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abscond
to depart clandenstinely; to steal off and hide
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abberant
deviating from the norm
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alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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approbation
an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
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assauge
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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austere
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
taken as given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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censure
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
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effrontery
extreme boldness, presumptuousness
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enervate
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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exculpate
exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action
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extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
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fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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noxious
harmful, injurious
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obviate
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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perfidy
intentional breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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precipitate (adj)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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reticent
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
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tortuous
winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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virulent
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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burgeon
to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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castigation
severe criticism or punishment
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caustic
burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary
wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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dearth
smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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demur
to question or oppose
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disinterested
free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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ebullience
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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emollient
soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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gregarious
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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harangue
to deliver a forceful or angry speech
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