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abject
completely without pride or dignity
aberration
deviation from the norm
abjure
to renounce or reject
abscond
to flee
accede
to agree to a demand
alacrity
eagerness and speed
antiseptic
clean or pure
apt
accurate or appropriate
assiduous
showing great care
beguile
to charm, to decieve
bereft
deprived or lacking
blandishment
a flattering statement used to persuade someone
bombastic
inflated
bovine
cow-like
braggart
someone who brags
brevity
concise, short
cajole
to persuade someone via flattery
callous
cruel disregard for others
calumny
slander, defamation
camaraderie
friendship
carouse
to drink and party in a lively way
carp
to pester, complain about trivial matters
cavort
to dance excitedly
censorious
critical of others
circumlocution
using many words in an evasive way
circumscribe
restrict within limits
cognizant
having knowledge of
commensurate
equal to
compunction
a feeling of guilt
concomitant
naturally accompanying
conducive
helps produce positive or desired results
conduit
a vessel or channel for transporting something
conflagration
large fire
confound
to surprise, shock
connive
to trick, conspire
consign
to assign or deliver something into someone else’s custody
constituent
being part of a whole
contingent
dependent on or conditioned by something else
contusion
a bruise
contrite
feeling remorse or guilt
contentious
controversial, likely to cause an argument
contrived
deliberately created rather than arising naturally
convivial
friendly and cheerful
corollary
a result that is the natural consequence of something else
corpulence
obesity, fatness
covet
to want greatly
cupidity
greed for money
dearth
a lack of something
debacle
a fiasco or failure
demagogue
a politician who appeals to the prejudices of the common people
demur
to show reluctance, raise objections
denigrate
to belittle, criticize unfairly
diaphanous
sheer and translucent
dirge
funerary song
divulge
to reveal personal information
duress
intimidation or coercion
eclectic
wide-ranging
edict
an official order
ebullient
cheerful and lively
efficacious
has the power to achieve a particular result
effluvia
unpleasant odor
egregious
outstandingly bad
elegy
a poem of reflection, typically a lament for the dead
elude
to escape one’s grasp
emollient
soothing
empirical
based on (as evidence)
emulate
to imitate
enervate
to weaken, to drain of energy
engender
to bring about
ephemeral
short-lived
equanimity
mental calmness
evanescent
fading quickly from sight
evince
to reveal the presence of
exhort
to strongly encourage someone to do something
execrable
extremely bad or unpleasant
exigent
pressing, demanding
expedient
(of an action) convenient though possibly improper
expiate
to atone for guilt or sin
extol
to praise
exulted
feeling great pleasure
fallacious
based on a mistaken belief
fatuous
silly or pointless
fiscal
relating to government/taxes
flagrant
conspicuously or obviously offensive
forbearance
a refraining from the enforcement of something that is due (loans, debt, etc.); patience
fortuitous
happening by accident or chance rather than design
fractious
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome
garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
grandiloquent
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress
grapple
engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
gratuitous
uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted
hapless
(especially of a person) unfortunate
harrowing
distressing
impecunious
having little or no money
impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or care; moving forcefully or rapidly
impinge
to have an effect or impact, especially a negative one; to encroach
impute
to represent (something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; to attribute
inane
silly, stupid
inchoate
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
incongruity
unsuitable, inappropriate
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