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Extroverted
Outgoing, social, friendly, gregarious.
Theoretical
Concerned with thinking about an idea or concept as opposed to using or applying it.
Tortuous
Containing many irregular bends, turns, or complications.
Exculpate
To show or prove that someone is not guilty.
Defame
To slander or attack verbally.
Bestial
Animalistic; like an animal.
Isothermal
Describing two or more things that are equal in temperature.
Miscreant
A villain or wrongdoer.
Noxious
Harmful, dangerous.
Remnant
Something that is left over or continues to exist.
Stolid
Demonstrating little emotion; not easily excited.
Melancholy
A feeling of thoughtful sadness.
Olfactory
Of or relating to the sense of smell.
Proclivity
The tendency to choose or do something.
Adhesive
Sticky; having the ability to stick to something else.
Cacophony
Loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds.
Proboscis
A long, flexible snout, similar to that of an elephant or mosquito.
Ravenous
Extremely hungry, starving, voracious.
Censor
To exclude or omit parts or all of an artistic work.
Obligatory
Required by some rule (legal, moral, etc.).
Demagogue
A leader who seeks support by appealing to the popular desires of the people.
Fallacious
Illogical; based on faulty logic.
Emissary
A person sent on a certain mission, often as a political ambassador.
Dolorous
Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.
Endoscopy
A procedure by which a doctor inspects a person’s large intestine using a long, thin, flexible camera.
Autocratic
Describing a ruler or leader who has absolute power.
Hypothermia
A dangerous condition in which a person’s body temperature falls far below normal levels.
Neophyte
A beginner; a person who is very new to something.
Heliocentric
Representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted view of our solar system.
Sentient
Able to feel or perceive things.
Subside
To wear off or die down.
Divert
To turn aside; to turn away from.
Insidious
Working or plotting in a hidden, sinister way.
Linguist
One who specializes in the study of language and its structure.
Invigorate
To energize; to give life to.
Manifest
To appear in physical form.
Verbose
Using or expressing more words than are needed.
Beatific
Blissfully happy.
Cognizant
Having knowledge of; being aware of.
Benevolence
Any act of kindness or goodwill.
Writhe
To move in a twisted or contorted way.
Dilate
To widen; to get bigger.
Converge
To move or draw together at a certain location.
Pedantic
Describing a person who is overly concerned with rules and/or details; nitpicky.
Incriminate
To accuse of a crime or wrongdoing; to increase one’s guiltiness.
Convoluted
Complicated; having a great deal of nuance or detail; perhaps hard to understand.
Luminous
Shining; giving off light.
Incessantly
Unendingly; continuing without stopping.
Gynecocracy
The superiority of women.
Dystopia
A society that is undesirable or frightening.
Monotonous
Boring; drab; of a singular tone or volume.
Macrocosm
The entirety of a vast, complex structure such as the earth or a galaxy.
Hexapod
Something that has six legs and feet.
Ostentatious
Making a loud, showy display in order to get attention.
Consummate
To make whole or complete.
Digress
To turn aside from the main subject of conversation.
Omnivore
An animal or plant that eats meat as well as plants.
Promontory
A high point of land from the coast out into the sea.
Conflagration
A great, enormous fire.
Patronymic
Formed after one’s father’s name.
Prominent
Important, noteworthy, readily noticeable.
Brazen
Bold; without shame.
Enmity
Deep hatred; the quality of being an enemy.
Incredulous
Disbelieving; amazed.
Furtive
Secretive; avoiding attention; sneaky.
Efflorescence
The state of flowering; the result of growth and development.
Ebullience
Strong feelings of joy or approval.
Festoon
To decorate, ornament, or make attractive.
Retronym
A modified term that refers to an older version of that term.
Declivity
A downward slope.
Exhilarate
To energize; to make cheerful or happy.
Indignant
Feeling or expressing displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive.
Effigy
A physical representation of a thing or person.
Gesticulate
To use dramatic motions to emphasize what one is saying.
Tremulous
Nervous; shaking; weak.
Diffident
Lacking confidence in one’s ability/worth.
Leviathan
A monstrous sea creature, one which often symbolized evil in the Old Testament.
Discursive
Rambling; digressive; passing aimlessly from one subject to another.
Incantation
The chanting of words in order to invoke magical powers.
Mutinous
Engaged in or involving revolt against authority.
Impervious
Incapable of being injured or penetrated.
Sanctity
Holiness; sacredness; safeness.
Fervor
Feelings of warmth, energy, or excitedness.
Iridescent
Varying in color when seen in different light or from different angles.
Antagonist
A person/thing that is opposed to another; opponent; the 'bad guy'.
Theology
The study of religions and/or gods/divinities.
Obtuse
Dull; relatively unintelligent.
Corpulent
Large-bodied, stout, fat.
Saunter
To walk at a relaxed pace; to stroll.
Intersperse
To scatter here and there; to place at random.
Speculation
A hypothesis formed with little to no supporting evidence.
Myopic
Shortsighted, unable/unwilling to look into the future.
Cessation
A stoppage; the ending of something.
Inquisitive
Showing curiosity or a desire to learn.
Inimical
Unfriendly; hostile.
Craven
Completely lacking in courage; cowardly.
Disclose
To reveal or make known.
Truculent
Eager/quick to argue or fight.
Propitiate
Win or regain someone’s favor by doing something that pleases him/her.
Elephantine
Large and clumsy; resembling an elephant.