to exist in great

abound
numbers

annals historical records

a robot; a
automaton
mechanical person

to pester; nag;
badger
annoy persistently

to increase or add
compound
to
 unpleasant,dull, or
drudgery
hard work

of outstanding
eminent
reputation

to plead urgently for

implore
aid or mercy

choosing at random
indiscriminate without careful
selection

interminable unending
 an older married
matron
woman

seemingly self-
paradox contradictory
situation

to come to have an
perceive
understanding of

to be able to tell
prognosticate what will happen in
the future

someone's special
realm
field
 completely filled
replete
with

soaked; saturated;
steeped
drenched

related to science of
technology
engineering

a small amount of; a

tinge
trace; smattering

desiring huge
voracious
amount
 to admit your error
to eat humble pie
and apologize

an item you purchase

a pig in a poke without having seen; a
disappointment

promising at the
a flash in the pan start but then
disappointing

to pour oil on to make peace; to

troubled waters calm someone down

to greet first; to
accost approach and speak
to
 adroit clever; skillful

avid enthusiastic; eager

cajole coax; wheedle

to make greater;
enhance
intensify; heighten

to make up a lie; to
fabricate
construct; to lie
 felon criminal

furtive sly; secret; stealthy

gesticulate to use lively gestures

unlucky;
hapless
unfortunate

intrepid courageous; brave

 irate angry; incensed

laconic concise, pithy

shade of
nuance
difference

overabundance;
plethora
excess

pretext an excuse
 uncommunicative;
reticent
silent

rudimentary basic, elementary

great number of
throng
people, crowd

vigilant alert; watchful

the sword of any imminent

Damocles danger
Pyrrhic victory a too costly victory

one who spoils the

a wet blanket fun; killjoy;
spoilsport

to visit and oppose a

to beard the lion person on his own
grounds

to have one's hair

bristle
stand up

caustic stinging
 cessation a pause

expression of
condolence
sympathy

an easily fooled
dupe
person

saying something in
euphemisim
a less direct way

due to an oversight,
inadvertent
negligent
 incipient just starting

having inconsistent
incongruous
elements

infamous evil

jostle to push, to elbow

lackluster lacking brightness

 loathe despise

mundane earthly

ominous menacing

reprimand to scold severely

disown, refuse to
repudiate
accept
 make a specific
stipulate
demand

tremulous trembling

wrest seize

crocodile tears insincere tears

to win the approval

to carry the day
of the majority
 disreputable part of
Skid Row town, inhabited by
derelicts and people

to come to no
to go up in smoke
practical result

alacrity quick willingness

candidate for
aspirant
better job

seeking war,
belligerent
hostile
 speak of as
belittle
unimportant

brash insolent

castigate punish, chastise

disdain scorn

most worthless
dregs
part
 a false attack;
feint
pretense; sham

frenzy frantic outburst

intimidate to make afraid

laceration rough cut

octogenarian person of eighty

 make public,
promulgate
proclaim

pugnacious combative

scoff to mock

vulgar, using
scurrilous
indecent language

solace comfort
 sordid filthy, ignoble

tangible able to be touched

to throw down the to challenge

gauntlet someone

feeling no pain drunk

to have no choice
Hobson's choice
at all
 to be in charge, to be
to rule the roost
master

acrimonious caustic, bitter

admonish to scold, warn

clandestine hidden, secret

concur agree
construe to interpret

one who commits

culprit
a crime

distraught harassed

duplicity double-dealing

duress force, coercion

 outstanding for
egregious
undesirable quality

elicit extract

ethics moral philosophy

flagrant notorious

impunity exemption
 inane silly

cannot be moved by
inexorable persuasion,
inflexible

paucity shortage

damaging,
pernicious
harmful

rampant flourishing
 to permit, to put
tolerate
up with

the goods, tools, and

stock in trade other requisites of a
trade

to take the conceit

to take down a peg
out of a braggart

to evade
pass the buck
responsibility

to make a big fuss

to lionize a person
over someone
 affluent wealthy

chagrin disappointment

person you tell your

confidant(e)
secrets too

consternation dread, dismay

deride to make fun of

 discern recognize

disparage to discredit

dubious uncertain

eschew keep away from

feasible uncertain
 fiasco complete failure

laudable commendable

masticate to chew

process of wearing
obsolescence
out

perfunctory careless
 perverse contrary

reaching maturity
precocious
early

quell crush, stop

sudden rushing
sally
forth

voluble talkative
 a skeptic, one who is
I'm from Missouri
not easily convinced

day of happiness,
red-letter day
time for rejoicing

to let well enough

let sleeping dogs
alone, to avoid stirring
lie up old hostilities

thumbs down signal of rejection

arbitrary based on whim

cognizant aware

effigy a likeness

exacerbate to irritate

flout to show contempt

forthwith immediately
 fray a conflict, fight

harass to torment

relentless,
implacable
unappeasable

indigent poverty-stricken

jurisdiction range of authority

 having a massive
monolithic
structure

oust eject

paroxysm violent outburst

reprehensible blameworthy

revert go back
 skirmish small battle

stymie to hinder

terminate to end

unruly, agitated,
turbulent
riotous

a famous law case or

cause celebre
controversy
 don't jump to
one swallow doesn't
conclusions based on
make a summer
incomplete evidence

bitter pill to a humiliating

swallow defeat

having a selfish
an ax to grind motive in the
backround

afflict to trouble greatly

ascend to rise
 besiege to surround

emaciated wasted away

excruciating agonizing

fretful worrisome

harbinger forerunner
 becoming
malignant
progressively worse

malnutrition inadequate diet

privation lack of necessities

remote distant

respite postponement
reverberating reechoing

sanctuary place of protection

sinister evil

succumb yield

surge to rush suddenly

 thwart to hinder

tranquil peaceful

being everywhere
ubiquitous
at once

to disparage
sour grapes something that you
cannot have

to vote against a
swap horses in candidate running for
midstream reelection, to change
one's mind
to cool one's heels to be kept waiting

something that
a red herring diverts attention
from the main issue

adverse unfavorable

advocate to support

amicable friendly
 asset something of value

astute keen, shrews

bigot prejudiced person

blatant disagreeably loud

entourage followers
 getting money by
extortion
threats

impresario organizer

ineffectual not effective

loath unwilling

malady disease
nefarious villianous

scrutinize examine closely

solicit seek earnestly

spew vomit

venom poison
 vexatious annoying

virulent harmful

to give away a
to spill the beans
secret

to be courageous in
stiff upper lip
the face of trouble

to hesitate because
cold feet of fear or
uncertainty
look a gift horse in to be critical of a
the mouth present

desist cease

doleful sad

elusive hard to grasp

engrossed absorbed
frustrate foil

display of
histrionics
emotions

imminent about to happen

inclement stormy, harsh

inert powerless to move

interject interrupt

mastiff large dog

obsess preoccupy

pertinent appropriate

peruse read carefully

premonition forewarning

recoil draw back

salient outstanding

squeamish easily shocked

symptomatic indicative
 wan pale

to bear the
to pay the piper
consequences

on the carpet being scolded

to show one's to reveal one's

hand intentions

to fight imaginary
to tilt at windmills
enemies
 coerce to force

comprehensive thorough

conjecture guess

corroborate confirm

domicile home
 elapse to passs by

fruitless useless

confused, mixed
garbled
up

inundate to flood, to swamp

lax careless
 lurid sensational

meticulous careful

obviate do away with

phlegmatic calm, sluggish

painful to the
poignant
feelings, moving
 quip to joke

rash reckless

sanguine hopeful

sporadic occasional

zealous enthusiastic
 grow rich by taking
to feather one's
advantage of
nest
circumstances

unreliable, they fail

fair-weather
one in time of
friends
distress

to lead a wild,
to sow wild oats
carefree life

unexpected
windfall
financial gain

anathema a curse
 diatribe bitter criticism

expunge erase

flamboyant colorful

fortuitous accidental

fractious quarrelsome
 ilk kind, sort

incoherent disjointed

inhibition restraint

integral essential

jaunty sprightly
 in name only,
nominal
slight

ostentatious showy

placard poster

prestigious well-known

renumeration reward
 schism split

timorous fearful

truncated cut short

utopia place of perfection

wear one's heart on to make one's

one's sleeve feelings evident
wash dirty linen in to openly discuss
public private affairs

save face to avoid disgrace

warm autumn
Indian summer
weather

cryptic puzzling

curtail cut short

 emit to give off

eventuate to result finally

haven place of safety

importune ask urgently

inchoate in an early stage

incontrovertible undeniable

incredulous skeptical

jeopardize endanger

permeate to spread through

a proposition for
premise
argument
 propitious favorable

repress to put down

subjugate conquer

subterranean underground

surmise guess
 accomplished by
surreptitious
secret

ultimate final

viable workable

take the bull by to face a problem

the horns directly

the lion's share the major portion

 to go from a difficult
out of the frying pan
situation to a worse
into the fire
one

keep the pot to see that interest

boiling doesn't die down

aspire to strive for

bias prejudice

havoc ruin
incisive keen, acute

inveigh attack verbally

lethal deadly

mammoth huge

nettle irritate
 overt evident, open

precipitate hasten

raze destroy

banish, assign to
relegate
inferior position

repulse drive back

 scurry run quickly

sinecure soft job

remarkable,
singular
uncommon

stentorian loud

conventional
stereotype
custom
 supine lying on the back

valor courage

bury the hatchet to make peace

Philadelphia a lawyer of
lawyer outstanding ability

to praise
gild the lily
extravagantly
 to weaken one's position
steal one's thunder by stating the argument
before that person does

abrogate repeal by law

access admittance

an associate in
accomplice
crime

supposed,
alleged
reported
 bitterness of
asperity
temper

partnership in
complicity
wrongdoing

controversial debatable

culpable deserving blame

declaim speak loudly

 epithet descriptive name

coming from
extrinsic
outside, foreign

to hamper, to
fetter (v)
chain

to deprive of legal
invalidate
force, cancel

landmark (adj) historic

 destruction,
liquidation
disposal of

nomadic wandering

model of
paragon
excellence

persevere persist

preclude prevent
 renounce previous
recant
statements

absentmindedness
woolgathering
or daydreaming

to cancel defects, to give a

to whitewash falsely virtuous
appearance to something

to make a start by
break the ice overcoming initial
difficulties

a secret means of
the grapevine spreading
information
altruistic unselfish

amorous full of love

antithesis exact opposite

bulwark protection

cache secret hiding place

 small exclusive
coterie
group

cupidity greed

not thorough,
cursory
hasty

embellish adorn

frugal thrifty
 enjoying the
gregarious
company of others

natural
habitat
environment

indigenous native

an unauthorized
interloper
person

progeny descendants
 prolific fertile

saturate fill up completely

sedentary largely inactive

temerity foolish boldness

great technical
virtuosity
skill
 take the straightest,
in a bee line
shortest route

the world, the flesh, temptations that

and the devil cause man to sin

to attempt to do
make bricks something without
without straw having the necessary
materials

have the upper

to gain control
hand

assiduous busy, attentive

 confirm as accurate,
attest
vouch for

component element, part

concoct devise

consummate perfect, complete

spread out in battle

deploy
formation
 enigma a riddle, puzzle

find the value of,

evaluate
review

exult rejoice greatly

fallacious misleading, false

fraught filled
 gullible easily fooled

hoax a trick

impeccable faultless

labyrinth winding passages

manifold many
 murky dark, obscure

perpetrate commit

able to meet any

resourceful
situation

subterfuge a trick, deception

draw in one's to check one's anger,

horns to restrain oneself
 to reverse the proper
put the cart before
order, do things
the horse
backwards

to turn a situation to
turn the tables
one's own advantage

chip off the old a son who is like his

block father

abortive fruitless, failing

accommodate to make fit, adjust to

 instrument for
barometer
measuring change

a fan, follower,
buff (n)
enthusiast

relating to marriage,
conjugal
connubial

crave to desire

deem believe, to judge

inherent inborn, natural

innate natural, inborn

not related to the

irrelevant
subject

going from place

itinerant
to place

latent lying hidden

 modify to change

myriad countless number

peregrination travel (n)

move in a lively
romp
manner

on the spur of the

spontaneous
moment
 tortuous winding

urbane polished, civilized

veneer thin covering

under the wire just in time

not confined or in
to be at large
jail
go against the
to irritate
grain

to pretend not to
wink at
see

amnesty a general pardon

balk to refuse to move

blunt plain spoken

 revolution,
coup
overthrow

take apart,
dismantle
disassemble

exonerate to free from guilt

expatriate an exile

an official order, a
fiat
decree
 legion large number

mendacious false, lying

abnormal desire
megalomania
for power

yearning for the

nostalgia
past

parsimonious miserly
pecuniary financial

profligate wasteful

restrictive harsh, confining

rife widespread

strife unrest, discord

 sumptuous lavish

underwrite agree to finance

to try to fool someone;

to play possum to make believe one is
asleep or dead

someone usually
it's an ill wind that
benefits from another
blows nobody good
person's misfortune

to be fully
know the ropes acquainted with the
procedures
behind the eight
in trouble
ball

moderate in eating
abstemious
or drinking

expressing a low
derogatory
opinion

disparate different

edifice building
 extant still existing

indict accuse

humor, lightness of
levity
disposition

lugubrious very sad

maudlin sentimental
 nebulous vague, not clear

eatting any kind of

omnivorous
food

pesky annoying

puissant powerful

redolent fragrant
 repose state of rest

reviled scolded

sultry torrid

trenchant keen, sharp, biting

unabated without subsiding

 vicissitudes difficulties

left holding the to be left to suffer

bag the blame

to do something in a
a lick and a
hasty and superficial
promise
manner

tongue in cheek insincerely

to remove
take the wind out of
someone's
one's sails
advantage
 one who practices
ascetic
self-denial

bona fide genuine

decadence decay

destitution extreme poverty

disconnected,
desultory
random
 disciple follower

fulsome excessive

to teach certain
indoctrinate
principles

lush luxurious

concern with
materialism
possessions
metamorphosis change

nirvana heavenly place

nurture nourish

obsequious seeking favor

opulence wealth
 penance atonement for sin

ponder consider carefully

deliverance from
salvation
ruin

scion descendant

supplication earnest prayer

 two strings to two means of
one's bow achieving one's aim

in a state of
on tenter hooks
anxiety

the mischief is
fat is in the fire
done

like Caesar's wife above suspicion

acknowledge admit
appellation a name

imaginary,
chimerical
fantastic

related to
connubial
marriage

cope to be a match for

covert secret
cumulative accumulated

delude to fool

demur to object

escalation intensification

fabricate to lie
incapacitated disabled

incompatibility lack of harmony

indifference lack of concern

to place side by
juxtapose
side

relieve without
palliate
curing
 plight predicament

potential possible

prelude introduction

recondite obscure, hidden

to agree to plead guilty to

a lesser charge so as to
plea bargain
avoid trial for a more
serious offense
 in neat order, good
in apple pie order
condition

trying to gain favor

apple polishing
by gifts or flattery

a very severe set of

Draconian Code
rules

comparable,
analogous
similar

catastrophic disastrous
 serving to pay
compensatory
back

decade ten years

enunciate to utter, proclaim

gamut range

heterogeneous dissimilar
 inordinate excessive

looking into one's

introspective
own feelings

irascible irritable

maladjusted disturbed

authoritative
mandate
command
mortality death

having a nervous
neurotic
disorder

neutralize counteract

pedagogue teacher

to cause to
perpetuate
continue
perspicacious shrewd

unusual
phenomenon
occurrence

susceptible easily affected

the distaff side women

on the qui vive on the alert

to get one's back
to become angry
up

bring home the to earn a living, to

bacon succeed

abhor to utterly hate

absurd ridiculous

person who studies

anthropologist
mankind's customs
 a hand-made
artifact
object

one who is not

bigot tolerant of others'
ideas

bizarre weird

looking down on
contemptuous someone or
something

entreaty plea, appeal

 fetish a magical object

imperative necessary

imprudent unwise

inanimate without life

completely
inviolable
protected
 originate begin, arise

forbidding of certain
prohibition
actions

taboo forbidden

taint contaminate

long-standing
tradition
practice
 universal widespread

vulnerable able to hurt

to get off one's to act like an

high horse ordinary person

of the best quality,

of the first water
of the greatest

dyed-in-the-wool set in one's ways

 a highly valuable
blue chip asset, stock, or
property

protection,
aegis
sponsorship, shield

inspiring terror,
awesome
weird

conflagration great fire

agreeable,
congenial
sympathetic
 debris ruins, fragments

deplorable sad, pitiable

hurt, damage,
detriment
injury

broken up,
dispersed
scattered, spread

trembling, shaking
doddering
with old age
eruption bursting out

accumulate, save,
hoard
store up

imbibe drink

initiate set going, start

long duration of
longevity
life
obliterate wipe out, erase

weak,
puny
unimportant

rue regret

wise man,
sage
philosopher

infirm, weak as a
senile
result of old age
 virile manly, masterful

as broad as it is "it makes very little

long difference"

swing for and

blow hot and cold
against something"

in a bored or
in the doldrums
depressed state

burn the midnight study or work late

oil into the night
 severe, keen,
acute
sharp

opposition, strong
aversion
dislike

forceful, convincing,
cogent
persuasive

show plainly,
evince
exhibit

main point,
gist
essence
 angry,
hostile
antagonistic

unavoidable,
inevitable
certain, sure

inborn, natural,
intrinsic
essential

throw overboard,
jettison
discard

lucrative profitable
paramount foremost, supreme

general, common,
prevalent
prevailing

reprimand,
rebuke
reproach, criticize

remiss negligent, careless

superficial on the surface, slight

lethargic lazy, indifferent

compact, brief,
terse
concise

fleeting, passing,
transient
short-lived

tussle a rough struggle

vogue fashion
to strike while the to take action at the
iron is hot right moment

to make fine
to split hairs
distinctions

postpone a decision
sleep on it while giving it some
thought

once in a blue on a very rare

moon occasion

inflexible,
adamant
unyieding
 ardent eager, passionate

system,
array
arrangement

bereft deprived of

stain, soil, dim the

besmirch
reputation

bind, limit,
constrict
squeeze
 reach the highest
culminate
point

a conceited, vain
egotist
person

exultation triumphant joy

hesitate, waver,
falter
stumble

modesty, meekness,
humility
humbleness
 insulting, abusive
invective
speech

firmly established,
inveterate
habitual

unclear, unknown,
obscure
lowly

peak, crown,
pinnacle
summit

phenomenon,
prodigy
marvel
 sharply
pungent
stimulating

retrospect looking backward

vitriolic biting, burning

voluminous bulky, large

to make a
to break the ice
beginning
to pull one's own to do a fair share of
weight the work

to bring down the to cause great

house enthusiasm

to be well
loaded for bear
prepared

passion for riches,

avarice
greed

bedlam uproar, confusion

 harsh sound,
cacophony
discord, dissonance

well-matched,
compatible
harmonious

displeased,
disgruntled
unhappy

composure, eveness
equanimity
of mind

eradicate wipe out

 exploit utilize, profit by

hinder, interfere,
impede
block

exempt from
infallible
error, right

insatiable cannot be satisfied

absurd,
irrational
unreasonable
 at the point of death,
moribund
dying

nadir lowest point

panacea cure-all

nearness in time
propinquity
and place

admire, respect,
revere
honor
 sober, still, quiet,
sedate
undisturbed

serenity peaceful repose

susceptible, open to
vulnerable
attack

lock, stock, and entirely,

barrel completely

in a dangerous or
out on a limb
exposed position
a feather in one's something to be
cap proud of

a costly and useless

a white elephant
possession

adherent supporter, backer

enemy, foe,
adversary
opponent

unconcern, lack of
apathy
interest
atypical nonconforming

meaningless from
banal
overuse, trivial

pleasure,
bliss
happiness

one with little

dilettante knowledge and great
interest

urge strongly,
exhort
advise
 fracas brawl, noisy fight

garrulous wordy, talkative

zest, enjoyment,
gusto
enthusiasm

indolent lazy

inebriated intoxicated, drunk

 lithe graceful

difficult to describe,
nondescript
undistinguished

obese very fat

pitiful, sad,
pathetic
distressing

pique fit of resentment

 platitude trite saying

wane decline, decrease

on the spur of the without thinking, on

moment impulse

in the arms of
asleep
Morpheus

to take French to go away without

leave permission
 something that
a fly in the
spoils or lessens the
ointment
enjoyment

candor honesty, frankness

charlatan fraud, pretender

lower oneself,
condescend
stoop

correct behavior,
decorum
politeness
 load, handicap,
encumbrance
burden

extinct no longer existing

little known, newly

fledgling
developed

arouse or excite to
galvanize
activity

gaudy showy, flashy

idyllic peaceful, simple

jocose merry, humorous

in high spirits,
jubilant
joyful

malign slander, abuse

humiliate,
mortify
embarrass
 unlimited in power
omnipotent or authority,
almighty

binding,
peremptory compulsory,
absolute

precedent custom, model

unpolished,
rustic
countrified

persuade, coax,
wheedle
cajole
 top, prime,
zenith
summit

Achilles heel weak spot

forty winks a short nap

in the lap of the out of one's own

gods hands

from one place to

from pillar to post
another
 abnormality,
anomaly
irregularity

arbiter judge

decreased,
attenuated
weakened, thinned

attending,
concomitant
accompanying

deleterious harmful, bad

 protest, differ,
dissent
disagree

power to produce an
efficacy
effect

agitation, turmoil,
ferment
uproar

enthusiastic,
fervid
passionate, intense

lack of faith, dissent,

heresy
unbelief
incumbent morally required

mild, innocent,
innocuous
harmless

lassitude fatigue, weariness

setting,
milieu
environment

seeming, pretend,
ostensible
outward
 multiply, spread,
propagate
produce

prudent cautious, wise

counterfeit, false,
spurious
specious

rough, harsh,
strident
shrill

superabundance,
surfeit
excess
 to disregard or
cold shoulder
ignore

swan song final or last

to be discharged
to get the sack
or fired

without rhyme or
making no sense
reason

lighten, make
alleviate
easier
 undefined, vague,
ambiguous
not specific

archaic out of date

bizarre fantastic, odd

celerity rapidity, speed

condone pardon, excuse

 emulate strive to equal, rival

expedite carry out promptly

not belonging,
extraneous
foreign

humorous,
facetious
comical, witty

menial degrading, humble

 of little
paltry
importance

enormous,
prodigious
extraordinary

profound intense, deep

furious, mad,
rabid
fanatical

wholesome,
salubrious
healthful
 succinct concise, brief

trivial petty, worthless

usurp annex, grab, seize

respected,
venerable
worshipped

to feather one's to enrich oneself at

nest every opportunity
 ivory tower out of touch with life

the writing on the an event that

wall predicts the future

joining with the

on the bandwagon
majority

abstain from,
abjure
renounce

allay soothe, calm

complacent self-satisfied

connoisseur expert

debilitate weaken

deter discourage, hinder

prudent, careful,
discreet
cautious
 momentary,
evanescent
passing, fleeting

foment stir up, instigate

glean collect, gather

impetuous impulsive

supernatural,
occult
mysterious, secret
 regretful, confessing
penitent
guilt

bent, inclination,
propensity
disposition

something hunted or
quarry
pursued

reproach rebuke, reprimand

disorderly,
slovenly
carelessly
 somber sad, gloomy

identical,
tantamount
equivalent

wary watchful, shrewd

in a situation that is
out of one's depth
too dificult to handle

to hit the nail on to state or guess

the head something correctly
to take under to become
one's wing responsible for

on the dot exactly on time

out-of-date,
antiquated
obsolete

asinine stupid, silly

au courant up-to-date
 slander, false
calumny
accusation

commodious spacious, large

burdensome,
cumbersome
unwieldy

disorderly clothing
disheveled
or hair

divulge reveal, disclose

 superficial
facade
appearance, front

fastidious choosy, particular

fluctuate alternate, shift

facial expression of
grimace
disgust

interrogate question
noisome unwholesome, foul

pittance small amount

site location

tenacious stubborn, tough

unkempt neglected, untidy

 as bad as can be,
unmitigated
unrelieved

vigil wakeful watching

the real problem or

brass tacks
situation

hook, line, and completely, all the

sinker way

lily-livered cowardly
to take a leaf out of to imitate or follow
someone's book the example

a commonplace
cliche
phrase

countenance approve, tolerate

debacle collapse, ruin

effrontery boldness
 equanimity self-control

flabbergasted astounded

gaunt haggard, thin

hirsute hairy

lampoon ridicule
 bearing,
mien
appearance

one of no
nonentity
importance

parable a moralistic story

reflective,
pensive
thoughtful

prove wrong,
refute
disprove
 hypocritically
sanctimonious
religious

insensible
stupor
condition, daze

vivacious gay, lively

whet stir up, stimulate

whimsical witty, humorous

 wince flinch, draw back

tounge in one's
not to be sincere
cheek

to leave no stone to make every effort,

unturned to try one's best

to pull up stakes to quit a place

make a fuss, cause

to raise Cain
trouble
 zenith, pinnacle,
acme
peak

open, honest,
candid
frank

kindness,
compassion
sympathetic feeling

plentiful, abundant,
copious
ample

covet wish, envy, want

 lower, make
degrade
contemptible

portray, picture,
depict
describe clearly

physical or mental
dexterity
skill

person or thing that

epitome
represents the best

a certain form or
genre style in painting or
literature
 fantastic, strange,
grotesque
bizarre

disgraceful,
ignominious
humiliating

charm, win
ingratiate
confidence

unsophisticated,
naive
unworldly

penury poverty
perfidious false, treacherous

repugnant repulsive, distasteful

morally bad,
unsavory disagreeable,
offensive

passionately,
vehemently
violently, eagerly

forgivable,
venial
pardonable
to throw the book at to give maximum
someone punishment

the highest
in seventh heaven
happiness or delight

terra firma solid, firm land

keep a stiff upper keep up courage,

lip stand up to trouble

hate, distaste,
antipathy
dislike
 unadorned,
austere
simple, hard

conductive leading, helpful

come face to face

confront
with

erudite very scholarly

felicitous happy
 in close relationship
germane
to, appropriate

halcyon calm, peaceful

attacker of beliefs,
iconoclast
image-breaker

provoke, stimulate,
motivate
inspire

beginning to
nascent
develop or exist
 strong dislike,
phobia
persistent fear

use or give a reason

rationalize other than the real
one

submissive,
servile
slavish

sojourn temporary stay

superfluous surplus, excessive

 supportable;
tenable
defendable

curing or healing
therapy
process

vertigo dizziness

volition willpower; choice

to overturn or
to upset the apple
disturb a plan or
cart
intention
to tighten one's to get set for bad
belt times or poverty

off the beaten not usual, out of the

track ordinary

a square peg in a an able man in the

round hole wrong job

audacity daring, boldness

make terms,
capitulate
surrender
 underhandedness,
chicanery
trickery

docile easy to manage

one side or view of

facet
person or situation

fatal disastrous, deadly

pass as genuine,
foist
pass off slyly
 glib smooth of speech

homogenous uniform, same

deceptive
legerdemain adroitness, sleight of
hand

capable of being
malleable
formed or shaped

old-fashioned,
passe
outmoded
procrastinate put off, delay

reticent reserved, silent

retort reply, answer

inactive, dull,
stagnant
motionless

to mark with a
stigmatize
disgrace
 not stated,
tacit
understood, implied

tease or torment by
tantalize offering something good,
but fail to deliver

trend general direction

to dream about a
castles in the air
wonderful future

to get up on the
to be in a bad
wrong side of the
mood
bed
by hook or by at any cost, any way
crook at all

to maintain the to keep things as

status quo they are

belated delayed, late

callous unfeeling

worn out, broken

decrepit
down
 description in
delineation
words, sketch

demeanor bearing, conduct

scold harshly, strip

flay
off the skin

heinous hatefully evil

serene, steady,
imperturbable
calm
 infraction violation

not principled,
Machiavellian governed by
opportunity

opprobrium insult, scorn

pandemonium uproar, disorder

redress to right a wrong

 saga heroic story

firm, trusty,
staunch
strong

evil, wickedness,
turpitude
vileness

unreasonable,
unconcionable
without conscience

vacillate fluctuate, hesitate

 vindicate justify, absolve

vituperation abuse, blame

through thick and in spite of all sorts of

thin difficulties

to make a fast
to take by storm
impression

a person who cannot

a sacred cow
be criticized
 to be in fine spirits,
to be in fine fettle
feeling well

augment increase, enlarge

insincere or almost
cant
meaningless talk

small, exclusive
clique
group of people

contort twist violently

 elucidate to make clear

extol praise highly

easily accomplished
facile
or attained

fatuous inane, foolish, silly

extremely slight or
imperceptible
gradual
 weakness,
lassitude
weariness

magnanimous noble, generous

tutor, counselor,
mentor
coach

proximity nearness

works that an artist

repertoire
is ready to perform
 use (sometimes
rhetoric exaggerated) of
language

offense,
umbrage
resentment

difficult to handle,
unwieldy
bulky

vapid dull, uninteresting

vilify slander, malign

 destroy the use or
vitiate
value

to live in a fool's to be happy without

paradise a real basis

the sum and the heart or

substance substantial part

on pins and to be on edge,

needles jumpy

to have ready, to
to have at one's
have a thorough
fingertips
knowledge
 coming of an
advent
important event

allude suggest, hint

bogus fake, counterfeit

to seek favor by
curry
flattery

mean, show,
denote
indicate
 irreverent, lacking
impious
respect

treacherous, sly,
insidious
seductive

inherent, within
intrinsic
itself

having nourishing
nutritive
properties

become dull, cease

pall
to please
potpourri mixture, melody

offer for
proffer
acceptance

correctness,
propriety
suitability

raucous shrill, harsh

sanction certify, endorse

 surfeit, excess,
satiety
fullness

shibboleth slogan, pet phrase

spate rush, flood

substantiate ratify, confirm

succulent juicy
to twist around one's to control
finger completely

the acid test a severe test

a pretty kettle of
a mess, trouble
fish

a direction that
a blind alley
leads nowhere

artifice strategy, trickery

 artless naive, innocent

to be resentful or
begrudge
reluctant

indifferent, not
blase responsive to
excitement

unfeeling,
callous
hardened

capricious fanciful, whimsical

 handsome,
comely
beautiful

delve to do research, dig

diversity change, variety

ennui boredom

expedient fit, adviseable

 to remove
expurgate objectionable parts
or passages

frenetic frenzied, frantic

gratuity tip

manifest obvious, evident

inconsiderable,
negligible
trifling
 twinge of
qualm
conscience

quandary dilemma, doubt

replenish to restock, fill again

requisite requirement

to change or go
to make the best of a
along with a poor
bad bargain
situation
 to do one's heart to make one feel
good happy or better

worth one's weight extremely valuable,

in gold very useful

to manage on a
to make ends meet
given income

reserved, apart.
aloof
distant

ameliorate relieve, improve

 atrophy waste away

benevolent charitable, kindly

test, model,
criterion
standard

cynic skeptic, pessimist

mien, appearance,
guise
manner
 wickedness,
iniquity
injustice

liberality, gift,
largess
gratuity

maim cripple, disable

greedy, motivated
mercenary
by desire for gain

mollify appease, pacify

 pariah social outcast

based on
pragmatic
experience, practical

desire to make
repent
ammends, regret

roster a list of names

held back or
stunted checked in natural
growth
 obsequious,
subservient
servile

affectedly
unctuous
emotional

vestige evidence, trace

to burn the to study or work

midnight oil until very late

to lay one's cards

to talk frankly
on the table
 a bolt from the
a great surpise
blue

to tell tales out of to reveal harmful

school secrets

a made-up
canard
sensational story

carnage slaughter

damaging character
defamatory
by false reports
 deluge flood

express
deprecate
disapproval

devout sincere, religious

diminutive small, tiny

sweet or melodious
dulcet
to the ear
excoriate criticize severely

frail weak, delicate

futility uselessness

offhand, spur of the

impromptu
moment

degradation by
libel writing or
publishing
 ill-disposed, ill-
malevolant
intentioned

nullify cancel, abolish

the complaining
plaintiff
party, in law

intense, strong,
potent
powerful

abundant,
profuse
overflowing
 believed, thought,
reputed
supposed

technology applied science

a pretty kettle of a messy situation, a

fish problem

to be under a to be in temporary
cloud disgrace or trouble

to obey or stick to a
to toe the mark
rule or policy
 to have a poor base,
to build upon sand or not sufficient
preparation

shocked,
appalled
dismayed

bagatelle a trifle

brigand bandit, robber

inexperienced,
callow
youthful
 excessively fat,
corpulent
fleshy, obese

decapitate behead

emissary an agent

livid pale

strict
martinet
disciplinarian
 a strong leaning in
penchant
favor

a skilled
raconteur
storyteller

use abusive
rail
language, scold

raiment clothing, dress

rift an opening, a split

 reflect upon,
ruminate
ponder

sullen grim, ill-humored

on edge, keyed up,

taut
tense

a shrew, a scolding
termagant
woman

wishful, pensive,
wistful
longing
 strong desire, strong
yen
longing

a person used as a
a cat's paw
tool or dupe

an unchangeable
the die is cast decision has been
made

the finishing
coup de grace
stroke

to continue to make
to flog a dead
an issue of something
horse that is over
 find out about,
ascertain
discover

burgeoned grew, flourished

quality of leadership
charisma inspiring
enthusiasm

dearth lack, scarcity

received from a
derived source, descended
from
disseminate scatter, spread

dormant asleep, resting

encomium high praise

factitious artificial, sham

planned destruction
genocide
of an entire people
 exaggerated figure
hyperbole
of speech

mutually destructive,
internecine involving conflict in a
group

munificent generous

favoritism towards
nepotism
relatives

dishonor,
obloquy
disgrace, shame
 potentate ruler

an exclusive power
prerogative
or right

lying, deviation
prevarication
from the truth

false reasoning or
sophistry
argument

tyro novice, beginner

to draw in one's to become
horns cautious

straight from the in a direct, open

shoulder way

to throw cold to discourage a plan

water or idea

to rub a person the to do something to

wrong way irritate or annoy