○ Abhor (v.) hate
○ Bigot (n.) narrow-minded, prejudiced person
○ Counterfeit (adj.) fake; false
○ Enfranchise (v.) give voting rights
○ Hamper (v.) hinder; obstruct
○ Kindle (v.) to start a fire
○ Noxious (adj.) harmful; poisonous; lethal
○ Placid (adj.) calm; peaceful
○ Remuneration (n.) payment for work done
○ Talisman (n.) lucky charm
○ Abrasive (adj.) rough; coarse; harsh
○ Bilk (v.) cheat; defraud
○ Covert (adj.) hidden; undercover
○ Engender (v.) cause
○ Hangar (n.) storage area (like garage) for a plane
○ Knotty (adj.) complex; difficult to solve
○ Nuance (n.) something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
○ Plagiarism (n.) taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
○ Renown (n.) fame
○ Tangent (n.) going off the main subject
○ Abasement (n.) humiliation; degradation
○ Billowing (adj.) swelling; fluttering; waving
○ Cower (v.) recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
○ Enhance (v.) improve; make better or clearer
○ Harangue (n.) noisy, attacking speech
○ Labyrinth (n.) a maze
○ Nullify (v.) to counter; make unimportant
○ Plaintiff (n.) petitioner (in court of law)
○ Replete (adj.) full
○ Tangible (adj.) can be touched
○ Abrogate (v.) cancel; deny; repeal
○ Blasphemy (n.) speech which offends religious sentiments
○ Credible (adj.) believable
○ Enigma (n.) puzzle; mystery
○ Harbingers (n.) indicators; bringers of warnings
○ Labyrinthine (adj.) complicated; highly convoluted
○ Nuzzle (v.) cuddle; snuggle
○ Plaudit (n.) statement giving strong praise
○ Reprehensible (adj.) shameful; very bad
○ Tardy (adj.) slow; late; overdue; delayed
○ Absolution (n.) forgiveness; pardon; release
○ Blatant (adj.) obvious
○ Creditable (adj.) praiseworthy
○ Ensconce (v.) establish firmly in a position
○ Hasten (v.) hurry; accelerate; rush
○ Laceration (n.) a cut
○ Obdurate (adj.) stubborn
○ Plausible (adj.) can be believed; reasonable
○ Reprieve (n.) a respite; postponement of a sentence
○ Tawdry (adj.) of little value; gaudy
○ Abstain (v.) desist; go without; withdraw
○ Blighted (adj.) damaged; destroyed; ruined
○ Credulous (adj.) gullible; ready to believe anything
○ Enshroud (v.) cover
○ Haughtiness (n.) arrogance; pride
○ Lachrymose (adj.) tearful; sad
○ Obfuscate (v.) deliberately make something difficult to understand
○ Plethora (n.) an excess
○ Repudiate (v.) shun; eschew
○ Tedium (n.) boredom
○ Abstemious (adj.) self denying; refraining from indulging
○ Blithe (adj.) free-spirited; carefree
○ Crepuscular (adj.) active at dawn and dusk
○ Enunciation (n.) clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
○ Headstrong (adj.) stubborn; willful
○ Lackluster (adj.) dull; monotonous; bland
○ Objective (adj.) unbiased; not subjective
○ Pliable (adj.) flexible; not stubborn
○ Rescind (v.) retract; repeal
○ Temper (v.) to moderate; soften
○ Abstruse (adj.) difficult to understand; obscure
○ Blunderbuss (n.) 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
○ Cringe (v.) recoil; flinch; shy away
○ Envenom (v.) to cause bitterness and bad feeling
○ Hedonism (n.) self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
○ Laconic (adj.) using few words; brief; to the point
○ Oblique (adj.) indirect; slanting
○ Plumage (n.) feathers of a bird
○ Resignation (n.) acceptance of fate
○ Tenacious (adj.) stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
○ Accolade (n.) tribute; honor; praise
○ Bolster (v.) support; prop up
○ Cryptic (adj.) puzzling; enigmatic
○ Ephemeral (adj.) short-lived
○ Hedonist (n.) a pleasure seeker
○ Lamentation (n.) expression of regret or sorrow
○ Obliterate (v.) destroy; demolish; eradicate
○ Plummet (v.) fall suddenly and steeply
○ Resolution (n.) determination
○ Tentative (adj.) not certain
○ Acquiesce (v.) to agree to; give in to
○ Bombast (n.) arrogant, pompous language
○ Curtail (v.) cut short
○ Epicure (n.) someone who appreciates good food and drink
○ Heed (v.) listen to
○ Lampoon (v.) ridicule; spoof
○ Oblivious (adj.) totally unaware
○ Podium (n.) raised platform
○ Resonant (adj.) echoing
○ Tenuous (adj.) flimsy; not solid