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Adage

A wise old saying

Ambiguous

Unclear; an open to more than one interpretation

Annex

To add on

Apt

Suitable; appropriate

Arcane

Known by only a select few; mysterious, because of secrecy

Aspire

To work hard toward a dream or a goal

Benefactor

One who supports a cause, often financially

Caustic

Biting and sarcastic

Cavil

To raise trivial objections to; to nitpick

Cognet

Logical and convincing

Complaisant

Willing to please others

Disdain

Contempt; disrespect

Disparage

To speak of in a negative way; to belittle

Duplicitous

Habitually deceptive; lying

Exonerate

To free from blame or obligation

Extol

To praise of speak highly of

Facetious

Playfully humorous

Fervor

Intense enthusiasm

Fickle

Changing one's feelings for no apparent reason

Flippant

Overly casual, to the point of disrespect

Forge

To advance, usually with some difficulty

Fortify

To enrich or make stronger

Frank

Open and sincere in expression; straightforward

Glutton

One who eats too much

Gregarious

Sociable and outgoing; enjoying the company of others

Ingrate

An ungrateful person

Insipid

Uninteresting; unchallenging; dull and tasteless

Inundate

To flood

Milk

To extract money or other benefits from

Nostaligia

Feeling of longing for the past

Oblique

Not clearly stated; indirect

Panegyric

Detailed or elaborate praise

Penitent

Expressing remorse or regret for one's misdeeds

Prattle

To talk a lot without saying much

Promiscuous

Tending to engage in casual romantic relationships

Quell

To suppress; to quiet

Queue

A line, usually of people

Rancorous

Hateful; marked by a deep seated ill will

Repartee

A swift and witty reply; a conversation characterized by swift and witty replies

Reticent

Reluctant to speak; shy

Revamp

To improve or renovate

Slake

To satisfy or lessen

Staid

Characterized by a straight-laced sense of correct behavior; unusually preoccupied with one's own dignity

Tantamount

Having the same effect; equivalent

Throng

A large crowd

Torpor

Laziness; inactivity; dullness

Trepidation

Uncertainty; fear

Troupe

Company of actors or dancers

Unscathed

Unharmed

Wry

Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony