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spurious (a)
fake
"sneaky sneaky"
guile (n)
deciet
"sneaky sneaky"
beguile (v)
to deceive with charm
"sneaky sneaky"
strategem (n)
decietful scheme
strategos
"sneaky sneaky"
surreptitious (a)
deceptive
sub
rapere
"sneaky sneaky"
clandestine (a)
secret / hidden
"sneaky sneaky"
stealth (n)
sneakiness
"sneaky sneaky"
duplicity (n)
deciet
duplit
"sneaky sneaky"
specious (a)
false
specre
"sneaky sneaky"
furtive (a)
secretive
"sneaky sneaky"
pseudonym (n)
pen fame
pseudo
onoma
"sneaky sneaky"
fallacious (a)
deceptive, false
fallacia
"sneaky sneaky"
rapacious (a)
greedy
rapere
"sneaky sneaky"
transient (a)
short-lived
trans
"time is of the essence"
ephemeral (a)
short-lived
hemera
"time is of the essence"
sporadic (a)
unpredictable
sporas
"time is of the essence"
capricious (a)
impulsive
"time is of the essence"
evanescent (a)
likely to vanish
vanescere
"time is of the essence"
extemporaneous (a)
done with little or no practice
ex
tempore
"time is of the essence"
anachranism (n)
somethign out of place in time
ana
chronous
"time is of the essence"
transitory (a)
short lived
transitus
"time is of the essence"
expedite (v)
speed up
"time is of the essence"
influx (n)
a flowing in
in
fluere
"time is of the essence"
superfluous (a)
beyond what is necessary
super
fluere
"time is of the essence"
contemporaneous (a)
existing at about the same time
con
tempore
"time is of the essence"
interminable (a)
never ending
in
term
"time is of the essence"
protracted (a)
lengthen in time
pro
tract
"time is of the essence"
censure (n)
harsh criticism
censor
"if you can't say anything nice..."
calumny (n)
false accusation
"if you can't say anything nice..."
diatribe (n)
malicious critacism
dia
"if you can't say anything nice..."
caustic (a)
sarcastic
"if you can't say anything nice..."
repudiate (v)
to cast off publicly
repudium
"if you can't say anything nice..."
derogatory (a)
insulting
de
"if you can't say anything nice..."
admonish (v)
to reprimand mildly
monere
"if you can't say anything nice..."
disparage (v)
to demean
dis
parage
"if you can't say anything nice..."
impugn (v)
to attack as untrue
in
pugn
"if you can't say anything nice..."
maledictino (n)
a curse
mal
dictus
"if you can't say anything nice..."
denigrate (v)
to attack teh character of
"if you can't say anything nice..."
harangue (n)
a long, critical, and pompus speech
"if you can't say anything nice..."
pejorative (a)
tending to make worse
"if you can't say anything nice..."
slander (n)
comments that injure another's reputation
scandalum
"if you can't say anything nice..."
sanctimonious (a)
self-rigteous
sanctus
"holy cow"
sacrosanct (a)
profoundly scared
sacer
sanctus
"holy cow"
sanctuary (n)
sacred place
sanctus
"holy cow"
sacrilegious (a)
disrespectful of something sacred
sacer
"holy cow"
revere (v)
to regard with respect
re
vereri
"holy cow"
pious (a)
showing religious reverence
"holy cow"
deference (n)
respect for the wishes of others
"holy cow"
sacrament (n)
formal religious act
"holy cow"
venerable (v)
to regard with respect
venus
"holy cow"
consecrate (v)
to clare to be holy
sacer
"holy cow"
talisman (n)
object with magical powers
telos
"holy cow"
lionize (v)
to treat as celebrity
"holy cow"
formidable (a)
dreadful
formido
"power it up!"
potent (a)
strong and effective
potens
"power it up!"
bulwark (n)
a strong defense
"power it up!"
indomitable (a)
unable to be conquered
in dormit
"power it up!"
redoubtable (a)
arousing fear
re
douter
"power it up!"
robust (a)
full of vigor
"power it up!"
impervious (a)
incapable of being affected
im
per via
"power it up!"
efficacious (a)
capable of producing a desired effect
efficere
"power it up!"
stalwart (n)
physically or morally strong person
"power it up!"
impotent (a)
lacking strength
im
potens
"power it up!"
predominant (a)
most important
pre
domit
"power it up!"
impregnable (a)
unable to be entered by force
im
prehendere
"power it up!"
brawn (n)
muscular strenth
"power it up!"
bastion
fortress
"power it up!"
coalesce (v)
to blend together
co
"come together"
anthology (n)
a collection of works
"come together"
convoke (v)
to call together
con
vocare
"come together"
synchronize (v)
to occur simultaneously
syn
chron
"come together"
synthesis (n)
a fusion
syn
"come together"
eclectic (a)
made up of parts from many different sources
legere
"come together"
yoke (v)
to joing different things
"come together"
amalgam (n)
a combination of different substances into one mass
"come together"
amass (v)
to gather
"come together"
invoke (v)
to call on for help
in
vocare
"come together"
compatible (a)
capable of living together harmoniously
"come together"
contemporary (a)
occuring during the same time period
con
tempore
"come together"
predilection (n)
disposition in favor of somethign
pre
legere
"come together"
ruthless (a)
cruel
rue
less
"cruel and unusual"
contempt (n)
disrespect
"cruel and unusual"
callous (a)
insensitive
"cruel and unusual"
sadistic (a)
taking pleasure in the pain of others
"cruel and unusual"
supercilious (a)
full of arrogance
super
"cruel and unusual"
idiosyncrasy (n)
a peculiar habit
idio
"cruel and unusual"
anomaly (n)
unusual event
an homos
"cruel and unusual"
incongruous (a)
inappropriate
in congru
"cruel and unusual"
fetter (v)
to tie up
"cruel and unusual"
decry (v)
to speak out against
de
crier
"cruel and unusual"
vilify (v)
to slander
villis
"cruel and unusual"
heinous (a)
cruel and unusual
haine
"cruel and unusual"
revile (v)
to denounce abusively
villis
"cruel and unusual"