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bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
cogent
convincing and well reasoned
bolster
to support; to prop up
propitiate
to conciliate; to appease
vex
to annoy
verbose
wordy
veracity
filled with truth and accuracy
venerate
to respect deeply
vacillate
to sway physically; to be indecisive
transitory
temporary, lasting a brief time
torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
tirade
long, harsh speech or verbal attack
taciturn
silent, not talkative
tacit
done without using words
sublime
lofty or grand
stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
satiate
to satisfy fully or overindulge
reticent
silent, reserved
repudiate
to reject the validity of
rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
quiescent
motionless
pungent
sharp and irriatating to the senses
prudence
wisdom, caution or restraint
propriety
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
proliferate
to increase in number quickly
prodigal
lavish, wasteful
prevaricate
to lie or deviate from the truth
precipitate
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
placate
to sooth or pacify
perfunctory
done in a routine way; indifferent
perfidious
willing to betray one's trust
pedant
someone who shows off learning
paragon
model of excellence or perfection
ostentation
excessive showiness
opprobrium
public disgrace
occlude
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
obviate
to prevent; to make unnecessary
obstinate
stubborn, unyielding
obsequious
overly submissive and easger to please
obdurate
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
mollify
to calm or make less severe
mitigate
to soften, to lessen
misanthrope
aperson who dislikes others
meticulous
extremely careful about details
malleable
capable of being shaped
malinger
toevade responsibility by pretending to be ill
loquacious
talkative
laud
to give praise; to glorify
lament
to express sorrow; to grieve
laconic
using few words
irascible
easily made angry
inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
insipid
lacking interest or flavor
innocuous
harmless
inimical
hostile, unfriendly
inimical
hostile, unfriendly
ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized
implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
impetuous
quick to act without thinking
impervious
impossible to penetrate;incapable of being affected
imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
Iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
guile
deceit or trickery
gregarious
outgoing, sociable
garrulous
tending to talk alot
frugality
a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
foment
to arouse or incite
florid
excessively decorated or embellished
fervid
intensely emotional; feverish
fawn
to grovel
exonerate
to clear of blame
exigent
urgent; requiring immediate action
exculpate
to clear from blame; prove innocent
eulogy
speech in praise of someone
estimable
admirable
esoteric
known or understood by only a few
erudite
learned, scholaryly, bookish
equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
ephemeral
lasting a short time
enumerate
to count, to list, or itemize
enigma
a puzzle; a mystery
engender
to produce, cause, or bring about
enervate
to reduce in strengeth
elegy
a sorrowful poem or speech
dupe
to decieve; a person who is easily decieved
dogmatic
dictatorial in one's opinoins
dissemble
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
disabuse
to set right; to free from error
dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
dilettante
someone with an amateurish and superficial interst in a topic
dilatory
intended to delay
diffident
lacking self confidence
diatribe
an abusive, condemnatory speech
desultory
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
desiccate
to dry out thoroughly
deride
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
deference
respect, courtesy
decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct;propriety
crescendo
steadily increasing in volume or force
credulous
too trusting; gullible
corroborate
to provide supporting evidence
chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile
caustic
biting in wit
castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
capricious
changing one's mind quickly and often
candid
imparitail and honest
cacophony
harsh, jarring noise
banal
predicatble, cliched, boring
austere
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
audacious
fearless and daring
attenuate
to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe
ardor
intense and passionate feeling
arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
apathy
lack of interest or emotion
antipathy
extreme dislike
anomaly
deviation from what is normal
anachronism
something out of place in time
amerliorate
to make better; to improve
amalgamate
to combine; to mix together
aggrandize
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
adulterate
to make impure
abscond
to leave secretly
Abate
To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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