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Term
abolish
 Definition
formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
Term
abridge
 Definition
  1. shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense.
    "the cassettes have been abridged from the original stories"
    synonyms: shorten, cut, cut short, cut down, curtail, truncate, trim, crop, clip,pare down, prune; More
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
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    LAW
    curtail (rights or privileges).
Term
abstemious
 Definition
not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
Term
accent
 Definition
emphasize (a particular feature).
Term
accented
 Definition
ac·cent·ed
ˈakˌsen(t)əd/
adjective
 
  1. 1.
    spoken with or characterized by a particular accent.
    "he spoke in slightly accented English"
  2. 2.
    (of a word or syllable) marked with a stress or other acce
Term
accolade
 Definition
  1. an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.
    "the ultimate official accolade of a visit by the president"
    synonyms: honor, privilege, award, gift, title; More
     
     
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  2. 2.
    a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood.
Term
acquiesce
 Definition
verb
 
  1. accept something reluctantly but without protest.
    "Sara acquiesced in his decision"
Term
affirmation
 Definition
  1. the action or process of affirming something or being affirmed.
    "he nodded in affirmation"
    synonyms: declaration, statement, assertion, proclamation, pronouncement,attestation; More
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
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    emotional support or encouragement.
    "the lack of one or both parents' affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled"
Term
amass
 Definition
a·mass
əˈmas/
verb
 
  1. gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time.
    "starting from nothing he had amassed a huge fortune"
    synonyms: gather, collect, assemble; More
     
     
     
       
    • archaic
      (of people) gather together in a crowd or group.
      "the soldiers were amassing from all parts of Spain"
Term
ambivalence
 Definition
am·biv·a·lence
amˈbivələns/
noun
 
  1. the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
    "the law's ambivalence about the importance of a victim's identity"
Term
ambivalent
 Definition
Ambivalence is a state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards some object. Stated another way,ambivalence is the experience of having an attitude towards someone or something that contains both positively and negatively valenced components.
Term
ambulatory
 Definition
am·bu·la·to·ry
ˈambyələˌtôrē/
adjective
 
  1. 1.
    relating to or adapted for walking.
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noun
 
  1. 1.
    a place for walking, especially an aisle around the apse or a cloister in a church or monastery.
Term
amelioriate
 Definition
erb
 
  1. make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
    "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards"
    synonyms: improve, make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help,benefit, boost, amend; More
Term
amity
 Definition
a friendly relationship.
Term
anchor
 Definition
  1. moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.
    "the ship was anchored in the lee of the island"
    synonyms: moor, berth, be at anchor; 
    datedharbor
    "the ship was anchored in the bay"
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  2. 2.
    NORTH AMERICAN
    act as an anchor for (a television program or sporting event).
    "she anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s"
Term
antediluvian
 Definition
djective
 
  1. of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.
    "gigantic bones of antediluvian animals"
    synonyms: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, antiquated, behind the times, passé
    "her antediluvian attitudes"
    • humorous
      ridiculously old-fashioned.
      "they maintain antediluvian sex-role stereotypes"
      synonyms: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, antiquated, behind the times, passé
      "her antediluvian attitudes"
Term
ascendancy
 Definition
occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.
"the ascendancy of good over evil"

 

synonyms: dominance, domination, supremacy, superiority, paramountcy,predominance, primacy, dominion, hegemony, authority, control,command, power, rule, sovereignty, lordship, leadership, influence
"the ascendancy of good over evil"
Term
atrophy
 Definition
rb
 
  1. 1.
    (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.
    "without exercise, the muscles will atrophy"
    synonyms: waste away, become emaciated, wither, shrivel (up), shrink; More
     
     
       
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    gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.
    "her artistic skills atrophied from lack of use"
Term
bane
 Definition
a cause of great distress or annoyance.
"the bane of the decorator is the long, narrow hall"

 

synonyms: scourge, plague, curse, blight, pest, nuisance, headache, nightmare, trial,hardship, cross to bear, burden, thorn in one's flesh/side, bitter pill,affliction, trouble, misery, woe, tribulation, misfortune, pain
"scurvy was the bane of these seafarers"
Term
baneful
 Definition
destructive; pernicious:
a baneful superstition.
2.
deadly; poisonous:
baneful herbs.
Term
bizarre
 Definition
very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.
"her bizarre dresses and outrageous hairdos"

 

synonyms: strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, outlandish, outré, abnormal,eccentric, unconventional, unusual, unorthodox, queer, extraordinary;More
Term
blunder
 Definition
blun·der
ˈbləndər/
noun
 
  1. 1.
    a stupid or careless mistake.
    synonyms: mistake, error, gaffe, slip, oversight, faux pas, misstep, infelicity;More
     
     
verb
 
  1. 1.
    make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.
    "the mayor and the City Council have blundered in an ill-advised campaign"
    synonyms: make a mistake, err, miscalculate, bungle, trip up, be wrong;
Term
bungle
 Definition
verb
 
  1. 1.
    carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome.
    "she had bungled every attempt to help"
    synonyms: mishandle, mismanage, mess up, spoil, ruin, blunder; More
     
     
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noun
 
  1. 1.
    a mistake or failure, typically one resulting from mismanagement or confusion.
Term
burgeon
 Definition
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
"manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand"
synonyms: flourish, thrive, prosper, improve, develop; More
 
 
  • put forth young shoots; bud.
Term
ca·pit·u·late
 Definition
erb
 
  1. cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
    "the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces"
    synonyms: surrender, give in/up, yield, concede defeat, give up the struggle, submit,knuckle under; More
Term
capitulation
 Definition
the action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand.
Term
capricious
 Definition

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

"a capricious and often brutal administration"

 

synonyms: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, mercurial, volatile, unpredictable,temperamental; More
Term

clemency

 

 Definition
mercy; lenience.
"an appeal for clemency"

 

synonyms: mercy, mercifulness, leniency, mildness, indulgence, quarter; More
 
 
Term
coalesce
 Definition
come together and form one mass or whole.
"the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams"
synonyms: merge, unite, join together, combine, fuse, mingle, blend; More
 
 
  • combine (elements) in a mass or whole.
    "to help coalesce the community, they established an offi
Term
cohere
 Definition
verb
 
  1. 1.
    be united; form a whole.
    "our mixed physical and spiritual natures cohere and mature"
    synonyms: stick together, hold together, be united, bind, fuse
    "the stories cohere into a convincing whole"
  2. 2.
    (of an argument or theory) be logically consistent.
    "this view does not cohere with their other beliefs"
    synonyms: be consistent, hang together
    "this view does not cohere with others"
Term
coherent
 Definition
co·her·ent
ˌkōˈhirənt/
adjective
 
  1. 1.
    (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
    "they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy"
    synonyms: logical, reasoned, reasonable, rational, sound, cogent, consistent,consilient; More
     
     
     
       
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    united as or forming a whole.
    "divided into a number of geographically coherent kingdoms
Term
compress
 Definition
flatten by pressure; squeeze; press.
"the skirt can be folded and compressed into a small bag"

 

synonyms: squeeze, press, squash, crush, cram, jam, stuff; More
 
 
 
 
Term
confide
 Definition
tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others.
"he confided his fears to his mother"
synonyms: reveal, disclose, divulge, lay bare, betray, impart, declare, intimate,uncover, expose, vouchsafe, tell; More
 
 
 
  • trust (someone) enough to tell them of a secret or private matter.
    "he confided in friends that he and his wife planned to separate"
    synonyms: open one's heart to, unburden oneself to, confess to, tell a
Term
confound
 Definition
  1. cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.
    "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts"
    synonyms: amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, throw,shake, discompose, bewilder, bedazzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse,perplex, puzzle, confuse; More
     
     
     
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  2. 2.
    mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish.
    "'nuke' is now a cooking technique, as microwave radiation is confounded with nuclear radiation"
exclamation
dated
 
  1. 1.
    used to express anger or annoyance.
    "oh, confound it, where is the thing?"
Term
congeal
 Definition
solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
"the blood had congealed into blobs"
synonyms: coagulate, clot, thicken, jell, cake, set, curdle
"the gravy is starting to congeal"
  • take shape or coalesce, especially to form a satisfying whole.
    "the ballet failed to congeal as a single oeuvre"
Term
converge
 Definition
(of several people or things) come together from different directions so as eventually to meet.
"convoys from America and the UK traversed thousands of miles to converge in the Atlantic"
synonyms: close in on, bear down on, approach, move toward
"5,000 protesters converged on Capitol Hill"
   
  • come from different directions and meet at (a place).
    "half a million sports fans will converge on the capital"
  • (of a number of things) gradually change so as to become similar or develop something in common.
    "two cultures converged as the French settled Vermont"
Term
convivial
 Definition
(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
  • (of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial.
Term
copious
 Definition
adjective
 
  1. abundant in supply or quantity.
    "she took copious notes"
Term
corrugated
 Definition
adjective
 
  1. (of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves.
    "the roof was made of corrugated iron"
    synonyms: ridged, fluted, grooved, furrowed, crinkled, crinkly, puckered, creased,wrinkled, wrinkly, crumpled; 
    technicalstriated
    "panels of corrugated fiberglass"
Term
corrupt
 Definition
having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Term
cursory
 Definition
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

 

"a cursory glance at the figures"
Term
daunt
 Definition
make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.

 

"some people are daunted by technology"
Term
dauntless
 Definition
showing fearlessness and determination.
Term
debilitate
 Definition
de·bil·i·tate
dəˈbiləˌtāt/
verb
 
  1. make (someone) weak and infirm.
    "a weakness that debilitates him despite his overwhelming physical might"
    • hinder, delay, or weaken.
      "hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities"
      synonyms: weaken, enfeeble, enervate, devitalize, sap, drain, exhaust, weary,fatigue, prostrate; More
       
       
       
Term
discrepancy
 Definition
a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
"there's a discrepancy between your account and his"

 

synonyms: difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence,disagreement, inconsistency, dissimilarity, mismatch, discordance,incompatibility, conflict
Term
disentangle
 Definition
free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
"“I must go,” she said, disentangling her fingers from Gabriel's"

 

synonyms: extricate, extract, free, remove, disengage, untwine, release, loosen,detach, unfasten, unclasp, disconnect
Term
disputatious
 Definition
fond of or causing heated arguments.

 

"a congenial hangout for disputatious academics"
Term
distend
 Definition
swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
"the abdomen distended rapidly"

 

synonyms: swollen, bloated, dilated, engorged, enlarged, inflated, expanded,extended, bulging, protuberant
"a distended abdomen"
Term
distention
 Definition

the state of being distended, enlarged, swollen from internal pressure.

For example, on inhalation there is distention of the lungs due to the increased air pressure within the lungs.

The word "distention" comes from a Latin root "tendere," to extend. The word "tendon" comes from the same root.
Term
efface
 Definition
  1. erase (a mark) from a surface.
    "with time, the words are effaced by the frost and the rain"
    synonyms: erase, eradicate, expunge, blot out, rub out, wipe out, remove,eliminate; More
     
     
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    make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.
    synonyms: make oneself inconspicuous, keep out of sight, keep out of the limelight, lie low, keep a low profile, withdraw (oneself)
    "he attempted to efface himself"
Term
ef·fer·vesce
 Definition
  1. of a liquid) give off bubbles.
  2. 2.
    be vivacious and enthusiastic.
Term
enigmatic
 Definition
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
"he took the money with an enigmatic smile"

 

synonyms: mysterious, inscrutable, puzzling, mystifying, baffling, perplexing,impenetrable, unfathomable, sphinxlike, Delphic, oracular; More
 
 
Term
ephemeral
 Definition
lasting for a very short time.
"fashions are ephemeral"

 

synonyms: transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief,short; More
Term
eu·pho·ni·ous
 Definition
of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear.

 

"this successful candidate delivers a stream of fine, euphonious phrases"
 
synonyms:pleasant-sounding, sweet-sounding, mellow, mellifluous, dulcet, sweet,honeyed, lyrical, silvery, golden, lilting, soothing; More
 
 
 
Term
expendable
 Definition
ex·pend·a·ble
ikˈspendəb(ə)l/
adjective
 
  1. (of an object) designed to be used only once and then abandoned or destroyed.
    "the need for unmanned and expendable launch vehicles"
Term
ex·pend·i·ture
 Definition
the action of spending funds.
"the expenditure of taxpayers' money"

 

synonyms: spending, paying out, outlay, use, disbursement, doling out, waste,wasting, frittering (away), dissipation
"the expenditure of funds"
Term
facilitate
 Definition
to make easier
Term
fallow
 Definition
a piece of fallow or uncultivated land.
Term
flourish
 Definition
grow healthy, prosper
Term
fraudulent
 Definition
characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions,enterprise, methods, or gains:
Term
fruitful
 Definition
producing good or helpful results; productive.

 

"years of fruitful collaboration"
Term
fruitless
 Definition
failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.
"his fruitless attempts to publish poetry"

 

synonyms: futile, vain, in vain, to no avail, to no effect, idle; More
Term
garner
 Definition
  1. gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
    "the police struggled to garner sufficient evidence"
    synonyms: gather, collect, accumulate, amass, assemble, reap
    "Edward garnered ideas from his travels"
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noun
archaic
Term
guile
 Definition
guile
ɡīl/
noun
 
  1. sly or cunning intelligence.
    "he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in"
    synonyms: cunning, craftiness, craft, artfulness, art, artifice, wiliness, slyness,deviousness; More
Term
hackneyed
 Definition
(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
Term
hefty
 Definition
large, heavy, and powerful.
Term
hilarity
 Definition
extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter.
Term
humane
 Definition
having or showing compassion or benevolence.
Term
in·noc·u·ous
 Definition
not harmful or offensive.
"it was an innocuous question"
synonyms: harmless, safe, nontoxic, innocent; More
Term
irascible
 Definition
having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
Term
jettison
 Definition
throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.
"six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea"
noun
1.
the action of jettisoning something.
Term
kindle
 Definition
light or set on fire.
Term
leniency
 Definition
the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency
Term
levity
 Definition
humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
"as an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop"
synonyms: lightheartedness, high spirits, vivacity, liveliness, cheerfulness,
Term
levitate
 Definition
lev·i·tate
ˈlevəˌtāt/Submit
verb
rise or cause to rise and hover in the air, especially by means of supernatural or magical power.
"he seems to levitate about three inches off the ground"
synonyms: float, rise, rise into the a
Term
listless
 Definition
(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
"bouts of listless depression"
synonyms: lethargic, enervated, spiritless, lifeless, languid, languorous, inactive, underactive, inert, sluggish, torpid
Term
maladroit
 Definition
ineffective or bungling; clumsy.
synonyms:
bungling, awkward, inept, clumsy, bumbling, incompetent, unskillful, heavy-handed, gauche, tactless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, impolitic; More
Term
mitigate
 Definition
make less serious or painful
"he wanted to mitigate misery in the world"
synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, relieve, tone down
"the worst symptoms have been mitigated"
Term
munificient
 Definition
of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
"a munificent gesture"
synonyms: generous, bountiful, openhanded, magnanimous, philanthropic, princely, handsome, lavish, liberal, charitable, big-hearted, beneficent;
Term
myriad
 Definition
a countless or extremely great number.
"networks connecting a myriad of computers"
synonyms: a multitude, a large/great number, a large/great quantity, scores, quantities, a mass, a host, droves, a horde; More
Term
obscure
 Definition
1.
not discovered or known about; uncertain.
"his origins and parentage are obscure"
synonyms: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden
"the truth is that many aspects of a war's outcome remain obscure for years"
verb
Term
o·paque
 Definition
not able to be seen through; not transparent.
"the windows were opaque with steam"
synonyms: nontransparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, smeary, misty, hazy; More
Term
opacity
 Definition
n
the condition of lacking transparency or translucence; opaqueness.
"thinner paints need black added to increase opacity"
Term
parsimony
 Definition
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
"a great tradition of public design has been shattered by government parsimony"
synonyms: cheapness, miserliness, meanness, parsimoniousness, niggardliness, close-fistedness, closeness, penny-pinching; More
Term
paucity
 Definition
the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
"a paucity of information"
synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, dearth, shortage, poverty, insufficiency, deficiency, lack, want
Term
penury
 Definition
extreme poverty; destitution.
"he died in a state of virtual penury"
Term
peripheral
 Definition
pe·riph·er·al
pəˈrif(ə)rəl/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of something.
"the peripheral areas of Europe"
synonyms: outlying, outer, on the edge/outskirts, surrounding
"the city's peripheral subdivisions"
Term
placate
 Definition
make (someone) less angry or hostile.
"they attempted to placate the students with promises"
synonyms: pacify, calm, appease, mollify, soothe, win over, conciliate, propitiate, make peace with, humor
"John did his best to placate her"
Term
precise
 Definition
marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
"precise directions"
synonyms: exact, accurate, correct, specific, detailed, explicit, unambiguous, definite
"precise measurements"
Term
pre·med·i·tate
 Definition
think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.
"premeditated murder"
synonyms: planned, intentional, deliberate, preplanned, calculated, cold-blooded, conscious, prearranged
Term
prevalent
 Definition
widespread in a particular area at a particular time.
"the social ills prevalent in society today"
synonyms: widespread, prevailing, frequent, usual, common, current, popular, general, universal; More
Term
proclivity
 Definition
a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
"a proclivity for hard work"
synonyms: inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition, proneness, propensity, bent, bias, penchant, predisposition; More
Term
prodigal
 Definition
spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
Term
prodigious
 Definition
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
Term
profuse
 Definition
especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.
"I offered my profuse apologies"
Term
profusion
 Definition
an abundance or large quantity of something.
"a rich profusion of wildflowers"
Term
pulverize
 Definition
reduce to fine particles.
"the brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment"
Term
rant
 Definition
speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way.
"she was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all"
Term
re·cal·ci·trant
 Definition
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
"a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds"
synonyms: uncooperative, intractable, obstreperous, truculent, insubordinate, defiant, rebellious, willful, wayward, headstrong, self-willed, contrary, perverse, difficult; More
Term
recant
 Definition
say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
"heretics were burned if they would not recant"
synonyms: renounce, disavow, deny, repudiate, renege o
Term
replete
 Definition
filled or well-supplied with something.
"sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death"
synonyms: filled, full, well stocked, well supplied, crammed, packed, jammed, teeming, overflowing, bursting; More
Term
re·scind
 Definition
revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
"the government eventually rescinded the directive"
synonyms: revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, overturn, overrule, annul, nullify, void, invalidate, quash, abolish; More
Term
ruffle
 Definition
disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.
"he ruffled her hair affectionately"
synonyms: disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, disorder, mess up, tangle; informalmuss up
"he ruffled her hair"
Term
sACCHARINE
 Definition
OVERLY SENTIMENTAL OR RELATING TO SUGAR
Term
SALUBRIOUS
 Definition
health-giving; healthy.
"salubrious weather"
synonyms: healthy, health-giving, healthful, beneficial, wholesome; archaicsalutary
"I found the climate salubrious"
Term
SOMBER
 Definition
dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
"the night skies were somber and starless"
synonyms: dark, drab, dull, dingy;
Term
SPURN
 Definition
reject with disdain or contempt.
He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned"
Term
SQUANDER
 Definition
waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

"entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars"
Term
STYMIE
 Definition
a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.
verb (used with object)
Term
sump·tu·ous
 Definition
SPlendid and expensive-looking.
"the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal"
synonyms: lavish, luxurious, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, lavishly appointed, palatial, riCH
Term
sur·rep·ti·tious
 Definition
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
"they carried on a surreptitious affair"
Term
tan·ta·mount
 Definition
equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
Term
te·na·cious
 Definition
TEnding to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.
Term
TENACITY
 Definition
the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.
"the sheer tenacity of the limpet"
synonyms: persistence, determination, perseverance, doggedness, strength of
Term
transience
 Definition
the state or fact of lasting only for a short time; transitory nature.
"the transience of life and happiness"
Term
tur·bu·lence
 Definition
violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.
"the plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence"
conflict; confusion.
"a time of political turbulence"
Term
ven·ture·some
 Definition
willing to take risks or embark on difficult or unusual courses of action.
Term
vi·a·ble
 Definition
capable of working successfully; feasible.
Term
vil·i·fi·ca·tion
 Definition
abusively disparaging speech or writing.
"the vilification of minority groupings"
Term
VIRULENCE
 Definition
DEGREE OF PATHOGENICITY
Term
whet
 Definition
sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).
"she took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes"
synonyms: sharpen, hone, strop, grind, file
"he whetted his knife on a stone"
Term
ZANY
 Definition
amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
"zany humor"
synonyms: eccentric, peculiar, odd, unconventional, strange, bizarre, weird;
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