| Term | Definition |
|---|
| affable | friendly, easy to talk to, amiable |
| aggrandize | add details to, to dramatize, to increase/magnify, to EXAGGERATE |
| allay | lessen the intensity of or calm, satisfy (thirst) |
| anomalous | deviating from the general or common order or type |
| belittle | cause to seem less serious; play down, express a negative opinion of, lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of |
| berate | censure severely or angrily, to scold, to chew out |
| castigate | to inflict severe punishment on |
| cherubic | having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub |
| emulate | strive to equal or match, especially by imitating, imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software, compete with successfully; approach or reach equality wit |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| nefarious | extremely wicked |
| neophyte | any new participant in some activity |
| obstreperous | noisily and stubbornly defiant, boisterously and noisily aggressive |
| onerous | burdensome, taxing, troublesome |
| pacific | disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature, promoting peace |
| paltry | not worth considering, contemptibly small in amount |
| raze | tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
| refute | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof, prove to be false or incorrect |
| scathing | marked by harshly abusive criticism |
| squander | spend thoughtlessly; throw away, spend extravagantly, to waste |
| trite | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
| urbane | showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience |
| vacillate | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action, move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern |
| wanton | N: lewd or lascivious woman, V: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently, indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life, spend wastefully, become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously, engage in amorous play, behave extremely cruelly and brutally, A occurring without motivation or provocation, casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior |
| wily | marked by skill in deception, sly, cunning |
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