Series 39+40

mercurial

• Changing suddenly and often. - Intelligent, enthusiastic, and quick.

resplendent

Having a very bright or beautiful appearance.

thwart

To stop something from happening or someone from doing something.

irresolute

Not able or willing to take decisions or actions.

jeopardize

To put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged.

malinger

To pretend to be ill in order to avoid having to work.

lugubrious

Sad and serious.

iconoclast

A person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions.

hubris

A way of talking or behaving that is too proud.

debunk

To show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear.

assuage

To make unpleasant feelings less strong.

laconic

Using very few words to express what you mean.

instigate

To cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin

kindle

To cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood....

soporific

Causing sleep or making a person want to sleep.

amorphous

• Having no fixed form or shape. - Having no clear structure or details.

subversive

Tending to weaken or destroy an established political system, organization, or authority

reproach

To criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected.

blasphemy

Something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion.

ebullient

Excited and enthusiastic.

moribund

Not active or successful.

palpable

So obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physicslly felt

ramble

• To walk for pleasure, especially in the countryside. - To talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time.

vicarious

Experienced by reading or watching someone else do something

steadfast

Staying the same for a long time and not changing quickly or unexpectedly.

tangential

Different from or not directly connected with the one you are talking about or doing.

denounce

To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly

colloquial

Informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing

ascetic

Avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons.

precarious

In a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly.

candid

Honest and telling the truth, especially about sth difficult or painful

irreverent

Not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things.

nourishment

food

bountiful

large in amount

convoluted

very twisted

nullify

to cause something to have no value or effect