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expedient
appropriate to a purpose, advantageous,
convenient although immoral
appropriate to a purpose, advantageous, convenient although immoral
expedient
disparage
speak of slightingly, to lower in rank or reputation
speak of slightlingly, to lower in rank or reputation
disparage
immutable
unchangeable, unalterable
unchangeable, unalterable
immutable
acquiesce
comply with, assent to, passively accept
comply with, assent to, passively accept
acquiesce
paucity
scarcity, smallness of number
scarcity, smallness of number
paucity
surreptitious
clandestine, stealthy
clandestine, stealthy
surreptitious
contrite
feeling remorseful for a sin or shortcoming
feeling remorseful for a sin or shortcoming
contrite
flagrant
openly scandalous, egregious
openly scandalous, egregious
flagrant
adulation
a show of excessive admiration or devotion
a show of excessive admiration or devotion
adulation
engender
produce, cause
produce, cause
engender
complacent
pleased or satisfied with oneself
pleased or satisfied with oneself
complacent
candor
the quality of frankness or outspokenness
the quality of frankness or outspokenness
candor
deprecate
to belittle, express disapproval of, to urge reasons against
to belittle, express disapproval of, to urge reasons against
deprecate
discursive
passing from one subject to another
passing from one subject to another
discursive
disseminate
distribute or scatter
distribute or scatter
disseminate
extricate
disentangle, disengage
fallacious
illogical, misleading
illogical, misleading
fallacious
exacerbate
make worse
make worse
exacerbate, pejorative
inevitable
unavoidable
unavoidable
inevitable
prodigal
wasteful or recklessly extravagant
wasteful or recklessly extravagant
prodigal
mitigate
making milder or more endurable
reprehensible
deserving censure or condemnation
deserving censure or condemnation
reprehensible
rescind
take back, revoke, abrogate
take back, revoke, abrogate
rescind
sycophant
flattering suckup
flattering suckup
sycophant
trepidation
tremulous fear
tremulous fear
trepidation
virtuoso
a master in the technique of some art
a master in the technique of some art
virtuoso
inchoate
just begun and so not fully formed or developed
just begun and so not fully formed or developed
inchoate
phlegmatic
cool of character, composed
cool of character, composed
phlegmatic
indolent
lazy
lazy
indolent
hackneyed
overused, cliched
overused, cliched
hackneyed
extraneous
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with
extraneous
encumber
act as a hindrance
act as a hindrance
encumber
amalgamate
combine
combine
amalgamate
analogous
similar to something else in certain qualities
similar to something else in certain qualities
analogous
grandiose
having an imposing style or effect, uncommonly large
having an imposing style or effect, uncommonly large
grandiose
affable
easy to approach, friendly
easy to approach, friendly
affable
deference
humble submission or respect
humble submission or respect
deference
futile
hopeless, pointless
Synonyms: fruitless, hollow, impractical
hopeless, pointless, fruitless, hollow, impractical
futile
inconsequential
insignificant, trivial, negligible
insignificant, trivial, negligible
inconsequential
indefensible
inexcusable, unforgiveable, unjustifiable
inexcusable, unforgivable, unjustifiable
indefensible
boisterous
noisy and mischievous, clamorous, rowdy
noisy and mischievous, clamorous, rowdy
boisterous
deleterious
harmful, damaging
harmful, damaging
deleterious
extradition
exile, deportation
exile, deportation
extradition
enviable
desired, blessed
desired, blessed
enviable
auspicious
encouraging, favourable
encouraging, favourable
auspicious
imperious
bossy, overbearing
bossy, overbearing
imperious
ludicrous
absurd, ridiculous
absurd, ridiculous
ludicrous
callous
cruel, insensitive
cruel, insensitive
callous
debacle
catastrophe
catastrophe
debacle
deluge
downpour, flood of something
downpour, flood of something
deluge
convivial
fun-loving
fun-loving
convivial, cheerful, clubby
unassailable
certain
certain, absolute, conclusive
unassailable
scanty
inadequate, insufficient, meager
inadequate, insufficient, meager
scanty
peeve
something strongly disliked, annoyance, bitter
something strongly disliked, annoyance
peeve
stringent
rigid, tight, binding, bonding
rigid, tight, binding, bonding
stringent
monolithic
massive, hulking, imposing
massive, hulking, imposing
monolithic
avert
thwart, avoid by turning away
thwart, avoid by turning away
avert
imminent
at hand, on the way, forthcoming
at hand, on the way, forthcoming
imminent
splurge
spend lavishly, binge, celebrate
spend lavishly, binge, celebrate
splurge
overawe
alarm, appall, astonish
alarm, appall, astonish
overawe
bemuse
confuse, amaze, puzzle, perplex
confuse, amaze, puzzle, perplex
bemuse
stint
period of responsibility, assignment, duty
period of responsibility, assignment, duty
stint
austere
severe in manner, exacting, forbidding
severe in manner, exacting, forbidding
austere
protozoan
minute organism, amoeba, cell
minute organism, amoeba, cell
protozoan
salubrious
health-giving, beneficial, invigorating
health-giving, beneficial, invigorating
salubrious
untenable
indefensible, illogical, unsound
indefensible, illogical, unsound
untenable
agoraphobic
not willing to work, no hard-working attitude
not willing to work, no hard-working attitude
agoraphobic
kleptomaniac
stealer, thief, pilferer
stealer, thief, pilferer
kleptomaniac
hypochondriac
neurotic, valetudinarian
neurotic, valetudinarian
hypochondriac
abstruse
difficult to understand, esoteric, perplexing
difficult to understand, esoteric, perplexing
abstruse
succinct
brief, to the point, blunt, concise
brief, to the point, blunt, concise
succinct
eclectic
broad, diverse, comprehensive, general
broad, diverse, comprehensive, general
eclectic
acrimonious
nasty in behaviour, speech, petulant
nasty in behaviour, speech, petulant
acrimonious
cloister
secluded religious place
secluded religious place, nunnery, abbey
cloister
granary
repository, bin, storehouse
repository, bin, storehouse
granary
excise
tax on goods, surcharge, tariff
tax on goods, surcharge, tariff
excise
disinclined
unwilling, balking, hesitating
unwilling, balking, hesitating
disinclined
timeliness
opportuneness, opportunity, well-timed
opportuneness, opportunity, well-timed
timeliness
avid
enthusiastic, ardent, devoted, eager
enthusiastic, ardent, devoted, eager
avid
jaded
exhausted, indifferent, weary
exhausted, indifferent, weary
jaded
swarthy
dark-complexioned, black
black, dark-complexioned
swarthy
raucous
noisy, rough, discordant
noisy, rough, discordant
raucous
antiquarianism
archaeology, excavation
excavation, archaeology
antiquarianism
jettison
eject, throw aboard, abandon, relinquish
proclivity
will, enthusiasm, determination, yen
will, enthusiasm, determination, yen
proclivity
eject, throw aboard, abandon, relinquish
jettison
kindle
start a fire, excite, ignite
start a fire, excite, ignite
kindle
myriad
innumerable, countless, infinite
infinite, countless, innumerable
myriad
opacity
cloudiness, obscurity, darkness
cloudiness, obscurity, darkness
opacity
squander
fritter away, use up, blow, expend, lavish
fritter away, use up, blow, expend, lavish
squander
tantamount
same, identical, commensurate
same, identical, commensurate
tantamount
unctuous
sycophantic, ingratiating, oily
sycophantic, ingratiating, oily
unctuous
whet
make sharp, arouse, excite
make sharp, arouse, excite
whet
zany
crazy, funny, loony, madcap
crazy, funny, loony, madcap
zany
litigate
prosecute, bring matter before court of law, contest, dispute
prosecute, bring matter before court of law, contest, dispute
litigate
xeric
dry, insipid
dry, insipid
xeric
aftermath
influences, causes, effects
influences, causes, effects
aftermath
realm
instance, level, position
instance, level, position
realm
nascent
being born, budding, under development, fledgling
being born, budding, under development, fledgling
nascent
ubiquitous
present, pervasive, universal
present, pervasive, universal
ubiquitous
rudimentary
basically, elemental, embryonic
basically, elemental, embryonic
rudimentary
ramification
consequence, development, upshot
consequence, development, upshot
ramification
plaudits
applause
sparse
very few and scattered, inadequate, infrequent, meager, scant
very few and scattered, inadequate, infrequent, meager, scant
sparse
sincerely believing, devoted, adoring, ardent
devout
devout
sincerely believing, devoted, adoring, ardent
abhorrence
disgust, enmity
disgust, enmity
abhorrence
admonish
warn, strongly critize
warn, strongly critize
admonish
perfidious
treacherous, betraying, deceitful
tracherous, betraying, deceitful
perfidious
venerable
respected, esteemed, revered
respected, esteemed, grand
venerable