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- munificent
- adj. generous
- mercurial
- adj. quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
- stolid
- adj. having or showing little emotion
- exorbitant
- extravagant, greater than reasonable
- ignominious
- adj. disgraceful and dishonorable
- indolent
- adj. habitually lazy
- malevolent
- adj. ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
- beguile
- v. to deceive, delude, cheat
- pallid
- adj. lacking color or liveliness
- renovation
- n. repair, making something new again
- prudent
- adj. careful, cautious
- profligate
- adj. corrupt, wasteful, extravagant
- lionize
- v. to treat as a celebrity
- prosaic
- adj. relating to prose; dull, commonplace
- prescient
- adj. having foresight
- scrutinize
- v. to observe carefully
- vacuous
- adj. empty, void, lacking intelligence
- denigrate
- v. to slur someone's reputation; attack one's character
- vivacious
- adj. lively, spirited
- succinct
- adj. terse, brief, concise
- taciturn
- adj. uncommunicative; not inclined to speak
- sprightly
- adj. lively, animated, energetic
- raucous
- adj. harsh-sounding; boisterous
- adulation
- n. high praise
- verbose
- adj. wordy
- submissive
- adj. tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
- castigate
- v. to punish, chastise, criticize severely
- compromise
- v. to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
- maverick
- n. one who breaks away from group conformity and forges a new course
- restrained
- adj. controlled, repressed, restricted
- diffident
- adj. shy; lacking confidence
- circuitous
- adj. indirect, taking the longest route
- bombastic
- adj. using high-sounding but meaningless language
- provocative
- adj. tending to provoke a response
- magnanimous
- adj. generous, noble in spirit
- noxious
- adj. harmful to living things; injurious to health
- disdain
- v. to regard with scorn or contempt
- haughty
- adj. arrogant and condescending
- tremulous
- adj. trembling; quivering; fearful, timid
- affable
- adj. friendly, easy to approach
- invidious
- adj. likely to provoke ill-will, offensive
- discredit
- v. to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
- disparage
- v. to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
- beneficent
- adj. beneficial; characterized by performing acts of kindness or charity
- spurious
- adj. lacking authenticity, false
- surreptitious
- adj. secret stealthy
- philanthropic
- adj. humanitarian; charitable
- toady
- n. flatterer, yes-man, hanger on
- assiduous
- adj. persistent, hard-working
- tactful
- adj. considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
- abstinence
- n. the act of refraining from pleasurable activity
- benign
- adj. of a kind and gentle disposition; favorable
- exemplary
- adj. outstanding, an example to others
- incisive
- adj. perceptive, penetrating
- supercilious
- adj. arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
- moribund
- adj. dying, decaying
- longevity
- n. long life
- poignant
- adj. emotionally moving
- prevaricate
- v. to quibble, evade the truth
- rectitude
- n. moral uprightness; honesty
- dupe
- v. to deceive trick
- feign
- v. to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely
- noisome
- adj. stinking, putrid
- hackneyed
- adj. cliched, worn out by overuse
- hypothesis
- n. assumption, theory requiring proof
- misanthropic
- adj. characterized by a hatred or scorn for humankind
- antagonist
- n. foe, opponent, adversary
- compassion
- n. sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
- congregation
- n. a crowd of people, an assembly
- amicable
- adj. friendly, agreeable
- collaborate
- v. to cooperate, work together
- benevolent
- adj. friendly and helpful
- prosperity
- n. wealth or success
- sanguine
- adj. cheerfully optimistic; ruddy
- intuitive
- adj. instinctive, untaught
- revile
- v. to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse
- winsome
- adj. charming, happily engaging
- incompatible
- adj. opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
- frugal
- adj. thrift, cheap
- perfidious
- adj. faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
- deleterious
- adj. harmful, destructive, detrimental
- mitigate
- v. to soften or make milder
- placid
- adj. undisturbed; calm, quiet
- camaraderie
- n. trust, sociability amongst friends
- malignant
- adj. disposed to do evil; injurious
- precocious
- adj. unusually advanced or talented at an early age
- sagacious
- adj. wise, shrewd
- parched
- adj. dried up, shriveled
- malefactor
- n. culprit; evildoer
- hyperbolic
- adj. purposefully exaggerated language
- aesthetic
- adj. pertaining to beauty or the arts
- diligent
- adj. careful and hard-working
- urbane
- adj. courteous, refined, suave
- irreverent
- adj. disrespectful
- infamy
- n. reputation for bad deeds
- euphony
- n. pleasant, harmonious sound
- laconic
- adj. using few words
- rebuke
- v. to reprimand, scold
- pretentious
- adj. pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
- probity
- n. complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness, honesty
- clamor
- n. noisy outcry
- pacific
- adj. calm, peaceful
- reconciliation
- n. the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
- dulcet
- adj. pleasant-sounding, soothing to the ear
- egregious
- adj. conspicuously bad
- intrepid
- adj. fearless
- cacophonous
- adj. jarring, unpleasantly noisy
- voluble
- adj. speaking much and easily; talkative; glib
- clairvoyant
- adj. exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
- dolt
- n. idiot, dimwit, foolish person
- condescending
- adj. possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
- defame
- v. to slander, speak evil of, to libel
- wary
- adj. careful, cautious
- inept
- adj. clumsy, awkward; foolish, nonsensical
- mundane
- adj. ordinary, commonplace
- slothful
- adj. lazy
- spontaneity
- n. impulsive action, unplanned events
- tenacious
- adj. determined, keeping a firm grip on
- absolve
- v. to forgive, free from blame
- diabolical
- adj. fiendish, wicked
- boon
- n. blessing, something to be thankful for
- strident
- adj. loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
- convergence
- n. the state of separate elements joining or coming together
- ephemeral
- adj. momentary, transient, fleeting
- censure
- v. to find fault with and condemn as wrong; blame
- arid
- adj. extremely dry or deathly boring
- empathy
- n. identification with the feelings of others
- boisterous
- adj. rough and stormy; noisy and undisciplined
- circumlocution
- n. roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
- discordant
- adj. harsh-sounding, inharmonious, conflicting
- diatribe
- n. bitter verbal attack
- florid
- adj. ruddy, flushed; gaudy, extremely ornate
- lucid
- adj. clear and easily understood
- effusive
- adj. unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy
- garrulous
- adj. very talkative
- loquacious
- adj. talkative
- nefarious
- adj. vicious, evil
- altruistic
- adj. concerned unselfishly for others' welfare
- perspicacious
- adj. shrewd, astute, keen-witted
- enervating
- adj. weakening, tiring
- depreciate
- v. to lessen in value, belittle
- odious
- adj. hateful, contemptible
- buffoon
- n. clown or fool
- vapid
- adj. tasteless, dull
- enhance
- v. to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
- craven
- adj. cowardly
- resilient
- adj. quick to recover, bounce back
- evanescent
- adj. quickly fading, short-lived
- maudlin
- adj. overly sentimental
- mirthful
- adj. jovial, merry, causing or provoking laughter and glee
- jubilation
- n. joy, celebration, exultation
- candor
- n. honesty, openness
- venerable
- adj. respected because of age
- mendacious
- adj. dishonest
- deride
- v. to mock, ridicule, make fun of
- sardonic
- adj. cynical, scornfully mocking
- integral
- adj. central, indispensable
- integrity
- n. decency, honesty, wholeness
- seminal
- adj. relating to the beginning or seeds of something
- obdurate
- adj. hardened against feeling; hardhearted, impenitent
- dormant
- adj. at rest, inactive, in suspended animation
- amenity
- n. the quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness
- vindicate
- v. to clear from blame or suspicion
- forbearance
- n. patience, restraint, leniency
- incessant
- adj. continuous, never ceasing
- abscond
- v. to depart secretly
- furtive
- adj. secret, stealthy
- reclusive
- adj. preferring to live in isolation
- anachronistic
- adj. out of date, not attributed to the correct historical period
- enshroud
- v. to cover, enclose with a dark cover
- reprobate
- n. morally undisciplined person
- virulent
- adj. extremely infectious; irritating, harsh or hateful
- tacit
- adj. silently understood or implied
- terse
- adj. concise, brief, free of extra words
- vociferous
- adj. loud, vocal and noisy
- covert
- adj. hidden, secret
- fawn
- v. to flatter excessively, seek the favor of
- substantiate
- v. to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
- eminent
- adj. celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering
- reticent
- adj. not speaking freely, reserved
- fortuitous
- adj. happening by luck, fortunate
- demagogue
- n. leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealig to emotion or prejudice
- illicit
- adj. illegal, improper
- obsequious
- adj. full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
- nonchalant
- adj. calm, casual, seemingly unexcited
- denounce
- v. to accuse, blame
- decry
- v. to belittle, openly condemn
- depraved
- adj. morally debased; wretched
- suppress
- v. to end an activity
- sycophant
- n. self-serving flatterer; yes-man
- transient
- adj. temporary, short-lived, fleeting
- conformist
- n. person who complies with accepted rules and customs
- berate
- v. to scold harshly
- wayward
- adj. erratic, unrestrained, reckless
- sonorous
- adj. having or producing a full, deep sound; impressive in style of speech
- mercenary
- adj. motivated only by greed
- rancorous
- adj. bitter, hateful
- querulous
- adj. complaining, irritable
- impetuous
- adj. rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
- tractable
- adj. easily managed or controlled