provincial Unsophisticated or narrow- minded; lacking refinement obsolete No longer produced or used; out of date validate to make legally or formally truthful, just or well- founded; to officially approve elucidate To make something clear; to explain disconcerting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