Austere
stern, strict, frugal, unadorned
Crass
without refinement or delicacy
Admonish
Warn or reprimand firmly; urge earnestly
Approbation
Approval, agreement, commendation, praise, often given by an official agency
Obdurate
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Vacuous
Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
Capricious
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
Fecund
Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive and inventive to a marked degree
Impetus
A driving force, impule; incentive, stimulus
Rumination
To go over in the mind repeatedly
Reticent
Not revealing one's thoughts or feeling readily
Stoic
A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent; unrelenting
Physiognomy
Countenance; Internal character shown through outward appearance
Retinue
A group of advisers, assistants, and others following an important person
Torrid
Intensely hot, ardent, passionate
Insipid
Lacking flavor, vitality, vigor, interest
Affront
To offend modesty or values; a comment that causes offense
Wistful
Full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
Feckless
Lacking efficiency or vitality; unthinking and irresponsible
Reproof
A criticism for a fault
Droll
Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
Allay
Diminish, or put an issue or fear at rest
Trepidation
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
Extricate
Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty
Propitious
Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable; Favorably disposed toward someone
Amity
Friendship, peaceful harmony; mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship
Aplomb
Self-confidence or assurance, especially in demanding situations
Penitent
Felling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Genteel
Typical of high social class; polite, refined, respectable, often in an affected way
Ignominious
Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
Brazen
Bold and without shame
Comity
Courtesy and considerate behavior toward others
Elegiac
Having a mourning quality
Urbane
Reflecting elegance, sophistication
Felicity
The quality or state of being happy
Effusive
Marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
Laconic
Using very few words; terse, succint
Pensive
Musingly and dreamingly thoughtful; suggestive of sand thoughtfulness
Assuage
To lessen, to pacify
Nascent
Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
Furtive
Attempting to avoid notice or attention; suggestive of guilty nervousness
Pernicious
Having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way
Sardonic
Grimly mocking or cynical
Astute
Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage
Obfuscate
Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; to intentionally bewilder
Proclivity
An inclination or predisposition toward something; especially a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable
Bereft
Deprived of or lacking something
Impugn
Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or motive
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