ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants.

"his acquiescent mood"

acquiescent synonyms: compliant, complying, consenting, cooperative, willing, obliging, agreeable,
amenable, tractable, persuadable, easily persuaded, pliant, flexible, easy, unprotesting,
resigned;

he action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated.

intimidation "the intimidation of witnesses and jurors"
synonyms: frightening, menacing, terrifying, scaring, alarming, terrorization, terrorizing,
cowing, subduing, daunting, unnerving;

impress (someone) so much that they are silent or inhibited.

overawe "the eleven-year-old was overawed by the atmosphere"
synonyms: intimidate, daunt, cow, take someone's breath away, awe, disconcert, blind
someone with something, unnerve, discourage, subdue, abash, dismay, frighten, alarm,
scare, deter, terrify, terrorize, browbeat, bully;

relating to a ruler who has absolute power.

autocratic "the constitutional reforms threatened his autocratic power"
taking no account of other people's wishes or opinions; domineering.
"a man with a reputation for an autocratic management style"
synonyms: despotic, tyrannical, oppressive, repressive;

intended or likely to placate or pacify.

conciliatory "a conciliatory approach"
synonyms: propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollifying, so as to pour
oil on troubled waters, peacemaking, reconciliatory
placate make (someone) less angry or hostile.
"they attempted to placate the students with promises"

quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.

pacify "he had to pacify angry spectators"
synonyms: placate, appease, calm, calm down, conciliate, propitiate, assuage, mollify,
soothe, tranquillize, content, still, quieten, silence, relax, compose
"Gregory tried to think of a way of pacifying his wife"

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

laconic "his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic"
synonyms: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy, to the
point, incisive, short and sweet, compendious;
the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
paucity "a paucity of information"

a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession.
fusillade "marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles"
synonyms: salvo, volley, barrage, bombardment, cannonade, battery, burst, blast, hail,
shower, rain, stream, broadside, blitz, discharge
"a fusillade of missiles"
 be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere).
"this was an issue transcending party politics"
synonyms: go beyond, rise above, cut across
transcend "there were differences of opinion transcending Party lines"
surpass (a person or achievement).
"he doubts that he will ever transcend Shakespeare"
synonyms: surpass, excel, exceed, beat, trump, top, cap, outdo, outstrip, leave behind,
outrival, outvie, outrank, outshine, eclipse, overstep, overshadow, throw into the
shade, upstage
"his latest bout of bad behaviour transcended even his own worst excesses"

a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a

concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the
shifting effect of light and colour.
impressionism a literary or artistic style that seeks to capture a feeling or experience rather than to
achieve accurate depiction.
MUSIC
a style of composition (associated especially with Debussy) in which clarity of structure
and theme is subordinate to harmonic effects, characteristically using the whole-tone
scale.

sedate(calm, dignified, and unhurried.), respectable, and unadventurous.

staid "staid law firms"
synonyms: sedate, respectable, quiet, serious, serious-minded, steady, conventional,
traditional, unadventurous, unenterprising, set in one's ways;

1.relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.

"the Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain"
temporal synonyms: secular, non-spiritual, worldly, profane, material, mundane, earthly,
terrestrial; More
2. relating to time.
"the spatial and temporal dimensions of human interference in complex ecosystems"
synonyms: of time, time-related
"spatial and temporal boundaries"

1.the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal

with it accordingly.
"the summit was marked by a new mood of realism"
synonyms: pragmatism, practicality, matter-of-factness, common sense, level-
realism headedness, clear-sightedness
"his optimism was tinged with realism"
2.the quality or fact of representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true
to life.
"British soaps will stay because of their gritty realism"
synonyms: authenticity, fidelity, verisimilitude, truthfulness, faithfulness, naturalism;
informaltelling it like it is
"both stories show life in a mining town with some degree of realism"
 2. clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
"her manifest charm and proven ability"
synonyms: obvious, clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, palpable, distinct, definite,
blatant, overt, glaring, barefaced, explicit, transparent, conspicuous, undisguised,
manifest unmistakable, unquestionable, undeniable, noticeable, perceptible, visible,
recognizable, observable
"his manifest lack of interest in the proceedings"
verb
1. show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
"Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression"
synonyms: display, show, exhibit, demonstrate, betray, present, evince, reveal, indicate,
make plain, express, declare
"she manifested signs of depression"

a deep-seated feeling of aversion.

antipathy "his fundamental antipathy to capitalism"
synonyms: hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, animus, opposition, enmity,
dislike, distaste, ill will, ill feeling, hatred, hate, abhorrence, loathing, repugnance,
odium;

done without being planned or rehearsed.

"an impromptu press conference"
impromptu synonyms: unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized,
improvised, improvisational, improvisatory, improvisatorial, spontaneous, unstudied,
unpremeditated, unarranged, unplanned, on the spot, snap, ad lib; More
noun
1.
a short piece of instrumental music, especially a solo, that is reminiscent of an
improvisation.

1. relating to government revenue, especially taxes.

"monetary and fiscal policy"
fiscal synonyms: tax, budgetary, revenue; More
noun
1. archaic
a legal or treasury official in some countries.
2. an African shrike (songbird) with black-and-white plumage.

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

"her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent"
intransigent synonyms: uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, unshakeable,
unwavering, resolute, unpersuadable, unmalleable, unaccommodating, uncooperative,
stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pig-headed, bull-headed, single-minded, iron-willed,
hard-line, hard and fast, diehard, immovable, unrelenting, inexorable, inveterate, rigid,
tough, firm, determined, adamant, tenacious

(of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped.

confined "her fear of confined spaces"
synonyms: cramped, constricted, restricted, limited, confining, small, narrow, compact,
tight, pinched, squeezed, poky, uncomfortable, inadequate, meagre;
 make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious
purpose.
consecrate "the present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845"
(in Christian belief) declare (bread and wine) to be or represent the body and blood of
Christ.
"they received the host but not the consecrated wine"
ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop.
"he was consecrated bishop of York"
synonyms: sanctify, bless, make holy, make sacred, hallow, set apart, dedicate to God

remove (a need or difficulty).

"the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains"
obviate synonyms: preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get round, rule out,
eliminate, make unnecessary, take away, foreclose, avoid, avert, counter
"the settlement obviated the need for the separate cases to be heard in court"
avoid or prevent (something undesirable).
"a parachute can be used to obviate disaster"

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

substantiate "they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations"
synonyms: prove, give proof of, show to be true, give substance to, support, uphold,
back up, bear out, justify, vindicate, validate, corroborate, verify, authenticate, confirm,
endorse, give credence to, lend weight to, establish, demonstrate;

1. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

"a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike"
abrogate synonyms: repudiate, revoke, repeal, rescind, overturn, overrule, override, do away
with, annul, cancel, break off, invalidate, nullify, void, negate, dissolve, countermand,
veto, declare null and void, discontinue; More
2. evade (a responsibility or duty).
"we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders"

slow and clumsy because of great weight.

"a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man"
synonyms: clumsy, slow, heavy, awkward, lumbering, slow-moving, cumbersome,
ponderous heavy-footed, ungainly, graceless, maladroit, uncoordinated, blundering, like a bull in a
china shop; More
(especially of speech or writing) dull or laborious.
"the show is loaded down with ponderous one-liners"
synonyms: laboured, laborious, dull, awkward, clumsy, forced, stilted, unnatural,
artificial, turgid, stodgy, stolid, lifeless, plodding, pedestrian, boring, uninteresting,
solemn, serious, tedious, monotonous, dry, dreary, pedantic;

fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.

jocular "she sounded in a jocular mood"
synonyms: humorous, funny, witty, comic, comical, amusing, chucklesome, droll,
entertaining, diverting, joking, jesting, hilarious, facetious, tongue-in-cheek;
 full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.
"a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters"
synonyms: ebullient, buoyant, cheerful, sunny, breezy, jaunty, light-hearted, in high
spirits, high-spirited, exhilarated, excited, elated, exultant, euphoric, joyful, cheery,
exuberant merry, jubilant, sparkling, effervescent, vivacious, enthusiastic, irrepressible, energetic,
animated, full of life, lively, vigorous, zestful; More
characterized by a vigorously imaginative artistic style.
"exuberant, over-the-top sculptures"
literary
growing luxuriantly or profusely.
"exuberant foliage"
synonyms: luxuriant, lush, rich, abundant, abounding, superabundant, profuse,
copious, plentiful, riotous, prolific, teeming, flourishing, thriving, vigorous;

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.

predilection "your predilection for pretty girls"
synonyms: liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, soft spot,
fancy, inclination, leaning, bias, propensity, bent, proclivity, proneness, predisposition,
tendency, affinity, appetite, love;

1. affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion.

jaundiced 2. affected by bitterness, resentment, or cynicism.
"they looked on politicians with a jaundiced eye"
synonyms: bitter, resentful, cynical, soured, distorted, disenchanted, disillusioned,
disappointed, pessimistic, sceptical, distrustful, suspicious, misanthropic;

1. give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

"the powers accorded to the head of state"
synonyms: give, grant, tender, present, award, hand, vouchsafe, concede, yield, cede;
More
2. (of a concept or fact) be harmonious or consistent with.
accord "his views accorded well with those of Merivale"
synonyms: correspond, agree, tally, match up, concur, coincide, be in agreement, be
consistent, equate, harmonize, be in harmony, be compatible, be consonant, be
congruous, be in tune, dovetail, correlate; More
noun
1. an official agreement or treaty.
"opposition groups refused to sign the accord"
synonyms: pact, treaty, agreement, settlement, deal, entente, concordat, concord,
protocol, compact, contract, convention
"the two countries were about to sign an economic cooperation accord"

a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a

impasse deadlock.
"the current political impasse"
synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, checkmate, stand-off;

wind or twist together; interweave.

entwine "they lay entwined in each other's arms"
synonyms: wind round, twist round, coil round, wrap round, weave, intertwine,
interlink, interlace, interweave, interthread, criss-cross, entangle, tangle;
 hard to control or deal with.
"intractable economic problems"
intractable synonyms: unmanageable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, out of control, out of hand,
impossible to cope with; More
(of a person) difficult or stubborn.
synonyms: stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, inflexible, unadaptable, unmalleable,
unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, unaccommodating, uncooperative, difficult,
awkward, perverse, contrary, disobedient, indomitable, refractory, recalcitrant, pig-
headed, bull-headed, wilful;

imitative representation of the real world in art and literature.

mimesis "Barth has always detached his use of plot from mimesis"
the deliberate imitation of the behaviour of one group of people by another as a factor
in social change.
"culture is organized in terms of mimesis and desire"

1.the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

assimilation "the assimilation of the knowledge of the Greeks"
2.the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients by the body or any biological
system.
"nitrate assimilation usually takes place in leaves"

1. refuse to accept; reject.

"she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders"
repudiate synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, forswear, give up, turn one's back on, have
nothing more to do with, wash one's hands of, have no more truck with, abjure,
disavow, recant, desert, discard, disown, cast off, lay aside, cut off, rebuff; More
2. deny the truth or validity of.
"the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses"
synonyms: deny, refute, contradict, rebut, dispute, disclaim, disavow;
the origin or mode of formation of something.
genesis "this tale had its genesis in fireside stories"
synonyms: origin, source, root, beginning, commencement, start, outset

1. the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed
catharsis emotions.
"music is a means of catharsis for them"
synonyms: purging, purgation, purification, cleansing, release, relief, emotional release,
freeing, deliverance, exorcism, ridding;

not allow to be seen; hide.

"a line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea"
conceal synonyms: hide, keep out of sight, keep hidden, secrete, tuck away; More
prevent (something) from being known; keep secret.
"they were at great pains to conceal that information from the public"
synonyms: hide, cover up, disguise, dissemble, mask, veil;
 1. not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular.
"a talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane"
synonyms: secular, lay, non-religious, non-church, temporal, worldly, earthly; More
2. (of a person or their behaviour) not respectful of religious practice; irreverent.
profane "a profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb"
synonyms: irreverent, ungodly, godless, impious, disrespectful, irreligious, unbelieving,
disbelieving, sacrilegious, idolatrous
"a profane, unprincipled man"
verb
1. treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.
"it was a serious matter to profane a tomb"
synonyms: desecrate, violate, defile, treat with disrespect, debase, degrade,
contaminate, pollute, taint
"it was a serious matter to profane a tomb"
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
indigenous "the indigenous peoples of Siberia"
synonyms: native, aboriginal, local;

honour as holy.
"the Ganges is hallowed as a sacred, cleansing river"
hallow make holy; consecrate.
"hallowed ground"
synonyms: holy, sacred, consecrated, sanctified, blessed, blest; More
greatly revere and honour.
"the hallowed turf of Wimbledon"

including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.

exhaustive "the guide outlines every bus route in exhaustive detail"
synonyms: comprehensive, all-inclusive, complete, full, full-scale, all-embracing, all-
encompassing, encyclopedic, thorough, in-depth, thoroughgoing, extensive, intensive,
all-out, profound, far-reaching, sweeping, umbrella;

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.

"development programmes have been vitiated by the rise in population"
vitiate destroy or impair the legal validity of.
"the insurance is vitiated because of foolish acts on the part of the tenant"

weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).

impair "a noisy job could permanently impair their hearing"
synonyms: damage, harm, diminish, reduce, weaken, lessen, decrease, blunt, impede,
hinder, mar, spoil, disable;

(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.

"a plausible explanation"
plausible synonyms: credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, probable, tenable, possible,
conceivable, imaginable, within the bounds of possibility, convincing, persuasive,
cogent, sound, rational, logical, acceptable, thinkable; More
(of a person) skilled at producing persuasive arguments, especially ones intended to
deceive.
"a plausible liar"
 not being what it purports(appear to be or do something, especially falsely) to be; false
or fake.
"separating authentic and spurious claims"
spurious synonyms: bogus, fake, not genuine, specious, false, factitious, counterfeit, fraudulent,
trumped-up, sham, mock, feigned, pretended, contrived, fabricated, manufactured,
fictitious, make-believe, invalid, fallacious, meretricious; More
(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
"this spurious reasoning results in nonsense"
archaic
(of offspring) illegitimate.

widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.

"the social ills prevalent in society today"
prevalent synonyms: widespread, prevailing, frequent, usual, common, general, universal,
pervasive, extensive, ubiquitous, ordinary;
archaic
predominant; powerful.

1. refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument

or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
"authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited"
cite synonyms: quote, reproduce More
2. praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) in an official report for a
courageous act.
"he has been cited many times for his contributions in the intelligence area"
synonyms: commend, pay tribute to, praise, recognize, give recognition to
"he has been cited many times for his contributions in this area"

1. supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).

"stowage room hasn't been stinted"
stint noun
1. a person's fixed or allotted period of work.
"his varied career included a stint as a magician"
synonyms: spell, stretch, period, time, turn, run, session, term; More
2. limitation of supply or effort.
"a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint"
the state of having a great deal of money; wealth.
affluence "a sign of our growing affluence"
synonyms: wealth, prosperity, opulence, fortune, richness, luxury, plenty;
beguiling charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
"a beguiling mixture of English, French and Italian"

1. in a way that continues for a long or apparently infinite time; permanently.

perennially "a new blow to the perennially struggling economy"
2. on a yearly basis for several years.
"a lily that grows perennially from bulbs"
 in a careful and prudent manner, especially in order to keep something confidential or
discreetly to avoid embarrassment.
"he discreetly inquired whether the position was still available"
in an intentionally unobtrusive manner.
"she coughed discreetly"

successful in material terms; flourishing financially.

"prosperous middle-class professionals"
prosperous bringing wealth and success.
"we wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year"
synonyms: thriving, doing well, prospering, buoyant, expanding, flourishing, successful,
strong, vigorous, productive, profitable, booming, burgeoning, fruitful, roaring, golden,
palmy;

offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct).

contravene "he contravened the Official Secrets Act"
synonyms: break, breach, fail to comply with, fail to observe, violate, infringe, offend
against, transgress against; More
conflict with (a right, principle, etc.), especially to its detriment.
"the Privy Council held that the prosecution contravened the rights of the individual"
synonyms: conflict with, be in conflict with, be at odds with, be at variance with, be in
opposition to, clash with, run counter to, be inconsistent with, be contrary to
"the Privy Council held that the prosecution contravened the rights of the individual"

1. a style or category of art, music, or literature.

"the spy thriller is a very masculine genre"
genre synonyms: category, class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head,
heading, list, listing, set; More
2. denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life,
typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and
Flemish artists.
"genre scenes"

1. whirl(move or cause to move rapidly round and round) or gyrate.

gyre "a swarm of ghosts gyred around him"
noun
plural noun: gyres
1. a spiral or vortex.

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

"a training programme should be devised"
devise synonyms: conceive, think up, come up with, dream up, draw up, work out, form,
formulate, concoct, design, frame, invent, coin, originate, compose, construct,
fabricate, create, produce, put together, make up, develop, evolve; More
2.
LAW
leave (something, especially real estate) to someone by the terms of a will.
 difficult to understand; obscure.
"an abstruse philosophical inquiry"
abstruse synonyms: obscure, arcane, esoteric, little known, recherché, rarefied, recondite,
difficult, hard, puzzling, perplexing, enigmatic, inscrutable, cryptic, Delphic, complex,
complicated, involved, over/above one's head, incomprehensible, unfathomable,
impenetrable, mysterious;

1. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

obtuse "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"
2. (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°.
"an obtuse angle of 150°"

1. having no meaning; making no sense.

"a nonsensical argument"
synonyms: meaningless, senseless, illogical, unmeaning
nonsensical "he would laugh at her soft, nonsensical way of talking"
2. ridiculously impractical or ill-advised.
"a tax that everyone recognizes was nonsensical"
synonyms: foolish, insane, stupid, lunatic, idiotic, illogical, irrational, zany, senseless,
absurd, silly, inane, asinine, hare-brained, ridiculous, ludicrous, wild, preposterous,
fatuous; More

1. the action of pursuing someone or something.

"the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird"
synonyms: chasing, pursuing, stalking, tracking, trailing, shadowing, dogging, hounding;
pursuit More
2. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one.
"a whole range of leisure pursuits"
synonyms: activity, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, leisure interest, hobby, pastime,
diversion, avocation, recreation, relaxation, divertissement, sideline, entertainment,
amusement, sport, game;

(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.

"she soaked a flannel in the tepid water"
tepid synonyms: lukewarm, warmish, slightly warm; More
showing little enthusiasm.
"the applause was tepid"
synonyms: unenthusiastic, apathetic, half-hearted, indifferent, cool, lukewarm,
uninterested, unconcerned, offhand, perfunctory, desultory, limp, listless;

holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.

"he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions"
pertinacious synonyms: determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, assiduous, purposeful,
resolute, dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless,
implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, tireless, unshakeable, importunate, stubborn,
stubborn as a mule, mulish, obstinate, obdurate, strong-willed, headstrong, inflexible,
unbending, intransigent, intractable, pig-headed, bull-headed, stiff-necked, with one's
toes/feet dug in, wilful, refractory, contrary, perverse;
 not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something
disingenuous than one really does.
"this journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical"
synonyms: dishonest, deceitful, underhand, underhanded, duplicitous, double-dealing,
two-faced, dissembling, insincere, false, lying, untruthful, mendacious;
perspicacious having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
"it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter"
showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.
irresolute "she stood irresolute outside his door"
synonyms: indecisive, hesitant, tentative, nervous, weak;

1. believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human

sincerity or integrity.
cynical "he was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob(cry noisily, making loud) story
under the sun"
2. concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted
standards in order to achieve them.
"a cynical manipulation of public opinion"

make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.

"enervating heat"
synonyms: exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out, devitalize, drain, sap, weaken, make
enervate weak, make feeble, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, indispose, prostrate, immobilize,
lay low, put out of action;

make (someone) lose courage or confidence.

"an unnerving experience"
UNNERVING synonyms: demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject, daunt, cow, alarm,
frighten, unman, dismay, distress, disconcert, discompose, perturb, upset, discomfit,
take aback, unsettle, disquiet, jolt, startle, fluster, agitate, shake, ruffle, throw, throw off
balance, put someone off their stroke, cause someone to lose their composure,
confound, panic, stupefy, stun;

gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).

"our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians"
sap synonyms: erode, wear away, wear down, deplete, reduce, lessen, lower, attenuate,
undermine, exhaust, impair, drain, bleed, consume More
drain someone of (strength or power).
"her illness had sapped her of energy and life"

bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.
"meals to tempt the most jaded appetites"
synonyms: satiated, sated, surfeited, glutted, cloyed, gorged; More
JADED IRISHinformal
physically tired; exhausted.
"I have to work tonight and I don't want to become totally jaded before I even get
there"
synonyms: tired, weary, tired out, wearied, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired,
sleepy, drowsy, sapped, dog-tired, spent, drained, jet-lagged, debilitated, prostrate,
enervated, low;
 attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.
captivated "he was captivated by her beauty"
synonyms: enthral, charm, enchant, bewitch, fascinate, beguile, entrance, enrapture,
delight, attract, allure, lure;

1. familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.

"his knowledge of French, Italian, and Spanish made him genuinely cosmopolitan"
synonyms: worldly, worldly-wise, well travelled, knowing, aware, mature, seasoned,
cosmopolitan experienced, unprovincial, cultivated, cultured, sophisticated, suave, urbane, polished,
refined; More
2. (of a plant or animal) found all over the world.
noun
1. a cosmopolitan person.
"there were also cosmopolitans who spoke both Spanish and English and travelled in
the worlds of both Puerto Rican and white Holyoke"
2. a cosmopolitan plant or animal.
showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.
altruistic "it was an entirely altruistic act"
synonyms: unselfish, selfless, self-sacrificing, self-denying;
a hope or ambition of achieving something.
aspiration "the needs and aspirations of the people"
synonyms: desire, hope, longing, yearning, hankering, urge, wish;

1. express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal

statement.
censure "the company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade"
noun
1. the formal expression of severe disapproval.
"two MPs were singled out for censure"
synonyms: condemnation, criticism, attack, abuse, revilement;
1. thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-
egocentric centred.
"egocentric loners with an overinflated sense of self-worth"
vandalize deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property).
"stations have been vandalized beyond recognition"
bodega
a cellar or shop selling wine and food, especially in a Spanish-speaking country or area.

patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

forbearance "his unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation"
synonyms: tolerance, toleration, patience, resignation, endurance, fortitude, stoicism,
long-sufferingness, leniency, lenity, clemency, indulgence;

contrition the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

"to show contrition for his crime he offered to do community service"
synonyms: remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, penitence, sorrow, sorrowfulness,
regret, contriteness, ruefulness, pangs of conscience, prickings of conscience;
 strong hostility.
animosity "he no longer felt any animosity towards her"
synonyms: antipathy, hostility, friction, antagonism, enmity, animus, opposition,
aversion, acrimony, bitterness, rancour, resentment, dislike, ill feeling, bad feeling, ill
will, bad blood, hatred, hate, loathing, detestation, abhorrence, odium;

1. anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

"he felt sick with apprehension"
synonyms: anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, misgiving,
apprehension disquiet, concern, agitation, restlessness, edginess, fidgetiness, nerves, tension,
trepidation, perturbation, consternation, panic, fearfulness, dread, fear, shock, horror,
terror; More
2. understanding; grasp.
"his first apprehension of such large issues"
synonyms: understanding, grasp, comprehension, realization, recognition, appreciation,
discernment, perception, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, penetration
"she was popular because of her quick apprehension of the wishes of the people"
rancor bitter deep-seated ill will
compassion a strong feeling of sympathy for people who are suffering and desire to help them
ranting a long, angry, and impassioned speech.
"the reactionary rantings of an embittered old man"

1. overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

"we've been inundated with complaints from listeners"
synonyms: overwhelm, overpower, overburden, overrun, overload, swamp, bog down,
inundate besiege, snow under, bury, bombard, glut
"we have been inundated by complaints"
2. flood.
"the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise"
synonyms: flood, deluge, overflow, overrun, swamp, submerge, engulf, drown,
immerse, cover;

based on a mistaken belief.

"fallacious arguments"
fallacious synonyms: erroneous, false, untrue, wrong, incorrect, faulty, flawed, inaccurate,
inexact, imprecise, mistaken, misinformed, misguided, misleading, deceptive, delusive,
delusory, illusory, sophistic, specious, fictitious, spurious, fabricated, distorted, made
up, trumped up;
 of no value or importance.
"a nugatory and pointless observation"
synonyms: worthless, of no value, of no importance, unimportant, inconsequential, of
nugatory no consequence, valueless, trifling, trivial, insignificant, meaningless
"a nugatory and pointless observation"
useless or futile.
"the teacher shortages will render nugatory the hopes of implementing the new
curriculum"
synonyms: futile, useless, vain, unavailing, null and void, null, invalid; archaicbootless
"the teacher shortages will render nugatory the hopes of implementing the new
curriculum"

translucently clear.
"mountains reflected in the pellucid waters"
synonyms: translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid,
pellucid unclouded
"the pellucid Caribbean waters"
easily understood; lucid.
"he writes, as always, in pellucid prose"
synonyms: easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable,
intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline; More
(of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone.
"his pellucid singing tone"

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

recondite "the book is full of recondite information"
synonyms: obscure, abstruse, arcane, esoteric, little known, recherché, abstract, deep,
profound, cryptic, difficult, complex, complicated, involved;
praise lust scold criticise calm and peaceful a bad immoral quality enthusiastic
accolades prurient chide censure serene vice rapturous
praise salacious objurgate castigation placid transgression ecstatic
eulogy chastise strictures tranquil immorality elated
commnendation decry revile perversion euphoric
acclaim reprove profiligacy
homage berate squalor
acclamation reprimand debauch
laud reproach
rebuke
admonish
dislike terseness Defame
repugnance laconic malign
aversion succinct smear
abhorrence brusque slander
revulsion libel
disgust
antagonism

the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

"in silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet"
synonyms: permit, consent to, agree to, allow, assent to,
give one's consent to, accept, concur with, give one's
assent to, give one's blessing to, say yes to, give the nod
acquiescenceto, give one's approval to;

make someone aware of or familiar with.

"new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes"
synonyms: familiarize, make familiar, make conversant,
get/keep up to date; More
know someone slightly.
"I am not acquainted with any young lady of that name"
acquaint synonyms: known to;

1.
try hard to do or achieve something.
"he is endeavouring to help the Third World"
synonyms: try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim,
seek, set out; More
noun
noun: endeavor
1.
an attempt to achieve a goal.
"an endeavour to reduce serious injury"
endeavor synonyms: attempt, try, bid, effort, trial, venture;

an abundance or large quantity of something.

"a rich profusion of flowers"
synonyms: abundance, lot, mass, host, plenitude,
profusion cornucopia, riot;

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

"the public were deeply sceptical about some of the
proposals"
synonyms: dubious, doubtful, having reservations, taking
skeptical something with a pinch of salt, doubting, questioning;

egregiousnesthe quality of being conspicuously bad or extemely bad

feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation at having

been treated unfairly.
"he was angry and resentful of their intrusion"
synonyms: aggrieved, indignant, irritated, exasperated,
piqued, put out, in high dudgeon, displeased, dissatisfied,
disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, offended, bitter,
resentful hostile, acrimonious, rancorous, spiteful, jaundiced;
 a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one
who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
despots synonyms: tyrant, dictator, absolute ruler, totalitarian,
authoritarian, autocrat, oppressor, autarch, monocrat
"we must not support such despots by arming them"

1. evil in nature or effect.

"she had a strong and malign influence"
synonyms: harmful, evil, bad, baleful, hostile, inimical, destructive,
malevolent, evil-intentioned, malignant, injurious, spiteful,
malicious, vicious; More
verb
malign 1. speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.
"don't you dare malign her in my presence"
synonyms: defame, slander, libel, blacken someone's
name/character, smear, run a smear campaign against, vilify,
speak ill of, spread lies about, accuse falsely, cast aspersions on,
run down, misrepresent, calumniate, traduce, denigrate,
disparage, slur, derogate, abuse, revile; More

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as

unfair treatment.
"he was indignant at being the object of suspicion"
synonyms: aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled,
discontented, dissatisfied, angry, distressed, unhappy, disturbed,
hurt, pained, upset, offended, piqued, in high dudgeon, riled,
indignant nettled, vexed, irked, irritated, annoyed, put out, chagrined;
(of a person) having a pleasant appearance and manner.
personable "he was so personable and well-spoken"
characterized by success or prosperity
thriving a thriving business

given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence

from absolute truth mendacious tales of his adventures
mendacious mendaciou

1 : of little or no consequence : trifling, inconsequential

comments too nugatory to merit attention
2 : having no force : inoperative The law was unenforced and
nugatory thus rendered nugatory.

(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior

one, for something else.
"ersatz coffee"
synonyms: artificial, substitute, imitation, synthetic, fake, false,
faux, mock, simulated; More
not real or genuine.
ersatz "ersatz emotion"
 kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
"she deserved better than these clandestine meetings"
synonyms: secret, covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-
and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hole-in-the-corner, closet, behind-
the-scenes, backstairs, back-alley, under-the-table, hugger-
clandestine mugger, concealed, hidden, private;
the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.
solipsism the quality of being self-centred or selfish.
1 conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed
and immature a sophomoric argument
sophomoric 2 lacking in maturity, taste, or judgment sophomoric humor

foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially :

marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous
action
extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
"a vast and perhaps quixotic project"
synonyms: idealistic, unbusinesslike, romantic, extravagant, starry-
eyed, visionary, utopian, perfectionist, unrealistic, unworldly;
impracticable, unworkable, impossible, non-viable, inoperable,
quixotic unserviceable; useless, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious

exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive undue force

unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or
disproportionate.
"this figure did not give rise to undue concern"
synonyms: excessive, extreme, immoderate, intemperate,
undue disproportionate, inordinate;
 adjective
1.
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
"the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure"
noun
aesthetic 1.
a set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
"the Cubist aesthetic"

relating to an oracle.
"the oracular shrine"
synonyms: prophetic, prophetical, sibylline, predictive, prescient, prognostic, divinatory,
augural; More
(of an utterance, advice, etc.) hard to interpret; enigmatic.
"an ambiguous, oracular remark"
oracular synonyms: enigmatic, cryptic, abstruse, unclear, obscure, confusing, mystifying, puzzling,
perplexing, baffling, mysterious, arcane; More
holding or claiming the authority of an oracle.
"he holds forth in oracular fashion"

regard or represent as being of little worth.

"he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors"
disparaged synonyms: belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down, deflate,
trivialize, minimize, make light of, treat lightly, undervalue, underrate, underestimate;

1.
retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of.
"you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted"
synonyms: get back, claim back, have returned, recover, take back, regain, retrieve, recoup;
rarerecuperate
"travelling expenses can be reclaimed"
antonyms: forfeit
dated
redeem (someone) from a state of vice; reform.
"societies for reclaiming beggars and prostitutes"
synonyms: save, rescue, redeem, win back; reform
"Henrietta had reclaimed him from a life of vice"
antonyms: abandon
reclaimed archaic
tame or civilize (an animal or person).
"allow a week or ten days for reclaiming the bird"
2.
bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation.
"much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed"
recover (material) for reuse; recycle.
"a sufficient weight of plastic could easily be reclaimed"
 lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.
"bland, mass-produced pop music"
synonyms: uninteresting, dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, dry, drab, dreary, wearisome;
More
antonyms: interesting, stimulating
(of food or drink) unseasoned, mild-tasting, or insipid.
"a bland and unadventurous vegetarian dish"
synonyms: tasteless, flavourless, insipid, mild, savourless, unflavoured, weak, thin, watery,
watered-down, spiceless, unappetizing; informalwishy-washy
"the peppers give the bland turkey a piquant flavour"
antonyms: tangy
bland showing no strong emotion.
"his expression was bland and unreadable"
synonyms: temperate, mild, soft, calm, balmy, soothing, benign
"bland breezes"
antonyms: violent, destructive

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

"she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed"
synonyms: lethargy, listlessness, weariness, languor, sluggishness, enervation, tiredness,
lassitude exhaustion, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, torpor, torpidity, ennui, lifelessness, sloth,
apathy
"prolonged periods of lassitude which she ascribed to the heat"

fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.

"a preacher of great power and eloquence"
eloquence synonyms: oratory, rhetoric, grandiloquence, magniloquence; More
antonyms: inarticulacy

give strength or energy to.

"the shower had invigorated her"
synonyms: revitalize, energize, refresh, revive, vivify, brace, rejuvenate, enliven, liven up,
invigorate perk up, wake up, animate, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, motivate, rouse, exhilarate,
excite;

make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

"national movements were striving for independence"
struggle or fight vigorously.
"scholars must strive against bias"
synonyms: try, try hard, attempt, endeavour, aim, aspire, venture, undertake, seek, make
stive an effort, make every effort, spare no effort, exert oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do
one's utmost, give one's all, labour, work, toil, strain, struggle, apply oneself;

evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation.

corroboration "there is no independent corroboration for this"
synonyms: confirmation, verification, attestation, affirmation, ratification, endorsement,
accreditation, authentication, validation, certification, documentation, evidence, proof,
substantiation;
 the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious
reasoning.
"we shall allow our intuition to guide us"
intuition synonyms: instinct, intuitiveness; More
antonyms: intellect
a thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious
reasoning.
plural noun: intuitions
"your insights and intuitions as a native speaker are positively sought"
synonyms: hunch, feeling, feeling in one's bones, gut feeling, funny feeling, inkling,
sneaking suspicion, suspicion, impression;

compliance with standards, rules, or laws.

"conformity to regulations"
conformities synonyms: compliance with, adherence to, accordance with, observance of, observation of,
obedience to, acquiescence in, respect for, adaptation to, adjustment to, accommodation
to; archaicabidance by
"conformity with the law"
behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions.
"a word of praise or an encouraging smile provide rewards for conformity to social norms"
synonyms: conventionality, traditionalism, orthodoxy, fitting in, following the crowd

expressing contempt or disapproval.

pejorative "permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term"
synonyms: disparaging, derogatory, denigratory, deprecatory, defamatory, slanderous,
libellous, abusive, insulting, slighting, vituperative, disapproving, contemptuous;

forbid, especially by law.

"strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces"
synonyms: forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, disallow, rule out, embargo, veto, make illegal,
interdict, outlaw, taboo
proscribed "gambling was proscribed"
denounce or condemn.
"certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny"
synonyms: condemn, denounce, attack, criticize, censure, denigrate, damn, reject
"a case was made for precisely the sort of intervention which the Report proscribed"
historical
outlaw (someone).
"a plaque on which were the names of proscribed traitors"
synonyms: outlaw, boycott, black, blackball, exclude, ostracize;

attempt to sell (something), typically by a direct or persistent approach.

"Sanjay was touting his wares"
touted attempt to persuade people of the merits of.
"she was touted as a potential Prime Minister"
synonyms: commend, endorse, praise, recommend, support, urge, push, speak of, talk of;
tip
"he's being touted as the next Scotland manager"
 prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
refute "these claims have not been convincingly refuted"
synonyms: disprove, prove wrong/false, show/prove to be wrong/false, rebut, confute,
give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit,
invalidate;

1. subject to chance.
"the contingent nature of the job"
synonyms: chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseen, unforeseeable,
contingent unexpected, unpredicted, unpredictable, unanticipated, unlooked-for; More
antonyms: predictable
(of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs.
2. occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
"his fees were contingent on the success of his search"
synonyms: dependent, conditional;

1.
insisting on or demanding something; not allowing refusal.
"Tony's soft, insistent questioning"
insistent synonyms: persistent, determined, adamant, importunate, tenacious, unyielding,
obstinate, dogged, unrelenting, unfaltering, unwavering, inexorable; More
2.
continuing in a prolonged and demanding way.
"a telephone started ringing, loud and insistent"
synonyms: incessant, constant, unremitting, iterative, repeated, repetitive;

be about to happen.
"my impending departure"
impend synonyms: imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming,
forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the
offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming
large, threatening, menacing; informalon the cards
"she had a strange feeling of impending danger"

a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.

trope "both clothes and illness became tropes for new attitudes toward the self"
a significant or recurrent theme; a motif.
"she uses the Eucharist as a pictorial trope"

1. living or occurring at the same time.

contemporary "the event was recorded by a contemporary historian"
2. belonging to or occurring in the present.
"the tension and complexities of our contemporary society"
synonyms: modern, present-day, present, current, present-time, immediate, extant;

set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.

emancipate "the citizen must be emancipated from the obsessive secrecy of government"
synonyms: liberated, independent, unconstrained, unrepressed, uninhibited, free and easy,
free, free-spirited
"an emancipated woman of the twenty-first century"
 prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
"these claims have not been convincingly refuted"
synonyms: disprove, prove wrong/false, show/prove to be wrong/false, rebut, confute,
give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit,
refute invalidate; More
antonyms: confirm
prove that (someone) is wrong.
"his voice challenging his audience to rise and refute him"
deny or contradict (a statement or accusation).
"a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias"
synonyms: deny, reject, repudiate, rebut, declare to be untrue; More
antonyms: accept

ameliorate make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

"the reform did much to ameliorate living standards

positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.

celestial "a celestial body"
synonyms: (in) space, heavenly, astronomical, extraterrestrial, stellar, planetary, in the sky,
in the heavens; raresuperterrestrial
"a celestial body"

1. stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).

"thick make-up can occlude the pores"
shut in.
occlude "they were occluding the waterfront with a wall of buildings"
cover (an eye) to prevent its use.
"it is placed at eye level with one eye occluded"
2. (of a tooth) come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw.
"in monkeys and apes, the upper canine occludes with the lower first premolar"

1. be a perfect example of.

"the company epitomized the problems faced by British industry"
epitomize synonyms: embody, give form/shape to, incorporate; More
2. archaic
give a summary of (a written work).
"for the benefit of our readers, we will epitomize the pamphlet"

not representative of a type, group, or class.

atypical "a sample of people who are rather atypical of the target audience"
synonyms: unusual, untypical, non-typical, uncommon, unconventional, unorthodox, off-
centre, anomalous, irregular, abnormal, aberrant, deviant, divergent; RARE

of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events.

"a period of momentous changes in East–West relations"
momentous synonyms: important, significant, epoch-making, historic, apocalyptic, headline, fateful,
portentous, critical, crucial, vital, life-and-death, decisive, pivotal, serious, grave, weighty,
consequential, big, great, far-reaching, life-changing, of importance, of moment, of
significance, of consequence; very importan
census an official count or survey, especially of a population.
"a traffic census"
 a current score or amount.
"that takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games"
synonyms: total, score, count, sum, result
tally "his tally of 1,816 wickets is still a county record"
a record of a score or amount.
"I kept a tally of David's debt on a note above my desk"
synonyms: running total, count, record, reckoning, enumeration, register, account, roll,
itemization, listing; More
a particular number taken as a group or unit to facilitate counting.
a mark registering a tally.
an account kept by means of a tally.

represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done or possessed by

impute someone; attribute.
"the crimes imputed to Richard"
synonyms: attribute, ascribe, assign, credit, accredit, chalk up;

"she dressed with fastidious care"

fastidious synonyms: scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, meticulous, assiduous, sedulous,
perfectionist, fussy, finicky, dainty, over-particular; More
antonyms: easy-going, sloppy

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

meticulous "the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care"
synonyms: careful, conscientious, diligent, ultra-careful, scrupulous, punctilious,
painstaking, demanding, exacting, accurate, correct;
characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject.
digressive "a digressive account"

express disapproval of.

deprecate "what I deprecate is persistent indulgence"
synonyms: disapprove of, deplore, abhor, find unacceptable, be against, frown on, take a
dim view of, look askance at, take exception to, detest, despise, execrate;

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

indefatigable "an indefatigable defender of human rights"
synonyms: tireless, untiring, never-tiring, unwearied, unwearying, unflagging; More
antonyms: idle, feeble

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action.

"they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence"
synonyms: pre-empt, get in before, get ahead of, steal a march on, anticipate, second-
guess, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, foil, stave off, ward off, fend off, avert, preclude,
forestall obviate, prevent, intercept, check, block, hinder, impede, obstruct;

a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in

scoop advance of its rivals.
"reporters at the city's three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops"
synonyms: exclusive (story), inside story, exposé, revelation;