loose woman, fallen woman, cocotte, wanton, strumpet, trollop, doxy, trull; a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
Retribution
noun: punishment, penalty, one's just deserts, revenge, reprisal, requital, retaliation, vengeance, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), tit for tat, lex talionis, retributive justice, redress, reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment, atonement, indemnification, amends; punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
scruple
noun: qualms, compunction, pangs/twinges of conscience, hesitation, reservations, second thoughts, doubt(s), misgivings, uneasiness, reluctance; An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action.
dilemma
noun: quandary, predicament, Catch-22, plight, mess, muddle, difficulty, problem, trouble, perplexity, confusion, conflict, fix; a difficult situation or problem.
Query
noun: question, inquiry, doubt, uncertainty, question, reservation, skepticism; a question, especially one addressed to an official or organization.
Demagogue
noun: rabble-rouser, agitator, political agitator, soapbox orator, firebrand, fomenter, provocateur; a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
Waif
noun: ragamuffin, urchin, foundling, orphan, stray, guttersnipe, gamin; a homeless and helpless person.
Urchin
noun: ragamuffin, waif, stray; imp, rascal, street urchin, guttersnipe, scapegrace, gamin; a mischievous young child, especially one who is poorly or raggedly dressed.
Domain
noun: realm, kingdom, empire, dominion, province, territory, land; field, area, sphere, discipline, province; 1. an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government. 2. a specified sphere of activity or knowledge.
Litany
noun: recital, recitation, enumeration; list, listing, catalog, inventory; a tedious recital or repetitive series. 1. any long and tedious address or recital 2. a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses.
Rapprochement
noun: reconciliation, increased understanding, detente, restoration of harmony, agreement, cooperation, harmonization, softening; (especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.
Convalescence
noun: recuperation, recovery, return to health, rehabilitation, improvement; time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment.
Diminution
noun: reduction, decrease, lessening, decline, dwindling, moderation, fading, fade-out, weakening, ebb; a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.
Sanctum
noun: refuge, retreat, hideout, hideaway, den; a private place from which most people are excluded.
Finery
noun: regalia, best clothes, best, Sunday best, glad rags; expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration.
Vestige
noun: remnant, fragment, relic, echo, indication, sign, trace, residue, mark, legacy, reminder, remains, bit, touch, hint, suggestion, suspicion, shadow, scrap, tinge, speck, shred, jot, iota, whit, scintilla, glimmer, smidgen, tad, titch, tinch; 1. a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists. 2. the smallest amount (used to emphasize the absence of something).
expostulation
noun: remonstrate with, disagree with, argue with, take issue with, protest against, reason against, express disagreement with, raise objections to, rail against; To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct.
glory
noun: renown, fame, prestige, honor, distinction, kudos, eminence, acclaim, praise; celebrity, recognition, reputation 1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown. 2. Something conferring honor or renown.
Mockery
noun: ridicule, derision, jeering, sneering, contempt, scorn, scoffing, teasing, taunting, sarcasm; teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing.
Rectitude
noun: righteousness, goodness, virtue, morality, honor, honorableness, integrity, principle, probity, honesty, trustworthiness, uprightness, decency, good character; morally correct behavior or thinking.
Liturgy
noun: ritual, worship, service, ceremony, rite, observance, celebration, sacrament, tradition, custom, practice, rubric, ordinance; 1. a form of public worship 2. a collection of formularies for public worship. 3. a particular arrangement of services.
tether
noun: rope, chain, cord, leash, lead; restraint, fetter, halter; a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement.
Emolument
noun: salary, pay, payment, wage(s), earnings, allowance, stipend, honorarium, reward, premium; fee, charge, consideration; income, profit, gain, return; a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
imprimatur
noun: sanction, countenance, endorsement, warrant; A mark of official approval.
Brute
noun: savage, beast, monster, animal, barbarian, fiend, ogre, sadist, thug, lout, ruffian, hardman, swine, pig; a savagely violent person or animal.
wretch
noun: scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, reprobate, criminal, miscreant, good-for-nothing; informalheel, creep, louse, rat, swine, dog, lowlife, scumbag, scumbucket, scuzzball, sleazeball, sleazebag, blackguard, picaroon; a despicable or contemptible person.
bane
noun: scourge, plague, curse, blight, pest, nuisance, headache, nightmare, trial, hardship, cross to bear, burden, thorn in one's flesh/side, bitter pill, affliction, trouble, misery, woe, tribulation, misfortune, pain; a cause of great distress or annoyance.
deputy
noun: second, second-in-command, number two, substitute, stand-in, fill-in, relief, understudy, locum tenens, representative, proxy, agent, spokesperson, sidekick, locum, body man, assistant, substitute, stand-in, acting, reserve, fill-in, caretaker, temporary, provisional, stopgap, surrogate, interim; a person whose immediate superior is a senior figure within an organization and who is empowered to act as a substitute for this superior.
initiative
noun: self-motivation, resourcefulness, inventiveness, imagination, ingenuity, originality, creativity, enterprise, drive, dynamism, ambition, motivation, spirit, energy, vision, get-up-and-go, pep, moxie, spunk, gumption; the ability to assess and initiate things independently.
spate
noun: series, succession, run, cluster, string, rash, epidemic, outbreak, wave, flurry, rush, flood, deluge, torrent; a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession.
lust
noun: sexual desire, sexual appetite, sexual longing, ardor, desire, passion, libido, sex drive, sexuality, biological urge, lechery, lasciviousness, concupiscence, horniness, the hots, randiness; very strong sexual desire.
goldbrick
noun: shirker, slacker, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum; an idle or worthless person.
analogy
noun: similarity, relation, comparison, parallel, correspondence, resemblance, correlation, likeness, equivalence, homology, similitude; a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Affinity
noun: similarity, resemblance, likeness, kinship, relationship, association, link, analogy, similitude, correspondence; a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages.
Carnage
noun: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, butchery, bloodbath, bloodletting, gore, holocaust, pogrom, ethnic cleansing; the killing of a large number of people.
Sneer
noun: smirk, curl of the lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, cruel smile, jibe, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, slight, affront, slur, dig; a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
palimpsest
noun: something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.
anthem
noun: song of praise, carol, chant, hymn, psalm, paean, chorale, canticle; A hymn of praise, devotion, or loyalty.
casuistry
noun: sophistry, specious reasoning, speciousness, sophism, equivocation; the use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions.
lance
noun: spear, pike, javelin, harpoon; a long weapon for thrusting, having a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, formerly used by a horseman in charging.
livery
noun: special uniform worn by a servant or official.
Conjecture
noun: speculation, guesswork, surmise, fancy, presumption, assumption, theory, postulation, supposition, inference, (an) extrapolation, an estimate, a guesstimate, a shot in the dark, a ballpark figure; an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
Ethos
noun: spirit, character, atmosphere, climate, mood, feeling, tenor, essence, disposition, rationale, morality, moral code, value system, principles, standards, ethics; the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
Patronage
noun: sponsorship, backing, funding, financing, promotion, assistance, support; the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another.
Credo
noun: statement of belief(s), article of faith, doctrine, creed, axiom, dogma, tenet, canon, theory, thesis, premise, conviction, position; ideology, code of belief; a statement of the beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions.
spire
noun: steeple, flèche; a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
tale
noun: story, narrative, anecdote, report, account, history; legend, fable, myth, parable, allegory, saga, yarn; a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
sieve
noun: strainer, sifter, filter, riddle, screen; a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.
gambit
noun: stratagem, scheme, plan, tactic, maneuver, move, course/line of action, device, machination, ruse, trick, ploy, wangle; a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage.
Vagrant
noun: street person, homeless person, tramp, hobo, drifter, down-and-out, derelict, beggar, itinerant, wanderer, nomad, traveler, vagabond, transient, bag lady, bum, wayfarer; a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.
Obstinacy
noun: stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness, willfulness, contrariness, perversity, recalcitrance, refractoriness, implacability, rigidity, uncooperativeness, persistence, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, doggedness, single-mindedness; the quality or condition of being obstinate.
Peonage
noun: subjection, subjugation 1. the condition or service of a peon. 2. the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off a debt or to serve a penal sentence.
Expediency
noun: suitability, benefit, fitness, utility, effectiveness, convenience, profitability, practicality, usefulness, prudence, pragmatism, propriety, desirability, appropriateness, utilitarianism, helpfulness, advisability, aptness, judiciousness, properness, meetness, advantageousness; a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just.
Rapier
noun: sword, steel, blade, brand; 1. A long, slender, two-edged sword with a cuplike hilt, used in the 1500s and 1600s. 2. A light, sharp-pointed sword lacking a cutting edge and used only for thrusting.
manifold
noun: technical something with many different parts or forms, in particular.
communion
noun: the act of sharing, or holding in common; participation.
Saturnalia
noun: the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December, which was a period of general merrymaking and was the predecessor of Christmas. an occasion of wild revelry.
Media
noun: the main means of mass communication (especially television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet) regarded collectively.
Diencephalon
noun: the posterior section of the forebrain including the thalami and hypothalamus.
corpulence
noun: the state of being fat; obesity.
referent
noun: the thing that a word or phrase denotes or stands for.
Literation
noun: the use of letters to represent sounds or words.
specter
noun: threat, menace, shadow, cloud, prospect, danger, peril, fear, dread; something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence.
economy
noun: thrift, thriftiness, providence, prudence, careful budgeting, economizing, saving, scrimping, restraint, frugality, abstemiousness; careful management of available resources.
Perfidy
noun: treachery, duplicity, deceit, deceitfulness, disloyalty, infidelity, faithlessness, unfaithfulness, betrayal, treason, double-dealing, untrustworthiness, breach of trust, perfidiousness; deliberate breach of faith or trust; an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery.
Iniquity
noun: wickedness, sinfulness, immorality, impropriety; vice, evil, sin, villainy, criminality, odiousness, atrocity, egregiousness, outrage, monstrosity, obscenity, reprehensibility, turpitude, sin, crime, transgression, wrongdoing, wrong, violation, offense, vice; immoral or grossly unfair behavior.
Boondoggle
noun: work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.
Sycophant
noun: yes-man, bootlicker, brown-noser, toady, lickspittle, flatterer, flunky, lackey, spaniel, doormat, stooge, cringer, suck, suck-up; a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
fanatic
noun: zealot, extremist, militant, dogmatist, devotee, adherent; sectarian, bigot, partisan, radical, diehard, maniac; a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
throng
noun: crowd, horde, mass, multitude, host, army, herd, flock, drove, swarm, mob, sea, troop, pack, crush; collection, company, gathering, assembly, congregation, gaggle, bunch, gang; a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
bemuse
obfuscate, bewilder, confuse, puzzle, perplex, baffle, mystify, muddle, befuddle, dumbfound, flummox; puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).
demure
object, take exception, take issue, protest, cavil, dissent, voice reservations, be unwilling, be reluctant, balk, refuse, eschew, resist; raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
Averse
opposed to, against, antipathetic to, hostile to, ill-disposed to, resistant to, disinclined to, reluctant to, unwilling to, loath to, anti; having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
sympathetic nervous system
opposition to the parasympathetic nervous system, as by speeding up the heartbeat and causing contraction of the blood vessels. activated especially under conditions of stress
parasympathetic nervous system
opposition to the sympathetic system. activated during states of tranquility
rhetoric
oratory, eloquence, bombast, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, pomposity, extravagant language; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
travail
ordeal, trial, tribulation, trial and tribulation, trouble, hardship, privation, stress; drudgery, toil, slog, effort, exertion, labor, work, endeavor, sweat, struggle; painful or laborious effort.
leper
outcast, pariah; a person who is avoided or rejected by others for moral or social reasons
outpouring
outflow, outflowing, rush, flood, deluge, discharge, issue, spurt, jet, surge, outburst, cascade, stream, torrent, gush, outburst, barrage, spate, flow, flux, efflux; something that streams out rapidly.
jubilant
overjoyed, exultant, triumphant, joyful, rejoicing, exuberant, elated, thrilled, gleeful, euphoric, ecstatic, enraptured, in raptures, walking on air, in seventh heaven, on cloud nine, over the moon, on top of the world, tickled pink, on a high; feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
Frantic
overwrought, panic-stricken, worked up; wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
ashen
pale, wan, pasty, gray, ashy, colorless, sallow, pallid, anemic, white, waxen, ghostly, pale-faced, etiolated, lymphatic;
Cosset
pamper, indulge, coddle, baby, pet, mother, pander to, spoil; wait on someone hand and foot; care for and protect in an overindulgent way.
mosaic
pattern, design, arrangement, collection, collage; a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass.
quintessence
perfect example, exemplar, epitome, embodiment, ideal, crème de la crème; the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
Prism
perspective, outlook, view, viewpoint, point of view, POV, standpoint, position, stand, stance, angle, slant, attitude, frame of mind, frame of reference, approach, way of looking, interpretation; a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something with reference to the clarification or distortion afforded by a particular viewpoint.
vivacious
pert, exuberant, lively, spirited, bubbly, ebullient, buoyant, sparkling, lighthearted, jaunty, merry, happy, jolly, cheery, cheerful, perky, sunny, breezy, enthusiastic, irrepressible, vibrant, vital, zestful, energetic, effervescent, dynamic, peppy, bouncy, upbeat, chirpy; attractively lively, animated, and full of energy.
fragment
piece, bit, particle, speck, chip, shard, sliver, splinter; shaving, paring, snippet, scrap, flake, shred, wisp, morsel; a small part broken or separated off something.
Pustule
pimple, spot, bleb, boil, swelling, eruption, carbuncle, blister, abscess, comedo, papule; a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus.
pathetic
pitiful, pitiable, piteous, moving, touching, poignant, plaintive, distressing, upsetting, heartbreaking, heart-rending, harrowing, wretched, forlorn; arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
implore
plead, beseech, supplicate, importune, entreat, lobby urge, solicit, request, enjoin, charge, encourage, press, bid, adjure, exhort, appeal; strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
viriulent
poisonous, toxic, venomous, noxious, deadly, lethal, fatal, dangerous, harmful, injurious, pernicious, damaging, destructive, deathly, vitriolic, malicious, malevolent, hostile, spiteful, venomous, vicious, vindictive, bitter, sharp, rancorous, acrimonious, scathing, caustic, withering, nasty, savage, harsh; (of something) extremely hostile, or severe or harmful in its effects.
pretentious
pompous, inflated, overblown, high-sounding, self-important, immodest, conceited attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
salacious
pornographic, ribald, smutty; referring to or treating sexual matters in an indecent way.
extol
praise enthusiastically, wax lyrical about, praise, acclaim, exalt, eulogize, adulate, rhapsodize, rave, enthuse about/over, overpraise, go wild about, go on about, ballyhoo; formallaud, panegyrize
meritorious
praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good; deserving reward or praise.
Ultra
prefix: extremely, excessively, fanatically, radically, rabidly, immoderately; 1. Beyond; on the other side of. 2. Beyond the range, scope, or limit of. 3. Far beyond the normal or proper degree of
bigoted
prejudiced, biased, partial, one-sided, sectarian, discriminatory, intolerant, narrow-minded, racist, sexist, chauvinistic, jingoistic; having or revealing an obstinate belief in the superiority of one's own opinions and a prejudiced intolerance of the opinions of others.
astride
preposition/adverb/adjective in a posture of striding or straddling; with legs apart or on either side of something.
affectation
pretension, facade, front, show, appearance, pretense, simulation; an assumed manner of speech, dress, writing, or behaviour, esp one that is intended to impress others
preclude
prevent, make it impossible for, rule out, stop, prohibit, debar, bar, hinder, impede, inhibit, exclude; prevent from happening; make impossible.
enunciate
pronounce, articulate; say, speak, utter, voice, vocalize, sound; To state or set forth precisely or systematically.
decorous
proper, seemly, decent, polite, restrained; in keeping with good taste and propriety
versatile
protean, adaptable, flexible, all-around, multifaceted, multitalented, resourceful, adjustable, multipurpose, all-purpose, handy, polytropic; able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
Tentative
provisional, unconfirmed, iffy, preliminary, to be confirmed, subject to confirmation, speculative, conjectural, sketchy, untried, unproven, exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot; Not fully worked out, certain, concluded, or agreed on.
sedition
provocation; conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
provident
prudent, farsighted, judicious, shrewd, circumspect, forearmed, wise, sagacious, sensible; making or indicative of timely preparation for the future.
Distill
purify, refine, filter, treat, process; evaporate and condense, boil down, reduce, concentrate, condense; purify, refine; extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.
demagogue
rabble-rouser, agitator, political agitator, soapbox orator, firebrand, fomenter, provocateur; a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
seditious
rabble-rousing, provocative, inflammatory, subversive, troublemaking, rebellious, insurrectionist, mutinous, insurgent; treacherous, disloyal; inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
firebrand
radical, revolutionary, agitator, rabble-rouser, incendiary, subversive, troublemaker; a person who is passionate about a particular cause, typically inciting change and taking radical action.
haphazard
random, unplanned, unsystematic, unmethodical, disorganized, disorderly, irregular, indiscriminate, chaotic, hit-and-miss, arbitrary, aimless, careless, casual, slapdash, slipshod; chance, accidental, higgledy-piggledy; lacking any obvious principle of organization.
Warden
ranger, custodian, keeper, guardian, protector, superintendent, caretaker, supervisor, manager, director, overseer, controller, governor, chief, head, steward, foreman, boss; a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed.
rowdy
raucous,unruly, disorderly, obstreperous, riotous, undisciplined, uncontrollable, ungovernable, disruptive, out of control, rough, wild, lawless, boisterous, lively, uproarious, noisy, loud, clamorous, rambunctious; noisy and disorderly.
bounty
recompense, prize, award, honor, decoration, bonus, premium, bounty, present, gift, payment; informalpayoff, perk, perquisite; something given or received in return for a deed or service rendered.
rapprochement
reconciliation, increased understanding, detente, restoration of harmony, agreement, cooperation, harmonization, softening; (especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.
expiate
rectify, correct, right, put to rights, compensate for, amend, remedy, make good, resolve, settle, even up, regulate, equalize, redeem, offset; remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).
compensation
redress, reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment, indemnity, indemnification, retribution, satisfaction, justice; remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance.
gentility
refinement, distinction, sophistication; respectability, decorum, good manners, politeness, civility, courtesy, graciousness, correctness; social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances.
irrespective
regardless of, without regard to/for, notwithstanding, whatever, no matter what, without consideration of; not taking (something) into account.
Spurn
reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise, snub, slight, jilt, dismiss, brush off, turn one's back on, give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder; reject with disdain or contempt.
Exult/rejoice
rejoice, be joyful, be happy, be delighted, be elated, be ecstatic, be overjoyed, be jubilant, be rapturous, be in raptures, be thrilled, jump for joy, be on cloud nine, be in seventh heaven; celebrate, cheer, be over the moon, be on top of the world, joy, jubilate, rejoice at/in, take delight in, find/take pleasure in, find joy in, enjoy, revel in, glory in, delight in, relish, savor; show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
mollify
relent, appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, soothe; allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, reduce, moderate, temper, tone down, soften, blunt; reduce the severity of (something).
assuage
relieve, ease, relent, alleviate, soothe, mollify, mitigate, allay, palliate, abate, suppress, subdue; moderate, weaken, slacken, lessen, diminish, reduce; satisfy, gratify, appease, fulfill, indulge, slake, sate, satiate, quench, check; make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
rump
remainder, rest, remnant, remains; a small or unimportant remnant of something originally larger.
vestigial
remaining, surviving, residual, leftover, lingering; forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable
rote
repetitious, mechanical, routine, habitual; mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned.
proxy
representative, substitute, agent, surrogate, stand-in; a figure that can be used to represent the value of something.
Reprove
reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, rake/haul over the coals, criticize, censure; reprimand or censure (someone).
oblige
require, compel, bind, constrain, obligate, leave with no option but, force; make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
reverberate
resound, echo, re-echo, resonate, ring, boom, rumble, vibrate; be repeated several times as an echo.
circumscribe
restrict, limit, keep within bounds, curb, confine, restrain, hedge, regulate, control, enclose, encircle, define; restrict (something) within limits.
luxuriate
revel, bask, delight, take pleasure, wallow, enjoy, relish, savor, appreciate; enjoy oneself in a luxurious, relaxing way; take self-indulgent delight.
Paraphrase
reword, rephrase, put/express in other words, rewrite, gloss; express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
reprobate
rogue, rascal, scoundrel, miscreant, villain, wretch, degenerate, libertine, debauchee, cad, knave, rapscallion; a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person.
adrift
rootless, unsettled, directionless, aimless, purposeless, unanchored; floating without being either moored or steered
fester
rot, molder, decay, decompose, putrefy, go bad, spoil, deteriorate; become rotten or decayed, and offensive to the senses.
colonnade
row of columns; portico, gallery, stoa, peristyle, arcade; a row of columns supporting a roof, an entablature, or arcade.
inchoate
rudimentary, undeveloped, unformed, immature, incipient, embryonic, emerging, emergent, beginning, fledgling, developing; just begun and so not fully formed or developed.
sacrosanct
sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeachable, invulnerable, untouchable, inalienable, protected, defended, secure, safe; (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
dreary
sad, miserable, depressing, gloomy, somber, grave, mournful, melancholic, joyless, cheerless, dismal, bleak, dull, dark, dingy, murky, overcast; dull, bleak, and lifeless
buttress
safeguard, reinforcement, defense, protection, guard; support, prop, bulwark; a source of defense or support.
sententious
sanctimonious, self-righteous, holier-than-thou; given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
disperse
scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread, broadcast, dissipate; distribute or spread over a wide area.
vituperate
scold, revile, upbraid, censure, criticize, blame, abuse, insult, vilifiy, denounce, denigrate, disparage, castigate, roast, slam, crucify, malign, condemn, attack, excoriate, calumniate; blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language.
surreptitious
secretive, secret, surreptitious, clandestine, hidden, covert; attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble.
staid
sedate, respectable, quiet, serious, serious-minded, steady, conventional, traditional, unadventurous, unenterprising, sober, proper, formal, stuffy, stiff, starchy, buttoned-down, stick-in-the-mud; sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.
teeter
seesaw, veer, fluctuate, oscillate, swing, alternate, waver; To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions.
autonomous
self-governing, self-ruling, self-determining, independent, sovereign, free, self-directed, unmonitored; acting independently or having the freedom to do so.
sanctimonious
self-righteous, holier-than-thou, priggish; making a show of being morally superior to other people.
prudent
sensible, practical, realistic, responsible, reasonable, commonsensical, rational, logical, sound, balanced, grounded, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, levelheaded, thoughtful, down-to-earth, wise, judicious, sagacious, shrewd, astute, sharp, acute; having or showing sharp powers of judgment
demarcation
separation, distinction, differentiation, division, delimitation, definition, boundary, border, borderline, frontier; dividing line, divide; the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something.
vassal
serf, dependent, servant, slave, subject, bondsman; a person or country in a subordinate position to another.
Grievous
serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful, crushing, calamitous, painful, agonizing, traumatic, wounding, damaging, injurious, sharp, acute, heinous, grave, deplorable, shocking, appalling, atrocious, gross, dreadful, egregious, iniquitous; (of something bad) very severe or serious.
sobriety
seriousness, solemnity, gravity, gravitas, dignity; the quality of being serious or sedate.
ensconce
settle, install, plant, position, seat, sit, establish, nestle, hide away, tuck away, park, plonk; to establish or settle firmly or comfortably.
astringent
severe, sharp, stern, harsh, acidulous, caustic, scathing, spiteful, cutting, incisive, waspish; sharp or severe in manner or style.
egregious
shocking, appalling, terrible, awful, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, flagrant, abominable, abhorrent, outrageous, monstrous, heinous, dire, unspeakable, shameful, unforgivable, intolerable, dreadful, (formal) grievous; Conspicuously bad or offensive.
cloy
sickly, syrupy, saccharine, oversweet, sickening, nauseating mawkish, sentimental, twee, over the top, mushy, slushy, sloppy, gooey, cheesy, corny, cornball, sappy; To cause weariness, distaste, or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit.
calumny
slander, defamation (of character), character assassination, libel, vilification, traducement, obloquy, verbal abuse, mudslinging, trash-talk, contumely; the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation.
complacent
smug, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, self-regarding, conceited, gloating, triumphant, proud, pleased, satisfied, content, contented; showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
stipulate
specify, set down, set out, lay down, demand, require, insist on, make a condition of, prescribe, impose, provide; demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement.
hurtle
speed, rush, run, race, sprint, bolt, dash, career, charge, careen, shoot, streak, flash, gallop, fly, scurry, go like the wind, belt, tear, scoot, whiz, zoom; move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner.
Disseminate
spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, promulgate, propagate, publicize, communicate, pass on, put about, make known; spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely.
austerity
sternness, stiffness, strictness
Fetid
stinking, smelly, foul-smelling, malodorous, reeking, pungent, acrid, high, rank, foul, noxious, humming, funky, noisome, miasmic, miasmal, oderiferous, minging; smelling extremely unpleasant.
bizarre
strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, outlandish, outré, abnormal, zany, eccentric, unconventional, unusual, unorthodox, queer, extraordinary; very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.
Duress
stress, coercion, compulsion, force, pressure, intimidation, constraint, threats, arm-twisting; threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.
furnish
supply, provide, equip, provision, issue, kit out, present, give, offer, afford, purvey, bestow; To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for.
adjourn
suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, prorogue, stay, recess, postpone, put off, put back, defer, delay, hold over, shelve; to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future time or indefinitely.
codify
systematize, systemize, organize, arrange, order, structure, tabulate, catalog, list, sort, index, classify, categorize, file, log; arrange according to a plan or system.
sully
taint, defile, soil, tarnish, stain, blemish, pollute, spoil, mar, besmirch, debase, degrade, befoul; damage the purity or integrity of.
extract
take out, draw out, pull out, remove, withdraw; free, release, extricate; to withdraw, pull out, or uproot by force.
bloviate
talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.
jeer
taunt, mock, scoff, ridicule, sneer, deride, insult, abuse, heckle, catcall at, boo, whistle at, jibe, hiss; v. To abuse vocally; n. A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
dogged
tenacious, determined, resolute, resolved, purposeful, persistent, persevering, single-minded, tireless; strong-willed, steadfast, staunch, pertinacious; having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.
Fatalistic
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable so that man is powerless to alter his destiny; submission to fate.
militarism
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Liaison
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
occident
the countries of the West, especially Europe and the Americas (contrasted with orient).
ideation
the formation of ideas or concepts; a thing imagined or conceived of.
Prong
tine, spike, point, tip, projection; any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or fork.
quietude
tranquility, stillness, placidity, calm, calmness, repose, serenity, quiet, peacefulness; a state of stillness, calmness, and quiet in a person or place.
pablum
trite, naive, worthless, or simplistic ideas or writings
Nadir
trough, lowest point, lowest level, all-time low, bottom, rock-bottom, pits; the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
obstreperous
unruly, unmanageable, disorderly, undisciplined, uncontrollable, intractable, rowdy, disruptive, truculent, difficult, refractory, rebellious, mutinous, riotous, out of control, wild, turbulent, uproarious, boisterous, noisy, loud, clamorous, raucous, vociferous, rambunctious; noisy and difficult to control.
gentry
upper classes, privileged classes, elite, high society, establishment, aristocracy, upper crust, nobility; people of good social position.
vindictive
vengeful, revengeful, unforgiving, resentful, acrimonious, bitter, spiteful, mean, rancorous, venomous, malicious, malevolent, nasty, mean-spirited, cruel, unkind; having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
Snarl
verb 1. (of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth.
unpack
verb open and remove the contents of
Wrought
verb. 1. Put together; created, shaped, elaborated, embellished.
Parch
verb: (bone) dry, dried up/out, arid, desiccated, dehydrated, baked, burned, scorched, withered, shriveled; make or become dry through intense heat.
Beget
verb: cause, give rise to, lead to, result in, bring about, create, produce, generate, engender, spawn, occasion, bring on, precipitate, prompt, provoke, kindle, trigger, spark off, touch off, stir up, whip up, induce, inspire, promote, enkindle; ; give rise to; bring about.
Lionize
verb: celebrate, fête, glorify, honor, exalt, acclaim, admire, praise, extol, applaud, hail, venerate, eulogize, overpraise, laud; give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
Commemorate
verb: celebrate, pay tribute to, pay homage to, honor, salute, toast; remember, recognize, acknowledge, observe, mark; celebrate (an event, a person, or a situation) by doing or building something.
sublimate
verb: channel, control, divert, transfer, redirect, convert; (especially in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.
Undercut
verb: charge less than, undersell, underprice, underbid; offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor).
Acquit
verb: clear, exonerate, find innocent, absolve, discharge, release, free, set free, let off (the hook), exculpate; free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
Perpetrate
verb: commit, carry out, perform, execute, do, effect, bring about, accomplish; be guilty of, be to blame for, be responsible for, inflict, wreak, pull off, effectuate; carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
ramify
verb: complexify; To have complicating consequences or outgrowths; branch or spread out; form branches or offshoots.
Pertain
verb: concern, relate to, be related to, be connected with, be relevant to, regard, apply to, be pertinent to, refer to, have a bearing on, appertain to, bear on, affect, involve, touch on; be appropriate, related, or applicable.
Vest
verb: confer on, entrust to, invest in, bestow on, grant to, give to, put in the hands of, endow in, lodge in, lay on, place on; confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on someone.
Accost
verb: confront, call to, shout to, hail, address, speak to, approach, detain, stop, waylay, buttonhole, collar, bend someone's ear; approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
Vanquish
verb: conquer, defeat, beat, trounce, rout, triumph over, be victorious over, get the better of, worst, upset, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, quell, quash, crush, bring someone to their knees, tear someone apart, lick, hammer, clobber, thrash, smash, demolish, wipe the floor with, make mincemeat of, massacre, slaughter, annihilate, cream, skunk, shellac; defeat thoroughly.
sanctify
verb: consecrate, bless, make holy, hallow, make sacred, approve, sanction, condone, vindicate, endorse, support, back, permit, allow, authorize, legitimize; 1. to make holy 2. to free from sin; purify
Belie
verb: contradict, be at odds with, call into question, show/prove to be false, disprove, debunk, discredit, controvert, negate, confute; (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.
Differ
verb: contrast with, be different from, be dissimilar to, be unlike, vary from, diverge from, deviate from, conflict with, run counter to, be incompatible with, be at odds with, go against, contradict; be unlike or dissimilar.
Redound
verb: contribute to, be conducive to, result in, lead to, effect, conduce to; contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honor).
Vitiate
verb: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert; 1. to make faulty or imperfect 2. to debase, pervert, or corrupt 3. (Law) to destroy the force or legal effect of (a deed, etc):
overlay
verb: cover, face, surface, veneer, inlay, laminate, plaster, coat, varnish, glaze; cover the surface of (a thing) with a coating.
lambaste
verb: criticize, chastise, censure, harangue, rail at, rant at, fulminate against, upbraid, scold, reprimand, rebuke, castigate, chide, reprove, admonish, berate, lay into, tear into, tongue-lashing, tell off, bawl out, chew out, excoriate; criticize (someone or something) harshly.
Ingratiate
verb: curry favor with, cultivate, win over, get in good with, toady to, grovel to, fawn over, kowtow to, play up to, pander to, flatter, court, wheedle, schmooze, suck up to, lick someone's boots, butter up, brown-nose; bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
Sever
verb: cut off, chop off, detach, disconnect, sunder, dissever, separate, part, amputate, cut (through), rupture, split, pierce, divide, split, cleave, separate, rend, sever, rive; divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.
inveigh
verb: declaim, fulminate against, declaim against, protest (against), rail against/at, rage at, remonstrate against, denounce, censure, condemn, decry, criticize, disparage, denigrate, run down, abuse, vituperate, vilify, impugn, sound off about, blast, dis, slam; speak or write about (something) with great hostility.
Embellish
verb: decorate, adorn, ornament, beautify, enhance, grace, trim, garnish, gild, deck, bedeck, festoon, emblazon, tart up, pimp, bejewel, bedizen; make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
renege
verb: default on, fail to honor, go back on, break, back out of, withdraw from, retreat from, welsh on, backtrack on; go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Flout
verb: defy, refuse to obey, disobey, break, violate, fail to comply with, fail to observe, contravene, infringe, breach, commit a breach of, transgress against; ignore, disregard; openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
unnerve
verb: demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, daunt, alarm, frighten, dismay, disconcert, discompose, perturb, upset, discomfit, take aback, unsettle, disquiet, fluster, agitate, shake, ruffle, throw off balance, rattle, faze, shake up, discombobulate; make (someone) lose courage or confidence or purpose.
disavow
verb: deny, disclaim, disown, wash one's hands of, repudiate, reject, renounce; deny any responsibility or support for.
Bereave
verb: deprive, divest, strip; to deprive (of) something or someone valued or to make desolate, esp. by death:
ebb
verb: diminish, dwindle, wane, fade away, peter out, decline, flag, let up, decrease, weaken, disappear, recede, retreat, subside; (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce.
ruffle
verb: disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, disorder, mess up, tangle, muss up; disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.
Blazon
verb: display, exhibit, present, spread, emblazon, plaster, announce, proclaim; display prominently or vividly.
Dissemble
verb: dissimulate, pretend, feign, act, masquerade, sham, fake, bluff, posture, hide one's feelings, put on a false front; conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.
waft
verb: drift; to carry or be carried gently and smoothly on or as if on the air or water.
Instigate
verb: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up; To stir to action or feeling:
Discomfit
verb: embarrass, abash, disconcert, discompose, discomfort, take aback, unsettle, unnerve, put someone off their game, ruffle, confuse, fluster, agitate, disorient, upset, disturb, perturb, distress; chagrin, mortify, faze, rattle, discombobulate; make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.
impinge
verb: encroach on, intrude on, infringe (on), invade, trespass on, obtrude, cut through, interfere with, violate, affect, touch, influence; to come into contact or encroach or have an impact
Mire
verb: entangle, tangle up, embroil, catch up, mix up, involve; involve someone or something in (a difficulti situation).
Temporize
verb: equivocate, procrastinate, play for time, play a waiting game, stall, use delaying tactics, give someone the runaround, delay, hang back, prevaricate, hem and haw, tergiversate; avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
extenuate
verb: excuse, mitigate, palliate, make allowances for, make excuses for, defend, vindicate, justify, diminish, lessen, moderate, qualify; make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable.
Banish
verb: exile, expel, deport, eject, expatriate, ostracize, extradite, repatriate, transport; cast out, oust, evict, throw out, exclude, shut out, ban; dispel, dismiss; forbid, abolish, or get rid of (something unwanted).
Absolve
verb: exonerate, discharge, acquit, vindicate, release, relieve, liberate, free, deliver, clear, exempt, let off, exculpate, forgive, pardon; set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
Detonate
verb: explode, go off, blow up, shatter, erupt, ignite, bang, blast, boom, set off, burst, discharge, let off, touch off, trigger, ignite, kindle; explode or cause to explode.
Repine
verb: feel or express discontent; fret.
Percolate
verb: filter, drain, drip, ooze, seep, trickle, dribble, leak, leach; (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
Inundate
verb: flood, overwhelm, overrun, overload, bog down, swamp, besiege, snow under, bombard, glut; overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
Brandish
verb: flourish, wave, shake, wield; swing, swish; display, flaunt, show off; wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.
Accentuate
verb: focus attention on, draw attention to, point up, underline, underscore, accent, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, play up, bring to the fore, heighten, stress, emphasize; make more noticeable or prominent.
Prefigure
verb: foreshadow, presage, be a harbinger of, herald, foretoken; be an early indication or version of (something).
recuperate
verb: get better, recover, convalesce, get well, regain one's strength/health, get over something; recover from illness or exertion.
precipitate
verb: give rise to, bring about, instigate, cause, occasion, result in, lead to, elicit, produce, bring on, engender, induce, prompt, evoke, trigger, spark off, provoke; (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).
Flourish
verb: grow, thrive, prosper, do well, burgeon, increase, multiply, proliferate, spring up, shoot up, bloom, blossom, bear fruit, burst forth, run riot; (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment.
Stultify
verb: hamper, impede, thwart, frustrate, foil, suppress, smother, bore, make bored, dull, numb, benumb, stupefy; cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
Apprise
verb: inform, tell, notify, advise, brief, make aware, enlighten, update, keep posted, clue in, fill in, bring up to speed; inform or tell (someone).
Potenate
verb: intensify, increase, enhance, heighten, raise; 1. to cause to be potent; make powerful. 2. to increase the effectiveness of.
Braid/interlace
verb: interweave, mingle, mesh, entwine, intertwine, twine; intersperse, sprinkle, punctuate; cross or be crossed intricately together
Engulf
verb: inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, swallow up, submerge, bury, envelop, overwhelm; (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
Embroil
verb: involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch up, mix up, bog down, mire; involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
entail
verb: involve, necessitate, require, need, demand, call for, mean, imply, cause, produce, result in, lead to, give rise to, occasion; involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
Nettle
verb: irritate, annoy, irk, gall, vex, anger, exasperate, infuriate, provoke, upset, displease, offend, affront, pique, get on someone's nerves, try someone's patience, ruffle someone's feathers, rub the wrong way, rankle, peeve, aggravate, miff, rile, needle, get to, bug, get someone's goat, tick off; irritate or annoy (someone).
Ravage
verb: lay waste, devastate, ruin, destroy, wreak havoc on, leave desolate, pillage, plunder, despoil, ransack, sack, loot, rape; cause severe and extensive damage to.
Declaim
verb: make a speech, give an address, give a lecture, deliver a sermon, speak, hold forth, orate, preach, lecture, sermonize, moralize, sound off, spout, speechify, preachify; To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.
adulterate
verb: make impure, degrade, debase, spoil, taint, contaminate, doctor, tamper with, dilute, water down, weaken, bastardize, corrupt, cut, spike, lace, dope; render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.
Intercede
verb: mediate, intermediate, arbitrate, conciliate, negotiate, moderate, intervene, interpose, step in, act, plead, petition, advocate; intervene on behalf of another.
Coalesce
verb: merge, unite, join together, combine, fuse, mingle, blend, amalgamate, consolidate, integrate, homogenize, converge; come together and form one mass or whole.
Delude
verb: mislead, deceive, fool, take in, trick, dupe, hoodwink, gull, lead on, con, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead up the garden path, take for a ride, sucker, snooker; impose a misleading belief upon (someone).
Temper
verb: moderate, modify, modulate, mitigate, alleviate, reduce, weaken, lighten, soften; serve as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something).
Actuate
verb: motivate, move, drive, influence, excite, urge, inspire, prompt, stir, spur, induce, arouse, rouse, get going, quicken, incite, instigate, impel , activate, trigger (off), stimulate, set off, initiate, switch on, animate, kick-start (informal), set in motion; 1. to put into action or mechanical motion 2. to motivate or incite into action.
Ordain
verb: order, will, rule, demand, require, direct, establish, command, dictate, prescribe, pronounce, lay down, decree, instruct, enact, legislate, enjoin; 1. (may take a clause as object) to decree, appoint, or predestine irrevocably 2. (may take a clause as object) to order, establish, or enact with authority
Depose
verb: overthrow, unseat, dethrone, topple, remove, supplant, displace, dismiss, oust, drum out, throw out, expel, eject; remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
deposed
verb: overthrow, unseat, dethrone, topple, remove, supplant, displace, dismiss, oust, drum out, throw out, expel, eject; remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
Placate
verb: pacify, calm, appease, mollify, soothe, win over, conciliate, propitiate, make peace with, humor; make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Victimize
verb: persecute, pick on, push around, bully, abuse, discriminate against, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, terrorize, hector, exploit, prey on, hassle; single (someone) out for cruel or unjust treatment.
cajole
verb: persuade, wheedle, coax, talk into, prevail on, sweet-talk, butter up, soft-soap, seduce, inveigle; persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Plunder
verb: pillage, loot, rob, raid, ransack, despoil, strip, ravage, lay waste, devastate, sack, rape; steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
Presage
verb: portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be an omen of, herald, be a sign of, be the harbinger of, warn of, be a presage of, signal, bode, promise, threaten, betoken, foretoken, forebode; (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen.
Antedate
verb: precede, predate, come/go before, be earlier than; precede in time; come before (something) in date.
Forestall
verb: preempt, get in before; anticipate, second-guess, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, foil, stave off, ward off, fend off, avert, preclude, obviate, prevent, beat someone to it; prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time.
Forebode
verb: presage, augur, portend, herald, warn of, forewarn of, foreshadow, be an omen of, indicate, signify, signal, promise, threaten, spell, denote, betoken, foretoken; (of a situation or occurrence) act as a warning of (something bad).
Expound
verb: present, put forward, set forth, propose, propound, explain, give an explanation of, detail, spell out, describe, interpret, explicate, elucidate; present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail.
dissimulate
verb: pretend, deceive, feign, act, dissemble, masquerade, pose, posture, sham, fake, bluff, hide one's feelings, be dishonest, put on a false front, lie; conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character).
predominate
verb: prevail, dominate, be dominant, carry most weight; override, outweigh; To have or gain controlling power or influence.
equivocate
verb: prevaricate, be evasive, be noncommittal, be vague, be ambiguous, dodge the question, beat around the bush, hedge, vacillate, shilly-shally, waver, temporize, hesitate, stall, hem and haw, pussyfoot around, sit on the fence, tergiversate; use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
Remonstrate
verb: protest, complain, expostulate; argue with, take issue with, object strongly to, complain vociferously about, protest against, argue against, oppose strongly, make a fuss about, challenge, deplore, condemn, denounce, criticize; make a forcefully reproachful protest.
Substantiate
verb: prove, show to be true, give substance to, support, uphold, bear out, justify, vindicate, validate, corroborate, verify, authenticate, confirm, endorse, give credence to; provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
Bluster
verb: rant, rave, thunder, bellow, sound off, be overbearing, throw one's weight around/about; talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.
Tout
verb: recommend, promote, endorse, support, tip, urge, approve, praise, commend, big up; To promote or praise energetically
redress
verb: rectify, correct, right, put to rights, compensate for, amend, remedy, make good, resolve, settle, even up, regulate, equalize; remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).
allay
verb: reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, dull, relieve, soothe, soften, calm, take the edge off; diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).
Rue
verb: regret, be sorry about, feel remorseful about, repent of, reproach oneself for; bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen).
Modulate
verb: regulate, adjust, set, modify, moderate; exert a modifying or controlling influence on.
Rebuff
verb: reject, turn down, spurn, refuse, decline, repudiate; snub, slight, repulse, repel, dismiss, brush off, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the brush-off, give someone the bum's rush, freeze out; reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
Supplant
verb: replace, supersede, displace, take over from, substitute for, override, oust, usurp, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, succeed, come after; supersede and replace.
Eventuate
verb: result in, end in, lead to, give rise to, bring about, cause; occur as a result.
demonstrate
verb: reveal, bespeak, indicate, signify, signal, denote, show, display, exhibit, imply, intimate, give away; clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence.
evince
verb: reveal, show, make plain, manifest, indicate, display, exhibit, demonstrate, evidence, attest to, convey, communicate, proclaim, bespeak; reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).
Fetter
verb: shackle, manacle, handcuff, clap in irons, put in chains, chain (up), cuff, enfetter; restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles.
Gleam
verb: shine, glimmer, glint, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, wink, glisten, flash, glister; shine brightly, especially with reflected light.
Scandalize
verb: shock, appall, outrage, horrify, disgust, revolt, repel, sicken, offend, give offense to, affront, insult, cause raised eyebrows; shock or horrify (someone) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality.
Mar
verb: spoil, impair, disfigure, detract from, blemish, scar; mutilate, deface, deform, spoil, ruin, impair, damage, wreck, harm, hurt, blight, taint, tarnish, sully, stain, pollute,foul up, vitiate; impair the appearance/quality of
Saunter
verb: stroll, amble, wander, meander, drift, walk, stretch one's legs, take the air, mosey, tootle, promenade; walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.
Flounder
verb: struggle, thrash, flail, twist and turn, splash, stagger, stumble, reel, lurch, blunder, squirm, writhe; struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily
Emboss
verb: stud, imprint, impress, stamp; 1. to raise (designs) from a surface 2. to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament. 3. to raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other.
Opine
verb: suggest, say, declare, observe, comment, remark, submit, put forward, contend, be convinced, think, believe, consider, maintain, be of the opinion, imagine, reckon, guess, assume, presume, take it, suppose, reason; hold and state as one's opinion.
Besiege
verb: surround, mob, crowd around, swarm around, throng around, encircle, overwhelm, inundate, deluge, flood, swamp, snow under, bombard; crowd around oppressively; surround and harass.
fleece
verb: swindle, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck; To defraud of money or property
Rapine
verb: the violent seizure of someone's property.
Exhilarate
verb: thrill, excite, intoxicate, elate, delight, enliven, animate, invigorate, energize, vitalize, stimulate; make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
vouchsafe
verb: to agree, promise, or permit, often graciously or condescendingly; reveal or disclose (information).
Dodder
verb: totter, teeter, toddle, hobble, shuffle, shamble, falter; tremble or totter, typically because of old age.
Snare
verb: trap, catch, net, bag, ensnare, entrap; To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping.
trample
verb: tread, tramp, stamp, stomp, walk over; squash, crush, flatten; tread on and crush.
avail
verb: use, take advantage of, utilize, employ; use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
protect
verb: ward, keep safe, keep from harm, save, safeguard, preserve, defend, shield, cushion, insulate, hedge, shelter, screen, secure, fortify, guard, watch over, look after, take care of, keep, inoculate; keep safe from harm or injury.
flog
verb: whip, scourge, flagellate, lash, birch, switch, cane, thrash, beat; beat (someone) with a whip or stick as punishment or torture.
Brood
verb: worry, fret, agonize, mope, sulk, think, overthink, ponder, contemplate, meditate, muse, ruminate; think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
Sunder
verb; divide, split, cleave, separate, rend, sever, rive; split apart.
villainous
wicked, evil, iniquitous, sinful, nefarious, vile, foul, monstrous, outrageous, atrocious, abominable, reprehensible, hateful, scandalous, odious, contemptible, horrible, heinous, egregious, diabolical, flagitious, fiendish, vicious, murderous; criminal, illicit, unlawful, illegal, lawless, immoral, corrupt, degenerate, sordid, depraved, dishonest, dishonorable, unscrupulous, unprincipled, crooked, bent, lowdown, dirty, shady, dastardly; relating to, constituting, or guilty of wicked or criminal behavior.
rife
widespread, general, common, universal, extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, endemic, inescapable, insidious, prevalent; (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread.
adulation
worship, glorification, devotion; obsequious flattery or excessively high praise.
major
adjective: important, vital, critical, significant, great, serious, radical, crucial, outstanding, grave, extensive, notable, weighty, pre-eminent, significant, big, key, sweeping, substantial; 1. Greater than others in importance or rank; 2. Great in scope or effect
puppet
minion, pawn, tool, instrument, cat's paw, creature, dupe, mouthpiece, minion, stooge, underling, henchman, flunky, lackey, hanger-on, follower, servant, hireling, vassal, slave, subject; a person, party, or state under the control of another person, group, or power.
Tuffet
n. 1. A clump or tuft of grass. 2. A low seat, such as a stool.
Quorum
noun: The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
Demigod
noun: a being with partial or lesser divine status, such as a minor deity, the offspring of a god and a mortal, or a mortal raised to divine rank.
potboiler
noun: a book, painting, or recording (or artist themself) created to make the producers profit by catering to popular taste rather than for the act of the art itself.
Louse
noun: a contemptible, despicable, mean, or unpleasant person.
Anguish
noun: agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering, distress, angst, misery, sorrow, grief, heartache, desolation, despair, dolor; severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
Concord
noun: agreement, harmony, accord, consensus, concurrence, unity; agreement or harmony between people or groups.
modification
noun: alteration, adjustment, change, adaptation, refinement, reformation, modulation, variation, revision, amendment; A change or a result produced by modifying.
Barrage
noun: torrent, attack, mass, storm, assault, burst, stream, hail, outburst, rain, spate, onslaught, deluge, plethora, profusion; an overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms
token
symbol, sign, emblem, representation, indication, mark, expression; a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.
pensive
thoughtful, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective, ruminative, absorbed; engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
culinary
adjective of or for cooking.
extemporaneous
adjective spoken or done without preparation.
vignette
noun sketch; 1. a brief evocative description, account, or episode. 2. a small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border.
Synecdoche
noun: a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning "Cleveland's baseball team").
interface
noun: a point where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc., meet and interact.
saccades
noun: a rapid movement of the eye between fixation points.
arbiter
noun: authority, judge, controller, director; master, expert, pundit; One whose opinion or judgment is considered authoritative or worthy of respect.
Deportment
noun: behavior, conduct, performance; manners, practices, actions; a person's behavior or manners.
Seductive
sexy, alluring, tempting, irresistible, exciting, provocative, sultry, slinky, coquettish, flirtatious, vampish, come-hither, coy; tempting and attractive; enticing.
stigma
shame, disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, opprobrium, humiliation, (bad) reputation; a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.
diaphanous
sheer, fine, delicate, light, thin, insubstantial, floaty, flimsy, filmy, silken, chiffony, gossamer, gossamer-thin, gauzy, translucent, transparent, see-through; (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.
steer
shepherd, guide, direct, maneuver, drive, pilot, navigate, usher, steer, herd, lead, take, escort, guide, conduct, marshal, walk, show, see, chaperone; to direct the movements or course of (a person, conversation, etc)
gorge
stuff, cram, fill; glut, satiate, overindulge, overfill; eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food
Sullen
surly, sulky, pouting, sour, morose, resentful, glum, moody, gloomy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, unresponsive, uncommunicative, farouche, uncivil, unfriendly; bad-tempered and sulky.
superfluous
surplus (to requirements), nonessential, redundant, unneeded, excess, extra, (to) spare, remaining, unused, left over, in excess, waste, extravagant, unnecessary, unneeded, redundant, uncalled for, unwarranted; unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
dogma
teaching, belief, tenet, principle, precept, maxim; a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true
disposition
temperament, nature, character, constitution, makeup, mentality; a person's inherent qualities of mind and character.
Superannuate
verb: obsolesce, obsolete, outdate, retire; 1. To retire (someone) on a pension because of age or infirmity. 2. To set aside or discard as old-fashioned or obsolete.
Rescind
verb: revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, overturn, overrule, annul, nullify, void, invalidate, quash, abolish; vacate, abrogate; revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
Inure
verb: harden, toughen, season, temper, condition; accustom, habituate, familiarize, acclimatize, adjust, adapt, desensitize; accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
imprison
verb: incarcerate, send to prison, jail, lock up, put away, intern, detain, hold prisoner, hold captive; confine, shut up, cage; put or keep in prison or a place like a prison.
Bray
verb: roar, bellow, trumpet; (of a donkey or mule) utter a bray.
Abscond
verb: run away, escape, bolt, flee, make off, take flight, take off, decamp; make a break for it, take to one's heels, make a quick getaway, beat a hasty retreat, run for it, make a run for it; disappear, vanish, slip away, split, steal away, sneak away; clear out, duck out, cut and run, skedaddle, skip, skip town, head for the hills, do a disappearing act, fly the coop, take French leave, vamoose, take a powder; leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
careen
verb: rush, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, race, bolt, dash, speed, run, whiz, zoom, flash, blast, charge, fly, go like the wind, belt, scoot, tear, zip, whip, zap, go like a bat out of hell, bomb, hightail, clip; move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.
Consecrate
verb: sanctify, dedicate, ordain, exalt, venerate, set apart, hallow, devote, bless; to make or declare sacred; dedicate to the service of a deity.
Sear
verb: scorch, burn, singe, char; burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.
Glower
verb: scowl, glare, look daggers, frown, lower, give someone a black look; have an angry or sullen look on one's face.
Glitter
verb: shine, sparkle, twinkle, glint, gleam, shimmer, glimmer, wink, flash, catch the light, glister; shine with a bright, shimmering, reflected light.
heuristic
enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
sprightly
energetic, vivacious, cheerful, spry
variant
(of a word) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning.
conclave
(private) meeting, gathering, assembly, conference, council, summit, symposium, parley, powwow, get-together, a (private) meeting to discuss a particular subject..
Temporal
1. Lasting or existing only for a short time: ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory 2. of or relating to time
pregnant
meaningful, significant, suggestive, expressive, charged; full of meaning; significant or suggestive.
superadd
add (something) to what has already been added.
Politicization
To make political; to engage or discuss in politics.
Reify
To regard, make, or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or material existence.
Plumage
a bird's feathers collectively.
efflorescence
a bursting forth or flowering
nexus
a centralized connection or series of connections linking two or more things.
Cosmopolis
a city inhabited by people from many different countries.
Differentia
a distinguishing mark or characteristic
Expedition
a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
messiah
a leader or savior of a particular group or cause.
odyssey
a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.
fortnight
a period of two weeks.
Spoilsman
a person who seeks to profit by the spoils system; a person who supports this system.
fulcrum
a thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation.
moor
a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath.
esoteric
abstruse, obscure, arcane, recherché, rarefied, recondite; intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
trappings
accessories, accoutrements, appurtenances, trimmings, frills, accompaniments, extras, ornamentation, adornment, decoration, regalia, panoply, paraphernalia, apparatus, finery, equipment, gear, effects, things, bits and pieces; the outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or thing.
postscript
addendum, supplement, appendix, codicil, afterword, addition; an additional statement or action that provides further information on or a sequel to something.
Stillborn
adj 1. (Pathology) (of a fetus) dead at birth 2. (of an idea, plan, etc) fruitless; abortive; unsuccessful
Teetotal
adj 1. of, relating to, or practising abstinence from alcoholic drink 2. complete
Corporeality
adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body b. Existing or manifesting in bodily form. 2. Of a material nature; tangible
Nouveau
adj. New and different, often fashionably so
Generally/broadly
adverb: normally, in general, as a rule, by and large, more often than not, almost always, mainly, mostly, for the most part, predominantly, on the whole, usually, habitually, customarily, typically, ordinarily, commonly; in most cases
kinship
affinity, sympathy, rapport, harmony, understanding, empathy, closeness, fellow feeling, bond, compatibility; similarity, likeness, correspondence, concordance; a sharing of characteristics or origins.
bedevil
afflict, torment, beset, assail, beleaguer, plague, blight, rack, oppress, harry, curse, dog, harass, distress, trouble, worry, torture; frustrate, vex, annoy, irritate, irk; (of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to.
idyll
an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one.
enamore
besotted, infatuate, delight, enchant, captivate, charm, enthrall, entrance, bewitch, beguile, transport, thrill, excite, exhilarate, intoxicate, take someone's breath away,bowl over, blow someone's mind, ravish, enrapture; be filled with a feeling of love or admiration for.
desolate
bleak, stark, bare, dismal, grim, inhospitable; deserted, uninhabited, godforsaken, abandoned, empty, barren; unfrequented, isolated, remote; (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
heroic
brave, courageous, valiant, lionhearted
furor
commotion, uproar, outcry, fuss, upset, brouhaha, foofaraw, palaver, pother, tempest, agitation, pandemonium, disturbance, hubbub, rumpus, tumult, turmoil, stir, excitement, song and dance, to-do, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, ballyhoo, flap, stink; an outbreak of public anger or excitement.
inscrutable
enigmatic, mysterious, unreadable, inexplicable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unfathomable, unknowable; opaque, abstruse, arcane, obscure, cryptic; impossible to understand or interpret.
prodigious
enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, inordinate, monumental, amazing, astonishing, astounding, staggering, stunning, remarkable, phenomenal, terrific, miraculous, impressive, striking, startling, sensational, spectacular, extraordinary, exceptional, breathtaking, incredible, humongous, stupendous, fantastic, fabulous, mega, awesome, ginormous, wondrous; remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
Alas
exclamation: an expression of grief, pity, or concern.
durable
hard-wearing, long-lasting, heavy-duty, industrial-strength, tough, resistant, imperishable, indestructible, strong, sturdy, lasting, long-lasting, long-term, enduring, persistent, abiding, stable, secure, firm, deep-rooted, permanent, undying, everlasting; able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage.
Draconian
harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough, cruel, oppressive, ruthless, relentless, punitive, authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, repressive; (of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
Axiomatic
indubitable, undoubted, beyond question, beyond doubt, indisputable, undeniable, irrefutable, incontestable, incontrovertible, unequivocal, certain, sure, definite, self-evident, evident, manifest, obvious, apparent, patent; self-evident or not able to be disputed or doubted.
Pander
indulge, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in to, accommodate, comply with; gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.).
Inviolate
inerrant, untouchable, inviolable, safe from harm, untouched, undamaged, unhurt, unharmed, unscathed, unspoiled, unflawed, unsullied, unstained, undefiled, unprofaned, perfect, pristine, pure, intact, unbroken, whole, entire, complete; free or safe from injury or violation.
irrepressible
inextinguishable, unquenchable, uncontainable, uncontrollable, indestructible, undying, everlasting; not able to be controlled or restrained
instructive
informative, instructional, informational, illuminating, enlightening, explanatory, educational, educative, edifying, didactic, pedagogic, improving, useful, helpful; useful and informative.
encroach
intrude on, trespass on, impinge on, obtrude on, impose oneself on, invade, infiltrate, interrupt, infringe on, violate, interfere with, disturb, entrench on; intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
coquetry
noun: flirtatious behavior or a flirtatious manner.
tonsure
noun: the shaving of the head or the crown of the head only.
Malcontent
noun: troublemaker, mischief-maker, agitator, dissident, rebel, rabble-rouser, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, whiner, grouch, grump, bellyacher, kvetch, squeaky wheel; a person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.
pathologize
regard or treat (someone or something) as psychologically abnormal or unhealthy.
eccentric
unconventional, uncommon, abnormal, irregular, aberrant, anomalous, odd, queer, strange, peculiar, weird, bizarre, outlandish, freakish, extraordinary; idiosyncratic, quirky, nonconformist, offbeat; (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.
Ulterior
underlying, undisclosed, undivulged, concealed, hidden, covert, secret, personal, private, selfish; existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden.
disquiet
unease, uneasiness, worry, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquietude; perturbation, consternation, upset, malaise, angst; agitation; a feeling of anxiety or worry.
Exculpate
verb: show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
Meretricious
worthless, valueless, cheap, tawdry, trashy, Brummagem, tasteless, kitsch, kitschy, false, artificial, fake, imitation, tacky, chintzy, gaudy; apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.
impropriety
wrongdoing, misconduct, dishonesty, corruption, unscrupulousness, unprofessionalism, irregularity, unseemliness, indecorousness, indelicacy, indecency, immorality, transgression, misdemeanor, offense, misdeed, faux pas, gaffe, crime, indiscretion, mistake, peccadillo, solecism; a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character.
apogee
zenith, pinnacle, climax, culmination; the highest point in the development of something.
Rhapsody
noun 1. an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.
multivariate
adj. Having or involving more than one variable
contiguous
adjacent, neighboring, adjoining, bordering, next-door, abutting, connecting, touching, in contact, proximate; sharing a common border or next together in sequence.
Insuperable
adjective (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome.
Voluptuous
adjective 1. buxom, shapely, curvaceous, erotic, ample, enticing, provocative, seductive (informal), well-stacked (Brit. slang), full-bosomed 2. sensual, luxurious, self-indulgent, hedonistic, sybaritic, epicurean, licentious, bacchanalian, pleasure-loving
Coextensive
adjective 1. extending over the same space or time; corresponding exactly in extent. 2. (of a term) denoting the same referent as another.
Addlepate
adjective Mentally uncertain: addled, confounded, confused, confusional, muddle-headed, perplexed, turbid
Contemporaneous
adjective existing or occurring in the same period of time.
Parlous
adjective: bad, dire, dreadful, awful, terrible, grave, serious, desperate, precarious, sorry, poor, lamentable, hopeless; unsafe, perilous, dangerous, risky, dicey, hairy, woeful; full of danger or uncertainty.
indivisible
adjective: Incapable of undergoing division.
votive
adjective: offered, given, undertaken, performed or dedicated in fulfillment of or in accordance with a vow.
Glabrous
adjective: (chiefly of the skin or a leaf) free from hair or down; smooth.
Procrustean
adjective: (especially of a framework or system) enforcing uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality.
Autotelic
adjective: (of an activity or a creative work) having an end or purpose in itself.
tender
adjective: 1. gentle, loving, kind, caring, warm, sympathetic, fond, sentimental, humane, affectionate, compassionate, benevolent, considerate, merciful, amorous, warm-hearted, tenderhearted, softhearted, touchy-feely; showing gentleness and concern or sympathy. 2. fragile, delicate, frail, soft, weak, feeble, breakable; a. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile. b. Easily chewed or cut.
Antic
adjective: Conceived or done with no reference to reality or common sense: bizarre, fantastic, fantastical, far-fetched, grotesque. noun: A mischievous act: caper, frolic, joke, lark, prank, trick.
flummoxed
adjective: baffled, confused, puzzled, stumped, foxed, at sea, bewildered, at a loss, mystified, stymied, bamboozled (informal), nonplussed; bewildered or perplexed.
Sparse
adjective: scant, scanty, scattered, scarce, infrequent, few and far between; meager, paltry, skimpy, limited, in short supply; meager; thinly scattered or distributed
catholic
adjective: universal, diverse, diversified, wide, broad, broad-based, eclectic, liberal, latitudinarian, comprehensive, all-encompassing, all-embracing, all-inclusive; (especially of a person's tastes) including a wide variety of things.
Invidious
adjective: unpleasant, awkward, difficult, undesirable, unenviable, odious, hateful, detestable; (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.
disagreeable
adjective: unpleasant, displeasing, nasty, offensive, off-putting, obnoxious, objectionable, horrible, horrid, dreadful, frightful, abominable, odious, repugnant, repulsive, repellent, revolting, disgusting, foul, vile, nauseating, sickening, unpalatable; not pleasant or enjoyable.
Impenitent
adjective: unrepentant, unrepenting, uncontrite, remorseless, unashamed, unapologetic, unabashed; not feeling shame or regret about one's actions or attitudes.
precocious
advanced for one's age, forward, mature, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick, smart; (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
Thereby
adverb by that means; as a result of that.
Thereof
adverb of the thing just mentioned; of that.
Whereof
adverb of what or which.
Verily
adverb: actually, fairly, genuinely, indeed, positively, really, truly, truthfully; In truth.
aright
adverb: correctly, rightly, properly
Obliquely/indirectly
adverb: diagonally, at an angle, slantwise, sideways, sidelong, aslant, indirectly, in a roundabout way, not in so many words, circuitously, evasively; not in a direct way
Abreast
adverb: in a row, side by side, alongside, level, beside each other, shoulder to shoulder; side by side and facing the same way.
acquiesce
agree, consent, accept, assent, comply, go along, concur, surrender, yield, give in, give way, defer; accept something reluctantly but without protest.
assent
agreement, acceptance, approval, consent, acquiescence, concurrence, , sanction, endorsement, confirmation; express approval or agreement, typically officially.
coalition
alliance, union, partnership, bloc, caucus; federation, league, association, confederation, consortium, syndicate, combine; amalgamation, merger; an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
dubious
ambiguous, borderline, obscure, nebulous, clouded, doubtful, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.; fraught with, arousing, or marked by uncertainty or doubt.
apposite
appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, befitting. relevant, pertinent, appurtenant, to the point, applicable, germane, material, congruous, felicitous, ad rem; apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.
Strenuous
arduous, difficult, hard, tough, taxing, demanding, exacting, exhausting, tiring, grueling, back-breaking, killing, toilsome, vigorous, energetic, zealous, forceful, strong, spirited, intense, determined, resolute, tenacious; requiring or using great exertion.
untold
boundless, immeasurable, incalculable, limitless, unlimited, infinite, measureless, countless, innumerable, endless, numberless, uncountable, numerous, many, multiple, multitudinous, myriad; too much or too many to be counted or measured.
impute
attribute to, ascribe to, assign to, credit to; To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to
aggrandize
augment, enlarge, expand, extend, increase; to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor
sovereignty
autonomy, independence, self-government, self-rule, home rule, self-determination, freedom; Complete independence and self-government.
ominous
baleful, sinister, inauspicious; giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
Trite
banal, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, stock, conventional, stereotyped, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, timeworn, tired, unimaginative, unoriginal, uninteresting, dull, uninvolving
rudiment
basics, fundamentals, essentials, first principles, foundation; the first principles of a subject.
As such
being exactly what is mentioned or suggested; considered alone or by itself
disparage
belittle, denigrate, trivialize, underrate; regard or represent as being of little worth.
sublunary
belonging to this world as contrasted with a better or more spiritual one
epiphenomenon
byproduct; a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
admonish
castigate, reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, upbraid, chastise, chide, berate, criticize, take to task, read the riot act to, give someone hell, chew out, castigate, lambaste; warn, criticize, or disapprove of someone or something firmly.
serendipitous
chance, accidental, coincidental, lucky, fluky, fortuitous, unexpected, unforeseen; occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
transmute
change, alter, adapt, transform, convert, metamorphose, morph, translate, transmogrify; change in form, nature, or substance.
transparent
clear, crystal clear, see-through, translucent, pellucid, limpid, glassy, vitreous, see-through; (of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.
leverage
clout, influence, power, weight, authority, control; power or ability to act or to influence people, events, decisions, etc.
compendium
collection, compilation, anthology, treasury; a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication
rank and file
common people, masses, populace, multitude, rank and file, commonality, plebeians, proletariat, peasantry, lower classes, hoi polloi, riffraff, (great) unwashed, (common) herd, proles, plebs, sheeple; ordinary people, especially when regarded as socially inferior or uncouth.
Prosaic
commonplace, dull, ordinary, conventional, routine, mundane, run-of-the-mill, unexciting, uninteresting, pedestrian, unemotional; commonplace, unromantic, or lacking poetic beauty.
infectious
communicable, transmittable, transferable, spreadable, contagious, epidemic, catching, infective; irresistible, compelling, persuasive; likely to spread or influence others in a rapid manner.
Exhaustive
comprehensive, all-inclusive, complete, full, full-scale, encyclopedic, sweeping, thorough, in-depth, detailed, meticulous, painstaking; examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.
Vainglorious
conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, vain, bigheaded, stuck-up, swellheaded, swelled, big; Excessively proud of oneself.
disdain
contempt, scorn, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect, disparagement, condescension, indifference, distaste, dislike, disgust; the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect.
cogent
convincing, compelling, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty, impactful, effective, valid, sound, plausible, telling; impressive, persuasive, eloquent, credible, influential, conclusive, authoritative, logical, reasoned, rational, reasonable, lucid, coherent, clear; (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
facsimile
copy, reproduction, duplicate, photocopy, replica, likeness, print, reprint, fax, print-out, carbon copy; an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
cunning
crafty, wily, artful, guileful, devious, sly, scheming, Machiavellian, clever, deceitful, devious, deceptive, duplicitous, foxy; having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
wrought
created, elaborated, embellished; Made delicately or elaborately.
aberrant
deviant, deviating, divergent, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, irregular, nonconformist; departing from an accepted standard.
sadistic
cruel, barbarous, vicious, brutal, callous, fiendish, cold-blooded, remorseless, inhuman, ruthless, heartless, perverted; deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.
elide
curtail, strike out, omit, abridge, suppress, pass over, ignore; To eliminate or leave out of consideration.
quotidian
daily, everyday, day-to-day, diurnal; ordinary or everyday, especially when mundane.
impasse
deadlock, dead end, stalemate, standoff; standstill, halt, stoppage, stop; a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement.
Dupe
deceive, trick, hoodwink, hoax, swindle, defraud, cheat, double-cross, gull, mislead, take in, fool, inveigle con, do, rip off, diddle, shaft, bilk, rook, pull the wool over someone's eyes, pull a fast one on, sucker, snooker;
propriety
decorum, respectability, decency, correctness, protocol, appropriateness, suitability, good manners, courtesy, politeness, rectitude, morality, civility, modesty, demureness; sobriety, refinement, discretion, etiquette, punctilio; the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
Fiat
decree, edict, order, command, commandment, injunction, proclamation, mandate, dictum, diktat; any command, decision, or act of will that brings something about.
orotund
deep, sonorous, strong, powerful, full, rich, resonant, loud, booming; (of the voice or phrasing) full, round, and imposing.
dejected
despondent, downhearted, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, downcast, crestfallen, down, low, disconsolate, wretched, melancholy, gloomy, glum, morose, doleful, dismal, woebegone, miserable, depressed, dejected, sorrowful, sad; in low spirits.
Pertinacious
determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, purposeful, resolute, dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless, tireless, unshakable; stubborn, obstinate, inflexible, unbending; adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design.
incredulity
disbelief, doubt; the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.
shuck
discard, dispose of, jettison, scrap, dispense with, cast aside/off, abandon, drop, have done with, shed, chuck, dump, ditch, junk, trash; get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
disgorge
discharge, emit, eject, expel, spew, spout
cantankerous
disputatious, quarrelsome, argumentative, confrontational, uncooperative, antagonistic, combative, pugnacious, truculent
irreverent
disrespectful, contemptuous, scornful, derisive, sneering, withering, profane, slighting, disparaging; showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
dislocate
disrupt, disturb, throw into disarray, throw into confusion, play havoc with, interfere with, disorganize, upset, disorder, mess up, luxate; disturb or disorganize the normal arrangement or position of (something, typically a joint in the body).
subversive
disruptive, troublemaking, inflammatory, insurrectionary; seditious, revolutionary, rebellious, rebel, renegade, dissident; Intending or intended to subvert an established order, especially to undermine or overthrow an established government.
debauchery
dissipation, degeneracy, corruption, vice, depravity, immodesty, indecency, perversion, iniquity, wickedness, sinfulness, impropriety, immorality, lasciviousness, salaciousness, lechery, lewdness, lust, promiscuity, wantonness, profligacy, decadence, intemperance, sybaritism, turpitude; excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
defunct
disused, unused, inoperative, nonfunctioning, unusable, obsolete, no longer existing, discontinued, extinct; no longer valid, operative, existing, or functioning
preponderant
dominant, predominant, preeminent, in control, more/most powerful, superior, supreme, ascendant; predominant in influence, number, or importance.
abysmal
dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, disgraceful, deplorable, shameful, hopeless, lamentable, appalling; extremely bad or unpleasant.
carouse
drink and make merry, go on a drinking bout, go on a spree, revel, celebrate, roister, party, booze, go boozing, binge, paint the town red, rave, whoop it up, wassail; drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.
mellifluous
dulcet, honeyed, mellow, soft, liquid, silvery, soothing, rich, smooth, euphonious, harmonious, tuneful, musical; (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
edification
education, instruction, tuition, teaching, training, tutelage, guidance, enlightenment, cultivation, information, improvement, development; the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually.
eradicate
eliminate, get rid of, remove, obliterate, exterminate, destroy, annihilate, kill, wipe out, abolish, stamp out, extinguish, quash, erase, efface, excise, expunge, expel; destroy completely; put an end to.
incarnation
embodiment, personification, exemplification, reification, epitome, manifestation, bodily form, avatar; a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.
avatar
embodiment, personification, expression, formation;something that embodies something else.
plant (v)
emplace, place, put, set, position, situate, settle; place or fix in a specified position.
enshroud
envelop, veil, shroud, swathe, cloak, cloud, enfold, surround, hedge, bury, cover, conceal, obscure, blot out, hide, mask, mantle; envelop completely and hide from view.
pretext
excuse, false excuse, ostensible reason, alleged reason; guise, ploy, pretense, ruse; a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
Vindication
exoneration, pardon, acquittal, dismissal, discharge, amnesty, absolution, exculpating, exculpation, support, defence, ratification, excuse, apology, justification, assertion, substantiation ; a fact, evidence, circumstance, etc, that absolves someone of an accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof.
extortionate
exorbitant, excessive, outrageous, unreasonable, inordinate, inflated, exacting, over the top, bloodsucking, avaricious, greedy; (of a price) much too high.
declare
express, voice, make public, ventilate, articulate, state, declare, enunciate, air, profess, assert, affirm, give expression/voice to; express (an opinion or grievance) publicly.
fringe benefits
extra, added extra, additional benefit, privilege, bonus, perk; an extra benefit supplementing an employee's salary, for example, a company car, subsidized meals, health insurance, etc.
intrepid
fearless, unafraid, undaunted, unflinching, unshrinking, adventurous, gallant, brave
febrile feverish
feverish, hot, burning, flushed, sweating; Of, relating to, or characterized by fever.
capricious
fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, mercurial, volatile, protean, unpredictable, temperamental; given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
scathing
fierce, ferocious, severe, biting; severely critical, acerbic, abrasive, caustic; severely critical
ferocious
fierce, savage, wild, predatory, aggressive, dangerous, brutal, vicious, violent, bloody, barbaric, savage, sadistic, ruthless, cruel, merciless, heartless, bloodthirsty, murderous; savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
skirmish
fight, battle, clash, conflict, encounter, engagement, fray, combat; any brisk conflict or encounter.
aromatic
fragrant, scented, perfumed, fragranced, odorous, pungent, redolent; having a pleasant and distinctive smell.
gratis
free, free of charge, without charge, for nothing, at no cost, gratuitous, on the house, for free; given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment.
convivial
friendly, genial, affable, amiable, congenial, agreeable, good-humored, cordial, warm, sociable, outgoing, gregarious, companionable, clubby, hail-fellow-well-met, cheerful, jolly, jovial, lively; enjoyable, festive; cheerful and friendly
flippant
frivolous, facetious; treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
grandiloquent
fustian, highfalutin, pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, high-flown, orotund, florid, flowery, overwrought, overblown, overdone, verbose, tumid or tumescent (swollen); pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.
Sensational/eye-catching
gorgeous, stunning, charming, enchanting, captivating, striking, spectacular, remarkable, outstanding, arresting, eye-catching, exaggerated, overdramatized, dramatic, melodramatic; Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details
rapacity
greed, greediness, acquisitiveness, cupidity, covetousness, avarice, materialism, pleonexia, money-grubbing, affluenza; extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
monstrous
grotesque, hideous, ugly, ghastly, gruesome, horrible, horrific, horrifying, grisly, disgusting, repulsive, repellent, dreadful, frightening, terrifying, malformed, misshapen; having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster.
hauteur
haughtiness, superciliousness, arrogance, pride, conceit, snobbery, pomposity, snobbishness, superiority, self-importance, disdain, condescension; the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.
employ
hire, engage, recruit, take on, secure the services of, sign up, sign, put on the payroll, enroll, appoint, retain, contract; indenture, apprentice; use, utilize, make use of, avail oneself of; apply, exercise, practice, put into practice, exert, bring into play, bring to bear; draw on, resort to, turn to, have recourse to; to make use of for a specific task; to devote (time, energies, etc.) to a particular activity.
optimistic
hopeful, confident, positive, cheerful, cheery, sanguine, bright, buoyant, full of hope, bullish, upbeat; hopeful and confident about the future.
legion
horde, throng, multitude, host, crowd, mass, mob, gang, swarm, flock, herd, score, army, pack; a vast host, multitude, or number of people or things.
congenial
hospitable, genial, personable, agreeable, friendly, pleasant, likable, amiable, nice; companionable, sociable, sympathetic, comradely, convivial, simpatico, like-minded, compatible, kindred; (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.
belligerent
hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, warlike, warmongering, hawkish, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative, spoiling for a fight, trigger-happy, scrappy; Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
enmity
hostility, animosity, antagonism, friction, antipathy, animus, acrimony, bitterness, rancor, resentment, aversion, ill feeling, bad feeling, ill will, bad blood, odium, venom; the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
Wail
howl, weep, cry, sob, moan, groan, keen, lament, yowl, snivel, whimper, whine, bawl, shriek, scream, yelp, caterwaul, blubber; a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
insolent
impertinent, impudent, cheeky, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannerly, rude, impolite, uncivil, discourteous, disrespectful, insubordinate, contemptuous, audacious, bold, cocky, brazen, pert; insulting, abusive, fresh, lippy, saucy, sassy, smart-alecky, contumelious; showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
connote
imply, suggest, indicate, signify, hint at, give the impression of, smack of, be associated with, allude to; (of a word) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning.
Betoken
indicate, be a sign of, be evidence of, evidence, manifest, mean, signify, denote, represent, show, demonstrate, bespeak, foretell, signal, give notice of, herald, proclaim, prophesy, foreshadow, presage, be a harbinger of, portend, augur, be an omen of, be a sign of, be a warning of, warn of, bode, foretoken, forebode; be a warning sign or indication of (a future event).
invaluable
indispensable, crucial, critical, key, vital, necessary, irreplaceable, all-important, immeasurable, incalculable, inestimable, priceless; extremely useful
intermission
interval, interlude, halftime, entr'acte, break, recess, pause, rest, respite, breathing space, lull, gap, stop, stoppage, halt, hiatus, cessation, suspension, breather, time out; a period during which action temporarily ceases; an interval between periods of activity.
impregnable
invulnerable, impenetrable, unassailable, inviolable, secure, strong, invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable, indomitable, indestructible, unquestionable; unable to be defeated, attacked, or destroyed
Voyage
journey, trip, expedition, excursion, tour; hike, trek, travels, pilgrimage, quest, crusade, odyssey, cruise, passage, flight, drive, road trip; A long journey to a foreign or distant place.
exultation
jubilation, rejoicing, happiness, pleasure, joy, gladness, delight, glee, elation, cheer, euphoria, exhilaration, delirium, ecstasy, rapture, exuberance, exilience; a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation.
bequest
legacy, inheritance, endowment, settlement, estate, heritage, bestowal, devise, hereditament; Something that is bequeathed.
lackadaisical
lethargic, apathetic, listless, sluggish, spiritless, passionless, careless, lazy, lax, unenthusiastic, halfhearted, lukewarm, indifferent, unconcerned, casual, offhand, blasé, insouciant, relaxed; showing a casual lack of concern
boisterous
lively, animated, exuberant, spirited, rambunctious, rowdy, unruly, wild, uproarious, unrestrained, undisciplined, uninhibited, uncontrolled, rough, disorderly, riotous, knockabout, noisy, loud, clamorous; (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
steadfast
loyal, faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable, steady, true, constant, staunch, solid, trusty, firm, determined, resolute, relentless, implacable, single-minded, unchanging, unwavering, unhesitating, unfaltering, unswerving, unyielding, unflinching, uncompromising; resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.
greased
lubricate, oil, smear/coat/spray with oil, butter; smear or lubricate with grease; to facilitate the progress of.
lush
luxurious, deluxe, sumptuous, palatial, opulent, lavish, elaborate, extravagant, fancy; very rich and providing great sensory pleasure
sumptuous
luxurious, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, palatial, rich, lavish, ornate, gorgeous, glorious, dazzling, elegant, regal, handsome, beautiful; splendid and expensive-looking.
pogrom
massacre, slaughter, mass murder, annihilation, extermination, decimation, genocide, holocaust, purge, ethnic cleansing; An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews.
discursive
meandering, wandering, maundering, diffuse, long, lengthy, wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix, rambling, digressive, circumlocutory, circuitous; digressing from subject to subject or using many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
dangerous
menacing, threatening, hostile, perilous, treacherous, precarious, hazardous, risky, parlous; able or likely to cause harm or injury.
sychophant
minion, yes-man, bootlicker, brown-noser, toady, lickspittle, flatterer, flunky, lackey, spaniel, doormat, stooge, cringer, suck, suck-up; a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
rumination
musing, meditation, thinking, contemplation, deliberation, pondering, reflection, introspection, daydreaming, reverie, dreaming, preoccupation, brooding, cogitation;
enigmatic
mysterious, inscrutable, puzzling, mystifying, baffling, perplexing, impenetrable, oracular; cryptic, ambiguous, equivocal, obscure; difficult to interpret or understand.
echolalia
n. 1. Psychiatry The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia. 2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development.
Parallax
n. A change in the apparent position of an object relative to more distant objects, caused by a change in the observer's line of sight towards the object.
valetudinarian
n. A sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health.
Remiss
negligent, neglectful, irresponsible, careless, thoughtless, heedless, lax, slack, slipshod, lackadaisical, derelict, sloppy, delinquent; lacking care or attention to duty.
provincial
nonmetropolitan, small-town, nonurban, outlying, rural, country, rustic, backwoods, backwater, hick; of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
opaque
nontransparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, smeary, misty, hazy, dirty, muddy, muddied, grimy; not able to be seen through or understood.
Sinew
noun 1. a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament.
Bramble/briar
noun a prickly scrambling vine or shrub, especially a blackberry or other wild shrub of the rose family.
coo
verb: 1. To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling it. 2. To talk fondly or amorously in murmurs
Gnash
verb: grind, grate, rasp, grit;
Obscurantism
noun the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.
Nostrum
noun: 1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy. 2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for political problems or evils.
preferment
noun: 1. The act of advancing to a higher position or office; promotion. 2. A position, appointment, or rank giving advancement, as of profit or prestige.
Satrapy
noun: 1. The territory or sphere under the rule of a ruler. 2. A nation, state, territory, or area controlled as if by a rule
phenomenology
noun: A philosophy or method of inquiry based on the premise that reality consists of objects and events as they are perceived or understood in human consciousness and not of anything independent of human consciousness.
Calculus
noun: A system or method of calculation
Vixen
noun: A woman regarded as quarrelsome or ill-tempered.
Enfant terrible
noun: One whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others
elision
noun: The act or an instance of omission.
Anomie
noun: a condition of an individual or of society characterized by a breakdown or absence of norms and values or a sense of dislocation and alienation.
Lineament
noun: a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face.
Pestilence
noun: a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
saga
noun: chain of events; a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents.
probation
noun: trial, test, tryout, experiment, pilot study, examination, check, assessment, evaluation, appraisal, trial/test period, trial/test run, beta test, dry run; the process or period of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person in a certain role, for example, a new employee.
Maelstrom
noun: turbulence, tumult, turmoil, disorder, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind, whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl Charybdis; a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
infidel
noun: unbeliever, disbeliever, nonbeliever, agnostic, atheist, heathen, pagan, idolater, heretic, freethinker, dissenter, nonconformist, paynim, nullifidian; a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own.
Inequity
noun: unfairness, injustice, unjustness, discrimination, partisanship, partiality, favoritism, bias, prejudice; lack of fairness or justice.
malaise
noun: unhappiness, uneasiness, unease, discomfort, melancholy, depression, despondency, dejection, angst, ennui, lassitude, listlessness, languor, weariness, indisposition, ailment, infirmity, illness, sickness, disease; a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Malaise
noun: unhappiness, uneasiness, unease, discomfort, melancholy, depression, despondency, dejection, angst, ennui, weariness, indisposition, ailment, infirmity; a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Ordeal
noun: unpleasant experience, painful experience, trial, tribulation, nightmare, trauma, misery, trouble, difficulty, torture, torment, agony; a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one.
Jumble
noun: untidy heap, clutter, muddle, mess, confusion, disarray, tangle, imbroglio, hodgepodge, mishmash, miscellany, motley collection, mixed bag, medley, jambalaya, farrago, gallimaufry; an untidy collection or pile of things.
Vista
noun: view, prospect, panorama, aspect, perspective, spectacle, sight, outlook, scenery, landscape; a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening.
Bulwark
noun: wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork; a defensive wall.
Philanderer
noun: womanizer, Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, flirt, ladies' man, playboy, rake, roué, stud, skirt-chaser, tomcat, horndog, ladykiller, wolf; a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women; a womanizer.
System
nounl: method, methodology, technique, process, procedure, approach, practice, means, way, mode, framework, modus operandi, scheme, plan, policy, program, regimen, formula, routine; a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method.
minutia
nuance, detail, subtlety, nicety, overtone; the small, precise, or trivial details of something.
salaam
obeisance, bow, head bob; a gesture of greeting or respect, with or without a spoken salutation.
compulsion
obligation, constraint, coercion, duress, pressure, intimidation; the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something.
glean
obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, learn, find out; extract (information) from various sources.
sporadic
occasional, infrequent, irregular, periodic, scattered, patchy, isolated, odd intermittent, spasmodic, fragmentary, fitful, erratic, unpredictable; occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places.
iridescent
opalescent, nacreous, kaleidoscopic, variegated, polychromatic, varicolored; shimmering, luminous, glittering, sparkling, dazzling, shining, gleaming, glowing, lustrous, scintillating; rainbow-colored, multicolored; glistering, coruscating, effulgent, scintillant; showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.
Injunction
order, ruling, directive, command, instruction; decree, edict, dictum, dictate, fiat, mandate, writ, warning, caution, admonition; a judicial order that restrains a person from beginning or continuing an action threatening or invading the legal right of another, or that compels a person to carry out a certain act.
florid
ornate, fancy, elaborate, embellished, curlicued, extravagant, flamboyant, baroque, rococo, fussy, busy, flowery, flamboyant, high-flown, high-sounding, grandiloquent, ornate, fancy, bombastic, elaborate, turgid, pleonastic; highfalutin, fustian; elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
agony
pain, hurt, suffering, torture, torment, anguish, affliction, trauma; pangs, throes; extreme physical or mental suffering.
ardent
passionate, fervent, zealous, fervid, wholehearted, vehement, intense, fierce, fiery, enthusiastic, keen, eager, avid, committed, dedicated, perfervid; Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion.
rendition
performance, rendering, interpretation, presentation, execution, delivery, recital; a performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music.
cursory
perfunctory, desultory, casual, superficial, sketchy, half-done, incomplete, hasty, quick, hurried, rapid, brief, passing, fleeting; hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
imbue
permeate, saturate, diffuse, suffuse, pervade, bathe, drench, steep, impregnate, inject, inculcate, ingrain, instill, invest, inspire, breathe, fill; inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.
a particular
piece, constituent, component, ingredient, article, detail, item, point, specific, element, aspect, respect, regard, particularity, fact, feature, dimension, characteristic,facet; a particular aspect or feature of something.
romp
play, frolic, frisk, gambol, skip, prance, caper, cavort, rollick; (especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.
palatable
pleasant, acceptable, pleasing, agreeable, to one's liking, satisfactory; (of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory.
Prolific
plentiful, abundant, bountiful, profuse, copious, luxuriant, rich, lush, fruitful, fecund, plenteous, bounteous; producing constant or successful results.
tautology
pleonasm, repetition, reiteration, redundancy; a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words.
penurious
poor, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced/straitened circumstances, hard up, unable to make ends meet, penniless, without a cent (to one's name), informal(flat) broke, strapped (for cash); extremely poor.
embargo
prohibition, blockage, barrier, restriction, bar, ban, interdict; any restraint or prohibition.
prim
proper, prim and proper, formal, stuffy, strait-laced, prudish; governessy, prissy, priggish; stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
rebel
rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist, mutineer, insurrectionist, agitator, subversive, renegade, incendiary, guerrilla, freedom fighter, anarchist, terrorist; a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
insurrection
rebellion, revolt, uprising, mutiny, revolution, insurgence, riot; a violent uprising against an authority or government.
iconoclastic
referring to a breaking of established rules or destruction of accepted and cherished beliefs.
odious
revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating, sickening, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous, appalling, reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable, despicable, contemptible, unspeakable, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavory, unpalatable, unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, noisome, distasteful, ghastly, horrible, horrid, gross, godawful; extremely unpleasant.
penultimate
second to the last.
ostentatious
showy, flamboyant, gaudy, loud, extravagant, ornate, flashy, pretentious, conspicuous; characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
sedate
slow, steady, dignified, unhurried, relaxed, measured, leisurely, slow-moving, easy, easygoing, gentle; calm, dignified, and unhurried.
paltry
small, meager, trifling, insignificant, negligible, inadequate, insufficient, derisory, pitiful, pathetic, miserable, niggardly, beggarly, measly, piddling, exiguous; (of an amount) small or meager.
fume
smoke, vapor, gas, effluvium; exhaust; pollution; any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, especially of an odorous or harmful nature.
concrete
solid, material, real, physical, tangible, palpable, substantial, visible, existing; existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract.
Improvident
spendthrift, thriftless, wasteful, prodigal, profligate, extravagant, lavish, free-spending, immoderate, excessive, imprudent, irresponsible, careless, reckless, heedless; not having or showing foresight.
resplendent
splendid, magnificent, brilliant, dazzling, glittering, gorgeous, impressive, imposing, spectacular, striking, stunning, majestic, grandiose; attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.
dichotomize
split, branch (off), divide, subdivide, separate, part, diverge, bifurcate, divaricate, ramify; regard or represent as divided or opposed.
patron
sponsor, backer, financier, benefactor, benefactress, contributor, subscriber, donor, promoter, friend, supporter; a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
reflexive
spontaneous, uncontrolled, unintentional, unconscious, unprompted, unmeditated; (of an action) performed as a reflex, without conscious thought.
cackle
squawk, cluck, gabble, roar, shout, bawl, bark, yell, yelp, shriek, howl, scream; give a raucous, clucking cry.
diatribe
tirade, harangue, onslaught, attack, polemic, denunciation, broadside, fulmination, condemnation, censure, criticism, blast, philippic; a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
gauzy
translucent, transparent, sheer, see-through, fine, delicate, flimsy, filmy, gossamer, diaphanous, chiffony, wispy, thin, light, insubstantial, floaty; resembling gauze; thin and translucent.
move
transpose, transfer, shift, relocate, transplant, move, displace, resettle; transfer to a different place or context.
subterfuge
trickery, deceit, deception, dishonesty, duplicity, chicanery, cunning; deceit used in order to achieve one's goal
artifice
trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile, cunning, artfulness, wiliness, craftiness, slyness, chicanery; clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
Jaunt
trip, pleasure trip, outing, excursion, day trip, day out; tour, drive, ride, run, road trip, spin; a short excursion or journey for pleasure.
banal
trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, ordinary, common, stock, conventional, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, timeworn, tired, unimaginative, unoriginal, uninteresting, dull, uninvolving, trivial, unstimulating; so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
erratic
unpredictable, inconsistent, changeable, variable, inconstant, irregular, fitful, unstable, turbulent, unsettled, changing, varying, fluctuating, unreliable, undependable, volatile, spasmodic, mercurial, capricious, fickle, temperamental, moody; not even or regular in pattern or movement.
impromptu
unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, unplanned, off-the-cuff, offhand, spur-of-the-moment, ad-lib; done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
Restive
unruly, disorderly, uncontrollable, unmanageable, willful, recalcitrant, insubordinate, refractory, contumacious; (of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom.
congeries
untidy heap, clutter, muddle, mess, confusion, disarray, tangle, imbroglio, hodgepodge, mishmash, miscellany, motley collection, mixed bag, medley, jambalaya, farrago, gallimaufry; an untidy collection or pile of things.
premature
untimely, (too) early, unseasonable, before time; Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early.
imprudent
unwise, injudicious, incautious, indiscreet, misguided, ill-advised, ill-judged; thoughtless, unthinking, improvident, irresponsible, shortsighted, foolish; rash, reckless, heedless; not showing care for the consequences of an action
agitate
upset, perturb, fluster, ruffle, disconcert, unnerve, disquiet, disturb, distress, unsettle, unhinge, rattle, faze, discombobulate; to excite, disturb, or trouble (a person, the mind, or feelings)
sheer
utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, downright, out-and-out, arrant, thorough, thoroughgoing, patent, veritable, unmitigated, plain; nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).
Evaporate
vaporize, become vapor, volatilize; dry up, end, pass, pass away, fizzle out, peter out, wear off, vanish, fade, disappear, dissolve, melt away; to disappear or cause to disappear; fade away or cause to fade away.
bask
verb: revel in, delight in, luxuriate in, wallow in, take pleasure in, rejoice in, glory in, indulge oneself in; enjoy, relish, savor, lap up;
Expurgate
verb censor, bowdlerize, blue-pencil, cut, edit, clean up, sanitize, make acceptable, make palatable, water down, tame; remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
Indemnify
verb (Law): insure, protect, guarantee, secure, endorse, underwrite; secure (someone) against legal responsibility for their actions; (Law) to secure against future loss, damage, or liability
Individualize
verb: 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. To modify to suit the wishes or needs of a particular individual
Maroon
verb: 1. To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon. 2. To abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape
Execrate
verb: 1. To regard with extreme dislike and hostility: abhor, abominate, despise, detest, hate, loathe. 2. To invoke evil or injury upon: anathematize, curse, damn, imprecate.
plunk
verb: 1. To throw or place heavily or abruptly 2. To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).
Elated
verb/adjective: thrilled, delighted, overjoyed, ecstatic, euphoric, very happy, joyous, gleeful, jubilant, beside oneself, exultant, rapturous, in raptures, walking on air, on cloud nine, in seventh heaven, jumping for joy, in transports of delight, on top of the world, over the moon, on a high, tickled pink; make (someone) ecstatically happy.
Disabuse
verb: disillusion about, undeceive about, set straight on/about, open someone's eyes about, correct on, enlighten on/about, disenchant about, shatter someone's illusions about; (usually foll by: of) to rid (oneself, another person, etc) of a mistaken, deceitful, erroneous, false, or misguided idea; set right
stupefy
verb: shock, stun, astound, dumbfound, overwhelm, stagger, amaze, astonish, take aback, take someone's breath away, flabbergast, bowl over, floor; To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly or be sensitive to the surroundings.
Abridge
verb: shorten, cut, cut short, cut down, curtail, truncate, trim, crop, clip, pare down, prune; abbreviate, condense, contract, compress, reduce, decrease, shrink, summarize, sum up, abstract, précis, synopsize, give a digest of, put in a nutshell, edit, epitomize; shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense.
bombard
verb: shower, pepper, barrage, shell, pound, blitz, strafe, bomb, assail, attack, assault, batter, blast, pelt;
beckon
verb: signal, entice, invite, tempt, coax, lure, charm, attract, draw, call; 1. to summon with a gesture of the hand or head 2. to entice or lure
somnambulate
verb: sleepwalk; To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition.
Smolder
verb: smoke, glow, burn; burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
Saturate
verb: soak, drench, waterlog, wet through, souse, steep, douse; cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with liquid so that no more can be absorbed.
rigidify
verb: solidify, secure, stabilize, settle, anchor, attach, bind, implant, infix, ingrain, root, rivet, embed, entrench; to make or become rigid.
Qualify
verb: specify, stipulate, condition; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.
Sprawling
verb: stretch out, lounge, loll, lie, recline, drape oneself, slump, flop, slouch; sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way.
idiomatic
vernacular, colloquial, everyday, conversational; natural; Peculiar to or characteristic of the style or manner of a particular group or people.
Desecrate
violate, profane, defile, debase, degrade, dishonor; vandalize, damage, destroy, deface; treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect.
vigilant
watchful, observant, attentive, alert, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, on the lookout, on one's toes, wide awake, wakeful, unwinking, on one's guard, cautious, wary, heedful, mindful; keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
foible
weakness, failing, shortcoming, flaw, imperfection, blemish, fault, defect, limitation, quirk, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, peculiarity; a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.
crass
unrefined, stupid, insensitive, mindless, thoughtless, ignorant; lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence
Artificial
adjective: fake, mock, imitation, bogus, simulated, phoney or phony (informal), sham, pseudo (informal), fabricated, counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, specious, insincere, forced, affected, assumed, phoney or phony (informal), put on, false, pretended, hollow, contrived, unnatural, feigned, spurious, meretricious, synthetic, manufactured; 1. made by human skill; produced by humans. 2. imitation; simulated; sham. 3. lacking naturalness or spontaneity
de rigueur
adjective: fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, modish, up to date, up-to-the-minute, all the rage, du jour, trendy, with it, customary, standard, conventional, normal, orthodox, usual, comme il faut; compulsory; required by etiquette or current fashion.
modish
adjective: fashionable, stylish, chic, modern, contemporary, all the rage, in vogue, voguish, up-to-the-minute, du jour, trendy, cool, with it, in, now, hip, styling/stylin', happening, phat, funky, kicky, fly; conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.
corpulent
adjective: fat, obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, heavy, bulky, chunky, well upholstered, well padded, well covered, meaty, fleshy, rotund, broad in the beam, tubby, pudgy, beefy, porky, roly-poly, blubbery, corn-fed, abdominous; (of a person) fat.
Defective
adjective: faulty, flawed, imperfect, shoddy, inoperative, malfunctioning, out of order, unsound, in disrepair, broken; imperfect or faulty.
Rhapsodic
adjective: feeling great rapture or delight ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous
Replete
adjective: filled, full, well stocked, well supplied, crammed, packed, jammed, teeming, overflowing, bursting, jam-packed, chockablock, chock-full; filled or well-supplied with something.
Immutable
adjective: fixed, set, rigid, inflexible, permanent, established, carved in stone; unchanging, unchanged, unvarying, unvaried, static, constant, lasting, enduring, steadfast; unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
Impeccable
adjective: flawless, faultless, unblemished, spotless, immaculate, pristine, stainless, perfect, exemplary; sinless, irreproachable, blameless, guiltless, squeaky clean; (of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest standards of propriety.
Coquettish
adjective: flirtatious, flirty, provocative, seductive, inviting, kittenish, coy, arch, teasing, playful, come-hither, vampish; behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful sexual attraction.
Eloquent
adjective: fluent, articulate, expressive, silver-tongued, persuasive, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, well expressed, effective, lucid, vivid, graphic, smooth-tongued, glib; fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
frenzied
adjective: frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, crazed, manic, intense, furious, uncontrolled, out of control; affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason.
frenetic
adjective: frantic, wild, frenzied, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, manic, hyperactive, energetic, intense, amped-up, fast and furious, turbulent, tumultuous; fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
Cordial
adjective: friendly, warm, genial, affable, amiable, pleasant, fond, affectionate, warmhearted, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, welcoming, hearty; warm and friendly.
Glum
adjective: gloomy, downcast, downhearted, dejected, despondent, crestfallen, disheartened, depressed, desolate, unhappy, doleful, melancholy, miserable, woebegone, mournful, forlorn, in the doldrums, morose; looking or feeling dejected.
Brooding
adjective: gloomy, troubled, depressed, moody, glum, dejected, despondent, downcast, morose; characterized by thinking about (something) persistently or moodily
Attractive
adjective: good-looking, beautiful, pretty, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, enchanting, enticing, appealing, delightful, winning, photogenic, telegenic, sexy, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, irresistible, ravishing, desirable, drop-dead gorgeous, foxy, -licious, beauteous, comely, fair; (of a thing) pleasing or appealing to the senses.
Preeminent
adjective: greatest, leading, foremost, best, finest, chief, outstanding, excellent, distinguished, prominent, eminent, important, top, famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious, supreme, marquee; surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
Macabre
adjective: gruesome, grisly, grim, gory, morbid, ghastly, unearthly, grotesque, hideous, horrific, shocking, dreadful, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, sickening; disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.
wonted
adjective: habitual, customary, accustomed, regular, usual, normal, set, fixed, established, well established, routine, common, ordinary, familiar, traditional, typical, general, characteristic, standard, time-honored;
Gaunt
adjective: haggard, drawn, thin, lean, skinny, spindly, spare, bony, angular, rawboned, pinched, hollow-cheeked, scrawny, scraggy, as thin as a rail, cadaverous, skeletal, emaciated, skin-and-bones, wasted, withered, etiolated; (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.
shaggy
adjective: hairy, bushy, thick, woolly, tangled, tousled, unkempt, disheveled, untidy, matted, hirsute; (of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt.
pestiferous
adjective: harboring infection and disease.
Coterminous
adjective: having the same boundaries or extent in space, time, or meaning.
Upright
adjective: honest, honorable, upstanding, respectable, high-minded, law-abiding, right-minded, worthy, moral, ethical, righteous, decent, scrupulous, conscientious, good, virtuous, principled, of principle, noble, incorruptible; (of a person or their behavior) strictly honorable or honest.
Aghast
adjective: horrified, appalled, dismayed, thunderstruck, stunned, shocked, staggered, flabbergasted; filled with horror or shock.
delirious
adjective: incoherent, raving, babbling, irrational, feverish, frenzied, deranged, demented, unhinged, mad, insane, ecstatic, euphoric, elated, thrilled, overjoyed, beside oneself, walking on air, on cloud nine, in seventh heaven, carried away, transported, rapturous, hysterical, wild, frenzied; in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech; in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.
untoward
adjective: inconvenient, unlucky, unexpected, unforeseen, surprising, unusual; unwelcome, unfavorable, adverse, unfortunate, infelicitous, apropos; unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient.
Inconclusive
adjective: indecisive, proving nothing, indefinite, indeterminate, unresolved, unproved, unsettled, still open to question/doubt, debatable, unconfirmed; moot, vague, ambiguous, up in the air, left hanging; not leading to a firm conclusion; not ending doubt or dispute.
unilateral
adjective: independent, autonomous, solitary, solo, go-it-alone, single-handed, self-determined, maverick; (of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of another or the others.
blasé
adjective: indifferent, unconcerned, uncaring, casual, nonchalant, offhand, uninterested, apathetic, unimpressed, unmoved, surfeited, jaded, unresponsive, phlegmatic, laid-back; unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.
Monolithic
adjective: inflexible, rigid, unbending, unchanging, fossilized; (of an organization or system) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform.
seminal
adjective: influential, formative, groundbreaking, pioneering, original, innovative, major, important; (of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments.
entrenched
adjective: ingrained, established, deep-rooted, deep-seated, fixed, firm, unshakable, ineradicable, well established, inveterate, dyed-in-the-wool, abiding, enduring, stubborn; (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change.
expressionless
adjective: inscrutable, deadpan, poker-faced; blank, vacant, emotionless, unemotional, inexpressive, glassy, glazed, stony, wooden, impassive, dull, dry, toneless, monotonous, boring, tedious, flat, wooden, unmodulated, unvarying; (of a person's face or voice) not conveying any emotion.
Lucid
adjective: intelligible, comprehensible, understandable, cogent, coherent, articulate, clear, transparent, plain, simple, vivid, sharp, straightforward, unambiguous, perspicuous; expressed clearly; easy to understand.
perspicuous
adjective: intelligible, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, limpid; (of an account or representation) clearly expressed and easily understood
meddlesome
adjective: interfering, meddling, intrusive, prying, busybody, nosy; Inclined to meddle or interfere.
Daunting
adjective: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing, forbidding, ominous, awesome, frightening, fearsome, challenging, taxing, exacting; seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation.
Succulent
adjective: juicy, moist, luscious, ripe, soft, tender, choice, mouthwatering, appetizing, tasty, delicious, scrumptious; (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.
Gnarled
adjective: knobbly, knotty, knotted, gnarly, lumpy, bumpy, nodular, twisted, bent, crooked, distorted, contorted, twisted, bent, misshapen, arthritic, rough, wrinkled, wizened; knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.
unstinted
adjective: lavish, liberal, generous, full, ample, abundant, plentiful, prodigal, bountiful, unstinting, profuse; given without restraint
Erudite
adjective: learned, scholarly, educated, knowledgeable, well read, well informed, intellectual, intelligent, clever, academic, literary; bookish, highbrow, sophisticated, cerebral, brainy, lettered; having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Demented
adjective: mad, insane, deranged, psychotic, out of one's mind, crazed, lunatic, unbalanced, unhinged, disturbed, non compos mentis, crazy, mental, psycho, off one's rocker, nutty, around the bend, raving mad, batty, cuckoo, loopy, loony, bananas, screwy, touched, gaga, not all there, out to lunch, bonkers, crackers, cracked, buggy, nutso, squirrelly, wacko, batshit; driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement.
grandiose
adjective: magnificent, impressive, grand, imposing, awe-inspiring, splendid, resplendent, majestic, glorious, elaborate, palatial, stately, luxurious, opulent, plush, swanky, flash; impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
Minatory
adjective: menacing, intimidating, frightening, hostile; expressing or conveying a threat.
Monastic
adjective: monkish, secluded, cloistered, reclusive, withdrawn, austere, celibate, contemplative, ascetic, sequestered, hermit-like, conventual, cenobitic, coenobitic, cloistral, eremitic, monachal; 1. of or pertaining to monks, nuns, or monasteries: monastic vows. 2. of or resembling the secluded, dedicated, or austere life characteristic of a monastery.
Lugubrious
adjective: mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, glum, melancholy, woeful, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, somber, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour, cheerless, joyless, dismal, funereal, sepulchral, down in/at the mouth, dolorous; looking or sounding sad and dismal.
Servile
adjective: obsequious, sycophantic, deferential, subservient, fawning, ingratiating, unctuous, groveling, toadyish, slavish, humble, self-abasing, slimy, bootlicking, smarmy, sucky; having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
messianic
adjective: of or relating to any popular leader promising deliverance or an ideal era of peace and prosperity
vulgar
unrefined, unsophisticated, tasteless, indecent, coarse, obscene, profane; lacking sophistication or good taste
Uncouth
adjective: uncivilized, uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, unpolished, unsophisticated, bush-league, common, plebeian, low, rough, rough-hewn, coarse, loutish, boorish, oafish, troglodyte, churlish, uncivil, rude, impolite, discourteous, disrespectful, unmannerly, bad-mannered, ill-bred, indecorous, crass, indelicate; vulgar, crude, raunchy; (of a person or their appearance or behavior) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
Intransigent
adjective: uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, diehard, unshakable, unwavering, resolute, rigid, unaccommodating, uncooperative, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pigheaded, single-minded, iron-willed, stiff-necked; unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
Unrestrained
adjective: uncontrolled, rampant, runaway, unconstrained, unrestricted, unreserved, unchecked, unbridled, unlimited, unfettered, uninhibited, full on, unbounded, unmufflered, undisciplined; Not controlled or held in check.
Rampant
adjective: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread; out of control, out of hand, rife; (especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Recalcitrant
adjective: uncooperative, intractable, obstreperous, truculent, insubordinate, defiant, rebellious, willful, wayward, headstrong, self-willed, contrary, perverse, difficult, refractory, froward, contumacious; having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
Fallow
adjective: uncultivated, unplowed, untilled, unplanted, unsown, unused, dormant, resting, empty, bare; left unseeded after being ploughed and harrowed to regain fertility for a crop.
Overt
adjective: undisguised, unconcealed, plain (to see), clear, apparent, conspicuous, obvious, noticeable, manifest, patent, open, blatant; done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.
ignorant
adjective: uneducated, unknowledgeable, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, unread, uninformed, unenlightened, benighted; inexperienced, unworldly, unsophisticated; lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
Hapless
adjective: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, out of luck, ill-starred, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed, doomed, unhappy, forlorn, wretched, miserable, woebegone, down on one's luck; literarystar-crossed; (especially of a person) unfortunate.
forlorn
adjective: unhappy, sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, wretched, abject, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, crestfallen, depressed, melancholy, gloomy, glum, mournful, despairing, doleful, woebegone, blue, down in/at the mouth, down in the dumps, lachrymose; pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
Inadvertent
adjective: unintentional, unintended, accidental, unpremeditated, unplanned, innocent, uncalculated, unconscious, unthinking, unwitting, involuntary, careless, negligent; not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.
apathetic
adjective: uninterested, indifferent, unconcerned, unmoved, uninvolved, disinterested, unemotional, emotionless, dispassionate, lukewarm, unmotivated, halfhearted; showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Incontinent
adjective: unrestrained, lacking self-restraint, uncontrolled, unbridled, unchecked, unfettered; uncontrollable, ungovernable; lacking self-restraint
Adamant
adjective: unshakable, immovable, inflexible, unwavering, unswerving, uncompromising, insistent, resolute, resolved, determined, firm, steadfast, stubborn, unrelenting, diehard, unyielding, unbending, rigid, obdurate, inexorable, intransigent, (dead) set; refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
abortive
adjective: unsuccessful, failed, vain, thwarted, futile, useless, worthless, ineffective, ineffectual, to no effect, inefficacious, fruitless, unproductive, unavailing, to no avail, sterile, nugatory, bootless; failing to produce the intended result.
taciturn
adjective: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, secretive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, close-mouthed, silent, mute, dumb, inarticulate, reserved, withdrawn; (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
feckless
adjective: useless, worthless, incompetent, inept, good-for-nothing, ineffectual, weak, feeble, lazy, idle, slothful, indolent, irresponsible, shiftless; lacking initiative or strength of character.
Heterogenous
adjective: varied, different, mixed, contrasting, unlike, diverse, diversified, assorted, unrelated, disparate, miscellaneous, motley, incongruous, dissimilar, divergent, manifold, discrepant; diverse in character or content.
Miscellaneous
adjective: various, varied, different, assorted, mixed, sundry, diverse, disparate, diversified, motley, multifarious, ragtag, heterogeneous, eclectic, odd, divers; (of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources.
Emphatic
adjective: vehement, firm, wholehearted, forceful, forcible, energetic, vigorous, direct, assertive, insistent, certain, definite, out-and-out, one hundred percent, decided, determined, categorical, unqualified, unconditional, unequivocal, unambiguous, absolute, explicit, downright, outright, clear; showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
hellacious
adjective: very great, bad, or overwhelming.
graphic
adjective: visual, symbolic, pictorial, illustrative, diagrammatic, drawn, written; of or relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
sybaritic
adjective: voluptuary, luxurious, extravagant, lavish, self-indulgent, pleasure-seeking, sensual, voluptuous, hedonistic, epicurean, lotus-eating, libertine, debauched, decadent; fond of or concerned with sensuous luxury or pleasure
Effete
adjective: weak, enfeebled, enervated, worn out, exhausted, finished, drained, spent, powerless, ineffectual; 1. weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement 2. exhausted of vitality or strength
mottle
blotchy, blotched, spotted, spotty, speckled, streaked, streaky, marbled, flecked, freckled, dappled, stippled, calico, splotchy; mark with spots or smears of color.
tedious
boring, dull, monotonous, repetitive, unrelieved, unvaried, uneventful, characterless, colorless, lifeless, insipid, uninteresting, unexciting, uninspiring, uninvolving, monochrome; mind-numbing, wearisome, tiresome, irksome, trying, frustrating; too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous.
invigorate
bouy, revitalize, energize, refresh, revive, vivify, brace, rejuvenate, re-energize, enliven, liven up, perk up, wake up, animate, galvanize, fortify, stimulate, rouse, exhilarate, buck up, pep up, breathe new life into; give strength or energy to.
Propagate
breed, grow, cultivate; to cause to increase in number or amount.
lurid
bright, brilliant, vivid, glaring, shocking, fluorescent, flaming, dazzling, intense; very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
effulgent
bright, shining, blazing, dazzling, vivid, intense, gleaming, glaring, luminous, radiant, irradiant, coruscating; shining forth brilliantly
godforsaken
miserable, dreary, dismal, depressing, grim, cheerless, bleak, desolate, gloomy; deserted, neglected, isolated, remote, backward
scoff
mock, deride, ridicule, sneer at, jeer at, jibe at, taunt, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, scorn, dismiss, make light of, belittle; speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
satire
mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature, irony, sarcasm; the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
derisive
mocking, jeering, scoffing, teasing, derisory, snide, sneering, disdainful, scornful, contemptuous, taunting, insulting, scathing, sarcastic; expressing contempt or ridicule.
sardonic
mocking, satirical, sarcastic, ironical, ironic; cynical, scornful, contemptuous, derisive, derisory, sneering, jeering; scathing, caustic, trenchant, cutting, sharp, acerbic; marked by or given to using irony or mockery in order to mock or convey contempt.
specie
money in the form of coins rather than notes.
speckle
mottle, speck, dab; a small spot or patch of color.
elegiac
mournful, melancholic, dolorous, dirgelike, melancholy, plaintive, sorrowful, sad, lamenting, doleful; (especially of a work of art) having a mournful quality
ramshackle
tumbledown, dilapidated, derelict, decrepit, neglected; in a state of severe disrepair
Inverted
turn upside down, upend, upturn, turn around/about, turn inside out, turn back to front, transpose, reverse, flip (over); To reverse the position, order, or condition of
solidarity
unanimity, unity, like-mindedness, agreement, accord, harmony, consensus, concurrence, cooperation, cohesion, fraternity, mutual support, concord; unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.
implacable
unappeasable, unforgiving, inexorable, intransigent, inflexible, unyielding, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, relentless; unable to be placated
precarious
uncertain, insecure, unpredictable, risky, parlous, hazardous, dangerous, unsafe, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, shaky, dicey; Dangerously lacking in security or stability.
lackluster
uninspired, uninspiring, unimaginative, dull, uninvolving, colorless, characterless, bland, insipid, vapid, flat, dry, lifeless, tame, prosaic, spiritless, lusterless, boring, monotonous, dreary, tedious; lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.
vacuous
unintelligent, brainless, mindless, void, thoughtless; 1. empty. 2. lacking in or showing a lack of ideas or intelligence. 3. purposeless
Knit
unite, unify, come together, draw together, become closer, bond, fuse, coalesce, merge, meld, blend, homogenize, converge, combine, integrate, consolidate, amalgamate; come together and form one mass or whole.
panacea
universal cure, cure-all, cure for all ills, universal remedy, elixir; a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
uncalled-for
unjustified, uncalled for, unwarranted, unprovoked, undue, indefensible, unjustifiable, needless, unnecessary, inessential, unmerited, groundless, senseless, wanton, indiscriminate, excessive, immoderate, inordinate, inappropriate; being without apparent reason, cause, or justification.
extralegal
unlawful, illicit, illegitimate, criminal, felonious, unlicensed, unauthorized, unsanctioned, warrantless, fraudulent, corrupt, outlawed, banned, forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, contraband, black-market, bootleg, malfeasant, crooked, shady, sketchy; (of an action or situation) beyond the authority of the law; not regulated by the law.
heterodox
unorthodox, nonconformist, dissenting, unconventional, dissident, rebellious, renegade, heretical, blasphemous, recusant, apostate, freethinking; not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.
Repudiate
verb: 1. reject, renounce, retract, disown, abandon, desert, reverse, cut off, discard, revoke, forsake, cast off, rescind, disavow, turn your back on, abjure, deny, oppose, disagree with, rebuff, refute, disprove, rebut, disclaim, gainsay 3. cancel, withdraw, reverse, abolish, set aside, repeal, renounce, quash, take back, call back, revoke, retract, negate, renege, rescind, recall, invalidate, annul, nullify, recant, obviate, disclaim, abrogate, countermand 1. to reject as having no authority or binding force. 2. to reject with disapproval or condemnation.
hypostatize
verb: 1. to treat or regard (a concept) as a distinct substance or reality; 2. to ascribe material existence to.
Torpedo
verb: To destroy decisively; wreck.
parsed
verb: To examine closely or subject to detailed analysis, especially by breaking up into components
instantiate
verb: To represent (an abstract concept) by a concrete or tangible example or instance.
Attune
verb: accustom, set, accord, tune, adjust, adapt, regulate, coordinate, modulate, harmonize, familiarize, acclimatize, accommodate, conform, coordinate, integrate; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.
Vindicate
verb: acquit, clear, absolve, exonerate; discharge, liberate, free, let off, let off the hook, exculpate; clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
Emblazoned
verb: adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, inscribe; conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something.
Estrange
verb: alienate; To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Palliate
verb: alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, assuage, moderate, temper, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden; make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.
Marshal
verb: allocate, assemble, gather (together), collect, muster, call together, draw up, line up, align, array, organize, group, arrange, deploy, position, order, dispose, mobilize, rally, round up; arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order.
titillate
verb: arouse, excite, tantalize, stimulate, stir, thrill, interest, attract, fascinate, turn on; stimulate or excite (someone), especially in a sexual way.
Abet
verb: assist, aid, help, lend a hand to, support, back, encourage, cooperate with, collaborate with, work with, connive with, collude with, go along with, be in collusion with, be hand in glove with, side with, second, endorse, sanction, promote, incite, champion, further, expedite; encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense.
abet
verb: assist, aid, help, lend a hand to, support, back, encourage, cooperate with, collaborate with, work with, connive with, collude with, go along with, be in collusion with, be hand in glove with, side with, second, endorse, sanction, promote, incite, champion, further, expedite; encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense.
Arrogate
verb: assume, take, claim, appropriate, seize, expropriate, wrest, usurp, commandeer; take or claim (something) without justification.
Assail
verb: attack, assault, pounce on, set upon/about, fall on, charge, rush, storm, lay into, tear into, pitch into; plague, torment, rack, beset, dog, trouble, disturb, worry, bedevil, nag, vex; make a concerted or violent attack on.
approbate
verb: authorize, sanction, permit, allow, warrant, accredit, license, endorse, approve, countenance, accept, back, support, OK; give official permission or approval for (an action).
Bewilder
verb: baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, addle, confuse, confound, flummox, faze, stump, beat, fox, make someone scratch their head, be all Greek to, floor, discombobulate; cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.
Prevaricate
verb: be evasive, beat around the bush, hedge, fence, shilly-shally, dodge (the issue), sidestep (the issue), equivocate, waffle, temporize, stall (for time); hem and haw, tergiversate; speak or act in an evasive way.
Cane
verb: beat, strike, hit, flog, thrash, lash, birch, flagellate, belt, whale; beat with a cane as a punishment.
Crystallize
verb: become clear, become definite, take shape, materialize, coalesce, jell, solidify, harden; 1. form or cause to form crystals. 2. make or become definite and clear.
Decapitate
verb: behead, guillotine, put on the block; cut off the head of (a person or animal).
Pepper
verb: bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple; To mark with many small spots.
Begrimed
verb: blacken with ingrained dirt.
Etiolate
verb: blanch, bleach, pale, wan; to become or cause to become pale and weak, as from malnutrition.
blare
verb: blast, sound loudly, trumpet, bray, clamor, boom, blat, roar, thunder, bellow, resound; make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound.
rumble
verb: boom, thunder, roll, roar, resound, reverberate, echo, grumble; make a continuous deep, resonant sound.
Enthrall
verb: captivate, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, delight, win, ensnare, absorb, engross, rivet, grip, transfix, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind; capture the fascinated attention of.
Espy
verb: catch sight of, glimpse, see, spot, spy, notice, observe, discern, pick out, detect, behold; catch sight of.
Compartmentalize
verb: categorize, pigeonhole, group, classify, divide, sunder, characterize, stereotype, label, brand, sort, rank, rate; divide into sections or categories.