Adjective

1. Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

2. Very difficult to change or overcome

Synonms: stubborn, dogged, headstrong, obdurate

Noun

1. Acceptance without protest

2. Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something.

Adjective

1. Lacking stylishness or neatness.

2. Old-fashioned or antiquated

Adjective

1. of momentous or ominous significance

2. ominously prophetic

3. puffed up with vanity or marked with pompousness

Adjective

1. diffusing warmth and friendliness

2. friendly, good-natured, easy to talk to

Noun

1. A man who is preoccupied with and often vain about his clothes and manners; a dandy

Noun

1. temporary living wuarters specially built by the army for soldiers

2. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Verb

1. live in or as if in a tent

Noun

1. the appearance conveyed by a person's face

2. formal and explicit approval

Verb

1. to consent to, to give permission

Adjective

1. used of riotously drunken merrymaking

Verb

1. to drink plenty amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a lively, merry way

Adjective

1. exceedingly harmful

2. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

3. having a harmful effect, usually in a gradually or subtle way

Adjective

1. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

2. appearing or developing early

Adjective

1. noisily and stubbornly defiant

2. boisterously and noisily aggressive

3. Noisy and difficult to control

Adjective

1. severely simple

2. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

3. severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

4. Having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic

Adjective

1. for which money is paid

2. producing a sizeable profit

Verb

1. inform (somebody) of something

2. make aware of

3. gain in value

4. increase the value of

Noun

1. the trait of being rude and impertinent

2. not showing respect for another person

Adjective

1. unequivocally detestable

2. extremely unpleasant, repulsive

Adjective

1. appearing as such but no necessarily so

2. represented or appearing as such; pretended

3. stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so

Noun

1. correct or appropriate behavior

2. the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.

3. the details or rules of behavior considered correct

Adjective

1. timid by nature or revealing timidity

2. showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

Adjective

1. affectedly modest or shy, especially in a playful or provacative way

2. (of a woman) reserved, modest, or shy

Noun

1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

2. moral or cultural decline; especially after a peak achievement

3. a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent

Adjective

1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; impuslive

2. marked by violent force

3. moving forcefully or rapidly

Noun

1. the state of being weak in health or body (especally from old age)

2. physical or mental weakness

Noun

1. the trait of being rude and impertinent

2. showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect

Noun

1. assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

Verb

1. to give assistance or aid to

Verb

1. cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

2. gradually spread through or over

Adjective

1. instinctively or tempermentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

2. fond of company, sociable

Noun

1. a feeling of stron eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

2. intense feeling of love

3. feelings of great warmth and intensity

4. enthusiasm or passion

Noun

1. a temporary stay (e.g. as a guest)

Verb

1. spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

Adjective

1. being present everywhere at once

2. present, appearing, or found everyhwere

Verb

1. to represent (something, especially something undesireable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute

2. assign (a value) to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes.

Adjective

1. changeable

2. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

3. given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or reason

Adjective

1. denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful

Noun

1. fearless daring

2. excessive boldness or confidence; audacity

Noun

1. an official or legal cancellation

2. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

Noun

1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

2. someone who commits a crime or some other wrong

Adjective

1. noble and generous in spirit

2. generous and understanding and tolerant

3. very generous or forgiving

Noun

1. the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest

Adjective

1. (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

Adjective

1. cheerfully optimistic

Noun

1. a blood red color

Adjective

1. not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

Synonms: taciturn, reserved, silent, uncommunicative

Adjective

1. difficult to understand; obscure

Verb

1. show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing

Noun

1. the direct vote of all the members of an electorate

Noun

1. a rare, unusual, or intriguing object

Adjective

1. dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

Adjective

1. (of furniture or architecture) of or characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration present in 18th century

Adjective

1. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display

Synonyms: showy

Adjective

1. (of a person) at the point of death

2. (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor

Adjective

1. tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Noun

1. a drug or other agent of this kind

Noun

1. a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

Noun

1. extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Adjective

1. (especially a work of art) having a mournful quality

Adjective

1. digressing from subject to subject

2. (of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive rather than formulaic or abbreviated

Adjective

1. having a red or flushed complexion

2. elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated

Adjective

1. (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive

Synonyms: terse, concise, succint

Adjective

1. sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Synonyms: concise, succint, brief

Adjective

1. eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

Synonyms: fierce, savage, aggressive

Adjective

1. showing great care and perserverance

Synonyms: diligent, studious, industrious

Adjective

1. (of a person or action) showing dedication and dilligence

Adjective

1. aggressively greedy or grasping

Adjective

1. holding firmly to an opinion or course of action

Synonyms: dogged, persistent, stubborn

Adjective

1. superficially plausible, but actually wrong (a specious argument)

2. misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive (a specious appearance of novelty)

Noun

1. extreme poverty; destitution

Noun

1. a cruel and oppressive dictator

2. a ruler who has absolute power

3. someone who insists on complete obedience from others; an imperious or domineering person

Adjective

1. tiresomely long; seemingly without end

Verb

1. cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation

Adjective

1. sharply contrasted in character or purpose

2. directly opposed or contrasted

Adjective

1. tending to obstruct or harm (actions inimical to our interests)

2. unfriendly; hostile

Adjective

1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

2. obedient or attentive in an excessive or servile manner

Adjective

1. unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something

Adjective

1. presenting a summary or general view of a whole

Verb

1. to corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

2. to make imperfect; to spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of

3. destroy or impair the legal validity of

Adjective

1. characterized by assertion of unproven or unprovable principles

2. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

3. inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

Noun

1. the trait of being rude and impertinent

2. an impudent statement

Noun

1. anything short-lived

Adjective

1. lasting a very short time

Noun

1. a tangled or complicated arrangement, state, or situation

2. a length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted

Adjective

1. characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions

Noun

1. a destroyer of images used in religious worship

Adjective

1. given to lying

2. intentionally untrue

Adjective

1. lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

2. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Adjective

1. being in a tense state

2. impatient especially under restriction or delay

3. (of a person) unable to keep still or silent

Synonyms: restless, uneasy, fidgety

Adjective

1. free from obscurity and easy to understand

2. the comprehensibility of clear expression

Adjective

1. (especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive by ignoring the complexities of an issue; superficial

2. (of a person) having a superficial or simplistic knowledge or approach

Adjective

1. speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently

Synonyms: talkative, loquacious, verbose

Adjective

1. habitually reserved and uncommunicative

2. saying little

Adjective

1. difficult to manage or mold

2. (of a person) difficult or stubborn

Noun

1. the trait of spending extravagantly

Adjective

1. spending money or resources freely and recklessly

Adjective

1. (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

2. boring verbosity

Noun

1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty

Adjective

1. clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

Adjective

1. clearly established or beyond dispute

Verb

1. to mix together different elements

2. to combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one

Adjective

1. not fit to assume responsibility

2. generally incompetent or ineffectual

3. unthinkable and irresponsible

Synonyms: powerless, ineffective, helpless

Noun

1. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

Adjective

1. related to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral

Verb

1. to treat with contemptuous disregard

2. to laugh at with contempt and derision

Synonyms: mock, snuff, jeer, deride, scorn, taunt

Noun

1. economic independence or self-sufficiency

2. a country, state, or society that is economically independent

Adjective

1. not fanciful or imaginative

2. lacking wit or imagination

3. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

4. lacking poetic beauty

5. commonplace, pedestrian, unromantic

Adjective

1. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

2. able to give an account or express an idea clearly

Noun

1. food or provisions

Noun

1. the funds of a government or institution or individual

2. a royal or national treasury

Verb

1. to speak or write about (something) with great hostility

Adjective

1. characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, usually for religious reasons

Verb

1. to renounce or reject (something valuable or desired)

Verb

1. to remove (a need or difficulty)

2. to avoid or prevent

Verb

1. (of a fact or circumstance) to be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing

Noun

1. an instance in a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present

Verb

1. to form judgements by a process of logic; reason

Noun

1. the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded a certain way

Adjective

1. of or relating to an owner or ownership

Noun

1. an uncertain belief

Noun

1. agreement or harmony between people or groups

2. a treaty

Verb

1. to cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

Synonyms: generate, produce, cause, originate

Adjective

1. involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome

2. involving heavy obligations

Adjective

1. many and various; of many kinds

2. having many different parts, elements

Noun

1. A pipe or chamber branching into many openings

Verb

1. politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain

2. refrain from doing or using (something)

3. to endure

4. to keep back; withhold

Noun

1. a lack of honesty or integrity

2. perserverance

Noun

1. eager or excessive desire, especially for something; greed; avarice

Adjective

1. intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

Adjective

1. being born or beginning

2. (esp. of a process or organization) Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential; not yet fully developed.

Adjective

1. marked by precise accordance with details

2. showing great attention to detail or behavior

Adjective

1. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

2. favorably disposed towards someone

Noun

1. a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

2. a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.

Adjective

1. smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

Noun

1. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

2. the characteristic parts of a person's face, eyes, nose, mouth, and chin

3. a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially the face

Noun

1. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.

2. insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

Noun

1. the period in life in which someone is old and weak

2. the state of having the intellect impaired, esp. through old age; senility.

Noun

1.  a person who reasons with clever but fallacious arguments

Verb

1. speak unfavorably about

2. speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.

Noun

1. the introductory section of an oration, treatise, or discourse

Adjective

1. absolute

2. inalienable

Noun

1. a person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage

2. a servile flatterer

Noun

1. a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

2. a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class.

Noun

1. an independent treble melody usually sung or played a basic melody

Verb

1. to talk tediously or at length

Adjective

1. having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

Synonyms: ingrained, deep-seated

Adjective

1. eager to acquire and possess things, especially material possesions or ideas

2. Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things

Synonyms: rapacious, covetess, greedy

Noun

1. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments

2. a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.

3. a form of insurance or investment entitling the investor to a series of annual sums.

Verb

1. to convert or attempt to convert to another faith or religion

2. to advocate or promote (a belief or ideas)

Adjective

1. chronologically misplaced

2. something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

Noun

1. the protection, backing or support of a particular person or organization (negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN)

Noun

1. hostility or ill feeling

2. motivation to do something

Adjective

1. showing or having a ready disposition to fight

2. demonstrating aggression or willingness to fight

Noun

1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor for wages

2. workers or working class people, regarded collectively

Noun

1. the making of false and defametory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander

2. a false and slanderous statement

Noun

1. a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

2. the art or practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute

Verb

1. give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner

2. reveal or disclose (information).

Adjective

1. slow and apathetic

2. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

3. mentally or physically inactive; sluggish

Verb

1. instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.

2. teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by such instruction

Adjective

1. given to begging

Noun

1. a pauper who lives by begging

Adjective

1. lofty in style; grandiosity

2. puffed up with vanity

Adjective

1. (of the voice) strong and powerful

Noun

1. a defensive wall

2. a person,institution, or principle that acts as a defense

Adjective

1. cheerful and full of energy

2. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval; exuberant

Adjective

1. (of a person) easily made angry

2. characterized by or arrising from anger

Adjective

1. persisting tirelessly;untiring

Adjective

1. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

2. unceasing

Adjective

1. marked by harshly abusive criticism

2. bitter and abusive

Adjective

1. diametrically opposed to something

2. relating to or situated on the opposite side of the earth

Adjective

1. pleasing to the ear

2. sweet or musical

Noun

1. betryal of trust

2. an act of deliberate betrayal

3. deceitfullness; untrustworthiness

Noun

1. liveliness and eagerness

2. brisk and cheerful readiness

Verb

1. cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, esp. as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.

2. cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd.

Adjective

1. pleasant or beneficial in nature or influence

2. characterized by kindness and warm courtesy, especially as a king to his subjects

3. kindly and benevolent

Noun

1. humorous conversation

Synonyms: joke, jest, raillery, banter

Verb

1. to cause to be more favorably inclined; to gain the good will of

2. to make less rigid or softer

3. to make more temperate, suitable, or acceptable by adding something else

Adjective

1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

2. deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Noun

1. great coolness and compusre under strain

2. self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation

Noun

1. an abject coward

Adjective

1. characterized ny complete cowardliness

Adjective

1. (of a situation or condition) Extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading.

2. (of an unhappy state of mind) Experienced to the maximum degree.

Noun

1. total lack of meaning or ideas

Adjective

1. silly, stupid, not important

Verb

1. to influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing or flattering

2. to persuade someone to do something by deception or flattery

Noun

1. a crafty and usually involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

Verb

1. to make petty or unnecessaryobjections

Synonym: Carp

Adjective

1. large in capacity

2. having a lot of room inside; spacy

Noun

1. a feeling of intense dislike

2. the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided

3. a deep-seated feeling of dislike

Noun

1. a secret political clique or faction

Verb

1. to free somebody (from an erroneous belief)

2. to persuade that an idea or belief is mistaken

Adjective

1. warranting only temporal punishment

2. easily excused or forgiven

3. slight and pardonable

Verb

1. to reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

2. to be evidence of; to indicate

Noun

1. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

2. a firm rebuke

3. authoritative counsel or warning

Adjective

1. (of rows of people or things) standing close together

Synonyms: compact, dense, close, tight

Noun

1. feelings of anxiety that make you feel tense and irritable

Noun

1.a feeling of anger caused by being offended; annoyance

2. shade or shadow, especially as being cast by trees

Adjective

1. marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

2. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

Synonyms: incoherent, disjointed, rambling

Verb

1. to talk to oneself

2. to monologuize

Adjective

1. unaccustomed or unusual

Noun

1. the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia

2. an oppressive stillness of the air

Adjective

1. excessively or hypocritically pious

2. making a show of being morally superior to others

Noun

1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue

2. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Adjective

1. exhausted; drained of energy or effectiveness

2. extremely tired

Noun

1. official recognition or approval

Noun

1. a ludicrous folly

2. absurdity

3. silly, pointless

Noun

1. an informal conversation

Verb

1. to talk socially without exchanging too much information

2. to have a conference in order to talk something over

Adjective

1. (of a person) tending to show feelings, especially of emotion, openly

Adjective

1. having a sophisticated charm

2. having a cheerful, lively, self-confident air

Adjective

1. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner

Noun

1. a temporary leave of absence from military duty

Verb

1. to dismiss, usually for economic reasons

2. to grant a leave to

Adjective

1. characterized by jokes and good humor

2. playful or humorous

Noun

1. an abject coward

2. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend.

Adjective

1. having deserteda cause or principle

2. lacking even the rudiments of courage

Adjective

1. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

2. conducive to success; being a sign of future success

Adjective

1. impossible to subdue or defeat

Adjective

1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism

2. (typically of speech or debate) angry or bitter

Noun

1. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

Adjective

1. immoral or grossly unfair behavior

Synonyms: unfair, unjust

Verb

1. to take or claim something for oneself without justification

Adjective

1. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

2. more than is needed, desired, or required

Adjective

1. relating to worldly, as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular

Adjective

1. evident without proof or argument

2. self-evident or unquestionable

Adjective

1. having many aspects

2. many and of various types

Verb

1. to be resistant to

2. to prove to be false or incorrect

3. to argue about something

4. to deny the truth of something

Adjective

1. implied by or inferred from actions or statements

2. understood or implied without being stated

Adjective

1. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

2. producing good effects

Adjective

1. capable of being corrected, set right, rectified, or reformed

Adjective

1. containing or based on a fallacy

2. based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

Verb

1. to attack as false or wrong

2. to dispute the truth, validity, or accuracy (of a statement or motive); to challenge

Noun

1. an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately)

Adjective

1. unprincipled

Synonyms: scoundrel

Noun

1. strong public criticism or verbal abuse

2. disgrace, especially that brought about public abuse

Synonyms: slander, shame, dishonour

Pronounced: ablekway

Noun

1. the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority

2. the doctrine that an action is right insofar as it promotes happiness and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct.

Noun

1. the property of excessive fatness

Verb

1. to contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honor)

2. to come back on; to rebound on

Noun

1. the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization

Noun

1. something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

2. a formal curse by the pope or the church

Noun

1. a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something

Adjective

1. loud and harsh; grating

2. presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively unpleasant forceful way

Noun

1. a state of deep-seated ill will

2. the feelings of a hostile person

Verb

1. to be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

2. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Trepidation

Noun

1. a feeling of fear about something that may happen

2. a trembling motion

Diffident

Adjective

1. modest or shy due to a lack of self-confidence

Paucity

Noun

1. the presence of something only in small or insufficient amounts; scarcity

Indemnity

Noun

1. security or protection against a loss or other financial burden

2. security against or exemption from legal responsibility of one's actions

Underwrite

Verb

1. sign an accept liability under (an insurance policy) thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs

2. accept (a liability or risk) in this way

Contrite

Adjective

1. feelings of remorce or pennitence; affected by guilt

Gull

Noun

1. a person who is fooled or decieved

Verb

1. to fool or decieve (someone)

Chary

Adjective

1. cautious; wary

2. cautious about the amount one gives or reveals

Pillory

Noun

1. a wooden framework with wooden holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned for public abuse

Hermetic

Adjective

1. (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight

2. insulated or protected from outside influences

Nebulous

Adjective

1. in the form of a cloud or haze

2. (of an idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined

Prattle

Verb

1. to talk at length foolishly

Noun

1. foolish or inconsequential talk

Extol

Verb

1. to praise enthusiastically

Arrant

Adjective

1. complete; utter

Coda

Noun

1. the concluding passage of a piece or movement

Surreptious

Adjective

1. kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

Furtive

Adjective

1. attempting to avoid notice or attention; typically because of guilt because discovery would lead to trouble

2. suggestive of guilty nervousness

Bacchanalia

Noun

1. drunken revelry

Opprobrium

Noun

1. harsh criticism or censure

2. the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct

Saturnalia

Noun

1. an occasion of wild revelry

Effront

Noun

1. insolent or imptertinent behavior

Prevaricate

Verb

1. to speak or act in an evasive way

Chicanery

Noun

1. the use of trickery to to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

Gentrify

Verb

1. renovate or improve (especially a house or district) so that it conforms to middle class taste

2. make (someone or their way of life) more refined or dignified

Discordant

Adjective

1. not being in aggrement; conflicting

2. disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant

Disparate

Adjective

1. essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison

Noun

1. things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison

Enervate

Verb

1. to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of

Adjective

1. deprived of strength; debilitated

Ennui

Noun

1. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Neologism

Noun

1. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or sense

Erudite

Adjective

1. very learned; scholarly

2. having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying

Equivocate

Verb

1. to use ambigous language with a deceptive intent

2. to avoid committing oneself in what one says

Ingenuous

Adjective

1. lacking in sophistication or craft

2. frank and candid

Paean

Noun

1. a joyous song or hym giving praise or thanks

2. a work that praises or honors its subjects