belabor
argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail, to attack physically or verbally
disheveled
untidy
hoax
mischievous trick played on somebody for a joke
talon
the claw of a bird of prey
quixotic
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
impede
hinder get in the way of
nonplused
greatly surprised
compunction
feeling of regret for one's action
alacrity
eager and cheerful readiness
erratic
irregular in behaviour or opinion
brash
hasty, rush, cheeky, saucy
portent
omen, signal that something might happen
supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
flaunting
showing off complacently
incredulous
skeptical, unwilling to believe
libertine
an immoral person
inane
silly, senseless
agog
eager/excited
implosion
collapse, bursting inward
impervious
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
morbid
diseased, unhealthy
flop
to fail/move/fall clumsily
assiduous
diligent, hard-working, sedulous
turbid
muddy, having the sediment stirred up
irate
angry
valorous
brave, courageous
placate
to soothe, pacify, calm
dulcet
melodious, (especially of sound) sweet and soothing
discomfit
confuse, embarrass
taunt
a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke
inculcate
fix firmly by repetition
ramify
to be divided or subdivided to branch out
sluggard
lazy, slow-moving person
venal
ready to do something dishonest
dubious
feeling doubt
exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
insinuate
to suggest unpleasantly
severance
the action of ending a connection or relationship, to cut off
encapsulate
to enclose in capsule
coeval
of the same period coexisting
corroboration
additional strengthening evidence
feint
to pretend
impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
decorum
propriety, properness
fragile
easily injured broken or destroyed
apropos
appropriate to the situation, apt
gregarious
fond of company; sociable
epithet
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
irascible
irritable, easily angered
judicious
sound in judgment, wise
intransigent
uncompromising
glib
(of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow
tamp
ram or pack (a substance) down or into something firmly
vestige
a trace or sign
veracity
truth
regale
to delight or entertain to feast
ingest
to take in by swallowing
underbid
make a lower offer then somebody else
petulant
childishly sulky or bad-tempered
beatify
to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to
disconcert
disturb the composure of; unsettle.
pucker
tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds
expostulate
express strong disapproval or disagreement.
finical
too fussy about food clothing etc.
recondite
little known, abstruse
limp
lacking strength, walking unevenly
lien
a legal claim until the debt on it is repaid
slake
to satisfy
indigenous
native
presumption
arrogance
propinquity
nearness in time or place, proximity, closeness
alloy
to debase by mixing with something inferior
edacious
voracious, devouring
supine
lying on the back, slow to act, passive
odious
repulsive, hateful
proscribe
to denounce as dangerous
idyll
a carefree episode or experience
blandishment
a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade
tautology
a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words
implicate
show (someone) to be involved in a crime or to convey (a meaning or intention) indirectly through what one says
desuetude
cessation of use, disuse
dereliction
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
synopsis
summary or outline
insularity
narrow-mindedness, isolated
quiescence
state of being passive/motionless, inactivity or dormancy
abut
to border on
implacable
incapable of being placated, unpleasable
suppress
prevent from being known, put an end to
macabre
gruesome, suggesting death
refine
to make or become pure, cultural
splenetic
bad-tempered, irritable
temperance
abstinence from alcohol, self-control, moderation
elegy
a lament a melancholy composition
foible
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
sagacious
having sound judgment, perceptive, wise
encomium
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly
loll
to rest, to sit or stand in a lazy way, hang (dog's tongue)
profane
having contempt for God
secular
material (not spiritual), living outside monasteries
stigma
mark of shame or disgrace
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