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Insatiable - Impossible to Satisfy
Frivolity - Lack of seriousness, lightheartedness
Frivolous - Not having any serious purpose or value.
Loquacious - Tending ot talk a great deal; talkative
Innocous - Not harmful or offensive
Tenuous - Very weak or slight.
Caustic - Sarcastic in a bitter and scathing way
Meticulous - Showing a great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Pliable - Easily influenced, easily bent
Copacetic - In excellent order
Osculate - Kiss
Ravenous - Extremely hungry
Sully - Damage the purity or integrity of; defile
Zenith - The time at which something is most powerful or successful
Innuendo - An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
Escapade - An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
Inane - Silly, stupid
Innate - Natural
Affinity - Spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.
Idemponent - Denoting an element of a set that is unchanged in value when multiplied or otherwise operated on by itself.
Ephemeral - Lasting for a very short time
Repudiate - Refuse to accept or be associated with
Resentment - Bitter indignation at having been reated unfairly
Facitious - Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Comptemporary - A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.
Neoteric - New or modern; recent. A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.
Sinecure - A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
Ruminate - think deeply about something.
Virulent - Bitterly hostile.
Calumny - The making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation
Slander - The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
Emanate - To flow forth or originate from a source
Clemency - Mercy; Lenience
Dirge - A mournful song, piece of music, or poem.
Contumely - Humiliating Insult
Penury - Extreme Poverty
Lapidary - One who works at cutting polishing or engraving gems
Verdent - Unripe in knowledge or judgement
Emolument - Profit or gain arising from employment or position
Intrepid - Fearless
Mendicant - A Beggar
Strident - Loud, harsh, grating
Vitiate - Spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
Penitent - Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
Piquant - Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor
Precursor - A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.
Obviate - Avoid; Prevent.
Pensive - Thinking deeply or seriously. Often of sad or melancholy things
Plaintive - Extremely Sorrow or mournful
Exigency - State of urgency
Exhilarate - Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
Incisive - Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Vigorous - Strong, healthy, and full of energy.
Trenchant - Vigorous or Incisive in expression or style.
Puissant - Great power or influence
Inveterate - Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.
Extirpate - Root out and destroy completely.
Chicanery - The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
Chagrin - Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
Banal - So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Baneful - Harmful or destructive to someone or something.
Insurgent - A rebel or revolutionary.
Imbibe - Absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).
Garish - Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.
Lurid - Very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
Invective - Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Redoubtable - Formidable, especially as an opponent.
Accollade - an award/priveledge as a special honor or as a acknowledgment of merit
Frumpy - dowdy and old fashioned
Laceration - a deep cut or reat in skin or flesh
Conduit - a channel for conveying water or other fluid.
Ailing - in poor health.
Reductive - tending to present a subject or problem in a simplified form, especially one viewed as crude.
Inebriate - Alcoholic
Onerous - involving, imposing, or constituting a burden
Prosaically - In a ordinary, straightforward way, boring
Albeit - syn for Although
Deride - to laugh at or insult contemptously
Discerning - showing good judgement
Contempt - the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scor
Calamity - an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
Repose - be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.
Winnows - blow away/ seperate
Alexithymia - a broad term to describe problems with feeling emotions
Equine - relating to or characteristic of a horse
Coneyance - similar to convey
Salient - strikingly conspicuous, prominent
Zest - enjaybly exiciting quality, keen enjoyment
Ebullient - Enthusiastic, excitement
Risible - Worthy of being laughing at.
Ornery - Mean spirited, disagreeable.
Assent - To express agreement or acceptance, as of a proposal.
Hedonish - a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker.
Corporeal - relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit.
Slavishness - Of or characteristic of a slave or slavery; or Showing no originality
Clamour - a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.
Engendered - cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
Denizen - an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place.
Dogma - a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
Acolyte - a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession.
Empirical - based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
Archetypes - A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Sinuous - Something that has a graceful and curving shape or movement
Nix - put an end to; cancel.
Baleful - threatening harm; menacing.
Elephantine - Resembling, or characteristic of an elephant(s), especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
Misnomer - a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
Belabor - argue or elaborate in excessive detail OR attack or assault physically or verbally.
Precipitously - very steeply. OR hastily and without careful consideration.
Venerate - regard with great respect; revere.
Codex - An ancient manuscript text in book form
Manuscript - A book, document, or piece of music written by hand instead of typed
Stalwart - Loyal, Reliable, and hardworking
Agog - Very eager or curious to hear or see something.
Sanguine - Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Muse - Person or personified force who is the source of insparation for a creative artist
Quintessential - Most typical or perfect example of something
Divestment - Action or process of selling off subsidiary business interest or investments
Lauded - Highly praised or admired
Virility - Qulity of having strength, energy and a strong drive; manliness
Nuptial - A wedding
Canard - False or misleading story
Inviolable - Never to be broken, infringed or dishonored
Cherubim - Winged angel
Goad - Provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.
Exasperate - Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
Parishioner - One who belongs to or attends a particular church.
Capricious - Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
Chrysalis - A transitional state
Edify - Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
Steed - A horse being ridden or available for riding.
Hearth - The floor or area around a fireplace. Can also be used as a symbol of one's home.
Portcullis - A Strong, heavy grating that can be lowered down grooves on each side of a gateway to block it (Castle Gate)
Adage - A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Inimitable - Defying imitation; matchless.
Subterfuge - Deception used to achieve an end.
Quiescent - Quiet, still, or inactive
Druidic - Pertaining to, or resembling, the Druids
Reverent - Marked by, feeling, or expressing reverence.
Reverence - A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love
Ecumenical - Refers to efforts aimed at promoting unity and cooperation among different Christian denominations
Consensus - An opinion/position/agreement reached by a group as a whole.
Homiletics - The art of preaching.
Creed - A system of belief, principles, or opinions.
Shalom - A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. Literally means 'Peace'.
Frenetic - Distracted; mad; frantic; phrenetic.
Vacous - Empty, unfilled, void
Mendacious - Given to deception or falsehood; lying.
Innuendo - An allusive or oblique remark or hint. Typically suggestive
Bridle - head gear used to control a horse
Cauterize - Burning of skin/flesh of a wound with heated instrument. Typically to stop bleeding or prevent infection
Avowed - That has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly.
Enthroned - Install (a monarch) on a throne, especially during a ceremony to mark the beginning of their rule
Deleterious - Causing harm or damage
Litany - A repetitive recital, series, or list
Myriad - Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable
Pernicious - Ending to cause death or serious injury; deadly.
Panacea - A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all