Bane is a noun that means destruction, poison, or misfortune.
Hardship; suffering; misfortune; crisis.
Indifferent; submissive; nonchalant; self-satisfied; at ease.
A lover of books; a book collector.
Alacrity means eager readiness or speed.
Banal refers to something that is trite, without freshness or originality; commonplace or stale.
Historical records; archives; chronicles.
Aggression refers to an offensive and hostile attitude, or forceful behavior.
Real; genuine; trustworthy; reliable.
Likely; inclined or disposed; fit; suitable; skillful.
Skill; talent; ability.
Suitability; ability.
A person who is authorized to judge or decide.
Anarchy means a state of confusion or lawlessness.
A collection of choice literary works; compilation.
Boorish refers to being unrefined in speech or manners; loutish, ill-bred, uncivilized, or coarse.
Amiable means friendly; genial; pleasant.
Anachronism means something out of place in time; something that is obsolete or out of date.
To leave behind; to give something up.
Analogy means similarity; correlation; parallelism; comparability.
To reject; to renounce; to abandon; to give up.
Commodious means spacious and convenient; roomy, ample, or comfortable.
Prejudiced; influenced; not neutral.
Clandestine means secret, hidden, covert, stealthy, or underhand.
Sharp or harsh in language or temper; rancorous; bitter; caustic.
Indifferent; lethargic.
To warn; to find fault; to reprove; to scold.
To catch; to anticipate; to arrest; to understand; to conceive.
To declare positively; to confirm; to affirm.
Extremely dry; parched; barren; unimaginative.
Government by the best people; privileged class.
To cancel by authority; to terminate; to abolish.
General agreement or majority opinion.
Payment for services or repayment.
Bombast refers to pompous speech, pretentious words, or trite cliches.
Agreement; harmony; settlement.
Alienate means to estrange or isolate someone.
Allay means to calm or lessen in severity.
A bulwark is an embankment used as a fortification; it can also refer to an idea or object serving as protection.
Allure means to attract, tempt, or charm.
Original pattern or model.
A cabal is a group of people joined by a secret; a group of conspirators.
Captious refers to someone who is disposed to find fault; picky or narrow-minded.
A brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work; a list of contents or inventory.
To dirty; to stain; to sully; to soil.
Well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment); proper; fitting.
Queer; unusual in appearance; strange; outlandish.
Despotic; dictatorial.
Inordinate desire for gaining and possessing wealth; greed.
Crooked; uneven; unsound; twisted.
Reproof; warning; reproval.
Enemy; foe; opponent; rival.
Belie is a verb that means to give a false idea of, to camouflage, or to hide.
Sly; crafty; skillful; clever; shrewd.
Cantankerous describes someone who is ill-natured, quarrelsome, contentious, or irritable.
Affluent means prosperous, flourishing, rich, abundant, or wealthy.
Aggressive means attacking, offensive, hostile, or forceful.
Gentle; polite; agreeable; pleasant; kind; boring; apathetic.
Clear; distinct; expressed with clarity; skillful with words.
Lack of emotion or interest; indifference; disinterest.
To ruin; to decay; to destroy.
Fearful; aware; conscious; worried; concerned.
Carefully attentive; diligent; persistent; hard-working.
To encourage; to support.
Describing school and university activities; educated; scholastic.
Cacophonous describes a sound that is jarring or discordant.
To surrender; to admit; to give up; to yield.
Being of a good omen; successful; favorable; beneficent.
Amenable means obedient; willing to submit; accountable; agreeable; responsible.
To express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune.
Coalition refers to an alliance or merging of various units into one unit; a union.
To overlook, forgive, or pardon an action.
Cogent means having the power to influence or convince; persuasive or influential.
Suited, pleasant, agreeable, or affable.
Animus means a feeling of hatred; resentment; animosity; hostility.
A place offering shelter and retreat; refuge.
Of beauty; pertaining to taste in art and beauty.
Candid means honest, truthful, sincere, frank, straightforward, or open.
To increase; add to; to make larger; to enhance; to multiply.
Contrast; direct opposite.
Bucolic pertains to shepherds or the country; it is rural in nature.
A buffoon is a clown, joker, fool, or ludicrous figure.
Allude means to refer indirectly to something or to hint.
Bumptious describes someone who is arrogant, pushy, or self-assertive.
An allusion is an indirect reference, often literary.
To shorten; to limit; to condense.
Belligerent is an adjective that refers to someone engaged in war, hostile, or aggressive.
Callous means unfeeling, insensitive, or hard.
A caricature is a drawing that exaggerates certain physical characteristics.
Regret for wrongdoing; remorse; uneasiness of conscience.
A bog is a swamp, marshland, or wet spongy ground.
To utter or speak clearly and distinctly.
Approval; praise; sanction; assent; consent.
Coalesce means to grow together, to merge, or to unite.
Consolation or commiseration offered to someone in sorrow.
Baneful is an adjective that describes something that is deadly, causing distress or death, or destructive.
Banter is a noun that refers to conversation which is amusing and not serious; it can involve teasing or joking.
Collusion refers to a secret agreement for an illegal purpose; a conspiracy.
To assign; to credit with; to ascribe to.
Cadaverous refers to something that is corpselike; hence, haggard, pale, or ghastly.
Approving or praising mention; award; honor.
Candor is the quality of being sincere, honest, and open.
Bombastic describes speech that is pompous, wordy, turgid, inflated, or exaggerated.
Clement means merciful, gentle, lenient, tender, or mild.
Flattering speech or act; persuasion.
A disfigurement; defect; flaw; fault.
Coercion means the use of force, compulsion, or pressure.
A partner, ally, or colleague.
To inform; to brief; to notify.
A person who denies that God exists.
Sparing in use of food or drinks; satisfied with little; moderate.
To castigate means to punish through public criticism; to scold or reprimand.
Nameless; unidentified.
Ambiguous means not clear; uncertain; vague.
Opposed; contrary.
Keenness of mind; insight; astuteness; shrewdness.
Rigorously abstinent; severe; self-denying; celibate.
A person who leads a simple life of self-denial; recluse; hermit.
Happy; cheery; merry; carefree.
Negative; hostile; antagonistic; inimical.
Temporary suspension of hostilities; truce; cease fire.
Friendly; good-natured; easy to talk to.
Benevolent is an adjective that describes someone who is kind and generous.
To quicken; to speed up; to cause to move faster.
To calumniate is to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; to slander.
Capricious means changeable or fickle.
Analogous means similar; parallel; comparable.
To lose self-confidence; to confuse; to put to shame; to disconcert; to embarrass.
Baton is a noun that means a stick, staff, or wand.
To guess, speculate, surmise, hypothesize, or infer.
Compatible means in agreement with or harmonious.
Civil means of or having to do with citizens or the state; polite; courteous.
Bellicose is an adjective that describes someone who is quarrelsome or warlike.
Bereave is a verb that means to deprive or leave desolate by loss; to suffer loss.
To comply with; to consent to; to agree with; to concur.
To declare sacred, dedicate, or bless.
Compendious means shortened or summarized.
An inherent quality; characteristic.
Circumspect means careful; cautious; prudent; watchful; guarded.
Chronic means continuing a long time; habitual; lingering; constant; lasting.
To circumvent means to avoid; to outwit; to get around.
Clamorous means loud and noisy; demanding.
Celestial means pertaining to the sky; heavenly.
A chauvinist is an extreme patriot; a person who is excessively devoted.
Chicanery refers to trickery; deception; scheming.
