yahoo (adj.)
a boorish, crass, or stupid person
unintelligible (adj.)
unable to be understood or comprehend
guile (n.)
deceitful cunning
devise (v.)
to plan to obtain or bring about
incipient (adj.)
beginning to come into being
effluvia (n.)
an invisible offensive exhalation or smell
pecuniary (adj.)
consisting of or measured in money
usurp (v.)
to seize and hold in possession by force or without the right
qualm (n.)
a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience
ingratiating (adj.)
intended or adopted in order to gain favor; capable of winning favor
tremulous (adj.)
characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors; affected with timidity; characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
vitriol (n.)
bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
gingerly (adv.)
with extreme care concerning the result of a movement or action : very cautiously and carefully
undermine (v.)
to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly; to weaken or ruin by degrees
cursory (adj.)
rapidly and often superficially performed or produced
ameliorate (v.)
to make better or more tolerable
perpetuity (n.)
eternity; the quality or state of being perpetual
accede (v.)
to express or give consent: to agree to a request or demand- usually + to
hedonist (n.)
a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure: someone who practices hedonism
ignoble (adj.)
characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
fawn (n.)
to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
tactile (adj.)
perceptible by touch: tangible; of, relating to, or being the sense of touch
nadir (n.)
the lowest point
gallivant (v.)
to travel, roam, or move about for pleasureu
unequivocal (adj.)
leaving no doubt: clear, unambiguous
infantilize (v.)
to make or keep infantile; to treat as if infantile
shenanigans (n.)
tricky or questionable practices or conduct —usually used in plural; high-spirited or mischievous activity —usually used in plural
disparate (adj.)
markedly distinct in quality or character
cavalcade (n.)
a procession of vehicles or ships; a dramatic sequence or procession
zany (n.)
very eccentric or absurd; often in an amusing way
carouse (v.)
to take part in a carouse: engage in dissolute behavior
wistful (adj.)
full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
also : inspiring such yearning; musingly sad : pensive
beguile (v.)
hoodwink; to lead by deception
dolorous (adj.)
causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
hackles (n.)
erectile hairs along the neck and back especially of a dog; temper, dander
contraption (n.)
device, gadget
lackadaisical (adj.)
lacking life, spirit, or zest
MacGyver (v.)
to make, form, or repair (something) with what is conveniently on hand
vicinity (n.)
a surrounding area or district; neighborhood
unctuous (adj.)
having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
plausible (adj.)
superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often deceptively so; superficially pleasing or persuasive; appearing worthy of belief
sinecure (n.)
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
expedite (v.)
to accelerate the process or progress of: speed up
arboreal (adj.)
of, relating to, or resembling a tree
vicissitudes (n.)
a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance: a fluctuation of state or condition; a difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life, a career, or a course of action and usually beyond one's control; alternating change: succession
prudence (n.)
the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason; sagacity or shrewdness in the management of affairs; skill and good judgment in the use of resources; caution or circumspection as to danger or risk
shrewd (adj.)
marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen; given to wily and artful ways or dealing
posterity (n.)
all future generations
plummet (v.)
to fall perpendicularly; to drop sharply and abruptly
defunct (adj.)
no longer living, existing, or functioning