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Some words I find useful: elation - To make proud or joyful portmanteau - a blend of two (or more) words or morphemes into one new word onerous - (of a task, duty, or responsibility) Involving a burdensome amount of effort and difficulty. triage - the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients ideation - Brainstorming is a guided, knowledge-based brainstorming approach kludgy - awkward, unpolished, designed with complete disregard to established rules, potentially fatal. seminal - (of a work, event, moment, or figure) Strongly influencing later developments. anathematize - To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil. polemic - An argument or controversy. amorphous - having no definite form : shapeless reveries - A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream: ailing - In poor health. ignoramus - An ignorant or stupid person. cacophony - A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds auspices - A divine or prophetic token. efficacy - effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy. salient - Strikingly conspicuous tacit -Understood or implied without being stated. colonic - Colon cleansing vicissitudes - A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. vagaries - An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior: gravitas - seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech. diminution - A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something. infirmity - Physical or mental weakness: impropriety - A failure to observe standards,show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character. expedient - A means of attaining an end, esp. one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral eschewing - Deliberately avoid using; abstain from: tenacious - tenacity- Not readily letting go of, giving up vernacular - native or indigenous suffuse - Gradually spread through or over: purview - The scope of the influence or concerns of something emphatically - In a forceful way. avast - stop elucidates - Make (something) clear; explain credulity - willingness to believe or trust too readily solace - Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness abiding - (of a feeling or a memory) Lasting a long time; enduring insipid - Lacking flavor: "insipid coffee". Lacking vigor or interest: ineffable - Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words innocuous - Not harmful or offensive charlatan - a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money automaticity - is the ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low-level details embryology - science which is about the development of an embryo from the fertilization to fetus probiotics - are live microorganisms thought to be beneficial to the host organism. grok - understand so thoroughly observer becomes a part of the observed—to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity idiosyncratic - meaning one thing for a person, as a knife could mean war, but someone else, symbolizes surgery concatenate - string concatenation is joining two character strings end-to-end. taxonomy - is the practice and science of classification. oligarchy - a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. petulant - Childishly sulky or bad-tempered. exogenous - originating from outside; derived externally. asinine- Extremely stupid or foolish. pedagogy - is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. tutelage - Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship. catatonic - of, relating to, being, resembling, or affected by schizophrenia hyperbole - e is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. antiquated - Old-fashioned or outdated. salacious - Treating sexual matters in an indecent way. Lustful; lecherous: august - inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; genial - Friendly and cheerful. Pleasantly mild and warm. collated - to gather or arrange in their proper sequence oligopoly - market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price hubris - excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. diatribe - A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. prosaic - Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. Commonplace; unromantic. asymptote - a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables macabre - gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. proselytize - Convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another: gratuitous - being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult. libel -defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. panacea - a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all. usurped - Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force. Take the place of anthropogenic - of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature anachronism - an error in chronology; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs beguiled - Charm or enchant (someone), "a beguiling smile". Trick (someone) into doing something. mitigated - Make less severe, serious, or painful: Lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake). antithesis - opposition; contrast profligacy -1. Given over to dissipation; dissolute. 2. Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant. pernicious - Having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way. behoove - to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: befouled - to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully: a bird that befouls its own nest. insidiously - intended to entrap or beguile:stealthily treacherous or deceitful pedagogy - the function or work of a teacher; teaching.instructional methods. parlance - a way or manner of speaking; vernacular;speech, especially a formal discussion or debate. collegial - marked by power or authority vested equally in each of a number of colleagues pall - a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb. proclivity - natural or habitual inclination or tendency; opaque - 1. not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; inscrutable - Impossible to understand or interpret; impenetrable; mysterious. indomitable - Impossible to subdue or defeat: "indomitable spirit".. . tantamount - Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as: providence - a manifestation of divine care or direction. promulgated - to make known by open declaration; publish; to set forth or teach publicly veracity - truthfulness: conformity to truth or fact; imperious - Assuming authority without justification; arrogant; domineering. despondent - In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. ecumenical - general; universal. pertaining to the whole Christian church. insidious - Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects: Treacherous; crafty: propensity - An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. ossified - Turn into bone or bony tissue. Cease developing; be stagnant or rigid. voracious - Wanting or devouring great quantities of food. Having a very eager approach to an activity pietistic - intensity of religious devotion or feeling piety - reverence for god or devout fulfillment sacrilege - the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred. lampoon - to mock or ridicule in a lampoon: to lampoon important leaders in the government. succinctly - Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words remise - to give up a claim to; surrender by deed. tome - a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book. ruminates - to chew the cud, as a ruminant. to meditate or muse; ponder. gratuitous - given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary. inalienable - inviolable, absolute, unassailable, inherent. inane - lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: scatology - obscenity, especially words or humor referring to excrement. tangential -Diverging from a previous course or line; erratic lattices - In mathematics, a lattice is a partially ordered set intonation - variation of pitch archipelago - a large group or chain of islands: vernacular - using a language or dialect native to a region aggrandize - Increase the power, status, or wealth of. cauterize - the process of destroying tissue with a cautery. uncanny - having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; mysterious; tenacious - highly retentive: a tenacious memory. accosting - to confront boldly auspicious - Conducive to success; favorable: "an auspicious moment to hold an election". concomitant - existing or occurring with something else, aggregates - formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole accosting - to confront boldly: prescient - knowledge of things before they exist or happen pejoration - depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc. ameliorate - to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory multifarious -having many different parts, animus - strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude obfuscate -to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. capricious - whim; erratic:Obsolete. fanciful or witty. despotism - the rule of a despot; the exercise of absolute authority industrious - working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person. sanguine - cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. modality - of or pertaining to mode, manner, or form. malaise - a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease. vitriol - something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism. credulous - Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. paternalism - the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc patriarchy - a society, community, or country based on this social organization. premonish: to warn beforehand. prescience: knowledge of events before they take place. splenetic: irritable; peevish; spiteful. irenic: promoting peace. autodidact: one who is self-taught. philomath: a lover of learning; a scholar. gravitas: high seriousness. unctuous: marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness. irascible: easily provoked to anger. canorous: melodious; musical. tenterhooks: in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety. simpatico: congenial or like-minded. oppugn: to assail by criticism, argument, or action assail: to attack vigorously or violently; assault. vociferate: to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl. scurrilous: grossly or obscenely abusive. mumbo jumbo: senseless or pretentious language, usually designed to obscure an issue, or the like. osmose: to gradually or unconsciously assimilate some principle or object. demagogue: a leader who obtains power by means of appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace. epicene: having the characteristics of both the male and the female. quaff: to drink heartily. equivocate: to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear. afflatus: a divine inspiration. abscond: to depart secretly. daedal: skillful; artistic; ingenious. risible: exciting or provoking laughter. halcyon: peaceful; undisturbed; happy. exculpate: to clear from alleged fault or guilt. prevaricate: to depart from or evade the truth. sockdolager: a decisive blow or remark. byzantine: complex or intricate. creolize: to combine local and foreign elements into a new, distinct whole. concupiscible: worthy of being desired. cacoethes: an irresistible urge; mania.