- Benevolent- kind; desiring to help others
- Asset- desirable quality
- Sobriquet- Nickname
- Assuage- to make milder or less severe
- Quintessential- The perfect example of something.
- Conspicuous- easily noticeable; prominent
- Egregious- glaring, flagrant, blatant
- Plethora- Overabundance; excess.
- Chaotic- complete confusion; mayhem
- Ruminate- To ponder deeply; to think about over and over.
- Capitulate- to surrender unconditionally; to give up resisting
- Aviary- a large place for keeping birds
- Somber- Gloomy, depressing, serious, grave.
- Ambivalent- indecisive; having two opposing opinions or feelings at the same time
- Maudlin- Excessively sentimental
- Grimace- To make a facial expression or pain or disgust.
- Aspiration- strong desire, longing; ambition
- Blatant- obvious; outright
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- Insolent- To be rude or disrespectful; insulting.
- Munificent- Generous
- Adroit- skillful; adept
- Martinet- a strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces.
- Gregarious- Outgoing; sociable.
- Hyperbolic- Exaggerated; using an obvious and intentional exaggeration.
- Laconic- Brief; concise.
- Magnanimous- Generous, particularly in treating or judging others.
- Incredulous- Not believable.
- Grouse- grumble or complain
- Imprudent- lacking caution; rash; unwise
- Lethargic- Sluggish; without energy; drowsy.
- Obstreperous- Noisy; boisterous; unruly; resisting control
- Impugn- to attack by words; to assail; to challenge a person's integrity.
- Levity- humor, lightness; lack of seriousness.
- Palate- the sense of taste.
- Logorrhea- Talkativeness; excessive use of words.
- Ostentatious- Conspicuous show of things in an attempt to impress others.
- Surreptitious- Secretive; clandestine.
- Parity- Equality; the quality
or state of being equal. - Indolent- Slothful; lazy.
- Loquacious- Talkative.
- Mesmerizes- to hypnotize; to fascinate.
- Infamous- Having a bad reputation; notorious.
- Parsimonious- Extremely frugal or even stingy.
- Mettle- courage; fortitude
- Misanthrope- A hater of all people.
- Pecuniary- Of or pertaining to money or financial matter.
- Mercenary- Working only for money at the expense of ethics.
- Sagacious- Wise; shrewd; showing practical sense.
- Ingenious- Candid; sincere; open.
- Mollify- soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- Pedant- a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
- Reticent- Reluctant, particularly in relation to speaking openly and freely.
- Innocuous- Harmless; unlikely to offend; causing no ill-effect.
- Monogamy- Marriage with one person at a time.
- Pejorative- Derogatory; pertaining to a low or bad opinion about something; not nice.
- Salubrious- Healthy; promoting good health.
- Sedulous- Persistent; diligent; persevering.
- Intuitive- Known by intuition or perception.
- Podiatrist- a doctor qualified to treat foot disorders.
- Sloth- laziness.
- Gluttony- excessive eating and drinking.
- Irascible- Easily angered; hot tempered; easily provoked.
- Polemic- A controversial argument.
- Pontificate- To speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner.
- Solecism- A grammatical mistake or nonstandard grammar usage.
- Taciturn- Tending to be silent; reserved; not willing to join in conversation.
- Veracity- truthfulness
- Ubiquitous- Existing everywhere
- Histrionic- Overly dramatic in behavior or speech.
- Verisimilitude- The appearance or semblance of truth.
- Vacillate- To swing back and forth from one opinion to another.
- Predilection- Partially; preference.
- Staid- Settled; serious; reserved
- Tenacity- Persistence; the act of holding on to something (as a belief) or someone without letting go.
- Sublime- Elevated or lofty in thought or expression.
- Premonition- Foreboding; forewarning; feeling that something is going to happen.
- Vociferous- noisy/clamorous
- Pretentious- Characterized by assumption of importance.
- Succinct- Concisely; briefly; shortly.
- Timorous- Timid; fearful.
- Supercilious- Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous.
- Truism- Obvious truth
- Prognosticate- To predict.
- Propensity- Natural inclination or
tendency - Prosaic- Matter-of-fact; straightforward; unimaginative; dull; lacking excitement.
- Pseudonym- A fictitious or made-up name used by a writer to hide his/her identity.
- Puerile- childish; immature
- Punctilious- Strict in the observance of formalities.
- Putative- Supposed; commonly accepted as such.
- Prudent- Thoughtful or wise; careful in making decisions or taking action.
- Aplomb- sense of confidence, poise, or assurance
- Ameliorate- improve; make better or more tolerable
- Braggart- a person who does a lot of bragging
- Alacrity- cheerful readiness or willingness
- Bigamist- when you marry more then one person at a time
- Complacent- pleased or satisfied with a situation
- Dullards- unimaginative or even unintelligent person
- Brusque- (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
- Ephemeral- short-lived
- Discern- to see clearly, recognize
- Proponent- advocate; strongly in favor of something
- Austere- simple; without luxury; having no ornamentation
- Condone- to forgive or overlook an offense
- Euphemism- the use of a mild expression for a much harsher one
- Formidable- Causing fear
- Garrulous- talkative
- Diffident- shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
- Eschew- to avoid, shun, keep away from
- Germane- relevant, pertinent, related
- Aloof- not friendly, reserved, distant
- Antipathy- strong dislike
- Emulate- to imitate; copy
- Covenant- an agreement
- Enervate- to weaken
- Eradicate- to wipe out; to destroy
- Abhor- regard with disgust and hatred
- Idiosyncrasies- habits or mannerisms that is often peculiar, unusual, or weird
- Acuity- sharpness of vision
- Bloviate- talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.
- Abrogate- abolish; cancel; deny; repeal
- Dissuade- to persuade not to do something
- Acrophobia- fear of heights
- Consummate- complete or perfect in the highest degree
- Dilettante- one who merely dabbles in an art or a science
- Cogent- convincing; reasonable
- Demagogue- a person who makes use of popular prejudices and false promises in order to gain power
- Apparition- an unreal figure; a ghost
- Salicious- obscene
- Acrimonious- angry and bitter
- Empathy- the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
- Apathetic- feeling or showing little emotion
- Frugal- thrifty, cheap
- Onerous- difficult; burdensome.
- Deleterious- harmful, injurious
- Predicament- A difficult or dangerous situation.
- Implacable- Not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified.
- Vehement- Intense emotion; zealous; ardent; violent
- Impetuous- Pertaining to sudden or impulsive action.
- Mundane- Common; ordinary; unimaginative.
- Credence- belief or trust
- Revere- To greatly respect; to hold in awe.
- Reminisce- To recall or talk about earlier or past experiences.
- Mendacious- not truthful; false.
- Ineffable- Incapable of being expressed in words; inexpressible.
- Altruistic- unselfish; generous
- Spurious- Not genuine; authentic; or true.
- Laudable- Deserving praise; commendable.