benign(adj)
good-natured; kind; favorable; beneficial; doing little or no harm; not malignant
blithe (adj)
happy and cheerful
bravado (n)
pretended courage, feigned confidence
bucolic (adj)
of shepherds; pastoral; rural; rustic
cacophony (n)
discord; harsh sound
cajole (v)
persuade by deliberate flattery
camaraderie (n)
comradeship
candor (n)
sincerity
capricious (adj)
erratic; unpredictable
catharsis (n)
an emotional purification or relief
caustic (adj)
stinging or biting
chagrin (n)
a feeling of disappointment, humiliation, or embarrassment caused by failure
chide (v)
to scold or blame
clandestine (adj)
secretive; surreptitious
cogent (adj)
compelling or convincing
cognizant (adj)
aware; fully informed
commensurate (adj)
proportionate; corresponding in measure
commiserate (v)
to sympathize with in distress; to show pity
complacent (adj)
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements
conjecture (n)
the act of guessing; speculation