ABJURE ABLUTION

ABNEGATE ABROGATE

EPITOME ABSTRUSE

ABUT ACERBIC

ACME ACQUIESCE

ADROIT ADUMBRATE

AERIE ALTRUISM

AMBULATORY AMORTIZE

ANCILLARY ANTEDILUVIAN
 1.ABLUTION act of cleansing 2.ABJURE to reject, abandon formally
; ; ,

3.ABROGATE to abolish or invalidate by authority 4.ABNEGATE to deny, renounce

, , (-.)

5.ABSTRUSE difficult to comprehend

.EPITOME representative of an entire group; summary
, ;
;
,

7.ACERBIC bitter, sharp in taste or temper 8.ABUT to touch, to be in contact with

-, , ; (-.) , c (-.) ,
, , (-.)

9.ACQUIESCE to agree or comply in silence 10.ACME highest point, summit

, , ,

11.ADUMBRATE to sketch, outline in a shadowy way 12.ADROIT skillful, accomplished, highly competent
; , ; ;

13.ALTRUISM unselfish concern for others welfare;

14.AERIE nook or nest built high in the air
the principle or practice of unselfish concern
;
for the welfare of others

16.AMBULATORY itinerant; walking around

15.AMORTIZE to diminish by installment payments
;
( )
, ( )

17.ANTEDILUVIAN prehistoric, ancient beyond measure; coming

18.ANCILLARY accessory, subordinate; helping
before the biblical flood
, , ;
;
ANTHROPOMORPHIC BEHEMOTH

APLOMB BENISON

APOSTATE BIFURCATE

APOTHEGM BILIOUS

APOTHEOSIS BONHOMIE

ARBOREAL BULWARK

BACCHANALIAN CAJOLE

BALK CALAMITOUS

BEATIFIC CALUMNY
 19.ANTHROPOMORPHIC attributing human qualities to
25.BEHEMOTH huge creature
nonhumans; having human qualities
, ,

20.APLOMB poise, confidence

26.BENISON blessing ( , ),
,

27.BIFURCATE divide into two parts 21.APOSTATE one who renounces a religious faith
;

28.BILIOUS easily irritated, relating to bile 22.APOTHEGM a short, instructive saying

, ;

29.BONHOMIE good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good

23.APOTHEOSIS deification; glorified ideal
cheer
; ,
,

30.BULWARK defense wall; anything serving as defense 24.ARBOREAL relating to trees; living in trees
; ; ; ; ;

31.BACCHANALIAN drunkenly festive

CAJOLE to flatter, coax, persuade
,
, , ;
, ,
, ,

CALAMITOUS disastrous, catastrophic 32.BALK to refuse, shirk; prevent

, ; ; , ,

CALUMNY false and malicious accusation,

33.BEATIFIC saintly, angelic
misrepresentation, slander

,
 CANARD CAVALCADE

CAROM CHAGRIN

CHARLATAN CHATTEL

CHIMERICAL CHOLERIC

CHURLISH CISTERN

COFFER COGNOMEN

COMELINESS COMMODIOUS

COMPUNCTIOUS CONCILIATORY

CONFLAGRATION CONGENIAL
 CAVALCADE a procession CANARD a lie
,

CHAGRIN shame, embarrassment, humiliation CAROM to strike and rebound

; , ,

CHATTEL piece of personal property CHARLATAN quack, fake

, ,

CHOLERIC easily angered, short-tempered CHIMERICAL fanciful, imaginary, visionary; impossible

; ; , ,
, ,

CISTERN tank for rainwater CHURLISH rude

, ; , , ;

COGNOMEN family name; any name, especially a nickname

COFFER strongbox, large chest for money
; , ,
, ; ,
; ,

COMMODIOUS roomy, spacious COMELINESS physical grace and beauty

, ,

CONCILIATORY overcoming distrust or hostility;

COMPUNCTIOUS feeling guilty or having misgivings
intended to placate or reconcile
,

CONGENIAL similar in tastes and habits

CONFLAGRATION big, destructive fire
, ; ;
,
; ; ,
CONSANGUINEOUS CONTUMACIOUS

CORPULENCE CORRUGATE

COSSET COTERIE

COVEN CURMUDGEON

DECLIVITY DELETERIOUS

DELUGE DEMAGOGUE

DIMINUTIVE DESCRY

DIAPHANOUS DICTUM

DIDACTIC DILUVIAL
 CONSANGUINEOUS of the same origin;
CONTUMACIOUS rebellious
related by blood
; , ,
, ,

CORRUGATE to mold in a shape with

CORPULENCE obesity, fatness, bulkiness
parallel grooves and ridges
; ,
() ; ;

COTERIE small group of persons

COSSET to pamper, treat with great care
with a similar purpose
, , ;
, ;
; ;
; ,

CURMUDGEON cranky person COVEN group of witches

; , , ;

DELETERIOUS harmful, destructive, detrimental DECLIVITY downward slope

, , ; ; ; ;

DEMAGOGUE leader or rabble-rouser who usually uses appeals

DELUGE flood
to emotion or prejudice
,

DESCRY to discover or reveal

DIMINUTIVE small
, , ;
, ,
, ,

DICTUM authoritative statement; popular saying DIAPHANOUS allowing light to show through; delicate
, ; , ; ;
, , , ; ;

DILUVIAL relating to a flood DIDACTIC excessively instructive

, ;
 DISCOMFIT DISTAFF

DITHER
DIURNAL

DOCTRINAIRE DOLOR

DOUGHTY DROLL

DYSPEPTIC
EFFLUVIA

EFFULGENT EGREGIOUS

EMEND EMOLLIENT

ENCOMIUM ENNUI

EPICURE EPITOME
 DISTAFF the female branch of a family DISCOMFIT to cause perplexity and embarrassment
( ); , ();
, ,

DIURNAL daily DITHER to move or act confusedly

, ; or without clear purpose
, , ,

DOLOR sadness DOCTRINAIRE rigidly devoted to theories;

, , , theoretical; impractical

DOUGHTY courageous
DROLL amusing in a wry, subtle way
, , ,
; ; ; ;
,

DYSPEPTIC suffering from indigestion;

gloomy and irritable
EFFLUVIA outpouring of gases or vapors
, (
; ()
);
, ,

EFFULGENT brilliantly shining

EGREGIOUS conspicuously bad
, ,

EMEND to correct a text

EMOLLIENT having soothing qualities, esp. for skin
;
;
,

ENNUI boredom, lack of interest and energy ENCOMIUM warm praise

, ; ; ,

EPITOME representative of an entire group; summary

EPICURE person with refined taste in food and wine
;
 ERSATZ ESCHEW

EVINCE EXPATIATE

EXPIATE EXPUNGE

EXPURGATE EXTEMPORANEOUS

EXTOL EXTRAPOLATE

FETID FECUND

FEY FILCH

FILIAL FLACCID

FOLIATE FORSWEAR
 ESCHEW to abstain from, avoid ERSATZ fake
, , , , , , ,

EVINCE to show clearly, display, signify

EXPATIATE to wander; to discuss or describe at length
; ;
, ( -. )
, ;

EXPUNGE to erase, eliminate completely

EXPIATE to atone for, make amends for
, (
()
, , )

EXTEMPORANEOUS unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment EXPURGATE to censor

, , ; , ( )

EXTRAPOLATE to estimate EXTOL to praise

, , ,

FECUND fertile, fruitful, productive FETID foul-smelling, putrid

, ; ,

FEY doomed
FILCH to steal
, ; ;
, ,
,

FLACCID limp, flabby, weak

FILIAL appropriate for a child
, , ( )
,
, ( )
( )
, , ,

FORSWEAR to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject

FOLIATE to grow, sprout leaves
, ;
;
-.; ;
;
 FRACAS FRACTIOUS

FRENETIC FULMINATE

FULSOME FURTIVE

GAMBOL GAUCHE

GERMINATE GIBE

GLIB GNOSTIC

GRATUITOUS GUSTATORY

HACKNEYED HEGEMONY

HERETICAL HOARY
 FRACTIOUS unruly, rebellious FRACAS noisy dispute
; ; ;

FULMINATE to explode with anger

FRENETIC wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
, ;
, , ; ;
, (-.)

FURTIVE secret, stealthy

FULSOME excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
, ;

;

GAUCHE crude, socially awkward GAMBOL to dance or skip around playfully

, , ,

GIBE to make heckling, taunting remarks GERMINATE to begin to grow (as in a seed or idea)
; ; ,

GNOSTIC having to do with knowledge GLIB fluent in an insincere manner; offhand, casual

GRATUITOUS free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified

GUSTATORY relating to sense of taste
,

,

HEGEMONY leadership, domination, usually by a country HACKNEYED worn out by over-use

, , ; ,

HOARY very old; whitish or gray from age HERETICAL opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
; ,
 HUSBAND IDIOSYNCRASY

IGNOMINIOUS ILK

IMBUE IMPECUNIOUS

IMPERIOUS IMPOLITIC

IMPROMPTU IMPUGN

INCARNATE INCENDIARY

INCULCATE INCULPATE

INDEFATIGABLE INDIGENT

INDUBITABLE INFALLIBLE
 IDIOSYNCRASY peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity HUSBAND to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
; ;

IGNOMINIOUS disgraceful and dishonorable

ILK type or kind
, ; ,
, ,
; ,

IMPECUNIOUS poor, having no money IMBUE to infuse; dye; wet, moisten

, , , ;

IMPERIOUS arrogantly self-assured,

IMPOLITIC unwise
domineering, overbearing
, ;
, ,

IMPUGN to call into question, attack verbally

IMPROMPTU spontaneous, without rehearsal
, ;
; ;
,

INCENDIARY combustible, flammable, burning easily

INCARNATE having bodily form
; ;
; ,
,

INCULCATE to teach; impress in the mind

INCULPATE to blame; charge with a crime
, (-. -.) ,
; , ,
( -. -.) ; ,

INDEFATIGABLE never tired

INDIGENT very poor
,
, , ,
, ,

INFALLIBLE incapable of making a mistake

INDUBITABLE unquestionable
, ,
; ,
,
 INGRATIATE
INGENIOUS

INGRESS INNUENDO

INSIDIOUS INSUPERABLE

INTERDICT INTERLOCUTOR

INTERLOPER INTERNECINE

INTERPOLATE INTERSTICE

INTIMATION INTREPID

INTRINSIC INURE

INVETERATE INVIDIOUS
 INGRATIATE to bring oneself purposely INGENIOUS original, clever, inventive
into anothers good graces , ,

INNUENDO indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation INGRESS entrance

,

INSUPERABLE insurmountable, unconquerable

INSIDIOUS sly, treacherous, devious
, ,
, ;
,

INTERLOCUTOR someone taking part in a dialogue INTERDICT to forbid, prohibit

,

INTERNECINE deadly to both sides INTERLOPER trespasser; meddler in others affairs

, , ; , ;
;

INTERPOLATE to insert; change by

INTERSTICE a space between things adding new words or material
; , , ( );
( )

INTREPID fearless INTIMATION clue, suggestion

, , , , ; ,

INTRINSIC inherent, internal

INURE to harden; accustom; become used to
, ;
(-.) ,
, ,

INVIDIOUS likely to provoke ill will, offensive

INVETERATE confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted
, ;
,
,
 ITINERANT JIBE

JINGOISM JOCULAR

JUGGERNAUT JURISPRUDENCE

KISMET KNELL

LACHRYMOSE LAMBASTE

LAPIDARY LARGESS

LEGERDEMAIN LIBIDINOUS

LICENTIOUS LIMPID

LINIMENT LIONIZE
 ITINERANT wandering from place to place, unsettled
JIBE to shift suddenly from one side to the other

JOCULAR jovial, playful, humorous JINGOISM belligerent support of ones country

; ; , -, ;
; , ,

JURISPRUDENCE philosophy of law

JUGGERNAUT huge force destroying everything in its path
, , ,

KNELL sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure KISMET fate

; ; , ,

LAMBASTE disapprove angrily LACHRYMOSE tearful

, ; , ;
, ; , , ,

LAPIDARY relating to precious stones

LARGESS generosity; gift
;
,
( )

LEGERDEMAIN trickery
LIBIDINOUS lustful
, , ;
, ,
, ,

LIMPID clear and simple in style

LICENTIOUS immoral; unrestrained by society
, , ( , );
, ,
( )

LIONIZE to treat as a celebrity LINIMENT medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
-. ; , ,
 LISSOME LUGUBRIOUS

MACABRE MACHINATION

MALAPROPISM MALEVOLENT

MANIFOLD MARTINET

MAUDLIN MAWKISH

MEGALOMANIA MENDICANT

MERCURIAL MERITORIOUS

MINATORY MNEMONIC

MOLT MORDACIOUS
 LISSOME easily flexed, limber, agile
LUGUBRIOUS sorrowful, mournful
, ,
, , ;
, , ;

MACHINATION plot or scheme MACABRE gruesome, producing horror

, , , ,

MALEVOLENT ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others

MALAPROPISM humorous misuse of a word
, , ,

MARTINET strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules MANIFOLD diverse, varied; comprised of many parts
; , ,

MAWKISH sickeningly sentimental

MAUDLIN overly sentimental
, ;
,
, ,

MEGALOMANIA mental state with

MENDICANT beggar
delusions of wealth and power
;

MERCURIAL quick, shrewd, and unpredictable

MERITORIOUS deserving reward or praise
, ; ;
, ,
, , ,

MNEMONIC relating to memory; designed to assist memory MINATORY menacing, threatening

aiding or meant to aid one's memory ,

MOLT to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically

MORDACIOUS caustic, biting, sarcastic
( )
MULTIFARIOUS MUNIFICENT

NADIR NASCENT

NEBULOUS NECROMANCY

NEFARIOUS NEOLOGISM

NIHILISM NOISOME

NOXIOUS NUMISMATICS

OBFUSCATE OBSTREPEROUS

OMNIPOTENT OMNISCIENT

OUSTER PAEAN
 MUNIFICENT generous MULTIFARIOUS diverse
, ,

NASCENT starting to develop, coming into existence

NADIR lowest point
, ; ;
,
,

NEBULOUS vague, cloudy

NECROMANCY black magic
, , , ,
,
; o;

NEOLOGISM new word or expression NEFARIOUS vicious, evil

; , ; , ; , ,

NOISOME stinking, putrid

NIHILISM belief that existence and all traditional values are
, ; ; ,
meaningless
, , ,

NOXIOUS harmful, unwholesome

NUMISMATICS coin collecting , , ,
, ,

OBFUSCATE to confuse, obscure

OBSTREPEROUS troublesome, boisterous, unruly
, ;
, ;
,

OMNISCIENT having infinite knowledge OMNIPOTENT having unlimited power

, ,

OUSTER expulsion, ejection

PAEAN a song of praise or thanksgiving
;
,
( );
 PASTICHE PALLIATE

PANEGYRIC PANACEA

PAROCHIAL PANOPLY

PARSIMONY PARLEY

PECCADILLO PECULATION

PENUMBRA PENULTIMATE

PERAMBULATE PERIPHRASTIC

PERNICIOUS PERSPICACIOUS

PERTINACIOUS PHALANX
 PASTICHE piece of literature or music imitating other works;
PALLIATE to make less serious, ease
a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc;
, ; ;
a work of art that imitates the style of another artist or period;

PANACEA cure-all PANEGYRIC elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

, ,

PANOPLY impressive array

PAROCHIAL of limited scope or outlook, provincial
, , ;
, ;
,

PARSIMONY stinginess
PARLEY discussion, usually between enemies
, , ;
, ,
, ,

PECULATION theft of money or goods PECCADILLO minor sin or offense

,

PENULTIMATE next to last PENUMBRA partial shadow

,

PERIPHRASTIC using circumlocution PERAMBULATE walk about

,

PERNICIOUS very harmful

PERSPICACIOUS shrewd, astute, keen-witted
; ;

; ;

PHALANX massed group of soldiers, people, or things PERTINACIOUS persistent, stubborn

,
 PHILISTINE PLAIT

PLANGENT PLAUDIT

PNEUMATIC POLEMIC

PREDILECTION POSIT

PRECEPT PRESCIENT

PRIVATION PROGENITOR

PROGNOSTICATE PROLIFIC

PROLIX PROMULGATE

PROPINQUITY PROPITIOUS
 PHILISTINE narrow-minded person, someone lacking
PLAIT to braid
appreciation for art or culture
, ()
, ,

PLAUDIT applause PLANGENT resounding; plaintive

; ;

POLEMIC controversy, argument; verbal attack PNEUMATIC relating to air; worked by compressed air

POSIT to put in position; to suggest an idea PREDILECTION preference, liking

, ; ,

PRESCIENT having foresight PRECEPT principle; law

; , ;
, , ;

PROGENITOR originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct line PRIVATION lack of usual necessities or comforts
; ; , , ,

PROLIFIC productive, fertile PROGNOSTICATE to predict

; ,

PROMULGATE to make known publicly

PROLIX tedious; wordy
, , ;
, ; , ( )
,

PROPITIOUS favorable, advantageous PROPINQUITY nearness

; , , ; ,
 PROSELYTIZE PROSTRATE

PROTAGONIST PROVIDENT

PRURIENT PUERILE

PULCHRITUDE PUNDIT

PUSILLANIMOUS QUERULOUS

QUOTIDIAN RACONTEUR

RAILLERY RANCOR

RAPACIOUS RAPPROCHEMENT

RAZE RECALCITRANT
 PROSELYTIZE to induce someone to convert to
PROSTRATE lying face downward, lying flat on the ground
a particular belief or religion
;
;

PROVIDENT prudent, frugal

PROTAGONIST main character in a play or story, hero
, ; ,
;
; ,

PUERILE childish, immature, silly

PRURIENT lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
, , , ;
,
, ; ;

PUNDIT an authority or critic PULCHRITUDE beauty

, ,

QUERULOUS inclined to complain, irritable PUSILLANIMOUS cowardly

, , , ,

QUOTIDIAN occurring daily; commonplace

RACONTEUR a witty, skillful storyteller
, ;

, ,

RANCOR bitter hatred RAILLERY lighthearted jesting

, , ,

RAPPROCHEMENT reestablishing a cordial relationship

RAPACIOUS greedy; predatory
,
, ; ( )
( )

RECALCITRANT resisting authority or control

RAZE to tear down, demolish
; ; ;

, ;
SACROSANCT RECREANT

REDRESS REJOINDER

RENEGE RENITENT

REPAST SAGACIOUS

REQUITE RESPITE

RESTIVE RETINUE

REVELRY RIBALD

RIPOSTE ROCOCO

ROTUND RUMINATE
 RECREANT disloyal; cowardly SACROSANCT extremely sacred; beyond criticism
, ;

REJOINDER response REDRESS relief from wrong or injury

, ,

RENITENT resisting pressure, obstinate

RENEGE to go back on ones word
; , ;

, ;

SAGACIOUS shrewd, wise

REPAST meal
, , ;
; ;
,

RESPITE interval of relief REQUITE to return or repay

; ; ;

RETINUE group of attendants with an important person RESTIVE impatient, uneasy, restless
, , ;

RIBALD humorous in a vulgar way

REVELRY boisterous festivity
, ;
,
; ;

RIPOSTE a retort
ROCOCO very highly ornamented
, ;
, ,
;

RUMINATE to contemplate, reflect upon ROTUND round in shape; fat

, , ; , ; , ,
SALACIOUS SANGUINE

SAPIENT SCABBARD

SCINTILLA SCINTILLATE

SCURRILOUS SEDITION

SENESCENT SENTIENT

SEPULCHRAL SERAPHIC

SHIRK SIMPER

SINECURE
SINUOUS

SLAKE SLOVENLY
 SANGUINE ruddy; cheerfully optimistic SALACIOUS lustful
; , , ,

SCABBARD sheath for sword or dagger SAPIENT wise

,

SCINTILLATE to sparkle, flash SCINTILLA very small amount

; ;

SEDITION behavior promoting rebellion SCURRILOUS vulgar, low, indecent

, , , ;

SENTIENT aware, conscious, able to perceive

SENESCENT aging, growing old
, ;
,
,

SERAPHIC angelic, pure, sublime SEPULCHRAL typical of a place of burial

, ; ;

SIMPER to smirk, smile foolishly

SHIRK to avoid a task due to laziness or fear
, ;
, ;

SINECURE well-paying job or office

SINUOUS winding; intricate, complex
that requires little or no work
, ;
(, ,
,
)

SLOVENLY untidy, messy SLAKE to quench or moderate

; ; ; , ; (, )
SOJOURN SOLECISM

SOLIPSISM SOMNAMBULIST

SONOROUS SOPHIST

SPORTIVE SQUALID

STAID STENTORIAN

STRIATE STRINGENT

STYMIE SUBTERFUGE

SULLY SUPERCILIOUS

SURLY SURREPTITIOUS
 SOLECISM grammatical mistake SOJOURN visit, stay
; ;

SOLIPSISM belief that the self is the only reality;

SOMNAMBULIST sleepwalker
the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of

any knowledge other than of one's own existence

SOPHIST person good at arguing deviously SONOROUS producing a full, rich sound
, ; ,

SQUALID filthy; morally repulsive

SPORTIVE frolicsome, playful
, ; ; , ;
; ; , ,
, ;

STENTORIAN extremely loud STAID self-restrained, strait-laced

, , ,

STRIATE striped, grooved

STRINGENT imposing severe, rigorous standards
, ;
; ,
;

SUBTERFUGE trick or tactic used to avoid something STYMIE to block or thwart

, , , ;

SUPERCILIOUS arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending SULLY to soil, stain, tarnish; taint
, , , , ,

SURREPTITIOUS characterized by secrecy SURLY rude and bad-tempered

; , ;
 SYBARITE SYCOPHANT

SYNCOPATION TABLEAU

TANTAMOUNT TEMERITY

TEMPORAL TENABLE

TENET THRENODY

TRAMMEL TRENCHANT

TRITE TRUCULENT

TURGID TURPITUDE

TYRO UMBRAGE
 SYCOPHANT self-serving flatterer, yes-man SYBARITE person devoted to pleasure and luxury
, ; ,

TABLEAU vivid description, striking incident or scene

, SYNCOPATION temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

TANTAMOUNT equivalent in value or significance;

TEMERITY recklessness
amounting to
, ;
, ,

TENABLE defensible, reasonable

TEMPORAL relating to time; chronological
, ,
, , ; ,
, ,

THRENODY a sad poem or song TENET belief, doctrine

; ; , ,

TRENCHANT acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective TRAMMEL to impede or hamper

; ; ; , ,

TRUCULENT savage and cruel; fierce; ready to fight

TRITE shallow, superficial
, ; ; , ;
, ,
, ( )

TURPITUDE inherent vileness, foulness, depravity TURGID swollen, bloated

, ;

UMBRAGE offense, resentment TYRO beginner, novice

, ;
UNCTUOUS UNFETTERED

UNSULLIED UNTOWARD

URBANE USURY

VACUOUS VARIEGATED

VIRILE VITIATE

VITRIOLIC VITUPERATE

VOCIFEROUS VOLUBLE

WASPISH WIZENED

WRAITH XENOPHOBIA
 UNFETTERED free, unrestrained UNCTUOUS greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
;

UNTOWARD not favorable; unruly

UNSULLIED clean
, ; , ,
,

USURY lending money at exorbitant rates URBANE courteous, refined, suave

;

VARIEGATED varied; marked with different colors VACUOUS empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
; ,

VIRILE manly, having qualities of an adult male

VITIATE reduce in value or effectiveness
; ; ;
,

VITUPERATE to abuse verbally VITRIOLIC burning, caustic; sharp, bitter

, , , , ,

VOLUBLE speaking much and easily, talkative; glib VOCIFEROUS loud, vocal, and noisy
, ; ; ; ,

WIZENED withered, shriveled, wrinkled WASPISH easily irritated

, , ; ,

WRAITH a ghost
XENOPHOBIA fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
(-.) ,
,
;
 ZENITH RECONDITE

REPROBATE SACROSANCT

SAGACIOUS Abase

Abash abate

aberration
abdicate

abet abhor

abject abnegation

abominable
abolish

abominate aboriginal
RECONDITE relating to obscure learning; known to only a few ZENITH highest point, summit

SACROSANCT extremely sacred; beyond criticism

REPROBATE morally unprincipled person
;

SAGACIOUS shrewd, wise

abase :: lower; degrade; humiliate , , ;
,

abate :: subside or moderate abash :: embarrass

aberration :: deviation from the expected

or the normal; mental irregularity or abdicate :: renounce, give up
disorder

abet :: assist, usually in doing something

abhor :: detest; hate
wrong; encourage

abnegation :: renunciation; self-sacrifice abject :: wretched; lacking pride

abominable :: detestable; extremely

abolish :: cancel; put an end to
unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal :: being the first of its kind in a

abominate :: loathe; hate
region; primitive; native