Academic Vocabulary with Greek Definitions

Michail K. (United States of America)
This list consists of English words from academic books and articles in the field of Humanities. In my list I also provide a Greek definition of the English word, which will be helpful for Greek speaking students and English speaking students who study modern Greek language
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  1. vacate
    leave behind empty; move out of
    He noted that the court did not completely vacate the FCC’s overall authority to regulate broadband providers.
    αφήνω, αδειάζω, εκκενώ
    Collocations like:
    vacate (Noun: building,spots,seat,chair,position
    Miscellaneous: by,recently,refuse,newly,force,immediately)
    The house was vacated recently by the tenants.
    The TV crew was filming the newly vacated land/house/headquarters/stall.
    She is off to the newly vacated stall before someone jumps in the line.

    ..The seat is being vacated by...
  2. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
    Most violence is perpetrated by people who are not mentally ill, and most people with mental-health problems do not commit violent crimes.
    διαπράττω

    Usual Collocations :
    Nouns: Violence,crime,act,fraud,hoax,abuse,attack,evil,murder,horror
    Miscellaneous: by, against, upon,who,those,ever,greatest,violent,sexual,innocent,terrible,terrorist

    What are the prospects that terrorists will perpetrate another attack like that on the WTC?
    ..attacks perpetrated by operatives..
    There were questions about whether he perpetrated a big/cruel/few hoax/es , enjoying a mockery at my expense.
    ..perpetrated a fraud upon the court..
    ..inhuman treatment
  3. conundrum
    a difficult problem
    Few philosophy textbooks have tackled this ethical conundrum.
    αίνιγμα, γρίφος

    Collocates with: Nouns: solution,answer,puzzle,sort,riddle,paradox
    example: Life is full of conundrums and paradoxes
  4. vilify
    spread negative information about
    He has said he was "vilified" by the media following his arrest.
    κακολογώ, διασύρω
  5. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
    But most of the things found in the apartment have no intrinsic value.
    ουσιαστικός, εγγενής, πραγματικός
  6. guild
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    In the way of many guilds, the artisans would lend a hand to one another with parts or skills, a practice that continues.
    συντεχνία
  7. defection
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance
    He is therefore doubtful that the new measures can stop the defections.
    λιποταξία
  8. similitude
    similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
    We could show similitudes between this wedding and some others in civilized lands, but it is much too serious a matter to be cynical about. Davis, Richard Harding
    αλληγορία, παραβολή
  9. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
    In many books – plotted books, structured books, orderly books – the digressions are the most interesting and enjoyable parts.
    παρέκβαση
  10. overly
    to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
    The governing party has accused the commission of lacking independence and being overly politicized.
    υπερβολικά
  11. enunciate
    express or state clearly
    He never enunciated his objectives, never enumerated his priorities.
    εκφράζω με σαφήνεια
    The verb is used when one wants to express one's thought, idea, or opinion with clarity
  12. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
    But in retrospect it looks like Biden and the boys were right. Slate (Jan 14, 2014)
    εκ των υστέρων
    "In retrospect" is a prepositional phrase, or an idiom. According to "Free Dictionary.com" "in retrospect" means "Looking backward or reviewing the past."
  13. convulsive
    affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
    In the last few years, there have been convulsive rebellions.
    σπασμωδικός
  14. assent
    agree or express agreement
    Our pediatrician turned red with anger when we told him what we wanted to do, but he assented. Scientific American (Sep 9, 2013)
    συναινώ, συναίνεση
    The same form is a noun which is a synonym for "agreement" but it is a GRE word, which means that it is more academic and formal.
  15. suffusion
    the process of permeating something with a substance
    There came a soft suffusion of light there. Oxenham, John
    διάχυση
    Synonyms: permeation, pervasion
  16. lethal
    of an instrument of certain death
    Currently, death row inmates can choose between lethal injection and electrocution.
    φονικός
    Synonym: Deadly
  17. proffer
    present for acceptance or rejection
    "She has today proffered her resignation, which we have accepted."
    προσφέρω
    Synonym: offer
  18. adduce
    advance evidence for
    In response to those rumors, contrary evidence can be adduced.
    Επικαλούμαι
    An easy synonym to remember is "to cite"
  19. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    But where Greek gave place to Syriac, Hellenism was not thereby effaced. Various
    Εξαλείφω
    Obliterate, erase
  20. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
    However, I once accompanied her to their temple and was dismayed by the teachings.
    πτοώ
    Synonym: Discouraged
  21. dissension
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate
    The hire caused dissension among WWF leadership and stoked fierce debate throughout the environmental community. Salon (May 5, 2013)
    Διάσταση, διχόνοια

    Collocates: ADJ. internal, religious, local dissension. NOUN: cause,conflict, disagreement. VERB:cause, create,arise, tolerate

    SYNONYMS: discord, dissonance, disagreement
  22. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
    Animosity between Packers fans and Vikings fans once seemed the widest divide.
    Εχθρότητα

    COLLOCATES. ADJ: religious, ethnic, historical, personal, racial. NOUN: conflict, anger, hostility, hatred. VERB: create, stir, arouse, feel, overcome

    SYNONYMS: animus
  23. hallucination
    illusory perception
    Characteristic symptoms include hallucinations and delusions as well as a lack of motivation and becoming withdrawn.
    παραίσθηση

    COLLOCATES: ADJ: paranoid, vivid, psychotic. NOUN: delusion,dream, paranoia. VERB:experience, cause, suffer.

    SYNONYMS:delusion
  24. confute
    prove to be false
    But science is taught, and science confutes the Hindoo cosmogony. Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
    Ανασκευάζω, αντικρούω

    SYNONYMS: disprove
  25. vulgarity
    the quality of lacking taste and refinement
    "In Chile, you can do many things as long as you don't commit the vulgarity of making it public," says Lamadrid.
    Χυδαιότητα, κοινοτοπία

    COLLOCATES. ADJ: sexual, male, full. NOUN: violence, profanity, obscenity. VERB: contain, avoid, mnifest.

    SYNONYMS: commonness,vulgarism, coarseness
  26. aptitude
    inherent ability
    An aptitude for hard work, and that is all.
    Κλίση για

    COLLOCATES. ADJ: scholastic, academic, natural, mental, vocational. NOUN: interest, skill, level. VERB: show, demonstrate, develop.

    SYNONYMS: ability, power
  27. ineptitude
    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
    The Law Society said the department is guilty of "unacceptable ineptitude".
    Απρέπεια, ανοησία

    SYNONYMS: worthlessness, clumsiness, maladroitness
  28. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
    It’s true that most Egyptians hated Mr. Morsi’s inept government and rejoiced at his downfall.
    Αδέξιος στο να...

    COLLOCATES. NOUN: government, management, police, policy, response, investigation, leadership, performance. MISC: prove,appear,corrupt, totally,hopelessly, somewhat

    SYNONYMS: incompetent, unskilled
  29. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
    Why “The Economist” says: “Greek debt will reach 175% of GDP by the end of this year, an untenable burden.”
    Αβάσιμος, αστήριχτος

    COLLOCATES. NOUN: argument,position, situation,thesis, leadership,assumption. MISC: become, politically,prove, present.

    SYNONYMS:indefensible
  30. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
    The educated white male native-born American was upset that the vicissitudes of life forced him into the undignified posture of working for Bogdan-the-Armenian. Slate (Sep 30, 2013)
    Μεταστροφή

    COLLOCATES. ADJ: political,historical, economic, personal,global, urban. NOUN:life, history,fortune, controversy.VERB: survive, cope, describe, reflect.

    SYNONYMS: variation, fluctuation
  31. forthright
    directly and without evasion; not roundabout
    In his otherwise extremely forthright autobiography, The Big O, Robertson recalled the ABA’s genesis. Slate (Nov 24, 2013)
    ευθύτητα, ευθύς

    SYNONYMS: up-front, candid, frank
    COLLOCATES. NOUNS:manner, statement, response,expression, tone, conversation.
    MISC: more, direct, open,quite

    Rank #15761
  32. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
    What is so sacrosanct about holding Thanksgiving on that Thursday?
    Ιερός και απαραβίαστος

    SYNONYMS: sacred, untouchable,revered,sanctified
    COLLOCATES: NOUN: culture,security, property, border, principle. MISC: consider, remain,regard, almost,hold.

    Rank #23465
  33. deduce
    conclude by reasoning
    But that account is hard to deduce from the timeline of events. Slate (Jan 17, 2014)
    συμπεραίνω

    SYNONYMS: conclude, infer

    COLLOCATES. NOUNS: rule, scientist,element,conclusion MISC:can, able,simple, immediately,therefore

    RANK #13732
  34. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    In February, a 214-year-old law in Paris was formally expunged.
    expunge from - απαλείφω, σβήνω, παραλείπω (απόσπασμα βιβλίου)

    SYNONYMS. remove, erase, delete, obliterate, purge.
    COLLOCATES. NOUN: memory,past, record,guilt, trace,archive, credit. MISC: completely, Christian,totally, seal,therefore.
    RANK #23585
  35. herald
    a person who announces important news
    Even as a number of African countries were being heralded for being among the world's fastest-growing economies, he wanted to dig deeper.
    αναγγέλλω, κήρυκα, αγγελιοφόρος, προάγγελος

    SYNONYMS. announce, publicize, proclaim.
    COLLOCATES. NOUNS:arrival, beginning,era, return, change. MISC: as new,most, much,modern, scientific,imminent

    RANK #12925
  36. equilibrium
    a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
    As long as they weren’t colluding to fix prices—as they are doing now—the market would find an equilibrium.
    ισορροπία

    SYNONYMS:stability, symmetry, steadiness.
    COLLOCATES. ADJ: dynamic, delicate, perfect,natural. NOUNS: system, model, condition, level, balance. VERB:maintain, reach, regain,restore, achieve, establish.

    RANK #9254
  37. inducement
    a positive motivational influence
    Solving a real problem is a powerful inducement. Forbes (Nov 19, 2013)
    παρακίνηση, κίνητρο, δέλεαρ

    SYNONYMS:lure,enticement,encouragement
    COLLOCATES. ADJ:foreign, strong,illegal, positive,economic, other. NOUNS:threat, behavior,inducement,benefit,investment, incentive. VERBS: offer, provide, encourage,attract, design

    RANK #17572
  38. desist
    stop performing some action
    desist from - απέχω, παύω, παραιτούμαι

    SYNONYMS: abstain, discontinue, cease.
    COLLOCATES. NOUN:letter, order, killing. MISC:cease, immediately, order, urge, persuade, kindly,interfere, allegedly

    RANK #23122
  39. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
    In addition, Li coerced three of the women to kill two of the other captives.
    εξαναγκάζω

    SYNONYMS: force, compel, intimidate,pressure.
    COLLOCATES. NOUNS: woman, confession, statement,treatment, attempt, evidence,pressure, testimony
    MISC: into, violently, manipulate, join, accept

    RANK #11663
  40. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
    επισφαλής

    SYNONYMS:shaky, unsafe, unstable, insecure, unsteady
    COLLOCATES. NOUNS: situation, balance,condition, existence, nature, health. MISC: very,already, rather, somewhat, dangerous

    RANK #10336
  41. outbreak
    a sudden occurrence or increase of something undesirable
    He said that strong trade ties did not in themselves preclude the outbreak of war.
    ξέσπασμα, έκρηξη οργής, θυμού

    SYNONYMS: burst, eruption,outburst,occurence

    COLLOCATES. ADJ: recent, major,severe, serious,deadly.
    NOUN:war, violence, investigation,disease
    VERB: occur, trace, cease, prevent, investigate

    RANK #5403
  42. embroiled
    deeply involved especially in something complicated
    With Ukraine embroiled in political turmoil, these photos give us a deeply human perspective on its street culture.
    εμπλέκομαι σε κάτι ιδιαίτερα περίπλοκο

    COLLOCATES. NOUNS:conflict, war, battl.
    MISC: become, get, remain,when, avoid

    RANK #46273
  43. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
    That equanimity is why he is and has been the right man to lead Apple in the post-Steve Jobs era. Forbes (Dec 6, 2013)
    αταραξία, ψυχική γαλήνη

    SYNONYMS: calmness,composure, poise

    COLLOCATES.ADJ:apparent, relevant, personal, remarkable
    NOUN: sense, presense, death
    VERBS:accept, maintain, regain, hope, recover

    RANK #24270
  44. frugal
    avoiding waste
    λιτός, λιτοδίαιτος, οικονόμος SYNONYMS: economical, tight,stingy, parsimonious,meager, prudent, penny-wise COLLOCATES. NOUN: lifestyle, living, month, approach, meal MISC:more, live, rather, cook, buy,extremely, unnless, wise, notoriously RANK #17278
  45. surplus
    a quantity much larger than is needed
    Mr. Samaras’s announcement of a primary surplus was supposed to represent a turning point.
    πλεόνασμα, περίσσευμα

    SYNONYMS:excess, remainder,plethora, overflow,surfeit
    COLLOCATES. ADJ: social, huge, federal, entire
    NOUNS:budget, trade, tax
    VERBS:produce, generate,enjoy, save,accumulate

    RANK #6326
  46. savage
    without civilizing influences
    The play was a savage satire on England, depicting the ups and downs of a self-seeking Midlands family.
    Άγριος, απολίτιστος

    SYNONYMS: barbarian, brute, boor
    COLLOCATES.
    ADJ:noble, brutal, ignorant, civilized, violent, merciless
    NOUN:image, barbarian, attack, civilization, brute
    VERB:inhabit, characterize,lack, regard

    RANK #12809
  47. ferocity
    the property of being aggressive or forceful
    The ferocity of the blow had also broken his eye socket and nose.
    Αγριάδα, θηριωδία

    SYNONYMS:cruelty,aggressiveness,wildness, savageryfierceness
    COLLOCATES. ADJ:surprising, quiet, equal, pure
    NOUN:attack, battle, storm, combat, fighting, intensityviolence
    VERB:fight, attack, surprise,demonstrate

    RANK #16676
  48. laxity
    an absence of rigor or strictness
    The monastic houses of Germany had by the fifteenth century fallen into great laxity of rule. Power, Eileen
    χαλάρωση, αμέλεια

    SYNONYMS: carellessness,sloppiness,slackness

    COLLOCATES.
    ADJ:moral, ethical, apprent, certain
    NOUNS:regulation, reputation, terminology, report
    VERBS:warn, afflict, propose,permit, support

    RANK #30297
  49. perniciousness
    grave harmfulness or deadliness
    And there is a further perniciousness to these influences.
    επιβλαβές

    THE WORD IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOP 60000 LEMMAS
  50. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    The letters show his pleasure in hard-earned fame, but also his resentment.
    μνησικακία, έχθρα. πίκρα

    SYNONYMS:hatred, offense, bitterness, dislike, antipathy
    COLLOCATES.
    ADJ:deep, racial, widespread, growing, bitter
    NOUN:anger, feeling, fear, frustration, bitterness, hatred, jealousy
    VERB:feel, cause, create, express, stir, build

    RANK #5886
  51. apodictic
    (of a proposition) necessarily true or logically certain
    The revelation was apodictic, convincing; it made life a different thing; it made society almost plausible. Burgess, Gelett
    Αποδεικτικός

    The word is not included among the top 60,000 lemmas
  52. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
    The programme for the forthcoming will now include Elgar's Symphony No. 2, which features appropriately elegiac music, replacing Sibelius's Symphony No. 2.
    Ελεγειακός

    Synonyms: Nostalgic,mournful, plaintive, melancholic
    Collocates: mood, poetry,tone, tradition,stanza, end, nature, text
  53. pleonasm
    using more words than necessary
    Redundancy or pleonasm is the use of more words than are necessary to express the thought clearly. Osmun, Thomas Embly
    Πλεονασμός

    The word is not included among the top 60,000 lemmas
  54. catechize
    give religious instructions to
    To his great relief, Miss Dickenson did not catechize him closely about his religious views. De Morgan, William Frend
    Κατηχώ

    Collocates: doctrine,sacrament,empiricism
    No synonyms

    Suffix: -ize = cause to be
  55. apotropaic
    having the power to prevent evil or bad luck
    Examples of human apotropaic vehicles occur in the ancient civilized world. Jastrow, Morris
    Αποτροπαϊκός

    No synonyms
    Collocates:function, image, power,evil,dimension

    Suffix: Apo - tropaic = negative+adjective
  56. chrestomathy
    a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language
    The Persian text of these fables appeared in 1805 in the chrestomathy appended to Fr. Remy, Arthur F. J.
    Χρηστομάθεια

    The word is not included among the top 60,000 lemmas
  57. nomothetic
    relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles
    “Nomothetic” means fit for law-like generalizations, having reliably repeatable regularities. Scientific American (Aug 16, 2013)
    Νομοθετικός

    Collocates:approach, research, group,tradition, profile,decision,
  58. hieratic
    associated with the priesthood or priests
    The Phœnicians, who borrowed their letters from the Hieratic Egyptian, wrote and . Various
    Ιερατικός

    Collocates :form, synangogue, order,language, quality,script, gesture
  59. pharisaic
    excessively or hypocritically pious
    It embodies, not true piety, but pharisaic selfishness. Fiske, George Walter
    Φαρισαϊκός

    Sel-righteous, pietistic, sanctimonious
    The word is not inclded among the top 60,000 lemmas
  60. echolalia
    mechanical and meaningless repetition of another's words
    They say he suffers from echolalia, a condition the defense wishes to monitor, which makes him repeat whatever is said to him. New York Times (Aug 16, 2011)
    Ηχωλαλιά

    Repetition, echo, repeating
    Collocates: question, suffer
  61. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
    But trying to demonstrate one's sincerity very often appears contrived.
    Σκόπιμος, στημένος, φτιαχτός, αφύσικος

    Synonyms: Manufactured, artificial,unnatural, affected
    Collocates:experience, situation,scenario, play,seem, too, sound, however,rather
  62. elicit
    derive by reason
    One of the first to be asked elicited a small but compelling detail about the last words heard from the MH370 pilots.
    Εκμαιεύω

    Synonyms:extract, obtain

    Collocates:information,answer,comment,
  63. fuse
    mix together different elements
    Monochrome palettes with punctuated shades of grey were fused with burnt orange, ochre, cornflower blue and fuchsia to create clashing colour blocking effects.
    Συγχωνεύω

    Synonyms:blend, unite,merge, mingle,coalesce

    Collocates:religious, form, metal, energy, into
  64. jibe
    be compatible, similar, or consistent
    Paleontologists are now finding evidence that jibes nicely with those experiments.
    Συμφωνώ

    Synonyms:agree, match, fit
    Collocates:estimate, expectation,prediction, perfectly,
  65. maverick
    independent in behavior or thought
    Gandhi has in recent months tried to style himself as a maverick and make clear he condemns corruption.
    Ανορθόδοξος, διαφωνών

    Synonyms:individualist, eccentric,nonconformist,dissident

    Collocates:lone, fast,coop, ride,spin,grab, toss
  66. mendacity
    the tendency to be untruthful
    Nothing can exceed the mendacity of the religious press. Ingersoll, Robert Green
    Ψευδολογία

    Synonyms:unreliability, inaccuracy,falsehood, dishonesty,deceit, fabrication

    Collocates:public, political,corruption, hypocrisy, duplicity, deception,render
  67. mettle
    the courage to carry on
    She already proved she has all of the qualities to be a champion in the team competition: mettle, stamina and toughness.
    Κουράγιο, ψυχή, θάρρος, σφρίγος

    Synonyms: vigor, bravery,determination, courage, valor,nerve

    Collocates:true, mental, ready,test, prove, show, assess
  68. mitigate
    make less severe or harsh
    Many expenses can be avoided or mitigated if you stay organized and remain on top of your finances. Nature (Mar 19, 2014)
    Καταπραϋνω, απαλύνω, μετριάζω

    Synonyms:moderate, lessen, alleviate,soften, relieve,abate, assuage,mollify

    Collocates:effect, problem, impact,damage, loss,against, may,global, future,minimize, adverse
  69. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
    Burton sits looking into the distance, morose, miserable.
    Δυστροπία, κακοδιάθετος

    Synonyms: Sad,dipressed, miserable, down,gloomy, pessimistic

    Collocates: mood, look, tone,silence, expression,seem, appear, little,sometimes, depressed
  70. nefarious
    extremely wicked
    Others speculated about whether the plane’s disappearance was due to a problem with the plane or some nefarious human intervention.
    Φαύλος, άνομος

    Synonyms:degenerate, reprehensible,immoral, infamous, wicked,disreputable

    Collocates:activity, plot, character,reason, design, kind,practice, nothing, such,whatever, inform, engage, afoot,achieve, criminal
  71. noetic
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
    Simply upon the noetic or intellectual faculty—the faculty of shaping and conceiving things under their true relations. De Quincey, Thomas
    νοητικός
    Synonyms: intellectual, rational
    Collocates:goal, seeking,subject,assumption,test, list, found, organization
  72. geomancy
    divination by means of signs connected with the earth
    Geomancy, divination by casting pebbles on the ground. Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
    γεωμαντεία
    Synonyms:divination, fortune telling,foretelling, soothsaying
    No collocates
  73. synergy
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
    The fatal synergy between human and natural disasters eradicated perhaps one-third of the human population.
    Συνεργεία
    Synonyms:cooperation, collaboration
    Collocates:corporate, natural,positive, creative, unique,strategic, potential, combined,research,create, develop, generate, achieveopportunity, product,
  74. terminus
    the ultimate goal for which something is done
    In this terminus of his philosophy, Schopenhauer recognised his kinship with Indian thought, of which he was a lifelong student. Whittaker, Thomas
    καταληκτικος σκοπός
    Synonyms: terminal, depot, end point, destination
    Collocates:reach, locate, mark, approach
  75. ochlocracy
    a political system in which a mob is the source of control
    Ochlocracy—mob rule—was a term coined in ancient times, when grain prices or a celebrity murder could spark a riot.
    οχλοκρατία
    Synonyms: mobocracy
    No collocates
  76. misoneism
    hatred of change or innovation
    Philoneism may be nobler and more humane, but, unfortunately, it is only misoneism that is true. Zenker, Ernst Viktor
    μισονεϊσμός
    Synonyms: hate, hatred
    No collocates
  77. promulgate
    state or announce
    All agree that Vatican II promulgated the most authoritative understanding of the church’s teachings. Slate (Mar 11, 2014)
    δημοσιεύω, διακηρύττω
    Synonyms: announce, declare, endorse,proclaim, pronounce
    Collocates:regulation, rule, agency, law,by, under, require,religious, additional
  78. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
    She delivered 15 minutes of invective that has now entered the annals of Australian political history as "the misogyny speech".
    υβρεολόγιο
    Synonyms:abuse, criticism,polemic, diatribe,vituperation
    Collocates:personal, steady, bitter,stream, show,hurl, spew, shout
  79. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
    In 2012, she was admitted to a Sydney hospital after a suicide attempt following an ongoing tirade of abuse on Twitter. Time (Feb 22, 2014)
    εξάψαλμος
    Synonyms: Outburst, harangue,rant
    Collocates:profanity-laced, angry, occasional,racist, verbal,continue, unleash, deliver,finish, direct, ignore
  80. accrete
    grow, accumulate, or fuse together
    What is a man or woman but a sperm Accreted into largeness? Masters, Edgar Lee
    Synonyms: blend, mix, merge, fuse, combine, coalesce, gather, accumulate, amass
    Collocates:grow, form, onto, solid,gradually, expect, hotmatter, outer
  81. catharsis
    purging of emotional tensions
    Musicians often respond to tragedy by working out their emotions in song and helping provide catharsis to others. Seattle Times (Dec 12, 2013)
    κάθαρση

    Synonyms:liberation, cleansing,purification, purging, purgation
    Collocates:emotional, tragic, Aristotelian,personal, aesthetic,provide, produce, experience
  82. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
    Technology can also help, but it’s not a panacea. Forbes (Apr 1, 2014)
    πανάκεια

    Synonyms:solution, cure, remedy
    Collocates:educational, problem,approach, ill,solution, expert,view, prove, apply
  83. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
    Hwang denied the charge and the student recanted her statement.
    αναιρώ

    Synonyms: renounce,repudiate, withdraw,revoke, disavow
    Collocates:testimony, statement,allegation, charge,accusation,refuse, immediately
  84. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
    άγρυπνος Synonyms:cautious, alert, wary, attentative, watchful Collocates:eye, guard, watch,attempt,about, remain, shall,extra, always
  85. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
    For a long time, my cello lay dormant in my closet, barely remembered in its coffinlike case, draped with a sweatshirt.
    κοιμώμενος, λανθάνων, κρυφός

    Synonyms:inactive, quiescent,sleeping,latent,unexpressed
    Collocates:winter, virus,lie, remain, lay,until, long, during,revive, awake
  86. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
    She attributes some of her ebullience to surviving stage IV uterine cancer. Seattle Times (Nov 21, 2012)
    ενθουσιασμός, ζωντάνια

    Synonyms:liveliness, cheerfulness,brightness,joviality
    Collocates:sheer, energy, personaity,fade, follow, announce
  87. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
    What shall we say of a God who established slavery, and then had the effrontery to say, "Thou shalt not steal"? Ingersoll, Robert Green
    αυθάδεια, αναίδεια

    Synonyms:impudence, chutzpah,boldness, arrogance,shamelessness
    Collocates:holy,distraught,suggestion, kind
  88. effusiveness
    the expression of excessive emotion, enthusiasm, or pleasure
    Wilson is a smooth and polished speaker, eager to please with his effusiveness and politeness.
    Διαχυτικός, εκδηλωτικός

    Synonyms: demonstrative, effuse,vociferous, extravagant,demonstrative
    Collocates:praise, thanks, greeting,review, compliment,more, less, equally,explosive, warm,relatively
  89. egress
    the act or means of going out
    We use the terms ingress and egress refer to the first and, respectively, second of a pair of ring events at a given site. Nature (Apr 4, 2014)
    Έξοδος

    Synonyms:egression,go forth, come forth, come out, issue
    Collocates:easy, quick,emergency,may, allow, end,prevent, provide
  90. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
    Toward the end of this short book, Roth, who died in 1939, managed to strike a note of Talmudic equanimity. Salon (Mar 19, 2014)
    Ψυχική γαλήνη, αταραξία

    Synonyms:composure, poise,calmness
    Collocates:great, apparent, relative,remarkable,sense, face, presence,accept, maintain, regain
  91. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
    He spoke in reference to those who equivocated about apartheid, and chose “neutrality” instead of clear opposition to the oppressive South African regime. Salon (Feb 11, 2014)
    Μιλώ διφορούμενα

    Synonyms:vacillate, prevaricate,fudge
    Collocates:amendment, excuse,deny, dissemble
  92. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
    "The civil rights issue is not an ephemeral, evanescent domestic issue that can be kicked about by reactionary guardians of the status quo," King said.
    Εφήμερος, παροδικός, φευγαλέος

    Synonyms:transient, fleeting,ephemeral, momentary
    Collocates:beuty, world, light, nature,memory, pleasure,as, seem, most, prove,, however, elusive, within
  93. evince
    give expression to
    As this kind of thing suggests, the proposal evinces no serious intent to halt the nation’s slide into an era of post-constitutional law. Salon (Mar 26, 2014)
    Αποδεικνύω ότι έχω

    Synonyms:reveal, demonstrate, display,exhibit, manifest
    Collocates:interest, concern,similar, such,clearly, none
  94. exacerbate
    make worse
    And in fact you might exacerbate the problem. Salon (Apr 2, 2014)
    επιδεινώνω

    Synonyms:impair, worsen, aggravate
    Collocates:crisis, effect, fear,stress, factor,already, economic,ethnic, racial, enviromental
  95. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    Genetically modified  food is safe—no matter what logical fallacies will lead liberals like Bill Maher to believe.
    Σόφισμα, τέχνη

    Synonyms:error, myth, misconception,delusion, misjudgment
    Collocates:logical, intentional,argument, growth, logic,commit, recognize,point, illustrate
  96. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
    Meanwhile, UNC should be apologizing for its feckless reviews, not boasting about them.
    Άσκοπος

    Synonyms: aimless, ineffectual,unreliable
    Collocates:policy, response,effort, perhaps,weak, remain, less
  97. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
    He also offers this felicitous description of an erratically functioning cellphone: “Sometimes you pick it up: seashell.”
    Εύστοχος, καλοδιαλεγμένος

    Synonyms:apposite, germane,fitting, pertinent,apt, suitable
    Collocates:phrase, word,combination,idea, development,less, most, more,always, under, within
  98. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
    The President of Bulgaria, has told the BBC that Europe should stand strongly against any nation flouting international law.
    Εμπαίζω, αψηφώ

    Synonyms:ignore, disoobay, scorn,defy
    Collocates:law, rule, tradition,teaching, authority,regime,punish, whenever,regularly,widely
  99. foment
    try to stir up
    Bahrain has accused Shi'ite power Iran across the Gulf of fomenting the unrest.
    Υποδαυλίζω

    Synonyms:incite, provoke, stimulate,foster
    Collocates:violence, rebellion, revolution,conflict, hatred, unrest,trouble, uprising,riot, terrorism,acusse, ethnic,charge, blame,advocate
  100. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    The agency also said it had taken steps to forestall fraud and would continue to do so.
    Προλαμβάνω, ματαιώνω

    Synonyms:obviate, hinder,preclude, avert,block
    Collocates:attack, action, attempt,discussion, loss,death, possibility, support,to, any, hope, future,seek, possible, thus.
Created on Thu Jan 16 04:22:30 EST 2014 (updated Sat Apr 05 20:19:54 EDT 2014)

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