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Effusive
expressing a lot of emotion, enthusiasm, or praise in an unrestrained, gushing way
Lurid
shocking, sensational, or gruesome. It often describes details involving violence, sex, or an unnatural fiery glow.
Hypergamy
the social practice of dating or marrying someone with a higher income, education, or social status
Intimation
a hint, an indirect suggestion, or a quiet announcement. It describes when you share or show an idea without stating it in a direct or loud way
Ire
Intense anger or wrath
Asceticism
a lifestyle of strict self-discipline and self-denial
Aberrant
Straying from the right, usual, or normal course
Peculiar
Strange, odd
Numinous
having a strong spiritual, mysterious, or awe-inspiring quality that suggests the presence of a divine power
Aseity
Self-existence; the quality of being completely independent of any cause outside oneself.
Immutability
Unchangeableness; the quality of being incapable of undergoing mutation or alteration.
Renunciation
The formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.
Impertinent
Rude and disrespectful; or irrelevant to a particular matter.
Overture
An introduction or proposal
Tawdry
Showy but cheap and of poor quality; gaudy.
Impropriety
Failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper behavior.
Duplicitous
Deceitful; double-dealing in behavior or speech.
Enervating
Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality; weakening.
Auspicious
Conducive to success; favorable or promising.
Evidently
Plainly; obviously; clearly understood or seen.
Diaphanous
Light, delicate, and translucent, especially regarding fabric
Prevaricate
To speak or act in an evasive way; to avoid telling the truth.
Axiom
A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
Malignant
Evil in nature or effect; or tending to produce death (especially regarding tumors).
Paroxysm
A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity.
Legerdemain
Sleight of hand; skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.
Replete
Filled or well-supplied with something.
Fractious
Irritable and quarrelsome; difficult to control.
Derisive
Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking.
Garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
Consternation
Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
Foundered
failed utterly, collapsed
Glib
Fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow in speech.
Voluble
Talking fluidly, easily, and at great length
Palaver
Prolonged and idle discussion; or fuss and bother over a trivial matter.
Tacit
Understood or implied without being stated directly.
Monomania
An exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.
Megalomaniac
A person who is obsessed with their own power, wealth, or self-importance.
Expostulate
To express strong disapproval or disagreement; to reason earnestly with someone.
Casuistry
The use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions.
Jurispudence
The theory or philosophy of law.
Oneiric
Relating to dreams or dreamlike
Invective
Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
Foibles
Minor weaknesses or eccentricities in someone's character.
Opine
To hold or express an opinion.
Apostasy
The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.
Exoneration
The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication
Threnody
A lament, song, or poem of mourning for a dead person
Docent
A person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis, in a museum or zoo.
Provisional
Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later; temporary
Wrested
Forcibly pulled or snatched away from a person's grasp; or obtained with effort.
Incipient
In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop
Supposition
An uncertain belief; a hypothesis or assumption
Ontology
The branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being or existence.
Explication
The process of analyzing and developing an idea or principle in detail
Repugnant
Extremely distasteful; unacceptable or in conflict with
Assiduously
With great care, thoroughness, and perseverance.
Indelible
Making marks that cannot be removed; impossible to forget
Gestalt
An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
Clandestine
Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Accreting
Growing or gathering together by gradual accumulation or external layers.