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Panoptically
Considering all parts or elements.
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Apposite
Particularly appropriate; well-suited.
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Memetics
The study of the transmission of cultural chunks, i.e. beliefs, practices or ideas.
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Abjure
To reject or renounce.
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Aborgate
To abolish, usually by authority.
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Acerbic
Biting or bitter in tone or taste.
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Acrimony
Bitterness or discord
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Acumen
(As a noun) Keen insight. (As a verb)To sketch out in a keen way
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Adumbrate
To sketch out in a vague way.
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Alarcity
With eagerness and speed.
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Anathema
A cursed, detested person. A strong dislike.
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Aspersion
A curse, expression of ill-will.
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Assiduous
Hard-working and diligent.
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Blandish
A coax by using flattery.
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Buttress
To support, hold up.
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Cacophony
Tremendous noise, disharmonious sound.
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Calumny
An attempt to ruin someone's reputation.
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Capricious
Subject to a whim or fancy.
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Cogent
Intellectually convincing.
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Concomitant
Accompanying in a subordinate fashion.
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Contrite
Penitent or eager to be forgiven.
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Credulity
Readiness to believe.
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Cupidity
Greed or strong desire.
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Cursory
Brief to the point of being superficial.
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Demure
Quiet, modest, reserved.
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Diaphanous [dī áffənəss]
Light, airy, transparent
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Ebullient
Extremely lively, enthusiastic.
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Effulgent
Radiant, splendorous.
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Enervate
To weaken, exhaust.
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Ephemeral
Short-lived, fleeting.
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Evanescent
Fleeting, momentary.
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Evince
To show or reveal.
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Exculpate
To free from guilt or blame.
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Execrable [ éksəkrəb'l ]
Very bad.
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Exigent
Urgent, critical.
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Expiate [ ékspee àyt ]
Atone for wrongdoing.
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Fatuous
Silly or foolish.
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Fecund [ fkənd ]
Fertile.
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Fetid
Having a foul smell.
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Florid
Flowery or ornate.
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Fractious [ frákshəss ]
Irritable and complaining.
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Garrulous
Talkative, wordy.
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Hegemony
Domination over others.
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Euphemism
The substitution of a mild or inoffensive word for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt.
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