Gentictionary Q3

abstruse

difficult to understand

adriot

quick or skillful in adept in action or thought

altruistic

showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

amicable

characterized by friendship and good will

arid

lacking sufficient water or rainfall

assuage

provide physical relief, as from pain

august

profoundly honored

benevolent

intending or showing kindness

bolster

to support and strengthen

boorish

ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance

brevity

the attribute of being short or fleeting

buffet

strike against forcefully

chasm

an unbridgeable gap, break, or disagreement

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

coalition

the union of diverse things one body or form or group

codify

to organize into a system, such as the body of law

cogent

powerfully persuasive

collusion

secret agreement

confluence

a place where things merge or flow together

countenance

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

deprecate

express strong disapproval of; deplore

disingenuous

not straightforward or candid

disinter

dig up for reburial or for medical investigation

effervescent

marked by high spirits or excitement

elephantine

of great mass; huge and bulky

fatuous

devoid of intelligence

fervent

characterized by intense emotion

fetter

a shackle for the ankles or feet

flagrant

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

flippant

showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness

flummox

be a mystery bewildering to

formidable

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

frenetic

fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way

furtive

secret and sly

gait

a person's manner of walking

germane

relevant and appropriate

impasse

a situation in which no progress can be made

impetuous

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought

incorrigible

impervious to correction by punishment

indomitable

impossible to subdue

insuperable

incapable of being surpassed or excelled

laggard

someone who takes more time than necessary

laudatory

full of or giving praise

mellifluous

pleasing to the ear

mitigate

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

nebulous

lacking definite form or limits

obviate

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

omnipotent

having unlimited power

omnivorous

Feeding on both animals and plants

panache

distinctive and stylish elegance

pariah

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

parity

functional equality

parochial

narrowly restricted in scope or outlook

pilfer

make off with belongings of others

piquant

having an agreeably pungent taste

plaintive

expressing sorrow

plethora

extreme excess

poignant

keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

Polarization

having a relation between two opposite attributes

pompous

puffed up with vanity

portent

a sign of something about to happen

raze

tear down so as to make flat with the ground

saccharine

overly sweet

serpentine

resembling a snake in form

spartan

marked by simplicity, frugality, or self-denial

spruious

plausible but false

supercilious

having or showing arrogant superiority

surfeit

indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

surreptitious

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

tenuous

very thin in gauge or diameter

torrid

characterized by intense emotion

umbrage

a feeling of anger caused by being offended

urbane

showing a high degree of refinement

venerate

regard with great respect and reverence

verbose

using or containing too many words

verve

energetic style

virulent

extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

vociferously

in a conspicuously loud manner

abut

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

acclimate

get used to a certain environment

austere

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor/a cold, blank styled room (similar to spartan) OR severely simple; unornamental

bludgeon

a club used as a weapon

bulwark

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

cacophonous

having an unpleasant sound

cadre

a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion OR specialist/expert

castigate

inflict severe punishment on

caveat

a warning against certain acts

charlatan

a flamboyant deceiver

choleric

quickly aroused to anger

clairvoyant

someone who can perceive things not present to the senses

colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

compensatory

compensation for losses that can be readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated

credulity

tendency to believe too readily; gullible

crestfallen

brought in low spirit

cull

remove something that has been rejected; pick out

decorous

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste

depravity

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

emanate

give out, as breath or an odor

embody

represent in physical form

esoteric

understandable only by an enlightened inner circle