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affability
being easy to talk to
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affected
related to verb affect and noun affectation
false; artificial
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anachronistic
out of the proper time
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arabesque
decorative pattern - intertwining lines, flowers, animals, etc.
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asperity
harshness, severity
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assay
to examine for particular characteristics
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assuage
to pacify or ease
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audacious, audacity
bold, daring, adventurous
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aver
to claim to be true; avouch
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belligerent
hostile or warlike attitude or nature; eager to fight
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bombastic
inflated or pompus in style
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boor
crude, insensitive, overbearing
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burnish
to shine by polishing
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burgeon
to bloom, literally or figuratively
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brazen
brazenly
acting with disrespectful boldness
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cadge
to beg for, to sponge
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castigate
to punish severly, to chastise
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caustic
burning, corrosive
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churlish
coarse and ill-mannered
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circumspect
prudent, cautious
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words based on Latin root circus (circle)
- circumference
- circumnavigate
- circumscribe
- circumvent
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cleave
to stick closely together or to split apart
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commensurate
aligned with
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coalesce
to fuse, to unite
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congruent
coinciding; harmonious
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consternation
shock, amazement, dismay
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convergence
coming together in unity or similarity
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convivality
enjoyment of good company, and eating & drinking
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Latin root jungere
- to join
- injunction
- junction
- juncture
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Latin root vivere
- to live
- revive
- vital
- vivid
- revive
- vivisection
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Latin root volvere
- to roll
- involve
- revolution
- revolve
- voluble
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Latin root celer
- swift
- as in:
- acelerate
- celerity (rapid)
- velocity
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decry
criticize or condemn
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ebullient
showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
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epitome
simplified representation
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equable
equal and uniform
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dogma
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
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foment
- agitate: try to stir up public opinion
- encourage
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forbearance
patient endurance or toleration of offenses
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foppish
dandified: affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
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demogogue
a dishonest political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
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derisive
expressing ridicule or scorn
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disabuse
to correct a fallacy, to clarify
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