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Acerbic

biting, bitter in tone or taste

Amiable

friendly

Apathetic

Not caring; without interest

Audacious

Bold, daring

Belligerent

Hostile and aggressive, desiring to fight

Benevolent

Well-meaning, kindly

Bombastic

High-sounding, pompous language

Caustic

Sarcastic in a bitter way; burning

Choleric

Bad tempered, irritable

Complacent

Satisfied

Conciliatory

Attempting to reconcile or make-up

Condescending

Patronizingly, speaking down to

Cynical

Denying the sincerity of people's motives or actions

Didactic

Intended for instruction

Droll

Curious or unusual in a way that provoked dry amusement, tongue-in-cheek humor

Facetious

Joking at an inappropriate time; insincere

Fervent

With deep sincerity or emotion

Histrionic

Theatrical, overly emotional

Incredulous

Disbelieving

Insolent

Rude, lack of respect

Laudatory

Praising

Obsequious

Much to willing to serve or obey; fawning

Ominous

Foreboding, giving the impression that something bad is about to happen

Opprobrious

Shaming, abusive

Poignant

Bittersweet

Prosaic

Commonplace, dull

Predantic

Narrow minded; one who emphasizes trivial point

Pretentious

Attempting to impress by assuming characteristics of a more talented person, Or of higher status

Pompous

Irritatingly grand or self-important

Restrained

Holding back emotion

Sardonic

Disdainfully mocking

Saccharine

Too sweet, artificially so

Snooty

Showing disapproval or contempt; superior

Staid

Sedate, unadventurous, respectful

Surly

Bad tempered; unfriendly

Sophomoric

Opinionated; immature

Vitriolic

Sharp or bitter speech

Capricious

Given to a sudden change in mood or behavior

Chronic

On-going, lasting a long time

Clemency

An act or deed of mercy

Complicit

Choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others

Chronic

Persisting for a long time

Disparity

Inequality, difference, discrepancy

Empirical

Information gained by means of observation or experimentation

Endemic

A condition (or disease) found among a group of people or in a specific area

Exacerbate

To make more violent, bitter, severe, or painful

Exculpatory

Tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt

Fallacy

A flaw in logic

Forensic

Relating to specific methods of investigating a crime; arguments that deal with actions that have occurred in the past

Gratuitous

Uncalled for; without justification

Implicit/explicit

Implicit- suggested, implied Explicit- clearly shown or stated poor, needy

Indigent

Poor, needy

Inductive

Being reasoned from particular facts to a general conclusion (singular to general) deductive; reasoned from general to specific

Inexorable

Unyielding, unalterable

Intercede

To act in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble

Intractable

Not easily controlled or directed; stubborn

Juxtaposition

Placing things side by side for comparison purpose

Moratorium

A delay or suspension of an activity or a law

Niche

A place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing

Penal

Or or relating to punishment or a system of punishment

Premise

The statement serving as the basis for an argument

Protocol

The customs and regulation dealing with diplomatic formality or precedence

Precedent

An act or statement that serves as an example or justification later in

Recalcitrant

Resisting authority; not compliant

Spin

The slant or attitude of a writer in twisting meaning to his advantage

Status quo

The current status; the way things are

Statutory

Of or prescribed by statue or law

Unequivocal

Not equivocal; clear, having only one possible meaning; absolute

Subjective vs. objective

Subjective- biased

Objective- non biased, facts

Connotation vs. denotation

Connotation- a feeling that a word invokes

Decoration- literal meaning of the word

Angst

Fear, concern

Bias

Partiality, prejudice

Demographic

A particular section of the population

Blatant

Boldly conspicuous, obvious

Dissent

Disagreement

Dogma

A belief or belief system

Incumbent

One who currently holds the office / a duty or obligation

Inherent

Part of the essential nature if something; intrinsic

Insidious

Harmful in a gradual or sneaky manner

Litany

A series of fixed invocations; a tedious recital of things, a repetitive series

Niche

A specialized section of the market; the place or perception a thing (person) has in your mind

Prurient

Having or encouraging excessive interest in sexual matters

Proliferation

Rapid increase in numbers

Pontificating

Expressing one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

Strident

Loud, harsh or grating

Visceral

A gut reaction

Veracity

Truthfulness

Absolved

To free from guilt or duty

Abdicated

To give up a right or responsibility

Acquiesce

To give in or go along without protest

Ambiguous

Unclear, vague; having two or more meanings

Antiquity

Ancient period of history

Arbitrary

Left to one's judgment; based on a whim

Aristocracy

Government by a privileged minority usually of inherited wealth

Assent

To agree / agreement

Avarice

Greed

Consecrate

To perform a right or ritual to set aside as holy; devote to sacred use

Despot/Despotism

An absolute ruler; tyrant