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abet
encourage
abjure
to giv up something. renounce. withdraw. recant
abstemoius
frugal. somber. self restrained
accede
to agree with. yeild sucumb.
acquiesce
to giv into. to agree with. to accede
acrid
strong smelling. biting harsh.
adamant
hard. stubborn
affable
friendly. easy going amiable.
agile
nimble. quick, (hint) agility training
alleviate
to lessen. to make easier
alooof
stand away from
ambiguous
not clear. obscure. (hint) ambi= both sides
ameliorate
ancient. obsolete. arcgaic hint (ante=before)
antithesis
the opposite hint (anti=against)
apex
the top highest point. pinnacle
apocryphal
fake. counterfeit
ardor
passion. strong desire
assuage
to ease. to appese. calm.
astute
acute. shrewd. sly
autocrat
ruler. dictator hint (crat= has to do with power)
avuncular
characteristic of an uncle. advisor
bellicose
war-like hint belli=war
benefactor
donor of something good hint bene=good
benighted
unaware. backwards.
benign
not harmful hint bene=good
blatant
obvious. done on purpose hint blantant disrespect
blithe
happy. carefree
boon
gift. advantage
breach
a gap or break
cacophony
din. noise
candid
frank. honest hint candid camera
capitulate
surrender
chaff
banter. joke.
circumlocution
beating around the bush. hints circum= around luqu=talk
cogent
convincing. persuassive
colloquial
casual. common. familiar
concur
agree with
console
soothe. comfort
copious
abundant. ample
corporeal
actual. physical. fleshy
counterfeit
fake
credulous
believable hint cred= believe
defer
postpone. put off
dexterous
skilled with hands
dilemma
an obstacle
diminutive
small
discreet
sensible. careful.
discrete
detached. distinct. seperate
divulge
to tell
dormant
resting. stunted in growth or action
dross
commonplace. dregs. scum
edible
able to b eaten
egress
an exit. doorway. passage out
elegy
poem. monolougue
engender
breed
enmity
hatred anger
equivocate
to lie by using ambigious language
evoke
summon call
extinct
gone. dead
facile
easy
fallacy
false idea
feign
pretend. hint feign an injury
frugal
not wasteful with $
fulsome
copious offensive. sickening
garrulous
loquacious
gregarious
loud. friendly. outgoing
guile
deciet
hamper
hinfer. get in the way of
haughty
arrogaunt
heinous
terrible. so cruel
hew
carve. chop
immmaculte
spotless
impair
afflict. blemish
impede
block
inane
daft. dumb
incite
agitate
incredulous
not believable hint cred= believe in=not
indelible
permanent
indolent
lazy
innocuous
harmless
intrepid
bold, audacious
ire
anger
jocular
cheerful. hunourous
jubliant
happy. joyful
laudable
deserving
lax
loose. not strict
lexicon
dictionary
lithe
agile. flexible
lucid
clear
malcontent
disgruntled. grounchy hint mal=bad
meander
amble. ramble. drift
mendicant
beggar. pauper
mettle
courage. bravery
mimic
copy. mock
mollify
calm. appease
morose
melancholy
mundane
ordinary
noisome
having an offesive odor
obdurate
firm. stubborn
oblique
askew. angled
obstreperous
loud. defiant
odious
evil
opulent
luxurious
ostracize
banish cut off from others
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