Daunting (adj)
intimidating, causing one to lose
Ebullient (adj.)
extremely lively, enthusiastic
Fabricate (V)
to make up, invent
Garish (adj)
gaudy, in bad taste
Iconoclast (n.)
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
Impetuous (adj)
rash; hastily done
Indomitable (adj)
not capable of being conquered
Jubilant (adj.)
extremely joyful, happy
Knell (n.)
the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
Languid (adj)
sluggish from fatigue or weakness
Lethargic (adj)
in a state of sluggishness or apathy
Maelstrom (n.)
a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
Magnanimous (adj)
noble, generous
Nebulous (adj)
Vaguely defined, cloudy
Obdurate (adj)
unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
Obfuscate (V.)
to render incomprehensible
Oblique (adj.)
diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward
Pacific (adj.)
soothing
Palatable (adj.)
agreeable to the taste of sensibilities
quagmire (n.)
a difficult situation