Delineate (v)
to describe in words; to sketch
Abasement (n)
humiliation; degradation
Abstruse (adj)
difficult to understand
Aggrandizement (n)
growth in power
Credulous (adj)
gullible; ready to believe anything
Apocryphal (adj)
of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit
Assuage (v)
to calm or soothe; to satisfy
Bilk (v)
to cheat; defraud
Ensconce (v)
to establish firmly in position
Blasphemy (n)
speech which offends religious sentiments
Bombast (n)
speech too pompous for an occasion
Bombastic (adj)
inflated; pretentious
Catharsis (n)
an emotional purification or relief
Chimerical (adj)
absurd; wildly fanciful
Clemency (n)
mercy; mildness
Absolution (n)
forgiveness; pardon; release
Cache (n)
a hiding place; the thing hidden there
Abstemious (adj)
self denying; refraining from indulging
Blighted (adj)
damaged; destroyed; ruined
Conciliatory (adj)
tending to soothe or reconcile
Covert (adj)
hidden; undercover
Reprehensible (adj)
shameful; very bad
Enunciation (n)
clear pronunciation
Innocuous (adj)
harmless
Crepiscular (adj)
active at dawn and dusk
Cryptic (adj)
puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
Dearth (n)
a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
Despot (n)
monarch with unlimited power; any tyrant or opressor
Blithe (adj)
free-spirited; carefree
Evanescent (adj)
fleeting; barely perceptible
Acquiesce (v)
to accept without protest; to agree or submit
Didactic (adj)
intended to instruct
Latent (adj)
present, but not active; hidden
Duplicity (n)
treachery, deceitfulness
Creditable (adj)
praiseworthy
Egregious (adj)
outstandingly bad
Enervate (v)
to weaken
Caustic (adj)
stinging, biting
Enfranchise (v)
to give voting rights to
Credible (adj)
believable
Urbane (adj)
suave, sophisticated, polished