Abate Aberrant Abeyance Abstemious

-subside or moderate -Abnormal, Deviant -Suspended action -sparing in eating and drinking; temperate, Taking Light food or drink, not heavy food, a light eater, a light smoker, ate a light supper

Admonish Adulterate Aesthetic Alacrity Alleviate Amalgamate Ambiguous Ambivalence Ameliorate

-warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove - make impure, Contaminate, spoil, Pollute. -Artistic, Visual, Beautiful - Eagerness, Quickness, Zeal - Assuage, Improve, Lighten - Merge, Unite, Mingle - Vague, Unclear, Equivocal, Confusing - Uncertainty, Contradiction -Better, perfect, Enrich

Anachronism - something or someone misplaced in time. Anarchy Anomalous - Disorder, Chaos, Riot - Irregular, Abnormal, Unusual - Opposition, Aversion, Hostility, Ill feeling, Dislike. - Lack of interest, Laziness, Lack of concern - Pacify, Mollify, Settle , Calm down, Satisfy & Assuage - Explain, Describe, Acquaint - Approval, Consent, Praise - Suitable - Difficult, Tough, Hard - Natural, Simple, Guileless, Open - someone who practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline Austere, Most of the early saints were extreme ascetics: self-denier, abstainer, self-mortifier; hermit, recluse, solitary, eremite, anchorite, celibate, coenobite; religious, monk, nun, flagellant; yogi, fakir, dervish. - Diligent, Industrious, Constant, Hardworking - Moderate, Soften, Lessen, Mitigate, Alleviate, Pacify, Placate, Diminish, Mollify
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Antipathy
Apathy Appease Apprise Approbation Appropriate Arduous Artless Ascetic

Assiduous Assuage

Austere

-Serious, Severe, Ascetic, Rigid, Strict, Stern

Autonomous -Self Governing Aver Banal Belie Beneficent Bolster Bombastic Boorish Burgeon Burnish Buttress - Declare, Claim, Assert - Commonplace, Predictable, Hackneyed, Trite - Contradict, Oppose, Disprove - Charitable, Helpful, kindly - Strengthen, Encourage, Support, Boost - Verbose, Pompous - Rude, Impolite - Mushroom, Multiply, Prosper - Shine, Polish, Make shine, Wax -Support, Bolster

Cacophonous - Harsh, Loud, Noisy Capricious Castigation Catalyst Caustic Chicanery Coagulate Coda Cogent - Unpredictable, Changeable, Unreliable, - Criticism, Reprimand, Telling off, Ticking off - Substance, Promoter, Channel - Corrosive, Scathing - the use of tricks to deceive someone, Deception, Talk, Waffle, Nonsense - Clot, Thicken, Form a mass (ex: Blood Clot, Coagulation of Blood) - Conclusion, Ending, Finale, Finish, Addendum, Postscript - Forceful, Convincing, Lucid, Logical

Commensurate - Equal, Proportionate, Appropriate, Adequate Compendium -Collection, set, Compilation Complaisant Compliant Conciliatory Condone Confound -Accept without complaint - Acquiescent, Obedient, Conforming, malleable, moldable - Appeasing, Pacifying, Mollifying, Assuaging - Overlook, Forgive, Excuse, Tolerate, Pardon, Close the eyes to, Make allowances for. - Confuse, Mix up, Stun, Amaze, Puzzle, Baffle

Connoisseur Contention Contentious Contrite

Conundrum Converge Convoluted Craven Daunt Decorum Default Deference Delineate Denigrate Deride Derivative Desiccate Desultory Deterrent Diatribe Dichotomy Diffidence Diffuse Digression Dirge Disabuse Discerning Discordant Discredit Discrepancy

- Specialist, Authority, Expert - Argument, Disagreement, Assertion, Opinion - Argumentative, Antagonistic, Quarrelsome, Controversial - Sorry, Remorseful, Regretful, Ashamed
- Puzzle, Mystery, Challenge, Enigma - Meet, Join, Touch, Come together - Intricate, Complicated, Difficult - Cowardly, Weak, Fearful, Gutless - Deter, Frighten, Put off, Discourage, Intimidate, Scare - Dignity, Modesty, Appropriateness, Good behaviour - evasion, avoidance, non-payment - respect, admiration, high esteem - Define, Describe, Explain - Disparage, Vilify, Defame, Slander, Put down - Ridicule, Put down, Knock, Disparage - Lacking in originality - Wither, Dehydrate, Dry up - Aimless, Unfocused, Casual, Random - Warning, Prevention, Constraint - Attack, Tirade, Invective, Criticism, Bitter Scolding. - Contrast, Opposition, Contradiction - Shyness, Timidity, Quietness - Spread, Scatter, Wordy, Verbose, Dispersed - Aside, Departure, Deviation - Elegy, Funeral song, Lament, Chant - Set straight, Correct, Enlighten - Discriminating, Separating, Perceiving, Noticing - Disagreeing, Conflicting, Incompatible - Dishonour, Question, Dispute, Slur - Inconsistency, Incongruity, Difference, Disagreement 3

Discrete Disingenuous Disinterested Disjointed Dismiss Disparage Disparate Dissemble Disseminate Dissolution Dissonance Distend Distill Diverge Divest Dogmatic Dormant Dupe Ebullient Eclectic Efficacy Effrontery Elegy Elicit Embellish Empirical Emulate Endemic Enervate

- Separate, Isolated, Distinct - Dishonest, Insincere - Fair-minded, Unbiased, Impartial, Neutral - Rambling, Lacking coherence, Split, Dislocated, Displaced. - Terminate, Discharge, Let go, Lay off, Reject, Release - Belittle, Vilify, Laugh at, Deride, Ridicule, Criticize - Dissimilar, Unlike - Mislead, Put on an act, Hedge -Distribute, Broadcast, Propagate - Closure, Disbanding, Termination -Discord, Disagreement -Swell, Inflate, Swell up, Expand -Purify ( Distill water) -Deviate, Differ, Digress -Strip, Separate from, Part from, Deny -Rigid, Inflexible, Strict in Opinions -Latent, Inactive, Hidden, Asleep, Quiet (Latent heat in body) -Sucker, Fool -Jovial, Enthusiastic, Cheerful -Heterogeneous, Varied, Diverse, Assorted -Effectiveness, worth, ability, Usefulness, Efficiency - rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptuousness; nerve; cheek Impudence, Boldness, Shamelessness - Poem, Funeral song. - Provoke, Stimulate, Draw, Cause, Bring out - Exaggerate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Decorate, Make fancy - Experimental, Realistic, Pragmatic - Imitate, Follow, Rival, Compete with - Widespread, Common - Weaken, Wear out, Tire 4

Engender Enhance Ephemeral Equanimity Equivocate Erudite Esoteric Eulogy Euphemism Exacerbate Exculpate Exigency

- Produce, Create, Beget, Give birth to -Improve, Augment - Short-lived, Transitory, Momentary, Temporary - Composure, Calmness Equability - To avoid fulfilling or answering completely - Learned, Knowledgeable - Mysterious, Obscure, Secret - Tribute, Homage, Praise on death - Understatement, Neutral term - Worsen, Intensify - Free, Let off, Release, Clear, Excuse - Demand, Necessity Constraint

Extrapolation - using historical data to try to determine what will happen in the future. Facetious Facilitate Fallacious Fatuous Fawning - Silly, Ill-timed, Ill-judged, Light-hearted, Jokey, Teasing - Expedite, Make easy, Make possible - Mistaken, Misleading, Wrong - Unintelligent, Silly, Meaningless - Trying to please by behaving obsequiously, Flattering, Crawling and Butter up