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Invert
v. turn upside down or inside out.
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Ironic
adj. resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome.
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Lament
v.[luh-ment] grieve; express sorrow. lamentation, n.
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Laud
v. praise; laudable. laudatory, adj.
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Lavish(ADJ)
adj. generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful. also v.
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Lethargic
adj. drowsy; dull.
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Levity
n. lack of seriousness; lightness.
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Linger
v. loiter or dawdle; continue or persist.
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Listless
adj. lacking in spirit or energy.
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Malicious
adj. hateful; spiteful.
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Marred
adj. damaged; disfigured. mar, v.
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Materialism
n. preoccupation with physical comforts and things.
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Methodical
adj. systematic.
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Meticulous
adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous.
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Miserly
adj.[mahy-zer-lee] stingy; mean.
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Mitigate
v. appease; moderate.
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Morose
adj.[muh-rohs] ill-humored; sullen; melancholy.
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Mundane
adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday.
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Negate
v. cancel out; nullify; deny.
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Nonchalance
n.[non-shuh-lahns] indifference; lack of concern; composure.
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Notoriety
n. disrepute; ill-fame. notorious, adj.
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Novelty
n.[nov-uhl-tee] something new; newness. novel, adj.
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Nurture
v. nourish; educate; foster. also n.
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Obliterate
v. destroy completely.
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Oblivion
n. obscurity; forgetfulness.
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Obscure(V)
v. darken; make unclear.
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Obstinate
adj.[ob-stuh-nit] stubborn; hard to control or treat. obstinacy, n.
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Ominous
adj. threatening.
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Opaque
adj.[oh-peyk] dark; not transparent. opacity, n.
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Opportunist
n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances.
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Optimist
n . person wo looks on the good side.
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Opulence
n.[op-yuh-luhns] extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance. opulent, adj.
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Orator
n.[awr-uh-ter] public speaker.
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Ostentatious
adj.[os-ten-tey-shuhs] showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention. ostentation, n.
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Pacifist
n. one opposed to force; anti-militarist.
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Partisan
adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party. also n.
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Peripheral
adj. marginal; outer. periphery, n.
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Perpetuate
v. make something last; preserve from extinction.
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Pervasive
adj. pervading; spread throughout every part. pervade, v.
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Pessimism
n. belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess.
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Phenomena
n. observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation.
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Philanthropist
n. lover of mankind; doer of good.
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Piety
n.[pahy-i-tee] religious devotion; godliness. pious, adj
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Placate
v.[pley-keyt] pacify; conciliate.
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Ponderous
adj. weighty; unwieldy.
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Pragmatic
adj. practical(as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something.
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Preclude
v. make impossible; eliminate.
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Precocious
adj.[pri-koh-shuhs] advanced in development. precocity, n.
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Predecessor
n. former occupant of a post.
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Presumptuous
adj.[pri-zuhmp-choo-uhs] overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties.
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Pretentious
adj. ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious.
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Prevalent
adj. widespread; generally accepted.
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Prodigal
adj.[prod-i-guhl] wasteful; reckless with money. also n.
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