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Usage

• vehement

  When you have a vehement feeling about something, you feel very strongly or intensely about it.

• denouement

  A denouement is the end of a book, play, or series of events when everything is explained and comes to a conclusion.

• augment

  To augment something is to increase its value or effectiveness by adding something to it.

• blandishment

  Blandishments are words or actions that are pleasant and complimentary, intended to persuade someone to do something via a use of flattery.

• escarpment

  An escarpment is a wide, steep slope or ridge, formed by erosion, that rises suddenly from level land.

• deportment

  Your deportment is the way you behave, walk, and stand in public.

• accoutrement

  Accoutrements are the things that you take with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.

• aliment

  Aliment is something, usually food, that feeds, nourishes, or supports someone or something else.

• emolument

  Emolument is money or another form of payment you get for work you have done.

• lineament

  A lineament is the characteristic property or distinguishing feature of something; a person's lineaments are the outlines or contours of their face or body.

• annulment

  The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, at which point it no longer has legal authority.

• detrimental

  Something detrimental causes damage, harm, or loss to someone or something.

• embankment

  An embankment is a built-up bank or ridge made of earth or stone that supports a road or holds back water.

• embodiment

  An embodiment of something, such as a quality or idea, is a visible representation or concrete expression of it.

• encroachment

  When you are guilty of encroachment, you intrude upon or invade another person's private space.

• impediment

  An impediment is something that blocks or obstructs progress; it can also be a weakness or disorder, such as having difficulty with speaking.

• monumental

  A monumental event is very great, impressive, or extremely important in some way.

• predicament

  If you are in a predicament, you are in a difficult situation or unpleasant mess that is hard to get out of.

• rudimentary

  Rudimentary skills and knowledge are basic or simple things that are learned early on in life.

• temperamental

  If you are temperamental, you tend to become easily upset and experience unpredictable mood swings.

• rapprochement

  Rapprochement is the development of greater understanding and friendliness between two countries or groups of people after a period of unfriendly relations.

• complement

  A complement to something else finishes it or brings it into a fuller state.

• implement

  When someone implements something, such as a plan, they carry it out or perform it.

• supplement

  When you supplement, you add on some extra to something to make up for a lack in it.

• regimented

  Something that is regimented is organized and controlled by strict rules.

• fragment

  A fragment of something is a broken-off piece of it.

• government

  The government of a country is the people that rule over or run it, are in charge, and make its laws.

• environment

  Your environment is the world around you.

• assortment

  An assortment is a number of different items or various things that form a group.

• complimentary

  If you are complimentary to someone, you say nice things to them, such as how smart they are or how beautiful they look.

• experiment

  When you experiment, you do a scientific test to figure something out.

• assessment

  An assessment is a quiz or a test that is designed to find out how much someone knows or can do.

• fundamental

  The fundamental parts of something are its most important and necessary parts.

• commitment

  A commitment to something, such as a cause or belief, is a promise or agreement to stay true to it.

• statement

  A statement is something that someone says or writes, often to give out information.

• amazement

  the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

• arrangement

  the thing arranged or agreed to

• bewilderment

  confusion resulting from failure to understand

• embroilment

  an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

• enlightenment

  education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

• fulfillment

  a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires

• involvement

  the act of sharing in the activities of a group

• merriment

  a gay feeling