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zeal
passion, excitement
whimsical
unpredictable act
waver
to fluctuate between choices
volatile
easily aroused or changeable, lively or explosive
vex
to annoy
verbose
wordy
veracity
filled w/ truth and accuracy
venerate
to respect deeply
vacillate
to sway physically, indecisive
transitory
temporary or lasting a short time
torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
taciturn
silent, not talkative
tacit
done w/o using words
sublime
grand
stolid
unemotional, lack sensitivity
stigma
mark of shame or discredit
specious
seemingly true but a lie (excuse for class)
soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
rhetoric
effective writing/ speaking
reticent
silent, reserved
repudiate
reject the validity of
rarefy
to make thinner or sparse
quiescent
motionless
pungent
sharp and irritating to the senses
prudence
wisdon, caution, OR restraint
propriety
correct behavior, obide rules
propitiate
to agree, please
proliferate
increase in # quickly
prodigal
wasteful
pristine
fresh and clean, uncorrupt
prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
precipitate
throw violently, bring about abruptyly
pragmatic
practical approach not idealistic
plethora
excess
plastic
can bend, mold, alter
primeval
very old
obsure
unclear
philanthropy
charity, promote goodness
permeate
to penetrate
perfunctory
done in a routine way
perfidious
willing to betray one's trust
pedant
someone who shows off learning
paragon
model of excellence or perfection
paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
ostentation
excessive showiness
opprobrium
public discrace
opaque
impossible to see through, no light passage
onerous
troublesome, and oppressive, burdensome
obviate
prevent, to make unnecessary
obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please
obdurate
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
naive
lack experience
monotony
no variation
mollify
make less severe
mitigate
to soften, or lessen
misanthrope
person who dislikes others
meticulous
extremely careful
mataphor
compare to different things
malleable
can be shaped
malinger
pretend to be ill, evade (ex. draft to military be malinger)
lucid
clear and understandable
loquacious
talkative
lavish
give unsparingly, extremely generous
laud
to praise, or glorify
lament
to express sorrow, grieve
laconic
using few words
irascible
easily made angry
inundate
overwhelm, or cover with water
intransigent
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
insipid
lacking interest or flavor
innocuous
harmless
inimical
unfriendly
ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike sympathy
inchoate
not fully formed and disorganized
implacable
can't calm or make peaceful
impetuous
quick to act w/o thinking
impervious
can't penetrate or affect
imperturbable
can't disturb
iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
guile
deceit or trickery
gregarious
outgoing, sociable
garrulous
tending to talk a lot
frugality
tendency to be thrifty or cheap
foment
to arouse or incite
florid
excessively decorated or embellished
fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
fawn
to grovel, follow
exonerate
to clear of blame
exigent
urgent, requiring immediate action
exculpate
to clear from blame, prove innocent
exacerbate
to make worse
euphemism
inoffensive word instead of a distasteful one, (sleeping vs. dead)
eulogy
speech in praise of someone
estimable
admirable
esoteric
known or understood by only a few
erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
erratic
wandering and unpredictable
equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
ephemeral
lasting a short time
enigma
a puzzle, mystery
engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
enervate
reduce in strength
emulate
to copy, or try to equal or excel
eloquent
persuasive and moving, especially in speech
elegy
sorrowful poem, speech
efficacy
effectiveness
eclectic
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
dupe
to deceive, a person who is easily deceived
dogmatic
dicttorial in one's opinion
dogma
firmly held opinion, often religious
dissonance
harsh an disagreeable combination, often in sounds
dissemble
false appearance, disguise real character/intentions
disparate
different, unlike, separate
discern
to perceive,recognize
disabuse
to set right; free from error
dirge
funeral hymn, mournful speech
dilettante
someone w/ an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
dilatory
intended to delay
diffident
lacking self-confidence
diatribe
an abusive, condemnatory speech
desultory
jumping from one thing to another, disconnected
deride
mock someone
cherubic
angelic
deference
respect,courtesy
decorum
knowing appropriate behavior,propriety
credulous
too trusting, gullible
corroborate
provide support evidence
convoluted
intricate, complicated
condone
overlook, disregard
cogent
convincing and well reasoned
chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile, dishonest
chauvinist
favor group you belong to
caustic
biting in wit, clever
catalyst
brings change
castigate
punish/criticize harshly
capricious
changing ones mind quickly and often
candid
impartial and honest in speech
cacophony
harsh, jarring noise
bombastic
pompous in speech and manner, boast
bolster
support, prop
banal
predictable, cliched, boring
austere
severe or stern in appearance, undecorated
audacious
fearless/daring
attenuate
to reduce in force or degree/weaken
assuage
to make something unpleasant LESS severe
ardor
intense/passionate feeling
archaic
ancient, old-fashioned
arbitrate
judge a dispute between two opposing parties
apathy
lack of interest/emotion
antipathy
extreme dislike
anomaly
deviation from normal
analgogous
similar,equivalent
anachronism
out of place in time
ameliorate
improve
ambiguous
uncertain, doubtful
amalgamate
mix together, combine
aggrandize
increase in power, influence, reputation
advocate
speak in favor of
adulterate
to make impure
abyss
deep hole
abstain
to choose not to do something
abscond
to leave secretely
abate
reduce in amount, severity, or degree
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