Term

candid
conjecture
didactic
euphemism
extrapolate
incoherent
insinuate
lucid
rhetoric
acumen
adroit
ascertain
astute
circumspect
reticent
staid
arcane
assimilate
autonomy
cosmopolitan
derivative (n)
entourage
esoteric
gaffe
idiosyncrasy
insular
orthodox
potentate
castigate
censure
denounce
reclusive
relinquish
renounce
wituperative
circumscribe
contiguous
conciliatory
credible
exonerate
controvertible
indict
litigious

Definition
completely honest, straightforward
inference; guesswork
instructive
a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive
term
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
lacking cohesion or connection
to imply or communicate stealthily
easily understood; clear
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
dexterous; deft
to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
shrewd; clever
careful; prudent; discreet
inclined to keep silent; reserved
unemotional; serious
known or understood by only a few
to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
independence; self-determination
worldly; widely sophisticated
something that comes from another source
a group of attendants or associates; a retinue
intended for or understood by only a small group or people
a clumsy social error; a faux pas
characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
isolated; narrow or provincial
adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
to issue official blame
to condemn openly
seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
to retire from; give up or abandon
to give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement
marked by harshly abusive condemnation
to draw a circle around; to restrict
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
capable of being believed; plausible
to free from blame
indisputable; not open to question
to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
prone to engage in lawsuits

partisan (adj.)
parity
rectitude
remiss
repudiate
sanctimonious
scrupulous
solicitous
sophistry
substantiate
veracity
vindicate
cajole
chicanery
obsequious
sycophant
altruism
eminent
empathy
extol
laudatory
magnanimous
philanthropic
reciprocate
defunct
eradicate
expurgate
extirpate
quell
raze
squelch
supplant
stymie
abase
deride
derogatory
disparage
effrontery
ignominy
impugn
mar
pejorative (adj)
vex
vindictive

devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause

equality, as in amount, status, or value (antonym: disparity)
moral uprightness; righteous
lax in attending to duty; negligent
to reject the validity or authority of sanctimonious
feigning piety or righteousness
principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and
exacting
concerned
plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
to support with proof or evidence; verify
adherence to the truth; truthfulness
to free from blame
to urge with repeated appeals, teasing or flattery
trickery
fawning and servile
insincere, obsequious flatterer
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
distinguished; prominent
identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and
motives
to praise highly
full of praise
courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
to mutually take or give; to respond in kind
no longer existing or functioning
to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
to remove objectionable content before publication or release
to destroy
to put down forcibly; suppress
to level to the ground; demolish
to crush as if by trampling; squash
to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhand tactics
to thwart or stump
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
to mock contemptuously
insulting or intended to insult
to speak of negatively; to belittle
brazen boldness; presumptuousness
great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
to attack as false or questionable
to damage, espeically in a disfiguring way
disparaging, belittling, insulting
to annoy or bother; to perplex
disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful

bombastic
ebullience
exorbitant
exuberant
embellish
flagrant
gratuitous
lavish (adj)
lugubrious
opulent
ornate
penchant
redundant
ubiquitous
vicarious
vignette
amalgam
inundate
multifarious
multiplicity
alleviate
ameliorate
beneficial
curative
palliative
therapeutic
complement (n)
epitome
felicitous
belie
debunk
dubious
duplicitous
fabricate
fallacy
mendacious
specious
ambiguous
ambivalent
apathetic
capricious
equivocal

given to pompous speech or writing

intense enthusiasm
exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
given freely; unearned; unnecessary
extravagant
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous
degree
displaying great wealth
elaborately decorated
a strong inclination or liking
needlessly repetitive
being or seeing to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
felt or undergone as if one was taking part in the experience or feelings of
another
a short scene or story
a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
diverse; various
state of being various or manifold; a great number
to ease a pain or burden
to make something better; improve
producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
able to heal or cure
relieveing or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without
effecting a cure
having or exhibiting healing powers
something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection
a representative or example of a type
admirably suited; apt
to misrepresent or disguise
to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims
doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
deliberately deceptive
to make up the order; to deceive
a false notion
lying; untruthful
having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
open to more than one interpretation
simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
feeling or showing little emotion
impulsive and unpredictable
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead;
ambiguous (antonym: unequivocal)

erratic
impetuous
impetus
sporadic
vacillate
whimsical
flag (v.)
jaded
ingenous
subterfuge
surreptitious
dearth
modicum
paucity
squander
temperate
tenuous
diligent
maverick
mercenary
obstinate
proliferate
tenacity
vigilant
extraneous
juxtapose
superfluous
synergy
tangential
aesthetic
aural
cacophony
dirge
eclectic
incongruous
sonorous
strident
debacle
debilitate
tumultuous
anachronistic
archaic
dilatory
ephemeral
redolent

markedly; inconsistent
suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
an impelling force or stimulus
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
characterized by whim; unpredictable
to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
worn out; wearied
lacking in cunning, guile, or worldiness (antonym: disingenuous)
a deceptive stratagem or device
secretive; sneaky
scarce supply; lack
a small, moderate, or token amount
smallness in number; scarcity
to spend wastefully
moderate; restrained (antonym: intemperate)
having little substance or strength; shaky
marked by painstaking effort; hardworking
one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action
to grow or increase rapidly
persistence
on the alert; watchful
irrevelant; inessential
to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
extra; unneccessary
combined action or operation
merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant
having to do with the appreciation of beauty
of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
discordant, unpleasant noise
a funeral hymn or lament
made up of a variety of sources or styles
lacking in harmony; incompatible
producing a deep or full sound
loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure; fiasco
impair the strength of; weaken
noisy and disorderly
the representation of something as existing or happening in the wrong time
period
characteristic of an earlier time; antiquated; old
habitually late
lasting for only a brief time
fragrant; aromatic; suggestive

temporal
onerous
portent
prescience
austere
banal
hackneyed
insipid
prosaic
soporific
vapid
brevity
expedient
transient
augment
bolster
burgeon
copious
distend
grandiose
prodigious
profundity
redouble
scintillating
averse
conspicuous
demure
diffidence
docile
innocuous
placid
quiescent
concord
concur
dogmatic
fastidious
intransigence
jocular
meticulous
affable
alacrity
amiable
benign
sanguine
belligerent
byzantine

of, relating to, or limited by time

troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; omen
knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge; foresight
without decoration; strict
drearily commonplace; predictable; trite
worn out through overuse; trite
uninteresting; unchallenging; lacking taste or savor
unimaginative; dull (antonym: poetic)
inducing or tending to induce sleep
lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull
the quality or state of being brief in duration
appropriate to a purpose; convenient; speedy
passing quickly in time or space
to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; to supplement
to hearten, support or prop up
to grow and flourish
plentiful; having a large quantity
to swell out or expand from internal pressure, as when overly full
great in scope or intent; grand
enormous
great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning
to make twice as great; to double
brilliant
strongly disinclined
easy to notice; obvious (antonym:inconspicuous)
modest and reserved
timidity or shyness
submissive to instruction; willing to be taught
having no adverse effect; harmless
calm or quiet; undisturbed
quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
agreement (antonym: discord)
to agree
stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please
refusal to moderate a position or to compromise
characterized by or given to joking
extremely careful and precise
easy-going; friendly
promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness
friendly; agreeable; good-natured
kind and gentle
cheerfully confident; optimistic
eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
extremely complicated or devious

cantankerous
contentious
deleterious
exacerbate
flippant
insolent
nefarious
pernicious
rancorous
repugnant
tawdry
arboreal
invocation (n)
stratify
variegated
verdant

ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable

quarrelsome
having a harmful effect
to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
disrespectfully humorous or casual
insulting in manner or speech
flagrantly wicked; vicious
extremely or irrevocable harmful; deadly
marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive
gawdy and cheap
relating or or resembling a tree or trees
a call (usually upon a higher power) fro assistance, support, or inspiration
to layer or separate into layers
having streaks, marks, o patches of a different color or colors; varicolored
green with vegetation