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animosity

(n) hatred, hostility

debilitating

weakening, harmful

deficient

not having enough; lacking

insolent

(adj) rude and disrespectful

irate

(adj) angry; enraged

notorious

famous for something bad

profane

vulgar, put to ill use, disrespectful

recalcitrant

(adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

warlock

(n) a male witch

aloof

keeping a distance

banal

unoriginal, boring, hackneyed, trite, commonplace

belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

browbeat

(v) to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully

choleric

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered, irritable

garrulous

(adj) talkative, loquacious

incompetent

(adj) not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

insipid

(adj) lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

ostentatious

(adj) showy, pretentious

pedantic

tending to show off one's learning, overly scholarly

pugnacious

eager to fight, combative, belligerent

ravenous

(adj.) greedy; very hungry; voracious

sanctimonious

(adj) making a show of being morally superior to other people

imbibe

(v.) to drink; to take in, absorb

enervate

(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

maudlin

excessively sentimental

gaudy

extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

avarice

(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

folly

lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking

verbose

wordy, very talkative

austere

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

attenuate

(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

impervious

(a) unable to pass or enter, unable to upset or disturb

indifferent

(a) having no feelings or not caring one way or another

languid

(a) slow-moving

mirth

(n) happiness and good cheer

nimble

(a) agile and flexible

nonchalant

(a) without concern, calm and cool

tepid

(a) neither hot nor cold

burly

(a) very stocky and muscled

dexterity

(a) mental skill or quickness

exuberant

(a) overflowing with joy or happiness

felicity

(a) joy and happiness

frugal

(n) not wasteful or extravagant

idiosyncratic

(a) a characteristic peculiar to an individual, a quirk

integrity

a person's moral character, honesty and truthfulness

paramount

(a) having superior power and influence

prosperous

(a) wealthy or fortunate

prudent

(a) sensible and wise

thrifty

(a) able to handle money wisely, not extravagant

venerate

(v) to regard with deep respect

whimsical

(a) determined by chance or fancy instead of reason; impulsive; capricious

portraiture

the art of creating portraits.
graphic and detailed description, especially of a person.

posterity

all future generations of people/the descendants of a person

affluence

the state of having a great deal of money; wealth.

gale

windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter

fastidous

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

embargo

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

venerate

(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

omission

someone or something that has been left out or excluded

duplicitous

intentionally misleading; deceptive

pompous

(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

pundit

(n.) a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions

remonstrate

(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

cardinal

of foremost importance

portend

(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of

deluge

a flood; an overwhelming rush

obfuscate

deliberately make something difficult to understand

adamant

(adj) stubborn and persistent

condescend

(v) to act as if you are better than someone else

contradict

(v) to disagree

egotist

(n) a self-centered or conceited person (big ego)

glutton

(n) one who eats and drinks to much, greedy

imperious

(a) arrogant, behaving like royalty

plunder

(v) to steal

shun

(v) to avoid deliberately

timid

(n) shy

wily

(n) cunning and crafty

abstinence

(n) act or practice of refraining from indulging, especially in alcohol

capricious

(n) unpredictable and impulsive

contemtuous

(n) expressing disdain or extreme dislike

contentious

(n) inclined to fight or argue

feral

(a) wild and untamed

cacophony

(n) jarring and unpleasant sounds

evanescence

(n) lasting a short time, fading away gradually, state of being ephemeral

mercurial

(adj) characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes, fickle

volatile

(adj) easily changeable, quick to explode

circulate

(v) to move around freely, to spread widely

evacuate

(v) to leave or withdraw, as from a dangerous area

exclusion

(n) not being allowed to enter or join

exile

(v) to banish someone from their native country

fluctuate

(v) to shift back and forth without regularity

linger

(v) to delay or be slow in leaving

ramble

(v) to move or speak without direction

recede

(v) to move away or become smaller

rout

(n) an overwhelming defeat or (v) to defeat

audible

(adj) able to be heard

dingy

(adj) dirty, dull, or shabby

elaborate

(adj) very detailed or (v) to explain something in greater detail

elongate

(v) to lengthen

embroider

(v) to decorate an object with needlework