Barrage: bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.); continous attackBelabor: over-emphasizingBelied: contradictedBelittlers: people who criticize/disparageBenevolent: kindly; cheritableBoorishness: rudeness; ill-mannered behaviorBountiful: generousBrevity: briefness Bypass: avoid; find a way aroundByzantine: excessive; decadentCacophony: noise; dinCallous: cruel & unfeelingCandid: truthful; straight forward; free from prejudiceCapricious: whimsical; changeableCensure: criticize; blameCerebral: concerned with thinkingCircumstantial: accidental; indirect Insightful: perceptive; can be understoodInsipid: flavourless; blandInsolence: lack of respect; rudeness; impudenceInsolvent: bankruptInsufferable: can not be toleratedInsular: narrow-mindedInsurrectionist: rebel; combativeIntegrity: honor; honestyIntemperate: not moderate; excessiveIntermittent: on & off; not continous; spasmodicIntonation: tone of voiceintrigued: interested and curiousIntuition: sixth sense; gut feelingInvocation: prayerIrony: something unexpected; words to convey opposite meaningIrreproachable: can not be criticized; blameless (Reproach = critize)Irresolute: lacking firmness of purpose; hesitantIrreverence: lack of respectJaded: tired; boredJeopardize: put at risk; endangerJudicious: fair; wiseJuxtaposition: placing two things next to each otherKnack: trick; skillLackadaisical: lazy; careless; laxLamentable: regrettableLanguid: Lacking energy; weakLavish: to spend freely(v); costing alot; opulent(adj)Legitimate: to make legal; give approval toLibelous: open to prosecution forr libel (libel = written slander)Lithe: flexible; suppleLitigious: seeking legal remediesLobby: to try to persuade; entrance hall

Aberration: deviation; abnormalityAbstruse: Difficult to comprehendAcumen: sharpness of mindAdroit: skill-ful (Maladroit = clumsy)Adulation: worship; great praiseAdvocate: supportAffability: friendliness; cordialityAffinity: kinshipAffluence: wealth; oppulenceAgnostic: unsure of the existence of godAlacrity: speed & eagerness; promptnessAlleviate: make less serve; reduceAltruism: self-sacrificeAmalgam: mixtureAmassed: accumulatedAmbiguous: vague; doubtful; equivocalAmeliorate: make better; improveAmiable: friendly; lovableAnachronistic: out of normal time range (Root -- chron always implies the time)Animosity: hostility; hatred; ill-willApathetic: lacking energy or interest; indifferenceArable: cab be cultivated; fit for pillowing (example: arable land)Arbitration: mediating between disputing sidesArboreal: living in trees (Root -- Arbor always relates to trees)Arcane: esoteric; obscure; known only to few peopleArchaic: old-fashionedArticulation: joining; speaking clearly; distinctAscertain: find out; make sureAstute: wise; mentally sharpAugment: increase in size or numberAural: through the sense of hearingAutocrat: absolute ruler; dictatorAutonomy: self-government