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Ebullience
(i Bull yents)n.
enthusiastic
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Philippic
(fe Lip ik) n.
A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language
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Choleric
(KAHL ur ik) adj.
hot- tempered
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Peccadillo
(pek ah DIL oh) n.
a minor offense
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Defunct
(dee Fungkt) adj.
dead or inactive
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Ostensible
(o STen seh bel) adj.
appearing as such
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Skullduggery
(skul Dug uh ree) n.
trickery; underhandedness
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Tawdry
(TAW dree) adj.
gaudy and cheap in appearance or nature
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Armament
(ARM ah ment) n.
military supplies and weapons
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Replete
(ri PLEET) adj.
full or supplied to the utmost
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Diminution
(di muh NYOO shun) n.
the act or process of diminishing; reduction
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Purblind
(per blind) adj.
having poor vision
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Ethereal
(i THEER ee ul) adj.
very light; airy
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Palisade
(pal ih SAYD) n.
a fortification of timbers set in the ground
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Fusillade
(FYOO se lahd) n.
a rapid outburst or barrage
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Malaise
(ma LAYZ) n.
a vague feeling of bodily discomfort as at the beginning of an illness
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Boon
(boon) n.
a timely benefit; a blessing
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Poltroon
(pol TROON) n.
a coward
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Diatribe
(DYE uh tryb) n.
a bitter verbal attack
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Offal
(AW fal) n.
waste parts especially of a butchered animal
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Parley
(PAHR lee) n.
a conference, especially between enemies
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Lambaste
(lam BAST) v.
to give a thrashing; scold
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Eschew
(ES choo) v.
to avoid or shun
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Iconoclast
(I con o klast) n.
one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
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Despot
(DES puht) n.
an absolute ruler
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Supine
(soo PYNE) adj.
lying on the back with the face turned upward
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Winnow
(WIN oh) v.
to rid of undesirable parts
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Boor
(buur) n.
a rude person; someone that is unrefined
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Forbearance
(for BAYr ans) adj.
patience
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Agog
(ah gog) adj.
highly excited by eagerness
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Cataract
(KAT ah rakt) n.
a large waterfall; a deluge; an eye abnormality
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Jetsam
(JET sem) n.
cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten an imperiled vessel; discarded odds and ends
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Fetter
(FET ur) v.
to restrain; to hamper
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Torpid
(TOR pid) adj.
dormant; inactive; lethargic
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Torrid
(TOR id) adj.
intensely hot; burning; passionate; rapid
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Pinguid
(pen gwed) adj.
fat
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Mottle
(MOT el) v.
to mark with spots or blotches of different shades or color
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Prattle
(PRAT l) v.
to babble; to talk meaninglessly
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Quail
(kwayl) v.
to shrink with fear; to cower
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Annex
(an NEKS) v.
to add or attach
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Espouse
(eh SPOWZ) v.
to adopt; to support
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Manifest
(MAN ih fest) adj.
clearly apparent to the sight or understanding
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Morass
(meh RAS) n.
anything that hinders, traps or overwhelms
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Slake
(slayk) v.
to quench; to satisfy a craving
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Prehensile
(pri HEN sil) adj.
adapted for grasping or holding
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Indolence
(IN doh lents) adj.
lazy
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Benighted
(be NI tid) adj.
being in a state of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unenlightened
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Shunt
(shunt) v.
to move or turn aside
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Enmity
(EN mi tee) n.
hostility; deep-seated hatred
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Bevy
(bev EE) n.
a group of animals
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Bandy
(BAN dee) v.
to trade; to give back and forth; to exchange
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Evince
(i VINS) v.
to show or demonstrate clearly
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Quietude
(kwi i TUDE) n.
calm, tranquil
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Obtrude
(aub TROOD) v.
to impose oneself or one's ideas on others
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Portend
(por TEND) v.
to warn of as an omen
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Gastronomy
(ga STRON ah mee) n.
the art of good eating
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Propinquity
(proh PING kwi tee) n.
proximity, nearness; kinship
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Cupidity
(kyoo PID ih tee) n.
excessive greed, especially for money
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Doff
(dof) v.
to take off
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Svelte
(sfelt) adj.
slim, slender
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Diurnal
(dye UR nul) adj.
occurring every day
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Squalid
(SKWOL id) adj.
dirty and wretched, as from poverty or lack of care
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Palliate
(PAL ee ayt) v.
to make seem less serious
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Inundate
(IN un dayt) v.
to overwhelm with abundance or excess
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Deprecate
(DEP ri kayt) v.
to express disapproval of
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