Assert [uh–surt]: To state with confidence or assurance; adj. assertive 1-) To assert something is…
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Vicious [vish–uhs]: Nasty, vile, or malicious 1-) The editorial on the local mayor was characterized…
Enlighten [en-lahyt-n-muh nt]: to give knowledge to; n. Enlightenment 1-) The age of enlightenment in European…
Curtail [ker-teyl ]: Reduce, minimize 1-) The budget decreases meant that legislators would need to…
Regenerative [ri-jen-er-uh-tiv, –uh-rey-tiv]: able to regenerate. 1-) Modern science has uncovered that neurons are regenerative.…
Prodigious [pruh–dij–uhs]: great in size, amount, etc 1-) The young musician had a prodigious talent.…
Voluminous [vuh–loo-muh-nuhs]: of great volume, size, or extent 1-) None of the politicians read the…
Impeccable [im-pek–uh-buhl]: perfect, flawless 1-) The foreigner’s accent was impeccable. 2-) Paintings are rarely impeccable…
Serendipity [ser-uh n-dip-i-tee]: Good luck; fortune 1-) Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming famously invented Pencillin by accident—call…
Arcane [ahr-keyn]: obscure; understood by a few people only. 1-) The professor’s arcane instructions were…
Grandiose [gran-dee-ohs]: grand, especially in a showy or excessive fashion. 1-) The charismatic politician was…
Infantile [in-fuhn-tahyl]: babyish, childish 1-) The teenager was despised for his infantile behavior. 2-) Infantile…
Mesmerize [mez-muh-rahyz]: to fascinate or amaze 1-) The street performer mesmerized audiences with his powerful…
Manifest [man–uh-fest]: to appear; to make appear; clear, apparent (manifest) 1-) The ill patient prayed…
Distasteful [dis-teyst-fuhl]: unpleasant or offensive 1-) The distasteful remark offended the judge. 2-) Distasteful medicine…
Mystify [mis-tuh-fahy] to confuse or puzzle 1-) The case mystified detectives—they had no suspects and…
Enchant [en-chant]: to have a magical effect on (adj. enchanted—having a magical quality) 1-) The…
Just as a treasure exposed is quickly spent, so also any virtue that becomes famous or well publicized vanishes. Just as wax is quickly melted by fire, so the soul is emptied by praise, and loses firmness of virtue.
Disempower [dis-em-pou-er ]: to make weak; to take power away from. N. Disempowerment (antonym: empower,…
Inculcate [in-kuhl-keyt]: to instill or impart, by repetition; to cause to accept an idea/feeling 1-)…
Infuriate [in-fyoor-ee-eyt]: to anger or enrage 1-) The defendant’s dismissive attitude infuriated the judge. 2-)…
Victor [vik-ter]: winner, champion (victor is used but is a little more formal and less…
Photogenic [foh-tuh–jen-ik]: someone who looks good in photos 1-) Are instagram models photogenic or photoshopped?…
Invincible [in-vin-suh-buhl]: incapable of being conquered n. invincibility 1-) The economic problems facing the country…
Uncanny [uhn-kan-ee]: seemingly supernatural or inexplicable; mysterious 1-) The child’s genius was uncanny—how could a…
Bliss [blis] Pure joy Adj: Blissful 1-) There is a saying—ignorance is bliss—which implies that…
Glamor [glam-er]: the quality of being attractive/ exciting/adventurous, etc. adj. glamorous 1-) Not everybody is…
Sullen [suhl–uhn]: someone showing irritation or evidence of being in a bad mood by being…
Adversarial [ad-ver-ser-ee-al]: of or befitting an adversary (enemy/opponent) 1-) The lawyer’s adversarial approach aggravated viewers…
Supreme [suh–preem]: Excellent; highest in rank, quality, etc. 1-) The president of most countries is…
Vindictive [vin-dik-tiv]: seeking revenge; 1-) The father was vindictive after the assault on his daughter.…
Entitled [en-tahyt-l]: being owed something or having a sense that you are owed something even…
Prophetic: involving prophets or prophecy; highly predictive 1-) Have you had any prophetic encounters in…
Craft [krahft]: To create or produce; (as a noun) something crafted by hand; an art…
Indignant [in-dig-nuhnt]: feeling or characterized by anger. 1-) The mother was indignant with her son…
Modest [mod-ist]: not acting or dressing in a way that draws unnecessary attention to oneself;…
Prolific [pruh–lif-ik]: Highly productive; fruitful. 1-) The prolific writer published a short story every week…
Golden [gohl-duhn]: of or like gold; excellent. 1-) Amazon is the gold standard of the…
Alienate [eyl-yuh-neyt, ey-lee-uh-]: To create emotional distance between; to make hostile or unfriendly 1-) The…
Restructure [ree-struhk-cher]: To change the structure of something; to reorganize or redeesign. 1-) The mayor…
Inflate [in-fleyt]: to fill with air; to puff up with pride. 1-) I inflated the…
Inspired [in-spahyuhrd]: having special motivation to do something 1-) The musician delivered an inspired performance…
Underrate [uhn-der-reyt]: not to give proper credit or recognition for the ability of someone or…
Wily [wahy-lee]: tricky, crafty (said of a person); 1-) I don’t know what was more…
