Glossary

ABHOR
ABSTINENCE
ABSTRUSE
ACCLAIM
ACCORD
ACERBIC
ACRIMONY
ACUITY
ADEPT
ADMONISH
ADORN
ADROIT
ADULATION
ADVERSITY
ADVOCATE
AESTHETIC
AFFABLE
AFFLUENT
ALACRITY
ALIENATE
ALLEVIATE
ALTRUISTIC
AMALGAM
AMBIGUOUS
AMBIVALENT
AMELIORATE
AMENABLE
AMIABLE
AMICABLE
AMORPHOUS
ANACHRONISTIC
ANECDOTE
ANIMOSITY
ANTAGONISTIC
APATHETIC
APPEASE
APPREHENSIVE
ARBITRARY
ARCHAIC
ARDOR
ARID
ARTICULATE
ASCERTAIN
ASPIRE
ASSESS
ASSIDUOUS
ASTUTE
ATROPHY
AUDACITY
AUGMENT
AUSPICIOUS
AUSTERE
AUTONOMY
AVARICE
AVERSE
AWE
BANAL
BANE
BELIE
BELITTLE

to hate
deliberate self-restraint
difficult to understand
to praise
agreement
bitter
hostility
sharp perception or vision
very skilled
to gently criticize or warn
to decorate
very skilled
excessive flattery
great hardship
to speak in favor of, promote
concerning beauty
friendly
wealthy
eagerness, enthusiasm
to make unfriendly or hostile
to make more bearable
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
a combination of diverse elements
unclear
having opposing feelings; uncertain
to improve
open to advice or suggestion
friendly
friendly
lacking definite form
in the wrong time period
a short account of an interesting or humorous
incident
bitter hostility
hostile
lacking interest, concern, or emotion
to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to relieve
fearful
determined by impulse or chance, without
reason
outdated; really old
energy, intensity, enthusiasm
dry
characterized by clear and expressive
language
to discover
to have a great ambition
to make a judgment about
hard working
having sharp judgment
to waste away
disrespectful boldness
to make greater in size or quantity
favorable; successful
strict or severe in discipline
independence
greed
reluctant
a mixed emotion of respect, wonder, and
dread
ordinary and commonplace
a cause of death or ruin
to represent falsely
to speak of in an insulting way

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BRAZEN
BRUSQUE
BUOYANT
BURGEON
BUTTRESS
CACOPHONY
CAJOLE
CALLOUS
CAMARADERIE
CANDID
CANTANKEROUS
CAPRICIOUS
CARNIVOROUS
CATHARTIC
CAUSTIC
CENSURE
CEREBRAL
CHRONIC
CIRCUITOUS
CIRCUMSPECT
CIRCUMVENT
CLAIRVOYANCE
CLANDESTINE
COGENT
COGNIZANT
COHERENT
COHESIVE
COLLABORATE
COMMEND
COMPEL
COMPETENT
COMPLACENT
COMPLICITY
COMPOSED
COMPROMISE
CONCEDE
CONCILIATE
CONCISE
CONCORD
CONCUR
CONDESCEND
CONDONE
CONFORM
CONFOUND
CONJECTURE
CONSCIENTIOUS
CONSENSUS
CONSOLIDATE
CONSTITUENT
CONSTRAIN
CONSTRUE
CONTEMPT
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eager to fight
to confuse, stun, or stump
inclined to perform kind acts
kind; beneficial
to criticize severely or angrily
noisy; disorderly
to support; to reinforce
using arrogant or pretentious speech
rudely bold
rudely brief
cheerful
to grow
to support or strengthen
jarring, disagreeable sound
to persuade by flattery
emotionally hardened or unfeeling
goodwill among friends
honest and straightforward
ill-tempered
impulsive, unpredictable
meat-eating
emotionally cleansing or relieving
harsh, stinging; sarcastic
to criticize severely
intellectual
continuing or lingering
being or taking a roundabout course
cautious and wise
to avoid or get around
the power to see things that cannot be
perceived by the senses
kept or done in secret
forcefully convincing
aware
logically connected; making sense
sticking or holding together
to work together
to praise
to exert a strong, irresistible force on
having adequate ability
self-satisfied to the point of inactivity;
unconcerned
participation in a bad act or a crime
calm
to expose to danger or suspicion
to acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being
true
to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to relieve
expressing much in few words
agreement
to agree
to deal with people in a superior manner
to excuse or overlook
to be similar; to adapt
to confuse
guesswork
thorough and careful
general agreement
to combine
a component
to hold back; to restrict
to interpret
a lack of respect and intense dislike
to compete; to argue

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DEBILITATE
DEBUNK
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DECRY
DEFER
DELETERIOUS
DELINEATE
DEMEAN
DENIGRATE
DENOUNCE
DEPRECATE
DERIDE
DESPAIR
DESPONDENT
DETER
DIFFIDENCE
DIGRESS
DILATORY
DILIGENT
DIMINUTIVE
DISCERN
DISCORD
DISCREDIT
DISCREET
DISCREPANCY
DISCRETE
DISDAIN
DISGRUNTLED
DISMISS
DISPARAGE
DISPARITY
DISPASSIONATE
DISPEL
DISPOSITION
DISSEMBLE
DISSEMINATE
DISSENT
DISSIPATE
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feeling or expressing remorse

obviously planned or made up
sociable
complicated
plentiful, abundant
friendly, warm, polite
to strengthen or support with evidence
believable
clever, sneaky
performed with haste and little attention to
detail
to cut short
believing that people are motivated by
selfishness; pessimistic
to intimidate or lessen one's courage
a scarce supply
to weaken
to disprove or expose the falseness of
correct or appropriate behavior
to condemn openly
to submit or yield to anothers wish or opinion
harmful
to depict or describe
to lower in status or worth
to attack the reputation of
to condemn openly
to mildly insult or belittle
to speak of or treat with cruelty
a complete loss of hope
depressed, having no hope
to prevent or discourage from acting
a lack of self-confidence, shyness
to stray from the main subject
tending to delay; late or slow
hard working
tiny
to detect or perceive
lack of agreement, quarreling
to bring shame or dishonor on
careful in one's conduct or speech
an unexpected difference
separate; distinct
intense dislike
unhappy
to reject
to speak of in an insulting way
the state of being different
not influenced by emotion or bias
to rid of
ones usual mood
to conceal behind a false appearance
to spread out
disagreement
to disappear
drawing apart from a common point; differing
from another
creating disagreement or dissent
to make known, reveal
easily managed or taught
stubbornly persevering
stubbornly and arrogantly opinionated
gloomy
doubtful, questionable
deception, deceit
showing deep sincerity or seriousness
enthusiastic, lively
strange; unconventional

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EFFACE
EFFICACIOUS
EFFUSIVE
ELATED
ELITE
ELOQUENT
ELUCIDATE
ELUSIVE
EMBELLISH
EMINENT
EMPIRICAL
EMULATE
ENCOMPASS
ENCROACH
ENERVATE
ENHANCE
ENIGMATIC
ENMITY
ENTHRALL
ENTICE
ENTRENCH
ENUMERATE
ENUNCIATE
EPHEMERAL
EQUANIMITY
EQUIVOCAL
ERADICATE
ERRATIC
ERUDITE
ESOTERIC
ESPOUSE
ESTEEM
ESTRANGE
EULOGY
EUPHEMISM
EUPHORIA
EVANESCENT
EVASIVE
EVOKE
EXACERBATE
EXACTING
EXALT
EXASPERATE
EXEMPLARY
EXONERATE
EXORBITANT
EXPEDITE
EXPLOIT
EXTOL
EXTRAVAGANT
EXUBERANT
FACILE
FACILITATE
FATUOUS
FEASIBLE
FELICITY
FERVENT
FLAGRANT
FLAMBOYANT
FLORID
FLOURISH

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having elements from a variety of sources

intense joy or delight
to erase
effective
overflowing (usually referring to emotions)
filled with delight
superior in status
well spoken
to make clear
tending to escape
to add fictitious details to
outstanding; distinguished
based on observation or experiment
to equal through imitation
to enclose; to include
to advance beyond limits
to weaken or drain of energy
to make greater or better
puzzling
hatred
to hold spellbound, captivate
to lure
to fix firmly or securely
to specify individually; to count
to pronounce with clarity
lasting for a brief time
calmness
uncertain, vague, misleading
to eliminate
irregular
scholarly, well educated
understood by only a few
to give ones support to
to value highly, to respect
to cause to become unfriendly or hostile
a written or spoken tribute (usually for
someone who has died)
the substitution of inoffensive term for one
considered offensive
a feeling of great happiness
fading away
tending to escape
to summon or call forth
to make more severe
requiring great care or effort
to elevate, glorify, or praise
to anger or irritate
worthy of imitation
to free from blame or responsibility
excessive
to speed the progress of
to utilize fully or advantageously (often
selfishly or unethically)
to praise
excessive
lively
simple; easy
to make easier
foolish, ridiculously stupid
possible, workable, practical
great happiness
greatly emotional or enthusiastic
obviously bad or offensive
highly elaborate; showy
elaborately or excessively ornamented;
flowery
to grow well

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FRIVOLOUS
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GALVANIZE
GARISH
GARRULOUS
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GRANDIOSE
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GRATUITOUS
GREGARIOUS
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HACKNEYED
HAIL
HAMPER
HARANGUE
HAUGHTY
HEED
HERETICAL
HINDER
HOMOGENEOUS
IDIOSYNCRATIC
ILLICIT
ILLUSORY
IMPARTIAL
IMPASSIONED
IMPASSIVE
IMPECCABLE
IMPEDE
IMPERIOUS
IMPETUOUS
IMPUGN
INACCESSIBLE
INCISIVE
INCONGRUOUS
INCONSEQUENTIAL
INCONTROVERTIBLE
INCORRIGIBLE
INCREDULOUS
INDICT
INDIFFERENT
INDIGENOUS
INDIGNATION
INDUCE
INDULGE
INFLAMMATORY
INGENUOUS
INHERENT
INHIBIT
INNATE
INNOCUOUS
INNOVATIVE
INQUISITIVE
INSINUATE
INSIPID
INSOLENT
INSTIGATE
INSULAR
INTELLIGIBLE
INTRANSIGENT
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INVIGORATE

honest, direct, straightforward

to promote the development of
wildly excited; frenzied; frantic
unworthy of serious attention
careful with money, stingy
having no useful result
to stimulate
flashy, tastelessly loud and brightly colored
talkative
friendly, cheerful
falsely exaggerating one's worth
to irritate
unnecessary
sociable
skillful deceit
overused
to salute or greet
to prevent the movement or action of
a long, angry speech
snobbish; overly proud
to pay close attention to
characterized by departure from accepted
beliefs or standards
to be or get in the way of
all of the same or similar kind
peculiar to an individual
not permitted by custom or law
based on or producing illusion; deceptive
not biased
filled with passion
having or showing little emotion
perfect
to be or get in the way of
arrogantly authoritative or overbearing
impulsive, unthinking
to attack as false or wrong, to challenge or
question
not easily approached, entered, or obtained
penetrating, clear and sharp
inappropriate; inconsistent
lacking importance
impossible to dispute
incapable of being corrected or reformed
disbelieving
to accuse of wrongdoing
having no preference
native
anger (over something unjust)
to bring about the occurrence of;
to please or satisfy
arousing strong emotion, esp. anger
innocent; honest and straightforward
naturally occurring; essential
to hold back; to restrain
inborn
harmless
new and creative
showing curiosity
to suggest subtly; to hint
lacking flavor or zest; dull
disrespectfully arrogant
to stir up
isolated; narrow-minded
capable of being understood
uncompromising
to overwhelm with, to flood
to give life or energy to

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LACONIC
LAMENT
LANGUID
LATENT
LAUD
LAVISH
LUCID
LUXURIOUS
MAGNANIMOUS
MANDATE
MANIFEST
MEAGER
MEDIOCRE
MELANCHOLY
MERCENARY
MERCURIAL
METICULOUS
MIRTH
MITIGATE
MOLLIFY
MOROSE
MUNDANE
MUTABLE
NEBULOUS
NEGLIGENT
NEGLIGIBLE
NONCHALANT
NOSTALGIA
NOTORIOUS
NOVEL
NURTURE
OBDURATE
OBLIVIOUS
OBSOLETE
OBSTINATE
OBSTREPEROUS
OBTRUSIVE
OBTUSE
OFFICIOUS
OMINOUS
OPAQUE
OPPORTUNE
OPULENT
ORNATE
ORTHODOX
PARADOX
PARTISAN
PATRONIZE
PENITENT
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PERPETUAL
PERSEVERE
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to enforce or put into operation

enraged
weary, worn out
having good judgment, prudent
to place side by side
sharp, perceptive
using few words (often rudely or
mysteriously)
to regret; to show grief for
lacking energy or spirit
existing in hidden or dormant form
to praise
excessive; plentiful
clear
rich and superior in quality
noble and generous in spirit
an authoritative command
to make evident or certain by displaying or
demonstrating
small, inadequate, or insufficient
ordinary; so-so
sad; gloomy
motivated solely by a desire for monetary or
material gain
changeable, erratic
extremely careful
gladness, amusement, laughter
to lessen in force or intensity
to soften, to ease the anger of
gloomy
ordinary, commonplace
subject to change
hazy, vague, or confused; lacking defined
form
guilty of neglect
insignificant; really small
casually unconcerned (sometimes falsely)
a bittersweet longing for the past
known widely and unfavorably; famous for
something bad
strikingly new or different
to help develop, to nourish
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
forgetful; unaware
no longer in use or current
stubborn
noisily and stubbornly defiant
sticking out, noticeable; brash, meddling
lacking intellect
overly eager in offering unwanted help
menacing; threatening
not clearly understood, dense
suitable, occurring at an appropriate time
rich or superior in quality
excessively decorated
commonly accepted; traditional
a seemingly contradictory statement that
may nonetheless be true
devoted to or biased in support of a group
to treat condescendingly
feeling or expressing remorse
deadly or destructive
continuing forever or indefinitely
to be persistent, refuse to stop
a high level of perception or understanding
exactly relevant
spread throughout

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PRETENTIOUS
PREVALENT
PRISTINE
PRODIGIOUS
PROFOUND
PROLIFERATE
PROLIFIC
PROPAGATE
PROPENSITY
PROPRIETY
PROSAIC
PROSPERITY
PROVINCIAL
PROVOCATIVE
PRUDENT
PUGNACIOUS
QUELL
RANCOR
RAVENOUS
REBUKE
RECIPROCATE
RECLUSIVE
RECONCILE
REFUGE
REFUTE
REITERATE
RELINQUISH
REMINISCE
RENOUNCE
REPREHENSIBLE
REPROACH
REPUDIATE
RESENT
RESIGNATION
RESILIENT
RESOLUTE
RESOLVE
RETICENT
REVERE
REVOKE
RUDIMENTARY
SAGACIOUS
SANCTION
SANGUINE
SCATHING
SCOFF
SCORN
SCRUPULOUS
SCRUTINIZE
SERENE
SHREWD
SKEPTICAL
SMUG
SOLEMN
SOLICITOUS

calm, quiet
believable
easily bent or shaped
touching
to set at opposite ends or extremes
exaggeratedly self-important
practical
dangerously unstable or insecure
extremely steep
a preference; a tendency toward favoring
claiming unjust standing
widely occurring
unspoiled, completely pure
enormous; extraordinary
deep; far-reaching
to increase or spread at a rapid rate
producing abundant works or results
to transmit or cause to broaden or spread
tendency
the quality of being proper
lacking in imagination; dull
success; being well-off
narrow-minded
tending to stir to anger or action
wise; careful
eager to fight
to put down forcibly
hostility
violently hungry or greedy
to criticize or find fault with
to show or give in return
seeking or preferring isolation
to reestablish a close relationship between
protection or shelter
to prove to be false
to repeat
to give up; to release
to recollect and tell of the past
to reject, disown, or formally give up
deserving of criticism or disapproval
to criticize or express disappointment
to reject the validity of
to feel angry and bitter about
acceptance of something as inescapable;
submission
able to recover promptly
firm or determined
to make a firm decision about
restrained or reserved
to respect, honor or admire
to void by recalling, reversing, or withdrawing
being or involving basic facts or principles
insightful and wise
to give official authorization or approval to
cheerful
harshly critical
to express or treat with disrespectful disregard
intense hatred or disrespect
thorough and careful
to examine carefully
calm
smart in a sneaky or tricky manner
doubting, questioning, not believing
self-satisfied (especially in a mocking way)
serious and sober
anxious or concerned

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SUBVERT
SUCCINCT
SUPERFLUOUS
SUPPLANT
SUPPRESS
SURREPTITIOUS
TACT
TEDIOUS
TEMPER
TENACITY
TERSE
THERAPEUTIC
THWART
TORPOR
TRACTABLE
TRANQUIL
TRANSIENT
TRANSITORY
TREACHERY
TRITE
TRIVIAL
TUMULTUOUS
UNASSUMING
UNDERMINE
UNDERSCORE
UNIFORM
URBANE
USURP
UTILITARIAN
VACILLATE
VAPID
VEILED
VENERATE
VERBOSE
VERSATILE
VICARIOUS
VIGILANT
VILIFY
VINDICATE
VINDICTIVE
VIVACIOUS
VOLATILE
VOLUBLE
VOLUMINOUS
VULNERABLE
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WARY
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gloomy
seemingly true but actually logically false
occurring at irregular intervals
not genuine; false
to reject with disrespect
to waste
not moving, flowing, or developing
firm and dependable
seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain
to bring under control
to support with proof
to ruin; to overthrow
precise expression using few words
extra, unnecessary
to take the place of
to put down; to hold back
done or made by secret or stealthy means
sensitivity in dealing with others
tiresomely long or boring
to soften or moderate
persistence, determination
expressing much in few words
having healing powers
to stop or prevent
inactivity
easily managed, led, or taught
calm
existing only briefly
existing only briefly
deliberate betrayal of trust
uninteresting because of overuse
insignificant, unimportant
disorderly or noisy
not showy or arrogant; modest; plain
to weaken
to emphasize
always the same
polite, suave, and cultivated in manner
to seize and take control without authority
and possibly with force
having only a useful function; practical
to be undecided, to hesitate
lacking liveliness or interest; dull
concealed or disguised
to respect
using more words than necessary
capable of doing many things competently
felt or undergone as if one were taking part
in the experience or feelings of another
alert; watchful
to say bad things about, to make into a
villain
to clear of blame or suspicion
seeking revenge
lively
explosive, tending to change
characterized by ready and rapid speech
big; having large volume
not protected against harm; easily injured
to justify
on guard, cautious, watchful
to be unsure or weak
impulsive, fanciful
filled with or motivated by enthusiastic
devotion