900-925

complaisant

willing to do favors for others

proscribe

command against

panegyric

a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something, syn: eulogy, paean

desiccated

1. state of extreme dryness, having all moisture removed 2. lacking vitality or interest

internecine

relating to conflict within a group

mendicant

a pauper who lives by begging

impugn

to question, attack as false or wrong

inequity

lack of fairness or justice

unimpeachable

not able to be doubted, questioned or criticized, entirely trustworthy

inviolable

never to be broken infringed or dishonored

doughty

brave, bold, courageous

abjure

abjure means to swear off, and it applies to something you once believed in

dolorous

showing sorrow

autocratic

an autocratic is someone who behaves as a dictator syn: despotic

vaunted

praised or boasted about, especially in an excessive way

proselytize

1. convert someone from one religion, belief, philosophy to other 2. advocate or promote a belief or action

fecund

high yielding, producing many new ideas, prolific

malingerer

pretending to be sick to get rid of duties; a shirker

pellucid

translucently clear, easily understandable

stultify

cause to loose enthusiasm and energy especially as a result of tedious and restrictive routine

desideratum

something desired as a necessity, eg: integrity was a desideratum

facile

If someone does something easily, or shows ease, it is described as facile in a good way, but if someone takes the easy way out and shows a lack of thought or care, it is facile in a bad way

elegiac

expressing sorrow

assiduous

showing great care and perseverance

conflagration

a very intense and uncontrollable fire