abate aberrant abscond accolade acerbic acumen adulation adulterate aesthetic aggrandize alacrity alchemy amalgamate ameliorate amenable

anachronism anomaly approbation archaic arduous ascetic assuage astringent audacious austere avarice aver axiom bolster bombast bombastic bucolic burgeon cacophony canon canonical capricious castigation catalyst caustic censure chary chicanery cogent complaisance

contrite convention convoluted credulous culpable cynicism dearth decorum demur derision desiccate diatribe didactic dilettante disabuse discordant discretion disinterested disparage disparate dissemble divulge dogmatic ebullience eccentric eclectic effrontery elegy eloquent emollient empirical endemic enervate enigmatic ennui ephemeral equivocate erudite esoteric eulogy evanescent exacerbate exculpate exigent exonerate

fallacy fawn fervent filibuster flout fortuitous fulminate furtive garrulous germane glib grandiloquence gregarious hackneyed halcyon harangue hedonism hegemony heretical hubris hyperbole iconoclast idolatrous imminent immutable impassive impecunious imperturbable impetuous implacable impunity inchoate incipient indifferent inert infelicitous ingenuous inimical innocuous insipid intractable intransigent intrepid inured inveigle

laud loquacious lucid luminous magnanimity malevolent malleable martial maverick mendacity mercurial meticulous misanthrope mitigate mollify morose mundane nebulous neologism neophyte noxious obdurate obfuscate obsequious obstinate obtuse obviate occlude odious onerous opaque opprobrium oscillation ostentatious paean parody pedagogy pedantic penurious penury perennial perfidy perfunctory pernicious perspicacious

pervasive phlegmatic pine pious pirate pith pithy placate platitude plethora plummet polemical pragmatic prattle precipitate precursor predilection preen prescience presumptuous prevaricate pristine probity proclivity prodigal prodigious profligate profuse proliferate prolific propensity prosaic pungent putrefy quaff qualm querulous query quiescence quixotic quotidian rancorous rarefy recalcitrant recant

connoisseur extemporaneousirascible peruse recondite contentious facetious laconic pervade redoubtable ubiquitous vacillate - - - - to sway physically; to be indecisive unfeigned volatile - - - - easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive untenable advocate - - - - to speak in favor of urbane nemesis - - - - a powerful river, a usually unconquerable opponent vacillate bolster - - - - to support; to prop up variegated cacophony - - - - harsh, jarring noise veracity deride - - - - to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock vexation dissonance - - - - a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds vigilant enervate - - - - to reduce in strength vilify eulogy - - - - speech in praise of someone virulent rescind - - - - to cancel, to repeal viscous ingenuous - - - - showing innocence or childlike simplicity vituperate lethargic - - - - acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner volatile malleable - - - - capable of being shaped voracious misanthrope - - - - a person who dislikes others waver obdurate - - - - hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion zealous ostentation - - - - excessive showiness pariah - - - - an outcast surfeit - - - - abundance, excessive amount enigma - - - - a puzzle; a mystery spurious - - - - false, fake, not genuine erudite - - - - learned; scholarly; bookish- - - unoriginal, overused, clichd, commonplace trite fervid - - - - intensely emotional; feverish lucid - - - - clear and easily understood opaque - - - - impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light placate - - - - to sooth or pacify precipitate - - - - to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation prodigal - - - - wasteful; reckless with money zeal - - - - passion, excitement abstain - - - - to choose not to do something adulterate - - - - to make impure apathy - - - - lack of interest or emotion audacious - - - - fearless and daring capricious - - - - changing ones mind quickly and often corroborate - - - - to provide supporting evidence desiccate - - - - to dry out thoroughly engender - - - - to produce, cause, or bring about ephemeral - - - - lasting a short time gullible - - - - easily deceived paradox - - - - a contradiction or dilemma homogenous - - - - of a similar kind respite - - - - an interval of rest, a temporary del laconic - - - - using few words prevaricate - - - - to lie or deviate from the truth laud - - - - to give praise; to glorify venerate - - - - to respect deeply loquacious - - - - talkative

mitigate - - - - to soften; to lessen pedant - - - - someone who shows off learning pragmatic - - - - practical as opposed to idealistic propriety - - - - correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

refulgent refute relegate renege repudiate rescind reticent reverent rhetoric salubrious sanction satire sedulous shard solicitous solvent soporific sordid sparse specious spendthrift sporadic spurious squalid squander static stoic stupefy stymie subpoena subtle succinct superfluous supplant surfeit synthesis tacit tenacity terse tirade torpid torque tortuous tout transient

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