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Term
frugality
Definition

adjective


economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager.
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miserliness
Definition

adj.

stingy

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intemperance
Definition
Noun
lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech.
2.excessive indulgence of appetite or passion
Term
apprehension
Definition

noun

anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
Term
diffidence
Definition
–adjective
1.
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
2.
restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
3.
Archaic . distrustful.
Term
factions
Definition

noun

1.
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like: a faction in favor of big business.
Term
prophetic
Definition

adj

of or pertaining to a prophet

Term

ascent

 

Definition

noun

upward movement; a rising movement: the ascent of a balloon.

Term
dissolution
Definition

–noun

1.
the act or process of resolving or dissolving  into parts or elements.
2.
the resulting state.
3.
the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.
Term
vogue
Definition

noun


something in fashion, as at a particular time: Short hairdos were the vogue in the twenties.
Term
restitution
Definition

noun


reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
Term
bureaucratic
Definition
1.
government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials.
2.
the body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department.
3.
excessive multiplication of, and concentration of power in, administrative bureaus or administrators.
Term
pragmatic
Definition
of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

practical
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edifying
Definition
to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift:
Term
hardheaded
Definition
stubborn
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sagacious
Definition
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense;
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shrewd
Definition

astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician


Term
astute
Definition
1.
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
2.
clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd: an astute merchandising program; an astute manipulation of facts.
Term
discern
Definition
1.
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
2.
to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong.
Term
anachronistic
Definition
an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.

especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
Term
anomalous
Definition

adjective

1.
deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular;  abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
2.
not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, or pattern; unusual: He held an anomalous position in the art world.
3.
incongruous or inconsistent.
Term
imperceptible
Definition

adjective

1.
very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
2.
not perceptible; not perceived by or affecting the senses.
Term
preoccupation
Definition
means preoccupied
Term
idiosyncratic
Definition

a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
2.
the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
Term
disinterstedness
Definition

unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
Term
ramification
Definition
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.

a related or derived subject, problem, etc.; outgrowth; consequence; implication: The new tax law proved to have many ramifications unforeseen by the lawmakers.
Term
redeemed
Definition

to buy or pay off

 

to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.): His bravery redeemed his youthful idleness.
Term

avaricious

avarice

Definition
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
Term
covetous
Definition
adj
inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
Term

perspicacious

Definition
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
Term
abscond
Definition

v.

to depart clandestinly; to steal off and hide

Term
clandestinely
Definition

done secretly

concealment

Term

surreptitious

Definition
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
Term
arresting
Definition

to suspend, to engage, holdings one attention

Term
august
Definition

adj.

majestic, venerable

Term
alacrity
Definition

noun

eagar and enthusiatic willingness

Term
approbation
Definition

an expression of approval or praise

Term
assuage
Definition

verb

to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify

Term
axiomatic
Definition

adj.

taken as a given, possessing self evident truth

Term
canonical
Definition

adj.

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

Term
capricious
Definition

adj.

inclined to changes one mind impulsively; erractic, unpredictable

Term
chicanery
Definition

noun

trickery or subterfuge

Term
convoluted
Definition

adj.

complex or complicated

Term
disabuse
Definition

verb

to undeceive; to set right

 

Term
discordant
Definition

adj.

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Term
disparate
Definition

adj

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Term
effrontery
Definition

adj

extreme boldness; presumptous

Term
enervate
Definition
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
Term
ennui
Definition

noun

dissatisfaction and restlessness, resulting from boredom or apathy

Term
evince
Definition

to conquer, to overcome

 

he was able to evice the hardship of growing up in the hood and was able to graduate from harvard university.

Term
regale
Definition
to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.

everyone regaled at snoop dog's place after the concert
Term
vindicated
Definition

to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion,jusitfy

 

he was vindicated from all accusations since there was no prove he was the suspect.

Term

aggranized


Definition
to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.

he aggranized hes earnings by working overtime every night in that month
Term
obviated
Definition
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.

protect against
Term
belied
Definition

to show to be false; contradict:

His trembling hands belied his calm voice.

 

could also mean misrepresent

Term
diffident
Definition
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
Term
mendacious
Definition
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
Term
truculent
Definition
fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
Term

coquet


Definition
to try to attract the attention and admiration of men for mere self-gratification; flirt.
Term

centrifuge

 

Definition

an apparatus that rotates at high speed
Term
lassitude
Definition
weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.

think summer lazziness; lack of energy
Term
fervor
Definition

great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
Term
laudable
Definition
deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
Term
posthumous
Definition
arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.

think: 2pacs record sales agrannized after his death
Term
soporific
Definition
causing or tending to cause sleep.

his soporific style of presenting made ppl fall asleep
Term

niosome
Definition
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
Term
dispersive
Definition
Term
reproof
Definition

syn: rebuke: stern dissapproval

 

his decision to join the army was met by initial reproof from his family members.

Term
salutary
Definition

promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect

 

he showed a salutary gesture by providing monetary fund for the recovery efforts

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regenerative
Definition
to re-create, reconstitute, or make over, especially in a better form or condition.
Term

prosaic

Definition

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.

his prosaic plot line did not sell well to the general audience
Term
heretical
Definition
opinion that is unorthodax or against the church
Term
excoriated
Definition
to scold or berate severly
Term
tacit
Definition

understood without being openly expressed; implied

tacit approval

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extolled
Definition

to praise highly; laud

Term
euologize
Definition

to praise highly

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eulogize
Definition
to praise highly
Term
heeded
Definition
to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
Term
Innocuous
Definition

not harmful or injurious; harmless

 

although the dog looked aggressive, the dog is really quite innocuous.

Term
purporting
Definition
to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.

the student tried to purport a fake letter of recommendation
Term
candor
Definition

the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression

Term
disdian
Definition
1.
to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
2.
to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself: to disdain replying to an insult.
Term
dubious
Definition

doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt

 

we were not sure if he was planning to go with his dubious response

Term
banal
Definition
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
Term
promulgate
Definition
to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
Term
lampooned
Definition
a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society,
Term
relegated
Definition
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
Term
ineluctable
Definition

incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny

Term
invidious
Definition
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
Term
plangent
Definition
1. having a loud deep sound
2. resonant and mournful in sound
 
Term
trifuling
Definition

of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
Term
nugatory
Definition
1.
of no real value; trifling; worthless.
2.
of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.
3.
not valid.
Term
denouement
Definition
the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
Term

antediluvian

Definition
very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.
Term

jejune

Definition
without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
2.
juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
3.
lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.

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4.
deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet.
Term
jejune
Definition
without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.

or it can mean immature and inexperienced

 
 
Term
laconic
Definition

adj

 

using few words; expressing much in few words

Term
garrulous
Definition

excessively talkative in a rambling,roundabout manner, esp. with trivial matters

 

also mean wordy or diffuse

a garrulous and wordy speech.

Term
taciturn
Definition
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; recultant to join in a conversation
Term

tempestuous

 

Definition
tumultuous, turbulent:a tempestuous period in history
Term
domineering
Definition
inclined to rule arbitrarily or despoctically; overbearing
Term
consummate
Definition
to bring to state of perfection; to furfill
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execrable
Definition
utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent
Term
repugnance
Definition
strong distaste, aversion , or objection
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bombastic
Definition
high sounding; high flown; inflated; pretentious
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munificent
Definition
extremly liberal in giving; very generous
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deluge
Definition
great flood of water
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inundate
Definition
to overwhelm; inundated with letters of protest.
Term
calamity
Definition
a great misfortune; adversity
Term
preponderant
Definition
superior in weight, force, influence, number; a preponderance of votes agaisnt the proposal
Term
accolades
Definition

award, honorary

 

the play received accolades from the news

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portent
Definition
a omen or indication of something momentous about to happen
Term
prodigous
Definition
extraordinary in size, amount, extent
Term
mischievousness
Definition
causing annoyance, harm or trouble.
Term
transient
Definition
not lasting long time, enduring, or permanent
Term
inured
Definition

accustom to hardship. difficulty, pain:

 I am inured to the cold

Term
stolid
Definition
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional
Term
exasperation
Definition
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremly
Term
boisterous
Definition
rought and noisy; unrestrained
Term

etiolated

 

Definition
to become weaken or sickly; drain of color or vigor
Term
intransigence
Definition
refusing to to agree or compromise
Term
conportment
Definition
personal bearing or conduct;demeanor; behavior
Term
evince
Definition
Term
strident
Definition

having a shrill, irritating quality or character- can be sound too

Term
lamentation
Definition

to feel or express sorrow or regret for

example: to lament his behavior

Term
exasperation
Definition

irrirate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremly; he was exasperated by his senseless delays

Term
comportment
Definition
personal bearing or conduct, demeanor, behavior
Term
delineate
Definition
 
to portray in words; describe or outline with precision:
 
 
In her speech she delineated the city plan with great care.
Term
alleviate
Definition
to make it easier to endure
Term
revel
Definition
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in ): to revel in luxury.
Term
resolutness
Definition
by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.
Term
discomposure
Definition
to disturb the composure of
Term
salutary
Definition
favorable to or promoting health; healthful.

promoting or conductive to some beneficial purpose

 
Term
virtulent
Definition
vicious
Term
abrasive
Definition
grinding, or can mean overly aggressive
Term
visisitude
Definition
a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
Term
predilection
Definition
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
Term
collocate
Definition
1.to set or place together, especially side by side.
2. to arrange in proper order: to collocate events
Term
satiate
Definition
to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
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