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brevity
quality of succinct expression
judicious
showing sound judgement; prudent
adjudicate
to hear and judge a case
scrutinize
to examine carefully
prudent
using good judgement
loquacious
very talkative
circumlocution
evasive speech; talking around the subject
colloquial
conversational, using everyday language
grandiloquent
speaking in a pompous manner
elocution
expressive delivery of public speech
benefactor
one who supports or helps another
benign
harmless
benevolent
kind; considerate
immutable
unchangeable
transmute
to transform
amorphous
lacking shape, changeable in form
mercurial
erratic, subject to wild changes in character
hackneyed
overused, trite
mundane
ordinary, typical
vacuous
lacking substance
prosaic
unimaginative, ordinary
insipid
uninteresting, dull, without flavor
banal
ordinary, trivial
sanguine
cheerfully optimistic
phlegmatic
emotionally calm, sluggish
choleric
easily angered
recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority
lethargic
sluggish; dully apathetic
spurious
fake; counterfeit
guile
trickery, deceit
beguile
to deceive with charm
strategem
a deceitful scheme
surreptitious
deceptive; sneaky
clandestine
secret; hidden
stealth
sneakiness; ability to avoid detection
transient
fleeting; short-lived
ephemeral
short-lived
sporadic
irregular or unpredictable; infrequent
transire
to go across
capricious
given to sudden or unaccountable changes in mood or behavior
fickle
changing frequently, especially as regards to one's loyalties, interests, or affections
evanescent
likely to vanish
vanescere
to disappear
extemporaneous
done with little or no practice
anachronism
something out of place in time
caustic
corrosive, sarcastic
admonish
to reprimand mildly
repudiate
to cast off publicly
guile
sly or cunning intelligence
evanescent
soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
sanctimonious
falsely pious or self-righteous
sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to others
sanctimonious
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc...
Sacrosanct
profoundly sacred
sacriligious
grossly irreverent, disrespectful of something sacred
deference
respect for the wishes of others
indomitable
unable to be conquered
redoubtable
arousing fear, formidable, awesome
anthology
a collection of works
convoke
to call together
eclectic
made up of parts from many different sources
legere
to choose
eclectic
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a wide and diverse range of sources
yoke
to join different things
callous
hardened, insensitive
supercilious
full of haughty arrogance
supercillious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
idiosyncrasy
a peculiar trait or habit
lassitude
a feeling of weakness
lassitude
a state of physical or mental weariness; a lack of energy
inert
sluggish, inactive
listless
sluggish; without energy
quiescent
resting; quiet
quiescent
in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
languid
weak, sluggish
languid
weak or faint from illness or fatigue
languid
(of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
irascible
easily angered
pugnacious
quarrelsome; warlike
irascible
having or showing a tendency to be easily angered
acrimony
bitterness of feeling; harsh words
acrid
harsh smelling or tasting
acrimony
bitterness or ill-feeling
acrid
having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell
acrid
angry and bitter
censure
official condemnation, harsh criticism
raze
to destroy completely
ambulatory
capable of moving around
impel
to put in motion, to urge
peripatetic
traveling from place to place
expedite
to speed up the progress of
jettison
to throw overboard
forgo
to give something up
dearth
lack, scarcity
congenial
friendly; pleasant
munificent
generous
decorum
propriety; good manners
pedantic
showy about knowlege
bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
braggart
one who boasts; a showoff
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