lists 14,15,16

acrid

unpleasant taste or smell

assiduous

showing great care, attention, and effort

carping

difficult to please

delinquesce

to melt away or dissolve

efface

to erase or remove something

histrionic

overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style

homily

a religious discourse

menagerie

a collection of wild animals; zoo

negligent

failing to take proper care or something

paramount

supreme

satiate

satisfy

tantamount

equivalent

travesty

a false representation of something

ubiquitous

present or found everywhere

vicissitude

a change of circumstances typically unpleasant

anomaly

something that deviates from the normal

abstruse

difficult to understand

antediluvian

extremely old fashioned

charlatan

a fraud

elicit

to draw out or bring forth

impudent

disrespectful; rude

obtuse

annoying insensitive

peccadillo

a small relatively unimportant offense or sin

platitude

a statement that has been used too often

prattle

to talk a lot in a foolish way

quagmire

a soft baggy area; complex or hazardous situation

sacrosanct

too important to be interfered

termagant

harsh tempered or overbearing women

umbrage

offense or annoyance

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

apocryphal

of doubtful authenticity; although widely circulated as being true

boon

something beneficial or helpful; a favor or request

certitude

absolute certainty that something is the case

celerity

swiftness of movement or action; speed

derelict*

a person or property abandoned by society

feral

in a wild state; not domesticated; ferocious; brutal

pecuniary

relating to or consisting of money

pertinacious

holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action

polemic*

a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

precocious

having developed abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual

puerile

childishly silly and trivial

rapacious

aggressively greedy or grasping

surreptitious

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

veritable

being truly or very much so

volition

the power of using one’s will