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Question		Answer
behave in a way that belittle or degrades someone start learning		Abase My stepmother is an evil woman who likes to abase little children because she had a miserable chilhood herself.
make someone feel embarrassed start learning		Abash Harriet looked slightly abashed.
a state of temporary disuse or suspension start learning		abeyance Matters were held in abeyance pending further inquiries.
bitter and angry start learning		acrimonious an acrimonious dispute about wages.
something that is joined or added to another thing, but not part of the whole start learning		adjunct The website is designed as an adjunct to the book.
a person who understands and enjoys beauty start learning		Aesthete The ugliness of the city would make an aesthete like you shudder.
a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something start learning		affinity I have a natural affinity for politics, which explains my extreme interest in the subject.
the scope, extent, or bound of something start learning		ambit A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.
a name or title start learning		appellation It is not surprising that most restaurants near the Grand Canyon use the attraction's appellation in their names.
based on random choice or personal whim start learning		arbitrary Being upset with his divorce, the police officer made a number of arbitrary arrests.
of power or a ruling body - unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority start learning		arbitrary a country under arbitrary government
state or asset to be the case start learning		aver He averred that he was innocent of the allegations.
assert or confess openly start learning		avow During the town hall meeting, I was too embarrassed to avow that i too had sent thousands of dollars to the senator's illegal charity.
threatening harm, menacing start learning		baleful The witness was frightened when the defendant gave her a baleful glance filled with hatred.
cheerful friendliness, genialty start learning		bonhomie There was a lot of cheerful bonhomie amongst the people on the trip.
to laugh loudly or immoderately start learning		Cachinnate The class clown strived to get even those most morose of students to cachinnate at his jokes.
the faculty or power of using one’s will start learning		volition On his own volition, Hank decided he needed to enter rehab to manage his drug addiction
clean someone of blame or suspicion start learning		vindicate Hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict
show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified start learning		vindicate You can vindicate your claim to this property by showing us the original deed
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging, bland start learning		vapid Tuneful but vapid musical comedies.
protection of or authority over someone or something, guardianship start learning		tutelage The organizations remained under firm government tutelage.
instruction, tuition start learning		tutelage He felt privileged to be under the tutelage of an experienced actor
unimportant or trivial start learning		trifling A trifling sum.
speak badly of or tell lies about someone so as to damage their reputation start learning		traduce Since Mike wanted his parents to get back together, he went out of his way to traduce his father’s girlfriend.
holding or constituting purely formal position or title without any real authority start learning		titular the queen is titular head of the Church of England
relating to or denoted by a title start learning		titular the album’s titular song was well received
supersede and replace start learning		supplant Domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost.
mean, ungenerous start learning		stingy Jack stood in shock as his stingy grandfather handed the army veteran a nickel when he knew his grandfather had a wallet full of twenties.
the use of clever but false argument, especially with the intention of deceiving start learning		sophistry Although the cult leader knew he was being dishonest with his group members he hoped they would believe his sophistry.
something that isn’t seen as normal or appropriate, a deviation from the norm start learning		solecism the judge reprimanded the lawyer who exhibited a solecism in court protocols
unpleasant, squalid, or distasteful start learning		skeevy a skeevy Vegas hotel
the action or practice of showing off start learning		showboating he spoiled his World Cup debut with rather too much showboating
given to showing off start learning		showboating a lot of showboating politicians
a large, lively party, especially one celebrating something start learning		shindig the glitziest of election night shindigs
shambolic start learning		chaotic, disorganized or mismanaged The department’s shambolic accounting caused them problems with the authorities
serenade start learning		perform a song for a special person the band will serenade the birthday girl after waitress brings her cake
scorn start learning		a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something she has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians
scanty start learning		small or insufficient amount The paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families.
saunter start learning		walk in a slow, relaxed manner Adam sauntered into the room
saunter start learning		a leisurely stroll a quiet saunter down the road
sanguine start learning		optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy
rigmarole start learning		a lengthy and complicated procedure i was happy when my professor ignored the rigmarole of student introductions and went straight into our first lesson
retrodict start learning		to make an assumption about the past using present-day information the dinosaur fossils helped the scientist retrodict several different theories about what they might have eaten
redoubtable start learning		formidable, especially as an opponent the young singer was anxious about facing off against the redoubtable singer who had been performing for twenty years
recumbent start learning		lying down, in a resting or reclining state the recumbent sunbathers were not happy when they were asked to evacuate the beach
realpolitik start learning		a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations commercial realpolitik had won the day
rancour start learning		bitterness or resentfulness especially when long standing the fiery debate created rancour among the political candidates
rancid start learning		smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale, generally used for foods containing fat or oil the prisoners were fed rancid meat that made them retch and vomit
quandary start learning		a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation the decline of the housing market has put many real estate agents into financial quandary
proselyte start learning		a person who has converted from one opinion, religion or part to another his recent change in opinion on drug legalization led the man to be labeled a proselyte.

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