"A"mazing Words
This word for bitterness is what you might feel when your neighbor's dog uses your lawn as its personal restroom.
Acrimony
When you get a stern lecture from your boss about missing deadlines, you've been given this verb treatment.
Castigate
This word describes the state of your old sneakers that have seen one too many marathons
Decrepit
If your idea of a fancy dinner is adding an extra slice of cheese to your burger, you might not be this
Gourmet
If your Monday is filled with spilled coffee, traffic jams, and missed meetings, you might feel this way.
Beset
Adjacent
Feeling this way is like hesitating to eat sushi from a gas station. It's just good sense.
Chary
When you mock your friend's karaoke skills, you're doing this to their singing abilities
Denigrate
Wearing mismatched shoes to an important meeting is this kind of embarrassing
Ignominious
This word means to grow rapidly, like your laundry pile right before laundry day.
Burgeon
Feeling this way is like standing in front of an ice cream truck, torn between chocolate and vanilla. Decisions, decisions!
Ambivalent
When the loud construction next door finally stops, you enjoy this wonderful state.
Cessation
If your New Year's resolutions look like a to-do list for a very confused person, they might be described as this.
Desultory
When you compliment your boss's new haircut three times in one day, you might be accused of doing this
Ingratiating
This word describes someone like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, but with fewer tweets and space rockets.
Magnate
You might need to do this to your cooking skills if even your dog refuses to eat your homemade lasagna.
Ameliorate
This term refers to casual words you use with friends, like calling your favorite TV show a "binge-worthy gem"
Colloquial
Your pet hamster can be described by this word, especially compared to your Great Dane
Be careful with that paper; you don't want to do this to your finger right before your big presentation
Lacerate
The reasons why your cat knocks things off the table are this. So many reasons.
Manifold
If you're working this hard, you might be the only one who actually reads the entire Terms and Conditions
Assiduous
Condone
This word describes what happens to your paycheck after a weekend of online shopping
Dissipate
Selling all your possessions to travel the world means you're doing this to your assets
Liquidate
Calling your tiny Chihuahua "Hulk"
Misnomer