WOW WORDS

Abhorrent

inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.

Abstemious

marked by restraint, especially in the consumption of food or alcohol

Acerbic

harsh or severe, as of temper or expression

Acrimonious

caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior

Acumen

keen insight; shrewdness

Bane

a person or thing that ruins or spoils

Barrage

an overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms: a barrage of questions.

Bilateral

pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions, parties, or the like.

Blandishment

something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice

Brevity

shortness of time or duration; briefness.

Cajole

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.

Calumny

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

Castigate

to criticize or reprimand severely

Chaste

refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous

Compunction

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse

Deleterious

injurious to health

Denouement

the final outcome of the main dramatic complication (in a literary work)

Despotic

relating to, or characteristic of an absolute ruler

Disingenuous

lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity

Ductile

capable of being molded or shaped

Ebullience

high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance

Effluvia

a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious

Effrontery

shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity

Egregious

extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; eminent

Enervate

to weaken; to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of