abate verb slake|slack|decrease|lessen|minify|let up|slack off|die away|diminish|fall abeyance noun suspension|inaction|inactivity|inactiveness abjure verb recant|forswear|retract|resile|renounce|repudiate abrogate verb abolish|get rid of abstruse adj deep|recondite|esoteric acarpous adj unfruitful accretion noun accumulation|increase|increment|growth|addition|gain|inheritance|heritage agog adj excited alloy verb metal|mixture|admixture|impurity|impureness|debase|devalue|blend|flux|mix|conflate|commingle|immix|fuse|coalesce|meld|combine|merge amortize verb amortise|liquidate|pay off aplomb noun assuredness|cool|poise|sang-froid|composure|calm|calmness|equanimity apostasy noun renunciation|defection|rejection|tergiversation|abandonment|forsaking|desertion apostate noun unfaithful|deserter|renegade|turncoat|recreant|ratter|quitter apposite adj appropriate|apt|pertinent|apropos approbation noun approval|commendation arabesque noun ballet position|decoration|ornament|ornamentation argot noun cant|jargon|slang|lingo|patois|vernacular|non-standard speech ascetic noun ascetical|religionist|religious person|austere|spartan|abstemious|abstainer asperity noun grimness|hardship|rigor|rigour|severity|rigorousness|difficulty|difficultness|sharpness|ill nature assiduous adj sedulous|diligent astringent noun acerb|acerbic|sharp|sour|astringent |styptic|hemostatic|astringent drug|medicine|medication|medicament|medicinal drug augury noun sign|foretoken|preindication|experience aver verb allege|say|assert|asseverate|maintain|affirm|verify|avow|swan|swear|declare baleful adj baneful|maleficent|forbidding|menacing|minacious|minatory|ominous|sinister|threatening|ugly|alarming beatific adj joyful|angelic|angelical|saintlike|saintly|sainted|good beatify verb exhilarate|inebriate|thrill|exalt|elate|lift up|uplift|pick up|intoxicate|declare|adjudge|hold bedizen verb decorate|adorn|grace|ornament|embellish|beautify|dizen|dress up|fig out|fig up|deck up|gussy up|fancy up|trick up|deck out|trick out|prink|attire|get up|rig out|tog up|tog out|overdress bellicose adj battleful|combative|contentious|aggressive benign adj benign|benign |benignant|harmless|nonmalignant|kindly|genial|kind benison noun benediction|blessing bequest noun legacy|gift|inheritance|heritage blandishment noun cajolery|palaver|flattery|wheedling|enticement|temptation blithe adj unconcerned|blithesome|lighthearted|lightsome|cheerful burnish verb polish|gloss|glossiness|radiance|radiancy|shine|effulgence|refulgence|refulgency|smoothness|buff|furbish|flush|smooth|smoothen cajole verb wheedle|palaver|blarney|coax|sweet-talk|inveigle|persuade calumny noun defamation|obloquy|traducement|hatchet job|disparagement|depreciation|derogation|aspersion|slander|denigration|attack capricious adj freakish|unpredictable|impulsive|whimsical|arbitrary castigate verb chastise|objurgate|chasten|correct|call on the carpet|rebuke|rag|trounce|reproof|lecture|reprimand|jaw|dress down|call down|scold|chide|berate|bawl out|remonstrate|chew out|chew up|have words|lambaste|lambast|punish|penalize|penalise censure verb animadversion|disapprobation|condemnation|excommunication|exclusion|rejection|reprimand|criminate|knock|criticize|criticise|pick apart chaff verb husk|shuck|stalk|straw|stubble|plant material|foil|kid|jolly|josh|banter|tease|razz|rag|cod|tantalize|tantalise|bait|taunt|twit|rally|ride chary adj cagey|cagy|cautious chicanery noun trickery|chicane|guile|wile|shenanigan|deception|deceit|dissembling|dissimulation churlish adj ungracious|ill-natured cloture verb closure|gag rule|gag law|order|rules of order|parliamentary law|parliamentary procedure|end|terminate coda noun finale|conclusion|end|close|closing|ending coeval noun coetaneous|contemporaneous|synchronous |synchronal|synchronic|contemporary|peer|equal|match|compeer cogent adj potent|powerful|influential|telling|weighty|forceful collusion noun agreement|arrangement|connivance commodious adj commodious |convenient|roomy|spacious complaisance noun compliance|compliancy|obligingness|deference|agreeableness|agreeability compunction noun remorse|self-reproach|sorrow|regret|rue|ruefulness concord verb Concord|capital of New Hampshire|state capital|harmony|concordance|order|agreement|grammatical relation|town|Lexington|Lexington and Concord|pitched battle|harmonize|harmonise|consort|accord|fit in|agree|match|fit|correspond|check|jibe|gibe|tally|arrange|fix up|set up|hold|concur contemn verb despise|scorn|disdain|hate|detest continent noun continent|celibate|chaste|landmass|Continent|Europe contumacious adj insubordinate convoke verb convene|summon cornucopia noun profusion|profuseness|richness|abundance|copiousness|teemingness corporeal adj corporeal |material|bodily|bodied|corporal|corporate|embodied|incarnate|reincarnate|somatic|physical craven noun recreant|cowardly |fearful|poltroon|coward credulous adj credulous |credible|overcredulous|unquestioning|believable|naive|naif|trustful|trusting|naive cursory adj casual|passing|perfunctory|careless dapper adj dashing|jaunty|natty|raffish|rakish|smart|spiffy|snappy|spruce|fashionable |stylish dastard noun dastardly|cowardly |fearful|coward dearth noun famine|shortage|lack|deficiency|want|paucity|scarcity|scarceness decry verb condemn|reprobate|objurgate|excoriate|denounce delineate verb delineated |represented|depicted|pictured|portrayed|diagrammatic|diagrammatical|drawn|painted|described|define|show|specify|delimit|delimitate|be|limn|outline|draw|trace|line|describe|mark|depict demagogue noun demagog|rabble-rouser|orator|speechmaker|rhetorician|public speaker|speechifier denouement noun result|resultant|final result|outcome|termination|solution|answer|resolution|solvent desiccant noun drying agent|drier|sicative|chemical agent desultory adj purposeless diaphanous adj filmy|gauzy|gossamer|see-through|sheer|transparent|vaporous|cobwebby|thin diffidence noun self-doubt|self-distrust|timidity|timidness|timorousness|personality dilatory adj laggard|unpunctual|poky|pokey|slow|fabian|cautious discomfit verb upset|discompose|untune|disconcert|arouse|elicit|enkindle|kindle|evoke|fire|raise|provoke discountenance verb shame|disapprove disingenuous adj disingenuous |artful|distorted|misrepresented|perverted|twisted|insincere dissemble verb feign|sham|pretend|affect|misrepresent|belie|cloak|mask|disguise|act dissolute adj debauched|degenerate|degraded|dissipated|libertine|profligate|riotous|fast|immoral divestiture noun court order|sale doggerel noun doggerel verse|jingle|verse|rhyme droll adj humorous |humourous dulcet adj pleasant|honeyed|mellifluous|mellisonant|sweet|melodious |melodic|musical ebullience noun exuberance|enthusiasm|liveliness|life|spirit|sprightliness ecumenical adj ecumenic|oecumenic|oecumenical|nonsectarian |unsectarian|cosmopolitan|general|universal|worldwide|comprehensive edacious adj esurient|rapacious|ravening|ravenous|voracious|wolfish|gluttonous effete adj decadent|indulgent effrontery noun presumption|presumptuousness|assumption|audacity|audaciousness effulgent adj beaming|beamy|radiant|refulgent|bright egress verb emersion|reappearance|emergence|issue|beginning|egression|deed|feat|effort|exploit|emerge|come out|come forth|go forth elegiac adj poem|verse form|sorrowful emaciate verb waste|macerate|enfeeble|debilitate|drain|change state|turn encomium noun eulogy|panegyric|paean|pean|praise|congratulations|kudos endemic noun endemic |endemical|enzootic|endemic|autochthonal|autochthonic|autochthonous|indigenous|native|endemic disease|disease|plant|flora|plant life enervate verb weaken|faze|unnerve|unsettle|upset|discompose|untune|disconcert|discomfit enthral verb enchant|enrapture|transport|enthrall|ravish|delight|please epistle noun letter|missive epithet noun name|defamation|calumny|obloquy|traducement|hatchet job|word picture|word-painting|delineation|depiction|picture|characterization|characterisation equable adj temperate|even-tempered|good-tempered|placid|good-natured equanimity noun composure|calm|calmness|disposition|temperament equipoise noun balance|equilibrium|counterbalance|structure|construction equivocal adj equivocal |ambiguous|ambivalent|double|forked|evasive|indeterminate|questionable|inconclusive equivocate verb beat around the bush|tergiversate|prevaricate|palter|misinform|mislead erudite adj learned|scholarly euphonious adj euphonious |euphonous|golden|silvern|silvery|soft evince verb express|show|convey|impart excoriate verb condemn|reprobate|decry|objurgate|denounce|chafe|abrade|corrade|abrase|rub down|rub off excoriation noun abrasion|scratch|scrape|wound|lesion|denunciation|denouncement exculpate verb acquit|assoil|clear|discharge|exonerate|pronounce|label|judge exigent adj clamant|crying|insistent|instant|imperative|exacting|demanding exorbitant adj extortionate|outrageous|steep|unconscionable|usurious|immoderate expiation noun atonement|satisfaction|damages|amends|indemnity|indemnification|restitution|redress|propitiation|redemption|salvation extant adj extant |living|surviving|existent|existing extirpate verb uproot|eradicate|exterminate|destroy|destruct|deracinate|root out|move|displace|remove|take|take away|withdraw fatuous adj asinine|inane|mindless|vacuous|foolish feckless adj irresponsible|inept|incompetent fecund adj fertile|prolific|productive felicity noun felicitousness|appropriateness|happiness|emotional state|spirit fervid adj ardent|burning|fervent|fiery|impassioned|perfervid|torrid|passionate|hot fetter verb hobble|shackle|bond|hamper|trammel|trammels|restrain|confine|hold finical adj finicky|fussy|particular|fastidious flax noun plant fiber|plant fibre|herb|herbaceous plant florid adj aureate|flamboyant|showy|fancy foible noun idiosyncrasy|mannerism|peculiarity|specialness|specialty|speciality|distinctiveness|part|portion foppish adj dandified|dandyish|elegant forbearance noun patience|longanimity|good nature|delay|holdup forswear verb abjure|recant|retract|resile|renounce|repudiate frenetic adj frantic|phrenetic|frenzied|agitated froward adj headstrong|self-willed|willful|wilful|disobedient fulmination noun diatribe|denunciation|denouncement|explosion|burst gaucherie noun rusticity|awkwardness|clumsiness|gracelessness|stiffness|faux pas|gaffe|solecism|slip|blunder|blooper|bloomer|bungle|foul-up|fuckup|flub|botch|boner|boo-boo germane adj related|relevant glib adj superficial|pat|slick|plausible|glib-tongued|smooth-tongued|persuasive glut verb oversupply|surfeit|overabundance|overmuch|overmuchness|superabundance|gorge|ingurgitate|overindulge|englut|stuff|engorge|overgorge|overeat|gormandize|gormandise|gourmandize|binge|pig out|satiate|scarf out|eat|flood|supply|provide|render|furnish goad verb prod|device|goading|prodding|urging|spur|spurring|encouragement|encourage|incite|egg on|prick|stab|jab|needle|harass|hassle|harry|chivy|chivvy|chevy|chevvy|beset|plague|molest|provoke gossamer noun ethereal|delicate|diaphanous|filmy|gauzy|see-through|sheer|transparent|vaporous|cobwebby|thin|gauze|netting|veiling|cobweb|fibril|filament|strand grandiloquent adj magniloquent|tall|rhetorical|overblown|pompous|pontifical|portentous|pretentious gregarious adj gregarious |caespitose|cespitose|tufted|clustered|herding|swarming|social halcyon noun peaceful|golden|prosperous|happy|Alcyone|Halcyon|mythical being|genus Halcyon|bird genus harangue verb rant|ranting|declamation|address|speak harrow verb cultivator|tiller|disk|plow|plough|turn haughty adj disdainful|lordly|prideful|sniffy|supercilious|swaggering|proud hermetic adj tight hew verb hew out|carve|strike hirsute adj hairy |comate|comose|comal|downy|pubescent|puberulent|sericeous|floccose|furred|furry|fuzzed|fuzzy|hispid|lanate|woolly|long-haired|pappose|pilous|pilose|pilary|shock-headed|short-haired|tomentose|tomentous|wire-haired|wooly|canescent|hoary|furlike histrionic adj melodramatic|theatrical homiletics noun theology|divinity|art|artistry|prowess hoodwink verb juggle|beguile|cheat|rip off|chisel|bamboozle|snow|pull the wool over someone's eyes|lead by the nose|play false|deceive|betray|lead astray hubris noun arrogance|haughtiness|hauteur|highhandedness|lordliness iconoclast noun image breaker|destroyer|ruiner|undoer|waster|uprooter idolatry noun devotion|veneration|cultism|worship|idol worship idyll noun episode|pastorale|pastoral|musical composition|opus|composition|piece|piece of music|eclogue|bucolic ignoble adj ignoble |base|mean|meanspirited|contemptible|despicable|currish|dishonorable|dishonourable|cowardly|fearful|ungentle|untitled|lowborn ignominious adj black|disgraceful|inglorious|opprobrious|shameful|dishonorable |dishonourable imbroglio noun embroilment|situation|misinterpretation|misunderstanding|mistaking impecunious adj hard up|in straitened circumstances|penniless|penurious|pinched|poor imperious adj masterful|domineering impiety noun impiousness|unrighteousness importune verb insist|beg|implore|pray impromptu adv ad-lib|extemporaneous|extemporary|extempore|offhand|offhanded|off-the-cuff|unrehearsed|unprepared|address|speech|passage|musical passage|ad lib|ad libitum|spontaneously impute verb ascribe|assign|attribute|judge inchoate adj incipient|early inculcate verb instill|infuse|drill incursion noun entrance|entering|entry|ingress|incoming|penetration|attack|onslaught|onset|onrush|mistake|error|fault indefatigability noun indefatigableness|tirelessness|determination|purpose indigence noun need|penury|beggary|pauperism|pauperization|poverty|poorness|impoverishment ineluctable adj inescapable|unavoidable|inevitable ingenuous adj ingenuous |artless|candid|open|heart-to-heart|undistorted|naive|naif|sincere|innocent|naive inimical adj unfriendly|hostile inscrutable adj cryptic|cryptical|deep|mysterious|mystifying|inexplicable |incomprehensible insipid adj bland|flat|flavorless|flavourless|savorless|savourless|vapid|tasteless|innocuous |harmless|jejune|uninteresting|unappetizing |unappetising interdict verb censure|animadversion|interdiction|court order|prohibition|ban|proscription|destroy|destruct|forbid|prohibit|proscribe|veto|disallow|command|require|compel intransigence noun intransigency|stubbornness|bullheadedness|obstinacy|obstinance|pigheadedness|self-will intransigent adj adamant|adamantine|inexorable|inflexible inundate verb deluge|flood|swamp|fill|fill up|make full|submerge inured adj enured|hardened|tough |toughened involute adj rolled|coiled irascible adj choleric|hotheaded|hot-tempered|quick-tempered|short|short-tempered|ill-natured|angry irrevocable adj irrevocable |irrevokable|irreversible|sealed itinerate verb travel|move around jibe verb shot|shaft|slam|dig|barb|gibe|remark|comment|match|fit|correspond|check|tally|agree|equal|be|gybe|jib|change course|sail labyrinthine adj sense organ|sensory receptor|receptor|labyrinthian|mazy|complex|Byzantine|convoluted|intricate|involved|knotty|tangled|tortuous lachrymose adj dolorous|dolourous|tearful|weeping|sorrowful lascivious adj lewd|libidinous|lustful|sexy lassitude noun lethargy|sluggishness|torpor|torpidity|languor|listlessness|apathy|inanition|weakness latent adj potential |possible|inactive laudatory adj praiseful|praising|complimentary levee noun dam|dike|dyke|barrier liberality noun liberalness|tolerance|generosity|generousness libertine noun debauched|degenerate|degraded|dissipated|dissolute|profligate|riotous|fast|immoral|debauchee|rounder|bad person lien noun security interest|spleen|lymphatic tissue|lymphoid tissue limn verb delineate|outline|draw|portray|depict|represent|interpret lionize verb lionise|celebrate|respect|honor|honour|abide by|observe loll verb droop|dangle|swing|drop|bum|bum around|bum about|arse around|arse about|fuck off|loaf|frig around|waste one's time|lounge around|loll around|lounge about|idle|laze|slug|stagnate loquacious adj chatty|gabby|garrulous|talkative|talky|voluble lucubrate verb elaborate|expatiate|exposit|enlarge|flesh out|expand|expound|dilate|clarify|clear up|elucidate luculent adj limpid|lucid|pellucid|crystal clear|perspicuous|clear macerate verb separate|soften|waste|emaciate|enfeeble|debilitate|drain machination noun intrigue|plot|secret plan|game maladroit adj maladroit |bumbling|bungling|butterfingered|ham-fisted|ham-handed|handless|heavy-handed|left-handed|inept|tactless|uncoordinated|unmechanical|nonmechanical|awkward malapropism noun malaprop|misstatement malleable adj ductile|tractable |manipulable|pliable|pliant|tensile|tractile|elastic matriculation noun matric|admission|admittance maudlin adj bathetic|drippy|hokey|mawkish|mushy|schmaltzy|schmalzy|sentimental|slushy|emotional mellifluous adj dulcet|honeyed|mellisonant|sweet|melodious |melodic|musical mendacious adj lying|untruthful|false mendacity noun untruthfulness mendicant noun beseeching|friar|religious|beggar|pauper|poor man middling adv average|fair|mediocre|ordinary|commodity|trade goods|goods|reasonably|moderately|within reason|somewhat|fairly|passably misogynist noun woman hater|misanthrope|misanthropist morose adj dark|dour|glowering|glum|moody|saturnine|sour|sullen|ill-natured multifarious adj many-sided|multifaceted|varied munificent adj lavish|overgenerous|prodigal|too-generous|unsparing|unstinted|unstinting|generous nadir noun low-water mark|adversity|hardship|hard knocks|celestial point neophyte noun plant|flora|plant life|newcomer|fledgling|fledgeling|starter|freshman|newbie|entrant|novice|beginner|tyro|tiro|initiate|catechumen|student|pupil|educatee nexus noun link|linkage|series noisome adj nauseating|nauseous|loathsome|offensive|sickening|vile|unwholesome|fetid|foetid|foul|foul-smelling|funky|smelly|putrid|stinking|malodorous |malodourous nosegay noun bouquet|corsage|posy|flower arrangement nugatory adj worthless obdurate adj cussed|obstinate|unrepentant|unregenerate |unregenerated|flinty|stony|hardhearted |heartless obloquy noun opprobrium|shame|disgrace|ignominy|defamation|calumny|traducement|hatchet job|disparagement|depreciation|derogation obstreperous adj defiant |noncompliant|aggressive obtrusive adj obtrusive |noticeable|protrusive obtuse adj obtuse|simple |unsubdivided|purblind|undiscerning|dense|dim|dull|dumb|slow|stupid obviate verb rid of|eliminate|debar|deflect|avert|head off|stave off|fend off|avoid|ward off|prevent|forestall|foreclose|preclude|forbid occluded adj obstructed|sorbed|combined odious adj abominable|detestable|execrable|hateful offal noun variety meat|organs officious adj interfering|meddlesome|meddling|busy|busybodied|intrusive ominous adj baleful|forbidding|menacing|minacious|minatory|sinister|threatening|ugly|alarming|ill|inauspicious|unpropitious onerous adj burdensome|taxing|heavy opprobrious adj abusive|insulting|scornful|scurrilous|offensive|black|disgraceful|ignominious|inglorious|shameful|dishonorable |dishonourable ossify verb change state|turn|rigidify|petrify|stiffen|change|alter|modify ostentation noun fanfare|display|ostentatiousness|pomposity|pompousness|pretentiousness|splashiness|inflation|inelegance|pretension ostracism noun banishment|Coventry|exclusion|ejection|expulsion|riddance overweening adj excessive|extravagant|exuberant|unrestrained|uppity|immodest paean noun encomium|eulogy|panegyric|pean|praise|congratulations|kudos|hymn|anthem palate noun roof of the mouth|surface palatial adj residence|impressive palliate verb extenuate|mitigate|apologize|apologise|excuse|justify|rationalize|rationalise|relieve|alleviate|assuage|better|improve|amend|ameliorate|meliorate palpability noun tangibility|tangibleness|materiality|physicalness|corporeality palpitate verb shake|agitate|quiver|quake|tremble|flutter|beat|pound|thump panegyric noun encomiastic|eulogistic|panegyrical|complimentary|encomium|eulogy|paean|pean|praise|congratulations|kudos pariah noun outcast|castaway|Ishmael|unfortunate|unfortunate person parsimonious adj penurious|stingy |ungenerous patina noun coating|coat paucity noun dearth|scarcity|scarceness peccadillo noun indiscretion|misbehavior|misbehaviour|misdeed pedantic adj academic|donnish|scholarly pellucid adj crystalline|crystal clear|limpid|lucid|transparent|clear|luculent|perspicuous penitent noun penitent |contrite|remorseful|rueful|ruthful|sorry|penitential|ashamed|religionist|religious person penurious adj hard up|impecunious|in straitened circumstances|penniless|pinched|poor|parsimonious|stingy |ungenerous penury noun indigence|need|beggary|pauperism|pauperization|poverty|poorness|impoverishment peregrination noun travel|traveling|travelling peremptory adj autocratic|bossy|dominating|high-and-mighty|magisterial|domineering|imperative|decisive perfidious adj punic|treacherous|unfaithful perfidy noun perfidiousness|treachery|disloyalty|betrayal|treason|dishonesty|knavery perfunctory adj casual|cursory|passing|careless|pro forma|formal peripatetic noun wayfaring|unsettled|pedestrian|walker|footer|Aristotelian|Aristotelean|Peripatetic|disciple|adherent periphrastic adj circumlocutious|circumlocutory|ambagious|indirect perish verb die|decease|go|exit|pass away|expire|pass|change state|turn pernicious adj baneful|deadly|pestilent|noxious |harmful|insidious|subtle perspicacity noun shrewdness|astuteness|perspicaciousness|intelligence|judgment|judgement|sound judgment|sound judgement|trait petrous adj stonelike|hard petulant adj cranky|fractious|irritable|nettlesome|peevish|peckish|pettish|testy|tetchy|techy|ill-natured philistine noun Philistine|inhabitant|dweller|denizen|indweller|geographical area|geographic area|geographical region|geographic region|anti-intellectual|nonintellectual|lowbrow|plebeian|pleb phlegmatic adj phlegmatical|unemotional picaresque adj dishonest |dishonorable pied adj motley|calico|multicolor|multicolour|multicolored|multicoloured|painted|particolored|particoloured|piebald|varicolored|varicoloured|colored |coloured|colorful pious adj pious |devotional|godly|reverent|worshipful|holier-than-thou|pietistic|pietistical|pharisaic|pharisaical|sanctimonious|self-righteous|prayerful|religious|sacred|unworldly|virtuous|devout|god-fearing piquant adj savory|savoury|spicy|zesty|tasteful|salty|stimulating|engaging|attractive pith noun plant tissue|kernel|substance|core|center|essence|gist|heart|heart and soul|inwardness|marrow|meat|nub|sum|nitty-gritty|content|cognitive content|mental object plaintive adj mournful|sorrowful platitude noun cliche|banality|commonplace|bromide|remark|comment|truism pliant adj plastic|impressionable |impressible|elastic|flexible|pliable|adaptable|bendable|flexible |flexile|ductile|malleable|tensile|tractile plumb adv vertical |perpendicular|plumb bob|plummet|bob|quantify|measure|burden|burthen|weight|weight down|explore|adjust|set|correct|clean|plum poignant adj affecting|touching|moving|painful ponderous adj heavy|lumbering|heavy-footed|uninteresting portent noun omen|presage|prognostic|prognostication|prodigy|augury|sign|foretoken|preindication preclude verb prevent|forestall|foreclose|forbid|rule out|close out|obviate|rid of|eliminate predilection noun preference|orientation|predisposition|penchant|taste|liking predominate verb overriding|paramount|predominant|preponderant|preponderating|dominant|dominate|rule|reign|prevail|loom|tower|hulk|rise|lift|rear preen verb plume|arrange|set up|clean|make clean|congratulate|gloat|triumph|crow|primp|dress|dress up|fig out|fig up|deck up|gussy up|fancy up|trick up|deck out|trick out|prink|attire|get up|rig out|tog up|tog out|overdress preponderance noun power|powerfulness|prevalence|number|figure|heaviness|weightiness preternatural adj extraordinary|nonnatural|otherworldly|transcendental|supernatural prevaricate verb beat around the bush|equivocate|tergiversate|palter|misinform|mislead prim verb dainty|mincing|niminy-piminy|twee|refined|priggish|prissy|prudish|puritanical|square-toed|straitlaced|strait-laced|straightlaced|straight-laced|tight-laced|victorian|proper|change|compress|constrict|squeeze|compact|contract|press|prim up|prim out|dress|clothe|enclothe|garb|raiment|tog|garment|habilitate|fit out|apparel proclivity noun propensity|leaning|inclination|disposition|tendency profligacy noun extravagance|prodigality|improvidence|shortsightedness|dissipation|dissolution|licentiousness|intemperance|intemperateness|self-indulgence profundity noun reconditeness|abstruseness|abstrusity|profoundness|wisdom|depth|astuteness|sapience|deepness profuse adj exuberant|lush|luxuriant|riotous|abundant prolix adj prolix |diffuse|long-winded|tedious|verbose|windy|wordy|verbal|pleonastic|redundant|tautologic|tautological|voluble propitious adj propitious |auspicious|encouraging|favorable|favourable|lucky|prosperous|gracious prosaic adj matter-of-fact|unrhetorical|pedestrian|prosy|earthbound|uninteresting|commonplace|humdrum|unglamorous|unglamourous|unexciting proscribe verb forbid|prohibit|interdict|veto|disallow|command|require|compel provident adj provident |careful|thrifty|farseeing|farsighted|foresighted|foresightful|long|longsighted|forehanded|forethoughtful|presbyopic|prudent provisional adj probationary|provisionary|tentative|conditional prune verb dried fruit|snip|clip|crop|trim|lop|dress|cut back|thin out|cut|rationalize|rationalise|eliminate|get rid of|do away with pucker verb ruck|fold|crease|plication|flexure|crimp|bend|rumple|cockle|crumple|knit|wrinkle|ruckle|crinkle|scrunch|scrunch up|crisp|gather|tuck|sew|run up|sew together|stitch|ruck up pugnacious adj hard-bitten|hard-boiled|tough|rough|aggressive puissance noun power|powerfulness punctilious adj meticulous|precise pungency noun bite|wit|humor|humour|witticism|wittiness|sharpness|spiciness|spice|spicery pusillanimous adj poor-spirited|unmanly|cowardly |fearful putrefaction noun rot|decay|decomposition|rotting quaff verb draft|draught|potation|tipple|gulp|swig|drink|imbibe qualm noun scruple|misgiving|anxiety|queasiness|squeamishness|nausea|sickness quell verb squelch|quench|suppress|stamp down|inhibit|subdue|conquer|curb|stay|appease|meet|satisfy|fill|fulfill|fulfil quiescence noun dormancy|quiescency|inaction|inactivity|inactiveness|sleeping|rest|ease|repose|relaxation quiescent adj inactive|quiet|dormant quixotic adj romantic|wild-eyed|impractical quotidian adj everyday|mundane|routine|unremarkable|workaday|ordinary rabble noun mob|rout|crowd|riffraff|ragtag|ragtag and bobtail|folk|common people raconteur noun anecdotist|narrator|storyteller|teller rancorous adj resentful rapacious adj predatory|raptorial|ravening|vulturine|vulturous|aggressive|voracious|acquisitive|edacious|esurient|ravenous|wolfish|gluttonous rebuff verb slight|discourtesy|offense|offence|offensive activity|snub|repulse|rejection|repel|reject|spurn|freeze off|scorn|pooh-pooh|disdain|turn down|fight off|drive back|fight|oppose|fight back|fight down|defend recalcitrant adj refractory|intractable|defiant |noncompliant recidivism noun backsliding|lapse|lapsing|relapse|relapsing|reversion|reverting reciprocity noun reciprocality|relation|interchange|reciprocation|give-and-take recompense verb payment|compensation|correction|rectification|compensate|repair|indemnify|pay|remunerate recondite adj abstruse|deep|esoteric redoubtable adj formidable|unnerving|alarming|glorious|illustrious|respected|proud refractory noun uncooperative|stubborn|intractable|recalcitrant|fractious|disobedient|furnace lining|lining refulgent adj beaming|beamy|effulgent|radiant|bright regale verb treat|provide|supply|ply|cater remonstrate verb object|point out|inform|call on the carpet|rebuke|rag|trounce|reproof|lecture|reprimand|jaw|dress down|call down|scold|chide|berate|bawl out|chew out|chew up|have words|lambaste|lambast|knock|criticize|criticise|pick apart repast noun meal|nutriment|nourishment|nutrition|sustenance|aliment|alimentation|victuals reprobate verb depraved|immoral|perverse|perverted|corrupt|miscreant|wrongdoer|offender|reject|sentence|condemn|doom|decry|objurgate|excoriate|denounce repudiate verb renounce|reject|refuse|decline|deny requite verb repay|give rescind verb revoke|annul|lift|countermand|reverse|repeal|overturn|vacate|cancel|strike down reticent adj untalkative|taciturn|reserved|restrained|unemotional|undemonstrative|self-effacing|unassertive sagacious adj perspicacious|sapient|wise|politic salubrious adj healthy|good for you|wholesome sanctimony noun sanctimoniousness|hypocrisy sanguine adj optimistic|rubicund|ruddy|healthy satiate verb satiate |satiated|gorged|sated|surfeited|satiable|satisfiable|jaded|sate|replete|fill|consume|ingest|take in|take|have|gorge|ingurgitate|overindulge|glut|englut|stuff|engorge|overgorge|overeat|gormandize|gormandise|gourmandize|binge|pig out|scarf out|eat saturnine adj sarcastic|dark|dour|glowering|glum|moody|morose|sour|sullen|ill-natured scorn verb contempt|disdain|despite|dislike|disrespect|discourtesy|contemn|despise|hate|detest|reject|spurn|freeze off|pooh-pooh|turn down|refuse|decline scurvy noun abject|low|low-down|miserable|scummy|contemptible|scorbutus|avitaminosis|hypovitaminosis sedulous adj assiduous|diligent sententious adj pretentious|pithy|concise sere adj dried-up|sear|shriveled|shrivelled|withered|dry serration noun condition|status|row|notch shunt verb passage|passageway|electrical shunt|bypass|conductor|implant|transfer|shift|deviate simper verb smirk|smile skiff noun small boat slake verb quench|allay|assuage|meet|satisfy|fill|fulfill|fulfil|abate|slack|decrease|lessen|minify|hydrate smolder verb smoulder|burn|combust|feel|experience somatic adj bodily|corporal|corporeal|physical soporific noun soporiferous|somniferous|somnific|hypnogogic|hypnagogic|depressant|narcotic|uninteresting|hypnotic|drug|hypnagogue sordid adj seamy|seedy|sleazy|squalid|disreputable|dirty|corrupt|flyblown|dirty |soiled|unclean|acquisitive specious adj spurious|invalid|false|gilded|meretricious|insincere spurious adj specious|invalid|bastard|bastardly|misbegot|misbegotten|illegitimate|inauthentic|unauthentic|counterfeit |imitative stanch verb stem|staunch|halt|check stentorian adj booming|full stipple verb engrave|paint|speckle|mottle|dapple|cloud stolid adj impassive|unemotional stormy adj stormy |angry|furious|raging|tempestuous|wild|billowy|billowing|surging|blustering|blusterous|blustery|gusty|boisterous|fierce|rough|blowy|breezy|windy|choppy|dirty|squally|thundery|inclement|unpeaceful strident adj blatant|clamant|clamorous|vociferous|noisy|raucous|cacophonous |cacophonic strut verb prance|swagger|gait|brace|bracing|ruffle|sashay|cock|walk suborn verb corrupt|pervert|subvert|demoralize|demoralise|debauch|debase|profane|vitiate|deprave|misdirect|procure|secure|induce|stimulate|cause|have|get|make subsume verb include|colligate succor verb relief|succour|ministration|aid|assist|assistance|help sumptuous adj deluxe|gilded|luxurious|opulent|princely|rich superfluous adj otiose|pointless|wasted|worthless|excess|extra|redundant|spare|supererogatory|supernumerary|surplus|unnecessary |unneeded supersede verb supplant|replace|supervene upon|succeed|come after|follow supine adj resupine|unerect|resistless|unresisting|passive |inactive suppliant noun supplicant|supplicatory|beseeching|petitioner|applicant|applier supplicate verb beg|implore|pray|petition|request|bespeak|call for|quest sycophant noun toady|crawler|lackey|flatterer|adulator taciturn adj taciturn |reticent|untalkative|buttoned-up|concise|uncommunicative|incommunicative tangential adj digressive|irrelevant|straight line tassel noun adornment taut adj tight|tense|drawn tautology noun truth|true statement|repetitiveness|repetitiousness tawdry adj brassy|cheap|flash|flashy|garish|gaudy|gimcrack|loud|meretricious|tacky|tatty|trashy|tasteless|cheapjack|shoddy|inferior teetotal verb dry|sober|abstain|refrain|desist temerity noun audacity|audaciousness|boldness|daring|hardihood tepid adj lukewarm|warm timorous adj fearful|trepid|timid torpid adj inert|sluggish|inactive|dormant|hibernating|asleep tout verb ticket tout|scalper|touter|advertiser|advertizer|adman|tipster|adviser|advisor|consultant|pronounce|label|judge|boast|swash|shoot a line|brag|gas|blow|bluster|vaunt|gasconade|overstate|exaggerate|overdraw|hyperbolize|hyerbolise|magnify|amplify transgress verb offend|infract|violate|go against|breach|break|disrespect|spread|overspread|sin|trespass|overstep|pass|go through|go across transitory adj ephemeral|passing|short-lived|transient|fugacious|impermanent |temporary trenchant adj searching|intelligent|hard-hitting|effective |effectual|efficacious|clear-cut|distinct|clear trite adj banal|commonplace|hackneyed|old-hat|shopworn|stock|threadbare|timeworn|tired|well-worn|unoriginal truculent adj aggressive|hostile turbid adj cloudy|muddy|mirky|murky|opaque turgid adj bombastic|declamatory|large|orotund|tumid|rhetorical|bloated|distended|puffed|puffy|swollen|tumescent|unhealthy tyro noun novice|beginner|tiro|initiate|unskilled person ubiquitous adj omnipresent|present umbrage noun offense|offence|anger|choler|ire undulate verb smooth|ripple|ruffle|riffle|cockle|flow|flux|roll|flap|wave|move|change upbraid verb reproach|accuse|impeach|incriminate|criminate urbane adj polished|refined|svelte|sophisticated|gracious|cosmopolitan vacillation noun hesitation|wavering|indecision|indecisiveness|irresolution|swing|swinging|motion|movement|move vagary noun change|alteration|modification veer verb swerve|sheer|curve|trend|slue|slew|cut|turn|switch|change over|shift venal adj corruptible|bribable|dishonest|purchasable|corrupt veneration noun fear|reverence|awe|emotion|idolatry|devotion|cultism|worship veracity noun truthfulness verdant adj abundant verisimilitude noun semblance|gloss|color|colour veritable adj regular|typical|authentic|bona fide|unquestionable|genuine |echt vestige noun trace|tincture|shadow|indication|indicant vilify verb revile|vituperate|rail|abuse|clapperclaw|blackguard|shout virago noun shrew|termagant|amazon|woman|adult female vitiate verb corrupt|pervert|subvert|demoralize|demoralise|debauch|debase|profane|deprave|misdirect|change|alter|modify|mar|impair|spoil|deflower|damage|invalidate|void vivacious adj vibrant|spirited volubility noun fluency|articulateness|communicativeness waft verb pennant|pennon|streamer|flag|float|drift|be adrift|blow welter verb clutter|jumble|muddle|mare's nest|smother|disorderliness|disorder|roll over|wallow|move writ noun judicial writ|legal document|legal instrument|official document|instrument