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ancillary

subsidiary

arbitrary

unrestricted; willful

desultory

disconnected; random

efficacious

effective

eminent

prominent

halcyon

calm; tranquil

imminent

happening soon

laconic

concise; terse

perquisite

benefit

perspicacity

keen insight

propensity

inclination, tendency

pulchritude

physical beauty

quotidian

daily

recalcitrant

resistant

sepulcher

tomb

serendipity

good fortune

solicitous

concerned

staid

settled; sedate

tenebrous

dark; gloomy

titillate

excite; arouse

abstemious

moderate in diet

amenable

agreeable; tractable

archaic

antiquated

blase

indifferent; bored

dilatory

procrastinating; slow

fecund

fruitful; prolific

flaunt

conspicuously display

flout

treat scornfully; scoff

idiosyncrasy

mannerism peculiar to oneself

inculcate

teach persistently

insouciant

carefree; nonchalant

intrepid

fearless

jocund

cheerful; merry

martinet

strict disciplinarian

mnemonic

assisting memory

pithy

terse; forceful

plethora

overabundance; excess

strident

harsh; grating

tremulous

nervous; timid

viscous

sticky; thick

abattoir

slaughterhouse

aesthetics

study of beauty

adulation

excessive devotion

ascetic

austere (simple life)

bludgeon

strike; bully

burgeoning

beginning to grow

cant

insincere statements

carp

find fault

cavil

make trivial objections

dudgeon

anger

enthrall

captivate; charm

erudite

scholarly

gauntlet

an ordeal

hoyden

ill-bred girl

incandescent

brilliant

juggernaut

overwhelming force

nimbus

aura; halo

nugatory

of little value

orotund

full, rich speech

virago

ill-tempered woman

avuncular

like an uncle

cretinous

stupid

effigy

image

effulgent

radiant

elicit

draw out

ennui

boredom

evanescent

pass fleetingly

flamboyant

showy

illicit

unlawful

impermeable

impassable

primordial

source; first

prodigal

wasteful; extravagant

prodigious

remarkable; impressive

salient

prominent

surrogate

substitute

talisman

amulet; charm

tintinnabulation

bell ringing

troglodyte

cave dweller

ululation

howling

verdant

green with vegetation

ballast

weight for balance

blatant

obvious

discombobulate

confuse; upset

disingenuous

insincere

ephemeral

short-lived; transitory

exculpatory

clear from guilt

maculate

stain

masticate

chew thoroughly

pecuniary

money related

permutation

alteration

petulance

peevishness

pernicious

hurtful

promontory

headland

querulous

complaining

roil

irritate; provoke

transcendent

surpassing; beyond ordinary

tryst

secret meeting

vacuous

empty

vagary

unpredictable action

vicissitude

variation; change