vocab 18-21

Prolific

very productive or fruitful; fertile; abundant

Unassailable

not open to attack, to question or to doubt

Superfluous

extra and unnecessary; wasteful 

Obsolete

out of date; not in use; outmoded; passé 

Aloof

uninvolved; remote; reserved or cool in manner

Partisan

strongly in favor of something; biased; prejudiced

Furtive

on the sly; in secret; surreptitious

Transitory

short-lived; temporary

Aesthetic

having to do with the appreciation of beauty

Timorous

timid; fearful

Apathy

lack of interest or concern; absence of passion, emotion, or excitement

Tenuous

having little substance or strength; unsure; weak

Quandary

a state of uncertainty or perplexity

Authoritarian

favoring complete obedience or subjection; exercising total control over the will of others. 

Conciliatory

appeasing or pacifying; placate

Morose

very gloomy or sullen in manner

Crass

utterly lacking in taste or discrimination

Clandestine

done in secrecy; subversive or deceptive; concealment

Cynical

distrustful of human nature; disparaging of the motives of others; contempt for accepted standards

Comprehensive

broad or complete in scope; inclusive

Plausible

having an appearance of truth or reason; credible; believable

Pervasive

dispersed or spread throughout

Eclectic

made up or selected from a variety of sources or styles

Paramount

of chief concern or importance

Egregious

extraordinarily bad, offensive or obvious; flagrant

Ostentatious

 intended to attract notice; to be showy to impress others

Objectivity

not influenced by personal feelings or prejudices; unbiased

Obdurate

stubborn or inflexible; unyielding

Mollify

to calm, soothe or appease

Maverick

 a lone dissenter; to stand apart from a group; independent