aegis
protection, sponsorship
auspicious
favorable, promising a good outcome
jaded
wearied, dulled, or bored by having too much
atone
make up (for a wrong)
lewd
obscene, indecent, lustful
succinct
briefly and clearly expressed
prevaricate
stay from the truth; mislead
aloof
reserved, detached, unconcerned
jovial
full of hearty humor and fun; jolly
saturnine
gloomy, grave
eulogy
speech or writing in praise of someone or something, especially of one who has died
euphemism
pleasant, mild, or inoffensive expression substituted for an unpleasant or offensive one
eugenics
science of improving a breed or species through selection of parents
euphoria
feeling of complete well-being, great happiness, bliss
euthanasia
mercy killing; painlessly putting to death someone suffering from a prolonged and incurable condition
atone
make amends
jovial
full of hearty humor and fun; jolly
atone
make up (for a wrong)
saturnine
gloomy, grave
aloof
reserved, detached, unconcerned
succinct
briefly and clearly expressed
amazon
large, strong, aggressive woman
iconoclast
attacker of traditional or cherished beliefs, institutions, ideas
sardonic
mockingly bitter or scornful, sarcastic
supercilious
scornfully looking down on others; disdainfully superior
nemesis
agent of revenge, punishment; difficult or unbeatable opponent; something incapable of being achieved or overcome; cause of one's downfall or undoing
procrastinate
put off till later
panacea
remedy for all desires, sufferings, troubles
capricious
changeable, unpredictable
introvert
one who is mainly concerned with self-examination and one's own inner life rather than others
extrovert
one who's interests and thoughts are mainly with other people and things outside oneself rather than with one's own inner life
benediction
blessing, especially at the end of a religious service
benevolent
desiring to do good; kind, generous
beneficiary
person who receives benefits
benefactor
person who gives help or financial aid
beneficence
goodness, kindness
amazon (syn)
powerful woman, athletic woman, virago (syn)
iconoclast (syn)
revolutionary, rebel, radical, dissenter (syn)
sardonic (syn)
sneering, mocking, contemptuous, derisive (syn)
supercilious (syn)
Scornful; contemptuous; haughty (syn)
nemesis (syn)
downfall, destruction, retribution (syn)
procrastinate (syn)
delay, postpone, defer (syn)
panacea (syn)
universal remedy, cure-all, nostrum (syn)
capricious (syn)
impulsive, flighty, whimsical (syn)
introvert (syn)
shy person, self-observer, self-scrutinizer (syn)
extrovert (syn)
socializer, outgoing person, gregarious person (syn)
amazon (WH)
Comes from the Greek women who would burn or cut off their right breasts to draw their bows more easily (WH)
iconoclast (WH)
Comes from the Greek words for "image" and "breaker"
sardonic (WH)
Comes from the plant that would cause the victim's face to be twisted into an agonizing grin.
supercilious (WH)
Comes from the Latin words for "over/above" and "eyelid"
nemesis (WH)
Comes from the Greek goddess of revenge (WH)
procrastinate (WH)
Comes from the Latin words "for" and "tomorrow"
Panacea (WH)
Comes from the Greek goddess of healing; her plant could cure all diseases (WH)
Capricious (WH)
Comes from the astrological sign of the goal (WH)
introvert (WH)
Comes from Jung; means to "turn" "inside"
Extrovert (WH)
Comes from Jung; means to "turn" "outside"