Abstain

defintion: to refrain from something by one's own choice.

Synonym: deny

related words: abnegate, eschew, forgo, decline, refuse, reject, spurn

Adulterate

defintion: to make impure by adding improper ingredients. to alter fraudulantly for profit.

synonym: debase, doctor, dope up, load, sophisticate, weight

related words: debute, manipulate

Apathy

definition: lack of interest or concern especially in important matters

synonyms: insensibility, stocism, unresponsiveness, phlegm, stolicity, impassivity

related words: inertness, passivity, supineness

Audacious

definition: fearlessly daring, arrogantly, insolent, impudent

synonym:brave

related words: foolhardy, rash, recklesss, venturesome, brash, brazen, shameless

 Capricious

defintion: impulsive, unpredictable

synonym: inconsistent, arbitrary

related words: humorsome, moody, effervescent

Corrobrate

definition: to strengthen or support

synonym: adminicular, collateral, confirmatory, confirmative, corrobatory, verificatory

related words: assisting, helping, supportive, supplementary, auxiliary

Desiccate

definition: to dry out thoroughly, to preserve by removing from moisture, to drain or be drained of emotional or intellectual vitality

synonyms: dry up, drain, devitalize

related words: decay, fade, shrivel, drain exhaust

Engender

defintion: to give rise to; to propagate

synonym: generate

related words:stimulate, develop, excite, quicken, rouse, stir

Ephemeral

definition: lasting for a brief time, evanescant, short-lived

synonym: transient

related words: brief, short, temporary, unenduring, episodic

Gullible

definition: easily deceived or duped

synonym: easily taken advantage of

related words: naive, susceptible

Homogenous

Laconic

definition: using few words

synonym: concise

related words: brusque

Laudable

definition: worthy of praise, commendable

synonym: worthy

Loquacious

definition: talkative

synonyms: jabbering, over-talkative, prolix, verbose, wordy

Mitigate

definition: to make or become less in force or intention

synonym: relieve

related words: extenuate

Pedant

definition: one who stresses trivial details or learning. One who exhibits his or her learning obstentatiously.

synonym: academic, bookish, book-learned, booky, quodlibetic, scholastic

related words: erudiate, learned, dedactic, donnish

Pragmatic

definition: concerned with facts or actual events, practical

synonyms: busy body, realistic

Propriety

definition: the quality of being proper, conformity

synonym: order

Vacillate

defintion: to sway to and fro, to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another

synonym: hestiate

related words: see-saw, sway, teeter-totter, wigwag, dally

Volatile

definition: inconsistent,fickle, tending to break out into open violence, evaporate rapidly

synonym: elastic

related words: capricious, fickle, inconsistent, mercurial, unstable, flighty, flippant