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| 273784761 | Aboriginal | ADJ: (of human races, animals, and plants) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous. | |
| 273784762 | Altruism | NOUN: the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others. | |
| 273784763 | Apostrophe | NOUN: a punctuation mark ( ' ) used to indicate either possession e.g., Harry's book; boys's coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't; he's; class of '99). ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting the omission of one or more letters): via late Latin, from Greek apostrophos 'accent of elision,' from apostrephein 'turn away,' from apo 'from' + strephein 'to turn.' RHETORIC NOUN: an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified). ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek apostrophē 'turning away,' from apostrephein 'turn away' (see apostrophe 1 ). | |
| 273784764 | Archetype | NOUN: a very typical example of a certain person or thing : the book is a perfect archetype of the genre; an original that has been imitated | |
| 273784765 | Charlatan | NOUN: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud. | |
| 273784766 | Corollary | NOUN: A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved; a direct or natural consequence or result. ADJ: Forming a proposition that follows one already proved; supplementary. | |
| 273784767 | Euphemism | NOUN: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. | |
| 273784768 | Extirpate | VERB: Root out and destroy completely. | |
| 273784769 | Harbinger | NOUN: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; a forerunner to something or someone. | |
| 273784770 | Imbue | VERB: to inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality. | |
| 273784771 | Imperative | ADJ: Of vital importance; crucial. NOUN: an essential or urgent thing; a factor or influence making something necessary; a thing felt as an obligation. | |
| 273784772 | Inexorable | ADJ: impossible to stop or prevent. | |
| 273784773 | Jargon | NOUN: special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. | |
| 273784774 | Palliate/ Palliation | VERB: make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause; disguise the severity or seriousness of something. | |
| 273784775 | Permutation | NOUN: a way, esp. one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged. | |
| 273784776 | Postulate | VERB: suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief OR (in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. NOUN: a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. | |
| 273784777 | Puerile | ADJ: Childishly silly and trivial. | |
| 273784778 | Sordid | ADJ: involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; dirty or squalid. | |
| 273784779 | Tenable | ADJ: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; able to be held or used. | |
| 273784780 | Wanton | ADJ: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. VERB: Play frolic; or behave in an immodest or promiscuous way. | |
| 273784781 | Aggregate | NOUN: a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements. VERB: form or group into a class or cluster. | |
| 273784782 | Ameliorate | VERB: to make something (bad or unsatisfactory) better. | |
| 273784783 | Arcane | ADJ: Understood by few; mysterious or secret. | |
| 273784784 | Assuage | VERB: To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; satisfy or alleviate. *palliate or ameliorate | |
| 273784785 | Chicane/ Chicanery | NOUN: an artificial narrowing or turn on a road or auto-racing course; the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose. | |
| 273784786 | Dexterous | ADJ: Demonstrating neat skill with the hands; Mentally adroit or clever. | |
| 273784787 | Exalt | VERB: hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of. | |
| 273784788 | Fervent | ADJ: having or displaying a passionate intensity. | |
| 273784789 | Ignominy | NOUN: public shame or disgrace. | |
| 273784790 | Immutable | ADJ: unchanging over time or unable to be changed. | |
| 273784791 | Indelible | ADJ: Unable to forgotten or removed. | |
| 273784792 | Intrepid | ADJ: adventurous; fearless. | |
| 273784793 | Macabre | ADJ: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury. | |
| 273784794 | Pedagogy | NOUN: the method and practice of teaching, esp. as an academic subject or theoretical concept. | |
| 273784795 | Perennial | ADJ: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring. | |
| 273784796 | Propagate | VERB: spread and promote (an idea, theory, knowledge, etc.) widely; cause something spread or grow. | |
| 273784797 | Semantic | ADJ: relating to meaning in language or logic. | |
| 273784798 | Tacit | ADJ: understood or implied without being stated. | |
| 273784799 | Unequivocal | ADJ: leaving no doubt; unambiguous and clear. | |
| 273784800 | Zealot | NOUN: a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. |
