Sunday, June 30, 2019

Recap: 24 June 2019 - 30 June 2019

  1. Cessation: the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end
  2. Frugal: sparing or economical 
  3. Succinct: concise; short; brief; compact
  4. Probity: the quality of having strong moral principles; integrity; honesty; goodness; virtue
  5. Partisan: supporter; follower; adherent; a devotee
  6. Eminent: (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere; illustrious; distinguished; notable; noteworthy
  7. Obnoxious: disgusting
  8. Covenant: (legal) An agreement to do or not to do a particular thing; contract
  9. Deference: respect; polite submission
  10. Flattery: an insincere praise
  11. Abrogate: abolish; repeal
  12. Annul: revoke
  13. Annihilate: to destroy
  14. Repeal: if a government or other group or person with authority repeals a law, that law is no longer valid
  15. Grandeur: magnificence
  16. Inception: beginning
  17. Colossal: enormous
  18. Paradox: puzzle
  19. Proliferate: reproduce; multiply; grow rapidly
  20. Censure: criticize
  21. Diligent: careful; hardworking
  22. Splendor: magnificence
  23. Momentous: important
  24. Infatuation: passion
  25. Consignee: nominee
  26. Tramp: wanderer
  27. Fugitive: escapee; refugee; deserter; a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding
  28. Sedulous: careful; hardworking; laborious
  29. Vagabond: wanderer; nomad; Wayfarer
  30. Sedentary: sitting; desk-bound; stationary
  31. Itinerant: traveling from place to place
  32. Irreverence: disrespect
  33. Amicable: friendly
  34. Sympathique: (of a person) agreeably in tune with another's personality or mood
  35. Circumspect: cautious
  36. Censure: the expression of formal disapproval
  37. Prudent: cautious
  38. Panacea: cure-all; universal remedy; elixir
  39. Vindicate: acquit; clear; free; justify
  40. Occult: mystical; supernatural
  41. Cordial: friendly
  42. Sorcery: the use of magic, especially black magic
  43. Menace: threat
  44. Delineate: explain
  45. Abrogate: abolish
  46. Successive: consecutive
  47. Ravage: demolish
  48. Superstitious: irrational
  49. Mentor: guide
  50. Garnish: adorn
  51. Bling: expensive
  52. Crunk: very excited; full of energy
  53. Drool-worthy: extremely attractive or desirable
  54. Frankenfood: genetically modified food
  55. Millennium: a period equal to 1000 years
  56. Ecstasy: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement
  57. Despicable: deserving hatred and contempt
  58. Abject: of the most contemptible kind
  59. Contempt: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; open disrespect for a person or a thing 
  60. Aberration: a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  61. Disavow: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of
  62. Abjure: formally reject
  63. Abrogate: revoke formally
  64. Revoke: cancel officially
  65. Countermand: cancel officially
  66. Abscond: run away
  67. Abstruse: difficult to penetrate
  68. Accede: yield to another's wish or opinion
  69. Accost: speak to someone
  70. Accretion: an increase by natural growth or addition
  71. Shrewd: marked by practically hardheaded intelligence; acting with a specific goal
  72. Acumen: shrewdness shown by keen insight
  73. Plead: make an emotional appeal; present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context
  74. Concoct: make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients
  75. Cognizant: having knowledge or awareness
  76. Assuage: to soothe, to allay
  77. Punt: kick the ball
  78. Apothecary: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
  79. Piety: righteousness by virtue of being pious
  80. Stinginess: a lack of generosity
  81. Manoeuvre: planned strategic movement of troops
  82. Domicile: the place of permanent residence
  83. Dogma: principle; tenet
  84. Dole: charitable gift
  85. Taciturn: habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  86. Hammock: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)
  87. Unsullied: spotlessly clean and fresh
  88. Imprudent: not prudent or wise
  89. Prudent: careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
  90. Astute: marked by practically hardheaded intelligence

Day 14: 30 June 2019


  1. Shrewd: marked by practically hardheaded intelligence; acting with a specific goal
  2. Acumen: shrewdness shown by keen insight
  3. Plead: make an emotional appeal; present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context
  4. Concoct: make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients
  5. Cognizant: having knowledge or awareness
  6. Assuage: to soothe, to allay
  7. Punt: kick the ball
  8. Apothecary: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
  9. Piety: righteousness by virtue of being pious
  10. Stinginess: a lack of generosity
  11. Manoeuvre: planned strategic movement of troops
  12. Domicile: the place of permanent residence
  13. Dogma: principle; tenet
  14. Dole: charitable gift
  15. Taciturn: habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  16. Hammock: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)
  17. Unsullied: spotlessly clean and fresh
  18. Imprudent: not prudent or wise
  19. Prudent: careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
  20. Astute: marked by practically hardheaded intelligence

Friday, June 28, 2019

Day 13: 29 June 2019


  1. Bling: expensive
  2. Crunk: very excited; full of energy
  3. Drool-worthy: extremely attractive or desirable
  4. Frankenfood: genetically modified food
  5. Millennium: a period equal to 1000 years
  6. Ecstasy: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement
  7. Despicable: deserving hatred and contempt
  8. Abject: of the most contemptible kind
  9. Contempt: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; open disrespect for a person or a thing 
  10. Aberration: a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  11. Disavow: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of
  12. Abjure: formally reject
  13. Abrogate: revoke formally
  14. Revoke: cancel officially
  15. Countermand: cancel officially
  16. Abscond: run away
  17. Abstruse: difficult to penetrate
  18. Accede: yield to another's wish or opinion
  19. Accost: speak to someone
  20. Accretion: an increase by natural growth or addition

Day 12: 28 June 2019


  1. Cordial: friendly
  2. Sorcery: the use of magic, especially black magic
  3. Menace: threat
  4. Delineate: explain
  5. Abrogate: abolish
  6. Successive: consecutive
  7. Ravage: demolish
  8. Superstitious: irrational
  9. Mentor: guide
  10. Garnish: adorn

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Day 11: 27 June 2019


  1. Itinerant: traveling from place to place
  2. Irreverence: disrespect
  3. Amicable: friendly
  4. Sympathique: (of a person) agreeably in tune with another's personality or mood
  5. Circumspect: cautious
  6. Censure: the expression of formal disapproval
  7. Prudent: cautious
  8. Panacea: cure-all; universal remedy; elixir
  9. Vindicate: acquit; clear; free; justify
  10. Occult: mystical; supernatural

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Day 10: 26 June 2019


  1. Diligent: careful; hardworking
  2. Splendor: magnificence
  3. Momentous: important
  4. Infatuation: passion
  5. Consignee: nominee
  6. Tramp: wanderer
  7. Fugitive: escapee; refugee; deserter; a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding
  8. Sedulous: careful; hardworking; laborious
  9. Vagabond: wanderer; nomad; Wayfarer
  10. Sedentary: sitting; desk-bound; stationary

Day 9: 25 June 2019


  1. Abrogate: abolish; repeal
  2. Annul: revoke
  3. Annihilate: to destroy
  4. Repeal: if a government or other group or person with authority repeals a law, that law is no longer valid
  5. Grandeur: magnificence
  6. Inception: beginning
  7. Colossal: enormous
  8. Paradox: puzzle
  9. Proliferate: reproduce; multiply; grow rapidly
  10. Censure: criticize

Monday, June 24, 2019

Day 8: 24 June 2019


  1. Cessation: the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end
  2. Frugal: sparing or economical 
  3. Succint: concise; short; brief; compact
  4. Probity: the quality of having strong moral principles; integrity; honesty; goodness; virtue
  5. Partisan: supporter; follower; adherent; a devotee
  6. Eminent: (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere; illustrious; distinguished; notable; noteworthy
  7. Obnoxious: disgusting
  8. Covenant: (legal) An agreement to do or not to do a particular thing; contract
  9. Deference: respect; polite submission
  10. Flattery: an insincere praise

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Recap: 17 June 2019 - 23 June 2019

  1. Youthquake: a significant cultural, political or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people
  2. Emancipation: freeing; liberation; release
  3. Gumption: common sense; horse sense; initiative
  4. Uncouth: uncivilized; uncultured; unpolished
  5. Relegate: lower in rank/status; downgrade
  6. Treacherous: unfaithful; disloyal
  7. Melange: a varied mixture; medley; blend
  8. Frantically: in a confused and reckless manner
  9. Nuisance: irritant
  10. Culmination: the highest or the climatic point of something, especially as attained after a long time; pinnacle; highest point
  11. Malaise: unhappiness; melancholy
  12. Seclusion: the state of being private and away from the people
  13. Discombobulation: a state of mental uncertainty; bewilderment; bafflement
  14. Petrify: astonish; terrify; make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move
  15. Prevalence: commonness; generality; universality
  16. Dreaded: regarded with great fear; apprehend; fear; shudder
  17. Embellish: decorate; furnish; dress up
  18. Crapulence: illness due to overeating or drinking too much
  19. Palliative: (of a medicine) relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition; soothing; alleviating; calming
  20. Byzantine: (of a system or situation) excessively complicated and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail; convoluted; tangled 
  21. Ingenue: an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, especially in a play or film
  22. Lampoon: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule; irony or sarcasm; mock; ridicule; satirize
  23. Profligacy: corruption
  24. Hackneyed: having been overused
  25. Immurement: captivity; imprisoned
  26. Coalition: alliance; union; partnership; affiliation
  27. Penurious: extremely poor; poverty-stricken
  28. Remunerative: financially rewarding; well paid
  29. Unsullied: not spoiled or made impure; spotless; impeccable
  30. Unpalatable: not pleasant to taste; unappetizing
  31. Panacea: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases; universal remedy
  32. Elixir: a magical or medical potion; mixture; solution
  33. Orchestrated: plan secretly
  34. Eke: living with great difficulty
  35. Euthanasia: the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma; mercy killing; assisted suicide
  36. Audit: an official inspection of an Organization's Accounts, typically by an independent body; inspect; examine; scrutinize; investigate
  37. Political Asylum: the protection granted by a state to someone who has left his/her home country as a political refugee
  38. Eavesdrop: secretly listen to a conversation
  39. Rapscallion: con
  40. Unsullied: not spoiled or made impure; spotless; impeccable
  41. Mewling: crying
  42. Prima facie: based on the first impression
  43. Quasi: apparently but not really; supposedly
  44. Ostensibly: as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so
  45. Ethology: scientific and objective study of animal behavior
  46. Protem: temporary
  47. Ruffian: a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
  48. Ineluctable: inevitable
  49. Impious: non-religious; agnostic
  50. Xenophobic: racist; nationalist; jingoist
  51. Demeanor: conduct; behavior
  52. Incumbent: current; existing; present
  53. Anodyne: painkiller; analgesic; pain reliever
  54. Impeccable: faultless
  55. Apparition: spirit; ghost or ghostlike image of a person
  56. Abdicate: fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility)
  57. Cede: give up power or territory
  58. Relinquish: give up; renounce
  59. Pellucid: something that is easily understood; transparent; bright
  60. Intelligible: understandable; user-friendly
  61. Disburse: pay; spend
  62. Sultry: hot and humid
  63. Frigid: very cold in temperature
  64. Muggy: unpleasantly warm and humid
  65. Sticky: hot and humid
  66. Soggy: very wet and soft
  67. Treachery: betrayal of trust
  68. Filch: pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value)
  69. Smuggle: convey (someone or something) somewhere secretly and illicitly
  70. Vigilant: watchful
  71. Pillage: rob (a place) using violence, especially in a wartime
  72. Bequeath: leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
  73. Desecrate: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect
  74. Dawdle: waste time; be slow
  75. Loiter: walk slowly and with no apparent purpose
  76. Hasten: be quick to do something
  77. Mosey: walk or move in a leisurely manner
  78. Fuddle: confuse
  79. Nonplus: surprise and confuse
  80. Explicate: analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail
  81. Imminent: about to happen; expected
  82. Nigh: near
  83. Vacillation: inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision
  84. Steeliness: toughness; hardness
  85. Intransigence: inflexibility; refusal to change one's views or to agree about something
  86. Jeer: make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud noise
  87. Hoot: a shout expressing scorn or disapproval
  88. Flatter: lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests
  89. Privation: a state in which food and other essentials for well being are lacking
  90. Carnage: the killing of a large number of people


Day 7: 23 June 2019

  1. Pillage: rob (a place) using violence, especially in a wartime
  2. Bequeath: leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
  3. Desecrate: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect
  4. Dawdle: waste time; be slow
  5. Loiter: walk slowly and with no apparent purpose
  6. Hasten: be quick to do something
  7. Mosey: walk or move in a leisurely manner
  8. Fuddle: confuse
  9. Nonplus: surprise and confuse
  10. Explicate: analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail
  11. Imminent: about to happen; expected
  12. Nigh: near
  13. Vacillation: inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision
  14. Steeliness: toughness; hardness
  15. Intransigence: inflexibility; refusal to change one's views or to agree about something
  16. Jeer: make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud noise
  17. Hoot: a shout expressing scorn or disapproval
  18. Flatter: lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests
  19. Privation: a state in which food and other essentials for well being are lacking
  20. Carnage: the killing of a large number of people

Friday, June 21, 2019

Day 6: 22 June 2019

  1. Demeanor: conduct; behavior
  2. Incumbent: current; existing; present
  3. Anodyne: painkiller; analgesic; pain reliever
  4. Impeccable: faultless
  5. Apparition: spirit; ghost or ghostlike image of a person
  6. Abdicate: fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility)
  7. Cede: give up power or territory
  8. Relinquish: give up; renounce
  9. Pellucid: something that is easily understood; transparent; bright
  10. Intelligible: understandable; user-friendly
  11. Disburse: pay; spend
  12. Sultry: hot and humid
  13. Frigid: very cold in temperature
  14. Muggy: unpleasantly warm and humid
  15. Sticky: hot and humid
  16. Soggy: very wet and soft
  17. Treachery: betrayal of trust
  18. Filch: pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value)
  19. Smuggle: convey (someone or something) somewhere secretly and illicitly
  20. Vigilant: watchful

Day 5: 21 June 2019

  1. Mewling: crying
  2. Prima facie: based on the first impression
  3. Quasi: apparently but not really; supposedly
  4. Ostensibly: as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so
  5. Ethology: scientific and objective study of animal behavior
  6. Protem: temporary
  7. Ruffian: a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
  8. Ineluctable: inevitable
  9. Impious: non-religious; agnostic
  10. Xenophobic: racist; nationalist; jingoist

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Day 4: 20 June 2019

  1. Panacea: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases; universal remedy
  2. Elixir: a magical or medical potion; mixture; solution
  3. Orchestrated: plan secretly
  4. Eke: living with great difficulty
  5. Euthanasia: the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma; mercy killing; assisted suicide
  6. Audit: an official inspection of an Organization's Accounts, typically by an independent body; inspect; examine; scrutinize; investigate
  7. Political Asylum: the protection granted by a state to someone who has left his/her home country as a political refugee
  8. Eavesdrop: secretly listen to a conversation
  9. Rapscallion: con
  10. Unsullied: not spoiled or made impure; spotless; impeccable

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Day 3: 19 June 2019

  1. Ingenue: an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, especially in a play or film
  2. Lampoon: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule; irony or sarcasm; mock; ridicule; satirize
  3. Profligacy: corruption
  4. Hackneyed: having been overused
  5. Immurement: captivity; imprisoned
  6. Coalition: alliance; union; partnership; affiliation
  7. Penurious: extremely poor; poverty-stricken
  8. Remunerative: financially rewarding; well paid
  9. Unsullied: not spoiled or made impure; spotless; impeccable
  10. Unpalatable: not pleasant to taste; unappetizing

Monday, June 17, 2019

Day 2: 18 June 2019

  1. Malaise: unhappiness; melancholy
  2. Seclusion: the state of being private and away from the people
  3. Discombobulation: a state of mental uncertainty; bewilderment; bafflement
  4. Petrify: astonish; terrify; make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move
  5. Prevalence: commonness; generality; universality
  6. Dreaded: regarded with great fear; apprehend; fear; shudder
  7. Embellish: decorate; furnish; dress up
  8. Crapulence: illness due to overeating or drinking too much
  9. Palliative: (of a medicine) relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition; soothing; alleviating; calming
  10. Byzantine: (of a system or situation) excessively complicated and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail; convoluted; tangled 

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Day 1: 17 June 2019

  1. Youthquake: a significant cultural, political or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people
  2. Emancipation: freeing; liberation; release
  3. Gumption: common sense; horse sense; initiative
  4. Uncouth: uncivilized; uncultured; unpolished
  5. Relegate: lower in rank/status; downgrade
  6. Treacherous: unfaithful; disloyal
  7. Melange: a varied mixture; medley; blend
  8. Frantically: in a confused and reckless manner
  9. Nuisance: irritant
  10. Culmination: the highest or the climatic point of something, especially as attained after a long time; pinnacle; highest point


Day 19: 5 July 2019

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