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- acerbic
- having a sour or bitter taste
- aggrandize
- to increase in intensity
- alchemy
- medieval science for trasmutation of metals
- amenable
- disponibile, riconducibile, agreeble, responsive to suggestion
- anachronism
- chronologically out of place
- astringent
- having a tightening effect on living tissue
- contiguos
- sharing a border
- convention
- generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
- credulous
- tending to believe too readily
- cynism
- an attitude of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
- decorum
- polite or appropriate conduct
- derision
- scorn, ridicule
- dessicate
- to dry out
- dilettante
- one with amateurish interest
- disparage
- (screditare), to slight (disprezzare)
- divulge
- disclose something secret
- (to) fawn
- to flatter or praise excessively
- (to) flout
- beffare, show contempt for
- garrulous
- talking too much
- glib
- marked by ease or informality, superficial
- hubris
- overbearing presumption or pride
- imminent
- about to happen
- immutable
- not capable of change
- impetuos
- hastily or rashly energetic
- indifferent
- having no interest or concern
- inimical
- damaging, harmful
- intractable
- not easily managed or directed
- intrepid
- steadfast and courageous
- laconic
- using few words
- maverick
- (invidualista, dissidente)individual that doesn't go along with a group or party
- mercurial
- unpredictable change in mood
- mollify
- calm or soothe, reduce in emontional intensity
- neophyte
- a recent covert, a beginner
- obsfucate
- to deliberately obscure
- obstinate
- stubborn
- ostentatious
- (ostentato, pomposo) with pretentious display
- pervade
- to permeate throughout
- phlegmatic
- calm
- plethora
- overabundance
- pragmatic
- practical
- presumptuos
- (presuntuoso), taking liberties
- pristine
- pure, uncorrumpted
- probity
- adherence to highest principles
- proclivity
- (propensione) natural predisposition or inclination
- profligate
- (dissoluto) excessively wasteful
- propensity
- natural inclination
- prosaic
- lacking in spirit or imagination
- pungent
- characterized by strong sharp, smell or taste
- quixotic
- (idealista) foolishly impractical
- quotidian
- recurring daily
- rarefy
- make or become thin
- recondite
- hidden, concealed
- refulgent
- radiant, shyny
- renege
- (venir meno), fail to honor a commitment
- sedulous
- diligent, persisent
- shard
- (coccio) broken pottery
- soporific
- tending to induce sleep
- sparse
- (rado,scarso) thin, not dense
- spendthrift
- (spendaccione) one who spends money wastefully
- subtle
- not obvious, elusive
- tacit
- implied
- terse
- brief and concise
- tout
- (reclamizzare), pubblicy praise
- trenchant
- (acuto) penetrating
- unfeigned
- genuine
- untenable
- indefensible
- vacillate
- to waive indecisively
- variegated
- multicolored
- vexation
- (noia) irritation
- vigilant
- alertly watchful
- vituperate
- (rimproverare) to abuse or censure severely
- volatile
- readily changing to a vapor