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Denote

Be a sign or indication of

Syn: indicate

Itinerant

Traveling from place to place

Syn: peripatetic, wandering

Delineate

Describe or portray in details

Apathy

Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern

Syn: indifference

Panache

Distinctive and showy elegance; flamboyant confidence

Syn: flamboyance

Subsume

Contain or include

Tantamount

Being essentially equivalent to sth

Belligerent

Hostile and aggressive

Syn: hostile, aggressive

Mollify

Appease the anger or anxiety of someone

Syn: placate

Fallacious

Based on a mistaken belief

Syn: erroneous, inaccurate

Vilify

Spread negative information about

Syn: disparage, denigrate, condemn, denounce

Contrive

To pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

Jubilant

Feeling or expressing great happiness and triump

Syn: overjoyed, exultant, triumphant

Supplant

Supersede and replace

Syn: supersede, replace

Circumvent

Find a way around (an obstacle)

Syn: avoid, evade

Treacherous

1. Tending to betray


2. Dangerously unstable and unpredicted

Syn: traitorous, deceitful, deceptive, disloyal

Eclectic

Comprised of a variety of styles

Unequivocal

Leaving no doubt; unambiguous

Syn: unambiguous

Ephemeral

Lasting a very short time

Syn: transient, transitory

Elucidate

Make sth clear; to explain

Syn: explain, clarify

Guileless

Free of deceit

Syn: ingenuous, naive

Staunch

1. Loyal and committed in attitude


2. Of strong or firm construction

Syn1: stalwart, loyalty, dedicated

Travesty

A false, absurd, and distorted representation of sth

Tenacious

Stubbornly unyielding; tending to keep a firm hold of sth

Incongruous

Lacking in harmony; inappropriate

Eminent

Famous and respected within a particular profession

Syn: illustrious, renowned, preeminent, prestigious

Disaffected

Dissatisfied with people in authority

Syn: dissatisfied, discontented

Frustrate

Hinder or prevent of sth

Abstain

Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying sth

Vehement

Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate or intense

Syn: passionate, ardent

Forlorn

Unlikely to succeed or fulfilled; hopeless

Syn: hopeless, vain

Haughty

Arrogantly superior and disdainful

Syn: arrogant, vain, pompous

Ascetic

Characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention

Avaricious

Excessively greedy

Syn: greedy, acquisitive, covetous

Rudimentary

Being in the earliest step of development; basic

Jingoism

Fanatical patriotism

Languid

Not inclined towards physical exertion or efforts; slow and relaxed

Quotidian

Of or occurring every day; daily

Syn: daily

Negligible

Insignificant

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, but with harmful effects