full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious.
banal
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite.
bane
a person or thing that ruins or spoils.
beatify
to make blissfully happy.
bedizen
to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner.
belie
to show to be false; contradict.
beneficent
doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits kindly in action or purpose.
benign
having a kindly disposition; gracious.
bent
direction taken, as by one's interests; a capacity of endurance.
blandish
to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole.
blithe
joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful.
boisterous
rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained.
bolster
to add to, support, or uphold.
bombastic
high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
burgeon
to grow or develop quickly; flourish.
burnish
to polish (a surface) by friction.
buttress
to give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.).
cacophonous
having a harsh or discordant sound.
cadge
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.
capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic.
castigate
to criticize or reprimand severely.
caustic
severely critical or sarcastic
catalyst
a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
chicanery
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.
churlish
boorish; rude.
coda
a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
compendium
a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise.
complacent
pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.
confound
to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse.
connoisseur
a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste.
contentious
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome.
contrite
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
convoluted
to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
corroborate
to make more certain; confirm.
countenance
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face.
craven
cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
credulous
willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
culpable
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
baleful
full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious.
banal
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite.
bane
a person or thing that ruins or spoils.
beatify
to make blissfully happy.
bedizen
to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner.
belie
to show to be false; contradict.
beneficent
doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits kindly in action or purpose.
benign
having a kindly disposition; gracious.
bent
direction taken, as by one's interests; a capacity of endurance.
blandish
to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole.
blithe
joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful.
boisterous
rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained.
bolster
to add to, support, or uphold.
bombastic
high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
burgeon
to grow or develop quickly; flourish.
burnish
to polish (a surface) by friction.
buttress
to give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.).
cacophonous
having a harsh or discordant sound.
cadge
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.
capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic.
castigate
to criticize or reprimand severely.
caustic
severely critical or sarcastic
catalyst
a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
chicanery
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.
churlish
boorish; rude.
coda
a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
compendium
a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise.
complacent
pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied.
confound
to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse.
connoisseur
a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste.
contentious
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome.
contrite
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
convoluted
to coil up; form into a twisted shape.
corroborate
to make more certain; confirm.
countenance
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face.
craven
cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
credulous
willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
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