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Benevolent
Generous
Beguile
mislead or delude ,cheat or pass time.
Beleaguer
Besiege -to surround with armed forces.Trouble or Harassed.
Bristling
Showing irritation ,rising like bristle.
Buttress
Support pillar Mason
Belligerent
synonyms belligerent , bellicose , pugnacious , quarrelsome , contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities <belligerent nations>. bellicose suggests a disposition to fight <a drunk in a bellicose mood>. pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat <a pugnacious gangster>. quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause <the heat made us all quarrelsome>. contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling <wearied by his contentious disposition>.
Bendiction
Blessing
Beholden
Oblige
Belabor
attack verbally
Bard
Poet
Balk
Stop
Bacchanal
drunkard
Antidullivian
Ancient
Banal
synonyms trite , hackneyed , stereotyped , threadbare mean lacking the freshness that evokes attention or interest. trite applies to a once effective phrase or idea spoiled from long familiarity <“you win some, you lose some” is a trite expression>. hackneyed stresses being worn out by overuse so as to become dull and meaningless <all of the metaphors and images in the poem are hackneyed>. stereotyped implies falling invariably into the same pattern or form <views of minorities that are stereotyped and out-of-date>. threadbare applies to what has been used until its possibilities of interest have been totally exhausted <a mystery novel with a threadbare plot>.
Aegis
shield
Bellicose
War like
burgeon
seed put forth
brunt
insolent
bantering
humour sacarstic
Assidous
dillegent
brandish
wave
bouillon
beef soup
Brevity
Conciseness
Bravado
Swagger esteemed self cofidence
Bourgeious
Middle class
Banal
Nothing new ,hackeneyed , trite
Aclivity
eagerness
Abberant
To deviate from std
Apellation
Title
Aggrandize
To become powerful
Assimilation
Hardworking
Apocryphal
Against
Assuage
v: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
Abut
beam that holds two end ,Juxatopose side by side.
Ashen
Pale
Apall
shocked
Astute
Difficult to understand
Polyglot
Knows a lot of languages
Pinion
Restrain
Placate
pacify ,concialate
Pore
Study industrously
pithy
concise , meaty ,substansial
piety
devoutnes reverence
Plutocracy
society ruled by the upper class
Plebian
common ;pertaining to the common people
Polarize
Split into opposite extremes or camps
Pomposity
self important behavior
Polemical
aggressive in verbal abuse ,disputatious
Philistine
narrow minded , uncultured ,thinks more about material gain
philology
study of language
Philatelist
Stamp collector
Philanthropist
Lover of mankind ; doer of good
Pious
reverrance to God
Precarious
uncertain , risky
Pragmatic
Practical
Portly
corpulent , stout
Plaudatory
Applaude
Plethora
Inexcess
Potent
Strong
Phlegmatic
Calm , not disturbed
Plummet
Fall Sharply
Phylum
Major classification
Impertinent
1: not pertinent : irrelevant2 a: not restrained within due or proper bounds especially of propriety or good taste <impertinent curiosity> b: given to or characterized by insolent rudeness <an impertinent answer>
— im·per·ti·nent·ly adverb
synonyms impertinent , officious , meddlesome , intrusive , obtrusive mean given to thrusting oneself into the affairs of others. impertinent implies exceeding the bounds of propriety in showing interest or curiosity or in offering advice <resented their impertinent interference>. officious implies the offering of services or attentions that are unwelcome or annoying <officious friends made the job harder>. meddlesome stresses an annoying and usually prying interference in others' affairs <a meddlesome landlord>. intrusive implies a tactless or otherwise objectionable thrusting into others' affairs <tried to be helpful without being intrusive>. obtrusive stresses improper or offensive conspicuousness of interfering actions <expressed an obtrusive concern for his safety>.
Eloquent
speaker
Efficacy
Effectivness

-efficiency
-proficiency
-productivnes
-vigor
-proficiency
-dynamism
Dogmatic
Dictorial in one's opinion

- Doctrinaire
- Imperious
-Peremptory
-magestrial
Equivocal
To use a expression which has a double meaning in order to mislead.
-ambiguous
-evasive
-waffling
Exonerate
Exculpate
-acquit
-vindicate
Euphemism
Use of an non offensive word in place of a more distasteful one.
EU - Root means Good.
Exacerbate
To make worse
To worsen
- aggrevate
- Provoke
- intensify
- annoy
- irritate
Exigent
Urgent
- critical
- urgent
- imperative
Esoteric
Understood only by a few

- abstruse
- arcane
- obstruce
Exculpate
To clear from blame ,
- Absolve
-exonerate
-clear
-Vindicate
-acquit
Erratic
Wandering and unpredictable
-Irresoloute
-capricious
-whimsical
-inconstant
Euology
Speech in Praise of someone
- Extol
- commend
- Laud
Enervate
To reduce in strength
-debilitate , enfeeble , weaken , sap
Perpetuate
Make something last ; preserve from extinction.
Perpetual
Everlasting
Perpetrate
Commit an offence.
Peroration
conclusion of an oration.
Pertinent
Suitable , to the point.
Pertinacious
Stubborn , Persistent .
Pert
Impertinent , Forward
Perspicuous
Plainly expressed
Perspicuity
Clearnes of expression , freedom from ambiguity
Perspicacious
having insight , Penetrating , astute
Pervasive
Spread throughout
Pertinent
Suitable ; to the point
Pert
Impertinent , Forward
Pertinacious
Stubborn ;Persistent
Pellucid
Transparent ;Lilmpid ;Easy to undertsna
Pernicious
Very destructive
pejorative
Negative connotation - connotation means defining the meaning of a word when the word itself may mean something else. Belittle effect
Perfidious
Treacherous , disloyal
pecuniary
Seldom earning enough money to cover expenses.
penurious
stingy , penury ,parsimonious
penury
very poor
Perjury
False testimony under oath
Anamalous
Abnormal , Lacking shape
Anomaly
Irregularity
Amorphous
mor = shape
Formless, lacking shape or definition.
Ascetic
Asture , practicing self denial.
Appropriate
Take possession for ones own use
Ardous
Hard , Stenous
Assiduous
diligent
Assuage
Ease or lessen Pain
Apposite
Fitting or relevant
Appease
Soothe
Anamalous
Abnormal , Lacking shape
Anomaly
Irregularity
Amorphous
mor = shape
Formless, lacking shape or definition.
Amicable
Politely friendly ; not quarelsome.
Amiable
friendly ,agreeable ,lovable
Anathema
Curse , someone or something regarded as curse.
Anarchy
Absence of governing body ; state of disorder.
Anarchist
Person who seeks to overturn a established government.
Analogy
Similary ,Parallelism
Analogous
Comparable
Anachronism
Someone misplaced in time
Antipathy
Aversion , Dislike
Apathy
Lack of caring ; Indifference
Apotheosis
Theo - means God
ELevate to the level of god. Deitification.
Apocryphal
Untrue , made up , assuming personalities which are imaginative
Apocalyptic
Predicting for the world -Prophetic
Plauditory
Approving

Applauding
Irresoloute
Uncertain of the way to act.
exol
Praise
Scourage
Lash
Whip
Scold
Sinewy
Hard

Tough
Corollary
Consequence

Accompainment
Hypochondriac
Someone who is well and thinks he has a lot of problems.
Exude
Discharge
Plummet
Fall Sharply
Palliate
Ease Pain
Candor
Frankness
oaf
Stupid
Immaculate
Pure
Spotless
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