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- Anachronism
- something that is not happening in its proper time
- Affluent
- to flow in abundance, wealthy
- Acute
- a sharp angle, very keen
- Acuity
- keennes of perception
- Acumen
- mental sharpness
- Acrionious
- full of spite, bitter, nasty
- Acrid
- unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor
- Antipathy
- feeling agaisnt someone or something, dislike
- Empathy
- feeling the same thing as someone else
- Amicable
- pleasant, friendly
- Amity
- peaceful, friendly relations
- Amiable
- friendly, affable
- Abhor
- to dislike intensely, loathe, despise
- Aberration
- a departure from what is normal or typical
- Abdicate
- give up, resign, as to abdicate a throne
- Amorphous
- having no form or shape
- Anarchy
- having no government, hence great disorder, chaos
- Anomaly
- not following the norm, hence an exception to a role
- Atheist
- person who does not believe in God
- Brigand
- known for living by plunder, a bandit
- Braggart
- known for bragging
- Benign
- good natured, kindly, favorable, not malignant
- Benevolent
- an inclination to do good, kindliness
- Benefactor
- one who has given help, especially financial
- Benediction
- to say or speak well of, hence a blessing
- Circumspect
- to look around and thus be cautious
- Chronological
- arranged in the order of occurence
- Complacent
- to be so calm as to be self-satisfied, smug
- Confluence
- to flow together, convergence
- Cynic
- known for distrusting human nature
- Chauvinist
- known for excessive nationalism, a jingoist
- Diffident
- lack of faith in oneself, lack of confidence
- Demagogue
- known for using popular prejudices and false claims to gain power
- Debunker
- known for exposing falsehoods
- Exacerbate
- to sharpen or aggravate a conflict, inflame
- Elucidate
- to make clear, clarify
- Egregious
- out of the group, outstandingly bad
- Egoist
- known for being excessively concerned with himself/herself, conceited
- Eccentric
- off center, hence a bit odd, weird, peculiar
- Elusive
- out of reach, hard to catch, evasive
- Eminent
- outstanding, illustrious, very prominent, notable
- Exorbitant
- literally out of orbit, hence unreasonable
- Expound
- to elaborate, to explain in great detail
- Extricate
- to get out of an entanglement or difficulty
- Extrovert
- an outgoing personality
- Gregarious
- enjoying the compnay of groups, affable
- Glutton
- known for having a huge, insatiable appetite for food and drink
- Hypocrite
- known for saying one thing and doing another, insincere
- Hedonist
- known for seeking pleasure
- Iconoclast
- known for attacking settled beliefs
- Implacable
- incapable of being calmed, relentless
- Impugn
- to challenge the accuracy or honest of something
- Immutable
- unchanging
- Impious
- lacking reverence, disrespectful
- Inauspicious
- not favorable
- Incorporeal
- without material form or substance
- Incorrigible
- incapable of being reformed
- Indefatigable
- incapable of being fatigued, having great stamina
- Insatiable
- incapable of being satisfied
- Intrepid
- having no fear, dauntless
- Inviolable
- secure and thus cannot be violated
- Loafer
- known for being habitually lazy
- Loiterer
- known for idleness
- Laggard
- known for being habitually tardy, dilatory
- Miscreant
- one who behaves criminally, an evildoer, a malefactor
- Misanthrope
- a person who hates or distrusts mankind
- Misnomer
- wrong name
- Miser
- known for being stingy, a skinflint
- Skinflint
- known for excessive thrift, a miser
- Martinet
- known as a strict disciplinarian
- Malingerer
- a person who pretends illness so as to avoid work
- Magnate
- known for having great power
- Malediction
- to say bad things, a curse
- Malevolent
- wishing evil or harm to others
- Malicious
- to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
- Malefactor
- an evildoer or criminal
- Malignant
- having an evil influence, very harmful
- Perspicacity
- having keen vision, as in being perceptive, astute
- Placid
- to be outwardly calm, composed
- Placate
- to calm the anger of
- Pugnacious
- combative, quick to fight
- Pellucid
- very clear, transparent
- Translucent
- permitting the passage of light
- Perfidious
- treacherous, untrustworthy
- Pragmatist
- known for using a practical approach to solving problems
- Philanthropist
- known for generosity, a humanitarian
- Pessimist
- known for having a gloomy outlook on life
- Pacifist
- known for opposing war and violence
- Quack
- a person who pretends to have skill or knowledge he/she does not have; charlatan
- Repugnant
- offensive, very distasteful, repulsive
- Rogue
- known for being mischievous
- Renegade
- known for rejecting lawful or conventional behavior
- Raconteur
- known for telling witty stories and anecdotes
- Redundant
- to repeat something over and over again
- Refurbish
- to make new again, renovate
- Rejuvenate
- to feel young again
- Repatriate
- to return to one's country of origin
- Resilient
- to bounce back from adversity or change
- Revitalize
- to regain energy
- Revoke
- to take back
- Specious
- seemingly fair or true, but actually not so, deceptive
- Synchronize
- to occur at the same time, simultaneous
- Suoerfluous
- to flow above, hence exceeding what is necessary
- Segregate
- separating into different groups
- Stickler
- known for insisting on exact standards
- Virtuoso
- known for excelling in the technique of an art
- Sage
- known for wisdom
- Spendthrift
- known for spending money unwisely
- Supersede
- replace, take the place of
- Supercilious
- thinking you are above others, arrogant, haughty
- Optimist
- known for having a hopeful outlook on life
- Zealot
- known for excessive loyalty to a cause
- Fidelity
- loyalty, faithfulness
- Infidelity
- unfaithfulness
- Unfazed
- calm, not disturbed
- Unflappable
- not easily upset, calm
- Unfettered
- free from restraints, liberated
- Unfounded
- groundless, without substance, false
- Unorthodox
- not following established ways of thinking
- Unparalleled
- having no parallel, hence unequaled
- Unremitting
- unrelieved, relentless, ceaseless
- Unscathed
- unhurt, unharmed
- Unsubstantiated
- not proven
- Unwarranted
- lacking justification
- Untenable
- that which cannot be defended
- Affable
- pleasant, friendly
- Aesthetics
- the study of beauty
- Ameliorate
- to make better, improve
- Abstruse
- difficult to understand, very abstract
- Amenable
- willing to agree, responsive, cooperative
- Approbation
- approval
- Appropriated
- to take or make use of without authority or right
- Arduous
- long and difficult and thus hard to accomplish
- Audacious
- very bold
- Blanch
- to drain of color, become pale
- Bombastic
- pretentious, inflated speech or writing, lacking in humility
- Brandish
- to shake of wave in a menacing manner
- Brusque
- rough and abrupt in manner or speech, curt
- Burgeon
- to grow rapidly
- Cantakerous
- difficult or irritating to deal with
- Capacious
- spacious, roomy
- Circuitous
- following a circular or winding path, indirect
- Circumscribe
- to draw a line around, hence to restrict or limit
- Compendium
- a concise list or summary
- Consensus
- a general agreement, common consent
- Corroborate
- to support with evidence, confirm a claim
- Decorum
- conformity to accepted norms of behavior
- Defile
- to make unclear or impure, desecrate
- Demonstrative
- an open display of feelings
- Demystify
- to make clear and thus less baffling
- Desolate
- lonely, uninhabited
- Desultory
- makred by a lack of a plan or purpose, lacking direction
- Dilatory
- tending to delay or procrastinate
- Disabuse
- to rid of false ideas, enlighten, free from error
- Disdain
- to look on with scorn
- Disingenuous
- giving a false appearence of simple frankness, hence calculating and crafty
- Disparage
- to run down, belittle, speak poorly of
- Diversion
- something that diverts or amuses
- Divulge
- to make known, reveal
- Docile
- easy to manage, malleable
- Dogmatic
- very stuuborn adherence to beliefs
- Eclectic
- selecting from a wide variety of sources, methods, or styles
- Effervescent
- to give off bubbles and thus be bubbly, exuberant
- Emulate
- to imitate, copy
- Enamor
- fill with love
- Equanimity
- evenness of mind, especially under stress
- Espouse
- to give support to
- Exasperate
- to cause irritation or annoyance
- Exigency
- great urgency, requiring immediate attention
- Fallible
- prone to making errors
- Fastidious
- exacting, meticulous, hard to please
- Fathom
- figure out, comprehend, probe the depth of
- Feasible
- possible
- Fervor
- intense feelings, great passion
- Flaunt
- to violate conventions, treat with contempt
- Garish
- excessively vivid colors
- Gingerly
- very cautious, careful
- Idiosyncrasy
- any personal peculiarity, eccentricity
- Incandescent
- giving off light, gleaming, brilliantly shining
- Incantation
- use of spells or verbal charms spoken as part of a magical ritual