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| a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually fol. by of): an advocate of peace. |
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| pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics. |
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| coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings. |
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| inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. |
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| severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark. |
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| to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds. |
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| to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist. |
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| producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; |
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| likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. |
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| sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones. |
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| something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.: The performance test proved to be my nemesis. |
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| not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. |
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| readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity. |
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| given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed. |
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| inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation. |
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| while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently. |
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| full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning. |
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