 | Term | Definition |
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Aver |
tr. to state or assert to be true |
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assert |
tr. -to state surely; to affirm |
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acquire |
tr. -to gain as one's own; to obtain |
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augment |
tr. -to make bigger, better, or more numerous |
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abhor |
tr. -to regard with horror or loathing; to detest |
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adore |
tr. -to regard with utmost esteem, love, and respect |
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cajole |
tr. -to persuade through flattery |
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coerce |
tr. -to force |
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chastise |
tr. -to criticize or discipline severely |
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compel |
tr. -to force or drive to a course of action |
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contend |
intr. -to struggle in opposition of or against |
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convey |
tr. -to communicate; to make known |
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discern |
tr. -to see what is not easily apparent; to distinguish mentally |
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deign |
intr. -to stoop in order to do a favor |
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deride |
tr. -to laugh at in scorn or contempt; to belittle through mockery |
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demean |
tr. -to put down; to belittle |
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dupe |
tr. -to deceive or trick |
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deplore |
tr. -to disapprove of strongly |
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debauch |
tr. -to corrupt morally; to seduce |
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dwindle |
intr. -to gradually become less; to diminish or become less. |
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debase |
tr. -to lower in esteem, quality, or rank |
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engender |
tr. -to bring into existence |
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exult |
intr. -to rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant |
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exalt |
tr. -to raise in rank, honor power; to praise |
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exhilarate |
tr. -to enliven; to invigorate |
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ensue |
intr. -to follow as a consequence or result |
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efface |
tr. -to make insignificant; to remove |
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emulate |
tr. -to imitate out of admiration |
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engulf |
tr. -to surround or swallow completely |
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extol |
tr. -to praise highly; to exalt |
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enthrall |
tr. -to captivate with charm; to hold spellbound |
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endow |
tr. -to equip or supply with a talent or quality |
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equivocate |
intr. -to speak unclearly on purpose |
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feign |
tr. -to fake; to pretend |
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instigate |
tr. -to cause to happen (negative) |
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incur |
tr. -to cause to happen; to bring about |
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impel |
tr. -to be forced from within; a moral urging |
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inflict |
tr. -to impose as something that must be borne or suffered |
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imbue |
tr. -to inspire or influence thoroughly |
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impede |
tr. - to retard or obstruct the process of |
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lament |
tr. -to regret deeply and continuously often publicly |
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lope |
intr. -to move with a long swinging stride |
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lurk |
intr. -to lie or wait in concealment |
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loathe |
tr. -to feel disgust or intense aversion for |
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pine |
tr. -to grieve or mourn for |
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prevail |
intr. -to be greater in strength or influence; to win |
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perpetrate |
tr. -to carry out; commit |
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pertain |
intr. -to be relevant to |
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recompense |
tr. -to repay or give compensation for |
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remonstrate |
intr. -to say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof |
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renege |
intr. -to go back on a big promise |
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revere |
tr. -to regard with deep respect |
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ravish |
tr. -to overwhelm with emotion; to rape |
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repose |
intr. -to lie or be at rest |
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recur |
intr. -To return in thought or discourse |
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supplicate |
tr. -to ask for humbly or earnestly |
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succumb |
intr. -to give way to a superior force |
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satiate |
tr. -to satisfy to the full |
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to trifle |
intr. -to treat something lightly; not take seriously |
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vacillate |
intr. -to waver in mind or opinion |
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relentless |
adj. -Unyielding in severity or strictness |
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odburate |
adj.-unmoved by persuation or tender feelings |
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boorish |
adj. -unmannered; crude; insensitive |
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malicious |
adj. -deliberately harmful; spiteful |
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baleful |
adj. -harmful or evil; sinister |
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belligerent |
adj. -of warlike character; aggressively hostile |
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gleeful |
adj. -full of jubilant delight; joyful |
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virtuous |
adj. -conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent |
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peerless |
adj. -having no equal; unrivaled |
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eminent |
adj.- high in station or rank; prominent |
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infallible |
adj. -incapable of error |
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seditious |
adj. -arousing to action or rebellion |
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remorseful |
adj. -feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses |
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sacriligious |
adj. -Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred; to defy or abuse an orthodox religion |
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irrevocable |
adj. -Impossible to retract or revoke |
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jovial |
adj. -full of joy and happiness; merry |
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mirthful |
adj. -full of gladness and gaiety |
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exuberant |
adj. -full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy |
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hubris |
n. -godlike pride |
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mayhem |
n. -random or deliberate violence or damage |
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mettle |
n. -courage and fortitude |
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gumption |
n. -common sense |
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nihilism |
n. - an extreme form of skepticism that denies all existense. |
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existentialism |
n. -isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable |
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ploy |
n. -a maneuver designed to gain an advantage in a situation |
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surfeit |
n. -an excessive amount |
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anguish |
n. -agonizing physical or mental pain |
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tenet |
n. -any opinion, principle, or doctrine by members of a group or movement. |
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fortitude |
n.-mental and emotional strength |
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apathy |
n. -absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement |
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pariah |
n. -an outcast |
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interloper |
n. - one who thrusts them self into the affairs of others |
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the sublime |
n. -the realm of things that are sublime |
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solitude |
n. -The state or quality of being alone or remote from others |
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trifle |
n. -an article or thing of very little value |
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wretch |
n. -a miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person |
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anthropomorphism |
n. -attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to animals |
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appease |
tr. -to bring to a state of peace or calm; to attempt to pacify by granting concessions |
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grapple |
tr. -to seize firmly, as with the hands |
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ingratiate |
tr. -to bring into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort |
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placate |
tr. -to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures |
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sylvan |
adj. -relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions |
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despondent |
adj. -feeling or showing profound hopelessness, discouragement, or gloom |
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amiable |
adj. -having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities |
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poignant |
adj. -sharply painful |
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celestial |
adj. -pertaining to the sky or heavens |
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benevolent |
adj. -characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings |
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sublime |
adj. -lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner |
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indignant |
adj. -feeling strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting |
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solitary |
adj. -alone; without companions; unattended |
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laborious |
adj. -requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance |
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arduous |
adj. -requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult |
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