meager Deficient in quality or quantity didactic intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction austere Strict or severe in manner, appearance, or behavior; simple or unadorned garner Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval) untenable Not capable of being supported or maintained Rebuff to reject or refuse crass lacking sensitivity or refinement; vulgar; insensitive Instigate to provoke or urge into action insurgent A person who rises in opposition to authority expunge to erase or remove completely sanction a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule OR give official permission or approval for something verbose characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy validate to make legally or formally truthful, just or well- founded; to officially approve obscure Not clear; ambiguous, vague or uncertain/to conceal (physically or by confusing) Adverse preventing successful development; harmful; unfavorable unkempt Having an untidy or messy appearance aberration the act of departing or deviating from the normal, or usual course; a deviation from the typical way of something provincial Unsophisticated or narrow- minded; lacking refinement anonymity the condition of having one's identity unknown Exonerate to remove from blame or responsibility deflate To reduce air or gas from something (balloon, tire, etc..); to depress or reduce (a person’s ego, hopes, spirits, etc..) Stoic serious, unaffected by emotion cryptic mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous elucidate To make something clear; to explain rescind To revoke or cancel; take back (usually a law, order, or agreement) pariah A person who has been outcast by society or a group resilient Able to recover, able to bounce back concise Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words obsolete No longer produced or used; out of date fortuitous happening by accident or chance; lucky; fortunate manifest Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate prodigious Extraordinary in amount, extent, degree, etc; marvelous; monstrous expedite To make an action or process speed up or happen more quickly quixotic Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical integral necessary to the completeness of the whole; important, extremely vital or necessary capitulate To surrender; to accept defeat longevity a long life, existence, or service substantiate To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; confirm relic An object from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest Accolade an award or honor; a mark of acknowledgement or praise meander To wander aimlessly; to take an indirect course or path inherent Existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, talent, etc. Duplicity the contradictory doubleness of thought; word of act; deceptiveness supercilious Behaving or looking as though one thinks he/she is superior to others; belittling or condescending expedient convenient; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances/a resource or means to an end result incite encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior) furtive taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secretive, sly or shifty animosity A feeling of hatred/hostility among people altruistic showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish threadbare Worn out from overuse; becoming thin and tattered with age; shabby proximity nearness in space, time or relationship tenacious Persistent; determined; strong- willed dismantle To take apart equanimity mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation ingratiate To bring (oneself) into the favor others skeptical having or inclined to doubt or question about a particular subject; suspicious or doubtful jargon A vocabulary or type of language spoken among a particular group of people that is usually hard to understand by outsiders converge To meet at a point, time or place; to tend to a common result or conclusion stringent Rigorously binding, strict or severe Vilify to speak ill of or slander disconcerting disturbing to one's composure or self- possession; upsetting, discomforting, or confusing egregious Outstandingly and obviously bad; extraordinary in a bad way ruthless Having or showing no pity or compassion for others; coldhearted officious Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unwanted and unrequested help, advice or service incisive Intelligently analytical or clear thinking demeanor an individual's outward behavior iconoclast A person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions. Incentive a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something coherent logical, clear, consistent condone to approve, allow, or sanction (something), especially with reluctance peerless Without equal; unrivalled mundane lacking interest or excitement; dull credulous Gullible; willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper evidence admonish to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to scold, but in a mild and good-willed manner formidable Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable meticulous Precise; paying close attention to detail colloquial pertaining to casual or conversational language or slang; not formal dissipate to disappear or cause to disappear; to drive away ambivalent having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something heathen an unreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person; a savage/irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized prudent Showing good morals and values vitriolic Filled with bitter criticism or malice illicit Not permitted for moral or ethical reasons; unlawful imperturbable Unable to be annoyed or disturbed rectify to put right; to correct spurious not being what it purports to be; false or fake ungainly Awkward; clumsy profane serving to debase or defile what is holy OR to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect disposition A person’s overall outlook or mood Terse brief and to the point; blunt meager Deficient in quality or quantity didactic intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction austere Strict or severe in manner, appearance, or behavior; simple or unadorned garner Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval) untenable Not capable of being supported or maintained Rebuff to reject or refuse crass lacking sensitivity or refinement; vulgar; insensitive Instigate to provoke or urge into action insurgent A person who rises in opposition to authority expunge to erase or remove completely sanction a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule OR give official permission or approval for something verbose characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy validate to make legally or formally truthful, just or well- founded; to officially approve obscure Not clear; ambiguous, vague or uncertain/to conceal (physically or by confusing) Adverse preventing successful development; harmful; unfavorable unkempt Having an untidy or messy appearance aberration the act of departing or deviating from the normal, or usual course; a deviation from the typical way of something provincial Unsophisticated or narrow- minded; lacking refinement anonymity the condition of having one's identity unknown Exonerate to remove from blame or responsibility deflate To reduce air or gas from something (balloon, tire, etc..); to depress or reduce (a person’s ego, hopes, spirits, etc..) Stoic serious, unaffected by emotion cryptic mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous elucidate To make something clear; to explain rescind To revoke or cancel; take back (usually a law, order, or agreement) pariah A person who has been outcast by society or a group resilient Able to recover, able to bounce back concise Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words obsolete No longer produced or used; out of date fortuitous happening by accident or chance; lucky; fortunate manifest Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate prodigious Extraordinary in amount, extent, degree, etc; marvelous; monstrous expedite To make an action or process speed up or happen more quickly quixotic Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical integral necessary to the completeness of the whole; important, extremely vital or necessary capitulate To surrender; to accept defeat longevity a long life, existence, or service substantiate To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; confirm relic An object from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest Accolade an award or honor; a mark of acknowledgement or praise meander To wander aimlessly; to take an indirect course or path inherent Existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, talent, etc. Duplicity the contradictory doubleness of thought; word of act; deceptiveness supercilious Behaving or looking as though one thinks he/she is superior to others; belittling or condescending expedient convenient; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances/a resource or means to an end result incite encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior) furtive taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secretive, sly or shifty animosity A feeling of hatred/hostility among people altruistic showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish threadbare Worn out from overuse; becoming thin and tattered with age; shabby proximity nearness in space, time or relationship tenacious Persistent; determined; strong- willed dismantle To take apart equanimity mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation ingratiate To bring (oneself) into the favor others skeptical having or inclined to doubt or question about a particular subject; suspicious or doubtful jargon A vocabulary or type of language spoken among a particular group of people that is usually hard to understand by outsiders converge To meet at a point, time or place; to tend to a common result or conclusion stringent Rigorously binding, strict or severe Vilify to speak ill of or slander disconcerting disturbing to one's composure or self- possession; upsetting, discomforting, or confusing egregious Outstandingly and obviously bad; extraordinary in a bad way ruthless Having or showing no pity or compassion for others; coldhearted officious Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unwanted and unrequested help, advice or service incisive Intelligently analytical or clear thinking demeanor an individual's outward behavior iconoclast A person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions. Incentive a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something coherent logical, clear, consistent condone to approve, allow, or sanction (something), especially with reluctance peerless Without equal; unrivalled mundane lacking interest or excitement; dull credulous Gullible; willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper evidence admonish to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to scold, but in a mild and good-willed manner formidable Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable meticulous Precise; paying close attention to detail colloquial pertaining to casual or conversational language or slang; not formal dissipate to disappear or cause to disappear; to drive away ambivalent having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something heathen an unreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person; a savage/irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized prudent Showing good morals and values vitriolic Filled with bitter criticism or malice illicit Not permitted for moral or ethical reasons; unlawful imperturbable Unable to be annoyed or disturbed rectify to put right; to correct spurious not being what it purports to be; false or fake ungainly Awkward; clumsy profane serving to debase or defile what is holy OR to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect disposition A person’s overall outlook or mood Terse brief and to the point; blunt
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Deficient in quality or quantity
intended to teach, particularly in having moral
instruction
Strict or severe in manner, appearance,
or behavior; simple or unadorned
Gather or collect (something,
especially information or approval)
Not capable of being supported or maintained
to reject or refuse
lacking sensitivity or refinement; vulgar;
insensitive
to provoke or urge into action
A person who rises in opposition to authority
to erase or remove completely
a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or
rule OR give official permission or approval for something
characterized by the use of many or
too many words; wordy
to make legally or formally truthful,
just or well-founded; to officially
approve
Not clear; ambiguous, vague or uncertain/to conceal
(physically or by confusing)
preventing successful development; harmful; unfavorable
Having an untidy or messy
appearance
the act of departing or deviating
from the normal, or usual
course; a deviation from the
typical way of something
Unsophisticated or narrow-minded;
lacking refinement
the condition of having one's identity
unknown
to remove from blame or responsibility
To reduce air or gas from something (balloon, tire, etc..); to
depress or reduce (a person’s ego, hopes, spirits, etc..)
serious, unaffected by emotion
mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous
To make something clear; to explain
To revoke or cancel; take back
(usually a law, order, or agreement)
A person who has been outcast by society
or a group
Able to recover, able to bounce back
Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few
words
No longer produced or used; out of date
happening by accident or chance; lucky;
fortunate
Display or show
(a quality or feeling) by one's
acts or appearance; demonstrate
Extraordinary in amount, extent, degree, etc; marvelous;
monstrous
To make an action or process speed up or happen more
quickly
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
necessary to the completeness of the whole;
important, extremely vital or
necessary
To surrender; to accept defeat
a long life, existence, or service
To provide evidence to support or
prove the truth of; confirm
An object from an earlier time, especially
one of historical or sentimental interest
an award or honor; a mark of acknowledgement or praise
To wander aimlessly; to take an indirect course or path
Existing in someone or something as a
permanent and inseparable element, quality, talent, etc.
the contradictory doubleness of thought; word of act; deceptiveness
Behaving or looking as though one thinks
he/she is superior to others; belittling or condescending
convenient; fit or suitable for the purpose;
proper under the circumstances/a resource or
means to an end result
encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior)
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously
or by stealth; secretive, sly or shifty
A feeling of hatred/hostility among people
showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others;
unselfish
Worn out from overuse; becoming
thin and tattered with age; shabby
nearness in space, time or relationship
Persistent; determined; strong-willed
To take apart
mental calmness, composure, and evenness
of temper, especially in a difficult situation
To bring (oneself) into the
favor others
having or inclined to doubt or
question about a particular subject;
suspicious or doubtful
A vocabulary or type of language
spoken among a particular group of
people that is usually hard to understand by outsiders
To meet at a point, time or place; to tend to a
common result or conclusion
Rigorously binding, strict or severe
to speak ill of or slander
disturbing to one's
composure or self-possession;
upsetting, discomforting,
or confusing
Outstandingly and obviously bad;
extraordinary in a bad way
Having or showing no pity or compassion for
others; coldhearted
Objectionably aggressive in offering
one’s unwanted and unrequested
help, advice or service
Intelligently analytical or clear thinking
an individual's outward behavior
A person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions.
a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something
logical, clear, consistent
to approve, allow, or sanction (something), especially
with reluctance
Without equal; unrivalled
lacking interest or excitement; dull
Gullible; willing to believe or trust too readily, especially
without proper evidence
to caution, advise, or
counsel against something;
to scold, but in a mild and
good-willed manner
Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large,
powerful, intense, or capable
Precise; paying close
attention to detail
pertaining to casual or conversational language or slang; not formal
to disappear or cause to disappear; to drive
away
having mixed or contradictory
feelings about someone or something
an unreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person; a
savage/irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized
Showing good morals and values
Filled with bitter criticism or malice
Not permitted for moral or ethical reasons; unlawful
Unable to be annoyed
or disturbed
to put right; to correct
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
Awkward; clumsy
serving to debase or defile what is holy OR to
treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect
A person’s overall outlook or mood
brief and to the point; blunt
