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| to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. |
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| to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. |
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| characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement. |
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| something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare. |
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| quick to learn or understand. |
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| promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion. |
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| of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive. |
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| the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction. |
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| the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. |
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| strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal. |
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| a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy: Some of his employees were acting in collusion to rob him. |
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| to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill. |
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| going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article. |
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| characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. |
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| to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock. |
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| lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty. |
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| the quality or state of being diffident. |
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| to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners. |
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| asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated. |
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| selecting or choosing from various sources. |
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| having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator. |
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| to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior. |
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| to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form: to embody an idea in an allegorical painting. |
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| mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. |
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| characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable: equitable treatment of all citizens. |
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| allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer. |
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| a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person. |
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| vanishing; fading away; fleeting. |
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| flowery; excessively ornate; showy: florid writing. |
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| economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager. |
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| a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification. |
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| incorporating the concept of holism in theory or practice: holistic psychology. |
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| to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor. |
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| disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person. |
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| full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. |
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| To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange. |
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| requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking. |
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| changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature. |
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