Alig 12. Syn FIXED

abjure

to forswear, to abstain from, to retract, to recant

acrid

irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic

august

stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

callous

insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

clandestine

covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

compunction

a scruple, a qualm, a misgiving, a contrition

conflagration

a holocaust, a wildfire

elated

jubilant, overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink

indelible

permanent, unforgettable, lasting

indulgent

permissive, liberal, tolerant, lenient

inveterate

persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

irrelevant

inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

nocturnal

nighttime, under cover of darkness

platitude

a cliché, a truism, a bromide

quell

to pacify, to squelch, to quash, to crush, to suppress

quiescent

still, inert, motionless, tranquil, dormant

ruminate

to ponder, to reflect, to muse, to mull over

tacit

unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

tangible

actual, perceptible, evident, palpable

trenchant

cutting, penetrating, acute, telling