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acerbic

biting, bitter in tone or taste

alacrity

brisk and cheerful readiness

auspicious

favorable

capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

confluenece

a flowing together

credulous

gullible

desultory

jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

disingenuous

Insincere, not genuine

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

ebullience

intense enthusiasm

ensue

to follow as a result

exorbitant

excessive

fatuous

silly, foolish

inculcate

to teach; impress in the mind

laudatory

expressing praise

misanthropy

hatred of mankind

ostensibly

supposedly; purportedly; allegedly

pedantic

tending to show off one's learning

reticent

silent; reserved

temerity

rashness, boldness

efficacy

effectiveness

mutability

capability of change

inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

amenable

agreeable

intrinsic

belonging naturally; essential

emaciated

unnaturally thin

vehemence

the display of strong feeling; passion

countenance

facial expression

propound

to propose

erudition

deep, extensive learning

abasement

humiliation; degradation

palliate

to make less serious; ease

odius

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

machination

plot or scheme

impalpable

unable to be felt by touch

defunct

no longer existing or functioning

scurrilous

vulgar, coarse

malevolence

evil intent

semblance

outward appearance

ethereal

heavenly

admonish

warn or reprimand someone firmly

animosity

hatred

censure

to criticize harshly

copious

abundant

deleterious

harmful

didactic

instructive

eclectic

choosing from various sources

germane

relevant

indolent

lazy

inveterate

habitual

magnanimous

generous

nebulous

vague

petulant

easily irritated or annoyed

precocious

talented beyond one's age

predilection

preference

provincial

narrow-minded

quixotic

idealistic but impractical

rectify

to correct

subjugate

to conquer

ubiquitous

present or existing everywhere

approbation

approval

austere

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

banal

common, ordinary

cogent

convincing

commensurate

proportional

dissuade

to persuade not to do something

egregious

extremely bad

fervent

eager; earnest

hubris

excessive pride

inundate

to overwhelm

laconic

brief and to the point

ostentatious

showy, pretentious

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

querulous

complaining

redress

to set right

sagacious

acutely insightful and wise

supersede

to replace

transpire

to happen, to take place

vilify

slander