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| abrogate | to end a law, an agreement, etc. formally |
| acronym | an abbreviation of the first letters of each word and is pronounced as a word |
| adverse | going against something, or harmful |
| aesthetics | relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty; showing great beauty |
| affable | friendly and easy to talk to |
| affluent | having a lot of money or possessions |
| ambiguous | having or expressing more than one possible meaning |
| ameliorate | to make a situation better or less bad |
| anachronism | a person, thing or idea which exists out of its time in history |
| analgesic | a drug which stops you from feeling pain |
| anomaly | a person or thing that is different from what is usual |
| antipathy | strong dislike, opposition or anger |
| antitheses | the exact opposite |
| apostates | a person who has given up their religion or left a political party |
| assiduous | showing hard work, care or attentionto detail; diligent |
| atrophy | to become weaker |
| auspicious | suggesting a positive and successful future |
| autocrat | a dictator |
| autonomous | independent; self-governing |
| bathos | a sudden change from a beautiful or important subject to a silly or very ordinary one |
| bigamy | the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else |
| catastrophic | a sudden event with graet destruction |
| chiropodist | some who treats problems and diseases of people's feet |
| coalesce | to come or grow together to form one thing or system |
| congenial | friendly and pleasant |
| contentious | causing disagreement |
| demagogue | a person who wins support by exciting people's emotions rather than by having good ideas |
| deprecate | to say you think something is of little value or importance |
| desultory | without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest |
| dulcet | soft and pleasant sounds to listen to |
| eccentric | strange or unusual |
| ecstatic | very pleased |
| effervescent | a liquid producing bubbles of gas |
| effusive | expresing welcome, approval or pleasure in a way the shows very strong feeling |
| endemic | a disease or condition regularly found and common amoung a particular group or area |
| entomologist | someone who studies insects |
| epigram | a short saying which expresses an idea cleverly or amusingly |
| epitaph | a short piece of writing or a poem about a person |
| epithet | an adjective added to a person's name usually to criticize or praise him |
| epitome | a highly representative example of a type, class, or characteristic |
| equitable | fair and reasonable |
| eradicate | to get rid of completely or destroy |
| eugenics | the study of methods of improving humans by allowing only choosen people to reproduce |
| euphoria | extreme happiness |
| exodus | the movement of a lot of people from a place |
| exonerate | to show or state that someone that someone is innocent |
| expeditious | to hurry; cause to be done more quickly |
| expunge | to rub off or remove |
| extrovert | an energetic person who enjoys being with other people |
| felicitous | a word or remark which is suitable and expresses well the intended thought or feeling |
| flagrant | a bad action, situation, person etc. that is shocking because it is so obvious |
| hierarchy | a system in which people are put at various levels or ranks |
| holocaust | a large amount of destruction by heat or fire; the killing of many people |
| hypothetical | an idea or explaination for something but has not been proved |
| iconoclast | a person who criticizes generally accepted beliefs and traditions |
| ignoble | a behavior that should be ashamed of |
| inadvertent | done unintenttionally |
| incipient | just beginning |
| indigenous | native; naturally existing |
| inept | not skilled or effective |
| inexorable | continuing without any possibility of being stoped |
| inexplicable | that cannot be explained or understood |
| intentional | have as a plan or purpose |
| latent | present but needing particular conditions to become active or completely developed |
| longevity | living for a long time |
| lucrative | an activity that produces a lot of money |
| malevolent | causing or wanting to cause harm or evil |
| megalomaniac | the belief that you are much more important and powerful than you really are |
| metamorphosis | a complete change |
| misanthropic | believing the worst of human nature and motives |
| misogamist | hatred of marriage |
| misogynist | someone who hates women |
| mnemonic | a word or a short poem used to help a person remember something |
| myriad | ten thousand; a large number of something |
| nonagenarian | someone between 90 and 99 |
| obsequious | too eager to prasie or obey someone |
| obviate | to remove a difficulty so that action to deal with it becomes unnecessary |
| oligarchy | government ran by a small group of powerful people |
| ornithologist | someone who studies birds |
| paucity | an amount which is not enough |
| pedant | a person who is too interested in formal rules and small unimportant details |
| philanthropist | someone who shows generosity towards other people |
| physiognomy | the physical appearance of something |
| plutocrat | people who have power because they are rich |
| politic | wise and showing the ability to make the right decision |
| poly glot | some who speak many languages |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms |
| propensity | a tendency towards a particular way of behaving |
| recapitulate | to repeat the main points of an explaination |
| replete | full with food; well supplied |
| reticent | unwilling to speak about your thoghts or felling |
| sanctimonious | acting as if morally better than others |
| scarcity | not easy to find or obtain |
| schism | a division into two groups caused by a disagreement about ideas |
| sporadic | happening irregularly |
| taciturn | habitually saying little |
| temporize | to delay making a descision; |
| tribulation | something such as an ordeal that causes difficulty |
| trilogy | a series of three books or plays |
| ubiquitous | existing or found everywhere |
| umbrage | a feeling of anger caused by an offence |
| undulate | to move in waves or in a movement resembling waves |
| vociferous | repeatedly expressing opinions and complaints in speech; demands made repeatedly and loudly |
| volatile | likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly |
