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indifferent not caring one way or the other; mediocre; lacking a preference;

neutral

apathy lack of emotion or interest

obscure unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand

impartial unbiased; neutral

objective without bias

revere to worship; to honor

discriminate to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference

denounce to speak out against; to condemn

innovate to be creative; to introduce something new

relevant important; pertinent

candid honest; frank

discernment insight; ability to see things clearly

disdain arrogant scorn; contempt

abstract theoretical, lacking substance

temperate moderate; restrained

enigma mystery

inevitable unavoidable; bound to happen

eccentric not conventional; a little kooky; irregular

provincial limited in outlook to one's small corner of the world; narrow

futile hopeless; without effect

diverse varied

benevolent kind; good-hearted; generous



pious reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or

devout

conciliatory making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill

resignation reluctant acceptance of a bad situation

resolute determined; firm; unwavering

servile submissive and subservient; like a servant

acute sharp; shrewd

reticent restrained; uncommunicative

anarchy absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

virulent extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate

scrutinize to examine closely

discord disagreement

repudiate to reject; to deny

diligent hardworking

superficial on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

contempt reproachful disdain

lucid clear; easy to understand

aesthetic having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

prodigal extravagant; wasteful

augment to add to; to increase; to make bigger

complacent smug; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself; contented to a fault

guile cunning; duplicity

squander to waste



incessant unceasing; never-ending

laudable worthy of praise

deter to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something

redundant repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy

infamous shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad

reputation; disgraceful

provocative exciting; attracting attention

depravity moral corruption

gravity seriousness

banal unoriginal; ordinary

extol to praise

euphony pleasant sound

deride to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

insipid dull; banal

austere unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money

expedite to make faster or easier

heresy an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs

novel new; original

philanthropy love of mankind; donating to charity

tentative experimental; temporary; uncertain

deference submission to another's will; respect; courtesy

vacillate to be indecisive; to waver back and forth

fervor passion



dispassionate without passion; objective; neutral

pragmatic practical; down to earth; based on experience rather than theory

rigorous strict; harsh; severe

solemn serious; grave

alleviate to lessen; to relieve; usually temporarily or incompletely; to make

bearable

negligence carelessness

conspicuous standing out; obvious

advocate to speak in favor of; to support

ascetic hermitlike; practicing self-denial

profound deep; insightful

ironic satiric; unexpected

dogmatic arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claming that

something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute

condone to overlook; to permit to happen

dissent disagreement

volition will; conscious choice

voluntary willing; unforced

didactic instructive; intended to instruct

disparate different; incompatible

disparage to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a

somewhat indirect way

ephemeral short-lived; fleeting; not lasting

compliant yielding; submissive



prosaic dull; unimaginative

profuse flowing; extravagant

expedient providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-

interest

fastidious meticulous; demanding

belligerent combative; quarrelsome; waging war

astute perceptive; intelligent

languish to become weak, listless, or depressed

censure to condemn severely for doing something bad

stagnation motionlessness; inactivity

mitigate to lessen the severity of something

reprehensible worthy of blame or censure

engender to create; to produce

exemplary outstanding; setting a great example

neutral unbiased; not taking sides; objective

relegate to banish; to send away

anecdote a brief, entertaining story

scanty inadequate; minimal

fallacious false

acclaim praise; applause; admiration

uniform consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone

incoherent jumbled; chaotic; impossible to understand

repress to hold down



articulate speaking clearly and well

solicit to ask for; to seek

reproach to scold

condescend to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to

patronize

orthodox conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines,

especially in religion; by the book

indolence laziness

congenial agreeably suitable; pleasant

preclude to prevent; to make impossible; to shut out

apprehensive worried; anxious

elaborate detailed; careful; through

arrogant feeling superior to others; snooty

elusive hard to pin down; evasive

efface to erase; to rub away the features of

taciturn untalkative by nature

ameliorate to make better or more tolerable

acquiesce to give in; to agree

atrophy to waste away from lack of use

dubious doubtful; uncertain

flagrant shocking; outstandingly bad

concise brief and to the point; succinct

immutable unchangeable; permanent



static stationary; not changing or moving

credulous believing; gullible

blasphemy irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity

coalesce to come together as one; to fuse; to unite

lax careless; not diligent; relaxed

cryptic mysterious; mystifying

levity lightness; frivolity; unseriousness

ambivalent undecided; blowing hot and cold

innate existing since birth; inborn; inherent

sycophant one who sucks up to others

amiable friendly

esoteric hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar

extraneous irrelevant; extra; unnecessary; unimportant

tedious boring

caustic like acid; corrosive

inadvertent lax; careless; without intention

exhaustive thorough; complete

incongruous not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate

belittle to make to seem little

unprecedented happening for the first time; novel; never seen before

digress to go off the subject

appease to soothe; to pacify by giving in to

frivolous not serious; not solemn; with levity



instigate to provoke; to stir up

sage wise; possessing wisdom derived from experience or learning

predecessor someone or something that came before another

jeopardy danger

tangible touchable; palpable

indulgent lenient; yielding to desire

remorse sadness; regret

pivotal crucial

scrupulous strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons

refute to disprove; to prove to be false

respite a rest; a period of relief

stoic indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, to

fortune or misfortune

volatile quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive

peripheral unimportant

hedonistic pleasure-seeking; indulgent

idiom a peculiar expression

benefactor a generous donor

brevity briefness

apocryphal of doubtful origin; false

virtuoso masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field

slander to defame; to speak maliciously of someone

animosity resentment; hostility; ill will



deplete to use up; to reduce; to lessen

amity friendship

stringent strict; restrictive

voluminous very large; spacious (this word has nothing to do with sound)

auspicious favorable; promising; pointing to a good result

fickle capricious; whimsical; unpredictable

lethargy sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference

hackneyed banal; overused; trite

amass to accumulate

willful deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having one's way

bastion stronghold; fortress; fortified place

trepidation fear; apprehension; nervous trembling

desecrate to profane a holy place

fortuitous accidental; occurring by chance

vehement urgent; passionate

assuage to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

prodigious extraordinary; enormous

torpor sluggishness; inactivity; apathy

furtive secretive

supercilious haughty; patronizing

prudent careful; having foresight

verbose wordy; overly talkative

pedestrian common; ordinary; banal



innocuous harmless; banal

fanatic one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea

enhance to make better; to augment

retract to take back; to withdraw; to pull back

ambiguous unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in at

least two similarly plausible ways

paucity scarcity

rescind to repeal; to take back formally

subtle not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty

zealous fervent; enthusiastically devoted to something

benign gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

compliant yielding; submissive

emulate to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

innumerable too many to number or count; many

meander to wander slowly, like a winding river

authoritarian like a dictator

brawn bulk; muscles

contrite deeply apologetic; remorseful

exemplify to serve as an example of

facilitate to make easier

hypothetical uncertain; unproven

recalcitrant stubbornly defiant of authority or control

ambulatory able to walk; walking



diffident timid; lacking in self-confidence

drone to talk on and on in a dull way

gullible overly trusting; willing to believe anything

marred damaged; bruised

nullify to make unimportant

parsimony stinginess

propriety properness; good manners

rejuvenate to make young and strong again

skeptical doubting

tenacious tough; hard to defeat

animated alive; moving

authentic real

bias prejudice; tendency; tilt

blithe carefree; cheerful

dearth a lack of; scarcity

divert to change the direction of; to alter the course of; to amuse

enthrall to thrill

heed to listen to

hindrance an obstruction; an annoying interference or delay

irascible irritable

merger a joining or marriage

nostalgia a sentimental longing for the past; homesickness

pretentious pompous; self-important



saccharine sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet

stanza a section of a poem; verse

venerate to revere; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age

vilify to say vile things about; to defame

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