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Arboreal

Of or pertaining to trees

Asinine

Extremely stupid or foolish (as might be compared to a donkey)

Astral

Of or pertaining to stars

Feral

Wild or fierce; untamed

Florid

Excessively ornamented; related to flowers or flowery

Lupine

Of or pertaining to wolves; wolflike

Meretricious

Superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring

Motley

Diverse and poorly organized; incongruous

Prosaic

Overly plain, simple, or commonplace, to the point of being boring; pertaining to prose

Provincial

Not cosmopolitan or polished; exhibiting the countryfied manners of one from a province

Sacerdotal

Of or pertaining to priests; priestly

Serpentine

Curving in alternate directions; having the shape and form of a snake

Terpsichorean

Of or pertaining to dancing

Unctuous

Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; oily or greasy

Ursine

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears

Avuncular

Relating to an uncle; resembling the stereotypical idea of an uncle in indulgence or kindness

Crepuscular

Of or pertaining to twilight; dim

Pedagogy

The profession of teaching; the strategies of instruction

Sartorial

Of or related to the quality of dress

Semantic

Related to meaning in language or logic; petty or trivial (of a statement or argument)

Anachronism

Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time; a chronological mistake

Antipathy

A deep-seated feeling of dislike; a natural incompatibility

Circumambulate

To walk about or around, esp. ceremoniously

Confluence

A coming or flowing together; a convergence of people, forces, or things

Consummate

Complete in every detail; perfect; absolute

Grandiloquent

Speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to an excessive or showy degree

Incontrovertible

Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed

Malediction

A bad word or a curse

Misogyny

Hatred of women

Multifarious

Made up or many different parts; having great variety or diversity

Omnipresent

Being everywhere simultaneously

Perspicacious

Having keen mental insight; mentally perceptive

Punctilious

Strictly attentive to detail; precise; meticulous

Verdant

Green in tint or hue

Verisimilitude

The appearance of truth; resembling reality

Cacophony

A harsh or discordant sound

Dolorous

Full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow

Equanimity

Mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress; composure

Pandemonium

A wild uproar; a chaotic scene

Sacrosanct

Extremely holy

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beautiful things

Affable

Friendly, good-natured, and easy to talk to

Alacrity

Cheerful readiness

Auspicious

Favorable in the future

Beatific

Blissfully happy; a feeling of blessedness

Blithe

Without thought or regard; happy to the point of recklessness

Coiffure

A person’s hairstyle, especially an elaborate one

Comely

Pleasant to look at; attractive

Ebullient

Overflowing with enthusiasm; high-spirited

Elan

Style; flair

Lithe

(especially of a person’s body) thin, supple, and graceful

Pulchritude

Extraordinary physical beauty

Quiescent

Quiet or still; tranquil and at rest

Venerable

Profoundly honored; respected

Winsome

Charming, sweet, and engaging

Couture

Fashionable, made-to-measure clothes

Jaunty

Spiffy and self-confident

Salubrious

Health-giving

Sanguine

Optimistic or positive, esp. in an apparently bad or difficult siutation

Unflappable

Not easily upset or rattled; exhibiting self-control

Abase

To humiliate or degrade

Deleterious

Harmful or hazardous

Enmity

Feeling openly hostile towards someone

Ignominious

Deserving or causing public disgrace; shameful

Flummoxed

Bewildered; extremely confused

Gaunt

Extremely thin of body; emaciated from great hunger or torture

Lachrymose

Suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

Languid

Lacking in spirit or interest; slack or slow

Opprobrium

Public reproach; infamy

Perturb

To annoy greatly; to agitate

Pugnacious

Prone to fighting

Turpitude

A vile or depraved character; depravity

Vexed

Very irritated

Wan

Of an unnatural or sickly color

Wizened

Shriveled or wrinkled with age

Chapfallen

Cast down in spirit; dejected

Ennui

A feeling of utter weariness resulting from a lack of interest; extreme boredom

Maudlin

Tearfully weak; foolishly sentimental

Pusillanimous

Lacking courage or resolutionl having a cowardly spirit

Umbrage

A feeling of resentment at what is often a minor or imagined slight or offense

Anarchy

A state of lawlessness or chaos due to the absence of governmental authority

Annex

To attach as a quality or condition; to add to something large (esp. geographically)

Balkanize

To break up into smaller, often hostile units

Bellicose

Inclined to start quarrels or wars

Cabal

A secret faction

Clout

Influence or power, esp. in politics or business

Crony

A close friend or companion, esp. one who may be willing to behave dishonestly

Demagogue

A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument

Despot

A ruler with absolute power, esp. one who wields power tyrannically

Emeritus

Retired, but retaining the title of the office held

Hegemony

Political or cultural dominance or authority over others

Nepotism

The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, esp. by giving them jobs

Phalanx

A body of troops or police officers moving in close formation

Putsch

A violent attempt to overthrow the government

Venal

Open to corrupt influence; susceptible to bribery

Defenestrate

To throw out of a window

Draconian

Unusually severe or cruel, esp. as relates to laws

Interregnum

A period when normal government is suspended, esp. between successive reigns or regimes

Lionize

To treat as a celebrity

Plenipotentiary

A person invested with the full power to act on behalf of the government or other authority