Terms part of speech with def's

ambiguous

(adj.) doubtful or uncertain; obscure; indistinct

befuddle

(v.) to muddle or stupefy; to confuse

clinical

(adj.) efficient and unemotional; coldly detached

deride

(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn

elicit

(v.) to draw forth or bring out (as information or a response)

fabricate

(v.) to make up, invent

furtive

(adj.) secretive, sly

gauche

(adj.) lacking social experience or grace; crude

impudent

(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent

indolent

(adj.) lazy; wanting to avoid activity or exertion

insular

(adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off

magnanimous

(adj.) very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful

meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful with details

panacea

(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties

pontificate

(v.) express one

’s opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

precipitous

(adj.) sudden or dramatic

relinquish

(v.) voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

taciturn

(adj.) not inclined to talk

undermine

(v.) to weaken; to gradually lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of

virulent

(adj.) extremely harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile

Adjectives

There are 12 adjectives: ambiguous, clinical, furtive, gauche, impudent, indolent, insular, magnanimous, meticulous, precipitous, taciturn, virulent.

Verbs

There are 7 verbs: befuddle, deride, elicit, fabricate, pontificate, relinquish, undermine.

Nouns

There is 1 noun: panacea.

Total counts of all parts of speech:

Adjectives = 12

Verbs = 7

Noun = 1