Synonyms : Vocabulary words : 157

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Testament
*Testament	(n) 1. ( law) a legaldocument declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die 2. a profession of beliefex::he stated his political testament 3. strong evidence for something ex:: his essay victory was a testament to his skills
*Onerous	(adj) not easily borne; wearing ex:: my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests
*Alight	(as verb) 1. to cometo rest, settle 2. come down (as adj) lighted up by or as by fire or flameex:: candles alight on the tables
*Candescent	(adj) glowing from great heat
*Adamance	(n) resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible (resolute means firm in purpose or belief; characterized byfirmness and determination)
*Gregarious	(adj) instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of othersex::he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude
*Dogged	(adj) stubbornly unyielding ex:: dogged persistence  (=        dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding)
*Entitlement	(n) (law) right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)ex::entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget
*Sententious	(adj) concise & full of meaning ex:: the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams
*Expediency	(n) the quality of being suited to the end in view
*Foregoing	(adj)  especially of writing or speech; going beforeex:: he told of his foregoing adventure
*Mudslinging	(n) making defamatory remarks at an opponent
*Spurt	(v) 1. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy 2. gush forth in a sudden stream or jetex:: water spurted forth
*Pejorative	(n) a word expressing disapproval
*Enormity	(n) 1. great importance, scope or extentex::in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great sizeex:: universities recognized the enormity of their task 2. the quality  or an act of extreme wickedness
*Rationale	(n) (law) the fundamental reasons or logic behind something; the justification for somethingex:: the rationale for capital punishment
*Pique	(v) 1. cause to feel resentment or indignationex:: her tactless remark piqued me 2. stimulate; cause a feeling of interest or curiosityex:: each successive chapter presented a new story that simultaneously enchanted and piqued my curiosity
*Reciprocity	(n) a relation of mutual dependence, action or influence
*Impoverished	(adj) 1.  poor enough to need help from othersex:: these struggles produce considerable stress in the lives of the impoverished and their families 2. destroyed financially ex:: impoverished fortunes of the family
*Baulk	(v) 1. pause or holdback in uncertainty or unwillingness 2. refuseto comply