accede - take on duties or office; to agree or express agreement; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion
Anyone would accede if people stopped listening.
Anyone would accede if people stopped listening.
brandish - the act of waving; verb move or swing back and forth; exhibit aggressivelyYou can brandish no weapons here.
comprise - form or compose; include or contain; have as a component; be composed of
We would comprise the team of experts, obviously.
deft - skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
To be deft is very sought after.
The southern districts were destitute.
explicit - precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
Explicit language is often bleeped out on TV.
Explicit language is often bleeped out on TV.
extirpate - surgically remove (an organ); pull up by or as if by the roots; destroy completely, as if down to the roots
The doctor will extirpate the tumor.
inopportune - not opportune
The doctor will extirpate the tumor.
inopportune - not opportune
Inopportune measures were taken instead, due to the changes.
ironic - characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is;humorously sarcastic or mocking
Ironic was the feeling of returning home after storming off years ago yelling "I'll never come back!".
Ironic was the feeling of returning home after storming off years ago yelling "I'll never come back!".
musty - stale and unclean smelling; covered with or smelling of mold
There was a musty smell about the shed.
There was a musty smell about the shed.
officious - intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Their officious actions prompted our departure.
Their officious actions prompted our departure.
ominous - presaging ill fortune; threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
I listened to the ominous sounds of the wind.
I listened to the ominous sounds of the wind.
pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; surmount with a pinnacle
The iPhone was the pinnacle of technology.
The iPhone was the pinnacle of technology.
premeditated - characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
Premeditated actions are most often the best.
Premeditated actions are most often the best.
rampant - unrestrained and violent
Wild animals can go rampant and cause destruction.
Wild animals can go rampant and cause destruction.
solace - comfort in disappointment or misery; the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
I sat in solace, unable to move.
I sat in solace, unable to move.
stately - of size and dignity suggestive of a statue; refined or imposing in manner or appearance; impressive in appearance
Our house was stately.
Our house was stately.
supple - make pliant and flexible
I felt the supple winds.
I felt the supple winds.
suppress - to put down by force or authority; put out of one's consciousness; keep under control; keep in check; control and refrain from showing; of emotions; come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
It can be hard to suppress sounds.
venal - capable of being corrupted
Unfortunately, the congress was venal, the big guys came in and paid them off.
The swift movements were adroit.
amicable - characterized by friendship and good will
Their amicable theme was joyful.
averse - strongly opposed
I became averse to all the changes made.
belligerent - engaged in war; characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Some people can be so belligerent, uncontrollable too.
benevolent - generous in providing aid to others; intending or showing kindness; generous in assistance to the poor; showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
The benevolent man gave us our stolen book.
cursory - hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
"What a cursory job, terrible," I said.
duplicity - acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another; a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
Duplicity is not always best.
extol - praise, glorify, or honor
The guys felt the need to extol my actions.
feasible - capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
The everything is feasible, just figure out how.
grimace - a contorted facial expression; verb contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
When I grimace, I make a twisted face.
holocaust - an act of great destruction and loss of life
The scene was devastating, like a holocaust.
impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
His force field was impervious, nobody was hitting him.
impetus - the act of applying force suddenly; a force that moves something along
Impetus was used to finish stacking the wood correctly.
jeopardy - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
The dog was in jeopardy of falling.
meticulous - marked by extreme care in treatment of details;marked by precise accordance with details
Meticulous is equal to painstaking.
nostalgia - longing for something past
Nostalgia is very powerful.
quintessence - the most typical example or representative of a type; the purest and most concentrated essence of something
Quintessence is a narrow point.
Quintessence is a narrow point.
retrogress - go back to bad behavior; get worse or fall back to a previous condition
To retrogress can be bad for people with bad habits.
scrutinize - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
"People like to scrutinize, I'll be more lenient with you", he reassured me.
tepid - feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; moderately warm
My tepid attitude should show I don't care about the subject.
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