solace noun solace verb

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solace (noun) solace (verb)

• Relief from emotional distress source of comfort
  (noun)
• Provide with comfort (verb)
• Although she smiled bravely, she found little
  solace in her second-place trophy.

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disingenuous (adjective)disingenuously
(adverb)disingenuousness (noun)

• Giving a false impression of sincerity
  withholding or not taking account of known
  information
• His smile was wide, his handshake firm, but his
  comments were disingenuous.

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superfluous (adjective)superfluously (adverb),
superfluousness (noun)

• more than is necessary inessential in excess of
  what is needed
• The banquets superfluous food could have fed an
  army.

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obfuscate (v)obfuscation (n), obfuscatory (adj.)

• To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult
  to perceive or understand
• Because he was promised a new car if he received
  straight As, the student tried to obfuscate the
  truth of his very average report card.

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efficacious (adj.)efficacy (n)

• Having the power to produce a desired effect
  effective
• Beowulf hoped that his sword would prove to be
  efficacious in his fight against the dragon.

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ignominious (adj.)ignominiously (adv.), ignominy
(n)

• Marked by shame or disgrace despicable
• It was an ignominious end... as a desperate
  mutiny by a handful of soldiers blossomed into
  full-scale revolt (Angus Deming).

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benign (adj.)benignly (adv.)

• 1. Of gentle disposition kind gracious
• 2. Having little or no detrimental effect
  harmless
• The benign teacher gave her students little
  homework during Homecoming week.
• Thankfully, the lab report proved the tumor was
  benign, not malignant.

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obstinate (adjective)obstinacy (n), obstinately
(adv)

• Unreasonably stubborn
• Because the obstinate student refused to put away
  his Gameboy, the teacher sent him to the dean.

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dolorous (adj)dolorously (adv), dolorousness (n)

• Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain
• The dolorous faces of the people who lost their
  homes in the hurricane have been pictured in
  recent magazines.

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beguile (v)

• To deceive, especially with charm
• The sly adolescent beguiled his parents into
  believing that he arrived home before his curfew.

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perfidy (n)perfidious (adj)

• Deliberate breach of faith calculated violation
  of trust treachery
• To many Americans, the news that Iraq continued
  to produce weapons of mass destruction was
  renewed proof of the hypocrisy and perfidy of
  Saddam Husseins government.

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prodigious (adjective)prodigiously (adverb),
prodigy (noun)

• Extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree
  enormous
• The evil teacher gave us a prodigious amount of
  homework over the weekend.

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vernacular (n)

• Native language or dialect common everyday
  language
• It is amusing to hear a middle-age person speak
  in a teens vernacular.

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assiduous (adjective)assiduously (adverb),
assiduousness (noun)

• Constant in application or attention diligent
• Many teachers like students who are assiduous
  workers who strive for perfection.

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garrulous (adjective)garrulously (adverb),
garrulousness (noun)

• Extremely talkative, wordy and rambling
• Oh no, thought Nick. I dont want to waste an
  hour listening to this garrulous old coot.

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remonstrate (verb)remonstrative (adjective),
remonstratively (adverb), remonstration (noun)

• To reason or argue forcefully with someone
• I must remonstrate, cried the honors lit
  student to her teacher. The grade is unfair. I
  always get an A, not a B.

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denigrate (verb)denigration (noun)

• To defame to disparage or belittle to criticize
  harshly
• His father denigrated his sons efforts to repair
  the car.

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supercilious (adjective)superciliously
(adverb)superciliousness (noun)

• Full of contempt and arrogance
• Her supercilious manner disgusted her co-workers.

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callous (adjective)callously (adverb),
callousness (noun)

• Hard-hearted showing no concern if other people
  are hurt or upset
• The jubilant Sox fans showed a callous disregard
  for the feelings of the Astro fans.

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ruminate (verb)rumination (noun), ruminative
(adjective), ruminatively (adverb)

• 1. To mull something over to think carefully and
  at length about something
• 2. To regurgitate partially digested food and
  chew it again
• 1. Before he wrote his paper, Moe ruminated on
  common themes of Everyman and Dr. Faustus.
• 2. Animals such as cows are called ruminants
  because they ruminate.

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capricious (adjective)capriciously (adverb)
capriciousness (noun) caprice (root wordnoun)

• Given to sudden changes tending to make
  unpredictable changes
• Colleens capricious decision to go to the movies
  ruined her familys plans for the evening.

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acquiesce (verb)acquiescent (adjective)
acquiescence (noun)acquiescently (adverb)

• To go along with something to agree or comply
  passively with someone rather than expressing
  approval
• Because she was a new employee, Julia acquiesced
  to her supervisors instructions even though they
  seemed stupid to her.

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paradox (noun)paradoxical (adjective),
paradoxically (adverb)

• A statement, proposition, or situation that seems
  to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or
  may be true a statement or proposition that
  contradicts itself
• This sentence is false presents a paradox to
  the reader if it is true, it is not false and
  if it is false, then it is true.

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aberration (noun)aberrational (adjective)

• a departure from what is normal or desirable
• The honor students truancy marked an aberration
  in his behavior.

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• Her paradoxical and obfuscating claims as to the
  fate of Donnie Darko assiduously proved to the
  teacher that it was a one-time aberration from
  her normal air-headed ways.

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• The prodigious amount of paradoxes surrounding
  time travel make ruminating over its consequences
  less efficacious in preventing headaches than
  just acquiescing to the fact that it is just a
  confusing issue.

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perspicacious (adjective)perspicaciously
(adverb) perspicaciousness (noun)

• Perceptive penetratingly discerning, or astute
• Anns stage directions for Macbeths soliloquy
  were perspicacious, as they gave the actor
  insight into Macbeths motivation.

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trepidation (noun)

• fear or uneasiness about the future or a future
  event apprehension
• Finals week is a source of trepidation for most
  students.

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erudite (adjective)eruditely (adverb), erudition
(noun)

• having or showing great knowledge gained from
  study and reading
• Congreves erudite audience would easily
  recognize the significance of Lady Wishforts
  books and Mrs. Millamants poetry.

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affable (adjective)affably (adverb), affability
(noun)

• Easy-going, good-natured friendly and easy to
  talk to
• The interviewers affable manner made the job
  applicant less nervous.

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obsequious (adjective)obsequiously (adverb),
obsequiousness (noun)

• Too eager to please or obey excessively eager to
  please or to obey all instructions
• Calibans obsequious behavior did not disguise
  his hatred for Prospero.

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ameliorate (verb)ameliorable (adjective),
ameliorant (noun)

• to improve something or make it better
• We can ameliorate the poors situation by
  bringing in canned food.

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equivocate (verb)equivocator (noun-person),
equivocation (noun-act)

• to speak vaguely or ambiguously, especially in
  order to mislead to be deliberately unclear
• The student equivocated in his reply, hoping the
  teacher would supply the correct response.

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nefarious (adjective)nefariousness (noun),
nefariously (adverb)

• utterly immoral or wicked evil
• Her nefarious scheme to steal the money from the
  charity failed utterly.

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copious (adjective)copiously (adverb),
copiousness (noun)

• produced or existing in large quantities
  abundant
• She required copious quantities of chocolate to
  soothe her nerves.

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abjure (verb)abjuration (noun)

• to give up a previously held belief, especially
  when this is done formally or solemnly
• Anakin Skywalker dramatically abjured the Force
  when he allied himself with Palpatine.

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rancor (noun)rancorous (adjective), rancorously
(adverb)

• bitter, deeply held, and long-lasting ill will or
  resentment
• Hamlets rancor leads to his melancholia and
  eventually to his death.

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altruism (noun)altruistic (adjective),
altruistically (adverb)

• an attitude or way of behaving marked by
  unselfish concern for the welfare of others the
  belief that acting for the benefit of others is
  right and good
• Teenagers altruism is too often undervalued
  however, events such as Adopt-a-Family
  demonstrate that many teens enjoy helping others.

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mendacious (adjective)mendacity (noun)

• deliberately untrue having lied in the past, or
  prone to lying at any time
• The lobbyist was not ashamed of the mendacious
  report he filed.

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repose (noun, verb)

• (noun) a state of rest or inactivity tranquility
• (verb) to lie or lay something at rest to settle
  oneself in relaxed position
• Spring break offered repose to students and
  teachers alike.

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conjecture (noun, verb)

• a conclusion, judgment, or statement based on
  incomplete or inconclusive information
• guess
• When I saw the mess in the kitchen, my conjecture
  was the kids had prepared a snack for themselves.

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sanguine (adjective)sanguinity (noun),
sanguinely (adverb)

• confident, cheerfully optimistic
• The invalid, who was of a sanguine temperament,
  fully expected to recover his health in a warmer
  climate.

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acumen (noun)

• Sharpness of mind quick insight the ability to
  make quick, accurate judgments
• In view of recent events, one must wonder about
  the political acumen of the Presidents advisers.

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taciturn (adjective)taciturnly (adverb)
taciturnity (noun)

• Silent by nature habitually uncommunicative or
  reserved
• In a clear example of verbal irony, Elizabeth
  tells Darcy that they are both of a taciturn
  disposition.

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odious (adjective)odiously (adverb) odiousness
(noun)

• inspiring hatred, contempt, or disgust hateful
• The odious task of completing the tax form fell
  on me.

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pernicious (adjective)perniciously
(adverb) perniciousness (noun)

• causing great harm, destruction, or death wicked
  or meaning to cause harm malicious
• His pernicious letter forced the mayor to resign.

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sagacious (adjective)sagaciously (adverb)
sagacity (noun)

• having or based on a profound knowledge and
  understanding of the world combined with
  intelligence and good judgment wise or shrewd
• While Joe Gargery is clearly admirable, is he a
  sagacious mentor for Pip?

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vacillate (intransitive verb)vacillation (noun)

• to be indecisive or irresolute to sway from side
  to side
• Standing in front of the dessert table, she
  vacillated between selecting an éclair or a
  brownie.

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banal (adjective)banally (adverb)

• dull and unoriginal boringly ordinary
• The garrulous professor, blithely unaware of the
  audiences stupor, delivered a banal lecture on
  literary theory.

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propitious (adjective)propitiously (adverb)
propitiousness (noun)

• favorable likely to lead to success
• Encouraged by the propitious omens, the warrior
  charged into battle.

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perfunctory (adjective)perfunctorily (adverb)
perfunctoriness (noun)

• done as a matter of duty or custom, without
  thought, attention, or genuine feeling done
  routinely
• When he left, his perfunctory kiss made it clear
  he would not be back.

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venerable (adjective) venerability (noun)
venerably (adverb)

• worthy of respect as a result of great age,
  wisdom, remarkable achievements, or similar
  qualities revered
• Luke always listened when the venerable Obi Wan
  Kenobi spoke.

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nebulous (adjective)nebulously (adverb)
nebulousness (noun)

• not clear, distinct, or definite unclear
• The students essay was so nebulous that it was
  impossible to assess whether he understood the
  subject he was writing about.

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implacable (adjective)implacability (noun)
implacably (adverb)

• impossible to pacify or to reduce in strength or
  force impossible to appease
• His public rudeness resulted in her implacable
  anger.

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exacerbate (transitive verb)exacerbation (noun)

• to make an already bad or problematic situation
  worse make worse
• The medicine exacerbated her symptoms rather than
  alleviated them.

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fastidious (adjective)fastidiously (adverb)
fastidiousness (noun)

• concerned that even the smallest details should
  be just right demanding
• easily disgusted by things that are not perfectly
  clean delicate
• Mr. Bingley thought Mr. Darcy to be too
  fastidious when he declined dancing at the ball.

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inimitable
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jocular
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indigent