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acquiesce

accept reluctantly

alacrity

cheerful readiness

amenable

willing to agree

approbation

approval/praise

arcane

obscure

assiduity

constant attention

assiduous

persevering

asunder

torn apart

auspice

support/favorable circumstance

avaricious

greedy

beguile

deceived; convinced

belligerent

hostile/aggressive

bereaved

grief

bereft

empty/lacking

callow

immature

capacious

lots of space

capricious

fluctuating

acerbic

sourly critical

catatonic

motionless

circumspect

wary

clandestine

secretive

crenellation

castle-like decoration

crestfallen

disappointed

conflagration

large destructive fire

consternation

feelings of anxiety or dismay

convalescent

recovering from illness

conviviality

cheerful liveliness

decadent

characterized by excessive indulgence

deign

do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

demurral

a formal objection or disagreement

desiderium

longing or ardent passion

desultory

lacking a plan; little effort

didactic

intended to teach or instruct

diminutive

very small or tiny

disdain

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect

dyspeptic

having indigestion; irritable

ecclesiastical

relating to the church or clergy formally

eclectic

deriving ideas from a range of sources

effervescent

bubbling with high spirits; enthusiastic

encumber

restrict or burden

endow

to provide or equip with a quality or asset

ensconce

to settle comfortably

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time

esoteric

intended for or understood by a small group

espouse

to adopt or support a cause or belief

expulcate

to acquit of guilt or blame

fastidious

difficult to please & picky in cleaniness, precision, and personal standards

firmament

the heavens or sky

forlorn

sad and abandoned or lonely

fortuitous

happening by accident or chance

gallivant

to go around from one place to another in search of pleasure

garrulous

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

gratuitous

uncalled for; lacking good reason

grisly

causing horror or disgust

gumption

shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness

idiosyncratic

peculiar or individualistic in nature

idyllic

charmingly simple and carefree; peaceful

ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

impertinent

rude or maturely disrespectful

impervious

unable to be affected

implacable

impossible to change

importunate

annoyingly persistent

impudent

no respect

incandescent

lit up

incarnadine

bright pink

inculcate

teach through repetition

indecorous

improper

indefatigable

relentless, untiring (positive)

indelible

unforgettable, irremovable

inebriated

drunk; intoxicated

inexorable

inevitable events, fates (neutral to negative)

infirmity

weak; ill

insalubrious

unhealthy (climate or place)

insidious

subtly harmful

insouciant

indifferent

interlocutor

partner in conversation

irrendentism

desire to annex

ivory tower

the secret history (academia)

judicious

sound judgment (wise)

laconic

concise

lachrymose

tearful

lascivious

likely to provoke sexual desires (lewd)

loquacious

talking a lot (neutral to positive)

magnanimous

generous

malignant

evil

meretricious

lovely without value

mirthless

ironic; no real humor

mollify

pacify

morose

sullen

myopic

nearsighted

nascent

signs of future potential

obfuscate

render unintelligible

obsequious

too obedient

obstinate

stubborn

officious

do things that aren’t needed

ostensible

on the surface

paraphernalia

miscellaneous articles

paroxysm

sudden emotion

parsonic

person relating to clergy (religious)

pedantic

focused on tiny details