ATV

flippant

flippant

(adj.) frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking seriousness

pugnacious

(adj.) inclined to quarrel or fight readily, quarrelsome, combative

rabid

(adj.) Irrationally extreme in opinion or practice; furious or raging, violent intent; affected with or pertaining rabies, mad

admonish

(v.) to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to reprove or scold, especially in a mild or good-willed manner; to urge to a duty, remind

expound

(v.) to set forth or state in detail, to explain, interpret

breach

(n or v) the act of result of breaking, break or rupture; an infraction or violation as of a law, trust, faith, or promise; a gap made in a wall, fortification, line of soldiers, fissure

spurious

(adj.) not genuine, authentic, or true, not from the claimed, pretended or proper source, counterfeit

unbridled

(adj.) not controlled or restrained

erratic

(adj.) deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion, eccentric; having no certain or definite course

subjugate

(v.) to bring under complete control, conquer, master; to make submissive or subservient, enslave

pilfer

(v.) to steal, especially in small quantities

depict

(v.) to represent by or as characterized in words, describe, portray, delineate

dissolute

(adj.) indifferent to moral restraints, given to immoral or improper conduct, licentious, dissipated

trite

(adj.) lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition, hackneyed or state

arbitrary

(adj.) subject to individual will or judgement without restriction, contingent solely upon one's discretion

render

(v.) to cause to be or become, make, to do, provide, furnish

scrutinize

(v.) to examine in detail with careful or critical attention

inundate

(v.) to flood, cover or overspread with water, deluge, to overwhelm

sardonic

(adj.) characterized by bitter or scornful derision, mocking, cynical, sneering

cynical

(adj.) distrusting or disparaging the moves of others, pessimistic

reminiscent

(adj.) awakening memories of something similar

prattle

(v.) to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way, chatter, babble

succumb

(v.) to give away to superior force, yield

atone

(v.) to make amends or reparations, as for an offense or a crime

doleful

(adj.) sorrowful, mournful, melancholy

provocative

(adj.) tending or serving to provoke, inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing

didactic

(adj.): inclined to teach or lecture others too much, intending to teach a moral lesson

simulate

(v.) to create a likeness or model of (a situation, system, or the like)

meander

(v.) to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course, to wander aimlessly, ramble

augment

(v.) to make larger, enlarge in size, number, strength or extent, increase

conciliatory

(adj.) intended to placate or reconcile

contentious

(adj.) tending to argument or strike, quarrelsome

patronizing

(adj.) displaying r indicate of an offensively condescendingly manner

gape

(v.) to stare with open mouth as in wonder; to open as a gap, split to become wide open

discern

(v.) to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect, recognize; to distinguish or discriminate

ascribe

(v.) to credit or assign, as to a cause or source, attribute, impute

insipid

(adj.) without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities, vapid

nostalgic

(adj.) a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former time, place, or situation

antagonistic

(adj.) acting in opposition, hostile, unfriendly

chastise

(v.) to discipline, especially by corporal punishment, to severely criticize

extol

(v.) to praise highly, laud, eulogize

exploit

(v.) to use selfishly for one's own ends

frivolous

(adj.) characterized by lack of seriousness or sense, self-indulgently carefree

pretentious

(adj.) Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved, ostentatious

auspicious

(adj.) promising success, propitious, opportune, favorable

divulge

(v.) to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown)

squander

(v.) to spread or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away)

efface

(v.) to wipe out, do away with, expunge, obliterate, erase

terse

(adj.) abruptly concise, curt, brusque

tenacious

(adj.) holding fast, persistent, stubborn or obstinate

benevolent

(adj.) characterized by expressing goodwill or kindly feelings, desiring to help others, charitable

muddle

(v.) to mix up in a confused or bungling manner, jumble

configure

(v.) to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose

extrapolate

(v.) to infer (an unknown) from something that is known, conjecture

abashed

(adj.) ashamed or embarrassed, disconeconcerted

ambiguous

(adj.) to open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations, equivocal; doubtful or uncertain nature, difficult to comprehend

apathetic

(adj.) having or showing little or no emotion, indifferent, unresponsive

jeer

(v.) to speak or shout derisively to, taunt, mock

proliferate

(v.) grow or produce rapidly

sever

(v.) to divide into parts, especially forcibly, cleave, to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.)

sully

(v.) to make soiled or tarnished, to defile

abridge

(v.) to reduce in scope, to shorten in duration or extent

wane

(v.) to decrease in strength, intensity, etc. to decline in power, importance, prosperity etc. to draw to a close, approach an end

strident

(adj.) commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality

wry

(adj.) cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous

vitriolic

(adj.) filled with bitter criticism or malice

avdacious

(adj.) extremely bold or daring, recklessly, brave, fearless