Abash

Acquiesce

Acrimonious caustic

Acumen

Aesthete

Affable

Affinity

Aghast

Aloof

Altruism (doing generous things without ulterior motive)

Ameliorate; meliorate

Amiable, amicable, amity

Dilatory, cantankerous, carping- fault finding

Antipathy, apathy

Approbation

Arcane, archaic, archetype

Arduous

Artful (crafty deceptive wily) artifice

Ascend

Astute shrewd

Atrophy shrink, wither away

Augment

Inane senseless

Averse

Avuncular

Awry (arii)

Banal ordinary
Bellicose, belligerent, antebellum, rebellion

Benefactor, benevolent X malevolent, benign X malignant

Blithe gay

Bombast

Brawn

Bucolic rustic scene

Cacophony

Cajole

Callous

Candid, candor

Cantankerous (grumpy)

Capricious

Carping (complaining)

Catharsis, cathartic – releasing emotions (like cathedral)

Debonair

Censor, censure-to criticise

Cerebral

Chagrin (mental unease)

Chaste (morally pure) chastise chasten- punish

Chimerical

Choleric (hot under the collar)

Circumspect careful

Circuitous

Circumlocution evasive speech (loc, log, loqu for speech)

Colloquial, elocution, loquacious

Circumscribe

Circumvent
Clamour

Clandestine secret (clan with hoods)

Clemency mercy

Coalesce

Commiserate: come together in misery

Condone: to forgive bad behaviour

Congenial

Consecrate (con-with) sacred

Conspicuous

Contempt: hatred, scorn, sneer

Contrite: remorseful (against right)

Convivial

Supercilious- arrogant , imperious

Ethereal

Fervently passionately

Corporal, corporeal, corpulent

Cosmopolitan, urbane, provincial-unsophisticated

Menial- little skill

Covert (undercover) X overt

Covet: Desire others stuff

Raconteur

Crafty

Potent

Crass

Credible, credulous: belief

Glower

Cower: cringe from fear (coward)

Ire: anger

Dire

Cryptic

Cupidity: avarice, greed

Cursory

Daunt: intimidate, haunt X undaunted, dauntless

Dearth

Debilitate- to weaken, debility: feeble

Decadence: deteriorate

Pallid

Deleterious

Strife

Profess

Nil

Demagogue appealing to the prejudices (politicians)

Denounce

Fortuitous fortunate

Frenetic frenzy

Frugal gourmet

Furtive secret

Clandestine

Covert

Chagrin

Ameliorate

Surreptitious

Trite - hackneyed

Panache
Garrulous garry

Genteel

Gratuitous unnecessary tip

Grave, gravity

Futile

Gregarious Greg

Guile deceive, guileful, guileless, beguile

Hapless happy less

Hedonist Eden pleasure

Hermetic, hermit

Hirsute Hairy

Husbandry

Hyperbole

Idiosyncrasy

Deplorable

Ignoble not noble

Imminent

Exigent

Imperious

Narcissistic

Demure modest

Meek

Imperturbable

Impotent potentate

Inane insane

Incandescent

Incense angered
Incessant

Drone continuous humming

Incorrigible

Indefatigable not fatigued

Indolent I am.

Dross gross

Indomitable

Inert

Infamous notoriety

Flagrant

Dilatory

Ebullion

Clamour

Covet

Effervescent

Daunting

Contrite

Candid

Plight

Acrimonious caustic

Wrath

Pugnacious

Fatuous

Extol praise

Convivial lively

Lament

Replete: filled with

Quagmire difficult situation

Paradox

Innate inherent nate-birth

Sedentary

Congruous

Innocuous harmless

Insatiable cannot be satisfied

Sate satisfy

Elated

Affable

Insipid

Soporific

Efficacy

Intransigent: not moving, stubborn

Inveterate smoker

Irascible

Intemperate

Itinerant

Jocose, jocular, jocund: happy, merry

Jollity

Judicious

Juxtapose placed next to next

Kinfolk

Labyrinth

Lacklustre

Lament

Languish
Lassitude tired

Levity lightness

Mercenary soldier for money

Lionize

Luminous

Magnanimous

Magnate

Malaise

Malevolent

Malice

Mar

Maudlin overly sentimental

Mellifluous Mell-honey

Mercurial

Metamorphosis

Anthropomorphic study of man forms

Misnomer

Mitigate

Mollify Palmolive soothe

Moribund, morose, mortify (embarrassed)- death

Mundane

Muse inspire, art, reflect

Nadir

Narcissism

Nemesis

Novel novice

Noxious
Obdurate stubborn

Omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient

Opaque

Opulent luxurious

Pacify

Pariah Mariah Carey

Faux pas social mistake

Parody