Studied by 32 peopleprosperous
wealthy; well-off
vigor
strength; liveliness
terso
brief; concise; to the point
somber
gloomy; serious
opaque
dark; unclear, impossible to see through or understand
reprove
to criticize mildly
inquisitive
curious
progressive
moving forward
serone
quiet; calm; peaceful
ruffle
to disturb the smoothness of; to upset mildly
capricious
unpredictable; likely to change
morose
gloom; sullen; sad
profound
very great or intense
expunge
to erase; to strike out
prevaricate
to lie
effectual
effective
reserved
self-restrained; modest; retiring; not showy
swindler
a cheat; a con man
rigidity
unwillingness to change or bend
tonic
a refreshing drink
weight
importance
surfeit
excessive amount
soporific
sleep inducing; extremely boring
subjugate
to subdue and dominate; to enslave
superfluous
unnecessary
vociferous
loud; outspoken
kindle
to begin to burn
strut
to walk with overconfidence
spurious
false; fake
wayward
going one's own way; erratic, unpredictable
stolid
emotionless
tailor
to shape or alter for a particular purpose
trite
unoriginal; overused
raucous
harsh or rough-sounding
stupor
mental confusion
tirade
a long, angry speech
rebuff
to reject; to snub; to refuse abruptly
sluggard
a lazy person
theology
the study of religion
newfangled
new; untested
stratagem
a trick or deception
splinter
a sharp, slender piece broken or split off of something; to split
jovial
cheerful and happy
vestige
the remains of something that no longer exists
replete
completely filled or supplied with
prudish
overly concerned with being modest or proper
turbulent
stormy
paradigm
a model; an example
residual
left over when something is gone
hindrance
an obstruction; something that gets in the way
proliferate
to spread rapidly
stymie
to get in the way of; to hinder
stilts
tall, slender supporting posts
accolade
an award; an honor
peltry
animal skins, processed or unprocessed
stratify
to separate into layers
pushover
a person easily influenced or exploited
eviscerate
to remove the inner organs of a body
effervescent
bubbly, lively
surreptitious
secret, stealthy
turpitude
shameful wickedness; evil
synopsis
brief summary
miser
a greedy person
resplendent
shining; glowing
obstinate
stubborn; unyielding
sobriety
seriousness
surmise
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; guess
pompous
arrogant; cocky; showy
pompous
arrogant; cocky; showy
salutary
beneficial; wholesome
virtuous
honest; moral; ethical
uncouth
lacking good manners
preposterous
ridiculous, senseless
subside
wear off or die down
ponderous
heavy; difficult
quandary
a state of perplexity or doubt
ascendancy
dominance; being on top
erroneous
incorrect; wrong
vulgarian
a vulgar person
rectify
to correct; to straighten; to make amends for
unsung
unrecognized; uncelebrated
threadbare
tattered clothing
gaunt
thin and bony, especially from illness or lack of food
unilateral
on one side only
wake
the track left when something leaves, especially a boat
tangential
off to the side; secondary
extricate
to free from difficulty; to remove something entangled; to untangle
tightfisted
greedy
superlative
of the highest quality
fitful
irregular; subject to sudden, violent outbursts
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