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courteous and pleasant, sociable, genial, cordial.
easy to speak to. |
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth.
to build up or intensify.
to make appear greater. |
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion.
nebulous, inchoate, formless, unstructured. |
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| that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality. |
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| illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited. |
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| scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic. |
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| thin, filmy, diaphanous, light, delicate. |
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| to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply. |
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| incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically. |
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| relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience. |
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| incapable of being changed or called back. |
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| a natural inclination or predilection toward. |
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| peevish, complaining, fretful. |
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| to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to. |
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| to disown, reject, or deny the validity of. |
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| able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly. |
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| to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly. |
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| coarsely abusive, vulgar or low; foul-mouthed. |
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| persistent, showing industry and determination. |
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| tin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy. |
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| a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution. |
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| self-government; political control; home rule. |
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| self-evident, taken for granted, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule. |
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| to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim wisely. |
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| a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior; admonition, word to the wise. |
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| fair, just, embodying principles of justice, right, reasonable, evenhanded. |
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| to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort. |
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| to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts. |
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| to mock, treat with contempt, scoff/sneer/snicker at. |
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| tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary, unpredictable. |
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| a rule of conduct or action. |
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| beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome. |
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| bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm. |
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to whip, punish severely.
a cause of affliction or suffering.
a plague of sorts. |
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funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal.
doleful, lugubrious, mortuary. |
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| tending to cause sleep, lethargy. |
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| extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical. |
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| lasting only a short time, fleeting. |
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| not easily carried, handled, or managed because of the size or complexity. |
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| dull, uninteresting, tiresome, insipid, lifeless, colorless. |
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| abnormal, irregular, exceptional, atypical, aberrant. |
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| a damaging or derogatory statement; act of defacing; denigration. |
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| candid, tactless, blunt, abrupt, rough. |
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| to severely punish/criticize. |
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| to plan with ingenuity, invent, devise, think up. |
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| a leader who exploits popular prejudices ad false claims - like hitler! rabble-rouser, firebrand. |
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| boredom, listlessness, weariness. |
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| a chain or shackle placed on the feet; to chain/shackle; to render helpless. |
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| very wicked, offensive, hateful, evil, odious. |
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| not subject to change, constant. |
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| one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt. |
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| delusions of grandeur; feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality. |
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| a position requiring little or no work; an easy job. |
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| stealthy, furtive, secretive. |
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| to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law. |
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| to transform, convert, change from one nature/subject/form to another. |
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| preformed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another; surrogate. |
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