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adumbration
foreshadowing, or image of things to come
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opaque
impossible to see through
Related words: opacity, obscure
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zeal
passion, excitement
Related words: ardency, fervor
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fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
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erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
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assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe (to make more bareable)
similar meanings: allay, appease, conciliate, mitigate, pacify, palliate, placate, propriate
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anomaly
deviation from what is normal
- related words: anomalous
- simialr meaning: aberrance, aberration, preternaturalness
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enigma
puzzle,mystery
similar meaning: conundrum,perplexity
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equivocal
undecided; trying to deceive
similar meaning: ambiguous, evasive, waffling
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placate
to soothe or pacify
related words: placid, implacable
similar meaning: appease, conciliate, mollify
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lucid
clear and easily understood
related words: lucidity, lucent
similar meaning: clear, explicit, limpid
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lavish
extremely generous
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prodigal
lavish; wasteful
similar meaning: lavish, profligate, spend thrift
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abstain
to choose not to do something
similar meaning: forbear, refrain, withhold
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adulterate
to make impure
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apathy
lack of interest or emotion
similar meaning: impassivity, stolidity
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audacious
fearless and daring
similar meaning: plucky, valorous, gallant, intrepid, doughty, mettlesome, valiant
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capricious
changing ones mind quickly
similar meaning: arbitrary, erratic, mercurial, fickle, whimsical
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corroborate
to provide supporting evidence
similar meaning: authenticate, buttress, validate, substantiate
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desiccate
to dry out thoroughly
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engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
similar meaning: beget, proliferate, spawn
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ephemeral
lasting a short time
similar meaning: evanescent, transient
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laconic
using few words
similar meaning: curt, terse, pithy
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laudable
worthy of praise
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loquacious
talkative
similar meaning: effusive, garrulous
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mitigate
to soften; to lessen
similar meaning: allay, mollify, palliate,
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pedant
someone who shows off learning
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propriety
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
related word: appropriate
similar meaning: decency, seemliness, decorum, modesty
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vacillate
to sway physically; to be indecisive
similar meaning: dither, oscillate
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volatile
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
similar meaning: capricious
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antipathy
extreme dislike
smiliar meaning: animosity, aversion, repellence, animus, enmity
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bolster
to support; to prop up
similar meaning: buttress, underpin
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cacophony
harsh, jarring noise
similar meaning: discord, clamor, din
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deride
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
similar meaning: gibe, ridicule, jeer, scoff
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dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
similar meaning: dissension, contention, dissent, discord, dissidence
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enervate
to reduce in strength
similar meaning: debilitate, enfeeble, sap
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eulogy
speech in praise of someone
similar meaning: extol, laud
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garrulous
tending to talk alot
similar meaning: effusive, loquacious
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ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
similar meaning: naive, guileless, unaffected
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes others
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obdurate
hardening in feeling; resistant to persuasion
similar meaning: tenacious, transigent, recalcitrant
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ostentation
excessive showiness
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paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
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prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
similar meaning: equivocaate, perjure
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venerate
to respect deeply
similar meaning: revere
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obsequious
extremely respectful
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revelry
suggesting a party atmosphere
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homage
expression of respect
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paean
expressing respect and praise
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implacable
(OPPOSITE OF PLACATE-to make peaceful)relentless; unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
similar meaning: relentless, inexorable, unrelenting, intransigent
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Lament
to express sorrow; to grieve
similar meaning: bewail, deplore,
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intricate
clever, having intellect
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esoteric
known or understood by only a few
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perfunctory
lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
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curt
rudely brief in speech
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declare; assert
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exhalation
the act of exhaling
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Abscond
to leave secretly; to flee or escape
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Abyss
an extremely deep hole
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advocate
to speak in favor of
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Aesthetic
concerning the appreciation of beauty
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Aggrandize
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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Alleviate
to make more bearable
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Amalgamate
to combine; to mix together
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Ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain
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Ameliorate
to make better; to improve
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Anachronism
something out of place in time
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Analogous
similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
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Antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger
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Arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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Archaic
ancient; old fashioned
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Ardor
intense and passionate feeling
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Articulate
able to speak clearly
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Attenuate
to reduce; to weaken
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Austere
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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Banal
predictable, cliched, boring
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Bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
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Castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
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Catalyst
something that brings about a change in something else
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Caustic
biting in wit; clever
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Chauvinist
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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Chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile; for example a used car dealer using crafty words to sell their cars
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Cogent
convinsing and well-reasoned
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Condone
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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Convoluted
intricate and complicated; complex
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