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abhor to regard with horror or loathing amend to change in a formal way; to change for the better buffet to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow chaos great confusion; disorder commodious roomy, spacious corrosive eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterely sarcastic discern to see clearly, recognize extant still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost implicate to involve in; to connect with or be related to inter to burry, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion martiniet a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules obviate to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of renegade one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous reprehensible desrving blame or punishment somber dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit squalid filthy, wretched, debased vociferous loud and noisy; compelling attention turbulent disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy voluminous of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great lengths waive to do without, give up voluntairly; to put off temporarily, defer animosity strong dislike; bitter hostility apathy a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest apprehensive fearful or anxious, especially about the future commend to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of compatible able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system condolence an expression of sympathy consecrate to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose decrepit old and feeble; worn-out, ruined deride to ridicule, laugh at with contempt ingenuous innocent, simple; frank, sincere multifarious having great variety; numerous and diverse obsolete out-of-date, no longer in use omnivorous eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything having a wide variety of tastes parsimonious stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small quandry a state of perplexity or doubt recalcitrant stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority reprisal an injury done in return for injury revel to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration stultify to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on suave smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses allocate to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute ardent very enthusiastic; impassioned assiduous persistent; attentive, diligent brash prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent capricious subject to whims or passing fancies chastise to inflict physical punishment as means of correction; to scold severely copious abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose deviate to turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs from a norm; differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional emaciated unnaturally thin exult to rejoice greatly gnarled knotted, twisted, lumpy indemnity a payment for damage or loss inkling a hint; a vague notion limpid clear, transparent; readily understood omnipotent almighty, having unlimited power or authority palatable agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption poignant deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell rancor bitter resentment or ill-will sophmoric immature and overconfident; conceited spontaneous arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance acquiesce to accept without protest; to agree or submit allure to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm askew twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly blithe cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned contentious quarrelsome, inclined to argue covet to desire something belonging to another crestfallen discouraged, dejected, downcast disheveled rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder exponent one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised garrulous given to much talking, tediously chatty insuperable incapable of being overcome lamentable to be regretted or pitied misnomer an unsuitable or misleading name profess to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend respite a period of relief or rest retribution a repayment; a deserved punishment sinuous winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible sonorous full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style vanguard the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field wastrel a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing allude to refer to casually or indirectly clairvoyant supernaturally perceptive; one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer conclusive serving to settle an issue; final disreputable not respectable; not esteemed endemic native or confined to a particular region or people, characteristic of or prevalent in a field exemplary worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model fathom to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water guile treacherous cunning, deceit integrity honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness itinerary a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook misconstrue to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of obnoxious highly offensive, arousing strong dislike placate to appease, soothe, pacify placid calm, peaceful plagiarism passing off or using as one's own the writing of another person potent powerful; highly effective pretext a false reason, deceptive excuse protrude to stick out, thrust forth stark harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly superficial on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow abjure to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun acrid harsh in taste or order; sharp in manner or temper august majestic, inspiring admiration and respect callous emotionally hardened, unfeeling clandestine secret, concealed; underhanded compunction remorse, regret conflagration a large destructive fire elated in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased indelible not able to be erased or removed; memorable indulgent yielding to the wishes or demands of others inveterate firmly established, long-standing; habitual irrelevant not to the point, not applicable or pertinent nocturnal of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness platitude a commonplace, stale, or trite remark quell to subdue, put down forcibly quiescent inactive; at rest ruminate to mediate, think about at length; to chew the cud tacit unspoken, silent; implied, inferred tangible capable of being touched; real, concrete trenchant incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut antipathy a strong dislike, hostile feeling applicable capable of being applied; relevant, suitable asset something of value; a resource; an advantage beset to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; harassed, troubled; studded compassion sympathy for another's suffering; pity decorum proper behavior, good taste; orderliness duress compulsion by threat; forcible confinement exuberant high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant facsimile an exact copy imbibe to drink; to take in, absorb implacable not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding infinitesimal so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute innocuous harmless, inoffensive; insignificant militate to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against patent exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; to arrange or obtain such rights; plain, open to view; copyrighted prowess distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability sedate quiet, settled, somber; to administer a tranquilizer stentorian extremely loud stipulate to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement ultimatum a final proposal or statement of conditions alacrity a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action alleviate to relieve, make more bearable antithesis the direct opposite, a sharp contrast appall to fill with dismay or horror bellicose warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome disparage to belittle, speak slightingly of; to under value dissonant not n harmony; disagreeing, at odds droll amusingly odd edict an order issued by someone in authority elucidate to clarify, explain laud to praise loll to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop loquacious talkative, wordy; fond of talking magnanimous generous in forgiving, above small meanness mandatory required, obligatory nondescript ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified phlegmatic slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional rescind to repeal, cancel vivacious lively, sprightly, full of energy whet to sharpen, put an edge on ; to make keen or eager abrasive causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; a substance used to smooth or polish acclimate to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation chagrin irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; to cause such a feeling complacent self-satisfied; overly content concur to express agreement, approve explicate to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret fracas a noisy quarrel or brawl grotesque unnatural, distorted; bizzare pandemonium a wild uproar, din, or commotion raucous disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly receptive open and responsive to ideas or suggestions defamation slander or libel renounce to give up or resign something repress to hold back; to put down or check by force reticent not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant savory tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable somnolent sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep vehement intense, forceful, powerful voluble characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent zealous eager, earnest, devoted