Abandon

• To leave behind; give up.

Abbreviate

• To shorten; make briefer.

Abhor

• To hate intensely; detest.

Absurd

• Ridiculously unreasonable; nonsensical.

Accommodate

• To provide lodging or room for; fit in with desires or needs.

Accomplice

• A person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing.

Accrue

• To accumulate over time.

Acquiesce

• To accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Adept

• Highly skilled; proficient.

Adorn

• To decorate or add beauty to.

Adroit

• Skillful and clever in using the hands or mind.

Adversary

• An opponent or enemy.

Affable

• Friendly, pleasant, and easy to talk to.

Affluent

• Wealthy; having a great deal of money or riches.

Agile

• Able to move quickly and easily.

Alleviate

• To make suffering, deficiency, or pain less severe.

Aloof

• Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved.

Ambiguous

• Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.

Ambivalent

• Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Amiable

• Friendly, pleasant, and likable.

Amplify

• To make it larger or more powerful.

Analogy

• A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification,

Anecdote

• A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Anguish

• Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

Animosity

• Strong hostility is a feeling of ill will or resentment.

Antagonize

• To cause someone to become hostile.

Anticipate

• To expect or predict.

Apathy

• Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Apprehensive

• Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Arbitrary

• Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Ardor

• Enthusiasm or passion.

Articulate

• Expressing oneself clearly and effectively.

Aspire

• To direct one’s hopes or ambitions toward achieving something.

Assimilate

• To take in and understand fully.

Astute

• Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

Audacity

• Boldness or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety or conventional thought.

Authentic

• Real or genuine; not copied or false.

Avid

• Having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.

Banish

• To send someone away, especially from a country or place as an official punishment.

Baroque

• Highly ornate and extravagant in style.

Belie

• To fail to give a true impression of something.

Benevolent

• Well-meaning and kindly.

Belligerent

• Hostile and aggressive.

Benign

• Gentle; kindly.

Bequeath

• To pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else.

Brevity

• Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Bucolic

• Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

Cajole

• To persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Callous

• Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Candor

• The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.

Captivate

• To attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.

Caustic

• Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

Cerebral

• Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

Charisma

• Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.

Chastise

• To rebuke or reprimand severely.

Chronic

• Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

Clandestine

• Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

Coerce

• To persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

Cogent

• Clear, logical, and convincing.

Colloquial

• Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation.

Collaborate

• To work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something.

Compatible

• Able to exist or occur together without conflict.

Complacent

• Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

Comprehensive

• Including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

Concede

• To admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.

Concise

• Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.

Concur

• To agree; be of the same opinion.

Condone

• To accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.

Connoisseur

• An expert judge in matters of taste.

Conscientious

• Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.

Conspicuous

• Easily seen or noticed; attracting attention.

Contemplate

• To think deeply or carefully about.

Contradict

• To assert the opposite of a statement made by someone.

Controversial

• Giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement.

Conundrum

• A confusing and difficult problem or question.

Conventional

• Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.

Copious

• Abundant in supply or quantity.

Cordial

• Warm and friendly.

Corroborate

• To confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

Corrupt

• Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Craving

• A powerful desire for something.

Credible

• Able to be believed; convincing.

Cryptic

• Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

Culminate

• To reach a climax or point of highest development.

Cynical

• Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

Debilitate

• To make (someone) weak and infirm.

Debunk

• To expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).

Decipher

• To convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.

Deference

• Humble submission and respect.

Defiant

• Showing defiance; bold disobedience.

Delectable

• Delightful; highly enjoyable.

Deliberate

• Done consciously and intentionally.

Delusion

• A belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument.

Demure

• Reserved, modest, and shy.

Denounce

• To publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Desolate

• Deserted and lonely.

Despondent

• In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Detrimental

• Tending to cause harm.

Deviate

• To depart from an established course.

Devious

• Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.

Devout

• Having deep religious feeling or commitment.

Dexterous

• Skillful in the use of hands or body; agile.

Diatribe

• A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Dilemma

• A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

Diligent

• Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.

Diminish

• To make or become less.

Dire

• Extremely serious or urgent.

Discern

• To perceive or recognize something.

Discreet

• Careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.

Disgruntled

• Angry or dissatisfied.

Dismay

• A sudden loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.

Disparage

• To regard or represent as being of little worth.

Disparate

• Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

Dissent

• To hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed.

Divergent

• Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

Divulge

• To make known (private or sensitive information).

Docile

• Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.

Dogmatic

• Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Dormant

• Temporarily inactive.

Dubious

• Hesitating or doubting.

Dwindle

• To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Eccentric

• Unconventional and slightly strange.

Eclectic

• Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Eloquent

• Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

Elusive

• Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

Embezzle

• To steal or misappropriate (money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).

Empathy

• The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Encroach

• To intrude on a person’s territory or rights.

Endorse

• To declare one’s public approval or support of.

Enigma

• A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Enrapture

• To give intense pleasure or joy to.

Enthrall

• To capture the fascinated attention of.

Entice

• To attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.

Envisage

• To contemplate or conceive of as a possibility.

Epitome

• A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

Eradicate

• To destroy completely; put an end to.

Erratic

• Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Esoteric

• Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

Espouse

• To adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

Ethereal

• Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.

Exacerbate

• To make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Exemplary

• Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.

Exorbitant

• Unreasonably high.

Exploit

• To make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

Exquisite

• Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.

Extol

• To praise enthusiastically.

Facetious

• Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.

Fanatic

• A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.

Fastidious

• Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

Feasible

• Possible to do easily or conveniently.

Feign

• To pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

Feral

• In a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication.

Fervent

• Having or displaying a passionate intensity.

Flagrant

• Conspicuously offensive.

Flippant

• Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Formidable

• Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Fortuitous

• Happening by chance rather than intention.

Frugal

• Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

Furtive

• Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble.

Futile

• Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Gargantuan

• Enormous.

Garrulous

• Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Genial

• Friendly and cheerful.

Gluttony

• Habitual greed or excess in eating.

Gratuitou

•  Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.

Gregarious

• Fond of company; sociable.

Grimace

• An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

Guile

• Sly or cunning intelligence.

Hackneyed

• Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

Harbinger

• A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

Haughty

• Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Hedonist

• A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker.

Heinous

• Utterly odious or wicked.

Heresy

• Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.

Hiatus

• A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

Hierarchy

• A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

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• Homage Special honor or respect shown publicly.
• Hybrid The offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties.
• Hypocrisy The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.
• Hypothetical Based on or serving as a hypothesis.
• Iconoclast A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
• Idiosyncrasy A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
• Ignominious Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
• Illicit Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
• Immaculate Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
• Imminent About to happen.
• Immutable Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
• Impartial Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
• Impede To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them; hinder.
• Impending About to happen; imminent.
• Imperative Of vital importance; crucial.
• Impervious Unable to be affected by.
• Implausible Not seeming reasonable or probable; not believable.
• Implicit Implied though not plainly expressed.
• Implore To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
• Inadvertent Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.
• Incessant (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.
• Incite To encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior).
• Incoherent Expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear.
• Incongruous Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.
• Incumbent Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.

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• Indifferent Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
• Indignant Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
• Indiscriminate Done at random or without careful judgment.
• Indulgent Having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone.
• Ineffable Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
• Inept Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
• Inert Lacking the ability or strength to move.
• Inevitable Certain to happen; unavoidable.
• Infamous Well known for some bad quality or deed.
• Infiltrate To enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) sneakily and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information.
• Ingenuity The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
• Inherent Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
• Innate Inborn; natural.
• Innocuous Not harmful or offensive.
• Insatiable Impossible to satisfy.
• Insidious Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
• Insightful Having or showing an accurate and deep understanding; perceptive.
• Insolent Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
• Integrity The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.
• Intrepid Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or literary effect).

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• Intricate Very complicated or detailed.
• Intuition The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.
• Invigorate To give strength and energy to.
• Invincible Too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
• Invoke To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
• Irreverent Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.
• Jargon Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
• Juxtapose To place or deal with close together for contrasting effect.
• Kindle To light or set on fire; arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling).
• Kinetic Relating to or resulting from motion.
• Labyrinth A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
• Lament To mourn (a person’s loss or death).
• Languid Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
• Larceny Theft of personal property.
• Latent Existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed.
• Lavish Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
• Lethargic Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.
• Levity Humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
• Linger To stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave.
• Lithe (especially of a person’s body) thin, supple, and graceful.
• Loathe To feel intense dislike or disgust for.
• Lucid Expressed clearly; easy to understand.
• Ludicrous So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous.

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• Lurid Very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
• Luscious (of food or wine) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste.
• Lustrous Having luster; shining.
• Malleable Capable of being shaped or bent; easily influenced.
• Manifest Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
• Meager Lacking in quantity or quality.
• Meander (of a river or road) follow a winding course.
• Melancholy A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
• Menagerie A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition.
• Mercenary Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
• Meticulous Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
• Mimic To imitate (someone or their actions or words), typically in order to entertain or ridicule.
• Mirage An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions.
• Misconstrue To interpret (something, especially a person’s words or actions) wrongly.
• Mitigate To make less severe, serious, or painful.
• Modicum A small quantity of something desirable or valuable.
• Momentous Of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future.
• Mundane Lacking interest or excitement; dull.
• Myriad A countless or extremely great number.
• Narcissist A person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.
• Nefarious (Wicked) or criminal; infamous.
• Negligent Failing to take proper care in doing something.
• Nostalgia A sentimental longing or affection for the past.
• Notorious Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
• Novice A person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
• Nuance A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
• Nullify To make legally null and void; invalidate.
• Oblivious Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.
• Obscure Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

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• Obstinate Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
• Ominous Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
• Opportune Well-chosen or particularly favorable or appropriate.
• Optimal Best or most favorable.
• Ornate Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns.
• Ostentatious Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
• Ostracize To exclude (someone) from a society or group.
• Overwhelm To bury or drown beneath a huge mass.
• Pacify To bring peace to (a country or warring factions), especially by the use or threat of military force.
• Palatable (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.
• Paradox A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
• Paranoia A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance.
• Pariah A person who is despised or rejected; an outcast.
• Parody An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
• Pensive Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
• Perilous Full of danger or risk.
• Perpetuate To make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.
• Pervasive Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
• Pessimism A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
• Petrify To make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think.
• Pinnacle The most successful point; the culmination.
• Plausible (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
• Placid Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.
• Plight A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
• Poignant Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
• Polarize To divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.

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• Pompous Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.
• Pragmatic Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
• Precarious Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
• Precise Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
• Predisposed Inclined or susceptible to a particular condition, action, or state of mind.
• Predominant Present as the strongest or main element.
• Prejudice Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
• Pristine In its original condition; unspoiled.
• Procrastinate To delay or postpone action; put off doing something.
• Profound (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
• Prohibit To formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority.
• Prolific Producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.
• Proponent A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or course of action.
• Prosperity The state of being prosperous; wealth or success.
• Prudent Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
• Pungent Having a sharply strong taste or smell.
• Purge To rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release.
• Puzzlement A feeling of being confused because something is difficult to understand.
• Quandary A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
• Quell To put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
• Quirky Characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits.
• Quota A limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular.
• Radiant Sending out light; shining or glowing brightly.
• Ramification A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
• Rancor Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.

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• Rationalize To attempt to explain or justify (one’s own or another’s behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate.
• Rebuttal A refutation or contradiction.
• Reciprocal Given, felt, or done in return.
• Recollection The action or faculty of remembering something.
• Rectify To put (something) right; correct.

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• Redundant Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
• Refute To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
• Regal Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
• Reiterate To say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.
• Relentless Oppressively constant; incessant.
• Reminisce To indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.
• Renegade A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
• Replenish To fill (something) up again.
• Resilient (Of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
• Resolute Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.
• Retrospect A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
• Reverence Deep respect for someone or something.
• Rigorous Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.
• Rummage To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
• Salient Most noticeable or important.
• Sanctity The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.
• Savor To enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) completely, especially by dwelling on it.
• Scrupulous (Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
• Segregate To set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide.
• Serene Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
• Shrewd Having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
• Simulate To imitate the appearance or character of.
• Skeptic A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.

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• Solace Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
• Somber Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
• Spontaneous Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.
• Squander To waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
• Stagnant Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
• Stealthy Behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
• Stimulus A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.

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• Strive To make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.
• Sublime Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
• Succinct (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
• Superfluous Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
• Suppress To forcibly put an end to.
• Surmise To suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
• Surpass To exceed; be greater than.
• Surreptitious Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
• Susceptible Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
• Synchronize To cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.
• Taciturn (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
• Tangible Perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real.
• Tedious Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
• Tenacious Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.
• Terse Sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
• Thrive To grow or develop well or vigorously.
• Tirade A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
• Torment Severe physical or mental suffering.
• Trepidation A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
• Trivial Of little value or importance.
• Turbulent Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm.
• Tyrant A cruel and oppressive ruler.
• Ubiquitous Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
• Ultimate Being the best or most extreme example of its kind.
• Unanimous (of two or more people) fully in agreement.
• Uncanny Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
• Unconventional Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

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• Undulate To move with a smooth wavelike motion.
• Unprecedented Never done or known before.
• Unrequited (of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded.
• Unveil To remove a veil or covering from, in particular.
• Upbraid To find fault with (someone); scold.
• Urbane (of a person, especially a man) suave, courteous, and refined in manner.
• Utilitarian Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
• Vacuous Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
• Venerate To regard with great respect; revere.
• Verbose Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
• Vibrant Full of energy and enthusiasm.
• Vicarious Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
• Vindicate To clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
• Virulent (especially of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
• Vitality The state of being strong and active; energy.
• Vocation A person’s employment or main occupation, especially regarded as particularly worthy and requiring great dedication.
• Vulnerable Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.
• Wane To decrease in vigor, power, or extent; become weaker.
• Whimsical Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
• Wistful Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.

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• Wrath Extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect).
• Wretched (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
• Zealous Having or showing zeal; enthusiastic.
• Zenith The highest point reached by a celestial or other object.
• Zest Great enthusiasm and energy.
• Abyss A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
• Admonish To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
• Aesthetic Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
• Altruistic Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
• Animosity Strong hostility.
• Audacious Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
• Auspicious Conducive to success; favorable.
• Capitulate To cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
• Caustic Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.
• Cogent (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
• Colloquial (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
• Complacent Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
• Concur To be of the same opinion; agree.
• Condone To accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
• Connoisseur An expert judge in matters of taste.

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• Conscientious Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
• Contemplate To look thoughtfully for a long time at.
• Copious Abundant in supply or quantity.
• Cryptic Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
• Debilitate To make (someone) weak and infirm.
• Debunk To expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).
• Decipher To convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.
• Deference Humble submission and respect.
• Denounce To publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
• Desolate (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
• Discreet Careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.
• Disgruntled Angry or dissatisfied.
• Dismay To cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress.
• Disparage To regard or represent as being of little worth.
• Dissent The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
• Eclectic Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
• Eloquent Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
• Embezzle To steal or misappropriate (money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).
• Empathy The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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• Encroach To intrude on (a person’s territory, rights, personal life, etc.).
• Endorse To declare one’s public approval or support of.
• Enigma A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
• Enrapture To give intense pleasure or joy to.
• Enthrall To capture the fascinated attention of.
• Entice To attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
• Envisage To contemplate or conceive of as a possibility in the future.
• Epitome A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
• Eradicate To destroy completely; put an end to.
• Erratic Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
• Esoteric Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
• Espouse To adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
• Ethereal Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
• Exacerbate To make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
• Exemplary Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
• Exorbitant (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.

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• Exploit To make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
• Exquisite Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
• Extol To praise enthusiastically.
• Facetious Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
• Fanatic A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
• Fastidious Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
• Feasible Possible to do easily or conveniently.
• Feign To pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
• Feral In a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication.
• Fervent Having or displaying a passionate intensity.
• Flagrant (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously offensive.
• Flippant Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
• Formidable Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
• Fortuitous Happening by accident or chance rather than design.

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Frugal

• Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

Furtive

• Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble.

Futile

• Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Gargantuan

• Enormous.

Garrulous

• Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Genial

• Friendly and cheerful.

Gluttony

• Habitual greed or excess in eating.

Gratuitous

• Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.

Gregarious

• (of a person) fond of company; sociable.

Grimace

• An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

Guile

• Sly or cunning intelligence.

Hackneye

•  (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

Harbinger

• A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

Haughty

• Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Hedonist

• A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life.

Heinous

• (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.

Heresy

• Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.

Hiatus

• A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

Hierarchy

• A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Homage

• Special honor or respect shown publicly.

Hybrid

• The offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties.

Hypocrisy

• The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.

Hypothetical

• (of a situation or proposition) imagined or suggested as possible.

Iconoclast

• A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.

Idiosyncrasy

• A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

Ignominious

• Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Illicit

• Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Immaculate

• Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

Imminent

• About to happen.

Immutable

• Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

Impartial

• Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.