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turbid

deficient in clarity producing obscurity : muddy

inconspicuous

not obvious, attracting attention

vehement

intensely emotional : passionate : fervent : marked by forceful energy

wrathful

anger : ire

obscure

uncertain, undiscovered, concealed

obfuscate

to be evasive, unclear, or confusing : to darken, to obscure.

umbrage

a sense of injury

interdict

a prohibitory decree

palliate

to moderate the intensity of

tirade

speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative language

harangue

a ranting speech; a lecture

reconnoiter

to make a reconnaissance * a preliminary survey to gain information

undulate

move with a smooth (wavelike) motion

fret

to become worried

repine

to feel dejection or discontent : to indulge in fretfulness

frivolous

lacking in seriousness : marked by levity

levity

frivolity

contemptuously

expressing disapproval : to indulge in scornful behavior : the act of despising : lack of respect or reverence

haughty

disdainfully proud : supercilious : superior

qualms

a feeling of uneasiness : doubt or fear

subdued

lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength

deity

god : supreme being

apotheosis

elevation to divine statue : deification : L. deus=god : Gr. theos=god

melancholy

depression of spirits, sadness

austere

stern and cold in appearance or manner : somber, grave

formidable

causing fear or dread : inspiring awe or wonder

redoubtable

formidable : illustrious : eminent

obliquely

not straightforward; indirect

curtness

sparing of words : terse : brusque : marked by rude or peremptory shortness

taut

stretched, tight.

reverent

respectful, humble : [remember revere]

infallible

incapable of error.

placid

serenely free of disturbance

halcyon

calm, peaceful.

ominous

being an omen : foreboding or foreshadowing evil

portentous

something that foreshadows a coming event

venerable

calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments : deserving to be venerated

succinct

marked by compact precise expression without wasted words : concise

discreet

unpretentious, modest : unobtrusive, unnoticeable

acquiescence

the act of accepting completely : to comply or submit

countenance

facial expression

visage

the face, countenance, or appearance of a person

import

having superior strength, influence, or authority : prevailing

importunate

urgent in character, request or demand.

importune

to harass with persistant demands or entreaties

elucidate

to give a clarifying explanation : to bring out more clearly

pellucid

easy to understand

obtrusive

forward in manner : thrust out : protruding : undesirably prominent

terse

short, brusque : pithy

deigned

to condescend reluctantly : stoop

benignly

showing kindness, gentleness

turbulent

characterized by agitation and tumult : tempestuous

corroborate

to support with evidence or authority: make more certain

mollified

to sooth (in temper or disposition) : to reduce in intensity : assuage

primly

stiffly formal and proper

candid

straightforward

iota

an infinitesimal [incalculably small] amount

temerity

foolhardy contempt for danger or opposition : rash or reckless act

pauper

a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity

impecunious

having very little or no money

indigence

a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking

integrity

firm adherence to a code : incorruptibility

probity

adherence to the highest principles : uprightness : L. probus=honesty

remorse

gnawing distress arising from awareness of guilt

compunction

remorseful feeling

feral

ferocious : wild, fierce

truculence

displaying savagery : cruel, savage : vitriolic

diction

choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness

lexicon

dictionary : collection of a language’s words

credibility

the quality of inspiring belief : L. credo=belief

adamant

insistent : unyielding or unbreakable or extremely hard substance.

stolidly

having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional

sordid

marked by baseness or grossness : vile, dirty, filthy

squalid

marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty

squalor

the state of being squalid