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Acerbic (adj)
having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
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Aggrandize (v)
to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
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Alchemy (n)
a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold
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Amenable (adj)
agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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Anachronism (n)
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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Astringent (adj)
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
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Contiguous (adj)
sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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Convention (n)
a generally agree-upon practice or attitude
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Credulous (adj)
tending to believe too readily; gullible
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Cynicism (n)
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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Decorum (n)
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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Derision (n)
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
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Desiccate (v)
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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Dilettante (n)
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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Disparage (v)
to slight or belittle
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Divulge (v)
to disclose something secret
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Fawn (v)
to flatter or praise excessively
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Flout (v)
to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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Garrulous (adj)
pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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Glib (adj)
marked by ease or informality; onchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
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Hubris (n)
overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
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Imminent (adj)
about to happen; impending
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Immutable (adj)
not capable of change
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Impetuous (adj)
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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Indifferent (adj)
having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
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Inimical (adj)
damaging; harmful; injurious
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Intractable (adj)
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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Intrepid (adj)
steadfast and courageous
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Laconic (adj)
using few words; terse
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Maverick (n)
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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Mercurial (adj)
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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Mollify (v)
to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
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Neophyte (n)
a recent convert; a beginner; novice
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Obfuscate (v)
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
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Ostentatious (adj)
characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
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Pervade (v)
to permeate throughout
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Phlegmatic (adj)
calm; sluggish; unemotional
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Plethora (n)
an overabundance; a surplus
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Pragmatic (adj)
practical rather than idealistic
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Presumptuous (adj)
overstepping due bounds (as a propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
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Pristine (adj)
pure; uncorrupted; clean
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Probity (n)
adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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Proclivity (n)
a natural predisposition or inclination
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Profligate (adj)
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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Propensity (n)
a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
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Prosaic (adj)
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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Pungent (adj)
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
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Quixotic (adj)
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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Quotidian (adj)
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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Rarefy (v)
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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Recondite (adj)
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
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Refulgent (adj)
radiant; shiny; brilliant
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Renege (v)
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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Sedulous (adj)
diligent; persistent; hard-working
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Shard (n)
a piece of broken pottery or glass
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Soporific (adj)
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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Sparse (adj)
thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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Spendthrift (n)
one who spends money wastefully
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Subtle (adj)
not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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Tacit (adj)
implied; not explicitly stated
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Terse (adj)
brief and concise in wording
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Tout (v)
to publicly praise or promote
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Trenchant (adj)
sharply perceptive; keen ; penetrating
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Unfeigned (adj)
genuine; not false or hypocritical
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Untenable (adj)
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
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Vacillate (v)
to waver indecively between one course of action or opinion and another
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Variegated (adj)
multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
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Vexation (n)
annoyance; irritation
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Vigilant (adj)
alertly watchful
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Vituperate (v)
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
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Volatile (adj)
readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive
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