Word list

A difficult or unfavorable situation.

To publicly support a cause, or a person who does so.

To make pain or difficulty less severe.

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear in meaning.

Showing great care and perseverance.

A person who receives money or benefits from something.

Completely obvious, especially in a negative way.

To support something structurally or strengthen an argument, often by propping it up from beneath or the side.

Strongly convincing or attention-grabbing.

The state of having many interconnected parts, making something hard to understand.

Involved with others in a wrongful act.

General agreement among a group of people.

No longer existing or functioning.

A division between two sharply contrasting things.

A difference between things that should match.

Asserting opinions as facts, without allowing room for doubt.

The state of having the most power or influence in a situation.

Temporarily inactive, but capable of becoming active again.

Excessively harsh or severe, especially of laws or punishments.

The ability to stretch, adapt, or return to an original form after change.

To draw out a response or reaction.

The extreme scale or seriousness of something, especially something bad.

A mild word substituted for a harsh or blunt one.

Serves as a clear example of something.

Unreasonably excessive, especially in price.

Convenient and practical, though not necessarily fair or moral.

Based on a mistaken belief; logically flawed.

Courage and strength in facing pain or adversity.

Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.

Lacking any organized system or plan; random.

Made up of parts that are all the same or very similar.

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

About to happen soon, often something ominous.

Impossible to enter, pass through, or understand.

Not enough, or not good enough, for what is needed.

To reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

Unable to be touched or precisely defined; abstract.

Necessary to make something whole or complete.

Refusing to change one's views or agree about something.

Having many small, detailed parts; complicated.

To overwhelm with a large amount of something.

Present but not yet developed or visible.

To push a group or person to the edges of society, reducing their influence.

Understood incorrectly.

To make a bad situation less severe or harmful.

New and original, not seen before.

Not able to be seen through, or, figuratively, hard to understand.

To fail to notice something, or to let it pass without objection.

Continuing firmly despite difficulty or opposition.

Eager to argue or fight.

Everyday; ordinary.

To examine something very closely.

To move smoothly from one topic to another.

Behaving as if superior to others.

Very weak, thin, or easily broken, especially of an argument or connection.

Calm and peaceful, without disturbance.

Easy to see through, or, figuratively, open and honest.

The fact of seeming to be everywhere at once.

To emphasize the importance of something.

Never having happened before.