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abhor |
to hate very much; utterly detest |
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ajar |
partially open |
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asunder |
in seperate parts; apart from each other in position |
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consensus |
general agreement |
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generalize |
general rather than specific; to form a general conclusion |
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inveigle |
to tempt or persuade using deception or flattery |
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oust |
to force out; eject; to banish |
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pique |
resentment stemming from wounded pride; to arouse curiousity |
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ramification |
a development growing out of a problem or pain; a consequence |
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truncate |
to shorten by cutting off |
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vertigo |
a sensation of dizziness |
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abridge |
to shorten; to condense; to banish |
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allure |
to entice with something desirable; tempt with the power of attraction |
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aptitude |
capacity for learning; natural ability |
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bereave |
suffering the death of a loved one; left alone |
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comprise |
to consist of; to contain, to include; to be made up of |
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dispel |
to drive away; dissipate |
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egalitarian |
advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens |
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entice |
to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion |
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feign |
to give a false appearance; to pretend or fake |
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gloat |
to brag greatly |
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idiosyncracy |
a behavioral quirk/oddity |
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martyr |
someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause |
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noxious |
physically or mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings |
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scrutinize |
to look very carefully; to examine |
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abut |
to border upon; to adjoin |
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aggrandize |
to increase in size; enlarge, to cause to appear grander |
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atrophy |
to wither away |
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cacophony |
harsh sounds |
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defame |
to libel or slander; take away a good name |
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efface |
to rub away |
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expunge |
to remove; to delete; to erase |
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fester |
to generate pus; to become a source of irritation |
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grandiloquent |
attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures |
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impede |
to obstruct or interfere with; to delay |
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lament |
to express sorrow or regret; to mourn |
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melancholy |
depression of spirits; gloomy; weary |
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ostracize |
to exclude from a group; to shun |
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verbatim |
using exactly the same words, word for word |
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megan? |
me |
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abominate |
extreme hatred, loathing |
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adjunct |
something connected to or added to another in a subordinate position |
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amenable |
agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give |
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candor |
truthfulness, sincere honesty |
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decree |
an order having the force of law |
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docile |
easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle |
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entreat |
to ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg |
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exhume |
to dig up from a grave, to bring to light, to uncover |
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fickle |
often changing for no reason; not loyal or consistent |
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grandiose |
grand and impressive, especially flashy and showy |
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incite |
to arouse to action |
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languish |
to become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength |
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migratory |
roving, wandering, nomatic |
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abstruse |
hard to understand |
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arduos |
hard, difficult, tiresome |
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austere |
stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned |
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cajole |
to coax, or persuade someone to do something they don't want to do |
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dearth |
a scarcity, or lack of |
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elapse |
to pass or go by (said of time) |
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endure |
to carry on through despite hardships; to put up with |
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forage |
to search or hunt for food and provisions |
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guile |
cunning, decietfulness; artfulness |
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insouciant |
calm and carefree; lighthearted |
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lassitude |
a condition of weariness or fatigue |
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scapegoat |
one that bears blame for others |
