100 Words

Abashed

embarrassed or ashamed

Acerbic

sharp, biting, or sour in tone or taste

Acrimonious

angry and bitter (typically of a debate or speech)

Aloof

distant, detached, or coolly uninvolved

Apathetic

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Ardent

enthusiastic or passionate

Audacious

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

Austere

severe or strict in manner; unadorned or simple

Benevolent

well-meaning, kindly, or charitable

Callous

showing a cruel and insensitive disregard for others

Candid

truthful and straightforward; frank

Cantankerous

bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative

Capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Choleric

bad-tempered or irritable

Complacent

self-satisfied; smugly unconcerned with potential dangers

Contemptuous

showing contempt; scornful and disrespectful

Cynical

believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest

Deferential

respectful; showing dutiful submission

Dejected

sad, depressed, or dispirited

Derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking

Dispassionate

rational; free from emotion or bias

Earnest

showing sincere and intense conviction

Ebullient

cheerful and full of energy; exuberant

Effusive

expressing feelings of gratitude or approval in a heartfelt manner

Elated

ecstatically happy

Equanimity

mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper

Fervent

having or displaying a passionate intensity

Frivolous

not having any serious purpose or value

Garrulous

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Morose

sullen, gloomy, and ill-tempered

Acclaim

to praise enthusiastically and publicly

Adulation

excessive admiration or praise; flattery

Affable

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

Castigate

to reprimand or criticize someone severely

Censure

to express severe disapproval of; formal condemnation

Chastise

to rebuke or reprimand severely

Condescend

to show feelings of superiority; to patronize

Condone

to accept or allow offensive behavior to continue

Debase

to reduce something in quality or value; degrade

Decry

to publicly denounce or condemn

Deference

humble submission and respect

Denigrate

to criticize unfairly; to disparage or belittle

Deplore

to feel or express strong disapproval of

Deride

to express contempt for; to ridicule or mock

Disdain

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect; to scorn

Disparage

to regard or represent as being of little worth

Exalt

to hold someone or something in very high regard; praise highly

Exonerate

to absolve someone from blame or fault

Extol

to praise enthusiastically

Haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful

Ignominy

public shame or disgrace

Impeccable

faultless; in accordance with the highest standards

Irreproachable

blameless; beyond criticism

Laud

to praise highly, especially in a public context

Lament

to express grief, regret, or disappointment

Patronize

to treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority

Revere

to feel deep respect or admiration for

Scathing

bitterly severe or harsh in criticism

Venerate

to regard with great respect; revere

Vindicate

to clear someone of blame or suspicion; prove to be right

Abstract

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical existence

Acumen

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

Ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation; unclear

Astute

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations; shrewd

Cogent

clear, logical, and convincing

Conundrum

a confusing and difficult problem or question

Discerning

having or showing sharp, good judgment

Dubious

hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon

Elucidate

to make something clear; explain

Empirical

based on observation or experiment rather than theory or logic

Equivocal

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous or intentionally misleading

Erroneous

wrong or incorrect

Erudite

having or showing great knowledge or learning

Exoteric

intended for or likely to be understood by the general public

Fallacious

based on a mistaken belief; faulty in logic

Incisive

analytically intelligent, clear-thinking, and sharp

Incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical

Intuitive

using or based on what one feels to be true without conscious reasoning

Lucid

expressed clearly; easy to understand

Nefarious

wicked, impious, or criminal

Obscure

not discovered or known; to conceal or make unclear

Orthodox

conforming to what is traditional, established, and accepted

Pedantic

excessively concerned with minor details or rules; academic in a narrow way

Perspicacious

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

Plausible

seeming reasonable or probable

Pragmatic

dealing with things sensibly and realistically based on practical considerations

Profound

having great knowledge, depth, or insight

Spurious

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

Substantiate

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Tenuous

very weak, slight, or flimsy (of an argument or connection)

Ample

enough or more than enough; plentiful

Augment

to make something greater by adding to it; increase

Copious

abundant in supply or quantity

Dearth

a scarcity or lack of something

Diminutive

extremely or unusually small

Enormous

huge; vast

Exorbitant

unreasonably high (typically of a price or amount)

Inordinate

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

Magnitude

the great size, extent, or importance of something

Meager

lacking in quantity or quality; lean