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Vicarious, vicar
done by one person substiuting for another, one who represents another
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enigma, enigmatic, enigmatially
mystery or puzzle, mysterious, mysteriously
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adulate, adulatory, adulation
to praise excessively
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orthodox, orthodoxy
conservative or fundamental, the established beliefs of a religion
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anachronistic
something out of its proper time
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idiosyncratic, idiosyncrasy
behavioral eccentricity
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abhor, abhorence, abhorrent
to detest, loathe, repellent
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surreptitious, surreptitiously
secret or steathy
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debacle
a sudden disastorous collape, defeat or downfall
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consecration, consecrate, ant. desecrate
to make sacred, ant. to abuse the sacredness of something
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equitable
impartial, fair
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assiduious, assiduiously
diligent, diligently
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profound, profundity
deep
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amalgam
a mixture (in chemistry a mixture of mercury and another substance)
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polemic, polemical
Controversy, argument, or debate
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Laud, laudatory, plaudit, applause
to praise, praiseworthy, expression of praise, praise shown by clapping
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insidious
working in a subtle or secret manner
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stagnation, stagnent
stale, not moving
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rancor, ranorous, rancorously
deep seated ill-will
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decorous, decorum
proper, conforming to social convention
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viscous
tending to resist flow
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frugal, frugality
thrifty, careful with money
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indiscreet, indiscretion, ant, discrestion
imprudent, ant. good judgement
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sychophant
a sevile flatterer of important persons
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dissembler, dissemble
one who feigns, to disguise the real nature of ot to feign or simulate
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collusion, collude
the act of consiring defraud, to connive
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facade
the front face of a building, an artificial or false apperence
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buffoon, buffoonery
clown or jester, clowning
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affect, affectation
to pretend or feign, artifical behavior in order to impress others
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exhort, exhortation
to urge strongly by argument, a strong urging
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benefactor, ant. malefactor
literally a "do-gooder", one who gives financial or other aid, ant. an evil doer
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glutton, gluttony, gluttonous
one who eats excessively
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euology
a public speech given in praise of someone or something
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divert, diversion
to amuse or entertain, amusement or entertainment
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stoic
unmoved emotionally by pleasure or pain
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provincial
narrow-minded, rustic
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impunity
exemption from punishment or penalty
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equanimity
calmness, imperturbability
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alacracy
cheerful eagerness, sprightliness
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fortitude
strenght of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage
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galvanize
to arouse awarness or action
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rebuke
scold, castigate, upbraided
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dire
warning of disaster, urgent or grave
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tenuous
thin, insubstantial, flimsy
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florid
heavily embellished, flowery, flushed, ruddy
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raucous
boisterous, disorderly
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eclectic
coming from different sources
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indigenous
native, aborigine
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bereavement
grief, morning over the death of someone
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animosity
enmity, bitter hostility
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elucidate, lucid
to make clear, clear
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pugnancy, pugilist, pugnacious
aggressiveness, a boxer, aggressive
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gullible
easily decieved or duped
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posterity
future generations
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eloquence, circumlocution
fluid or persuasive dicourse, talk that goes in circles
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misanthrope, ant. philanthrope
one who hates mankind, ant. humanitarian
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nocturnal, ant. diurnal
occuring at night
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cerebral
pertaining to the brain
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reticent
disinclined to speak out
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officious
excessively forward in offering service or advice
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vindicate
to clear of blame
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veneer
a thin layer of material used to cover an inferior material
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transcend
to rise above, surpass, exceed
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disquiet
to make uneasy, to trouble
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exemplary
admerible, ideal
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trite
overused, lacking in orginality
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pliancy
receptive to change
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shroud
to cover with cloth, a burial cloth
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belligerent
aggressively hostile, warlike
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didactic
intended to teach, making moral observations
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oblique
neither parallel nor perpindicular, indirect, devious
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inimical
hostile, unfriendly
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amerliorate
to make better or more tolerable
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talisman
a charm used to avert evil and bring good fortune
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harbinger
one who presages or foreshadows what is to come
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beneficent
doing or producing good, especially acts of kindness or charity
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dilettante
a person having a superficial intrest in an art or branch of knowledge
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itinerant
one who travels from place to place
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obstreperous
subbornly resistant to control
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soporific
something that induces sleep
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repugnance
strong dislike or distaste
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molt
the shedding of shells, horns, fur, or feathers
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digress
to turn from the main subject of attention
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voracious
having a huge appetite
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congenial
pleasent, sociable
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immaterial
of no substantial importance
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drone
a monotonous sound, also a drudge, parasite
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inflection
a change in pitch or loudness of voice
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carp
to find fault, complain
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castigation
servere punishment
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collaborate
to work jointly with others
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exacerbate
to make more violent, bitter, or severe
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exonerate
to relieve of responisbility or blame
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temporal
relating to earthly life
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impeccable
incapable of sinning, flawless
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mitigate
to lessen the severity
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propagate
in increase, to foster a growing knowledge
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revile
to subject to verbal abuse
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equivocate
use ambiguous language with the intent to decieve, to aviod commiting oneself
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paragon
a model of excellence
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conundrum
an intricate and difficult problem, mystery
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vignette
a short, descriptive, literacy sketch
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somnolent
heavy with sleep, drowsy
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charlatan
a fraud or faker
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quack
a fraud, one who pretends to have medical skill
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