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wistful
having unfufilled longing or yearning
whets
to simulate, to sharpen
wan
very pale and sickly
voluptuous
pleasurable to the senses, sensuous
voluble
ability to use words easily, fluent and glib
vituperation
abusive remarks
viscosity
property of having a high resistance to flow
verbose
wordy, very talkative
venerate
to honor, revere
venal
capable of being bribed or corrupted
undulant
moving with or resembling a wavelike motion
trifling
not significant, frivoious
torpid
sluggish, inactive, dull
tepid
moderately warm; lacking in passion, force, or animation
taciturn
quiet, not verbose
supplication
begging, humbly asking for a favor
succulent
very juicy
stupefy
to dull the senses as to put into a stupor
strident
loud and harsh sounding
stoic
not showing passion or feeling, impassive
squander
to waste
sonorous
resonant, producing a full and rich sound
solace
to comfort or cheer
simper
a silly or self-conscious smile, smirk
servil
overly submissive
reverie
daydreaming
revere
to honor, to regard with respect
resolute
characterized by a decided purpose
reprove
to scold or rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
remonstrate
to protest, make objections
recluse
a person who lives in solitude, hermit
provincial
lacking sophistication, narrow-minded
protrusion
something sticking out
propitious
favorably disposed, graciously inclined
profuse
extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
prodigal
wasteful
polemicist
one skilled in argument and in refuting attacks
plumage
feathers of a bird
piety
devotion and reverence to God
philanthropist
one who tries to do good for mankind; lover of mankind
phalanx
a close arrangement of people or things
peal
a loud ringing - usually bells
partisan
one who exhibits extreme and possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause
pallor
extreme paleness usually relating to the face
odious
deserving hate or contempt
obtuse
dull of mind, insensitive
obsequious
overly attentive, like a sycophant, sevile
oblique
slanting, indirect, evasice, devious, misleading
mortify
to humiliate, wounded pride, experience shame
mirth
gladness and meriment
malleable
capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; tractable
magnanimity
having a lofty, generious, and courageous spirit
lagubrious
excessively mournful
limpid
clear, transparent
languid
slow, sluggish, listless, weak
jaunty
stylish and lively in manner or appearance
iridescence
exhibiting rainbow colors, brilliant in appearance
interminable
having or seeming to have no end
inordinate
exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
indolence, indolent
laziness
incessant
uninterrupted
imperious
extremely overbearing
haughty
arrogant, excessive pride and vanity
galvanize
to stimulate or excite as if by electric shock
furrow
to make wrinkles or grooves
felicitous
happy or delightful
fastidious
finicky, reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude
ethereal
unusual delicacy, light, lacking material substance
estrange
to alienate separate
erudite
scholarly
embellish
to decorate, adorn
elegiac
mournful, expressing sorrow
effusion
a pouring forth, usually overdone and in writing or speech
dubious
doubtful
docile
easily managed, obedient, passive
dissolution
disintergration, decomposition and dispersion
dissipation
spend foolishly
dilettante
an aimless and superficial follower of the arts, dabbler
despondency
depresion, dejection
deleterious
harmful; dangerous; injurious
corpulence
state of being fat
copious
abundant
chicanery
unethical methods, trickery
celestial
pertaining to sky or heavens
capricious
changing suddenly, fickle
burnish
to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
bovine
acting sluggish like an ox or cow, relating to ox/cow
bewail
to deplore, express deep sorrow
banal
common, ordinary
augment
to make greater or supplement
assiduous
diligent, constant in application
ardent
expressing strong feelings
approbation
official approval, praise, commendation
appease
to pacify
aplomb
self-assurance, poise
ameliorate
to make better, to relieve/improve
allusion
implied or indirect reference
affinity
likesness, natural friendship
affable
friendly, courteous
abyss
bottomless hole
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