<p>Ambivalent: undecided; having ‘mixed’ feelings
Apathy: lack of energy or interest
Autonomy: self-government
Benevolent: kindly
Blanched: turned pale
Bolster: give support to
Bucolic: concerned with the countryside and farming
Callous: cruel and unfeeling
Cantankerous: bad tempered
Capricious: changeable; fickle
Chicanery: trickery; attempt to deceive
Churlish : ill-mannered
Cohesive: forming a whole; ‘sticking’ together
Concur: agree
Cryptic: hidden; obscure
Decimation: extensive destruction
Deft: skilful
Delinquency: wrong-doing
Depravity: moral corruption
Desolate : lonely; devoid of life; feeling very sad and hopeless
Devoid of: empty of
Didactic: intending to teach or give instructions
Disingenuous: crafty
Dispassionate: unbiased
Disposition: tendency; personality
Dissent: disagreement
Effusive: overly expressive of emotions; ‘gushing’
Endorse: support
Enigma: puzzle
Enumerate: count out; list
Ephemeral: short-lived
Erroneous: wrong
Erudition: great knowledge or learning
Esoteric: obscure
Fabrication: something made up; untrue
Facetious: cheeky; not to be taken seriously
Factions: sides in a dispute; groups with common interests
Flotsam: floating rubbish
Fostered : encouraged
Hackneyed: stale and over-used
Harbored: held [as in ‘harbored and idea’]
Hodgepodge: strange mixture
Hypothetical: not proven; based on guesswork
Impetuous: impulsive
Implacable: cannot be appeased; relentless
Impugned: challenged; attacked in words
Incorrigible: cannot be corrected (of behavior)
Indigenous: native to a particular place
Ineffable: cannot be expressed in words
Irascible: easily angered
Ironic: unexpected
Lament: express regret
Languid: having no energy or interest
Lassitude: lack of energy
Lugubrious: mournful; very sad
Mercurial: rapidly changing
Misnomer: wrong name for something
Mollified: calmed; pacified
Multifaceted: having many aspects
Mundane: dull; ordinary
Nostalgic: longing for the past
Obtrusive: easily seen; ‘sticking out’
Omnipotent: all powerful
Pedagogy: science of teaching
Phlegmatic: calm
Plausible: believable
Precursor: fore-runner; earlier version
Preeminence: fame; top position
Pretentious: putting on an act
Prognosis: outlook
Prolific: producing a lot
Provocative: provoking
Raiment: clothes; garments
Reciprocate: pay back
Reconcile: bring disputing side together again
Remiss: wrong
Remonstrance: criticism
Resilient able: to spring back; strong
Retrenchment: reducing staff or forces; conserving resources
Robust: firm and strong
Skeptical: doubtful
Skewed : distorted; bent
Stringent: strict
Subtle: not obvious
Succinct: clear, short and well-expressed
Sundry: miscellaneous
Sustenance: support; food
Tenable: can be held (of an opinion, for example)
Tenuous : shaky; not firm
Torrid: hot and steamy
Undermine: attempt to overthrow; weaken
Underscore: emphasize
Unequivocal: clear; cannot be misunderstood
Vector: carrier (of disease, for example)
Verbose: wordy
Whimsical: fickle; changeable</p>
<h2>Wistful: full of sadness and longing</h2>
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<p>Abashed: ashamed or sorry
Allusion: indirect reference
Ambivalent: undecided; unclear
Analogy: comparison
Anecdote: short account/story
Annihilated: wiped out
Anomalies: oddities; things that don’t fit the pattern
Antipodes: places on opposite sides of the globe
Apprehension: worry; nervousness
Arduous: hard and difficult
Articulate: (adj.) able to express something well in words
Assuage: to make less
Auspicious: fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome
Avuncular: acting like an uncle; kindly
Axiom: something that is taken to be true; basic idea that can’t be questioned
Banal: dull; unoriginal
Bellicose: aggressive
Benign: kindly
Bereft of: without; deprived of
Bifurcation: division into two
Blatantly: obviously
Cacophonous: very noisy; unpleasant sounding
Cantankerous: irritable and difficult to please
Captivating: fascinating
Chided: scolded
Clairvoyant: able to see into the future/another dimension
Coddled: over-protected; kept warm
Comely: attractive
Complacent: smug; over-confident
Conducive to: suitable for; leading to
Convivial: sociable and friendly
Cornucopia: literally a horn filled with fruits etc; symbol of plenty
Cosmopolitan: composed of varied nationalities
Counterfeiter: faker; someone who makes fake money, for example
Decipher: decode; work out meaning
Deferential: showing respect
Deterrent: something that puts one off; a preventive
Dichotomies: divisions into two parts
Diffident: shy; hesitant
Digression: going off the point
Discriminating: 1. able to make fine distinctions between; having good taste, 2. favoring one side/group and acting against another
Docile: placid; easily lead
Elite: the upper levels in a society; the privileged ones
Equitable: fair and equal
Equivocal: ambiguous; something that can be interpreted in more than one way
Exhilarating: exciting
Fathom: 1. (v) work out; understand, 2. (n) measure of depth
Fervent: passionate
Filial: concerned with the relationship between child and parent
Foreboding: sense of doom
Funerary: bconcerned with funerals
Galvanized: 1. stirred into action; stimulated, 2. coated with zinc
Grandiose: exaggerated; too great; on a grand scale
Haughty: arrogant
Hilarious: very funny
Hyperbole: over-exaggeration
Impetuous: impulsive
Indecipherable: cannot be decoded; cannot be worked out
Irresolute: lacking firmness; inability to decide or commit
Levity: lack of seriousness; humor
Loquacious: talkative
Mediocre: average
Mellifluous: pleasant-sounding
Metaphor: figurative speech; using implied comparisons
Miscreants: wrong-doers
Mitigated: made less severe
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<p>Advocate: support
Ambiguous: vague
Animosity: hostility; hatred
Boorishness: rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Censure: blame; criticize
Concord: agreement
Conflagration: big fire
Consecrated: dedicated; made holy
Consummate: supremely good
Contagious: passed on through touch; infectious
Cursory: superficial
Dalliance: non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Deleterious: harmful
Disparaging: critical
Dubious: doubtful
Equitable: fair and equal
Eulogy: praise
Fastidious: very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Fidelity: faithfulness; loyalty
Formidable: inspiring awe
Futile: useless; waste of time and effort
Futility: uselessness
Holistic: whole; entire (Holistic viewpoint = seeing things as a whole)
Idiosyncratic: quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Ineffable: cant be expressed in words
Infelicity: unsuitability; inappropriateness
Integrity: honor; honesty
Intermittent: on and off; not continuous
Judicious: fair; wise
Legitimate: to make legal; give approval to
Mercenary: seeking money above all else
Meticulous: thorough; taking care of details
Petulant: sulky
Polarized: divided into two extremes
Pragmatism: practicality
Presumptive: presumed
Propensity: tendency; leaning predilection
Prosaic: ordinary
Quelled: suppressed
Regressive: moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Remiss: neglectful
Rhetoric: persuasive language
Sedulous: thorough; eager
Sermonized: gave moral lecture
Shroud: 1. a cover for dead body, 2. to cover
Steadfastness: loyalty; firmness of purpose
Temporize: put off; procrastinate
Treacly: too sweet; over sentimental
Vacillated wavered; hesitated
Vindication proving right
Vindictive: seeking revenge</p>
<p>Abstruse: difficult to comprehend
Acumen: sharpness of mind
Adroit: skilful
Anachronistic: out of normal time range
Arcane: obscure; known only to few people
Autonomy: self-government
Belittlers: people who criticize/disparage
Byzantine: excessive; decadent
Consecration: dedication
Corollary: consequence; inference
Curtail: cut short
Debunkers: people who expose/throw out old ideas
Devious: cunning
Didactic: intending to preach or teach
Effacement: wiping out; (self-effacement = excessive modesty)
Egotistical: selfish
Embodiment :living example of
Epitome: essence; typical example or symbol of
Esoteric: obscure
Extrapolated: predicted on the basis of existing data; extended
Foster: encourage
Inane: silly
Incoherence: lack of clarity
Inconspicuous: not easily seen
Indiscriminate: without thought; random; careless
Ingenuous: na</p>
<p>Adroit: skilful (Maladroit = clumsy)
Agnostic: unsure of the existence of god
Ameliorating: making better
Arboreal: living in trees
Ascertain: find out; make sure
Barrage: bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.)
Belabor: over-emphasizing
Brevity: briefness
Cacophony: noise; din
Censured: blamed
Circumvent: avoid
Coerced: forced
Condoning: tolerating
Congenial: friendly; sociable; suitable
Demagogues: mob leaders; agitators
Disparaged: criticized
Docile: tame; subservient
Eclectic: taking things from different sources
Elitist: favoring top group; snob
Elusive: difficult to pin down
Empiric: found by experiment/practice
Endorsed: supported
Envisioning: imagining, predicting
Extolled: praised
Foster: support; encourage
Furtiveness: secretiveness
Gluttonous: greedy
Indictment: charge; legal accusation
Indigenous: native to a locality
Irreproachable; cannot be criticized. (Reproach = criticize)
Knack:trick; skill
Libelous: open to prosecution for libel (Libel = written slander)
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<p>Aberration: deviation; abnormality
Abstruse: difficult to comprehend
Affability: friendliness; cordiality
Affluence: wealth and status
Alleviation: making less severe
Amalgamation: mixture or joining of different components
Amassed: accumulated
Arcane: esoteric
Augmenting: increasing in size or number
Belied: contradicted
Benevolent: kindly
Callous: cruel and unfeeling
Candid: truthful; honest
Coalition: a union of two parts
Concordance: agreement
Conflagration: big fire
Copious: in large amounts
Dearth: shortage
Debacle: disaster
Disarming: charming; unthreatening
Disillusioned: freed from wrong ideas
Disparaging: criticizing
Embellished: decorated
Empathetic: understanding in an insightful way
Encompassed: included; surrounded
Endorsement: support; approval
Entourage: group of followers; retinue
Equanimity: peace of mind; balance; calm
Eradicating: wiping out; destroying
Esoteric: obscure
Exacerbated: made worse
Excised: cut out
Exotic: strange; foreign
Faction: section; group with common interests
Finagle: wheedle; wangle; trick
Grating: harsh; rasping
Gratuitous: free; unwarranted
Hackneyed: commonplace; over-used
Insightful: perceptive
Insolence: rudeness
Intrigued: interested and curious
Intuition: sixth sense; gut feeling
Languid: lacking energy; weak
Lobby: 1. to try to persuade, 2. entrance hall
Lucid: clear
Marred: spoiled; ruined
Meager: small; scanty
Monotonous: dull; repetitive
Motley: varied; miscellaneous
Opting: choosing
Overhaul: renovate
Preclude: prevent
Precursors: forerunners
Purportedly: apparently claiming
Ratify: give official approval to
Resilience: strength; ability to withstand
Retraction: removal; taking back
Sporadic: intermittent; on and off
Spurned: shunned; rejected
Substantiated: backed up; given supporting evidence
Supplant: replace
Truculence: stubbornness
Unequivocal: certain; cannot be disputed
Voluminous: large; bulky; extensive
Winnow: sift; separate good from bad</p>
<p>Alacrity: speed and eagerness
Amiable: friendly; lovable
Apathetic: lacking energy or interest
Bypasses: avoids; finds a way around
Capricious: whimsical; changeable
Censures: blames
Conciliatory: seeking compromise
Convergence: coming together
Cumulative: building up
Deferment: putting off
Deliberation: careful thought
Delineates: outlines
Derelict: rundown; abandoned
Discrepancy: inconsistency
Embittered: full of bitter feelings
Encroaching: trespassing
Eradicate: wipe out
Exacerbates: makes worse
Exasperation: frustration and annoyance
Exorbitant: excessive
Flabbergasted: shocked; speechless
Foil for: person that shows another to advantage
Frugal: economical
Glacial: icy; unfriendly
Grimy: dirty
Inconsequential: unimportant
Indiscernible: not easy to see
Infusion: influx
Integrity: honesty
Jaded :tired; bored
Juxtaposition: placing two thing nest to each other
Lithe: flexible
Miffed: annoyed
Mitigator: moderator
Modicum: tiny amount
Negate: wipe out
Nondescript: having no special qualities; ordinary
Penurious: miserly
Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable
Razing: cutting down
Recrimination: blame
Reprieve: let off (at least temporarily)
Rousing: stirring
Salvageable: can be saved
Scouring: cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching
Secluded: lonely; isolated
Solace: comfort
Squelch: suppress; crush
Stifling: suppressing
Surfeit: excess
Tangential: off the point; irrelevant
Temper: moderate
Tremulous: hesitant
Unyielding: not giving up
Vigilant: wary; watchful
Waning: declining
Warped: twisted; distorted
Wary: cautious
Wrath: anger</p>
<p>Adroitness: skill
Altruism: self-sacrifice
Arbitration: mediating between disputing sides
Archaic: old-fashioned
Aural: through the sense of hearing
Cognitions: mental knowledge
Discernment: judgment;
Disingenuous: crafty
Distension: swelling
Egotists: selfish people
Emancipators: those who set others free
Enigmas: puzzles
Erudition: learning; scholarly knowledge
Exemplars: excellent examples of
Exonerated: proved not guilty
Extirpation: destruction
Fawning: groveling; sucking up to people
Finesse: skill
Fitful: intermittent; on and off; not continuous
Gestures: signals
Hilarity: great laughter
Husbandry: careful management of resources
Ignominy: shame
Ineptitude: lack of ability
Insipid: flavorless; bland
Intuitions: gut feelings
Invocation: prayer
Irony: something unexpected; use of words to convey opposite meaning
Lackadaisical: lazy
Lamentable: regrettable
Mandate: permission
Manifesto: statement of values
Modicum: tiny amount
Notoriety: infamy
Obsequious: groveling
Opulence: lavish display of wealth
Pathos: sadness; stirring the emotions
Plaudits: praise
Prospectus: brochure
Raze: knock down
Rectitude: uprightness
Reprimanded: scolded
Rudimentary: elementary; basic
Sarcasm: mockery
Soporific: sleep-inducing
Stipulated: insisted
Tactile: through the sense of touch
Tenacity: ability to do many things
Versatility: ability to do many things
Vicarious: experienced indirectly; at secondhand</p>
<p>Thanks for that list. Here it is again all in one, sorted, unique words only.</p>
<p>abashed - ashamed or sorry
aberration - deviation; abnormality
abstruse - difficult to comprehend
accolade - praise
acumen - sharpness of mind
adroit - skilful (Maladroit = clumsy)
adroitness - skill
advocate - support
affability - friendliness; cordiality
affluence - wealth and status
agnostic - unsure of the existence of god
alacrity - speed and eagerness
alleviate - make less severe
alleviation - making less severe
allusion - indirect reference
altruism - self-sacrifice
amalgam - mixture
amalgamation - mixture or joining of different components
amassed - accumulated
ambiguous - vague
ambivalence - uncertainty; having ‘mixed’ feelings
ambivalent - undecided; unclear
ameliorating - making better
amiable - friendly; lovable
anachronistic - out of normal time range
analogy - comparison
anecdote - short account/story
animosity - hostility; hatred
annihilated - wiped out
anomalies - oddities; things that don’t fit the pattern
anomalous - odd; not fitting the pattern
antipodes - places on opposite sides of the globe
apathetic - lacking energy or interest
apathy - lack of energy or interest
apparition - ghost; something that ‘appears’
apprehension - worry; nervousness
arbitration - mediating between disputing sides
arboreal - living in trees
arcane - obscure; known only to few people
archaic - old-fashioned
arduous - hard and difficult
articulate - (adj.) able to express something well in words
ascertain - find out; make sure
aspersion - negative feeling; damaging remark
assuage - to make less
astute - wise; mentally sharp
augmenting - increasing in size or number
aural - through the sense of hearing
auspicious - fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome
autonomous - self-governing
autonomy - self-government
avuncular - acting like an uncle; kindly
axiom - something that is taken to be true; basic idea that can’t be questioned
banal - dull; unoriginal
barrage - bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.)
belabor - over-emphasizing
belied - contradicted
belittlers - people who criticize/disparage
bellicose - aggressive
belligerence - aggression
benevolent - kindly
benign - kindly
bereft of - without; deprived of
bifurcation - division into two
blanched - turned pale
blatantly - obviously
bolster - give support to
bombastic - too elaborate; exaggerated
boorishness - rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
brevity - briefness
bucolic - concerned with the countryside and farming
bypasses - avoids; finds a way around
byzantine - excessive; decadent
cacophonous - very noisy; unpleasant sounding
cacophony - noise; din
callous - cruel and unfeeling
callousness - cruelty; unfeeling behavior
candid - truthful; honest
cantankerous - irritable and difficult to please
capricious - whimsical; changeable
captivating - fascinating
censure - blame; criticize
censured - blamed
censures - blames
cherished - cared for; firmly-held
chicanery - trickery; attempt to deceive
chided - scolded
churlish - ill-mannered
circumstantial - accidental; indirect (as in circumstantial evidence)
circumvent - avoid
clairvoyant - able to see into the future/another dimension
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