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Prosaic

boring or ordinary

Enthralling

extremely interesting

Accomplish

to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard SYN achieve

Auspicious

showing that something is likely to be successful OPP inauspicious

Iconoclastic

iconoclastic ideas, opinions, writings etc attack established beliefs and customs

Heretofore

before this time

Resilient

strong and not easily damaged by being pulled, pressed etc

Volatile

) a volatile situation is likely to change suddenly and without warning OPP stable

Insipid

not interesting, exciting, or attractive

Acerbic

criticizing someone or something in a clever but cruel way SYN biting

Biodegradable

criticizing someone or something in a clever but cruel way SYN biting

Stagnate

to stop developing or making progress

Inflate

to fill something with air or gas so it becomes larger, or to become filled with air or gas

Curbing

to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect

Pertinacious

continuing to believe something or to do something in a very determined way SYN tenacious

Credulous

always believing what you are told, and therefore easily deceived SYN gullible

Rapacious

always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have a right to SYN greedy

Canopy

a cover made of cloth that is fixed above a bed, seat etc as a decoration or as a shelter

Leach

if a substance leaches or is leached from a larger mass such as the soil, it is removed from it by water passing through the larger mass

Suppress

to prevent something from growing or developing, or from working effectively

Pout

to push out your lower lip because you are annoyed or unhappy, or in order to look sexually

Discreet

careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets OPP indiscreet

Elate

extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen OPP depressed

Sullen

angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you → morose

Tranquil

pleasantly calm, quiet, and peaceful

Grumpy

bad-tempered and easily annoyed SYN irritable

Dispassionate

not influenced by personal emotions and therefore able to make fair decisions SYN impartial

Scrupulous

1) very careful to be completely honest and fair OPP unscrupulous


2) doing something very carefully so that nothing is left out SYN fastidious

Specious

seeming to be true or correct, but actually false SYN misleading

Imprudent

not sensible or wise SYN unwise

Ambiguous

something that is ambiguous is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way OPP unambiguous

Scath

a scathing remark criticizes someone or something very severely

Impartial

not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or piece of advice SYN fair OPP biased

Unfathomable

too strange or mysterious to be understood

Contemptuous

showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect SYN scornful

Belie

to give someone a false idea about something

Tally

a record of how much you have spent, won etc by a particular point in time

Trim

Cut


Reduce


Decorate


Sail

Flamboyant

1)behaving in a confident or exciting way that makes people notice you



2) brightly coloured and easily noticed

Austere

plain and simple and without any decoration

Inconspicuous

not easily seen or noticed OPP conspicuous

Indigent

not easily seen or noticed OPP conspicuous

Assiduous

very careful to make sure that something is done properly or completely SYN meticulousassiduous in

Autocrat

someone who makes decisions and gives orders to people without asking them for their

Industrious

someone who is industrious works hard SYN hard-working

Intractable

1) having a strong will and difficult to control

Assiduous

very careful to make sure that something is done properly or completely

Prototype

1) the first form that a new design of a car, machine etc has, or a model of it used to test the design before it is producedprototype of/for


2)someone or something that is one of the first and most typical examples of a group or situation

Hostage

Kidnap

Harbinger

a sign that something is going to happen soonharbinger of

Progeny

the babies of animals or plants SYN offspring

Newcomer

1) someone who has only recently arrived somewhere or only recently started a particular activity → novice


Truculent

bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people SYN awkward

Sovereignty

complete freedom and power to govern

Digress

to talk or write about something that is not your main subject

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Confer

to discuss something with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something

Bicker

to argue, especially about something very unimportant

Dismember

to cut a body into pieces or tear it apart

Rebuff

an unkind or unfriendly answer to a friendly suggestion or offer of help SYN snub

Squabble

to argue about something unimportant SYN quarrel

Subtle

1) not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention OPP obvious

Tedious

something that is tedious continues for a long time and is not interesting SYN borin

Opaque

OPP transparent

Fervent

believing or feeling something very strongly and sincerely SYN strong

Gregarious

friendly and preferring to be with other people SYN sociable OPP solitary

Prose

written language in its usual form, as opposed to poetry

Ambivalent

not sure whether you want or like something or not

Felicitous

well-chosen and suitable OPP infelicitous

Stubborn

determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable

Depricate

to strongly disapprove of or criticize something

Discern

to be able to see something by looking carefully SYN perceive

Revere

ng very muchbe revered as something

Remark

something that you say when you express an

Verbose

using or containing too many words

Terse

a terse reply, message etc uses very few words and often shows that you are annoyed SYN abrupt

Florid

florid language, music, or art has a lot of extra unnecessary details or decorations

Equivocal

information that is equivocal is difficult to understand or explain because it contains different parts which suggest that different things are true

Discursive

discussing many different ideas, facts etc, without always having a clear purpose

Pragmatism

a way of dealing with problems in a sensible practical way instead of following a set of ideas

Foolhardy

taking stupid and unnecessary risks SYN reckless

Vaunted

a plan, system, achievement etc that is vaunted is praised or talked about too much and in a way that is too proud

Legitimized

to make something official or legal

Obtuse

slow to understand things, in a way that is annoyin

Concave

a concave surface is curved inwards in the middle OPP convex

Rugged

land that is rugged is rough and uneven

Eloquent

1) able to express your ideas and opinions well,


2) showing a feeling or meaning without using words

Disgust

1) a strong feeling of dislike, annoyance, or disapproval

Disquiet

anxiety or unhappiness about something SYN uneasinessdisquiet over/about/at public disquiet

Unsettle

to make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset

Antithetical

exactly opposite to something

Degenerate

to become worsedegenerate into

Aspiring

hoping to be successful in a particular job, activity, or way of life

Regress to

to go back to an earlier and worse condition, or to a less developed way of behaving OPP progress

Revitalize

to put new strength or power into something → revive

Satiric

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Elegiac

showing that you feel sad about someone who has died or something that no longer exists

Laggard

someone or something that is very slow or late

Didactic

someone who is didactic is too eager to teach people things or give instructions

Renegade

someone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side – used to show disapproval

Avarice

a desire to have a lot of money that is considered to be too strong SYN greed

Cowardice

lack of courage OPP bravery

Vanity

] too much PRIDE in yourself, so that you are always thinking about yourself and your appearance

Craven

completely lacking courage SYN cowardly