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Words to Use in Writing
Words to Use in Conversation
Words to Savor
Words that are Negative
Words to Treasure
100
Double dealing; hypocrisy
What is duplicity
100
mysterious; inexplicable; puzzling
What is enigmatic
100
changing suddenly, fickle, inconstant, unstable
What is capricious
100
to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to epxress mild disapproval
What is deprecate
100
to withdraw a statement or belief; revoke
What is recant
200
a contrast; a direct opposite
What is antithesis
200
quarrelsome; stirring controversy
What is contentious
200
to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe
What is assuage
200
to defame; to utter abusive statements against
What is vilify
200
to praise; to extol, revere
What is laud
300
moral corruption; a wicked or perverse act
What is depravity
300
friendly, courteous, amiable, cordial, genial, gracious, sociable
What is affable
300
antiquated; old, out of use
What is archaic
300
quarrelsome, stirring controversy
What is contentious
300
to make less severe
What is mitigate
400
showy; pretentious; pompous
What is ostentatious
400
understood by only a small group or select few
What is esoteric
400
apart; indifferent, detached, unconcerned
What is aloof
400
to detest
What is loathe
400
reluctant to speak, reserved, taciturn
What is reticent
500
abundantly fruitful; marked by great productivity; fecund; fertile
What is prolific
500
irritable, easily angered, cranky cross
What is irascible
500
concerned for the welfare of others, generous
What is altruistic
500
boring and stupid
What is insipid
500
unchanging
What is immutable