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| to think out, devise, invent |
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| caused by or involving disease or mentally disturbed condition: i.e. a pathological liar |
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| full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus. i.e. purulent appendicitis |
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| to cause keen irritation. i.e. his colleague's criticism rankled him for days |
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| full of twists, turns, bends. not direct or straightforward as in procedure or speech. i.e. the tortuous negotiations lasted for months |
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| of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. i.e. the discussion of his study was pragmatic rather than abstract |
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| containing, bearing, or giving a name or names, assignments. i.e. government positions are nominal, giving each worker a specific job. |
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| a known fraction of a given whole sample, in chemistry, used for analysis |
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| morally ignoble, vile, dirty, filthy, squalid |
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| a person who moves about restlessly, or one who travels frequently for pleasure |
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| to support or uphold. i.e. he bolstered his new hypothesis with new evidence |
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| to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion, detest utterly, loathe, abominate |
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| sleepy, drowsy. i.e. after lunch, the audience became somnolent despite the interesting topic of the lecture |
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| taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal |
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| tending to produce death, as in bubonic plague |
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| asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life |
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formal - to bet or gamble on a subsequent race or contest
informal - to use one's money, talents, or other assets to achieve a desired objective (success/wealth). i.e. he parlayed a modest inheritance into a fortune |
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to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: it behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.
also - to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage |
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| dangerous, risky, perilous, insecure: being privy to the details of the murder put him in a precarious position during the trial, so they put him in witness protection |
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| characterized by injustice, wickedness. wicked, sinful |
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| authorized, recognized, accepted: as in "the bible is a canonical scripture among many walks of life: |
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| liable or subject to change or frequent/inconsistent alteration: the mutable ways of fortune |
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| a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin |
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| regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning, repentance |
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| caused by or showing sincere remorse. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement: a contrite sinner |
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| to make amends or reparation, reconcile |
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| current holder of a certain role, office, or position. also, obligatory, as in: a duty incumbent upon me is my role as an SI leader, only I am responsible for this position |
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| a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather. i.e. many of her decisions are of caprice and spontaneity |
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| pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess. i.e. His filiopietistic lecture on scientific figures seemed nearly obsessive. |
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| immature, inexperienced. i.e. I am a callow researcher, but Rainee is teaching me the ropes. |
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| having small knots that produce a distorted grain in wood |
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| A gathering, meeting, assembly. i.e. The tea party's convocation at the capitol building grew larger and more heated by the minute. |
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