Definition
ostracize
To exclude from public or private favor; To banish
anguish
(n.) Agonizing physical or mental pain, torment; (v.) To suffer great pains or distress
genial
unpleasant, ungracious, unfriendly
(adj.) Sympathetically cheerful and cheering; Kind and friendly
purge
The new leader decided to purge the company of dishonest employees, removing anyone suspected of corruption.
(n.) The act of removing someone or something quickly and decisively; (v.) To free from impurities, to purify
flaunt
(v.) To display in a conceited way; To show off
audacious
Willing to take bold and reckless risks
skittish
(adj.) Excitable or easily scared
prodigious
small, unexceptional, unimpressive, ordinary, normal, unremarkable
(adj.) Of great size and power
amass
The museum has been carefully amassing a large collection of ancient artifacts over many years.
(v.) To gather together or accumulate
perturb
(v.) To trouble; To make anxious; To upset
facetious
Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor; Sarcastic
assert
(v.) To declare or state with force or confidence, to defend strongly
plausible
unlikely, improbable, doubtful
(adj.) Seeming reasonable or probable
ample
The picnic had ample food for everyone, so no one went hungry.
(adj.) More than sufficient to meet a need or purpose; Abundant
pulverize
(v.) To pound, crush or grind into powder or dust; To destroy or demolish by crushing
laggard
One who falls behind others because of moving slowly;
Moving, developing or responding slowly, sluggish
churlish
(adj.) Rude, lacking good manners or politeness
discordant
harmonious, compatible
(adj.) Not harmonious; harsh sounding
adage
There is a common adage in science that the more you study a phenomenon, the more confusing it becomes.
(n.) A wise old saying expressing a general truth
wrangle
(n.) An angry or noisy dispute, an altercation; (v.) To argue or dispute in a noisy or angry manner
avowed
Acknowledged or declared openly in public
maim
(v.) To disable or disfigure; To make defective, impair
venerate
dishonor, desecrate, insult, offend
(v.) To feel or show deep respect for, especially due to age or tradition; To honor
maim
The accident left him badly maimed for life.
(v.) To disable or disfigure; To make defective, impair
banter
(n.) Good-humored, playful conversation; (v.) To speak to in a playful or teasing way