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- castigation
- severe reprimand
- adroit
- clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
- cajole
- persuade by flattery or promises
- bombastic
- high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people
- broach
- raise for discussion
- acumen
- ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain
- diatribe
- bitter, abusive denunciation
- censure
- express disapproval of, expression of formal disapproval, blame
- anomaly
- deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected
- decorum
- propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; observance or requirement of polite society
- divulge
- disclose or reveal something secret
- evince
- show or demonstrate clearly, manifest
- exacerbate
- increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of, aggravate
- belie
- fail to fullfil or justify
- bolster
- long, thick pillow placed under other pillows for support; support or strengthen
- derision
- attack with scornful laughter
- banter
- playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks; talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way
- capricious
- given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
- amalgamate
- combine or unite to form one organization or structure
- catalyst
- person or thing that precipitates an event or change
- erudition
- deep wide learning
- abscond
- leave hurriedly and secretly
- enigmatic
- resembling an enigma, puzzling
- antithetical
- directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible
- daunt
- overcome by frightening
- aesthetic
- pertaining to a sense of beauty; concerned with emotion and sensation as opposed to intellectuality
- balk
- hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
- assuage
- make an unpleasant feeling less intense
- convoluted
- extremely complex and difficult to follow; twisted, coiled, complicated
- credulous
- having or showing too great a readiness to believe things
- dogma
- system of principles; specific doctrine authoritatively put forth
- debacle
- general breakup or collapse
- aver
- state or assert to be the case
- digress
- wander away from the main topic
- earnest
- marked by or showing deep sincerity or seriousness; of an important of weight nature, grave
- churlish
- rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
- ephemeral
- lasting for only a markedly brief time; living or lasting only for a day; a markedly short-lived thing
- exculpate
- clear of guilt or blame
- blithe
- joyous, merry, glad; without thought or regard, heedless, casual
- desultory
- lacking in consistency or visible order; random or digressing
- effusive
- unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression, gushy; profuse, overflowing
- austere
- severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
- edify
- instruct esp. so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
- blandish
- coax someone with kind words or flattery
- cogent
- to the point, relevant, convincing, powerfully persuasive
- cynicism
- attitude of scornful negativity, general distrust of the integrity of others
- eschew
- avoid, shun
- boisterous
- noisy, energetic, cheerful
- burgeon
- begin to grow or increase rapidly
- deprecate
- express disapproval of; depreciate or belittle