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Tout
To publically brag (v)
Extol
To praise highly (v)
Quell
To calm, pacify (v)
Brawn
Muscular strength (n)
Efface
To erase (v)
Plaintive
Sounding sad or mournful (adj)
Veneration
Great respect, reverence (n)
Brazenly
In a bold/shameless way (adv)
Copious
Abundant, plentiful (adj)
Artisan
A person that's skillful w their hands (n)
Furtive
Attempting to avoid notice or attention
Glutton
A person who consumes too much food or drink (n)
Ardent
enthusiastic, passionate (adj)
Engender
To create; to cause (v)
Delineate
To describe accurately (v)
Nefarious
Extreme wickedness (adj)
Querulous
Grumbling; grumpy (adj)
Labyrinthine
Irregular & twisting (adj)
Vernacular
Everyday speech; slang (n)
Pugnacious
Eager to fight (adj)
Entreat
To ask someone earnestly to do something (v)
Assail
To attack with words or force (v)
Fecund
Fertile; productive (adj)
Deride
To ridicule (v)
Idyllic
Naturally peaceful (adj)
Distend
To swell; to extend (v)
Beguile
To charm or enchant, often in a deceptive way (v)
Expedite
To speed up the progress of something (v)
Decorous
Proper; in a good taste (adj)
Vacuous
Lacking ideas or intelligence (adj)
Didactic
Intended to teach; morally instructive (adj)
Conjecture
To form an opinion or conclusion reached on limit information (v)
Penitent
Repentant or showing sorrow or regret for something (adj)
Histrionic
Overly dramatic (adj)
Discordant
Lacking harmony or agreement (adj)
Exasperate
To annoy thoroughly (v)
Upbraid
To scold (v)
Benevolent
Generous; kind (adj)
Corroborate
To confirm; to back up with evidence (v)
Incandescent
Very lively and impressive; giving off heat or light (adj)
Laud
To praise; to applaud (n)
Derision
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery (n)
Servile
Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve others (adj)
Bucolic
Charmingly rural (adj)
Belabor
To go over repeatedly (v)
Insolent
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect (adj)
Sycophantic
Behaving or done in a servile way in order to gain an advantage (adj)
Poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret (adj)
Despondent
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage (adj)
Strident
Shrill; high pitched (adj)
Soporific
Causing sleep, very boring (adj)
Stupefied
To become unable to think clearly (v)
Convivial
Fond of partying (adj)
Fabricate
To lie (v)
Malleable
Easy to shape or bend (adj)
Affronted
To be offended (v)
Nonchalant
Not showing any concern or worry (adj)
Pretentious
Making ridiculous claims of importance (adj)
Gesticulate
To make gestures, especially when speaking (v)
Conflagration
A huge fire; inferno (n)
Exalt
To glorify (v)
Exult
To celebrate (v)
Lugubrious
Looking or sounding sad & dismal (adj)
Insatiable
Incapable of being satisfied (adj)
Assuage
To sooth; to relieve (v)
Avarice
Greed; excessive desire for riches (n)
Lampoon
Publicly criticize using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm (v)
Ravenous
Extremely hungry (adj)
Lethargy
Sluggish; laziness (n)
Recondite
Hard to understand; over one's head (adj)
Cajole
To persuade or coax by using flattery or compliments (v)
Coerce
To compel using force & power (v)
Assiduous
Hardworking; busy (adj)
Litany
A long list often presented through rote memorization (n)
Penurious
Stingy, relating to great poverty (adj)
Ethereal
Of or relating to the regions beyond the earth (adj)
Insuperable
Incapable of being overcome or solved (adj)
Extraneous
Irrelevant; unnecessary (adj)
Avid
Showing a keen interest in something (adj)
Conspicious
Standing out; obvious (adj)
Lucid
easy to understand (adj)
Reviled
Criticize in an abusive manner (v)
Pedestrian
Dull; lacking thought (adj)
Maudlin
wallowing in self-pity (adj)
Desiccate
to dry out (v)
Genial
Friendly and Cheerful (adj)
Ingratiate
To try and get into someone’s favor by flattering someone (v)
Virulent
extremely poisonous; full of hate (adj)
Contrite
admitting or feeling guilt (adj)
Incessant
unceasing (adj)
Obligatory
Required by moral, legal, or another rule; compulsory (adj)
Loquacious
talking a lot or too much (adj)
Repudiate
to reject, disown or renounce (v)
Waif
A homeless or neglected person, especially a child (n)
Primordial
formed long ago; primitive (adj)
Prevaricate
to deviate from the truth (v)
Diminutive
Extremely small (adj)
Provincial
limited in outlook; narrow (adj)
Contemptuous
expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect (adj)
Anachronism
A thing belonging to a different time period than it exists (n)
Cogent
convincing; reasonable (adj)
Dredge
to clean out the bottom of a river (weeds, rocks, sludge, etc.) by using a dredge (v)
Peremptory
insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way (adj)
Discourse
verbal expression or exchange; conversation (n)
Jezebel
an impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman (n)
Prerogative
a right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class (n)
Implication
the act of suggesting or hinting (n)
Aversion
an incredibly strong feeling of dislike or distaste (n)
Munificent
a larger gift or gesture than is expected (adj)
Arbiter
a judge who decides a disputed issue (n)
Exculpate
to free from guilt (v)
Surly
unfriendly; ill-tempered (adj)
Incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed (adj)
Censure
express severe disappointment in something (v)
Penitent
repentant or showing sorrow or regret for something (adj.)
Substantiated
supported with proof/evidence
Sate
satisfy until full (v)
Odious
extremely unpleasant; repulsive (adj.)
Peevish
extremely irritated, especially by insignificant things (adj.)
Despotic
exercising absolute power (adj.)
Pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way (adj.)
Castigation
severe criticism or harsh scolding (n)
Haughty
arrogant; vainly proud (adj.)
Imperious
arrogantly domineering or overbearing (adj.)
Augment
to increase; to make better by adding (v)
Extenuating
tending to lessen the real or apparent seriousness of something (adj.)
Demure
reversed, shy and modest (usually a lady) (adj.)
Provocation
action or speech that makes someone annoyed (n)
Beleaguered
being subject to constant trouble (v)
Paragon
a model of excellence (n)
Duplicitous
deceitful (adj)
Quandary
a state of uncertainty (n)
Indolent
lazy (adj)
Wanton
lewd or lascivious (adj)
Insipid
uninterested (adj)
Listless
lacking energy (adj)
Misanthropic
disliking humankind and avoiding human society (adj)
Perdition
eternal damnation (n)
Languish
To become weak (v)
Sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to others (adj)
Contravene
violate the prohibition of something (v)
Jubilant
feeling great triumph and joy (adj)
Mar
to ruin the perfection of something (n)
Servile
submissive (adj)
Embellish
to make beautiful by ornament (v)
Florid
elaborate speech (adj)
Opulent
exhibiting great wealth (adj)
Ebullience
intense enthusiasm (n)
Poignant
touching (adj)
Machinations
scheme (n)
Ostentatious
describing a pretentious display (adj)
Effusive
emotionally gushy (adj)
Egregious
offensive (adj)
Prattle
to talk at length in a foolish way (v)
Frenetic
active (adj)
Denote
to indicate (v)
Enfettered
restrain someone as if with shackles (v)
Dilatory
slow to act (adj)