DLQ1 1-100

alacrity

alacrity

eagerness, willingness

Celerity

swiftness, speed

Summarily

immediately

pensive

reflective

contemplative

Reflective, introspective, meditative

introspective

reflective about oneself, thoughtful

indefatigable

tireless

restive

tireless

assiduous

diligent

delineate

outline

elucidate

to make clear

obfuscate

to make more confusing

lucid

clear

limpid

clear

pellucid

extremely clear

loquacious

talkative

voluble

talkative

garrulous

annoyingly talkative

gregarious

social

taciturn

quiet

serpentine

winding

sinuous

winding

tortuous

winding

labyrinth

a maze

labyrinthine

maze-like

torrid

fast

torpid

slow

magnaminous

kind

magnanimity

kindness and forgiveness

magis

the best choice

myriad

a multitude of

Eloquentia Perfecta

pursuit of perfect eloquence

zenith

peak

apex

peak

pinnacle

peak

summit

peak

acme

peak

apogee

peak

perigree

when the moon is closest to the earth

nadir

bottom

irrepressible

not able to be controlled or restrained

arrogate

to claim or take without justification

intrepid

brave

indigenous

native

terra firma

firm ground

invariably

unconditionally

autonomy

self-rule

autonomous

self-ruling

apartheid

separation of people based on race

calculus

system of organizing/reasoning

geopolitical

related to political power linked to region

strife

hardship

threshold

point of entry

immutable

unchanging

liminal

in-between

omnipresent

common

ubiquitous

common

animate

to bring to life

Diaspora

A dispersion of people from their homeland

deracinate

to uproot

vicissitudes

life stages

vagaries

unpredictable changes

quotidian

daily

incrementally

bit by bit

Archetype

traditional/overarching symbol

Diction

word choice

syntax

grammar and sentence structure

tone

the author's attitude toward the subject

ethos

appeal to character

pathos

Appeal to emotion

logos

appeal to reason

symbiotically

working together

axiomatic

obvious

composition

the makeup of something

cynosure

focal point

latter

last-mentioned

coherent

clear

cogent

clear

sacrosanct

sacred

incendiary

controversial

bevy

an array of

aplomb

poise

equaniminity

poise

sangfroid

poise

borne

emerging out of

crystallizes

makes clear

recursive

back and forth

emancipated

freed

ascertain

to figure out

indubitably

without doubt