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zephyr
n. a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial

breath, draft
vim
n. vitality and energy

force, power
taciturn
adj. silent; not talkative

laconic, reticent
sobriquet
n. nickname

alias, pseudonym
satiate
v. to satisfy fully or overindulge

cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit
rococo
adj. very highly ornamented; relating to 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation
requite
v. to return or repay

compensate, reciprocate
voluble
adj. talkative; speaking easily; glib

loquacious, verbose
vicissitude
n. a change or variation; ups and downs

inconstancy, mutability
sybarite
n. a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

hedonist, pleasuremonger, sensualist
sinecure
n. a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
salubrious
adj. healthful

bracing, curative, medicinal, therapeutic, tonic
reticent
adj. silent; reserved

cool, introverted, laconic, standoffish, taciturn, undemonstrative
replete
adj. abundantly supplied; complete

abounding, full
vituperate
v. to abuse verbally; berate

castigate, reproach, scold
tawdry
adj. gaudy; cheap; showy

flashy, loud, meretricious
solecism
n. grammatical mistake; blunder in speech

blooper, faux pas, vulgarism
scintilla
n. trace amount

atom, iota, mote, spark, speck
sagacious
adj. shrewd; wise

astute, judicious, perspicacious, sage, wise
restive
adj. impatient, uneasy, restless

agitated, anxious, fretful
rarefy
v. to make thinner or sparser

attenuate, thin
quiescent
adj. motionless

dormant, latent
pulchritude
n. beauty

comeliness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, loveliness, prettiness
proclivity
n. a natural inclination or predisposition

bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, prejudice, propensity
potentate
n. a monarch or ruler with great power

dominator, leader
perfidious
adj. willing to betray one's trust

disloyal, faithless, traitorous, treacherous
parry
v. to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer

avoid, evade, repel
panegyric
n. elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

compliment, homage
orotund
adj. pompous

aureate, bombastic, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, grandiloquent, magniloquent, oratorical, overblown, sonorous
querulous
adj. inclined to complain; irritable

argumentative, cantankerous, petulant, irritable
propitiate
v. to conciliate, to appease

mollify, pacify, placate
prevaricate
v. to lie or deviate from the truth

equivocate, lie, perjure
peripatetic
adj. wandering from place to place, especially on foot

itinerant, nomadic, wayfaring
peregrinate
v. to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot

journey, traverse, trek
pare
v. to trim off excess; reduce

clip, peel
palliate
v. to make less serious; ease

alleviate, assuage, extenuate, mitigate
opprobrium
n. public disgrace

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, obloquy, shame
pusillanimous
adj. cowardly; without courage

cowardly, timid
profligate
adj. corrupt; degenerate

dissolute, extravagant, improvident, prodigal, wasteful
precis
n. short summary of facts
perfunctory
adj. done in a routine way; indifferent

apathetic, automatic, mechanical
pastiche
n. piece of literature or music imitating other works

medley, spoof
panoply
n. impressive array

display, fanfare, parade, pomp, shine, show
ostentation
n. excessive showiness

conspicuousness, flashiness, pretentiousness
officious
adj. too helpful, meddlesome

eager, unwanted, intrusive
occlude
v. to stop up; to prevent the passage of

barricade, block, close, obstruct
numismatics
n. coin collecting
neophyte
n. novice, beginner

apprentice, greenhorn, tyro
mitigate
v. to soften, to lessen

allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lighten, moderate, mollify, palliate, temper
meretricious
adj. gaudy, falsely attractive

flashy, insincere, loud. specious, tawdry
mendacious
adj. dishonest

deceitful, false, lying, untruthful
magnate
n. powerful or influential person

dignitary, luminary, nabob, potentate, tycoon
limpid
adj. clear, transparent

lucid, pellucid, serene
laud
v. to give praise, to glorify

acclaim, applaud, commend, compliment, exalt, extol, hail, praise
lachrymose
adj. tearful

teary, weeping
obviate
v. to prevent; to make unnecessary

forestall, preclude, prohibit
noisome
adj. stinking; putrid

disgusting, foul, malodorous
myopic
adj. lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective

short-sighted, unthinking
mirth
n. frivolity; gaiety; laughter

glee, hilarity, jollity, merriment
mercurial
adj. quick; shrewd; unpredictable

clever, crafty, volatile, whimsical
martinet
n. strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules

dictator, stickler, tyrant
lugubrious
adj. sorrowful; mournful; dismal

funereal, gloomy, melancholy, somber, woeful
licentious
adj. immoral; unrestrained by society

lewd, wanton
largess
n. generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
kudos
n. fame, glory, honor

acclaim, accolade, enconium, homage, praise
obdurate
adj. hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, tenacious, unyielding
nettle
v. to irritate

annoy, vex
molt
v. to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically

cast, defoliate, desquamate
metaphor
n. figure of speech comparing two different things

allegory, analogy, simile, symbol
mendicant
n. beggar

panhandler, pauper
malediction
n. a curse; a wish of evil upon another

anathema, imprecation
lissome
adj. easily flexed; limber; agile

graceful, lithe, supple
legerdemain
n. trickery

chicanery, conjuring
lapidary
adj. relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
juncture
n. point of time, especially where two things are joined

confluence, convergence, crisis, crossroads, moment
jocular
adj. playful, humorous

amusing, comical
investiture
n. ceremony conferring authority

inaugural, inauguration, induction, initiation, installation
insipid
adj. lacking interest or flavor

banal, bland, dull, stale, vapid
indolent
adj. habitually lazy, idle

faineant, languid, lethargic, slothful, sluggish
incarnadine
adj. blood-red in color

reddened, ruby, ruddy
impious
adj. not devout in religion

immoral, irreverent, profane
ignoble
adj. having low moral standards, not noble in character, mean

lowly, vulgar
glib
adj. fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual

easy, superficial
fractious
adj. unruly, rebellious

contentious, cranky, peevish, quarrelsome
jingoism
n. belligerent support of one's country

chauvinism, nationalism
inure
v. to harden; accustom, become used to

condition, familiarize, habituate
iniquity
n. sin; evil act

enormity, immorality, injustice, vice, wickedness
inculcate
v. to teach; to impress the mind

implant, indoctrinate, instill, preach
impugn
v. to call into question; to attack verbally

challenge, dispute
imperturbable
adj. not capable of being disturbed

composed, dispassionate, impassive, serene, stoical
husband
v. to manage economically; to use sparingly

conserve
gambol
v. to dance or skip around playfully

caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, rollick, romp
ford
v. to cross a body of water by wading

traverse, wade
invidious
adj. envious; obnoxious; offensive; likely to promote ill-will

discriminatory, insulting, jaundiced, resentful
interregnum
n. interval between reigns
inimical
adj. hostile; unfriendly

adverse, antagonistic, dissident, recalcitrant
inchoate
adj. not fully formed; disorganized

amorphous, incoherent, incomplete, unorganized
imprecation
n. a curse

damnation
impecunious
adj. poor; having no money

destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless
hapless
adj. unfortunate; having bad luck

ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, unlucky
furtive
adj. secret, stealthy

clandestine, covert, shifty, surreptitious, underhand
foment
v. to arouse or incite

agitate, impassion, inflame, instigate, kindle
fervid
adj. intensely emotional, feverish

burning, impassioned, passionate, vehement, zealous
expurgate
v. to censor

bowdlerize, cut, sanitize
exigent
adj. urgent; requiring immediate action

critical, imperative, needed, urgent
euphony
n. pleasant, harmonious sound

harmony, melody, music, sweetness
ersatz
adj. fake

artificial, dummy, false, imitation, mock, sham, simulated, spurious, substitute
enumerate
v. to count, list, or itemize

catalog, index, tabulate
effrontery
n. impudent boldness; audacity

brashness, gall, nerve, presumption, temerity
divine
v. to foretell or know by inspiration

auger, foresee, intuit, predict, presage
disabuse
v. set right; free from error

correct, undeceive
diaphonous
adj. allowing light to show through; delicate

gauzy, sheer, tenuous, translucent, transparent
fawn
v. to grovel

bootlick, grovel, pander, toady
exponent
n. one who champions or advocates

representative, supporter
exculpate
v. to clear from blame; prove innocent

absolve, acquit, clear, exonerate, vindicate
estimable
adj. admirable

commendable, creditable, honorable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, respectable, venerable, worthy
equivocate
v. to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

ambiguous, evasive, waffling
enervate
v. to reduce in strength

debilitate, enfeeble, sap, weaken
edify
v. to instruct morally and spiritually

educate, enlighten, guide, teach
diurnal
adj. existing during the day

daylight, daytime
dilatory
adj. intended to delay

dragging, flagging, laggard, lagging, slow, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced, tardy
desultory
adj. jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

aimless, erratic, haphazard, indiscriminate, objectless, purposeless, random, stray, unconsidered, unplanned
fatuous
adj. stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly
exonerate
v. to clear of blame

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, vindicate
exacerbate
v. to make worse

aggravate, annoy, intensify, irritate, provoke
eschew
v. to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)

avoid, bilk, elude, escape, evade, shun, shy
epicure
n. person with refined taste in food and wine

bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronome, gastronomer, gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet
encomium
n. warm praise

citation, eulogy, panegyric, salutation, tribute
dyspeptic
adj. suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable

acerb, melancholy, morose, solemn, sour
distaff
n. the female branch of a family
diffident
adj. lacking self-confidence

backward, bashful, coy, demure, modest, retiring, self-effacing, shy, timid
deleterious
adj. subtly or unexpectedly harmful

adverse, inimical, injurious, hurtful
declivity
n. downward slope

decline, descent, grade, slant, tilt
cosset
v. to pamper, treat with care

cater to, cuddle, dandle, fondle, love, pamper, pet, spoil
cogent
adj. convincing and well-reasoned
catholic
adj. universal; broad and comprehensive

extensive, general
calumny
n. a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

defamation, libel, slander
bilk
v. to cheat; to defraud

beat, diddle, gyp, overreach
arrogate
v. to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

appropriate, presume, take
anodyne
n. something the calms or soothes pain

narcotic, nepenthe, opiate
alacrity
n. speed or quickness

celerity, dispatch, haste, swiftness
abscond
v. to leave secretly

decamp, escape, flee
abdicate
v. to give up a position, right or power

cede, relinquish, resign, quit, yield
cupidity
n. greed, strong desire

avarice, covetousness, rapacity
corroborate
v. to support with evidence

authenticate, back buttress, confirm, substantiate, validate, verify
circumspect
adj. cautious; aware of potential consequences

alert, cautious, heedful, mindful, prudent, solicitous, vigilant, wary
capricious
adj. changing one's mind quickly and often

arbitrary, chance, changeable, erratic, fickle, inconstant, mercurial, random, whimsical, willful
burgeon
v. to grow and flourish

bloom, prosper, thrive
augury
n. prophecy, prediction of events

auspices, harbinger, omen, portent, presage
approbation
n. approval and praise

acclaim, adulation, applause, commendation, compliments, exalt, extol, hail, kudos, praise
anachronism
n. something out of place in time

archaism, incongruity
acidulous
adj. sour in taste or manner

acerbic, acetose, biting, piquant, pungent, tart
abjure
v. to reject; abandon formally

forswear, recall, recant, retract, take back
abate
v. to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

ebb, lapse, let up, moderate, relent, slacken, subside, wane
coterie
n. an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
contumacious
adj. rebellious

factious, insubordinate, insurgent, mutinous, sedition
chicanery
n. deception by means of craft or guile

artifice, conniving, craftiness, deception, deviousness, misrepresentation, pettifoggery, shadiness, sneakiness, sophistry, subterfuge, underhandedness
canard
n. a lie

falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, tale, untruth
bonhomie
n. good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
assuage
v. to make something unpleasant less severe

allay, alleviate, appease, comfort, conciliate, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, relieve, soothe, sweeten
antipathy
n. extreme dislike

abhorrence, animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, dislike, enmity, hatred, hostility, loathing, repellence, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
amortize
v. to diminish by installment payments
abstemious
adj. moderate in appetite

abstinent, continent, self-restraining, sober, temperate
aberrant
adj. deviating from what is normal or expected

abnormal, anomalous, deviant, divergent, errant, irregular
abase
v. to humble; to disgrace

demean, humiliate
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