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artful

skillful, clever, tricky

bromide

a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative

circumstantial

detailed and specific about particulars; indirect or inferred (as in circumstantial evidence)

cloying

sickeningly sweet or excessive

denigrate

to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

extol

to praise highly

forebode

to predict or foretell

ideologue

person who strongly and uncompromisingly advocates for an ideology

imperative

essential; vitally important; expressing a command

lassitude

lack of energy

paltry

insignificant

pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval

prefigure

be a sign of; foreshadow

presage

to predict

prescribe

to lay down a rule/recommend

prevail

1. to win

2. to persuade

propitiate

to appease; to gain favor; to make peace with

recapitulate

to summarize

austere

stern, strict; lacking luxury

cursory

lacking effort, without care

puerile

immature, childish

banal

unoriginal, dull

caustic

hsotile, bitter

convoluted

difficult to understand or follow

ingenuous

naive, lacking experience

abjure

reject, renounce

artless

naive, inexperienced; plain, simple

assuage

dec negative feelings; satisfy desire

canonize

venerate

opaque

unclear, hard to comprehend

precipitate

cause; done suddenly

prudent

wise in decision-making

scrupulous

detailed; with moral integrity

frivolous

lacking in seriousness; silly

prosaic

unoriginal; unimaginative

admonish

chastise; give advice

timorous

nervous, lacking confidence

irreverent

lacking proper respect/seriousness

malign

evil, harmful; speak about bitterly

sedulous

meticulous; diligent

forestall

prevent, impede

perfidy

betrayal, infidelity

forbear

refrain/abstain

haphazard

lacking planning, order, direction

mordant

sharply critical

acumen

quickness/keeness in judgement (shrewness, sharpness)

eschew

abstain from

salutary

beneficial

slight

treat with disrespect, insult

complacent

smugly self-satisfied

fractious

quarrelsome and unruly

limpid

clear, transparent, easily understood

acrimonious

bitter/sharp (language or tone)

encyclopedic

thorough or comprehensive

fungible

interchangeable

hackneyed

lacking creativity, derivative, trite

affinity

liking; similarity

compromise

weaken or diminish

acquiesce

agree w/o objection

astringent

sharp/ harsh

deride

ridicule/mock

apt

fitting; having a tendency towards; quick to learn

bridle

control or restrain

feckless

w/o skill, ineffective, incompetent

inconoclastic

challenging tradition/established beliefs

immure

confine or isolate

disingenuous

deceitful

abet

assist or encourage, usually in wrongdoing

attenuate

weaken, lessen

blithe

showing indifference

dawdle

move slowly (w/o purpose)

discount

regard as unimportant or incorrect

dubious

suspicious of; unreliable

facetious

treating serious issues with humor (flippant, glib)

malfeasance

wrongdoing or misconduct

mawkish

overly sentimental in a way that seems exaggerated or insincere

obeisance

reverence for an individual

perfunctory

done without enthusiasm or effort

preclude

prevent

predilection

preference or bias

rapacious

greedy

truculent

excessively combative or confrontational

incongruous

out of place, lacking harmony

magisterial

possessing a lot of authority

opprobrium

severe criticism or public shame

parsimonious

extremely frugal or stingy

tenable

justifiable and rational

urbane

refined, sophisticated, curteous

vitiate

impair or corrupt the quality of sth

invidious

likely to cause resentment or envy

numinous

spiritual or divie quality

reticent

reserved or restrained

surreptitious

done secretly or stealthily

tantamount

equivalent in effect or value

trenchant

keen and biting; vigorously articulate

wayward

obstinate, contrary and unpredictable

foreseeable

able to be predicted or expected

forsake

abandon or give up

propriety

conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior

scintillating

clever, exciting, amusing or witty