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meticulous
very careful about details; fussy
mitigate
to make or to become milder or less severe; to moderate
morose
gloomy; bad tempered
nomenclature
a systematic naming in an art or science
nonchalance
carelessness; lack of interest or concern
obliterate
to blot out leaving no traces; to destroy
obsolete
out-of-date, no longer in use
obscure
not clear or distinct; hidden; remote; not well known
officious
meddling; giving unnecessary or unwanted advice or services
opulent
wealthy; abundant
overt
not hidden; open
painstaking
very careful; diligent
pariah
an outcast
parsimonious
stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
partisan
Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
opportunist
one who takes advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral principles
paucity
scarcity; smallness in number or amount
peerless
having no equal; better than the rest
perceptive
discerning; observant; sensitive
perfidy
treachery; betrayal of trust
peruse
to read carefully; scrutinize
philistine
narrow-minded; smugly conventional
piety
devotion and reverence to God
pique
to hurt the feelings of or make resentful; to arouse or excite
peripheral
external; incidental; tangential
placate
to appease, soothe, pacify
placid
outwardly calm or composed; self-satisfied; peaceful
plagiarize
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
platitude
a thought or remark that is dull, trite, flat, or weak
pompous
self-important; stately; magnificent; excessively ornate
poderous
very heavy; bulky; labored and dull or tiresome
pragmatic
practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation
preclude
to make impossible, prevent, shut out
precocious
showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
prestigious
honored; having an illustrious name or reputation
pretentious
claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit; showy; self-important
procrastinate
to put off until a later time
prodigious
enormous; extraordinary; marvelous
profane
secular; not holy; not connected with religion; irreverent
profusion
abundance; a great or generous amount; extravagance
prolific
producing many offspring; producing much; abundant
propensity
a natural inclination or tendency
provincial
having the ways and speech of a certain province; of or like country people as apart from a city of people; thinking in narrow ways.
pugnacious
eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
quandary
condition of being doubtful or confused
querulous
peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive of complaint
prudent
careful or cautious in a sensible way; wise; frugal
quixotic
idealistic and utterly impractical or ridiculous.
raconteur
a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes
rancor
deep spite or malice; strong hate or bitter feeling
raze
to tear down completely; to destroy
rebuff
to refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to drive or beat back
recalcitrant
refusing to obey rules or follow orders; unmanageably resistant
recluse
a person who lives alone, away from others
redundant
wordy; exceeding what is necessary or normal; lavish; overflowing
refurbish
to freshen or polish again; to make like new
rejuvenate
to make young or fresh again
relegate
to put in a less important position; to assign; to banish
relic
a thing or part that remains from the past; something kept as sacred because it belonged to a saint
remorse
Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing
repudiate
to reject; to refuse to recognize, acknowledge or pay; to divorce or discard
repugnant
disgusting; loathsome; objectionable; incompatible
rescind
to cancel; to repeal; to set aside
residual
Left over; remaining
resillient
able to recover quickly
respite
a temporary cessation or postponement, usually of something disagreeable; interval of rest
reticent
not saying much, especially about one's thoughts
retract
to draw back or draw in; to take back a statement; to promise or to offer
ruthless
merciless; cruel; heartless
sagacious
very wise or shrewd
salutary
healthful; useful or helpful; remedial
sanction
authorized approval or permission; support or encouragement; something that gives binding force to a law
saturate
to soak through and through; to fill completely
savory
pleasing to the taste or smell; pleasant; morally attractive
scapegoat
one taking the blame for the mistakes and crimes of others
scoff
to mock or jeer at; to make fun of
scrupulous
very honest and conscientious; careful about details; exact
scrutinize
to examine closely
sectarian
pertaining to a group within a larger group that is limited by common beliefs or interests; narrow-minded
sequester
to hide or keep away from others; to withdraw into seclusion; to confiscate; to segregate
serene
unruffled; tranquil; unclouded
skeptical
not easily persuaded or convinced; doubting the fundamental doctrines of religion
sobriety
seriousness, gravity, or solemnity; absence of alcoholic intoxication
solemn
observed or done according to ritual or tradition; formal; serious or earnest; arousing feelings of awe; very impressive
soporific
causing sleep; drowsy
sporadic
occurring irregularly
spurious
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
squalid
dirty or wretched in appearance; morally repulsive; sordid
stagnate
to lie inactive, to stay in one place
stoic
indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
stringent
rigidly controlled or enforced; severe; strict
stultifying
rendering useless or ineffectual; causing to appear stupid or ridiculous
substantiate
to support with proof or evidence; verify
succinct
clearly expressed in a few words; to the point
sullen
silent and keeping to oneself because one feels angry, bitter or hurt; resentful; morose; sulky
sumptuous
lavish; costly; extravagantly or luxuriously dressed
supercilious
proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
superficial
concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
surmise
to imagine or infer on slight grounds
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