antecedent
existing, being, or going before
antedate
to precede in time
anterior
placed before
antithetical
opposed to, contrary to
circuitous
roundabout, indirect
commensuate
suitable in measure, proportionate
conciliate
to placate; to win over
placte
make someone less angry or hostile
delineate
to draw outlines of; to sketch; to describe
dichotmy
division into two parts, kinds
dilate
to widen to expand
promulgate
promote or make widely known
extrasensory
outside the senses; coming from or pertaining to knowledge that cannot be gained through normal sense perception
forestall
to prevent by advance action
hemiplegia
paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on one side of the body
homonym
one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning
indolence
a tendency to avoid work or exertion; laziness
innocuous
harmless, inoffensive
intristice
natural; innate
interim
time period between one event and another
interloper
one who intrudes in the domain of others
intermittent
happening on and off
interstate
involving two or more state
maladroit
clumsy, tactless
malediction
a curse
malfunction
the act of not working correctly
malign
to tell lies with the intent of hurting someone reputation
magalith
a very bug stone
megalomia
a mental condition involving delusions of greatness; an obsession of achieving great things
megaton
explosive power equal to 1,000,000 tons of TNT
minutiae
small of trivial details
misanthrope
one who hates people or humanity
monograph
a scholarly paper on one topic
monomania
an obsession with a single subject
multitudinous
very many; containing very many; having many forms
nonentity
something that does not exist; something that is unimportant
neologism
a newly invented word or phrase
neophyte
a beginner; a new convert; a new worker
octogenarian
a person whose age is 80
omnibus
an anthology of the works of one author or of writing on related subjects
panoply
an impressive of vast group or display
pantheon
the group made up of all the gods of a particular culture; a building that honors dead heroes
paragon
an example of excellence to be emulated
peripatetic
not stationary, moving about
polyandry
having multiple husbands
polyglot
someone who speaks many language
posthumous
after death
proselytize
to convert, recruit, or attempt to convert
pseudopod
part of a single celled organism that can be stuck out like a foot and used to move around
retrofit
to install newer parts into an older device or structure
suterfuge
a trick or stratagem used to deceive, hide something, or avoid punishment
superlative
the highest or best kind
vociferous
expressing feelings or opinions in a very loud or forceful way
vehement
showing strong feeling; focrecfull, passionate, intent
prolific
fruitful or productive
profuse
plentiful and abundant
fecundate
fertilize, make fruitful
sedulous
showing dedication or diligence
obstreperous
noisy and difficult to control
fustain
thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap or pompous or pretentious speech or writing
acrimony
bitterness or ill feeling
compindious
using few words
laconic
using few words
frangible
fragile, brittle
propitiative
appeasing god