| abridge |
to make shorter. |
| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| collusion |
action undertaken in secret partnership or collaboration, usually for illicit purposes. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| pertinacious |
tenacious in purpose, opinion, or the like; persevering. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |