a connected series of events or actions or developments
campaign - n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end financial - j. involving money matters corporate - j. of or belonging to a corporation personal - j. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality foreign - j. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world similar - j. having close to the same characteristics editorial - n. an article giving opinions or perspectives technology - n. the practical application of science to commerce or industry conservative - j. avoiding excess difference - n. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar further - v. promote the growth of effect - n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon account - v. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation network - n. an interconnected system of things or people minute - j. infinitely or immeasurably small version - n. something a little different from others of the same type expect - v. regard something as probable or likely reform - v. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices opportunity - n. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances access - v. reach or gain access to opinion - n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty potential - j. existing in possibility professor - n. someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university commission - n. a special group delegated to consider some matter material - j. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests complex - j. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts benefit - n. something that aids or promotes well-being necessary - j. absolutely essential instance - n. an occurrence of something excellent - j. very good; of the highest quality positive - j. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. annual - j. occurring or payable every year influence - n. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc effective - j. works well as a means or remedy forth - a. forward in time or order or degree consumer - n. a person who uses goods or services sentence - n. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned accept - v. consider or hold as true significant - j. important in effect or meaning prudence - n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress ford - v. cross a river where it's shallow penalty - n. a punishment for a crime or offense confidence - n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable alternative - j. serving or used in place of another protection - n. the activity of protecting someone or something counsel - n. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action intelligence - n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience discussion - n. an exchange of views on some topic august - j. profoundly honored apparel - n. clothing in general judgment - n. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions typical - j. exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category prefer - v. like better; value more highly urban - j. located in or characteristic of a city or city life profile - n. an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) appropriate - j. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc option - n. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen bomb - n. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions medicine - n. something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease principle - n. a basic truth or law or assumption massive - j. imposing in size or bulk or solidity intellectual - j. appealing to or using the intellect resort - v. have recourse to species - n. (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed academic - j. associated with school or learning reaction - n. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude commitment - n. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action contemporary - j. belonging to the present time recognize - v. detect with the senses invasion - n. any entry into an area not previously occupied unique - j. the single one of its kind bid - n. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price maintain - v. state or assert coalition - n. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty dialogue - n. a discussion intended to produce an agreement minority - n. being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts competitive - j. involving competition or competitiveness analyst - n. someone who is skilled at analyzing data alcohol - n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent ridiculous - j. incongruous; absurd; nonsensical biography - n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life expense - n. money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer album - n. a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc employee - n. a worker who is hired to perform a job literature - n. creative writing of recognized artistic value conspiracy - n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) philosophy - n. any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation flag - n. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design summary - n. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form encourage - v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to rural - j. living in or characteristic of farming or country life permanent - j. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place collapse - v. break down, literally or metaphorically missile - n. a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives metal - n. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids landscape - n. an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view episode - n. a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series desert - n. arid land with little or no vegetation enormous - j. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree lying - n. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth assets - n. anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company existence - n. everything that exists anywhere corruption - n. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity affirmative - j. affirming or giving assent regional - j. related or limited to a particular region decent - j. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous broadcast - n. message that is transmitted by radio or television foster - v. promote the growth of affect - n. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion principal - n. the educator who has executive authority for a school radical - j. markedly new or introducing extreme change cabinet - n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers diversity - n. noticeable heterogeneity bureau - n. an administrative unit of government error - n. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention depression - n. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment personality - n. the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual harbor - v. hold back a thought or feeling about perform - v. carry out or perform an action renaissance - n. the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries alliance - n. a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim prescription - n. written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient sophisticated - j. having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement prominent - j. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention discipline - n. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice incident - n. a public disturbance expansion - n. the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope ultimate - j. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme consensus - n. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole medieval - j. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened efficient - j. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively document - n. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) participate - v. become a participant; be involved in apparent - j. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment plea - n. a humble request for help from someone in authority pleasant - j. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings pentagon - n. a five-sided polygon logic - n. the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation academy - n. a school for special training sensitive - j. responsive to physical stimuli elaborate - v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing parliament - n. a legislative assembly in certain countries ken - n. range of what one can know or understand eliminate - v. terminate, end, or take out discover - v. see for the first time; make a discovery legitimate - j. in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles commentary - n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material pundit - n. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field expand - v. become larger in size or volume or quantity occasion - n. a vaguely specified social event comparison - n. the act of examining resemblances fundamental - j. being or involving basic facts or principles facility - n. something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service evolution - n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) incentive - n. a positive motivational influence visual - j. relating to or using sight monetary - j. relating to or involving money autonomous - j. existing as an independent entity legacy - n. (law) a gift of personal property by will equivalent - j. being essentially equal to something magnificent - j. characterized by grandeur collective - j. set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government casual - j. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand accurate - j. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy judicial - j. belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge adjacent - j. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching extraordinary - j. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable heritage - n. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition narrative - n. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program transfer - v. move from one place to another naturally - a. according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help absence - n. the state of being absent conscious - j. knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts fiscal - j. involving financial matters integrity - n. moral soundness element - n. any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter intervention - n. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) mandatory - j. required by rule contribution - n. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause cynical - j. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others temporary - j. not permanent; not lasting extensive - j. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity phenomenon - n. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning lifetime - n. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) pension - n. a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working rapid - j. characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed dignity - n. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect conviction - n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence disagree - v. be of different opinions technique - n. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity nevertheless - a. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) tremendous - j. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree opponent - n. a contestant that you are matched against metropolitan - j. relating to or characteristic of a densely populated urban area nomination - n. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election emphasis - n. intensity or forcefulness of expression confident - j. having or marked by confidence or assurance personnel - n. persons collectively in the employ of a business tribune - n. a protector of the people inevitable - j. incapable of being avoided or prevented operate - v. handle and cause to function restore - v. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position transition - v. make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) subtle - j. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze consecutive - j. one after the other script - n. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance predict - v. make a prediction about; tell in advance investor - n. someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns procedure - n. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work profession - n. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) regime - n. the government or governing authority of a political unit advocate - v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of triple - v. increase threefold generate - v. bring into existence resistance - n. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with ambitious - j. having a strong desire for success or achievement partisan - n. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity monopoly - n. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller convenience - n. the quality of being useful and convenient tactics - n. the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy defensive - j. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing outrage - n. a feeling of righteous anger reluctant - j. not eager physics - n. the science of matter and energy and their interactions premise - v. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation tendency - n. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect desperate - j. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire exposure - n. vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain myth - n. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people orthodox - j. adhering to what is commonly accepted rhetoric - n. using language effectively to please or persuade denominator - n. the divisor of a fraction involve - v. engage as a participant marine - j. native to or inhabiting the sea depth - n. the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense wherever - a. where in the world diplomatic - j. using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people absurd - j. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense relevant - j. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue distinction - n. a distinguishing difference apology - n. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone refer - v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision irony - n. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs progressive - j. favoring or promoting progress notorious - j. known widely and usually unfavorably extension - n. an addition to the length of something embrace - n. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) employer - n. a person or firm that employs workers insight - n. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation soldier - n. an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army formula - n. directions for making something emerge - v. come out into view, as from concealment ministry - n. a government department under the direction of a minister arrival - n. the act of arriving at a certain place deterrent - j. tending to deter comprehensive - j. broad in scope vulnerable - j. capable of being wounded or hurt logical - j. capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner secular - j. not concerned with or devoted to religion impose - v. compel to behave in a certain way distant - j. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance privilege - n. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all veto - n. the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) significance - n. the quality of being important in effect or meaning sheer - j. complete and without restriction or qualification instant - n. a very short time pine - n. straight-grained white to yellowish tree ally - n. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance explicit - j. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication alien - j. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world bass - n. the lowest adult male singing voice efficiency - n. skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort maintenance - n. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order perception - n. becoming aware of something via the senses superb - j. of surpassing excellence chaos - n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder excess - j. more than is needed, desired, or required generic - j. applicable to an entire class or group metric - j. based on the meter as a standard of measurement epic - j. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) dominant - j. exercising influence or control anxious - j. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety fleet - n. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit panic - n. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety influential - j. having or exercising influence or power resist - v. withstand the force of something accessible - j. easily obtained suspicious - j. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide protestant - j. of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism massacre - n. the savage and excessive killing of many people persuade - v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm slight - n. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) perspective - n. the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer legislative - j. relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature epidemic - n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time peaceful - j. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war transmission - n. the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted acquire - v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract consumption - n. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth sympathetic - j. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward diverse - j. many and different eligible - j. qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen gesture - n. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling morality - n. concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct immigrant - n. a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there equity - n. the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it metaphor - n. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity exotic - j. strikingly strange or unusual momentum - n. an impelling force or strength comparable - j. able to be compared or worthy of comparison debut - v. appear for the first time in public intention - n. an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out variation - n. an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard precise - j. sharply exact or accurate or delimited optimism - n. a general disposition to expect the best in all things petty - j. contemptibly narrow in outlook mandate - n. an authorization to act given to a representative subsequent - j. following in time or order essence - n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work authentic - j. not counterfeit or copied sequence - n. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern successor - n. a person who follows next in order bureaucracy - n. non elected government officials anonymous - j. having no known name or identity or known source mechanics - n. the technical aspects of doing something violation - n. an act that disregards an agreement or a right outrageous - j. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror perjury - n. criminal offense of making false statements under oath objective - j. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena oral - j. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth terminal - j. being or situated at an end assassination - n. murder of a public figure by surprise attack recover - v. get or find back; recover the use of operator - n. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine tenure - v. give life-time employment to explosion - n. the act of exploding or bursting necessity - n. anything indispensable equilibrium - n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another prevention - n. the act of preventing conscience - n. a feeling of shame when you do something immoral acid - j. biting, sarcastic, or scornful ideology - n. an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation immune - j. (usually followed by 'to') not affected by a given influence unanimous - j. acting together as a single undiversified whole arrangement - n. an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging grief - n. something that causes great unhappiness emergence - n. the gradual beginning or coming forth plausible - j. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful propaganda - n. information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause fabulous - j. extremely pleasing demonstrate - v. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment enthusiastic - j. having or showing great excitement and interest exceed - v. be greater in scope or size than some standard grave - j. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought revelation - n. communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency icon - n. a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church Madonna - n. the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics preference - n. a strong liking irrelevant - j. having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue fray - v. wear away by rubbing rue - n. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment defendant - n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused acknowledge - v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of alter - v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation hypothesis - n. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena neutral - j. having no personal preference utility - n. the quality of being of practical use possession - n. the act of having and controlling property probe - v. question or examine thoroughly and closely conservatism - n. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes colleague - n. an associate that one works with refusal - n. the act of not accepting something that is offered productive - j. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) accuse - v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against determination - n. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose mileage - n. the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned; miles per gallon obtain - v. come into possession of flexible - j. able to flex; able to bend easily spectrum - n. a broad range of related objects or ideas or activities shallow - j. lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious dilemma - n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options scope - n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control portfolio - n. a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers masterpiece - n. the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman juvenile - j. of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people inexpensive - j. relatively low in price or charging low prices administrator - n. someone who manages a government agency or department inland - a. towards or into the interior of a region lucrative - j. producing a sizeable profit acquisition - n. something acquired or received liquor - n. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented skepticism - n. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge readily - a. without much difficulty altar - n. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made unprecedented - j. having no previous example; novel makeup - n. the way in which someone or something is composed dominate - v. be in control leisure - n. time available for ease and relaxation exit - v. move out of or depart from parody - v. make a spoof of or make fun of felony - n. a serious crime (such as murder or arson) thesis - n. a formal paper advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree protective - j. intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind glimpse - n. a brief or incomplete view undermine - v. destroy property or hinder normal operations reign - v. have sovereign power accomplish - v. to gain with effort hale - j. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health expertise - n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge norm - n. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical cardinal - j. serving as an essential component amateur - j. lacking professional skill or expertise critique - n. a serious examination and judgment of something dubious - j. open to doubt or suspicion humanitarian - n. someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms cynicism - n. a cynical feeling of distrust memorable - j. worth remembering prohibition - n. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) tolerance - n. willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others martial - j. suggesting war or military life qualify - v. make fit or prepared autonomy - n. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence forecast - n. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop testament - n. a profession of belief courtesy - n. a courteous or respectful or considerate act biology - n. the science that studies living organisms credible - j. appearing to merit belief or acceptance narrator - n. someone who tells a story disappear - v. become invisible or unnoticeable valid - j. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force plead - v. appeal or request earnestly vacuum - n. a region that is devoid of matter liberalism - n. a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution advocacy - n. active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something abbey - n. a monastery ruled by an abbot monastery - n. the residence of a religious community grove - n. a small growth of trees without underbrush reckless - j. characterized by careless unconcern resource - n. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed descent - n. properties attributable to your ancestry nominee - n. a politician who is running for public office statute - n. an act passed by a legislative body advisory - n. an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat endorse - v. be behind; approve of submission - n. something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) naval - j. connected with or belonging to or used in a navy inclined - j. at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position butt - v. to strike, thrust or shove against enduring - j. patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble irresponsible - j. showing lack of care for consequences excerpt - n. a passage selected from a larger work curriculum - n. an integrated course of academic studies confront - v. oppose, as in hostility or a competition sacrifice - v. kill or destroy symphony - n. a large orchestra; can perform symphonies landmark - n. the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape nude - n. without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude') jurisdiction - n. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law obstruction - n. something that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted lavish - j. very generous hilarious - j. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter pact - n. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns intensive - j. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form intervene - v. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force formidable - j. extremely impressive in strength or excellence miniature - j. being on a very small scale drought - n. a shortage of rainfall turmoil - n. a violent disturbance sober - v. become more realistic autobiography - n. a biography of yourself parish - n. a local church community preparation - n. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose detect - v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of knit - n. needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine justification - n. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary severely - a. with sternness; in a severe manner tolerate - v. recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) antique - j. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age renowned - j. widely known and esteemed protagonist - n. the principal character in a work of fiction fetus - n. an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal indigenous - j. originating where it is found municipal - j. relating to city government realism - n. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth censure - n. harsh criticism or disapproval plunge - v. fall abruptly beneficial - j. promoting or enhancing well-being competent - j. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient glorious - j. having great beauty and splendor exempt - v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to earnest - j. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions vogue - n. the popular taste at a given time characteristic - n. a distinguishing quality competitor - n. the contestant you hope to defeat emphasize - v. to stress, single out as important parallel - j. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting exploit - v. use or manipulate to one's advantage precedent - n. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time impulse - n. a sudden desire menace - v. act in a threatening manner improper - j. not suitable or right or appropriate chronic - j. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering prediction - n. a statement made about the future prejudice - n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation consistency - n. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts prone - j. having a tendency (to); often used in combination outright - a. without reservation or concealment rampant - j. unrestrained and violent playwright - n. someone who writes plays specialty - n. an asset of special worth or utility secondary - j. not of major importance reflection - n. the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) reminiscent - j. serving to bring to mind dissent - n. a difference of opinion exterior - n. the outer side or surface of something boycott - n. a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies arrange - v. put into a proper or systematic order cite - v. refer to for illustration or proof commodity - n. articles of commerce warrant - v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of alley - n. a narrow street with walls on both sides redemption - n. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil proceed - v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space accommodate - v. provide with something desired or needed composer - n. someone who composes music as a profession likelihood - n. the probability of a specified outcome implicit - j. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something fragile - j. easily broken or damaged or destroyed allegiance - n. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) probation - n. (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court anchor - v. fix firmly and stably crusade - v. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for gamble - v. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome lax - j. lacking in rigor or strictness continuous - j. continuing in time or space without interruption sensation - n. a perception associated with stimulation of a sensory organ gravity - n. a manner that is serious and solemn analogy - n. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect bore - n. a person who evokes boredom imminent - j. close in time; about to occur dynamics - n. the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies intricate - j. having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate assess - v. set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) concede - v. admit (to a wrongdoing) brass - n. an alloy of copper and zinc suspension - n. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something inherent - j. in the nature of something though not readily apparent spectator - n. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) collision - n. an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
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diplomacy - n. subtly skillful handling of a situation conversion - n. the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another domain - n. territory over which rule or control is exercised premier - v. be performed for the first time donor - n. person who makes a gift of property vigorous - j. strong and active physically or mentally titanic - j. of great force or power theoretical - j. concerned with theories rather than their practical applications subsidiary - j. functioning in a supporting capacity provincial - j. characteristic of the provinces or their people aggression - n. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked premature - j. too soon or too hasty imaginary - j. not based on fact; unreal volatile - j. liable to lead to sudden change or violence quarterly - a. in three month intervals hypocrisy - n. insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have abusive - j. characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment enhance - v. make better or more attractive immense - j. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope patron - n. someone who supports or champions something arbitrary - j. based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice pioneer - v. open up and explore a new area poised - j. in full control of your faculties bumper - n. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage socialist - j. advocating or following the socialist principles of state ownership competence - n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually heir - n. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another crush - v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition investigator - n. a police officer who investigates crimes trivial - j. of little substance or significance potent - j. having a strong physiological or chemical effect dismal - j. causing dejection mentality - n. a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations myriad - n. a large indefinite number definite - j. known for certain predecessor - n. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) revive - v. be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength spontaneous - j. said or done without having been planned or written in advance deter - v. try to prevent; show opposition to superficial - j. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually militant - j. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies perennial - j. lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal formation - n. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit inspector - n. a high ranking police officer machinery - n. machines or machine systems collectively hostility - n. violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked primitive - j. belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness illusion - n. an erroneous mental representation accusation - n. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence incidentally - a. of a minor or subordinate nature refuge - n. a shelter from danger or hardship preservation - n. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger coincidence - n. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time feminine - j. associated with women and not with men rigorous - j. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures hollow - j. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity prevalent - j. most frequent or common decency - n. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality vegetarian - n. eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products fidelity - n. the quality of being faithful deposition - n. (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office ubiquitous - j. being present everywhere at once patriotism - n. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it compassionate - j. showing or having compassion external - j. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface diagnosis - n. identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon passive - j. lacking in energy or will census - n. a periodic count of the population literacy - n. the ability to read and write legitimacy - n. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law apt - j. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence altitude - n. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface catastrophe - n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune overweight - n. the property of excessive fatness sequel - n. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it avid - j. marked by active interest and enthusiasm mediocre - j. moderate to inferior in quality component - n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system entity - n. that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) frontier - n. a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country insufficient - j. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement solar - j. relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun decisive - j. characterized by decision and firmness paradox - n. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself gauge - n. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. unlimited - j. having no limits in range or scope handwriting - n. something written by hand extravagant - j. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings hack - n. a mediocre and disdained writer bolster - v. support and strengthen ornate - j. marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details vista - n. the visual percept of a region inadequate - j. not sufficient to meet a need counterpart - n. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another substantive - j. having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable siege - n. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack domination - n. social control by dominating intimacy - n. close or warm friendship gigantic - j. so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth infamous - j. known widely and usually unfavorably seize - v. take hold of; grab junction - n. something that joins or connects magnitude - n. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) humane - j. marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering gist - n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience taxation - n. the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state outbreak - n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) interact - v. act together or towards others or with others speculate - v. consider in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion arrogance - n. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors irrational - j. not consistent with or using reason hysteria - n. excessive or uncontrollable fear mentor - v. serve as a teacher or trusted counselor bogus - j. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance analyze - v. break down into components or essential features preposterous - j. incongruous; inviting ridicule brokerage - n. the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties contradiction - n. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas compensate - v. make payment to; compensate fringe - n. a social group holding marginal or extreme views bleak - j. unpleasantly cold and damp tense - j. taut or rigid; stretched tight infinite - j. having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude explosive - n. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck pavilion - n. large and often sumptuous tent arrogant - j. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride retrospective - j. concerned with or related to the past ludicrous - j. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce involuntary - j. not subject to the control of the will promenade - n. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk ceremonial - j. marked by pomp or ceremony or formality observatory - n. a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena grotesque - j. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous translate - v. restate (words) from one language into another language despair - n. a state in which all hope is lost or absent coherent - j. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts monarchy - n. an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority ambiguous - j. having more than one possible meaning dedication - n. complete and wholehearted fidelity prominence - n. relative importance scholarly - j. characteristic of learning or studying alternate - j. serving or used in place of another maze - n. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost aura - n. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing specter - n. a ghostly appearing figure imply - v. express or state indirectly perceive - v. to become aware of or conscious of selective - j. characterized by very careful or fastidious choices dominance - n. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another reluctance - n. a certain degree of unwillingness diplomat - n. a person who deals tactfully with others transparent - j. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity indifferent - j. showing no care or concern in attitude or action militia - n. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army lifelong - j. continuing through life commute - n. a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work convertible - j. designed to be changed from one use or form to another exclude - v. prevent from being included or considered or accepted absorb - v. assimilate or take in provoke - v. evoke or provoke to appear or occur collector - n. a person who collects things donate - v. give to a charity or good cause prophet - n. someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God oversee - v. watch and direct magnet - n. (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field daring - n. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger futile - j. producing no result or effect stature - n. high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement poignant - j. arousing emotions; touching stealth - n. avoiding detection by moving carefully auburn - j. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown vertical - j. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line usage - n. the act of using flourish - n. a showy gesture advent - n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) robust - j. sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction sinister - j. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable physicist - n. a scientist trained in physics grandeur - n. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand evangelical - j. relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels penchant - n. a strong liking servitude - n. state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment consume - v. use up (resources or materials) precision - n. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance knight - n. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit corps - n. a body of people associated together noisy - j. full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds insistence - n. the state of demanding notice or attention abundant - j. present in great quantity perpetual - j. continuing forever or indefinitely melodrama - n. an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization territorial - j. displaying territoriality; defending an area from intruders feasible - j. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are contributor - n. someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money inconsistent - j. displaying a lack of consistency curator - n. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) facial - j. of or concerning the face resurrection - n. (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion tolerant - j. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others marvel - v. be amazed at suspense - n. excited anticipation of an approaching climax obesity - n. more than average fatness pantheon - n. all the gods of a religion render - v. give or supply dismissal - n. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) indulge - v. enjoy to excess pedestrian - j. lacking wit or imagination drastic - j. forceful and extreme and rigorous blaze - n. a strong flame that burns brightly eccentric - n. a person with an unusual or odd personality generosity - n. the trait of being willing to give your money or time pinch - n. a squeeze with the fingers pervasive - j. spreading or spread throughout dishonest - j. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive finale - n. the concluding part of any performance forte - n. an asset of special worth or utility asylum - n. a shelter from danger or hardship energetic - j. possessing or exerting or displaying energy uncommon - j. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind demise - v. transfer by a lease or by a will disregard - n. willful lack of care and attention transplant - n. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location psychic - j. outside the sphere of physical science homage - n. respectful deference sensibility - n. refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions cosmetic - j. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose proxy - n. a person authorized to act for another ambivalent - j. uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow banal - j. repeated too often; over familiar through overuse playful - j. full of fun and high spirits eclectic - j. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas contradictory - j. unable for both to be true at the same time savage - v. criticize harshly or violently contentious - j. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits minimize - v. make small or insignificant foil - n. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities ominous - j. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments defiance - n. a hostile challenge overhaul - v. make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to cosmopolitan - j. of worldwide scope or applicability constituency - n. the body of voters who elect a representative for their area wholly - a. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') liable - j. held legally responsible recruit - v. cause to assemble or enlist in the military secrecy - n. the trait of keeping things secret ordeal - n. a severe or trying experience feudal - j. of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism mundane - j. concerned with the world or worldly matters; ordinary zeal - n. excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end venerable - j. impressive by reason of age caucus - n. a closed political meeting explode - v. drive from the stage by noisy disapproval invoke - v. cite as an authority; resort to evoke - v. call to mind decay - n. the organic phenomenon of rotting enact - v. order by virtue of superior authority; decree theological - j. of or relating to or concerning the study of religion contender - n. the contestant you hope to defeat souvenir - n. a reminder of past events overthrow - n. the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) sergeant - n. any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal systematic - j. characterized by order and planning interim - n. the time between one event, process, or period and another integral - j. essential to completeness; lacking nothing articulate - j. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language resistant - j. impervious to being affected meditation - n. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature irresistible - j. impossible to resist; overpowering literal - j. avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis) phenomenal - j. exceedingly or unbelievably great flamboyant - j. marked by ostentation but often tasteless frivolous - j. not serious in content or attitude or behavior citadel - n. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle debacle - n. a sudden and violent collapse caliber - n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth accompany - v. go or travel along with persist - v. be persistent, refuse to stop contemplate - v. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought theology - n. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth designate - v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) poetic - j. of or relating to poetry tangible - j. perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch batter - n. a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking faulty - j. characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules trinity - n. the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead rave - v. praise enthusiastically primer - n. an introductory textbook feud - n. a bitter quarrel between two parties slack - j. not tense or taut disdain - n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike discourse - n. extended verbal expression in speech or writing incidence - n. the relative frequency of occurrence of something distress - n. extreme physical pain reproduction - n. the act of making copies resemblance - n. similarity in appearance or external or superficial details levy - v. impose and collect reconsider - v. consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing clumsy - j. not elegant or graceful in expression courageous - j. able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching lapse - n. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something liking - n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment invincible - j. incapable of being overcome or subdued possess - v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill hazard - n. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune excursion - n. a journey taken for pleasure inefficient - j. not producing desired results; wasteful abound - v. be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities partition - v. divide into parts, pieces, or sections retrospect - n. contemplation of things past embargo - n. a government order imposing a trade barrier obsolete - j. no longer in use immoral - j. not adhering to ethical or moral principles reliant - j. depending on another for support implausible - j. having a quality that provokes disbelief secession - n. formal separation from an alliance or federation encyclopedia - n. a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics laureate - n. someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath socialism - n. a political theory advocating state ownership of industry intermediate - j. lying between two extremes in time or space or state tentative - j. unsettled in mind or opinion benign - j. not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor) incompetence - n. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications authenticity - n. undisputed credibility woo - v. seek someone's favor acclaim - n. enthusiastic approval airy - j. not practical or realizable; speculative flop - n. a complete failure inventive - j. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action metropolis - n. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts abstinence - n. practice of refraining from indulging an appetite especially alcohol lovable - j. having characteristics that attract love or affection frequency - n. the number of occurrences within a given time period participant - n. someone who takes part in an activity stimulate - v. cause to be alert and energetic faction - n. a dissenting clique recipient - n. a person who receives something commemorate - v. mark by some ceremony or observation authoritarian - n. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner arcade - n. a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side apartheid - n. a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites inconvenient - j. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs austere - j. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect extradition - n. the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty) grandiose - j. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval caricature - n. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect philharmonic - j. composing or characteristic of an orchestral group principled - j. based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality antichrist - n. the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament derive - v. come from surround - v. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle breach - n. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) concession - n. a point conceded or yielded suppress - v. reduce the incidence or severity of or stop promoter - n. someone who is an active supporter and advocate adverse - j. contrary to your interests or welfare theorist - n. someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) injunction - n. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity resent - v. feel bitter or indignant about diversion - n. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates finite - j. bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent buffet - n. a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves eminent - j. of imposing height; especially standing out above others doe - n. mature female of mammals of which the male is called 'buck' impending - j. close in time; about to occur influx - n. the process of flowing in disparity - n. inequality or difference in some respect emblem - n. a visible symbol representing an abstract idea repeal - n. cancel officially botanical - j. of or relating to plants or botany juicy - j. lucrative pivotal - j. being of crucial importance rustic - j. characteristic of the fields or country maneuver - v. act in order to achieve a certain goal archbishop - n. a bishop of highest rank divert - v. turn aside; turn away from vegetation - n. all the plant life in a particular region or period urgency - n. an urgent situation calling for prompt action foresee - v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time discriminate - v. treat differently on the basis of sex or race frantic - j. excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion dismay - v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised maritime - j. relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen canon - n. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy emulate - v. imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software stringent - j. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures mythology - n. myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person abide - v. dwell; inhabit or live in hybrid - n. (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species distrust - v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in requisite - n. anything indispensable pretentious - j. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction pageant - n. a rich and spectacular ceremony confederate - j. united in a group or league pennant - n. a long flag; often tapering fervor - n. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up unconscious - j. not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead causal - j. involving or constituting a cause; causing decree - n. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) morale - n. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed galaxy - n. (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust conspicuous - j. obvious to the eye or mind imitation - n. something copied or derived from an original telescope - n. a magnifier of images of distant objects indefinitely - a. to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time shrewd - j. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence contingent - j. possible but not certain to occur delicacy - n. something considered choice to eat motto - n. a favorite saying of a sect or political group ingenious - j. showing inventiveness and skill exuberant - j. joyously unrestrained truthful - j. expressing or given to expressing the truth lenient - j. not strict juror - n. someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury apocalyptic - j. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom somber - j. grave or even gloomy in character indicator - n. a device for showing the operating condition of some system seminar - n. any meeting for an exchange of ideas conceive - v. have the idea for reconcile - v. come to terms cereal - n. grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet discomfort - n. the state of being tense and feeling pain maternal - j. relating to or derived from one's mother expectancy - n. something expected (as on the basis of a norm) discern - v. detect with the senses expressive - j. characterized by expression guise - n. an artful or simulated semblance adamant - j. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason outcry - n. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition belle - n. a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals appease - v. make peace with inept - j. generally incompetent and ineffectual pristine - j. completely free from dirt or contamination hush - v. become quiet or still; fall silent esquire - n. a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name sentinel - n. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event barring - n. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto quake - v. shake with fast, tremulous movements misdemeanor - n. a crime less serious than a felony odor - n. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form sociology - n. the study and classification of human societies static - j. showing little if any change default - n. loss due to not showing up manifesto - n. a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) verify - v. confirm the truth of genesis - n. the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel vitality - n. an energetic style transcript - n. something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech muster - v. gather or bring together prolific - j. bearing in abundance especially offspring lament - v. regret strongly