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anarchist a person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary abstemious not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol, or to do things that are enjoyable aloof not friendly or interested in other people SYN distant, remote altruistic caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own ambivalent having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth: She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job artisan a person who does skilled work, making things with their hands SYN craftsman ascendancy a position of power, strength or success EXP:They are in danger of losing their political __________ ascetic avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons They live a very ______ life. aspire (to sth) to have a strong desire to achieve or to become sth: [v] She ______d to a scientific career. augment to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it He would have to find work to ______ his income. aversion (to sb/sth) a strong feeling of not liking sb/sth: a strong aversion * He had an _______ to getting up early. bolster to improve sth or make it stronger braggart a person who talks proudly about sth he or she has done. capricious showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour. SYN : unpredictable censorious tending to criticize people or things a lot SYN critical coercion the action of making sb do sth that they do not want to do, using force or threatening to use force: He claimed he had only acted under _____ commemorate to remind the famous people, magnates. compliance (with sth) the practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority: procedures that must be followed to ensure full _______ with the law composure the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour concede He was forced to ______ (that) there might be difficulties. SYN : admit conciliatory having the intention or effect of making angry people calm . Verb : .....liate . SYN : appease, alleviate, ease conflagration a very large fire that destroys a lot of land or buildings contend maintain consensus a general agreement cryptic mysterious derivative opied from sth else; not having new or original ideas devious deceitful, underhand deprecate to feel and express strong disapproval of sth dismiss to decide that sb/sth is not important and not worth thinking or talking about. SYN : trivial, inconsequential ( adj) dubious doubtful eclectic not following one style or set of ideas but choosing from or using a wide variety: She has very ______ tastes in literature elated very happy and excited because of sth good that has happened, or will happen. SYN : excited eloquent able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public. SYN :articulate endorse to say publicly that you support a person, statement or course of action. SYN : recommend, advocate exalt to praise sb/sth very much expedient noun an action that is useful or necessary for a particular purpose, but not always fair or right: The disease was controlled by the simple ________of not allowing anyone to leave the city. extricate to escape or enable sb to escape from a difficult situation: extol to praise sb/sth very much: Doctors often ______ the virtues of eating less fat. SYN : exalt hypothetical based on situations or ideas which are possible and imagined rather than real and true illusory not real, although seeming to be implausible not seeming reasonable or likely to be true implement to carry out inadvertent unintentional indict to officially charge sb with a crime: The senator was ______ for murder incongruous strange, and not suitable in a particular situation SYN inappropriate inconsequential trivial inherent that is a basic or permanent part of sb/sth and that cannot be removed SYN: intrinsic innate that you have when you are born SYN inborn ingenious very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas ironic showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; expressing irony