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Extol

Praise enthusiastically

Screed

A lengthy, often ranting piece of writing or discourse

Delineate

To describe, portray, or outline something with extreme precision, clarity, and detail

Capitulate (cuh-pit-chu-late)

Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

Venerate

To regard with great respect, to revere

Droll

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

Ingratiate

Bring oneself into favor by flattering someone or trying to please them

Extrapolated

To predict by projecting past experience or known data (especially with unknown experience), infer or assume

Duplicitous

Deceitful or treacherous

Inconsequential

Not important or significant

Exultant

Triumphantly happy

Assailable

Not defended, vulnerable

Interminable

Seemingly endless

Surreptitious (sur ruh tit cious)

Secret

Unbridled

Uncontrolled or unrestrained

Shrewd

Having sharp power of judgement, astute

Edifying

Providing intellectual or moral support

Sordid

Sleazy or dirty

Undulate

Rise and fall smoothly

Disconcerted

Unsettled or confused

Obfuscate (ob fahs cate)

To be evasive, unclear or intelligible

Oeuvre (ohv rah)

The collective works of a painter, writer, or composer

Impetuous (im pech u us)

Acting or done quickly without thought or care

Succinct (suh sync d)

Brief and clearly expressed

Cavalier

Showing a lack of concern

Despondent

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Contentious

Causing discord, controversial (from root word contention)

Malaise

Unhappiness

Ephemeral (efem ah ral)

Lasting a very short time

Piddly

Trivial

Adroit (a dro t)

Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

Prolix (pro licks)

Using or containing too many words, lengthy

Verbose

Using more words than necessary

Ensconce (en sconce)

Establish or settle in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

Beholden

Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service

Auspicious

Conducive to success, favorable

Obstinate

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or action despite others attempts to do so

Comportment

Behavior, range of actions and mannerisms

Morass

A complicated or confusing situation, muddy ground

Magnanimous (mag nan amous)

Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival

Cloying

Excessively sweet

Clandestine

Secret

Repudiate

To reject or deny

Perfunctory

Action or gesture carried out with minimum effort or reflection

Rudimentary

Basic

Sordid

Sleazy or dirty

Ubiquitous

Found everywhere, always present

Impertinent

Rude and irrelevant

Rapacious

Aggressively greedy or grasping, ravenous. Living on prey.

Consternation

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected