Category 1
To please or satify
Gratify
EX: My parents were unable to gratify my wish for a horse
It is gratifying to see one's hard work in math rewarded with a high grade
To treat with scorn
Disrespectful of sacred things
Not connected with religion
Profane
Food & Drink ~ A meal
Repast
EX: His usual midday repast was a sandwich and a glass of milk
To pay or compensate
Recompense
EX: The insurance company recompensed us for the damage to the roof caused by the storm.
To beg
Beseech
EX: We beseech you to take us skiing ; )
Likely to act without thinking; hasty
Impetuous
EX: I regretted my impetuous decision to paint the house pink
Showing too much pride in oneself and a dislike for others
Haughty
EX: Feeling better than others
Delicious
Delectable
EX: The crab legs were delectable!
Much more than enough
Very costly
To give generously
Lavish
EX: We celebrated the birthday with a lavish meal
The people lavished praises on us for our performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
To think about or discern
To consider carefully
Ponder
EX: It is important to ponder God's will for our lives.
Lying flat
Weak or helpless
Prostrate
EX: The priest lay prostate before the altar.
State of great joy, delight or love
Rapture
EX: The people were filled with rapture at the sound of the steel drum band.
Noisy merrymaking
Revelry
EX: Sounds of revelry came from the locker room after the game.
A sudden wish to do something
Whim
Going to Disney when on vacation in Wisconsin ;)
Amazement or fear that makes one feel confused
Consternation
EX: We were filled with consternation when we saw that our car had been towed.
To improve
Ameliorate
EX: The snowplows were put to work to ameliorate the dangerous driving conditions.
Expressing hatred or evil
Baleful
EX: Janet gave me a baleful look when I accused her of lying.
To criticize vigorously
Berate
EX: It is important to not berate people when they make mistakes.
To avoid through craftiness
Circumvent
EX: She circumvented the rules by her sneaky ways.
A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt
Compunction
EX: Robinhood had no compunction about stealing from the rich to give to the poor.
To overlook without punishment: to excuse
Condone
EX: We cannot condone vandalism.
Very small; tiny
Diminutive
EX: The mouse ate a diminutive amount of cheese.
A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant
Euphemism
Pass away is a euphemism for die
Able to be used up and then discarded and preplaced
Expendable
EX: paper, pencils, etc...
The expression of unacceptable views, especially those that are in conflict with religious teaching
Heresy
EX: A Catholic that says God does not exist