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Reticent
adj quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
furtive
adj marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
fallacy
n an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (adj fallacious)
facetious
adj playful; humorous
exonerate
v to remove blame
eulogy
n a speech honoring the dead (v eulogize)
esoteric
adj intended for or understood by a small, specific group
ephemeral
adj brief; fleeting
enigmatic
adj mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (n enigma)
empirical
adj based on observation or experiment
emollient
adj soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
elegy
n a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (adj elegiac)
eclectic
adj composed elements drawn from various sources
ebullience
n the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj ebullient)
dogmatic
adj expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
disinterested
adj free of bias or self-interested; impartial
discretion
n cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj. discreet)
didactic
adj intended to teach or instruct
demur
v to question or oppose
culpable
adj deserving blame (n culpability)
contrite
adj regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (n contrition)
contentious
adj argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
complaisance
n the willingness to comply with the wishes of other (adj complaisant)
cogent
adj appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
chary
adj wary; cautious; sparing
caustic
adj burning or stinging; causing corrosion
castigation
n severe criticism or punishment (v castigate)
canon
n an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature (adj canonical)
cacophony
n harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (adj. cacophonous)
bucolic
adj rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
burgeon
v to grow rapidly or flourish
axiom
n a universally recognized principle (adj axiomatic)
avarice
n greed, esp. for wealth (adj. avaricious)
ascetic
n one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
aesthetic
adj dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
adulation
n excessive praise; intense adoration
accolade
n an expression of praise
abate
v to lessen in intensity or degree
virulent
adj extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly
waver
v to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled din opinion
voracious
adj having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
veracity
n truthfulness, honestyhostile or antagonistic
tortuous
adj fierce and cruel; eager to fight
stymie
v to block; thwart
stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze
static
adj not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
squander
v to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
Sporadic
adj occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
Sordid
adj characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
Solicitous
adj concerned and attentive; eager
Relegate
v to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
Refute
v to disprove; to successfully argue against
Recant
v to retract, esp. a previously held belief
qualms
n misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitance, uncertainty, doubts
prevaricate
v to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
presience
n foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
Predilection
n a disposition in favor of something; preference
Precipitate
adj acting with excessive haste or impulse
prattle
v to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
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