Brave New World

pallid

lacking sparkle or liveliness : dull

geniality

favorable to growth or comfort : mild

burgeon

to grow and expand rapidly : flourish

largesse

liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior

sententious

terse, aphoristic, or moralistic in expression : pithy, epigrammatic

apoplectic

extremely enraged

gratuitous

not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted

officious

volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome

indefatigable

incapable of being fatigued : untiring

incredulity

the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief

surreptitious

done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine

effusive

marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm

contemptuous

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt

incongruous

not conforming : disagreeing

truculently

aggressively self-assertive : belligerent

stupor

a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility

zenith

culminating point : acme

putrid

morally corrupt

eccentricity

deviation from an established pattern or norm

indecorous

not decorous : conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste

trivial

of little worth or importance

precipitous

having a very steep ascent

indignation

anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

inexorably

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless

languished

to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated

blithe

of a happy lighthearted character or disposition

heinous

hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable

portentously

being a grave or serious matter

ignominy

disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action

senility

the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age

prophesying

to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge

venerable

impressive by reason of age

conspicuous

obvious to the eye or mind

decorously

marked by propriety and good taste : correct

feebly

markedly lacking in strength

magnanimity

loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity

impudent

lacking modesty

prodigious

causing amazement or wonder