Indictment:

charge

accusation
arraignment
citation
summons
allegation
imputation
plaint
impeachment
beef
inculpation
Opposite:
acquittal

Benevolence
/bɪˈnɛvələns/

noun
1. the quality of being well meaning; kindness.
Similar:
kindness
kind-heartedness
big-heartedness
goodness
goodwill
benignity
compassion
consideration
thoughtfulness
decency
public-spiritedness
social conscience
charity
charitableness
 altruism
humanity
humanitarianism
philanthropism
generosity
magnanimity
magnanimousness
munificence
unselfishness
open-handedness
free-handedness
largesse
lavishness
liberality
beneficence
indulgence
almsgiving
bounty
bounteousness
Opposite:
spite
miserliness

Morass
/məˈras/

noun
1. 1.
an area of muddy or boggy ground.
"in midwinter the track beneath this bridge became a muddy morass"
Similar:
quagmire
swamp
bog
marsh
mire
quag
 marshland
peat bog
fen
slough
quicksand
moss
carr
corcass
bayou
pocosin
moor
marish
2. 2.
a complicated or confused situation.
"she would become lost in a morass of lies and explanations"
Similar:
confusion
chaos
muddle
tangle
entanglement
imbroglio
mix-up
jumble
clutter
mire
quagmire
comess

Enmesh
/ɪnˈmɛʃ,ɛnˈmɛʃ/
 verb
past tense: enmeshed; past participle: enmeshed
1. cause to become entangled in something.
"whales enmeshed in drift nets"
Similar:
entangle
ensnare
snare
trap
entrap
ensnarl
embroil
involve
catch up
mix up
bog down
mire
trammel
o involve (someone) in a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape.
"he is enmeshed in an adulterous affair"

Pristine
/ˈprɪstiːn/

adjective
1. in its original condition; unspoilt.
"pristine copies of an early magazine"
o clean and fresh as if new; spotless.
"a pristine white shirt"
Similar:
immaculate
in perfect condition
 perfect
in mint condition
as new
unspoiled
spotless
flawless
clean
fresh
new
virgin
pure
unused
unmarked
unblemished
untarnished
untouched
unsullied
undefiled
Opposite:
dirty

Oblivion
/əˈblɪvɪən/

noun
1. 1.
the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.
"they drank themselves into oblivion"
Similar:
unconsciousness
insensibility
stupor
stupefaction
senselessness
blankness
darkness
coma
 blackout
obliviousness
unawareness
ignorance
amnesia
the waters of Lethe
Opposite:
consciousness
awareness
o
o
2. 2.
HISTORICAL•LAW
amnesty or pardon.

Abetment
noun [ U ]

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/əˈbet.mənt/ US
/əˈbet.mənt/
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the act of helping or encouraging someone to do

something wrong or illegal:
Such acts will be treated as abetment to fraud.
It would be wrong to treat the offence of abetment lightly.

incarcerate
/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/
 verb
past tense: incarcerated; past participle: incarcerated
1. imprison or confine.
"many are incarcerated for property offences"

Similar:

imprison

put in prison

send to prison

jail

lock up

take into custody

put under lock and key

put away

intern

confine

detain

hold

put into detention

immure

put in chains

clap in irons

hold prisoner

hold captive

send down

put behind bars

put inside
 bang someone up

shut away

shut up

coop up

cage

Opposite:

free

release

languishing
/ˈlaŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/

adjective
adjective: languishing
1. failing to make progress or be successful.
"the country's languishing stock market"

languish
/ˈlaŋɡwɪʃ/

verb
gerund or present participle: languishing
1. 1.
(of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak.
 "plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant"

Similar:

weaken

grow weak

deteriorate

decline

go into a decline

wither

droop

flag

wilt

fade

fail

waste away

go downhill

Opposite:

thrive

flourish
o fail to make progress or be successful.
"Kelso languish near the bottom of the Scottish First Division"
o ARCHAIC
pine with love or grief.
"she still languished after Richard"

Similar:

pine for

yearn for

ache for

long for
 sigh for

desire

want

hanker after

carry a torch for

grieve for

mourn

miss

repine
o ARCHAIC
assume a sentimentally tender or melancholy expression or tone.
"when a visitor comes in, she smiles and languishes"
2. 2.
be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
"he has been languishing in jail since 1974"

Similar:

waste away

rot

decay

wither away

moulder

be abandoned

be neglected

be forgotten

suffer

be disregarded

experience hardship

Origin
 Middle English (in the sense ‘become faint, feeble, or ill’): from Old French languiss-, lengthened
stem of languir ‘languish’, from a variant of Latin languere, related to laxus ‘loose, lax’.

Predicament
/prɪˈdɪkəm(ə)nt/

noun
1. 1.
a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
"the club's financial predicament"

Similar:

difficult situation

awkward situation

mess

difficulty

problematic situation

issue

plight

quandary

trouble
 muddle

mare's nest

crisis

hole

fix

jam

sticky situation

pickle

scrape

bind

tight spot/corner

spot

corner

dilemma

hot/deep water

kettle of fish

how-do-you-do
2. 2.
(in Aristotelian logic) each of the ten ‘categories’, often listed as: substance or being, quantity,
quality, relation, place, time, posture, having or possession, action, and passion.

Carte Blanche
/kɑːt ˈblɑːnʃ/

noun
noun: carte blanche; plural noun: cartes blanches
1. 1.
complete freedom to act as one wishes.
"the architect given carte blanche to design the store"
2. 2.
(in piquet) a hand containing no court cards as dealt.

Origin

late 17th century: French, literally ‘blank paper’ (i.e. a blank sheet on which to write whatever one
wishes, particularly one's own terms for an agreement).

Aplenty
/əˈplɛnti/

adjective
1. in abundance.
"there is passion aplenty in the events described"

Similar:

in abundance

in profusion

galore

in large quantities

in large numbers

by the dozen

everywhere

all over
 to spare

a gogo

by the truckload

Mutilate
/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/

verb
past tense: mutilated; past participle: mutilated
1. inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.
"most of the prisoners had been mutilated"

Similar:

mangle

maim

disfigure

cut to pieces

cut up

hack up

butcher

dismember

tear limb from limb

tear apart

lacerate
o inflict serious damage on.
"the fine carved screen was mutilated in the 18th century"

Similar:

vandalize

damage

deface

spoil

mar

ruin

destroy

wreck

violate

desecrate

trash

disfeature

Cajole
/kəˈdʒəʊl/
 verb
past tense: cajoled; past participle: cajoled
1. persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
"he hoped to cajole her into selling the house"

Similar:

persuade

wheedle

coax

talk into

manoeuvre

get round

prevail on

beguile

blarney

flatter

seduce

lure

entice

tempt

inveigle

woo

sweet-talk

soft-soap

butter up

twist someone's arm

blandish

Opposite:
 bully

Sordid
/ˈsɔːdɪd/

adjective
1. 1.
involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
"the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"

Similar:

sleazy

seedy

seamy

unsavoury

shoddy

vile

foul

tawdry

louche

cheap

base

low

low-minded
 debased

degenerate

corrupt

dishonest

dishonourable

disreputable

despicable

discreditable

contemptible

ignominious

ignoble

shameful

wretched

abhorrent

abominable

disgusting

sleazoid

Opposite:

high-minded

respectable
2. 2.
dirty or squalid.
"the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading"

Similar:

dirty

filthy

mucky
 grimy

muddy

grubby

shabby

messy

soiled

stained

smeared

smeary

scummy

slimy

sticky

sooty

dusty

unclean

foul

squalid

flea-bitten

slummy

cruddy

grungy

yucky

icky

crummy

scuzzy

manky
 gungy

grotty

bogging

scungy

besmirched

Opposite:

immaculate

Resuscitate
/rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/

verb
gerund or present participle: resuscitating
1. revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death.
"an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him"

Similar:

bring round

revive

bring back

bring (back) to life

bring back to consciousness

rescue

save

give artificial respiration to

 give the kiss of life to

give cardiac massage to

defibrillate
o make (something) active or vigorous again.
"measures to resuscitate the ailing economy"

Similar:

revive

resurrect

restore

regenerate

revitalize

breathe new life into

give the kiss of life to

give a new lease of life to

reinvigorate

renew

awaken

wake up

rejuvenate

stimulate

re-establish

reinstitute

relaunch

renovate
 reincarnation
[ ree-in-kahr-ney-shuhn ]
Phonetic (Standard) IPA

noun
1. the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or
form.
2. rebirth of the soul in a new body.
3. a new incarnation or embodiment, as of a person.

Unabashed
/ˌʌnəˈbaʃt/

adjective
1. not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
"he was unabashed by the furore his words provoked"

Similar:

unashamed

shameless

unembarrassed

brazen

audacious

barefaced

blatant
 flagrant

bold

bold as brass

confident

immodest

unblushing

unrepentant

undaunted

unconcerned

undismayed

unshrinking

unflinching

fearless

cocky

brass-necked

Opposite:

abashed

ashamed

sheepish

Culpable
/ˈkʌlpəbl/

adjective
1. deserving blame.
"mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders"

Similar:

to blame

guilty

at fault

in the wrong

blameworthy

blameable

censurable

reproachable

reprovable

found wanting

responsible

answerable

liable

accountable

Opposite:

blameless

innocent

gasp
/ɡɑːsp/

verb
gerund or present participle: gasping
1. catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.
"a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him"

Similar:

pant

puff

puff and pant

blow

heave

wheeze

breathe hard

breathe heavily

catch one's breath

draw in one's breath

gulp

choke

fight for breath

struggle for air

o say (something) while catching one's breath.
"Jeremy gasped out an apology"
o strain to obtain (air) by gasping.
"she surfaced and gasped for air"

stifle
/ˈstʌɪfl/

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verb
past tense: stifled; past participle: stifled
1. 1.
make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
"those in the streets were stifled by the fumes"

Similar:

suffocate

choke

asphyxiate

smother

very hot

sweltering

airless

suffocating

oppressive

humid

close

muggy

sticky

soupy

claggy

boiling

Opposite:

cold

chilly
2. 2.
restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion).
"she stifled a giggle"

Similar:

suppress
 smother

restrain

keep back

hold back

hold in

fight back

choke back

gulp back

withhold

check

keep in check

swallow

muffle

quench

curb

silence

contain

bottle up

bite one's lip

cork up

Opposite:

let out
o